Scunthorpe RC Circuit - 8/5/2005 -
Course CS/11
Andy Lintin (Cherry Valley RT) scored his best win
of the year in the Scunthorpe RC circuit time trial
held on Sunday 8th May. Andy covered the 18 mile course
from Scotter along the Trent bank to Morton before turning
to Laughton Village then the finally through Laughton
Woods in a time of 43.28.
Andy held off strong challenges on a tricky and technical
course from his own team mates Ian Dalton and Gareth
Williams and Mark Bladgen (Sheffield Phoenix) to claim
his finest win of the season so far.
The day didn’t start according to plan as Richard
Robinson (Cherry Valley RT) called in with a recurrence
of his sore throat after his efforts of the previous
day. First of the Cherry Valley riders to finish was
Aaron Tuplin who covered the circuit in a time of 46.49
which was a great ride to finish in a final position
of 7th. Aaron held the lead for a short time until Andy
Lintins time was posted.
Setting off near the front of the race, Andy was the
fastest rider to finish after starting number 15 and
had to wait to see the other results posted at the HQ
before realising he had won the event. With Mark Blagden
starting 1 minute behind the Cherry Valley man, Andy
just knuckled down to the task in hand and not worrying
about Bladgen just a minute behind him. The race started
on a short 3 mile section directly into a headwind to
the village of Susworth before turning left and following
the river Trent on some narrow and technical roads through
several villages before the wind gave the riders any
help to the village of Laughton.
Andy eventually crossed the finish line in a time of
43.28 and only had to wait another minute before Blagden
crossed the line in a time of 43.57. With team mates
Ian Dalton and Gareth Williams (Cherry Valley RT) the
only riders capable of toppling Andy from the number
1 position, Andy had an anxious wait to see Gareth next
home in a time of 44.09 so he was at least guaranteed
of a second spot.
Shortly after Gareth finished, saw the arrival of Ian
Dalton making a huge effort for the finish line but
still falling short of Andys time to finish with 43.53
taking Ian to two second places on two days but victory
still going to his team mate Andy Lintin.
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Andy Lintin (Cherry Valley RT) 43.28
2 Ian Dalton (Cherry Valley RT) 43.53
3 Mark Bladegen (Sheffield Phoenix) 43.57
4 Gareth Williams (Cherry Valley RT) 44.09
5 Eddie Woollock (Cottingham Couriers) 45.00
6 Michael Spencer (Scunthorpe RC) 45.00
7 Aarron Tuplin (Cherry Valley RT) 46.49
8 Andy Birley (De Rosa RT) 47.06
9 Andrew Moore (Barton Wheelers) 47.23
10 Marcus Nainby (Scunthorpe Poly) 48.00
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