LANCASTER CYCLING CLUB

OPEN 25 MILE - L2524 - SUNDAY 19st SEPTEMBER 2004

Held Under CTT Rules

Official Results

Organiser: Bob Muir; 28, Derwent Road; Lancaster; Lancs.; LA1 3ES  Tel: 01524 62250 email: bob@bobmuir.co.uk

Timekeepers: Mr. Bob Muir (Start), Mr. Denis Richardson (Finish).

Course L2524:                                   69 Entries. 49 Started. 46 Finished

FASTEST (Loyne Jubilee Trophy)

      1st      Gethin   Butler                Preston Wheelers              53:14              £20-00 + Ticket LCC Dinner 2005

      2nd     John     Morgan             Preston Wheelers              54:57              £15-00

      3rd      Stuart    Whitehead       North Lancs RC                  55:42              £10-00

      4th      Paul       Fleming            Preston Wheelers              56:06              £  7-50

      5th      John     Ingham             Kent Valley Road Club     57:54              £  5-00

Fastest Under 18

                  Pete       Williams           Ellan Vannin CC                 58:17              £ 10-00

                  Hannah                           Conlin                                    Science-In-Sport    1:14:25          £  5-00

Fastest Lady

                  Hannah                           Conlin                                    Science-In-Sport    1:14:25          £ 10-00

VETS. ON STANDARD

      1st      Frank    Kerry                 Lancashire Road Club      +20:07           £20-00

      2nd     Barry     Fittes                 Barrow Central Wheelers +19:11           £15-00

      3rd      Dave     Brown              North Lancs RC                  +18:20           £10-00

      4th      Bill         Lloyd                Southport C.C.                    +16:27           £  7-50

      5th      Mike      Westmorland  Border City Wheelers        +16:04           £  5-00

FASTEST TEAM £10-00 Each (Palmer Shield) + Tickets LCC Dinner 2005

               Gethin      Butler                Preston Wheelers                                      53:14

               John        Morgan             Preston Wheelers                                     54:57

               Paul          Fleming            Preston Wheelers                                      56:06

                                                                                                                                    2:44:17

Congratulations to all prize winners

Thanks to everybody who helped in the smooth running of the event.

Timekeeper: Denis Richarson assisted by Bob Jessop  

Marshalls : Nev Pearson, Gary Bowker, Julia & Trevor Mattison, Stan Wilkinson, Graham & Ian Harcourt, Tim Norton, Jim Andrews, Brian Kennedy, Dave Gorst.

Special thanks to Jann Muir at event HQ for getting up at 05:30 to spend the morning organising drinks and refreshments and then going on to work in the afternoon until 11pm.

Below is the result of the Lancaster Cycling Club Open 25 mile TT on the Levens course which considering the weather conditions produced some surprisingly fast times. There were a few blustery showers but the main problem was caused by an increasingly strong wind blowing off the Irish Sea hindering the riders on the first and third six mile legs but making life a dream on the other two legs. The event record of 52:20, set by Thomas Evans last year in the race which dates back to 1935, lasted another year as Gethin Butler, last man off, produced the ride of the day with 53:14 leaving his team-mate John Morgan in second place over a minute and a half back. Predictably Preston Wheelers took the team prize with these two backed up by 4^th placed Paul Fleming (56:06). The Preston trio bettered the 1996 team record, 2:50:35 set by Team Rapide, by over 6 minutes and were over half an hour better than the 1935 team winners – Preston Wheelers with 3:15:51.

Some excellent veteran standard rides were produced with 69year old Frank Kerry (Lancashire Road Club) coming out tops with a plus of 20:07.

We hope to be promoting the same five events next year, SpoCo event in March, 10 & 50 in June, 25 in September and Hill Climb in November. Hope to see you all there. Have a good winter.