Velo Club Cumbria start series of time trials

The Velo Club Cumbria have started their series of time trials which will be a regular event in the coming months.

Local ‘Ironman’ Allistair Moffat won the Bassenthwaite Lake TT in impressive fashion.

The Cockermouth racer tackled the undulating 16-mile course around Bassenthwaite Lake in a time of 36 minutes and 57 seconds at an average speed of 25.98mph.

Moffat was 23 seconds clear of Brian Payton in second place with Sam Wedgwood third in a time of 37.58.

VCC run time trials on Tuesday evenings from April to September.

They continue tomorrow night with the Chapel Brow 10-mile time trial. The sign-on is from 6pm on the old road in front of the Melbreak Hotel at Little Clifton.  

1. Allistair Moffat – 36.57
2. Brian Payton – 37.20
3. Sam Wedgwood – 37.58
4. Richard Shield – 38.03
5. Kieran Hoban – 39.55
6. Ken Brown Snr – 40.19
7. John Beck – 42.46
8. Mike Hodson – 44.07
9. Willy Armstrong – 44.09
10. Cliff Degraff – 45.55
11. Simon Hayes – 49.13
12. Rob Goulding – 57.18

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