Pollock and Gill victorious in Northumberland TT
Venda-Louise Pollock was fastest woman while Michael Gill was overall quickest at the Tyne and Wear Fire Service CC 12-mile time trial near Stamfordham in Northumberland on Saturday.
Pollock, the 41-year-old Blaydon CC rider, clocked a personal best time of 31-09 to take the win by 26 seconds from Gemma Frost (Team Swift), while another Blaydon CC rider Joanne Rea was third with 33-30.
And in the men’s event espoir Gill (EMC Cycling) covered the M12 course in 27-01 to take the win by 31 seconds from Lewis Timmins (Team Swift), while Phil Hall (Breeze Bikes) was third, another 20 seconds back.
It was predominately dry and warm for the event around Stamfordham in Northumberland, with only the back end of the field getting caught up in a brief hail and rain shower. One rider even encountered a herd of cows which were being moved between fields!
“The ride today was great!” said overall winner Gill. “The conditions seemed favourable to quick times on the course given the negligible wind and that gave me a bit of pre-race confidence.
“I’ve just come off the back of some difficult road race results in the past few weeks, so my strong ride today was a very welcome surprise, particularly as I was up against a number of strong time-triallists from across the north east.
“The M12 is a sporting course which I guess suits my abilities given I am predominantly a road racer. Over the winter my focus was heavily been on racing the team pursuit on the track and I think that gave me some great early season form. A couple of early season criterium wins at Prissick really kick-started my season.”
And Pollock said after the event: “I was delighted to take the win, especially in light of such a strong women’s field. Gemma is such an accomplished and strong athlete so it was quite a surprise to beat her to the line.
“The conditions were great and the atmosphere around race HQ and course was fantastic. I was really pleased to get a PB today.”
In other categories Jack Peters (South Shields Velo) was competing within the main field as a paracyclist (below the knee amputee) and set a very respectable time of 44:20 on a road bike.
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Results:
Pos Name Club Gender Cat Time
1 Michael Gill EMC Cycling Male Espoir 27:01
2 Lewis Timmins Team Swift Male Senior 27:32
3 Phil Hall Breeze Bikes RT Male Veteran 27:52
4 John Routledge Barnesbury CC Male Senior 28:14
5 David Nearney South Shields Velo Male Senior 28:54
6 Nick Badcock Allen Valley Velo Male Senior 28:59
7 Michael Todd Derwentside CC Male Senior 29:53
8 Peter Stokoe Sunderland Clarion Male Senior 30:10
9 Christopher Beaty Allen Valley Velo Male Senior 30:17
10 Paul Tyrrell South Shields Velo Male Senior 30:21
11 Chris Mather Derwentside CC Male Veteran 30:24
12 Terry Fountain Breeze Bikes RT Male Veteran 30:28
13 Lester Grant Auchencrow Thistle CC Male Senior 30:42
14 Mark Whaley Blaydon CC Male Veteran 30:46
15 Clive Allan Allen Valley Velo Male Senior 30:51
16 Adam Wilson Cramlington CC Male Senior 30:56
17 Christopher Wayman EMC Cycling Male Senior 31:04
18 Peter Herdman Blaydon CC Male Veteran 31:07
19 Neil Wilkinson Blaydon CC Male Veteran 31:08
20 Venda Louise Pollock Blaydon CC Female Veteran 31:09
21 Ian Simon Breeze Bikes RT Male Veteran 31:18
22 Ross Gray Allen Valley Velo Male Senior 31:20
23 Guillaume Zoppi North Tyneside Riders CC Male Veteran 31:25
24 David Robinson Tyneside Vagabonds CC Male Veteran 31:28
25 Colin Blacklock Muckle Cycle Club Male Veteran 31:34
25 Mark Herbert Derwentside CC Male Veteran 31:34
27 Gemma Frost Team Swift Female Senior 31:35
27 Daniel Holmes Derwentside CC Male Juvenile 31:35
29 Stephen Locker VO2MAX Race Team Male Veteran 31:36
