Smith and McGeever taste victory in Stan Nash Memorial 10
Gina McGeever (Lewes Wanderers CC) and Mark Smith (Crawley Wheelers) were the fastest woman and man respectively as Eastbourne Rovers CC staged the Stan Nash memorial 10-mile time trial in East Sussex on Saturday.
43-year-old Smith clocked 20.26 for the course near East Hoathly, giving him the win by 33 seconds from John Cockrill (Abellio-SFA RT), while Keith Lea (Paceline RT) was third, another seven seconds adrift.
McGeever, 45 and from Hove in East Sussex, clocked 25.29 to take the women’s prize, while the team award went to Eastbourne Rovers trio of David Clark, Michael Davey and David Clements, their combined time of 1-07-46 giving them the win over another trio of Eastbourne Rovers riders by more than six minutes.
Smith’s win is the latest of several victories he has secured in the 2017 season so far. He was first in the Sussex CA 30 last month, as well as in the a3crg 25 and the Whitewebbs CC 10. June saw him win the a3crg 25 on the same course, as well as the East Sussex CA 15 and the SCCU 50.
And in May he was also victorious in the Brighton Mitre CC hilly 10 and Lewes Wanderers 30, while the Sussex CA 25 in April and Crawley Wheelers sporting 41.6-mile events are also listed as victories on his extensive palmares.
McGeever was also the fastest female in the Sussex CA 30 last weekend, as well as the Old Portlians CC 25 in June. She was also quickest woman in the road bike category of the Brighton Mitre CC 10 in May, and was also part of the first two-up team with a woman at the East Sussex Ca two-up 23.9-mile time trial in April.
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Results:
Rank Name Club Cat Time
1 Mark Smith Crawley Wheelers V 20:26
2 John Cockrill Abellio - SFA Racing Team S 20:59
3 Keith Lea Paceline RT V 21:06
4 Mark Bashford East Grinstead CC S 21:45
5 David Clark Eastbourne Rovers CC V 22:07
6 Michael Davey Eastbourne Rovers CC S 22:44
7 Mark Newton Elite Cycling V 22:53
8 Damen Foord Direct Power Cycling Team S 22:54
9 David Clements Eastbourne Rovers CC V 22:55
10 Kieran Fitzpatrick Southborough & Dist. Whs S 23:04
11 Tom Houghton Brighton Excelsior CC V 23:11
12 Noel Miles East Grinstead Tri Club V 23:29
13 Dale Baldwin Horsham Cycling V 23:40
14 Fabien Large Direct Power Cycling Team Jv 23:57
15 Tim Wells Eastbourne Rovers CC V 24:04
16 Nathan Russell Eastbourne Rovers CC S 24:18
17 Jay Chisnall VTTA (Surrey & Sussex) V 24:26
18 Michael Valks Lewes Wanderers CC V 24:45
19 Andrew R Green Bec CC V 24:54
20 Gina McGeever Lewes Wanderers CC WV 25:29
21 Ade Fadero Sussex Nomads CC V 25:40
22 Bruce English Eastbourne Rovers CC V 25:41
23 Robert Royle-Evatt Addiscombe CC V 26:10
24 Olivia Webb Eastbourne Rovers CC WV 26:32
25= Stuart Payne Central Sussex CC V 26:37
25= Nick McCormick Epsom CC V 26:37
27 Peter Eames Eastbourne Rovers CC V 27:23
28 Clive Jackson Central Sussex CC V 27:42
29 Paul Valks Lewes Wanderers CC V 28:14
30 Robin Johnson Brighton Mitre CC V 28:33
31 Michael Daniels Southborough & Dist. Whs V 28:47
32 Anita Turner Eastbourne Rovers CC WV 29:49
33 Laurie Broad San Fairy Ann CC V 31:04
- David Churchill Bigfoot CC V DNF
- Chris Jolliffe Crawley Wheelers V (Tr) DNS (A)
- Colin McDermott Festival Road Club V DNS (A)
- John Glaysher ...a3crg S DNS (A)
- Richard Cave Eastbourne Rovers CC V DNS (A)
- Russell Thorne-Jones Crawley Wheelers V DNS (A)
- Neil Couchman Southborough & Dist. Whs S DNS (A)
- Jerry Keen Eastbourne Rovers CC V DNS (A)
- Iain Brogden Eastbourne Rovers CC V DNS (A)
- Simon Church In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT V DNS (A)
- Paget Cohen Lewes Wanderers CC V DNS (A)
- Ben Elliott Paceline RT S DNS (A)