Hayley Simmonds (velosport-PastaMontegrappa), 1:58:36, won the CTT 50 mile time trial championships at her first attempt at the distance
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Women’s National 50 – Simmonds Fastest
(thanks to Eamonn Deane – click here for photos )
The 25 year old from Cambridge took the coveted title by a scant 41 seconds from Emily Robertson (Luton CC), 1:59:17. Robertson, also riding her first 50, had led by just 2 seconds at half distance but as the wind began to rise, Simmonds strength was the game changer.
Bronwen Ewing (TrainSharp RT), 2:01:42, claimed the bronze medal. Ewing was backed up by Lynn Hamel & Karina Bowie to give the Trainsharp outfit the team award.
The P418 Upton-Bere Regis course in Dorset is never going to produce super -fast times but concerns over a resurfaced section on the A35 were unfounded and when the forecasted torrential rain failed to appear it turned into a pretty good day!
Championship Chat
Hayley Simmonds “It was pretty tough, I did not quite know what to expect and the wind picked up a little bit as well. I had an idea of what power to stick to and tried to hold a constant power, I tried to go out a little conservatively so that I could build up in the second half.”
“It was a strong headwind at Roundhouse but being a bit of a bigger rider, I thought ‘right, I am going to push it into the wind and manage to hold on to the end’. I am not thinking about riding another 50 just yet. I thought it was going to be horrifically bad, bad rain but it was not too bad. I drove the new chipped section as I knew it had been resurfaced but it was no problem. It had bedded down really wellâ€
Emily Robertson “I think we were the only two on the start sheet that had not ridden a 50, I just prefer the 10s reallyâ€
1, HAYLEY SIMMONDS VELOSPORT-PASTA MONTEGRAPPA 1:58:36
2, EMILY ROBERTSON LUTON CC 1:59:17
3, BRONWEN EWING TRAINSHARP RT 2:01:42
4, CRYSTAL SPEARMAN SCUDERIA RT 2:03:45
5, JASMIJN MULLER KINGSTON WHEELERS 2:03:59
6, JODY CONIBEAR HEMEL HEMPSTEAD CC 2:06:39
7, CLARICE CHUNG TWICKENHAM CC 2:06:47
8, LYNN HAMEL TRAINSHARP RT 2:07:17
9, LOUISE MASON VELOREFINED AEROSMITHS 2:08:02
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11, LIZZY BRAMA BRIGHTON MITRE CC 2:08:59
12, KARINA BOWIE TRAINSHARP RT 2:09:07
13, SOPHIE DOREY GUERNSY VELO CLUB 2:09:11
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16, EMMA CRADDOCK SOUTHDOWN BIKES 2:10:12
17, RACHAELL MELLOR HOLMFIRTH CC 2:10:18
18, TRICIA GOULDEN WEST SUFFOLK WH 2:11:53
19, TINA REID TRAINSHARP RT 2:11:55
20, REBECCA ANDI REVO RACING 2:12:30
21, KATJA RIETDORF TEAM MILTON KEYNES 2:13:21
22, SARAH WILLIAMSON HEMEL HEMPSTEAD CC 2:13:30
23, LOWENNA SMITH CADENCE RT 2:13: 55
24, CLARE SIMON BONITO SQUADRA CORSE 2:13:58
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26, SARAH NISBETT a3crg 2:14:23
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28, DEBORAH SHERIDAN WARWICKSHIRE RC 2:31:55
29, CARAOL MACDONALD HEMEL HEMPSTEAD CC 2:33:35
30, ANNETTE LACY HEMEL HEMPSTEAD CC 2:37:48
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