Matt Brottrill and Julia Shaw fastest in the Rudy Project Circuit Time Trial Series on Saturday at Beckingham, near Retford.
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This year’s Rudy Project Time Trial Series reached its halfway point on Saturday with the Doncaster Wheelers event at Beckingham, near Retford where Matt Bottrill (www.drag2zero.com) and Julia Shaw (www.drag2zero.com) won the Men’s and Women’s categories. The country’s finest time trialists covered two laps of a undulating course and with high winds and hot temperatures, it proved to be a tough race over the 26.5 mile course (men).
With a silver medal in last weekend’s National 10 mile championships, Matthew Bottrill took the victory in the men’s race from team mate Jeff Jones in a time of 56.00 from Jones (58.23). After having a 4am wake up call to get out for work in his job as a postman, taking the win took a lot of help and planning.
“Today my day started prepping the mail ready for delivery and then delivering it and while I am pretty fast at my job, I’m not superman! So today some of my work colleges, Jason Lavine, David Berkinshaw and Karen Shaw, gave me a hand to help me get to the race. So I can’t thank them enough for that. I then finished my delivery and got home half an hour before leaving for the race, just in time for a pre race meal of muesli and a Zip-vit protein bar! I then had an 80 mile drive thanks to my sponsor Martin Garner Mg Decor and then it was time to get motivated and race!. I think the key to any day like this is to plan your day out and be prepared the day before”.
Back to the race, the heat played a big part in the days race and riders would suffer on the second of the two laps. Bottrill did an opening lap of 27.35, 56 seconds up on team mate, Jones and 1 minute 12 seconds on Matthew Clinton (Mike Vaughan Cycles). But with the sun at full strength, riders started to fade and Bottrill started to opening a larger margin over the field, giving him a winning margin of 2 minutes 23 seconds and an average speed of 28.4mph.
“I think a mistake a lot of riders would have made today is not staying aerodynamic on their bikes. Its always harder to produce high power when its this hot so I just stayed as aero has possible and forgot about power and it paid off”. With first and second in the men’s race and Julia Shaw winning the women’s event, www.drag2zero.com unsurprisingly were the team victors.
With Drag2zero team winning more events then ever this year, we asked Matt about what goes into to making the team so successful? “Basically it comes down to the help from Simon Smart and his wife Natalie. They put a lot of hard work into making sure all the riders have the help they need. The windtunnel plays a big part in this. You only have to look at my own bike set up, Frame, wheels, skinsuit, overshoes and position all made and achieved by www.smartaerotechnology.com. I like to call it doing it the SMART way!”
RESULTS
MEN/UNDER 23
1 Matthew Bottrill www.drag2zero.com 00:56:00
2 Jeff Jones www.drag2zero.com 00:58:23
3 Matt Clinton Mike Vaughan Cycles 00:58:42
4 Mike Ruding Wightlink/Offshore RT 00:59:00
5 James Coleman Witham Wheelers CC 00:59:45
6 Scott Walker MG Décor team Carbon Bikes 00:59:53
7 Danny Lowthorpe Langsett Cycles RT 01:00:37
8 Martin Garner MG Décor Team Carbon Bikes 01:01:41
9 Christopher Hulme Revolution Fitness 01:01:54
10 Jack Green VC St Raphael 01:02:16
11 Andrew Tamplin Wrekinsport CC 01:03:23
12 Dean Parks Team Ioptix 01:04:19
13 Lee Cairns Rossington Wheelers 01:04:48
14 Ben Hallam Bespoke Cycling 01:04:49
15 Andrew Ilsley Baines Racing 01:12:14
16 Paul Clarke Lincoln Wheelers 01:21:30
WOMEN
1 Julia Shaw Drag2zero.co.uk 00:29:54
2 Rebecca Slack London Dynamo 00:32:01
3 Alex Deck RST Trigon 00:33:23
4 Rachel Armstrong BRCC 00:34:56
JUNIORS
1 Tom Bracegirdle Team Elite 00:31:05
2 Callum Rogers Scunthorpe Poly jack Tighe 00:31:07
