Tuesday Evening Club 10

The latest round of the Evening 10 Mile Time Trial Series was held on a new and testing, sporting course on Tuesday evening. The course, designed by Bill Barrie, was a rolling circuit starting at Thorpe Langton and taking in Welham, Weston By Welland, Slawston and finished on the steep hill leading into Church Langton.

Good weather on the night after rain during the day helped the riders, with David Clarke setting the benchmark for the course, recording a time of 24:43, ahead of Adrian Killworth 25:25. Taking third place was Bill Barrie 26:06, ahead of youngster Tom Harrison, with an excellent time of 26:14 for fourth place and Richard Mortimer, riding a standard road bike, completed the top five with a time of 26:16.

Results:

David Clarke 24.43, Adrian Killworth 25.25, Bill Barrie 26.06, Tom Harrison 26.14, Richard Mortimer 26.16, Julian Rathbone 26.18, Mitch James 26.28, Chris Hyde 26.33, Sam Crabtree 27.00, Nick Clarke 27.02, Adrian Stewart 27.06, Dave Birch 27.10, Mike Smith 27.21, Vic Barnett 27.29, Steve Boat 27.56, Matt Crabtree 28.09, Steve Cocker 28.29, Rob Hammond 29.08, Richard Stannard 29.21, Pete Scarlett 29.26, Ray Taylor 29.30, Ben Hyde 29.54, Simon Ward 30.01, Mark Bosence 30.11, Erin Billington 30.23, Jeff Green 31.12, Andrew Weatherby 31.13, Louis Killworth 32.37, Roger Martin 33.00, David Robertson 33.19