Robbie Mitchell and Christina Murray were fastest male and fastest female respectively at the Fife Century Road Club’s Alistair Speed memorial 50-mile time trial on Sunday morning, with a strong field of 51 riders contesting the event.

A time of 1-50-55 helped Mitchell (Auchenrow Thistle CC) to victory ahead of EHC Star Cycling’s John Waller who clocked 1-53-57, while Jesse Dawson of Vanelli-Project Go took third in 1-54-32.

In the women’s event National 24 champion Murray, of Army Cycling, was quickest in 2-06-27, while Alexandra Ligeti (Vanelli-Project Go) was runner up in 2-11-16 and Team Andrew Allan Architecture rider Kristen Cameron clocked 2-14-40 for third.

As a SVTTA event, the Harry Roberts Trophy was claimed by Andrew Gallacher in 1-55-19.

After just three events so far this season – with a fifth place at Glasgow Nightingale CC 10-mile time trial on May 1 and a third at the 25-mile Edinburgh Road Club time trial on April 24 - Mitchell now has a maiden victory of the campaign and will be hoping to maintain this form at the Vector Racing 25-mile time trial on June 5.

The route, on course WE50/01, starts on the Dunshalt to Freuchie road, then proceeds East to Shiels Triangle and turns left towards the junction with B937, turning left onto B937 and proceeding north to junction with A91 and west through Auchtermuchty, Gateside, Burnside and on to Milnathort roundabout.

Riders continue on the A91 through Carnbo and on to Yetts o Muckhart, then turning at Muckhart using one way system and retracing back along the A91 to Melville Lodges Roundabout, circumventing the roundabout and retracing the A91 to junction with B937, heading south to Heatherhall junction then the road to Shiels Triangle and finishing at A Mackie Memorial Seat.

* All reports are copyright of Cycling Time Trials/Snowdon Sports. Not to be used without permission. This report by James Ayles.

Results:

Men:
1. Robbie Mitchell Auchencrow Thistle CC            1-50-55
2. John Waller EHC Star Cycling  1-53-57
3. Jesse Dawson Vanelli-Project Go          1-54-32
4. Richard Sanderson Kinross CC 1-54-57
5. David Reeves Dundee Thistle  1-54-59
6. Angus Wilson Team Andrew Allan Architecture              1-55-17
 

Women:
1. Christina Murray Army Cycling              2-06-27
2. Alexandra Ligeti Vanelli-Project Go      2-11-16
3. Kristen Cameron Team Andrew Allan Architecture        2-14-40
4. Joanne Clark Royal Albert Cycling Club               2-20-52
5. Sarah Emslie Edinburgh Road Club       2-26-09
6. Penny Rother Edinburgh Road Club     2-27-59

SVTTA - Harry Roberts Trophy
Andrew Gallacher SVTTA              1-55-19