Laura Davies and Will Lowden tasted victory at the CC Sudbury Mad March 22-mile time trial in Suffolk on Sunday morning.

Orwell Velo’s Davies set a time of 54:49 to win the women’s event, with Hannah O’Brien (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning) 26 seconds back in second and O’Brien’s team-mate Gillian Leech securing third with a time of 59:10.

Eighteen-year-old Lowden, riding for the host club, won the event in a new course record time of 47-24, with Loose Cannon’s Conditioning rider Lloyd Chapman second in 48-14 and Neil Hughes (Velo Schils Interbike RT) finishing in 50-59 to complete the top three.

The 22-mile BS24/R course runs to and from Lavenham via Great Waldingfield, Newton Green, Boxford, Hadleigh, Semer and Monks Eleigh.

Home club CC Sudbury claimed victory in the team event thanks in part to Lowden’s overall triumph, alongside Alex Purcell and Simon Daw.

O’Brien and Chapman were the fastest female and male veterans respectively, with men’s road bike category won by Stowmarket & District CC rider Simon Thorpe and women’s road bike category going to Datalynx Parenesis Cycling’s Isabella Johnson.

Up next for Lowden is the National Road Bike Championship/Time Trial Centenary Event on March 20, while Davies has entered the Plomesgate CC 10-mile time trial on March 19.

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Results:

Men:

1. Will Lowden (CC Sudbury)       47.24
2. L. Chapman (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning)     48.14
3. N. Hughes (Velo Schils Interbike RT)    50.24
4. A. Purcell (CC Sudbury)             52.13
5. M. Shotbolt (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning)     52.22
6. S. Daw (CC Sudbury)  52.56

Women:
1. Laura Davies (Orwell Velo)      54.49
2. H. O’Brien (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning)        55.17
3. G. Leech (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning)            59:10
4. I. Johnson (Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling)             01:01.22
5. L. Hobden (Tri Sudbury)           01:18.58
6. K. Fenner (CC Sudbury)             01:19.24