Matt Bottrill finish’s his National Championship preparation with victory in South Pennine CC 25. Lynne Taylor wins the Women’s event.
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With the men’s National 10 mile championship just one week away, Matthew Bottrill (Drag2Zero) won the South Pennine CC 25 mile time trial in a time of 48.30, to beat his nearest challenger Matthew Sinclair (Lutterworth cycle center) by just under two minutes. For Bottrill this came after completing the hardest week training he had ever undertaken.
He said afterwards “today’s race really went well and I surprised myself with how I felt. This week’s training has been hell and I have pushed myself to the limit of the time I have spare and to the mental edge of destruction, but if I want to win national championships then you have to push yourself to the limits.”
“Bob Tobin my coach checked the weather reports for today’s race so we knew it was not going to be a float day. So that meant some high intensive threshold intervals the day before. So I felt great going to the turn but coming back I felt smashed! But all I can do now is look forward to next weekend and know I have done everything I can to get near peak condition. The main target for me will be the National 25 and 50.”
Working full time and having a family, we asked Bottrill what it takes to race at top level. “I think the key for anybody is be organised and plan ahead; you always need to be thinking about the next day. I try and plan everything for the week in my head, and I think to get the most out of yourself you need to be like that.”
“So for training, I always make sure Im well fulled before I go out, but while your out training you need to be thinking about the following days session so drink well, and have a recovery drink or something with high protein, once you return, the best time is 10 minutes once you return. Then drink plenty of fluids. I think the biggest key is to be realistic about the amount of time you have to train, and if you have only 45 mins – 1hr then you have to make the most of that time. That’s when training with a power meter makes a massive difference!!”
Results
1 Matthew Bottrill www.Drag2zero.co.uk 48-30
2 Matt Sinclair Lutterworth Cycle Centre RT 50-26
3 Joel Wainmann Team Swift* 51-46
4 Jason Bateman Pendle Forest CC 52-54
5 David Watson Coventry RC 53-00
6 Gareth Bowyer Rhos-on-Sea CC 53-02
7 Charles Taylor South Pennine RC 53-07
8 Sam Barker Planet X RT 53-09
9 Scott Westwood Walsall Roads CC 53-13
10 Christopher Hulme Revolution Fitness 53-27
11 Stuart Walker Walsall Roads CC 53-31
12 Gavin Atkins Hemel Hempstead CC 53-41
13 Chris Pike Coalville Wheelers CC 53-42
13 Tim Davies Icknield RC* 53-42
15 Jerry Cross Manchester Wheelers 53-54
16 Justin Garon 45 Road Club 54-09
17 Daniel Barnett North Notts Olympic RC 54-11
18 Mark Mullender Walsall Roads CC 54-13
19 Jon Surtees Team Swift* 54-15
20 Duncan Shea-Simonds Apex RT 54-22
21 Andrew Moore Mammoth Lifestyle RT 54-33
22 Darren Maironis Withington Wheelers 54-34
23 David Warren Keepthebeat Cycling 54-44
24 David Wallwin Belper BC 54-50
25 Martin Garner MG-Décor – Team Carbon Bikes 54-52
26 Doug Forrester Matlock CC 54-54
27 Steve Daintith Warrington RC 54-55
28 Alan Cooke VC Chesterfield 54-56
29 David Robinson ALP Action ettridge cycles RT 54-59
30 Jason Rozee Mapperley CC 55-07
31 John Dewhurst East Bradford CC 55-12
32 Steve Burke Macclesfield Wheelers 55-14
33 Phillip Brown Walsall Roads CC 55-19
34 Marc Lee Hinckley CRC 55-36
35 Stewart Smith Stocksbridge CC* 55-41
36 Tony Harvey Mid-Shropshire Wheelers 55-42
