Easter Time Trial sees new 25-mile course record set
- Alan Alewood
- Apr 24
- 2 min read
On Easter Monday, a new course record was set, and some great times were posted as the rain held off for Newbury Road Club's 25-mile time trial on the H25/1A course along the A4, east of Theale.
Of the 35 finishers, 21 riders came home in less than an hour! Local rider Matt Rossiter (AS Test Team) was fastest in a phenomenal time of 48:11 in the ambient conditions, which is a new course record. (That’s a sustained 30 mph for over 48 minutes!) His team-mate, Sam Barley, also produced an excellent time to come in 2nd behind Matt in 52:08. Third place went to Tom Quinlan (FTP Racing) also with a fast time of 52:35.
Newbury Road Club's fastest rider was Tim Cartwright, who used it as a training ride, coming in 6th place with 53:07. Following Tim was Asher Gray (Welwyn Wheelers) with a brilliant time of 53:38 who, at the age of 14 is a previous National Champion.
Ian Greenstreet and Gwen Kinsey rode their tandem home in an excellent time of 55:53. Fastest female across the line was Jasmine Holmes (Total Tri Training) in 59:29 and fastest on a non-aero bike was Peter Sibley (Watford Velo Sport) in 57:54.
All the results can be seen on the NRC Â website: newburyroadclub.co.uk/tt-results
Newbury Road Club run TT events most Wednesday evenings until early September when it finishes off the season with four Wednesday afternoons. It also runs Bank Holiday Monday races at Easter and in late May and August.
You do not need to be a professional to enjoy racing your bike. Pushing yourself in a competitive environment is a great way to improve your fitness at the same time as having fun. And there is nothing to be afraid of - the NRC TT team is really friendly and there is always a social coffee and cake afterwards. Come and give it a go. What have you got to lose?
Photos courtesy of Gareth Davies