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Matt Bottrill takes 11th win of the season in South Pennine 25 mile time trial on May 11

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Saturday afternoon, Drag2zero.com’s Matthew Bottrill took part in South Pennine 25 mile time trial, with torential rain & hail storms, it was a really hard day for all the rider’s that assembled to take part. The Leicestershire course would see riders riding 13 miles on the out would leg riding into a block head wind. And a return leg of 12 miles, into a super fast tail wind.

The standard had been set high with Adam Gascoigne, Team Pedal Power setting a time of 51.16. This was then followed shortly by Brett Harwood, Terry Wright Cycles 51.25. With just one spot left on the podium, it was up to Matthew Bottrill to produce the only sub 30 mph ride, clocking a time of 48.09.

With just two weeks before the National Men’s National 10 mile championship we asked Bottrill, about his preparation ” Yes everything is looking good, I’m just really enjoying racing, and looking forward to the championship, I’m doing everything I can to arrive at the race is peak form”

RESULT SHEET

PRIZEWINNERS – MEN’S EVENT
First: Matthew Bottrill www.Drag2zero.co.uk 48-30 £50
Second: Adam Gascoigne Pedal Power Loughborough 51-16 £40
Third: Brett Harwood Terry Wright Cycles RT 51-25 £30
Fourth: Jason Seabridge Mercia CC 55-41 £20
Fifth ; Carmelo Luggeri CC Ashwell 55-47 £15
Junior Patrick Smart Matlock CC 57-41 £15

Veterans’ Age Groups
40-44 John Borlase Hinckley CRC 58-06 £15
45-49 Alan Cooke Matlock CC 55-58 £15
50-54 Michael Wills Hinckley CRC 55-48 £15
55-59 Carmello Luggeri CC Ashwell 55-47 £15

Team: Mercia CC (J Seabridge, J Hugill, B Startin) 2-53-38 £15ea.

PRIZEWINNERS – WOMEN’S EVENT
First: Lynne Taylor Born to Bike* 1-00-19 £30
Second: Libby McLaren Coventry RC 1-00-34 £25
Third: April Lewis Stafford RC 1-11-15 £20
Fourth Jenny Bonham Army Cycling Union 1-17-41 £15

Had the weather at 1400 been like that at 1505 I think that we would have called the event off but with half the field gone we decided to leave it to individuals’ judgement. The number of non-starters – and non-finishers – meant that some of the veterans’ age categories were not won but I have added additional junior and ladies’ prizes. We shall try to boost the list next year to compensate.

RESULT

WOMEN’S EVENT
1 Lynne Taylor Born to Bike 1-00-19 LV44
2 Libby McLaren Coventry Road Club 1-00-34
3 April Lewis Stafford Road Club 1-11-15 LV49
4 Jenny Bonham Army Cycling Union 1-17-41
MEN’S EVENT
1 Matt Bottrill www.drag2zero.com 48-09
2 Adam Gascoigne Pedal Power Loughborough 51-16
3 Brett Harwood Terry Wright Cycles RT 51-25
4 Jason Seabridge Mercia CC 55-41
5 Carmelo Luggeri CC Ashwell 55-47 V56
6 Michael Wills Hinckley CRC 55-48 V54
7 Joe Costello Walsall Roads CC 55-51 V54
8 Alan Cooke Matlock CC 55-58 V48
9 Stephen Howgill Leicestershire Road Club 56-05 V49
10 David Robinson Flex-Tech Ettridge Cycles RT 56-14 V56
11 Peter Lavine Coalville Wheelers CC 56-23 V58
12 Paul Edwards Walsall Roads CC 56-31
13 Jack Hugill Mercia CC 56-37 V47
14 Patrick Smart Matlock CC 57-41 J17
15 John Borlase Hinckley CRC 58-06 V43
16 Greg Lewis VC10 58-23 V49
17 Robert Eccles Lichfield CCC 59-16 V46
18 Chris Hopkinson Army Cycling Union 59-46 V45
19 Andrew Harrison Withington Wheelers 59-56 V47
20 John Hind Bolsover and District CC 1-00-14 V48
21 Ben Startin Mercia CC 1 01-20 V51
22 Stephen Biddulph Born to Bike 1-01-27
23 Martin Bowers Stone Wheelers 1-01-30 V41
24 Dave Pemberton Born to Bike 1-03-12 V46
25 Melvyn Lewis Stafford Road Club 1-08-01 V53

 

 

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