Chris Fennell (Thanet Road Club) powered to victory in the Bigfoot CC 25-mile time trial on the Q25/8 course near Challock in Kent on Sunday.
The 20-year-old – who placed second in the penultimate round of the RTTC Classic Series the previous week – clocked 51.16 to win by just 11 seconds from Rhys Howells (Richardsons-Trek RT), with Kevin Tye (VeloRefined Aerosmiths) third, around a minute further back.
Fennell’s time was more than two minutes quicker than he posted for the same course in last month’s Kent CA 25, when he won with 53.23.
With over 100 entries, there were 90 starts who tackled a challenging course from Molash along the A252 to the outskirts of Canterbury, before turning back south towards Ashford and then back up to Chilham.
Julia Hawksworth (Southborough and District Wheelers) clocked 1:02.01 to win the women’s category by around two and a half minutes from In Gear-Quickvit’s Amy Forshaw, with Julia Chasin (Twickenham CC) third, another 1.10 off the pace.
Third-placed Kevin Tye was also the best veteran on standard with a plus of 16.18, giving him the win in that category by almost two minutes. Thanet RC duo Oliver Robinson and Dan Martin were close in the junior category, with Robinson’s time of 57.09 giving him the win by just five seconds.
And Robinson and Martin also made up part of the winning team alongside overall winner Fennell, the trio holding off the challenge of VeloRefined Aerosmiths.
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Results:
Pos Name Club TIME
1 Christopher Fennell Thanet RC 51:16
2 Rhys Howells Richardsons-Trek RT 51:27
3 Kevin Tye VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 52:34
4 Daniel Tolhurst PMR @ Toachim House 53:42
5 Andrew Meilak VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 54:59
6 Nick Wilson Rye & District Wheelers CC 55:27
7 Dominic Campbell Medway Velo Club 55:47
8 Nick Malins 4 T+ Velo Club 55:49
9 Wayne Van Ry Bigfoot CC 55:59
10 Simon Collins Dulwich Paragon CC 56:04
11 Jez McCann Richardsons-Trek RT 56:04
12 Mark Doxey Abellio - SFA Racing Team 56:42
13 Mark Newton Elite Cycling 56:54
14 Howard Shaw Eastbourne Rovers CC 57:00
15 Oliver Robinson Thanet RC 57:09
16 Dan Martin Thanet RC 57:14
17 Damen Foord Rye & District Wheelers CC 57:15
18 Antony Bee Wigmore CC 57:34
19 Kevin Grimshaw Bigfoot CC 57:52
20 Mark Valios Bigfoot CC 57:55
21 Ian Pike Spinwheels Team 57:56
22 Rory Barrett Southborough & Dist Wh 57:59
23 Paul Sewell Bigfoot CC 58:09
24 Gary Bull Bigfoot CC 58:17
25 Matthew Stammers Ashford Whs 58:18
26 Ian Hodge Southborough & Dist. Whs 58:24
27 Huck Garip Thanet RC 58:26
28 Simon Henderson Thanet RC 58:29
29 Lee Turner Sigma Sport.co.uk 58:29
30 Barry Stewart Bigfoot CC 58:35
31 Steve Gooch Rye & District Wheelers CC 58:40
32 Robert Ward Bigfoot CC 58:42
33 Mark Hill VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 58:42
34 Paul Morton PMR @ Toachim House 58:43
35 Andy Branson Ashford Whs 58:49
