Cycling: East Lancs 10-mile time trial

Bill Howarth

East Lancs Road club organised their first event of the season, a 10-mile time trial, on Sunday.

The event was held on the J2/1 course along the A537 where riders start near the Monks Heath traffic lights and head north west to the Booths Hall roundabout where they encircle the roundabout and return to the start.

The course is reasonably flat with a railway bridge the steepest part, but the secret to a fast ride and staying on the bike is to avoid the numerous potholes.

Club riders featured well in the various category awards with personal best rides achieved. 

Bill Howarth continued his comeback by winning the 60 plus category, Pete Matthew was thirrd in the 70 plus category, Oliver Makinson was second junior, Oliver Bentley third junior, Max Bentley was second juvenile, and Karen Bailey and Georgina Cape won the ladies team prize.

Individual times

Karen Bailey, 26:50mins
Georgina Cape, 27:49mins
David Ireland, 25:39mins
Pete Matthew, 32:16mins
Max Bentley, PB in 24:48mins
John Ashworth in his first ever time trial did 34:31mins in the +70yr category
David Bentley, 24:20mins
Roy Neild, 24:54mins with a 1:32min penalty for a late start
Oliver Makinson, PB in 23:11mins
David Trippier, 26:40mins
Oliver Bentley, PB in 24:08mins
Bill Howarth 25:18mins. 

The event was won by Ryan Morley riding for the Royal Air Force Cycling Association in the great time of 20:35mins.