Ratae RC 10

David Mead (Team Lutterworth Cycle Centre) took victory by almost a minute in the Ratae Road Club 10, while host club rider Sally Maitland won the women’s event.

Mead, aged 47, was the only rider to break the 20-minute marker as he posted a winning time of 19 minutes and 38 seconds.

The A10/13 saw competitors start outside the Leicester City training ground north of Syston before joining the A46.

Riders then headed north-easterly to Six Hills Service Station after three miles and then exiting onto the B676.

After the 4.5-mile mark competitors then turned onto the A6006 back to the A46 at Dalby Interchange and headed back south-westerly for the final four miles.

Scratch rider Mead came into the event with four open victories to his name this season and made it five wins in convincing fashion.

Early starter Alex Hodgkinson (Ilkeston Cycle Club) led the charge for the remaining podium places stopping the clock in 20-37.

Veteran rider Robert Gibbons (Hinckley Cycle Racing Club) completed the podium positions in third (20-59), finishing 11 seconds faster than Isaac Russell (Team PB Performance) in fourth.

Along with taking the overall victory Mead was also the quickest on age adjusted time with his time reduced to 19-08.

Spindata also predicted a victory for Mead in 20-03, but in reality the veteran rider was 25 seconds quicker than his forecasted time.

The women’s event was won by veteran rider Maitland who recorded a time of 23 minutes and 49 seconds.

Fellow veteran Pamela Moore (Coalville Wheelers) finished second in 26-54, while Laura Vann-Hopewell (Ratae RC) finished third (28-23).

Quickest road bike competitor was Alex Hardy (South Normanton CC) who recorded a winning time of 22-53.

Marcus Partridge (Wattbike.com) finished second in his first open time trial event (23-40), while veteran Marc Fairclough (Leicester Forest CC) was third (24-36).

Meanwhile, Natalie Harris (Ratae RC) was the only woman road bike competitor and stopped the clock in 31-12.

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Results:

1          David  Mead   Team Lutterworth Cycle Centre         19:38  

2          Alex    Hodgkinson     Ilkeston Cycle Club    20:37  

3          Robert Gibbons           Hinckley Cycle Racing Club  20:59  

4          Isaac    Russell Team PB Performance            21:10  

5          Michael           Costello           Race Hub        21:31  

6          Nick    Cave    Team Lutterworth Cycle Centre         21:38  

7          Martin  Fisher  Melton Olympic CC   21:52  

8          David Bennett            Ratae RC        22:00  

9          Richard            Ferguson         Beeston Cycling Club 22:21  

10        James   Murphy           ADDFORM Vive Le Velo      22:29  

11        Stuart   Bramley           Sherwood CC 22:45  

12        Stuart   Faver   Melton Olympic CC   22:47  

13        Michael           Wills    Team Lutterworth Cycle Centre         22:49  

14        Alex    Hardy  South Normanton CC 22:53  

15        Chris    Robinson         Leicester Forest CC    23:04  

16        Ed        Tarelli  Race Hub        23:09  

17        Mark    Newton           Ratae RC        23:24  

18        Chris    Spray   Ratae RC        23:25  

19        Marcus            Partridge          wattbike.com   23:40  

20        Sally    Maitland          Ratae RC        23:49  

21        Richard            Chapman         Ratae RC        24:20  

22        Martin  Wright Eat Plants Not Pigs CC           24:20  

23        Martin  Lister   Witham Wheelers / Grantham 24:25  

24        Chris    Minto   1485 Tri Club  24:28  

25        Marc    Fairclough       Leicester Forest CC    24:36  

26        Ben      Waddington     Leicester Forest CC    25:01  

27        Steve   Pearce  Ratae RC        25:25  

28        Robin  Truslove          Velo Club Long Eaton 25:32  

29        Matthew          Finch   Leicester Forest CC    26:41  

30        Pamela            Moore  Coalville Whs 26:54  

31        Simon  Jones   Leicester Forest CC    27:08  

32        Edward            Matthews         Ratae RC        27:15  

33        Paul     Eden    Ratae RC        27:46  

34        Laura   Vann-Hopewell           Ratae RC        28:23  

35        Jim       Smith   Ratae RC        28:27  

36        Alistair             Smith   Chesterfield Coureurs CC      28:53  

37        Natalie Harris  Ratae RC        31:12  

38        Jeffery             Jones   Leicester Forest CC    31:27  

39        Trevor Parrish A5 Rangers CC           32:19