This Saturday saw what is sometimes seen as the ‘unofficial’ team time trial championships with the Antelope RT 3up. The event often sees a stronger field than the Nationals and sure enough there were a number of strong teams in action this weekend. Jerone was partnered by Phill ‘tantastic’ Sykes and Steve Golla and looked odds on for the win in the mens event until a cruel puncture 12 km from the end finished their race officially, although Jerone and Phill rode on to record the fastest time of the day with 1:03:59. The ladies team of Danuta, Sara and Juliette rode superbly together to take the ladies prize with 1:20:09, reaping the benefits of a team training session on the track at Palmer Park the previous day. Also in this event, Seb and Paddy were joined by Jez Ponting to take 5th place with 1:07:19 while Lesley ‘mothered’ Nathan and Dan around the course for 1:12:29 and 17th position.
On the individual front the Farnborough and Camberley event on the H25/8 saw Richard take 6th place with 52:51 with Mark A coming home in 55:43 to record a course PB. In preparation for the longer events to come, Oli rode to and from the event, still breaking the hour with 59:32 as part of a (nearly) 100 mile day on the bike. Elsewhere Tom Morris was only 10s shy of the victory in the Elite CC 10, his 21:56 giving him an excellent 2nd place.
Across the pond, Nic continued his rich vein of form, taking the win in the 142km GP de Lancy handicap race in Switzerland. His team mates at Atlas Personal rode strongly to bring back a large break in which the team were under represented before Nic launched a stinging attack on the last climb. He comfortably held on for the remaining 15km, soloing to a 45 second lead by the finish line.
