VC Baracchi 10

Becky Ridge (Loose Cannon’s Conditioning) was quickest female while David Halliday (Team Bottrill) was fastest overall at VC Baracchi’s Jane Travers Memorial 10-mile time trial on Bank Holiday Monday in Norfolk.

Ridge clocked 22-09 to win the women’s category by 25 seconds from team-mate Hannah O’Brien, while Stowmarket and District CC’s Lara Franklin was third, another 44 seconds back.

Halliday’s time of 19-51 was just four seconds ahead of runner-up Sam Asker (Richardsons-Trek RT) with VC Norwich veteran Chris Holmes being third with 20-22.

"Driving to the event it was pretty wet but actually dried out completely by the time we raced,” explained Ridge. “Also, there was a deceptive head wind on the way back which made the final few miles a real challenge!  It was nice to see a strong group of females on the start line.”

And David Halliday added: “The forecast was for a tailwind out, so with the longer outbound leg I thought it could be a fast day - especially after the early morning rain had cleared in time to let the roads dry.

“I tried not to get too carried away on the outbound leg, but I did start to fade on the return. I’d never broken 20 minutes on the B10/43 course, and I knew I was close so that kept me going! I was delighted with the result and really pleased to take the win in a strong field."

In other categories Great Yarmouth CC’s Toby Barnes had a great ride with 22:54, not long after his 15th birthday.

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