Lucy Gadd and Thomas Day just two of the winners at round 1 of the Merlin Cycles Classic Series over a hilly course in Dorset on March 27.
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Result: Merlin Cycles Classic Series 1
Men
1 Thomas Day Elevate Home Solutions Soenens 00:49:39
2 Jordan Giles Primera-Teamjobs 00:52:09
3 Sam Thompson Podium Addict 00:55:52
4 Thomas Piloni Poole Wheelers Cycling Club 00:59:31
Women
1 Lucy Gadd Espoir Storey Racing 00:56:03
2 Lilly Chant Senior Southampton University Road Cycling Club (SURC) 00:57:46
3 Sally Turner Vet trainSharp 00:57:50
4 Emma O’Toole Senior DHC (Districts of Hamwic Cyclesport) 01:01:19
5 Leanne Thompson Senior Podium Addict 01:05:26
Vets
1 Paul Pardoe Vet Peterborough CC 00:50:58
2 Justin Webb Vet …a3crg 00:51:34
3 Paul Jones Vet Primera-Teamjobs 00:52:58
4 Gareth Williams Vet Twickenham CC 00:55:04
5 Simon Smith Vet TY Cycles 00:55:09
6 Malcolm Smith Vet Peterborough CC 00:55:13
7 Tim Phillips Vet Team Catenary 00:55:37
8 Simon Dighton Vet Beacon Roads CC 00:58:12
9 Giles White Vet Sherwood CC 01:00:19
10 Michael Naulls Vet Velo Club Venta 01:01:04
11 Ian Taylor Vet Beacon Roads CC 01:01:53
12 Stuart Peckham Vet Velo Club St Raphael 01:01:54
13 Pete Wilson Vet Bournemouth Arrow CC 01:04:23
14 Terry Belbin Vet Poole Wheelers Cycling Club 01:10:31
Juniors
1 Finlay Tarling Juvenile Flanders Color Galloo Team 00:51:38
2 Abbey Thompson Juvenile Stonham Barns Park – SYRT 01:07:28
3 Sophie Heighton Juvenile Ferryhill Whs 01:08:26
Road Bikes
Women
1 Jennifer Lemen Senior PDQ Cycle Coaching 01:06:06
2 Louisa Cooper Senior Bournemouth Jubilee Whs 01:06:49
3 Caroline Heighton Vet Ferryhill Whs 01:30:14
Men
1 Giles Greening Senior Tri UK 00:56:46
2 Dave Dent Vet GS Stella 00:58:23
3 Malcolm Cox Vet Velo Club St Raphael 00:59:06
4 Les Liddiard Vet GS Vecchi 00:59:46
5 Toby Manning Senior Wessex Road Club 01:01:08
6 Josh O’Brien Senior Wessex Road Club 01:01:53
7 Alex Cassar Senior Petersfield Triathlon Club 01:02:55
9 Daniel Mahony Vet Velo Club Venta 01:06:42
11 Pete Bishop Vet Exeter Whs CC 01:09:42
12 Howard Heighton Vet Ferryhill Whs 01:11:06
13 William Simmons Vet Christchurch Bicycle Club 01:17:26
14 Michael Ashurst Vet Royal Air Force Cycling Association 01:22:37
Paracyclists
1 Martin Hailstone C4 Chapeau! Vive Le Velo 01:01:55
2 Nicholas Fairfield C4 City RC (Hull) 01:02:34
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