Jon Howard (Success Cycling) and Pauline Hughes (Revolutions Racing) were fastest man and woman as Ludlow CC staged a 10-mile time trial near Brimfield on Herefordshire on Saturday afternoon.

Howard’s time of 19.52 gave him victory by seven seconds ahead of team-mate Stephen Vanes – and the top two were joined in the winning team by colleague Andrew Overton, who clocked 20.56 for sixth spot overall.

Kidderminster-based veteran Howard’s victory was his first in an open event so far this season, although he has shown his form in other events. He was fifth in the Worcester St John CC 10 last month, while in May he rode both the Bromsgrove Olympic CC and Beacon RCC 10-mile events and was sixth on both occasions.

Revolutions Racing rider Pauline Hughes covered the course in 23.28 to make her the fastest female by 1-02, with Jenny Newton (Nova Raiders) second.

54-year-old Hughes has been improving steadily through the season. She was also fastest female at the Paramount CRT 10 in June, as well as the West Cheshire TTA 30 in May. And she was second in the Shropshire CCA 25 and Chester Road Club 25 last month too.

Poole Wheelers’ Terry Icke was the best veteran on standard, his actual time of 22.02 giving the 73-year-old a plus on his age standard of an impressive 7.37, while the next best rider with a plus of exactly six minutes was Bryn Davies (Hafren CC).

The course took riders along the A49, starting south of Brimfield before heading up to the turn just south of Ludlow and tracing back.

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Results:

1. Jon Howard (Success Cycling)       19.52

2. Stephen Vanes (Success Cycling)   19.59

3. Bryn Davies (Hafren CC)   20.18

4. Matt Gibbons (Nova Raiders)        20.47

5. Daniel Barnett (Ely RC)     20.54

6. Andrew Overton (Success Cycling)           20.56

7. Stuart Proctor (Revolutions Racing)           21.08

8. Paul Guest (Worcester St Johns CC)          21.09

9. Stuart Walker (Wyre Forest CRC) 21.22

10. Jacob Sparrow (LBRT)     21.30

Women:

1. Pauline Hughes (Revolutions Racing)        23.28

2. Jenny Newton (Nova Raiders CC) 24.30

Veterans on std: Terry Icke (Poole Wheelers) (22.02)            +7.37

Team: Success Cycling (Howard, Vanes, Overton) 1:00.47