3 Jake Coward Chippenham and Dist Whs 00:34:02
4 Andrew Cutts Birdwell CC 00:35:48
5 Steven Paterson Rossington Wheelers 00:40:52
VETS – FASTEST
1 Julian Ramsbottom Scunthorpe Poly jack Tighe 00:28:17
2 Steve Smales Boneshakers-trek 00:29:03
3 Nigel Haigh Sportscover-Altura RT 00:29:06
4 Geoff Platts MG Team Cardon Bikes 00:29:23
5 Ian Dalton Cherry Valley RT 00:29:31
6 Anthony Nash Scunthorpe Poly jack Tighe 00:29:49
7 Dave Dent Wightlink/Offshore RT 00:30:07
8 Steve Batsford Team I Ride.co.uk 00:30:16
9 Nigel White Sherwood CC 00:30:56
10 Alan Cooke VC Chesterfield 00:30:57
11 Robin Mckinnon Harworth and Dist CC 00:31:06
12 Mark Booth Kiverton Park CC 00:31:15
13 Richmond Denton Yorkshire Velo 00:31:25
14 Christopher Storer South Pennine RC 00:31:33
15 Phil Bracegirdle Warrington RC 00:32:10
16 Andy Barnard Gabby Day RT Cyclsport 00:32:43
17 Michael Lamb Kiverton Park CC 00:32:45
18 Giles White Sherwood CC 00:32:54
19 Graham Green MG Décor-Team Carbon Bikes 00:32:56
20 Ian Clarke Fenland Clarion 00:33:26
21 John Ensor Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:33:38
22 Jeff Bowler South Pennine RC 00:33:52
23 Gary Ward Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:34:08
24 Jon Clarke Lincoln Wheelers 00:34:17
25 Richard Birkin Nottingham Clarion 00:34:46
26 John Woodburn VC Meudon 00:34:51
27 Graham Huck Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:35:10
28 Allan Miller Caesarean CC 00:35:35
29 Steve Cornish North Shropshire Wheelers 00:35:37
30 Dale Coan Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:35:38
31 Stewart Marsh Matlock CC 00:36:15
32 Rod Dugher Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:36:18
33 Geoff Bryan Featherstone RC 00:36:48
34 Alex Perkin Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:38:11
35 Robin Maclagan VTTA North Mids 00:39:19
36 Shaun Paterson Rossington Wheelers 00:39:38
VETS TARGET TIME
1 Geoff Platts MG Team Cardon Bikes 00:29:23
2 Graham Green MG Décor-Team Carbon Bikes 00:32:56
3 John Woodburn VC Meudon 00:34:51
4 Julia Shaw Drag2zero.co.uk 00:29:54
5 Jeff Bowler South Pennine RC 00:33:52
6 Allan Miller Caesarean CC 00:35:35
7 Ian Dalton Cherry Valley RT 00:29:31
8 Dave Dent Wightlink/Offshore RT 00:30:07
9 Julian Ramsbottom Scunthorpe Poly jack Tighe 00:28:17
10 Steve Smales Boneshakers-trek 00:29:03
11 Anthony Nash Scunthorpe Poly jack Tighe 00:29:49
12 Nigel White Sherwood CC 00:30:56
13 Rebecca Slack London Dynamo 00:32:01
14 Nigel Haigh Sportscover-Altura RT 00:29:06
15 Graham Huck Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:35:10
16 Alan Cooke VC Chesterfield 00:30:57
17 Steve Batsford Team I Ride.co.uk 00:30:16
18 Christopher Storer South Pennine RC 00:31:33
19 Robin Maclagan VTTA North Mids 00:39:19
20 Phil Bracegirdle Warrington RC 00:32:10
21 Mark Booth Kiverton Park CC 00:31:15
22 Alex Deck RST Trigon 00:33:23
23 Andy Barnard Gabby Day RT Cyclsport 00:32:43
24 Richmond Denton Yorkshire Velo 00:31:25
25 Robin Mckinnon Harworth and Dist CC 00:31:06
26 Giles White Sherwood CC 00:32:54
27 Geoff Bryan Featherstone RC 00:36:48
28 Ian Clarke Fenland Clarion 00:33:26
29 Steve Cornish North Shropshire Wheelers 00:35:37
30 Gary Ward Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:34:08
31 Michael Lamb Kiverton Park CC 00:32:45
32 Jon Clarke Lincoln Wheelers 00:34:17
33 John Ensor Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:33:38
34 Stewart Marsh Matlock CC 00:36:15
35 Dale Coan Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:35:38
36 Richard Birkin Nottingham Clarion 00:34:46
37 Rod Dugher Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:36:18
38 Iain McColl Planet X RT 00:40:02
39 Alex Perkin Doncaster Wheelers CC 00:38:11
40 Shaun Paterson Rossington Wheelers 00:39:38
DISABLED
1 Tim Challinor Para T 00:31:17
2 Nicholas Fairfield City RC Hull 00:33:05
3 Dave Cutts Birdwell CC 00:45:25
