VTTA (North Group)(Veterans North Closed Circuit Championship)(Open to all 40 years & over, members & non-Members)(Entries close 14/10/22)

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  • Date: 23-Oct-22
  • Time: 13:00
  • Distance: 10 Miles
  • Course: T10C
  • Closing Date: 14-Oct-22 23:59
  • Categories:
    • All Veteran
    • All Para

Watson and Ball success at the VTTA North Group 10 Champs

  • Published: 24 Oct 22
  • Written By: Snowdon Sports
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Douglas Watson

Douglas Watson triumphed at the men’s event of the 10-mile VTTA North Group Veterans North Closed Circuit Championship held at Croft Motor Circuit on Sunday afternoon, with Liz Ball winning the women’s event in wet conditions.

Watson (GTR-Return to Life p/b Streamline) clocked a handicap time of 20-45 to win, ahead of Marcel Schubert (Darlington Cycling Club) who finished in an adjusted time of 20-54, with a handicap time of 21-13 helping Adept Cycling’s Ray Hall to third place.

In the women’s event Ball (Valley Striders CC) clocked an adjusted time of 21-22, with Seacroft Wheelers’ Angela Hannon-Flaherty finishing in a handicap time of 21-40 for the runners-up spot ahead of Lucia Borradaile (CC Weymouth) whose time of 21-44 on handicap sealed the final podium place.

Nick Giles

Fastest road bike rider on handicap was Pocomotion Road Club’s Nick Giles with a handicap time of 22-00, while Shaun Tyson (Protech Velo) took second in 22-23 and Keith Storey, of Seacroft Wheelers, finished in 25-14 for third place.

This event sees riders complete five laps of Croft Motor Racing Circuit, with the race starting at the acceleration line on the pit lane exit and joining the main circuit in a north easterly direction and riding four full laps in a clockwise direction, on the fifth lap leaving the circuit approximately 300 metres southwest of the start to enter the pit lane and finish on the deceleration line. 

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Results:

Liz Ball

Men:

1. Douglas Watson (GTR – Return to Life p/b Streamline)   20:45

2. Marcel Schubert (Darlington Cycling Club)          20:54

3. Ray Hall (adept Cycling)    21:13

Women:

1. Liz Ball (Valley Striders Cycling Club)

2. Angela Hannon-Flaherty (Seacroft Wheelers)       21:40

3. Lucia Borradaile (CC Weymouth) 21:44

Road Bikes:

1. Nick Giles (Pocomotion Road Club)          22:00

2. Shaun Tyson (Protech Velo)           22:23

3. Keith Storey (Seacroft Whs)           25:14