Team Kirkley Cycles’ Joanne Rea and Lewis Wake were celebrating victory at the GTR-Return to Life 10-mile time trial in Northumberland on Sunday morning, as many riders got to recce the course for the National-Mile Championships later in the year.

September’s title race will use the same M101 course near Bedlington, but many will be hoping for better conditions than this event as the predicted sunshine didn’t materialise and instead the event was run off on a cloudy and overcast morning with temperatures of around 12 degrees.

Lewis Wake’s time of 19-18 gave him the win by 28 seconds from Darlington CC’s Marcel Schubert, with the podium being completed by Marc Anderson (GTR-Return to Life) with 20-02.

And in the women’s category Rea clocked 22-34 to take the win by 1-07 from Muckle CC rival Lois Jarvis, with third quickest woman being Adele McAleer (Velo Culture) in 24-36.

With no junior female course record set for this course so far, Sophie Heighton of Ferryhill Wheelers gets her name on the honours board riding a 26:27.

All proceeds from the event are being donated to the Paisley-based Return to Life Charity, which supports those who suffer from chronic kidney disease, undergoing dialysis or who are pre/post kidney transplant.

“I’m really happy with today’s performance,” said Lewis Wake. “Working with a great coach has helped me to gradually build my form nicely.  A massive thanks to GTR and the organisers for putting on this event today, and for such a worthy cause.”

This was Lewis Wake’s fifth victory of the season so far in open time trialling, and in seven events ridden he hasn’t finished outside the top two.

His most recent victory was in the Tyneside Vagabonds CC 47-mile mountain time trial a fortnight earlier, while he has also been victorious at the Vector Racing 25, Team Kirkley Cycles 10 and North Tyneside Riders CC 10.

Joanne Rea’s win here was her third solo open time trial win, although she was also victorious in the Blaydon CC two-up 19 alongside Lucy Glover in April.

Rea’s previous wins include the Tyneside Vagabonds CC 47-mile event and the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service 12-miler last month. She was beaten into second in the North Tyneside Riders 10 back in April by Jarvis, so this win will go some way towards making up for that loss.

Results:

Pos      Rider   Club    Time

1          Lewis Wake    Team Kirkley Cycles  19:18

2          Marcel Schubert          Darlington Cycling Club        19:46

3          Marc Anderson           GTR - Return To Life P/B Streamline            20:02

4          Euan Adam     Durham City Velo       20:04

5          Darren Yarwood          ADDFORM Vive Le Velo      20:17

6          John Routledge           GTR - Return To Life P/B Streamline            20:33

7          Rob Graham    GTR - Return To Life P/B Streamline            20:34

8          Keith Murray  Vector Racing 20:37

9          Darren Robson            Muckle Cycle Club     20:42

10        Philip Kennell GS Metro         20:44

11        Harry Walker   Revolver Racing         20:57

12        Peter Stokoe    Reifen Racing 21:04

13        Carl Donaldson           GS Metro         21:18

14        Tony Scott       GTR - Return To Life P/B Streamline            21:44

15        Jonathan Cairns           Muckle Cycle Club     21:48

16        Benjamin Amaira        Alnwick Cycling Club            21:52

17        Johnathon Dorward    Army Cycling 21:53

18        Mike Dalton    Stockton Wheelers CC           21:58

19        Paul Newman  Richmond CC 22:00

20        Adam Harrison            Barnesbury CC           22:11

21        Tim Burdon     Allen Valley Velo        22:13

22        Neil Wilkinson            Blaydon CC    22:18

23        Joanne Rea      Team Kirkley Cycles  22:34

24        Graeme Carter Stockton Wheelers CC           22:35

25        Noel Stoddart  Allen Valley Velo        22:36

26        Guillaume Zoppi         North Tyneside Riders CC      22:43

27        David Robinson          Tyneside Vagabonds CC         22:53

28        Benjamin Johnston      Scottish Borders Race Team   23:07

29        Lee McCarron Vector Racing 23:10

30        Oliver Walker-Hayes  Tyneside Vagabonds CC         23:13

31        Paul Sander     Stockton Wheelers CC           23:34

32        Lois Jarvis       Muckle Cycle Club     23:41

33        David Milton   Vector Racing 23:45

34        Paul Robson    Protech Velo    23:55

35        Keith Davison Hadrian R.T    24:01

36        Keith Sibbald  Zeus CRT        24:08

37        Tom Guy         Sunderland Clarion     24:18

38        Adele McAleer            Velo Culture    24:36

39        David Lavery  North Tyneside Riders CC      24:55

40        Paul Tyler        Ferryhill Whs  25:09

41        Caroline Ratcliff          Ferryhill Whs  25:14

42        Andy Delaney Northumbria Police C.C.        25:22

43        Paul Cottrell    Sunderland Clarion     25:34

44        Rick Mitford    Cestria C.C.    25:52

45        Celia Michie    Alnwick Cycling Club            26:26

46        Sophie Heighton         Ferryhill Whs  26:27

47        Paul Dobbie    Gosforth RC   26:30

48        Chris Calvert   Alnwick & District Triathlon Club     26:39

48        James MacLean          Barnesbury CC           26:39

50        Angela McGurk          Blaydon CC    27:07

51        Howard Heighton       Ferryhill Whs  28:10

52        Steven Homer Houghton CC  28:46

            John Bowman Muckle Cycle Club     APOLS

            James Meadows          Cleveland Wheelers CC         APOLS

            Lee Ridden      Reifen Racing APOLS

            Zach Haigh     Barnesbury CC           APOLS

            Nick Badcock Allen Valley Velo        APOLS