Mid Devon Cyling Club: Boxing Day 10 Result

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.

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

1

Robert Smail

24.32

2

Andrew Parker

25.23

3

Kenny Parker

25.47

4

Stephen Dart

26.19

5

Will Lynds

26.22

6

Ian Deakin

26.35

7

Paul Vincent

26.39

8

Jonathan Aske

26.39

9

Simon Aske

26.47

10

Alan Drury

26.51

11

Geoff Ripley

26.56

12

Paul Kelly

28.37

13

Joel Kelly

28.41

14

Keith Watts

28.57

15

Paul Fursdon

29.22

16

Adrian James

29.31

17

Will Kelly

29.42

18

Simon Moxon

29.48

19

Stewart Bergman

29-11

20

Becky Kelly

30.04

21

Graham Brodie

32.35