Angela Carpenter (a3crg) came out on top in the VTTA National 30-mile Championship time trial event, while Peter Greenwood (Clayton Velo) was the winner of the men’s event in North Yorkshire.
52-year-old Carpenter went around the course fastest here to take the win on age handicap, but was also fastest female on actual time. She clocked 1-07-30 for a handicap time of 56-46.
In second was Deborah Moss (Team Merlin) who clocked in at 1:01:41 on handicap, and coming in to fill the final position on the podium was Liz Ball (Valley Striders CC) who finished with a time of 1:02:22.
Coming into this event Carpenter had a third placed finish last time out and prior to that her most recent result was a win in a a3crg 11.8-mile event. This marks a third consecutive podium finish, with two wins included in that run.
In the men’s event Greenwood finished with a time of 1:09:56 which was 1:00:18 on handicap, to narrowly beat the second placed rider.
Edged out in second was Keith Ainsworth (Sheffrec CC), he clocked a time just three seconds shy of the winner, 1:00:21. Taking the final podium spot was Keith Dorling (Team Bottrill) who finished the course with a time of 1:01:19.
In other categories the actual fastest time went to Sam Ward (Otley CC) who clocked in at 1:03:36.
The fastest team on standard was awarded to Harrogate Nova CC who accumulated a time of 3:36:13. The team consisted of Michael Cross, Grant Whiteside and Mark Burtonshaw.
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Results:
Men on handicap:
1. Peter Greenwood (Clayton Velo) - 1:00:18
2. Keith Ainsworth (Sheffrec CC) - 1:00:21
3. Keith Dorling (Team Bottrill) - 1:01:19
4. Iain Guilor (Mapperley CC) - 1:02:28
5. Russ Richardson (Teesdale CRC) - 1:03:01
6. Sam Ward (Otley CC) - 1:03:10
Women on handicap:
1. Angela Carpenter (a3crg) - 56:46
2. Deborah Moss (Team Merlin) - 1:01:41
3. Liz Ball (Valley Striders CC) - 1:02:22
4. Joanna Cebrat (Bury Clarion CC) - 1:09:19
Tandem: Rachael Elliott and Ian Greenstreet (Newbury Velo) (1-02-27) +19.57
Team on std: Harrogate Nova CC (Michael Cross, Grant Whiteside, Mark Burtonshaw) +35.44
Actual Fastest: Sam Ward (Otley CC) 1:03.36