Tony Greenhalgh raced to victory in the Manchester and District TTA 10-mile time trial, staged on the J2/3 course near Goostrey in Cheshire on Saturday.
The Onimpex Bioracer rider clocked 22.18 to take the win in the senior event by 12 seconds from Adrian Hughes (Seamons CC), while just one second further back was Barry Charlton (Swinnerton Cycles) in third.
All three riders on the podium were veterans, while Robert Pollen (Ashley Touring CC) took fourth with 22-48 and was the first under-40 rider in the popular event which attracted over 100 competitors.
Vision Racing’s Claire Harrison was the fastest female, her time of 25.51 being 1-09 quicker than second female Louise Burnie (GB Cycles), while vet Molly Horsley-Frist (Buxton CC) was third, another 21 seconds back.
There were two clear winners in the junior and juvenile categories, with Kieran Morris (Mid-Shropshire Wheelers) clocking 24.26 to win the juvenile category by 1-39 from East Lancashire Road Club rider Oliver Makinson, while just one second further back in third was Tristan Pilling (Middleton CC).
And in the junior category, Jake Wright (Identity Race Team) clocked 22-07 to beat team-mate Elliot Reed by 1-02, with Ben Horrobin (Horwich CC) third, 2-44 off Wright’s pace.
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