Victory for Luke Johnston in Velo Club time trial

Luke Johnston won the Keswick 30-mile time trial organised by Velo Club.

Johnston, of Workington, covered the flat 30-mile course on the A66 in an impressive time of 1 hour 4 minutes and 37 seconds at an average speed of 27.86mph.

He was 2 minutes and 10 seconds clear of Allistair Moffatt in second place. Richard Shield finished third in a time of 1:07:52. The fastest female rider was Sue Toppin, with a time of 1:22:56.

VCC’s club time trials continue on Tuesday, June 14, with the Whinlatter Lorton Hill Climb.

Sign on is from 6pm at Strawberry How, Cockermouth.

Results

1. Luke Johnston  1:04:37
2. Allistair Moffatt 1:06:47
3. Richard Shield  1:07:52
4. Brian Payton 1:08:04
5. Sam Wedgwood 1:09:28
6. Liam Martin 1:11:26
7. John Beck  1:18:38
8. Willy Armstrong 1:19:40
9. Cliff Degraff 1:19:45
10. Mike Hodson  1:21:26
11. Sue Toppin 1:22:56
12. Simon Hayes 1:27:53
13. Rob Goulding 1:40:03