Sam and Aaron show the way

Skegness Wheelers 10 TT - 13/06/2006 - C10/9, Gunby, Lincolnshire

Cherry Valley riders dominated the top 10 placings and won the fastest team award in the Skegness Wheelers mid week 10 on Tuesday 13th June. The event saw Sam continue his good run of form following ‘some’ training over the previous weeks and Aaron continue his drive back to full fitness, whilst Andy Lintin put in a good ride to take 4th place. The Skegness event also saw Gareth make his return to time trialling for the first time this season while Ian was riding below his best but still managed to take 2nd spot.

The evening was almost perfect for the riders as there was hardly a breath of wind over the course from Gunby to Ulceby Cross Roundabout but the rain started to fall steadily as the event progressed.

First of the Cherry Valley riders to start was Andy Lintin who flew around the course catching all the starters in front of him to cross the finish line in a time of 22.09 to take an early lead.

Gareth was the next Cherry Valley rider on the road and despite a quick start he struggled with being so low in the time trialling position. Deciding not to use an aero crash hat and like Ian leaving the disk wheel in the car, Gareth crossed the line in a time of 22.38.

Sam was starting only a minute in front of Ian toward the back of the field and Sam soon found his pace reaching the turn in the same time as Gareth and keeping Ian at bay close behind. Once at the turn, Sam got into full speed mode and set off with some vigour back to the finish. Sam reached the finish line without begin caught by Ian so he knew he was on a good ride which resulted in a time of 22.18, only 9 seconds slower than team mate Andy. Starting without his disk wheel, it was obvious Ian was not taking this event too seriously as he had been training hard for the National 50 TT on the following Sunday. Ian still crossed the line in a time of 21.38 which was good enough for second place behind Julian Ramsbottom (Scunthorpe Poly CC).

Last Cherry Valley rider to finish was Aaron. Aaron was in his usual relaxed mood as he tackled the 10 mile course only a short distance from his home. Making it look effortless, Aaron took the chequered flag with a time of 22.34. Although not happy at being beaten by his older brother Sam, Aarons times and results are showing signs of consistency, which after the illness that kept him off his bike for most of last year is sign of a good summer to come.

With his eye on the his favourite National TT at the weekend, Ian wasn’t bothered with his performance whilst Gareth also couldn’t get motivated for the event and found it hard to press on over the faster return leg to the finish loosing 30 seconds in the process. However, both Sam and Aaron were justifiably pleased with their performances as their form shows good signs of being on the upward spiral now they have more time to train.