Luke Johnston wins Lorton Hill Climb trial

Luke Johnston won the Whinlatter Lorton Hill Climb trial organised by Velo Club Cumbria.

The prolific Johnston covered the 6.3-mile course to the top of Whinlatter Pass in 20 minutes and 54 seconds at an average speed of 18.09mph.

Johnston was 19 seconds ahead of Liam Martin in second place. Allistair Moffatt finished third in a time of 21:37 while Brian Payton won a tight battle for 4^th place just six seconds clear of Sam Wedgwood in 5^th.

1. Luke Johnston                                20:54
2. Liam Martin                                    21:13
3. Allistair Moffatt                             21:37
4. Brian Payton                                   22:04
5. Sam Wedgwood                            22:10
6. John Beck                                        23:46
7. Mike Hodson                                 24:44
8. Willy Armstrong                            26:15
9. Cliff Degraff                                    27:51
10. Simon Hayes                                  28:41
11. Stephen Gascoigne                       29:00
12. Rob Goulding                                 39:12

The next VCC time trial is Keswick 10 on Tuesday. Sign on from 6pm at Beck Wythop car park.