Tragic end to Hull City RC Time Trial on Humberside after death of cyclist
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The Event
On a cold sunny day with a block headwind on the way out, the race on a record breaking course was to have seen Olympic Champion Joanna Rowsell race but as reported elsewhere, the event was stopped for the riders wearing numbers 105 or so upwards after the accident in which a rider was killed.
Matt Bottrill on his way to a personal best.
Photographing the race on the outward leg near the turn, we saw the likes of Matt Bottrill go past on his way to a personal best of 18.38 and then a short time after that, the police closing the road and taking traffic and any cyclists racing, off the A63 carriageway. Back at the HQ, there were reports of who the rider was involved in the crash.
Fastest of those riders able to complete their race was Matt Bottrill (drag2zero) who recorded a time of 18.38. Record holder Michael Hutchinson (Trainsharp) was entered but did not ride and had he turned up, would not have got a ride due to the accident.
Into a headwind, Bottrill stays aero on his way to a time of 18.38 on a very cold day and busy dual carriageway.
Bottrill afterwards said it was a sad day for the sport again and his thoughts go out to the family of the rider reported to have been killed (at the time we spoke, everyone believed the rider in the crash was going to be okay).
On his own ride, a PB, he said “I feel like I am making progress after working a lot with Simon Smart over the winter and feel aero wise, I have improved.â€
Sporting a pair of prototype tri-bars on the bike which he says have made a difference, he explained how he’s feeling good within himself even at this early stage of the season. “The time trial was bloody cold and being so early season, it’s a shock to the system as the body is not used to it. You can train hard but come race day, a 10 mile time trial is hard.â€
Matt was sporting new tri-bars, prototypes, on his Giant TT bike.
TIMES (NOT ALL AND NOT A RESULT!)
Some of the times from the board are below, (note, not all riders were able to complete or start the race) Times are not in order as NO result will be issued as far as we are aware
R Hembrough   Team Swift 21.48
M Shacklock   Yorkshire RC 23.43
SJ Inman   Mapperley CC 22.03
J Dewhirst   East Bradford CC 21.18
N Goscinski   Yorkshire Velo 21.18
N Parkin   North Notts Oly 22.02
W Kaye   Clifton CC 21.58
P Thirling   Adept Precision RT 20.15
S Gibson   Peak Road Club 20.51
D Turner   Cleveleys RC 20.57
S Smith   Yorkshire RC 22.05
I Lazenby   Seacroft Wheelers 23.12
P Lawrence   Team MDT 20.14
R Robinson   Scunthorpe Poly 20.18
R Walker   Scunthorpe Poly 20.41
I Whittell   Manchester Wh 21.14
C O’Rourke   Cherry Valley RT 22.32
D Taylor   Birdwell Wh. 20.58
G Kondor   Sherwood Pines CC 23.08
P McAllister   Seamons CC 21.26
P Fielding-Smith   Wilson Wheels RT 21.55
A Gasgoigne   Pedal Power 19.41
G Lewis   VC10 20.51
R Shenton   Team Swift 22.14
J Hugill   Mercia 21.19
J Martin   VTTA [N.Mids] 23.09
S Kneeshaw   Malton Wh 21.43
R Dean   Barnsley RC 21.02
N O’Brian   Ingear-Quick Vit-Trainsharp 22.11
S Carrigan   City Road Club Hull 21.23
A Bruce   Yorkshire RC 22.06
R Hamilton   Yorkshire Velo 21.01
P Davis   St. Ives CC 21.44
A Jackson   Team Swift 20.21
J Read   Team Swift 21.03
T Humphries   Team Swift 22.11
B Hallworth   Ilkley CC 20.36
R Coomber   Cadence RT 19.41
S Jackson   Trent Valley 22.59
B Metcalf   Team Swift 21.29
J Hedley-Smith   Clay Cross RT 21.52
R Denton   Ilkley CC 21.45
S Geraci   Team Swift 22.54
J D Lewis   Albis-Colbert CRT 20.07
M Holton   drag2zero 18.51
P Evans   Scunthorpe Poly 20.28
A Roue’   Lutterworth Cycle Centre 21.21
R Jelly   Mapperley CC 20.45
R Barnard   Team Cystic Fibrosis 22.52
A Nash   Scunthorpe Poly 21.00
N Rogers   Team Swift 21.18
R Hey   Holme Valley Wh. 21.44
J Gadie   Barton Wh 22.27
S Burns   Manchester Wh 18.51
PD Fleming   Preston Wh 20.07
P M Boardman   Barrow Central Wh. 21.33
P Hunt   Mapperley CC 21.04
J Cross   Manchester Wh 20.31
S Gormley   Team Swift 21.10
N Fairfield   City Road Club Hull 21.44
D Robinson   Tyneside Vagabonds 21.19
WS Thorpe   Team Swift 21.45
T Hastie   Team Jewson MI Racing 21.01
M Botterill   drag2zero 18.38
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