Glasgow Nightingale CC 10

Dougie Watson (GTR-Return to Life) and Joanna Patterson (The Independent Pedaler-Nopinz) turned in impressive performances on their way to victory in the Scottish National 10-Mile Championship, promoted by Glasgow Nightingale CC in Renfrewshire on Sunday morning.

Watson’s time of 19-57 was the only one under the 20-minute mark, giving him victory in the men’s event by 25 seconds from Ryan Bunyan (Torvelo Racing), while Watson’s team-mate at GTR, Sandy Taylor was third with 20-29.

Patterson’s time of 21-23 gave her the win by almost two minutes from Alexandra Hayden of Vanelli-Project GO, while third quickest female was Beth MacRae (Ayr Roads CC) with 23-29.

“I’ve done a low 19-minute time on that course before, but I’ve changed my position since then so I didn’t really have anything to compare today’s ride to,” said Watson afterwards. “I’ve only done one ten-miler this season so far, so it felt hard because I haven’t acclimatised myself yet!

“I thought it was going to be a faster day initially, it felt fast up to the turn. But it was really grippy on the way home. It stayed dry for me, but some of the early starters had some drizzle and there was some spray from overnight rain.

“I’m riding the Merlin Cycles Classic Series on a road bike next weekend, then I’m looking at doing some longer events, like the Scottish 50 and 100 Championships.”

And Patterson’s win came despite mis-threading her chain and suffering a loss of power – but at least it stayed on and she did enough to win the women’s title.

“I threaded my chain wrongly and there was nobody to check it,” she admitted. “I only realised once I’d set off that the power was down, but thankfully it didn’t break totally or cut through.

“Last year I was about a minute quicker on the same course from a similar power output, but thankfully it was still good enough for the win. This is a local course for me so I know it really well.

“I’ve been doing a lot of training for 50s and 100s, nothing specific for shorter distances, so I’m pleased with this win.

“Later in the year I’m looking at getting a good time at the National 100, perhaps a 3-40, and I’ll probably do the National 50 too. I also want to have a go at the RRA 100 record and get under 3-20, which will be a real challenge.”

In other categories, the tandem pairing of Gavin and James Shirley (Studio Velo) went close to a Scottish record time of 19-51, 29 seconds quicker than second-placed Warren Crombie and Alasdair Watt (MRCC).

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Results:

