BEN ANSTIE won the Dursley Road Club Open 25-mile Time Trial (U109) by just one second in dramatic style.
Fortunately the rain kept away and although the weather played its part with the usual strong westerly winds blowing across the course, six riders beat the hour, with the Chippenham and District Wheelers team once again winners averaging nearly 26mph.
The U109 is still a demanding ‘hard-riders’ course, making Anstie’s winning time of 56.37 just 13 seconds short of the course record, an exceptional performance.
Last year’s winner Jeff Jones was pipped into second place by just one second.
Chris Madge finished third, and Anstie led Chippenham to the team award with Jones and Simon Snowden.
The Vets prize was won by Pete Wilson of Bath CC and Aileen Brown, also of Bath CC, took the women’s prize for the fourth year.
Aaron Preece made a determined ride to take the Junior prize.
Results: 1 B Anstie S (Chippenham & District Wheelers) 56.37, 2 J Jones S (Chippenham DW) 56.38, 3 C Madge S (Leisure Lakes RT) 58.12, 4 D Kiddell S (Cavalier CC) 58.24, 5 G Poupart S (Echelon Cycles) 58.52, 6 D Smetham V4 (Dursley RC) 59.49, 7 R Pears V4 (Bath CC) 1.00.00, 8 G Unsworth S (Gloucester City CC) 1.00.04, 9 S Snowden S (Chippenham DW) 1.00.07, 10 D Rudland V4 (Diamond Health & Fitness) 1.00.33, 11 C Thursfield S (Dream CC) 1.01.55, 12 M Wilkinson V4 (Severn RC) 1.02.34, 13 D Summers V4 (Bath CC) 1.02.42, 14 R Edgell S (Somer Valley CC) 1.03.11, 15 T Chapman S (Dream CC) 1.03.12, 16 G Preece V4 (Gloucester CCC) 1.03.28, 17 S Ayres V4 (Chippenham DW) 1.04.39, 18 D Dowdeswell V5 (Gloucester CCC) 1.04.54, 19 C Broad-Drake V5 (Swindon RC) 1.04.59, 20 A Green V4 (Dursley RC) 1.05.39, 21 S Walsh V5 (Yeovil CC) 1.06.06, 22 S Rouse V4 (Severn RC) 1.06.30, 23 P Chapman V6 (Severn RC) 1.07.22, 24 J Gregory V6 (Somer VCC) 1.08.02, 25 T Thorne V6 (Bath CC) 1.09.16, 26 S Barber V4 (Chippenham DW) 1.09.337, 27 D Walshaw V4 (Dursley RC) 1.10.04, 28 P Wilson V7 (Bath CC) 1.12.12, 29 A Preece J (Gloucester CCC) 1.13.33, 30 B Brown V7 (Severn RC) 1.15.19, 31 C Mullett S (Gillingham & District) 1.15.57, A Brown VW (Bath CC) 1.17.59, 33 S Roberts W (Gillingham & Dist) 1.23.45, 34 D Boddy V4 (Severn RC) 1.30.02.
Bath 25 Championship: 1 R Pears V4 1.00.00, 2 D Summers V4 1.02.42, 3 T Thorne V6 1.09.16, 4 P Wilson V7 1.12.12, 5 A Brown VW 1.17.59 (all Bath CC).
Team Prize: Chippenham & District Wheelers (B Anstie, J Jones, S Snowden).
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