Sussex CA

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  • Date: 26-Jun-22
  • Time: 06:30
  • Distance: 50 Miles
  • Course: G50/10
  • Closing Date: 14-Jun-22 23:59
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Sussex CA 50 triumph for Critchlow and Dodds

  • Published: 26 Jun 22
  • Written By: Snowdon Sports
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Andy Critchlow and Emma Dodds earned victory as fastest male and fastest female respectively at the Sussex CA 50-mile time trial on Sunday morning.

Norwood Paragon CC rider Critchlow, who set the course record of 1-45-26 in 2020, again took the honours in 1-48-32 to finish a dominant 3-28 ahead of Steve Kane of TMC while Kane’s clubmate Matthew Smith completed the podium in 1-53-09.

In the women’s event Dodds (Epsom CC) finished the course 9-43 quicker than her ride in 2021 despite more challenging conditions, to complete the distance in 2-39-17.

Despite missing out on the individual prize Kane and Smith helped Team TMC pick up the fastest team award alongside Kevin Plummer, with the trio posting a total time of 5-46-06.

The 35 riders who reached the start line faced variable conditions along the route, with a gentle breeze quickly turning into 17-mph south-westerly winds while there were two brief showers to interrupt the sunshine.

Starting on Cowfold Road just north of West Grinstead, riders then eastbound past Cowfold before turning at the A23 and retracing the route until Cowfold then turning southwards past Shermanbury on the A281 until reaching Henfield, heading back again until rejoining the A23.

Then heading westwards until the A272, the riders take a left to follow Worthing Road until the roundabout, where they turn left through South Downs National Park and on through Steyning until encircling the A283 roundabout and retracing back to Washington, where they head south to Findon, then back past Washington, past Ashington and finishing just south of Shipley.

* All reports are copyright of Cycling Time Trials/Snowdon Sports. Not to be used without permission. This report by James Ayles.

 

Results:

Men:

1. Andy Critchlow (Norwood Paragon CC)              1:48.32

2. Steve Kane (Team TMC)           1:52.00

3. Matthew Smith (Team TMC)  1:53.09

4. Chris Jones (Bynea CC)              1:56.43

5. Paul Thatcher (Brighton Mitre CC)        1:57.41

6. Kevin Plummer (Team TMC)   2:00.57

Women:

1. Emma Dodds (Epsom CC)         2:39.17

Team: Team TMC (Steve Kane, Matthew Smith, Kevin Plummer) 5:46.06