37 Matthew Bacon North Notts Olympic RC 56-00
37 Jason Seabridge Mercia HBM CC 56-00
39 Kevin Allerton Stone Wheelers 56-25
40 Alastair Semple Stafford RC* 56-38
40 Ross Barton North Notts Olympic RC 56-38
42 Stuart Clarke Chelmer CC 56-43
43 Gary Davis North Notts Olympic RC 56-50
44 Mike Garner Birkenhead North End CC 56-51
45 Simon Phillips Pendle Forest CC 56-56
46 Stephen Wilkins Walsall Roads CC 57-04
47 Steven Hollowood Kiveton Park CC 57-04
48 David Cossey Lutterworth Cycle Centre RT 57-14
49 Jack Hugill Mercia HBM CC 57-18
50 Richard Chamberlain Coventry RC 57-19
51 David Constance Mammoth Lifestyle RT 57-23
52 Alan Tunnicliffe Clay Cross RT* 57-25
53 Greg Lewis Club VC10 57-29
54 Paul Mapletoft Kiveton Park CC 57-39
55 Barry Charlton (trike) Lyme RC* 57-43
56 Mark McCartney Nottingham Clarion CC 57-45
57 Neal Parkin North Notts Olympic RC 57-49
58 John Herring Leamington C&AC 57-51
59 Chris O’Rourke Alford Wheelers 58-01
60 Mark Donnelly Birkenhead North End CC 58-15
61 Mike Cotgreave Club Westmead Team 88 58-18
62 Dom Wibberley Matlock CC 58-34
63 Brett Lowndes Walsall Roads CC 58-48
64 Simon Geraci Team Swift* 58-58
65 Derek Roe Team Swift* 59-01
66 Derek Robinson Planet X RT 59-20
67 Stephen Rimmer Holme Valley Wheelers 59-23
68 Alan Hazard Retford and District Wheelers 59-29
69 Geoff Perry Team Milton Keynes* 59-39
70 Arthur Somerville Royal Sutton CC 59-41
71 Nick Scott South Pennine RC 59-48
72 Michael Stojanovic Mapperley CC 1-00-03
73 Graham Green MG-Décor – Team Carbon Bikes 1-00-05
74 Roger Wrenn Macclesfield Wheelers 1-00-16
75 James Singlehurst Rockingham Forest Wheelers 1-00-42
76 Gary Shuker Walsall Roads CC 1-00-46
77 Peter Moss Ratae RC 1-01-00
78 Scott Bull Derby Mercury RC 1-01-01
79 Michael Wilkinson North Notts Olympic RC 1-01-16
80 Michael Collins Coalville Wheelers CC 1-01-20
81 Russell Gent Melton Olympic CC 1-01-32
82 Mark Shore Walsall Roads CC 1-01-49
83 Mark Carter Walsall Roads CC 1-02-03
84 Nick Bates Belper BC 1-02-08
85 Garry Lee Mapperley CC 1-02-13
86 Colin Whitford Hinckley CRC 1-02-26
87 Stephen Walsh Sherwood CC 1-02-32
88 David Barber Derby Mercury RC 1-02-41
89 Graham Hill South Pennine RC 1-03-09
90 Ben Startin Mercia HBM CC 1-03-12
91 Norman Portess Melton Olympic CC 1-03-27
92 Martin Shore Walsall Roads CC 1-03-57
93 Adrian Ingram North Notts Olympic RC 1-04-57
94 David Clark North Notts Olympic RC 1-05-21
95 Martin Tate North Notts Olympic RC 1-06-42
96 Stephen Cooke Walsall Roads CC 1-07-04
97 Melvyn Lewis Stafford RC* 1-07-06
98 Phil Gambles Walsall Roads CC 1-07-14
99 Simon Bates Walsall Roads CC 1-07-20
100 David York Ratae RC 1-07-52
101 Alan Roberts Stone Wheelers 1-07-55
102 Ken Stevens South Pennine RC 1-08-41
103 Roderick Remedios Walsall Roads CC 1-09-15
104 Anthony Marlow Mercia HBM CC 1-10-38
105 Ramon Hill Stone Wheelers 1-13-49
WOMEN’S EVENT
1 Lynne Taylor Born to Bike* 59-35
2 Rachael Mellor Holme Valley Wheelers 1-00-54
3 Vicky Stinton Birkenhead North End CC 1-01-36
4 Susan Semple Stafford Road Club 1-02-24
5 Jo Corbett Team Swift* 1-02-27
6 Karen Popplewell Seamons CC 1-02-34
7 Claire Shea-Simonds Apex RT 1-03-48
8 Lynn Hanson Seacroft Wheelers 1-05-46
9 Anne Staley Mercia HBM CC. 1-06-21
10 Sue Smith Stafford RC 1-08-14
11 Lisa Jarvis Stone Wheelers 1-08-47
12 Hilary Johnson Derby Mercury RC 1-09-14
13 Moira Goodway Banbury Star CC 1-09-52
14 Moira Goodway Banbury Star CC 1-12-22
15 Gill Henshaw VC Long Eaton 1-13-40
16 Lisa Costa Kidsgrove Wheelers 1-13-58
TANDEM
1 Ian Marshall Team Milton Keynes 51-53
Kevin Stokes Team Milton Keynes
2 Jeff Bowler South Pennine Road Club 53-46
Dave Bates South Pennine Road Club
