Another time trial success for David Gleave

David Gleave picked up from where he left off last week to score a resounding victory in the Velo Club Cumbria’s Keswick 25-mile time trial.

Gleave’s time of 53 minutes 4 seconds, at an average speed of 28.27mph, set in difficult windy conditions, was a comfortable three minutes 36 seconds clear of second placed Brian Payton’s 56:40.

A further 2 seconds behind came Richard Shield in third. Rachel Jeff of Workington was the fastest female in a time of 1:06:01.

VCC’s club time trials continue next Tuesday with a Keswick 10 mile time trial, and then conclude on Tuesday August 31 with a hill climb up Whinlatter Pass from Braithwaite.

1.  David Gleave                53:04
2. Brian Payton                 56:40
3. Richard Shield               56:42
4. Adrian Sowerby             57:27
5. Sam Wedgwood           57:44
6. Kieran Hoban                1:00:24
7. Asley Elsley                  1:00:45
8.  Howard Buckingham      1:02:04
9. John Beck                    1:05:08
10. Rachel Jeff                   1:06:01
11. Craig Thompson            1:06:49
12. Willy Armstrong             1:07:30
13.  Cliff Degraff                 1:08:08
14. Rob Goulding               1:19:24

DNF Jon Sturman
DNS Julian Cook