Danny Grieves and Gemma Frost were fastest male and female riders as Blaydon CC staged an 18-mile time trial in Northumberland on Sunday.

Grieves, the 29-year-old GS Metro rider from Bedlington, crossed the line bloodied and with a torn skinsuit after coming off on a slippery corner, but still did enough to clock 37-59 and take the win by 48 seconds from Team Swift rival Lewis Timmins, while Dan Meggison (GS Metro) was third, exactly a minute slower than his victorious team-mate.

And 35-year-old Frost, the Team Swift rider from Newcastle, clocked 43-12 to make it two wins in two days following her victory in the Alnwick CC 13-mile event the previous day.

There was a good sized field for the event on the M18, which takes riders on a loop from just north of Ponteland, heading up to Whalton and through Belsay before coming back down the A696 to a finish just to the west of the start point.

Times were generally slower than expected because of dreary and damp conditions which had left the surface greasy, which caused problems for more people than Grieves.

Grieves has been in good form this season, having won each of the events he has ridden. He was victorious in the North Tyneside Riders 10 as well as the Houghton CC 10 both in April.

And he won the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service CC’s 12.6-mile time trial last month, before his victory in this Blaydon CC promotion.

In other categories, Steve Craggs was the first Blaydon CC rider home with a time of 39-58 giving him fourth, while the best veteran was Phil Hall (Breeze Bikes) with 40-05 for fifth overall.

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Results:

Pos   Name  Club  Gender      Category    Time

1     Danny Grieves     GS Metro    Male  Senior      37:59

2     Lewis Timmins     Team Swift  Male  Senior      38:47

3     Dan Meggison      GS Metro    Male  Senior      38:59

4     Steven Craggs     Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      39:58

5     Phil Hall   Breeze Bikes RT   Male  Vet   40:05

6     Jamie Johnson     Barnesbury CC     Male  Senior      40:06

7     Justin Ramel      Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   40:10

8     John Routledge    Barnesbury CC     Male  Senior      40:33

9     Ian Norris  Blumilk.Com Male  Vet   40:37

10    Ben Lane    GS Metro    Male  Vet   40:44

11    Nev Martin  GS Metro    Male  Vet   40:46

12    Julian MacBride   Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      40:50

13    Colin Atkinson    Muckle Cycle Club Male  Vet   40:53

14    Craig Haslam      Muckle Cycle Club Male  Vet   40:54

15    Philip KENNELL    Allen Valley Velo Male  Vet   41:04

16    Russ Richardson   Teesdale CRC      Male  Vet   41:20

17    Richard Lilleker  Cleveland Wheelers CC   Male  Senior      41:21

18    Adam Wilson Cramlington CC    Male  Senior      41:56

19    Daryl Oguona      Tricademy   Male  Vet   42:07

20    Neil Wilkinson    Cestria C.C.      Male  Vet   42:36

21    Peter Herdman     Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   42:38

22    Mark Tully  Sunderland Clarion      Male  Senior      43:08

23    Gemma Frost Team Swift  Female      Senior      43:12

24    Colin Humphrey    Houghton CC Male  Vet   43:16

25    Peter Stokoe      Sunderland Clarion      Male  Senior      43:20

26    Roger Clarke      Tyneside Vagabonds CC   Male  Vet   43:23

27    Ian Simon   Breeze Bikes RT   Male  Vet   43:36

29    Jay Pitt    Derwentside CC    Male  Senior      43:49

30    Phil Watson Hadrian R.T Male  Vet   43:50

31    Shaun Brannan     Muckle Cycle Club Male  Senior      43:54

32    Dan Pons    Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      44:02

33    Keith Davison     Hadrian R.T Male  Vet   44:03

34    David Linsley     Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC      Male  Vet   44:04

35    David Symes Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   44:14

36    Mark Herbert      Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   44:19

37    Lee McCarron      Barnesbury CC     Male  Senior      44:34

38    Rick Mitford      Cestria C.C.      Male  Vet   44:41

39    David Pritchard   Kennoway Road Club      Male  Vet   44:47

40    Jock Bolam  Breeze Bikes RT   Male  Vet   44:54

41    Daniel O'Callaghan      South Shields Velo Cycling Club     Male  Senior      45:02

42    James George Dunn South Shields Velo Cycling Club     Male  Senior      45:06

43    Steven Mulvey     Reifen Racing     Male  Vet   45:14

44    Tim Nichol  Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      45:20

45    Jennifer Batey    Boompods EDCO NRG Female      Senior      45:47

46    Paul Wright Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      45:52

47    Phil Cook   Cestria C.C.      Male  Vet   45:53

48    Natalie Batey     Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service CC      Female      Senior      45:55

49    Joanne Rea  Blaydon CC  Female      Senior      45:56

50    Bev Martin  GS Metro    Female      Vet   46:02

51    Christopher Beaty Allen Valley Velo Male  Senior      46:10

52    Martin Rasmussen  Tyneside Vagabonds CC   Male  Vet   46:20

53    Stefan Hurst      Charlotteville Cycling Club   Male  Senior      46:23

54    Gemma Hutchins    Blaydon CC  Female      Senior      46:29

55    Craig Bell  Allen Valley Velo Male  Senior      46:30

56    Patrick Deane     Tyneside Vagabonds CC   Male  Vet   46:41

57    Carrie Brookes    North Tyneside Riders CC      Female      Vet   47:17

58    Keith Sibbald     Cramlington CC    Male  Vet   47:54

59    Steven Marks      Tyne Tri    Male  Vet   48:54

60    Danny Wilcox      North Tyneside Riders CC      Male  Vet   49:05

61    Raymond Bell      Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   49:06

62    Peter Phillipson  North Tyneside Riders CC      Male  Vet   49:07

63    Sara Cummings     Blaydon CC  Female      Vet   49:11

64    Francis Smith     Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   49:34

65    Angela McGurk     Blaydon CC  Female      Senior      49:43

66    Josie Cram  Albarosa CC Female      Senior      49:49

66    Mike Woodison     GS Metro    Male  Senior      49:49

68    Jen McMahon Muckle Cycle Club Female      Senior      50:08

69    Hannah Baker      North Tyneside Riders CC      Female      Senior      51:20

70    Sheena Harrison   Allen Valley Velo Female      Vet   51:47

71    Mick Chappel      North Tyneside Riders CC      Male  Vet   53:00

72    Kevin Hopper      Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   53:09

73    Justine Norman    Breeze Bikes RT   Female      Vet   53:14

74    Rachel Galler     Blaydon CC  Female      Senior      53:15

75    Paul Mitchell     Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   53:34

76    Maddy Hall  Breeze Bikes RT   Female      Juvenile    54:45

77    Nicola McCoy      Sporting Club Gothic    Female      Vet   55:57

78    Gareth Davies     Barnesbury CC     Male  Vet   01:01:44

      Greg Charlton     Muckle Cycle Club Male  Vet   APOLS

      Sebastian Stockbridge   Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      APOLS

      Brian Ward  Team Profound SB  Male  Senior      APOLS

      Ross Gray   Allen Valley Velo Male  Senior      APOLS

      James Meadows     Cleveland Wheelers CC   Male  Senior      APOLS

      Jamie Ruddell     Houghton CC Male  Senior      APOLS

      James Hadfield    Blaydon CC  Male  Senior      APOLS

      Michael Todd      Derwentside CC    Male  Senior      APOLS

      Stuart Cook Cestria C.C.      Male  Vet   APOLS

      David Cole  Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   DNF

      Peter Mcewan      Breeze Bikes RT   Male  Vet   DNS

      Patrick Hamilton  Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   DNS

      Kyle Spenc  Tyneside Vagabonds CC   Male  Senior      DNS

      David Swainson    Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   DNS

      David Sparrow     Reifen Racing     Male  Vet   DNS

      Craig Fenwick     Team Swift  Male  Vet   DNS

      Wayne Baker Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   DNS

      Neil Parkin Derwentside CC    Male  Vet   DNS

      Mark Whaley Blaydon CC  Male  Vet   DQ