Cycling: Lyme RC set new club best, but still come second in time trial

By [kwales] cycling jim golden

by Jim Golden

LYME RC/Swinnerton Cycles riders obliterated the club's record for a four-up team time trial with a 29mph cruise over the challenging Holmes Chapel-Chelford course.

Veterans Barry Charlton (42) and Paul Robinson (46), Andy Bloomer (35) and 18-year-old club newcomer Will Corden clocked an impressive 51.47 to better the two-year-old previous best.

But their time was still only good enough for second place with the 'Shorter Rochford' team coming home first in 49.20.

Lyme's B team of Chris Wilcox, Mark Wynn, Darren Berrisford and Cliff Knox recorded a time of 56.30.

Another Lyme record went in the Central Ladies 25 ... and it fell to a man.

The 11-year-old veterans' best of former member Jim Gresty fell to 57-year-old Knox, who completed the course in a personal best time of 54.32 put him 20 minutes 23 seconds ahead of his veteran's age standard time, a two minutes beating of the old record.

In the same event, comeback rider Darren Berrisford also produced a personal best of 53.45.

PAUL Thursfield (Tunstall Whs/Brian Rourke Cycles) made it two wins out of three with his success in the final TLI Oulton Park race for over-40s.

He boosted his bid for a first category British Cycling licence with third place in the Shrewsbury Circuit races at Sundorne.

NEWCASTLE RC 2001's Nick Slater retained his unbeaten record in the latest Tean Evening 10, completing the course in 22.59. Lyme RC's Andy Prince was second in 24.16.

Other times: Dave Lowe (Tunstall Wheelers) 24.57; Steve Hazeldine (Stone Wheelers) 25.28; Paul Belfield (Stone Wheelers) 25.32; Joe Corden (Stone Wheelers) 25.40; Anthony Houlton (Newcastle RC 2001) 26.04; Paul Jennings (Stone Wheelers) 26.28; Matt Mountford (Lyme RC) 26.37; Joffie Houlton (Newcastle RC 2001) 26.59; David Booth (Lyme RC) 27.07; Alan Roberts (Stone Wheelers) 27.09; Steve Fowler (Lyme RC) 27.41; Dave Jones (Stone Wheelers) 27.45; Russell Beardmore (Lyme RC) 27.57; Andy Brereton (Stone Wheelers) 28.06; Robert Jones (Stone Wheelers) 28.34.

Joe Evans (Edinburgh Racers) 28.45

Phil Tilstone (Tunstall Wheelers) 28.45=

Steve Evans (Newcastle R.C. 2001) 29.00

Paula Houlton (Newcastle R.C. 2001) 29.22

Paige Milward (Lyme Racing Club) 29.47

Simon Hill (Lyme Racing Club) 30.13

Diane Evans (Newcastle R.C. 2001) 34.09

KELVIN Milward was the first Congleton CC rider home in the Combined Clubs' 25, held in perfect conditions on the Chelford circuit. The fastest time of 57:54 came from Kevin Walford, of Macclesfield Wheelers.

Other Congleton times: Karl Austin 1:00:44; Edgar Reynolds 1:03:45; Tony Elliott 1:04:15; Wayne Jackson 1:04:52; Mark Tilstone 1:05:10; Duncan Poole 1:08:55; Steve Sladin 1:09:22; Lynne Skellern 1:10:28; Peter Nelson 1:11:30; David Hurst 1:24:56.

LYME RC'S Louise Clowes took the third fastest women's award in the Manchester Ladies 25 with a time of 1.09.53, while Tracy Rowlinson recorded 1.17.47.

In the accompanying Nova men's event, Dan Clowes just missed out on a personal best with his time of 1.03.04, while Dave Steele managed 1.14.48. Congleton CC trio Kelvin Milward, Tony Elliott and Duncan Poole completed the event in 1.00.28, 1.04.01 and 1.07.47 respectively.

STONE Wheelers RC and Lyme RC are organising a four-man team time trial, to be run on Friday, July 31, to raise money for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice.

It will be run over the Swinnerton circuit, with the first team off at 6pm. Entry costs £20 per team.

For further details, call James McMillan on 07875 125765 or email james@jmcmillan5.orangehome.co.uk.

Alternatively, contact Sue Jones on 07986 958858 or sue.lymeracing@nylworld.com, or call Paul Swinnerton on (01782) 747782.