LUKE Clarke of St Albans based Verulam Cycling Club braved strong winds to take fourth place in the Welwyn Wheelers Good Friday Time Trial. In demanding conditions he clocked 1:06:37 over the hilly 26-mile course.
LUKE Clarke of St Albans based Verulam Cycling Club braved strong winds to take fourth place in the Welwyn Wheelers Good Friday Time Trial.
In demanding conditions he clocked 1:06:37 over the hilly 26-mile course. Luke's brother Ross took eighth place in 1:08:50 and Jonathan Schubert came in 11th with 1:09:48. The event was won by Tim Bayley of Artic Premier RT in 1:05:50.
The three-fastest Verulam CC riders missed out on the team prize by only a couple of minutes. This was taken by Shorter-Rochford cycling team who, with two riders in the top five, were always going to be difficult to beat.
Verulam CC had 12 riders in the event, which attracted a full field of 140. Tim Gray, the 2007 Verulam Seabird Trophy Champion, was unlucky when he punctured less than a mile from the finish. He limped to the finish in 1:27:15 hoping for better luck (and weather) next year. See www.verulamcc.org.uk for more information about the club.
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