Watson and Smyth victorious at Fullarton Wheelers 10
Douglas Watson led a one-two for GTR-Return to Life, while Hazel Smyth (Vanelli-Project GO) was quickest female in the Fullarton Wheelers 10-mile event in North Ayrshire on Sunday.
Watson, 48 and from Lanarkshire, covered the WW10/03 course in 20-11 to beat team-mate Marc Anderson into second spot by exactly 30 seconds. Meanwhile, 38 seconds back in third was Graham Smith (Vanelli-Project GO).
His team-mate Hazel Smyth was quickest of the female entrants in 23-32 which gave her victory in that category by 20 seconds from team-mate Alexandra Hayden, with third fastest female being Beth MacRae of Ayr Roads CC) in 24-17.
In-form Watson, who was victorious in the Merlin Cycles Classic Series road bike category when the national series came to Castle Douglas two weeks earlier, was also the winner of the Glasgow Nightingale CC 10-mile Scottish District Championship on May 1.
This was Smyth’s first completed ride of the year in open time trialling, having entered nut not ridden the Merlin Cycles Classic Series event. Her time was just 13 seconds away from being a new personal best for the 41-year-old from Stranraer, who was part of the team which placed fifth in the 2021 National Team Time Trial Championship on similar roads.
The event uses a course beginning outside Eglinton Country Park and heading south on the A78, skirting round Irvine towards Shewalton Wood Wildlife Reserve before heading back up to finish just before the start point.
In other categories Edinburgh Road Club juvenile Rhys Edwards was best youngster in 22-31 .
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