30 Ian Dick Derwentside CC Male Senior 31:43
31 David Swainson Derwentside CC Male Veteran 32:05
32 Stephen Walton Muckle Cycle Club Male Veteran 32:10
33 Robert Murdoch Teesdale CRC Male Veteran 32:12
34 David Linsley Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 32:23
35 David Pritchard Kennoway Road Club Male Veteran 32:28
36 Neil Parkin Derwentside CC Male Veteran 32:32
37 Rhys Warburton South Shields Velo Male Senior 32:36
38 Paul Robson Houghton CC Male Veteran 32:51
39 Rick Mitford Cestria CC Male Veteran 32:57
40 Joe Leiserach Blaydon CC Male Senior 32:59
41 Al Heatley Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 33:05
42 Craig Foley Tricademy Male Veteran 33:14
43 Ian Gallon North Tyneside Riders CC Male Veteran 33:21
44 Carl Latimer Tricademy Male Veteran 33:22
45 Craig Bell Allen Valley Velo Male Senior 33:25
46 Joanne Rea Blaydon CC Female Senior 33:30
47 James George Dunn South Shields Velo Male Senior 33:36
48 Carrie Brookes Blaydon CC Female Veteran 33:50
49 Jen Mcmahon Muckle Cycle Club Female Senior 34:03
50 Ian Horsley Breeze Bikes RT Male Veteran 34:09
51 Sarah Wilkinson Blaydon CC Female Veteran 34:28
52 Ross Strachan Loudoun Road Club Male Veteran 34:32
53 Teri Bayliss Muckle Cycle Club Female Veteran 34:38
54 Chris Ashall Tricademy Male Senior 34:39
55 Patrick Hamilton Derwentside CC Male Veteran 34:55
56 Karen Wood South Shields Velo Female Veteran 35:09
57 Sean Bell South Shields Velo Male Veteran 35:15
58 Stephen Hill Barnesbury CC Male Veteran 35:31
59 Mark Rowell Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 35:42
60 Vicky Gibbs Reifen Racing Female Veteran 35:44
61 Richard Exley Gosforth RC Male Veteran 36:11
62 Barry Holyoak South Shields Velo Male Veteran 36:12
63 Raymond Bell Derwentside CC Male Veteran 36:25
64 Andrew Thorp North Racing Male Senior 36:36
65 Gavin Astley Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 36:55
66 Richard Cleathero North Racing Male Veteran 37:10
67 Nicola Mccoy Muckle Cycle Club Female Veteran 37:35
68 Jane Aston Blaydon CC Female Veteran 37:36
69 Tom Atkinson Tricademy Male Senior 37:37
70 Allan Card South Shields Velo Male Veteran 37:59
71 Justine Norman Breeze Bikes RT Female Veteran 38:04
72 Denise Drummond Alnwick Cycling Club Female Veteran 38:05
73 Harris Hall Breeze Bikes RT Male Juvenile 38:27
74 Mick Chappel North Tyneside Riders CC Male Veteran 39:16
75 Peter Mudie Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 39:26
76 Mike Donnelly South Shields Velo Male Veteran 39:51
77 Lisa Irving Coalfields Triathlon Club Female Veteran 40:03
78 Mark Radford North Tyneside Riders CC Male Veteran 40:19
79 Frank Devlin South Shields Velo Male Veteran 40:52
80 Amelia Cleathero Racing Metro 15 Female Juvenile 42:19
81 Phil Clark Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran 43:22
82 Stephanie Ashall Tricademy Female Senior 44:17
83 Jack Peters South Shields Velo Male C4 44:20
84 Gareth Davies Barnesbury CC Male Veteran 45:21
85 Emma Peters South Shields Velo Female Espoir 46:20
Thomas Godber Hetton Hawks CC Male Juvenile DNF
Hedley Fletcher Blaydon CC Male Veteran DNF
Tony Thompson North Racing Male Veteran DNF
Jo Zoppi Tyne Tri Female Veteran DNS
Greg Charlton Muckle Cycle Club Male Veteran DNS
David Symes Blaydon CC Male Veteran DNS (A)
Darren Williamson Muckle Cycle Club Male Veteran DNS(A)
Dean Madden Barnesbury CC Male Veteran DNS(A)
Duncan Bell Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC Male Veteran DNS(A)
Sara Cummings Blaydon CC Female Veteran DNS(A)
Howie Buckingham Allen Valley Velo Male Veteran DNS(A)
Paul Mitchell Blaydon CC Male Veteran DNS(A)
Nicholas Stevenson Wearside Triathlon Male Veteran DNS(A)
Thomas Hutchinson Team Kirkley Cycles Male Senior DNS(A)