Pos   Name        Team  m/f   time

1     Douglas     Watson      GTR - Return To Life p/b Streamline     M     19:57

2     Ryan  Bunyan      Torvelo Racing   M     20:22

3     Sandy Taylor      GTR - Return To Life p/b Streamline     M     20:29

4     Marc  Anderson    GTR - Return To Life p/b Streamline     M     20:42

5     Robbie      Mitchell    Auchencrow Thistle CC  M     20:48

6     Alastair    McNicol     Dooleys     M     20:50

7     Chris Petrie      AWCC  M     21:00

8     Andrew      Scott MRCC  M     21:05

9     Luke  Maguire     Torvelo Racing   M     21:12

10    Corey Whiteford   The Cycling Academy    M     21:12

11    Silas Goldsworthy Ryan's Bike Surgery - Thomson Homes     M     21:14

12    Jason Roberts     Vanelli-Project GO     M     21:14

13    Angus Wilson      TAAA  M     21:16

14    Jesse Dawson      Vanelli-Project GO     M     21:21

15    Graham      Smith Vanelli-Project GO     M     21:21

16    Joanna      Patterson   The Independent Pedaler - Nopinz  F     21:23

17    James Cusick      Dooleys     M     21:25

18    Rhys  Edwards     ERC   M     21:25

19    Lewis Hutchison   Vanelli-Project GO     M     21:29

20    Cameron     Adam  Spokes Race Team M     21:33

21    Andrew      Gallacher   SVTTA M     21:34

22    Stewart     Burke GTR - Return To Life p/b Streamline     M     21:34

23    Paul  Davis MRCC  M     21:39

24    Rob   Graham      FWCC  M     21:39

25    Craig       Duncan      TAAA  M     21:48

26    Paul  Symington   Inverclyde  M     21:49

27    Paul  McGonigle   Inverclyde  M     21:53

28    Tony  Scott Loudon      M     22:01

29    Ben   Dixon RNRMCA      M     22:04

30    Graeme      Jardine     Bute  M     22:12

31    Alasdair    MacMillan   MRCC  M     22:27

32    Daniel      Blair Ivy   M     22:30

33    Neil  Shepherd    Gala CC     M     22:30

34    Steve MacLuskie   VCGS  M     22:30

35    Joe   Hands BPC Race Team    M     22:31

36    Allan Duncan      FWCC  M     22:33

37    Marc  Preece      Dunfermline M     22:35

38    David Lewendon    MRCC  M     22:41

39    Steven      Purdie      GGCC  M     22:52

40    Andrew      Smith VCGS  M     22:54

41    Stephen     Spellacy    Dumfries    M     22:56

42    Andrew      McMenemy    Inverclyde  M     23:05

43    Jimmy       Storrar     Velocity    M     23:06

44    Chris Hunter      Ivy   M     23:07

45    Greig Logan Fruin M     23:16

46    Alexandra   Hayden      Vanelli-Project GO     F     23:21

47    Neil  Daly  Dunfermline M     23:23

48    Ian   Elliot      Hawick      M     23:23

49    Ryan Glasgow     Gales M     23:23

50    Chris Oneill      Gales M     23:24

51    Alan  Manson      SVTTA M     23:26

52    Beth  MacRae      Ayr   F     23:29

53    Thomas      McNulty     SVTTA M     23:36

54    John  McCrory     GUCC  M     23:38

55    Stuart      MacCallum   TAAA  M     23:39

56    Bill  Groves      EH Star Cycling  M     23:45

57    Brian Nicol Vitesse     M     23:47

58    Lucy  Ritchie     Vanelli-Project GO     F     23:49

59    Brian McGhee      RCCK  M     23:53

60    James Hall  Rock and Road Cycles   M     24:00

61    Jim   Petrie      DWCC  M     24:02

62    Robert      Marshall    TAAA  M     24:02

63    Kevin       Duffy Glenmarnock Wheelers   M     24:04

64    Graham      Jones ERC   M     24:04

65    Kevin Lackie      RT23  M     24:05

66    Mark Stirling    PaisleyV    M     24:07

67    Joanne      Clark Royal Albert Cycling Club    F     24:09

68    Alastair    Pell  Gales M     24:14

69    David McCormack   PaisleyV    M     24:14

70    Donald      Kennedy     FusionTri   M     24:15

71    Charlotte   Stevens     Ayr   F     24:20

72    Jim   Barr  VCGS  M     24:24

73    Brian Morrell     Dumfries    M     24:39

74    Benjamin    Heaney      GlasgowUni  M     24:40

75    Hayley      McEwan      Vanelli-Project GO     F     24:56

76    Wilf  Turner      Aria  M     25:00

77    Carole      Dick  SBC   F     25:09

78    Andrew      Stevenson   Gales M     25:10

79    Brendan     McCabe      AWCC  M     25:12

80    Valerie     Martin      Dooleys     F     25:16

81    Sean  Gray  Dooleys     M     25:18

82    Paul  Stevens     Ayr Burners Cycling    M     25:19

83    Martin      Shields     FWCC  M     25:24

84    Paul  Roche RCCK  M     25:36

85    Steven      Horne       Airdrie     M     25:47

86    John  Gemmell     Ayr   M     25:54

87    Neil  Mitchell    RCCK  M     25:54

88    Steve Donaldson   FWCC  M     25:55

89    Jon   Fairclough  Kelso Wheelers Cycling Club M     26:13

90    Lindsay     Foster      ATC   M     27:14

91    Robert      Holmes      Kinross CC  M     27:37

92    Molly Doyle GlasgowUni  F     27:37

93    Andrew      Wilson      SCCC  M     27:39

94    Calum Oates GlasgowTri  M     27:40

95    George      Skinner     Royal Albert Cycling Club    M     28:32

96    Gavin Laffoley    FifeCent    M     28:48

97    Sally McLintock   Glenmarnock Wheelers   F     29:19

98    Isobel      Fletcher    VCGS  F     29:48

99    Steven      Currie      Ivy   M     30:51

100   Jennifer    Nicol Vitesse     F     31:19

      Danny Thomson     PaisleyV    M     DNS

      Matt  Howitt      Johnstone   M     DNS

      Andrew      Taylor      PaisleyV    M     DNS

      Gordon      Young Inverclyde  M     DNS

      Calum       MacDonald   Ayr   M     DNS

      Dugald      McCallum    PaisleyV    M     DNS

      William     Brierley    SCCC  M     DNS

      James Muir  Gales M     DNS

      Eric  Davidson    Moray Firth CC   M     DNS

      Gordon      Johnston    Terminator  M     DNS

      John Greig  Johnston    SBC   M     DNS

      Sean  Quinn Law   M     DNS

      Iain  MacLeod     Kelpie Racing    M     DNS

      Ben   Kenneally   Cambridge CC     M     DNS

      Kate Richardson  GlasgowTri  F     DNS

      Emma  Rogerson    Glenmarnock Wheelers   F     DNS

      Elizabeth   Wisdish     GWCC  F     DNS