Mid Devon Cyling Club: Boxing Day 10 Result

By MidDevonCC | Saturday, January 16, 2010, 00:22

Robert Smail returned to Devon from his Manchester University base to spend time with his family over the family period and swept aside all opposition to win his club’s traditional Boxing Day 10 mile time trial. Smail has been keeping fit with a diet of cyclo-cross races in the North West – races where he has been a regular top six finisher.

ROB SMAIL -apr 2009

Back on familiar roads Smail had a winning time of 24 mins 32 secs and was 49 seconds faster than club Chairman, Andrew Parker.

In third spot was Kenny Parker, who spends a lot of time coaching the club’s teenagers. He took 25 mins 47 secs and beat the club’s current long distance specialist Stephen Dart who took 26 mins 19 secs.

Fifth place went to Will Lynds who has been so busy with business matters this close season that he has not been able to put in much riding. Nevertheless he put in a respectable performance finishing in 26 mins 22 secs.

There was a close contest between two of the club’s veterans. Ian Deakin, feeling the effects of too high a level of seasonal celebration and took 26 mins 35 secs to beat Paul Vincent by a mere 4 seconds. Vincent, father of speedster Peter Vincent, intends to have a serious crack at competition in the coming year and his performance shows that he will have a good chance of achieving his ambitions.

The father and son battle between Simon and Jonathan Aske went, for the first time, to the younger rider. At the end of the first circuit father, Simon held the upper hand by 5 seconds. On the second circuit Jonathan put in a fine effort to finish in 26 mins 39 seconds and beat his father by 8 seconds.

Another returning club member was Geoff Ripley. Ripley now based in Bristol took 26 mins 56 secs.

The Kelly family members were well represented in the race line up. Father Paul was the best of the quintet in 28 mins 37 secs. Next came 13 year old Joel some 4 seconds slower. 12 year old Will, riding his first solo time trial achieved his target of beating 30 mins by 18 secs. Nephew Paul Moxon was another first timer. The tri-athlete took 29 mins 28 secs. Fifth in the family was Becky Kelly who despite the cool temperatures and wet roads completed the 10 miles in 30 mins 4 secs – a personal best and the only rider to so at such an unseasonable time for serious racing.

First timers Paul Fursdon (Kingsteignton) and Adrian James (Lustleigh) took 29 mins 22 secs and 29 mins 31 secs.

Pos.

Name

Time

Robert Smail

24.32

Andrew Parker

25.23

Kenny Parker

25.47

Stephen Dart

26.19