Karen Aylen and Samuel Asker were fastest female and male riders respectively at the Essex Roads CC 10.2-mile time trial near Saffron Walden in Essex on Saturday.

Aylan, the 50-year-old Maldon & District CC rider, covered the E1/10a course in 25-47 to win the women’s category by more than a minute from Dulwich Paragon CC rival Delyth Williams, with Jan Harvey (Southend Wheelers) another seven seconds back in third.

And overall victory went to Richardsons-Trek RT rider Samuel Asker, the 20-year-old talent from Bury St Edmunds. His time of 21-46 was 52 seconds better than runner-up Paul Turton (Team Vision Racing).

Meanwhile, there was a tie for third spot between Keith Dorling (Team Bottrill) and Daniel Ryan (North Road CC) who both clocked 22-40.

Woolwich CC duo Alex Pearson and Nick Elson were the fastest two-up with a time of 21-29, giving them victory in that category by 43 seconds from Bedfordshire Road RT pair Matt Donovan and Ian Woodcock.

The promoting club’s own youngster James Wicks set a new juvenile course record with a time of 25-04, which gave him 13th overall.

In the handicap competition overall victory went to Asker again with a handicapped time of 16 minutes exactly, 19 seconds better than James Wicks in second and Stewart Fung (Redbridge CC) in third, 1-24 behind Asker.

Starting north of Wendens Ambo, the E1/10a course heads north up the B1383 London Road through Littlebury and Great Chesterford to the turn at Stump Cross before heading back south.

Mainly a road rider, this is Asker’s first open CTT time trial since May 2018 when he was part of the winning quarter at the CC London four-up 25-mile time trial.

But Aylen is somewhat more prolific at riding time trials than Asker. She was victorious in the Maldon & District CC 10-mile time trial in June, and placed second in the Lea Valley CC 10, the Eastern Counties 10 Championships on June 26, the ECCA 10 on June 6, the Maldon & District CC 25 and the West Kent CC 10 in April.

She will be hoping to continue her good form at the ECCA 15-mile event next Saturday.

Essex Roads CC were due to run a 25-mile event on the Sunday, but this was postponed until August 25.

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Results:

Men:

1. Samuel Asker (Richardsons-Trek RT)       21.46

2. Paul Turton (Team Vision Racing) 22.38

=3. Keith Dorling (Team Bottrill)      22.40

=3. Daniel Ryan (North Road CC)     22.40

5. Graeme Garner (Essex Roads CC) 22.45

6. James Scarth (Bishop’s Stortford CC)       22.47

Women:

1. Karen Aylen (Maldon & Dist CC) 25.47

2. Delyth Williams (Dulwich Paragon CC)    26.58

3. Jan Harvey (Southend Wheelers)    27.05

4. Leah Brook (Lea Valley CC)         27.55

5. Joanna Butcher (Braintree Velo)    28.06

6. Sue Rogers (Crest CC)       30.08