Granger and Scupham battle way to victories in Darlington CC 10
Ben Granger (Kendal Cycle Club) took victory by nine seconds as open time trial racing returned to the Teesside district for the first time since March, meanwhile Louise Scupham (Liv AWOL) won an action-packed women’s race.
Under-23 rider Granger has only ever competed in open hill climbs and the sporting nature of the course playing into his hands as he walked away with victory in a time of 20 minutes and eight seconds.
The out and back course uses the B1263 before turning for home at Scorton and riders faced a westerly headwind wind on the outward leg and had a very fast return leg.
Countless hours were spent by the Darlington CC race committee to ensure the event ran and complied with Covid-19 restrictions.
Granger, aged 19, took a fine win ahead of Marinus Petersen (Loughborough Students CC) in second clocking 20-17 while Kieran Savage (Cycling Sheffield) completed the podium places a further two seconds back.
Unfortunately, six riders did not sign out and under CTT regulation 17 had to be counted as non-finishers.
That was the case in the women’s event as 17-year-old Maddie Leech (PH-MAS Cycling) clocked a course record time by 28 seconds clocking 23-12 but failed to sign out meaning she was disqualified.
The women’s victory was taken by Scupham whose time of 24-05 beat Liv AWOL team-mate Hannah Bayes into second (24-57).
Third place was shared by Laura Warburton (South Shields Velo CC) and Karen Pepper (Hambleton RC) who both finished in 26-34.
There was bad luck for Anna Docherty (Team Breeze) who suffered a mid-race puncture eventually clocking 42-28.
In the road bike category Cleveland Wheelers CC took a one-two with Rob Carter first in 22-19 ahead of team-mate Richard Lilleker (22-36) while John Hewison (Zurbaran Racing) took third in 23-24.
Joseph Turnbull (MTS Cycle Sport) was quickest juvenile in 24-08 beat quickest junior rider Thomas Heighton (Ferryhill Whs) who clocked 24-45.
Results
Men
1 Ben Granger Kendal Cycle Club 20:08
2 Marinus Petersen Loughborough Students Cycling Club 20:17
3 Kieran Savage CYCLING SHEFFIELD 20:19
4 Philip Graves VC York 20:30
5 Marcel Schubert Darlington Cycling Club 20:33
6 Nick Badcock Team Kirkley Cycles 20:38
7 Kris Atkin Team Kirkley Cycles 20:52
8 Lewis Wake Team Kirkley Cycles 20:59
9 Joe Wilson Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 21:06
10 Mark Wolstenholme Team Swift 21:14
11 Shaun Tyson Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 21:22
12 Philip Kennell GS Metro 21:32
13 Robert Noble VTTA (North) 21:39
14 Jonathan Robinson Army Cycling 21:57
15 Wilson-Jay Brown PM Racing UK 21:58
16 Steve Gibson Peak Road Club 22:14
17 Glen Turnbull MTS Cycle Sport 22:17
18 Rob Carter Cleveland Wheelers CC 22:19
19 Harry Robson TS Racing - OTR 22:24
20 Jake Stephenson TRIOLOGY MANHEALTH 22:27
21 Richard Lilleker Cleveland Wheelers CC 22:36
22 Russ Richardson Mountain Goat Performance Cycle Coaching 22:48
23 Rhys Warburton South Shields Velo Cycling Club 22:56
24 Roger Clarke Tyneside Vagabonds CC 22:57
25 James Meadows Cleveland Wheelers CC 22:58
26 Gary Hunt Hartlepool CC 23:00
27 Joe Simons Albarosa CC 23:11
28 Alistair Woodman Team Swift 23:23
29 John Hewison Zurbaran Racing 23:24
30 Sam Kettlewell TRIOLOGY MANHEALTH 23:36
31 Hilton Armstrong Fietsen Tempo 23:38
32 Edward Kingsley Darlington Cycling Club 23:57
33 Sam Leng AIMS Cycling 24:04
34 Joseph Turnbull MTS Cycle Sport 24:08
35 Martin Flanagan Peaks Sports Racing 24:32
36 terry Parvin Ferryhill Whs 24:35
37 Thomas Heighton Ferryhill Whs 24:45
38 Alasdair Bruce Yorkshire Road Club 24:50
39 Malcolm Steer Darlington Cycling Club 24:53
40 David Nichol Ferryhill Whs 25:06
41 Peter Guy Adept Cycling 25:36
42 Ian Hutchinson Cleveland Wheelers CC 25:37
43 Howard Heighton Ferryhill Whs 25:47
44 James Mayo Stockton Wheelers CC 25:57
45 Howie Buckingham Allen Valley Velo 26:11
46 Thomas Godber Hetton Hawks CC 26:15
47 Jacob Riby Team Sportslab 26:18
48 Andrew Harland Darlington Tri Club 26:43
49 Joseph Martindale Chippenham & District Wheelers 27:26
50 David Lane Ravensthorpe CC 28:03
51 Peter MacKlam Yorkshire Road Club 28:16
52 Jeff Belt Stockton Wheelers CC 29:34
53 Timothy Lane JRC Shutt Ridley RT 36:34
Women
1 Louise Scupham Liv AWOL 24:05
2 Hannah Bayes Liv AWOL 24:57
3 Laura Warburton South Shields Velo Cycling Club 26:34
3 Karen Pepper Hambleton RC 26:34
5 Sarah Cramoysan Richmond CC 27:08
6 Jo Scott Team Swift 27:15
7 Sarah Foulds Sowerby Sunday Club 27:38
8 Sophie Heighton Ferryhill Whs 29:12
9 Erica Short Cestria C.C. 32:37
10 Anna Docherty Team Breeze 42:28
Road bikes
1 Rob Carter Cleveland Wheelers CC 22:19
2 Richard Lilleker Cleveland Wheelers CC 22:36
3 John Hewison Zurbaran Racing 23:24
4 Martin Flanagan Peaks Sports Racing 24:32
5 Howie Buckingham Allen Valley Velo 26:11
6 Thomas Godber Hetton Hawks CC 26:15
7 Karen Pepper Hambleton RC 26:34
8 Sarah Cramoysan Richmond CC 27:08
9 Joseph Martindale Chippenham & District Wheelers 27:26
10 Jeff Belt Stockton Wheelers CC 29:34
Juniors
1 Thomas Heighton Ferryhill Whs 24:45
2 Thomas Godber Hetton Hawks CC 26:15
3 Timothy Lane JRC Shutt Ridley RT 36:34
Juveniles
1 Joseph Turnbull MTS Cycle Sport 24:08
2 Jacob Riby Team Sportslab 26:18
3 Joseph Martindale Chippenham & District Wheelers 27:26
4 Sophie Heighton Ferryhill Whs 29:12