Cherry Valley riders take top two places

VTTA 25 - 21/05/2006 - C25/27 - Boston

A dismal day greeted the riders in the VTTA 25 held near Boston on Sunday May 21st

Using the course running from Frithville across to Sibsey then up the A16 to Keal and then Revesby before finishing at the end of the 7 mile straight just outside Boston. Four Cherry Valley riders took on this wet and dismal day on this flat circuit including Jon Surtees, Andy Moore, Aaron Tuplin and Andy Lintin.

With a constant nagging breeze blowing across the course from a South Easterly direction, a slow start was followed by a faster section up the A16 section although the twisting nature of the road meant there was very little help from the wind as the course weaves is way through small villages on the main road before more undulating section to Revesby.

After the tough conditions of Saturday, both Aaron and Andy Lintin ventured out for more punishment on the Sunday whilst Sam was still nursing a cold which meant he had to sit this one out and probably shouldn't have ridden on the Saturday at Lincoln. Andy Moore started 4 minutes behind Aaron which was enough of a motivating factor for Aaron to start very strongly and he was pushing himself very hard. As the rain started to come down once again as Aaron reached Keal, he was still feeling quite good and kept a good rhythm on the next leg to Revesby.

Meanwhile both both Andy Moore and Jon Surtees were neck and neck all the way around the course and Andy Lintin was showing his ride from the previous day was no fluke as he was not far off the pace. By the time Aaron got onto the 7 mile straight heading in a southerly direction to Boston, the earlier efforts and this of the previous day were starting to catch up with him as his hip cramped up 8 times down the 7 mile straight. The cramp was now messing up Aarons rhythm and caused him to loose time whilst he had to stopped pedaling each time. Aaron almost achieved his aim of not being caught by Andy but Andy flew past Aaron just metres from the finish line.

Meanwhile Andy Moore and Jon were battling out the win and they were still neck and neck at Frithville just 2 miles from the finish with Jon having the slight edge with a slim lead of just 10 seconds. With Jon and Andy Moore battling out the win, Andy Lintin was quietly going about his business and he was fighting for 3rd spot himself just slightly off the pace of the two leaders. As Andy Moore powered past Andy Aaron just yards from the finish, he crossed the line with a time of 57.01. As Jon came into sight at the finish line a short while later he had pulled the stops out over the last 2 miles from Frithville and took the finish in a time of 56.45 to take the win and push Andy into second place.