Busy start to the TT season for Brighton Mitre CC

The Mighty Mitre have been bossing it in the early stages of the TT season with some excellent rides and podiums galore.

Cris Coxon, Adrian Ford and John Franklin kicked off the season with a Team win for the Mitre at the East Sussex CA March 10 on 9th March. Cris won the event with Adrian 3rd and John 4th.

Rory Knapp flew the flag for the Mitre at the RTTC National Road Bike Championship on 13th April, coming 46th overall.

April 18th saw Mitre continuing their winning ways at the Crawley Wheelers 42 with Cris atop the podium and Karla Boddy taking first place in the Female Road bike category.

April 21st saw the Mitre hosting the 27.3 TT. Jack Smith carried the BMCC flag that morning, coming 5th overall.

Jump forward to the Steyning weekender on the 10th and 11th May and yet again you’ll see Cris atop the podium in the SCA 10 on the 10th. Cosmo Derangi was 1st in the road bike category, Rory Knapp 2nd in the road bike category and Tracey Williams 2nd in the Female TT bike category. At the time of writing the official results for the SCA 25 on Sunday 11th May haven’t been posted but Strava tells me that, surprise surprise, Cris won the event, setting a new course PB. Also on the start sheet were Cosmo, Donald Parker, Tracey and as ever Robin Johnson. I’ll update this when results are published, but it’s fair to say it was a cracking weekend on racing.

Robin hasn’t been off the bike it seems, competing in 7 events already this season.

Casting eyes forward we have a calendar full of events. On the bank holiday weekend the Mitre are hosting 2 TT’s. Monday 26th May sees the 10 and the Hilly 10 taking place over at Steyning. Entries close in 3 days so best scoot over to https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/30785-brighton-mitre-cc-10 or https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/events/30777-brighton-mitre-cc-hilly-10 to secure your place.

Loads more events in the pipeline. Please visit https://www.cyclingtimetrials.org.uk/event-finder and use the search box to find events base on location and / or date.

Hilly time trial and hill climb results

The full results for Brighton Mitre’s Easter hilly time trials and hill climbs follow. Our thanks, as ever, to Robin Johnson for organising these events – and to all the time-keepers, marshals, pushers-off and others, without whose help they would not be possible. 

10-mile Hilly Time Trial

22nd Hilly 10-mile time trial – The Alan Packett Memorial Event on course G10/44, on Easter Saturday, 15 April 2017.

Results

  1. Pete Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 22:13
  2. Stuart Bettis (South Downs Bikes) 22:30
  3. Sam Christy (London Dynamo) 23:23
  4. Steve Kane (Brighton Excelsior CC) 23:31

1st woman Angela Carpenter (A3crg) 26:24

2nd woman Kat Avramides (Brighton Mitre CC) 28:16

1st Juvenile: Theo Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 25:42

1st Team: Brighton Mitre CC (Jack Smith, Kat Avramides, Peter Davies) 1:24:21

1st Vet (40-44): Neil Crowther (Worthing Excelsior CC) 24:45

1st Vet (45-49): Pete Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 22:13

1st Vet (50-54): Tim Holmes (V.T.T.A. (Sy/Sx.)) 27:17

1st Vet (55-59): David Shepherd (GS Stella) 23:48

1st Vet (60-64): Mike Boyce (A3crg) 27:59

1st Vet (65-69): Robert Gilmour (Hounslow & Dist.Whls.) 27:18

1st Vet (70-74): None

1st Vet (75-79): Alan Robinson (Central Sussex CC) 33:34

1st Road Bike: Sam Christy (London Dynamo) 23:23

2nd Road Bike: Daniel Pink (GS Avanti) 26:09

 

25-mile Hilly Time Trial

26th Hilly 25-mile time trial – The Bill Sladen Memorial Event on course G10/44, Easter Monday, 17 April 2017.

Results

  1. Pete Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 00:59:35
  2. Stuart Bettis (South Downs Bikes) 00:59:59
  3. George Welfare (Eastbourne Rovers) 01:02:08
  4. Steven Kane (Brighton Excelsior CC) 01:02;54
  5. Stuart Hodd (PB Cycle Coaching RT) 01:03:13

1st woman Kat Avramides (Brighton Mitre CC) 01:14:57

1st Juvenile Theo Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 01:11:15

1st Team: Brighton Mitre CC (Jack Smith, Don Parker, Kat Avramides) 3:40:20

2nd Team: Brighton Mitre CC (Jamie Smith, Peter Davies, Robin Johnson) 4:00:48

1st Vet (40-44): Ian Newbold (Worthing Excelsior CC) 01:10:59

1st Vet (45-49): Pete Tadros (In-Gear Quickvit TSRT) 00:59:35

1st Vet (50-54): Keith Walker (Wigmore CC) 01:05:49

1st Vet (55-59): Mike Marchant (Southdown Velo) 01:15:23

1st Vet (60-64): Peter Davies (Brighton Mitre CC) 01:19:15

1st Vet (65-69): Don Parker (Brighton Mitre CC) 01:14:15

1st Road Bike: Jamie Smith (Brighton Mitre CC) 01:15:57

2nd Road Bike: Peter Davies (Brighton Mitre CC) 01:19:15

Hill Climb 25 April 2017

Course GH/94 – Mill Hill, Shoreham

  1. Mike Coyle (08:53)
  2. Adam Churchill (09:38)
  3. Giles Ruffer (09:43)
  4. John Tindell (10:35)
  5. Simon Dowling (10:45)
  6. Joel Draper (11:20)
  7. Joha Aaltonen (11:50)
  8. Robin Johnson (15:15)

Hill Climb 18 April 2017

Course GH/94 – Mill Hill, Shoreham

  1. Jed Williamson (09:12)
  2. Alex McLaren (09:25)
  3. Simon Dowling (09:36)
  4. Jack Smith (10:02)
  5. John Ferguson (10:33)
  6. Joel Draper (11:30)
  7. Robin Johnson (14:46)

 

 

BMCC Hardriders TT results

There was a low turnout for the first club time trial of the year – the 22.34-mile Hardriders (course GS/981) on 12 March. Perhaps riders were put off by the poor weather forecast. But some good times were recorded nevertheless.

Full results:

  1. Steve Kane – 58:16
  2. Jack Smith – 1:03:16
  3. Morgan Lewis – 1:03:19
  4. Juha Aaltonen – 1:08:09
  5. Jamie Smith – 1:09:38
  6. Robin Johnson – 1:14:24