Jonathan Wears (SSLL Racing Team) and Richard Bickley (Border City Wheelers) both clocked 20.25 in the Beacon Wheeelers 10-mile time trial in Cumbria on Saturday afternoon, sharing overall victory.

Meanwhile, Claire Swoboda (Chorlton Velo) was the fastest female in 23.12, the veteran being more than a minute quicker than her nearest rival, Katie Lukas (Beacon Wheelers).

The out-and-back L108 course begins and ends to the west of Newbiggin on Lune, and heads west along the  A685 to Tebay, turning just before the junction with the M6 and retracing back to finish just short of the starting point.

While Bickley and Wears tied for top spot, third was Paul Thirling (Hartlepool CC) with 21-15, while 11 seconds further off the pace was the promoting club’s Tom Roper who took the prize as fastest junior rider.

Thirling was the fastest veteran in the 40-49 age group, while Paul Warrener (Rossendale RC) was best 50-59 veteran and Russ Richardson (Teesdale CRC) was the best over-60 rider and fifth overall in an impressive 21.28.

Although his performance on the L108 was impressive, Wears has gone faster, having clocked 18-58 on the V718 course in East Yorkshire in the previous weekend’s Selby CC 10, while he tasted victory in Huddersfield Star Wheelers’ 10-mile event on July 2 where he was three seconds away from breaking the 20-minute mark.

Bickley has already tasted victory this season, having won the Blackburn and District CTC 11-mile time trial in June as well as the Border City Wheelers 20-mile TT in March.

And women’s winner Swoboda has also enjoyed good form this season.

Among her other 2017 victories are a win in the Nelson Wheelers 10 and Barrow Central Wheelers 21 in April, as well as the Common Lane Occasionals 17.2-mile TT in March.

The Beacon Wheelers event also included a heat of the National Youth Championships, and it was the promoting club’s Jack Rutland and Flora Knight (Kendal CC) who were fastest boy and girl with 23.21 and 26.46 respectively.

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Results:

Pos   Name        Club  Cat   Time

1     Richard     Bickley     Border City Whs CC      Senior      20.25

2     Jonathan    Wears SSLL Racing Team  Senior      20.25

3     Paul  Thirling    Hartlepool CC     Veteran     21.15

4     Tom   Roper Beacon Wheelers   Junior      21.26

5     Russ  Richardson  Teesdale CRC      Veteran     21.28

6     Patrick     Pennefather Border City Whs CC      Senior      21.39

7     Cameron     Scade Dumfries CC Senior      21.59

8     Andrew      Hathaway    BodyTorq Racing   Junior      21.59

9     Matthew     Atkinson    Velo Club Cumbria Senior      22.07

10    Alistair    Woodman     Team Swift  Veteran     22.11

11    Howard      Cain  Border City Whs CC      Veteran     22.25

12    Chris Bateman     Border City Whs CC      Senior      22.28

13    Paul  Warrener    Rossendale RC     Veteran     22.44

14    Martin               Welsh    Pendle Forest CC  Veteran     22.47

15    Lee   Foster      Border City Whs CC      Veteran     22.47

16    James Haddow      Border City Whs CC      Senior      22.51

17    Neil  Withington  Beacon Wheelers   Senior      22.53

18    Martyn      Uttley      Barrow Central Wheelers Veteran     23.01

19    Phil  Shaw  Kent Valley RC    Veteran     23.02

20    Philip      Wheatley    Stockton Wheelers CC    Senior      23.06

21    Claire      Swoboda     Chorlton Velo     Veteran     23.12

22    Stuart      Garnett     Barrow Central Wheelers Senior      23.15

23    Bill  Maxwell     Border City Whs CC      Veteran     23.19

24    Kevin Crawley     Border City Whs CC      Veteran     23.24

25    Andrew      Dent  Pendle Forest CC  Veteran     23.26

26    Mike  Westmorland Border City Whs CC      Veteran     23.29

27    Peter Leonard     Southport CC      Veteran     23.32

28    John  Bell  Border City Whs CC      Veteran     23.44

29    Martyn      Blenkinship Border City Whs CC      Veteran     24.13

30    Katie Lukas Beacon Wheelers   Veteran     24.16

31    Carol Westmorland Border City Whs CC      Veteran     24.49

32    Richard     Tyson Rock to Roll CC   Veteran     25.07

33    Ben   Seddon      Harrogate Nova CC Senior      26.02

34    Graham      Sheard      North Lancs RC    Veteran     26.21

35    Les   Stephenson  Border City Whs CC      Veteran     26.43

36    Warren      Chamberlain Horwich Cycling Club    Veteran     26.49

37    Colin Reynolds    Leigh Premier Road Club Veteran     28

38    Russell     McLean      Beacon Wheelers   Senior      30.23

39    Trevor      Wilson      Beacon Wheelers   Veteran     31.45

      Robert      Matthews    North Lancs RC    Veteran     DNF

      Ian   Sibbert     Garstang CC Veteran     DNS

      Ian   Duckworth   Pendle Forest CC  Veteran     DNS

      Julian      Cook  Velo Club Cumbria Veteran     DNS Aplologies

      Brian Moore TA (North East)   Veteran     DNS Apologies

      Kath  Finn  Kendal Cycle Club Veteran     DNS Apologies

      Steve Marlow      Weaver Valley CC  Veteran     DNS Apologies

      Paul  Braithwaite Pendle Forest CC  Veteran     DNS Apologies

      James        Lawley     Barrow Central Wheelers Veteran     DNS Apologies

      Paul  Targett     Pendle Forest CC  Veteran     DNS Apologies