36 Paul Smith VeloRefined.com Aerosmiths 58:52
37 Rick Perkins Thanet RC 58:53
38 Nicholas Fennell Thanet RC 58:56
39 Mark Taviner London Phoenix CC 59:04
40 Neil Richardson Folkestone Velo Club 59:08
41 Reg Smith Gravesend CC 59:17
42 Kieran Fitzpatrick Southborough & Dist. Whs 59:19
44 PAUL FAIRMAN Abellio - SFA Racing Team 59:57
45 Richard Williams Bigfoot CC 59:59
46 Andrew Ferry Bigfoot CC 1:00:24
47 Dave Warne Bigfoot CC 1:00:36
48 Tony Day Bigfoot CC 1:00:36
49 Samuel Robinson Ashford Whs 1:00:38
50 Stephen Castle GS Invicta 1:00:38
51 Stewart King Ashford Whs 1:00:45
52 Neil McInerney 7 Oaks Triathlon Club 1:00:46
53 Steve Avery Bigfoot CC 1:01:04
54 Sam Bennett 7 Oaks Triathlon Club 1:01:13
55 Colin Robinson Thanet RC 1:01:26
56 Lee Buckman Ashford Whs 1:01:29
57 Paul cloudsdale Bigfoot CC 1:01:35
58 Stuart Lynn Dulwich Paragon CC 1:01:48
59 Ian Bashford Old Portlians CC 1:01:57
60 Julia Hawksworth Southborough & Dist. Whs 1:02:01
61 Colin Newton PMR @ Toachim House 1:02:15
62 Sam Day CS Grupetto 1:02:26
63 Christopher Bax PMR @ Toachim House 1:02:29
64 Danny Frost Folkestone Velo Club 1:02:55
65 Mark Amon Rye & District Wheelers CC 1:04:13
66 Amy Forshaw In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 1:04:33
67 Andy Macpherson VC Deal 1:04:34
68 Martin Russell Thanet RC 1:04:34
69 David Twin Sydenham Whs 1:04:35
70 Mick Claydon Ashford Whs 1:05:12
71 Julie Chasin Twickenham CC 1:05:43
72 Paul Kelk Thanet RC 1:06:18
73 Robert Giles PMR @ Toachim House 1:06:24
74 Peter Rowe Southborough & Dist. Whs 1:06:43
75 Eva Nyirenda a3crg 1:06:51
76 Tina Reid In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 1:06:55
77 Jane Wiley 7 Oaks Triathlon Club 1:07:32
78 Mark Thomas Bigfoot CC 1:07:50
79 Keeley Chalk PMR @ Toachim House 1:07:58
80 Dave Mastin Thanet RC 1:08:27
81 Peter Eames Eastbourne Rovers CC 1:08:31
82 Andy Burrows Thanet RC 1:09:20
83 Rodney Harrow Rye & District Wheelers CC 1:09:36
84 Phil Kitto 7 Oaks Triathlon Club 1:10:15
85 Joseph Harris Bigfoot CC 1:10:26
86 Robert sissons Thanet RC 1:11:19
87 Ali Peate Panagua.CC 1:11:36
88 Alastair Simpson San Fairy Ann CC 1:12:09
89 Keith Burden Spinwheels Team 1:16:53
90 Samuel Haymes Dulwich Paragon CC 1:17:31
David Rumm Southborough & Dist. Whs dnf
Chris Hansen PB Cycle Coaching Racing Team dnf
Shaun Marlor Bec CC dns
Andrew Buckley Adalta Cycling Club dns
Steven Melia-Chamberlain Quick Release Cycling Club dns
David Milne Bigfoot CC dns
Andrew Thomas Southborough & Dist. Whs dns
Adam Bale Rapha Cycling Club dns
Matt Clark Ashford Whs dns
Russell Boon Avonlea/Treasure RT dns
Keith Walker Wigmore CC dns
Graham Strugnell Kassei CC TeknoFuel dns
Michael Davey Eastbourne Rovers CC dns
Ian Tosh NFTO Race Club dns
Sam Proctor Team Skipper dns
Michael Morris CC Bexley dns
Katie Crowe Dulwich Paragon CC dns
Richard Jones Abellio - SFA Racing Team dns
Jonathan Parker Team Bottrill dns
Tim Kingston Deal Tri dns
Guy Lane Southborough & Dist. Whs dns
Tom Morton PMR @ Toachim House dns