Blumilk.com veteran Jon Sturman took victory by 55 seconds in the Border City Wheelers CC Open 25 event held in Calthwaite on Saturday.

The 47-year-old completed the 25 miles in 57.12, ahead of Glossop Kinder Velo CC’s Mark Nulty who clocked a time of 58.07.

There were five other riders who managed to complete under an hour and Paul Fleming of Preston CC was quickest in 58.08. He was just a single second off Nulty, a rider 20 years his junior, but had to settle for third place on the podium.

Archie Irving of Beacon Wheelers deserves a special mention, the 14-year-old posting an impressive 1:01.26 to edge into the overall top ten.

Amanda Howard won the women’s prize, the Kendal CC rider completing in 1:09.50. Second was Samantha Wilson (Beacon Wheelers) in 1:11.05 and third Carol Westmorland of Border City Wheelers CC in 1:11.49.

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Results:

1 Jon Sturman Blumilk.com 00:57:12

2 Mark Nulty Glossop Kinder Velo CC 00:58:07

3 Paul Fleming Preston CC 00:58:08

4 Ian Sibbert Garstang CC 00:58:32

5 Craig Horseman Rock to Roll CC 00:59:01

6 Nick Jones Velo Club Cumbria 00:59:21

7 Kieran Lacey Barrow Central Wheelers 00:59:23

8 Patrick Pennefather Border City Whs CC 01:00:37

9 David Beattie Hawick Cycling Club 01:00:54

10 Archie Irving Beacon Wheelers 01:01:26

11 Michael Todd Derwentside CC 01:01:31

12 Nick Badcock Allen Valley Velo 01:02:00

13 Neil Withington Beacon Wheelers 01:02:09

14 James Haddow Border City Whs CC 01:02:33

15 Martyn Uttley Barrow Central Wheelers 01:02:43

16 Paul Russell Springfield Financial Racing 01:02:52

17 Roy Flanagan Rossendale RC 01:03:17

18 Richard Shield Velo Club Cumbria 01:03:32

19 Tim Nichol Derwentside CC 01:04:02

20 Dougi Hall Border City Whs CC 01:04:17

21 Damon Atkinson Velo Club Cumbria 01:04:57

22 Mike Westmorland Border City Whs CC 01:06:17

23 Eamonn Quinn Lakes Road Club 01:07:00

24 Brian Morrell Dumfries CC 01:07:04

25 John Bell Border City Whs CC 01:07:27

26 Stephen Spellacy Dumfries CC 01:09:02

27 Helen Jackson Kendal Cycle Club 01:09:09

28 Kevin Crawley Border City Whs CC 01:09:26

29 Amanda Howard Kendal Cycle Club 01:09:50

30 Samantha Wilson Beacon Wheelers 01:11:05

31 Carol Westmorland Border City Whs CC 01:11:49

32 David Gibson Border City Whs CC 01:12:11

33 David Golden West Pennine RC 01:12:50

34 David Hilditch Ribble Valley C&RC 01:12:55

35 Bill Smith Springfield Financial Racing 01:21:37