Charlotteville Cycling Club 25

Alastair Luxford (Wightlink Wight Mountain) and Chris Murray (Army Cycling) were fastest in the open and female categories at the Charlotteville CC 25-mile event in Hampshire on Sunday afternoon.

Luxford clocked 53-21 to win by 14 seconds in his first open time trial of the season, while second was RAF CA’s Michael Barnes in 53-35 and third was Jeremy Redford (Army Cycling) in 54-13.

Meanwhile Redford’s team-mate at Army Cycling, Chris Murray was fastest female in 1-00-14, with no other solo women taking part.

Although this was his first event of the season, Luxford has plenty more planned including the VTTA London and Home Counties 10 next weekend and the Hounslow and District Wheelers 100 later in May.

Meanwhile, Chris Murray also has plans for the season ahead.

“It was seven degrees, windy and raining whilst I warmed up, so at least I had the opportunity to make any adjustments to my set-up due to the weather before my start; and I did!” she said.

“The course is pretty much two laps of the main section of the Bentley course - a course I like quite a lot - with a stonking headwind out, but then the reward of a luscious tailwind back. The headwind was graft though!

“Recording just over the hour it was one of my slowest 25s for quite a long time, but up there in terms of power I have managed to produce for a 25.

“With three Army and one RAF on the start line, it was a valuable run-through for all of us ahead of our Inter-Services TT in a fortnight, and I’m pleased with how our Army team is shaping up for that.

“It was a brilliantly run event as ever from Charlottesville CC, especially considering the challenging weather conditions!”

Top tandem was the pairing of Mary Corbett and Norman Harvey (Sotonia CC) who covered the course in 1-21-32.

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Results:

Open:

1. Alastair Luxford (Wightlink Wight Mountain)       53.21

2. Michael Barnes (RAF CA) 53.35

3. Jeremy Redford (Army Cycling)    54.13

Women: Chris Murray (Army Cycling)          1:00.14