Neil Harris (Southborough & District Wheelers) and Kim Barfoot-Brace (Team Bottrill) took advantage of good conditions to take the men’s and women’s victories in the Cambridge CC (The Viking 50).

Harris, aged 41, took his second open time trial victory in as many rides posting a winning time of one hour, 38 minutes and 43 seconds.

The F2/50 saw riders start near Childerley Gate before joining the A428 before completing almost four out and back loops of the A428 between Cambourne and Madingley.

Riders were met by hot conditions and a favourable south-westerly wind which can prove elusive on the A428.

Veteran rider Harris also won the Southborough & District Wheelers 10 last month and proved strongest over the 50-mile distance.

A close battle for the podium positions saw the top six riders separated by less than two minutes over the 50-mile distance.

Tom Hutchinson (Team Bottrill) led the chase behind finishing second in 1-39-29 which was 21 seconds quicker than South Wales veteran Anthony Jones (VMCC powered by Y Beic) in 1-39-50.

Spindata had predicted a victory for Harris in 1-38-57 but in reality the veteran lowered that time by 14 seconds.

After finishing third overall Jones was also the quickest veteran on age adjusted time with his 1-39-50 being reduced to 1-36-11.

Second on age adjusted time was Dave Green (CC Breckland) while Deborah Sheridan (Warwickshire Road Club) was third.

In the women’s event Barfoot-Brace stopped the clock in a winning time of one hour, 52 minutes and 58 seconds.

Veteran rider Barfoot-Brace, from Farmborough, also won the FTP Racing 25 last month and was again top of the podium on this occasion.

Leading the charge behind was Emily Robertson (Bedfordshire Road CC) in second (1-59-05) and Emily Varley (Hitchin Nomads CC) finished third (2-01-30).

“It was good to get the win,” said Barfoot-Brace. “It was so hot, about 30 degrees Celsius and it was windier than people thought it was going to be, so wasn’t as fast day as everybody thought.

“I lost one of my two water bottles halfway round so I only had half the drink I usually have. On the last lap of four I was so dehydrated I was hallucinating and trying to stay up right.

“On the ride back to the headquarters I felt terrible and when I got back to my vehicle I was glad to still be alive.

“It was tough so I’m very pleased to get the win.”

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Results:

1          Neil Harris      Southborough & Dist. Whs    1:38:43

2          Tom Hutchinson          Team Bottrill   1:39:29

3          Anthony Jones VMCC powered by Y Beic     1:39:50

4          Ross Clarke     TMG Horizon Cycling Team  1:39:54

5          Christopher Gibbard   Bynea Cycling Club   1:39:58

6          Toby Williams Velotik Racing Team   1:40:23

7          Tim McEvoy   FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team          1:41:02

8          Tom Thornely FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team          1:41:17

9          David Williams            Velotik Racing Team   1:41:29

10        Marcel Schubert          Darlington Cycling Club        1:41:39

11        David Parkin   Velotik Racing Team   1:42:22

12        Henrik Persson            FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team          1:42:24

13        Luca Morrone Onyx RT         1:42:38

14        Nic Pillinger    St Neots CC    1:44:02

15        Timothy Welsh            Cambridge CC            1:44:21

16        Keke Orth       Maldon & District CC 1:45:36

17        Simon Bowler AS Test Team  1:45:53

18        Simon Butteriss           Ely & District CC/B&T Motor Repairs          1:45:55

19        Mark Hamer    Legato Racing Team (LRT)    1:46:15

20=      Simon Adcook Team Echelon 1:46:56

20=      Peter Harding  Chelmer CC    1:46:56

22        Dave Green     CC Breckland  1:47:13

23        Chris Ward      Spalding CC   1:47:43

24        Michael Schofield       Verulam CC    1:48:58

25        Wolfgang Emmerich   Team Bottrill   1:49:36

26        Kevin Wood    Sherwood CC 1:49:54

27        Martin Fisher  Melton Olympic CC   1:50:04

28        Ralph Anstis    Royal Leamington Spa Cycling Club 1:50:28

29        James Wooldridge       Team Milton Keynes  1:50:31

30        Liam Kemp     Southampton University Road Cycling Club (SURC)           1:50:50

31        Paul Blamire    Amersham Road Cycling Club           1:51:29

32        Philip Wilkinson          Rockingham Forest Wheelers 1:51:33

33        Lawrence Wintergold  Hounslow & District Whs      1:51:46

34        Mark White     Mark White Coaching RT      1:51:55

35        Ed Tarelli         Race Hub        1:52:09

36        Andrew Turnock         Finsbury Park CC       1:52:22

37        Michael Costello         Race Hub        1:52:26

38        Kim Barfoot-Brace      Team Bottrill   1:52:58

39        Benoit Bely     Walden Tri       1:53:52

40        Michael Martin           CC Ashwell     1:54:26

41=      Oswin Grady   Bedfordshire Road RT            1:55:55

41=      Mark Bottrill   Team Bottrill   1:55:55

43        Nat Orpen-Palmer       Dulwich Paragon CC  1:56:06

44        Colin Parkinson          South Western Road Club       1:56:17

45        John Manlow  Ely & District CC/B&T Motor Repairs          1:56:18

46        Jonathan Durnin          Welland Valley CC     1:56:34

47        Andrew Askwith         Vive Le Velo   1:56:52

48        Simon Lovelock          Team Skipper  1:57:26

49        James Harris    Catford CC Ltd           1:57:28

50        James Wood    West Suffolk Wheelers            1:57:37

51        Andrew Halliday         Westerley Cycling Club          1:58:10

52        Simon Warren Norwood Paragon CC 1:58:22

53        Emily Robertson         Bedfordshire Road CC           1:59:05

54        Paul Looke      Shaftesbury CC           1:59:08

55        Paul Williamson          St Neots CC    1:59:50

56        Emily Varley   Hitchin Nomads CC   2:01:30

57        Mark Morgan  Coalville Whs 2:01:43

58        Stuart Thompson         Velo Club St Raphael  2:02:12

59=      Shawnie Lovatt           Barton Wheelers Cycling Club           2:02:49

59=      Steve Clarke    TMG Horizon Cycling Team  2:02:49

61        Sean McDougall         Icknield RC    2:02:51

62        Barrie Whittaker          Lyme Racing Club      2:03:02

63        Andrew Simpkins       Team Echelon 2:03:43

64        Jade Anstis      Royal Leamington Spa Cycling Club 2:04:18

65        Iain Tebbutt     Coalville Whs 2:04:21

66        Sarah Harrison            Trek Sheffield 2:04:37

67        Philip Jones     Peterborough CC        2:04:51

68        Winston Southwell      Sheffield Triathlon Club         2:05:56

69        Deborah Sheridan       Warwickshire Road Club        2:07:22

70        Alison Schofield         Barton Wheelers Cycling Club           2:09:00

71        Richard Tully  Elite Cycling   2:09:34

72        Peter Iffland    Chippenham & District Wheelers       2:10:13

73        Jen Clegg        Team Bottrill   2:10:35

74        Simon Ward    Welland Valley CC     2:18:56

75        Kevin Humphreys       Sherwood CC 2:19:19

76        John Capel      Coalville Whs 2:19:29

77        Pamela Moore Coalville Whs 2:19:49

78        Judy Reid        Icknield RC    2:21:19

79        Sue Chittock    Ipswich BC     2:24:26

80        Stephen Hitchcock      CC Sudbury    2:28:32

81        Josephine Rosier         Ipswich BC     2:31:47

82        Mick Stevens  Melton Olympic CC   2:39:08

83        Paul Tunnell    Addiscombe CC         2:45:19