Another bright, calm and sunny day in Cheshire set the scene for the second round of the 3 event M&DTTA 10 mile series. Conditions were ideal, and once again Alastair Ribbands (Congleton CC – MyWindsock) took the win for the second week running, improving his time to an impressive 20:42.

The women’s competition was won by Claire Harrison (Congleton CC – MyWindsock) in 25:10, continuing a strong showing for the club.

This event also included the Youth & Junior Championships and formed part of the VTTA Manchester & NW Group Championship Series.

Unfortunately, there were no Youth entries this week.

The Junior winner, repeating his success from last week, was Nicholas Smith (Manchester Bicycle Club) with a time of 22:13.

In the VTTA Manchester & NW Group Championship Series (VTTA members only), the top three were:

• Christopher Maffei (360cycling) – 20:56 (AAT)

• Richard Shaw (Seamons CC) – 20:59 (AAT)

• Stephen Dooley (Seamons CC) – 21:26 (AAT)

Team honours went to Congleton CC – MyWindsock, with strong rides from:

• Alastair Ribbands – 20:42

• Alex Moss – 21:28

• Joe Rendall – 22:12

• Combined time: 1:04:22

Once again, the event had to be moved to the J4/20 emergency course due to ongoing roadworks on J2/3. However, the recently repaired surface on the A50 made for a much safer and smoother ride compared with recent years when potholes were a major issue.

A big thank you to all riders, volunteers and officials who made the event run smoothly. On to the next one!

Photo's courtesy of Cheshire Cycling Snaps: https://photos.app.goo.gl/scSVec63AcjstocR7

Next event is the Manchester & District TTA 25, enter here: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/43100-manchester-district-tta-25

Find all in the Cheshire Points Series here: https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/series/cheshire-points-series