Rich Hunt (Army CU) clocked an impressive time to take victory in Andover Wheelers’ hardriders 24-mile time trial in Wiltshire on Sunday.
Hunt’s time of 57.10 will stand as the course record for this new P614 course near Ludgershall, which loops over the Hampshire border as the riders tackle a testing 24 miles.
The 44-year-old took the win in the time trial category by an impressive margin of 1-24, with 18-year-old James Brickell (Fareham Wheelers) second and Richard Gildea (Didcot Phoenix CC) third, another minute and a half off the pace.
Elsewhere in the time trial event, the Army CU was named the best team, beating Fareham Wheelers to the honour, while fastest woman was Sarah Matthews (a3crg) who covered the course in 1:10.04.
The road bike race saw Craig Wallington (Sarum Velo) take the win with a time of 1:00.20, winning by 1-24 from Matthew Buckley (Andover Wheelers), with James Peckham (Sotonia CC) third.
In other categories, a3crg were the winning team on road bikes, while fastest female was Tamina Oliver (Oxford Univ CC), the 39-year-old clocking 1:08.12 to win that category by just 18 seconds from Angela Carpenter (i-Team CC).
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Results:
Time Trial Bikes:
Pos Name Club time
1 Rich Hunt Army Cycling Union 57:10
2 James Brickell Fareham Wheelers CC 58:34
3 Richard Gildea Didcot Phoenix CC 1:00:07
4 Andy Smith Velo Club St Raphael 1:00:35
5 Brendan Reese Bournemouth Arrow CC 1:00:59
6 Russ Danckert Army Cycling Union 1:01:00
7 Simon Healey Andover Wheelers 1:01:39
8 Bryn Davies Oxford University CC 1:01:51
9 Simon Berogna Velo Club St Raphael 1:02:00
10 Max Webber Abbotts Ann Cycles 1:02:11
11 Paul Morris Fareham Wheelers CC 1:02:26
12 Andrew Rivett Velo Club St Raphael 1:02:46
13 Nigel Pratt Andover Wheelers 1:03:01
14 Neil Mackley Fareham Wheelers CC 1:03:02
15 Jonathan Robinson Army Cycling Union 1:03:11
16 Jake Prior Velo Club St Raphael 1:04:04
17 Bryce Riglar CC Weymouth 1:04:10
18 Matt Kerin Oxford University CC 1:04:16
19 Richard Porter CC Weymouth 1:04:19
20 Shaun Smart Southdown Velo 1:04:47
21 John Chapman CC Weymouth 1:04:57
22 Andrew Payne Maidenhead & District CC 1:05:29
23 Perry Lee Southdown Velo 1:05:49
24 Graham Giggs Bath Road Club 1:06:15
25 Peter Hatt Velo Club St Raphael 1:06:26
26 Tim Jude Andover Wheelers 1:06:32
27 David Churchill Bigfoot CC 1:07:00
28 Valentin Sulzer Oxford University CC 1:07:22
29 Stuart Thompson Andover Wheelers 1:08:41
30 Sarah Matthews ...a3crg 1:10:04
31 Chris Cain Andover Wheelers 1:10:22
32 Mark Dinwiddy Southdown Velo 1:14:49
33 Nicholas Cooper Andover Wheelers 1:18:06
Neil Adlem Andover Wheelers DNF
Peter Oliver Fairly United Cycling Team DNF
Pippa O'Brien RT PODA DNS
Lili Mclean Abbotts Ann Cycles DNS - APOLOGY
William Sawyer Abbotts Ann Cycles DNS - APOLOGY
Thomas Ash Oxford University CC DNS
Road Bikes:
Pos Name Team time
1 Craig Wallington Sarum Velo 1:00:20
2 Matthew Buckley Andover Wheelers 1:01:44
3 James Peckham Sotonia CC 1:02:43
4 Thom Hayward Velo Club Venta 1:04:35
5 Nick Jones Bournemouth Jubilee Whs 1:06:38
6 Michael Cripps Army Cycling Union 1:06:44
7 Tom Bolton Cowley Road Condors CC 1:06:48
8 Glenn Longland Antelope Racing Team 1:07:49
9 Tamina Oliver (W) Oxford University CC 1:08:12
10 Andy Self North Hampshire RC 1:08:26
11 Angela Carpenter (W) i-Team Cyclists Club 1:08:30
12 Tom Bandy Portsdown Hill CC 1:08:31
13 John Glaysher ...a3crg 1:13:35
14 Mike Garner ...a3crg 1:14:31
15 Den Tapping ...a3crg 1:15:05
Rob Sherrin ...a3crg DNF
Phil Wilks Sotonia CC DNF
Cameron Thompson Andover Wheelers DNS
David James-Cheesman Southdown Velo DNS
Jerry Bromyard ...a3crg DNS - APOLOGY