National 25 Mile TT Championship
At Start of the National 25 Mile Championship
The National 25 Mile TT was organised by Talbot Wheelers on the romantically named R25/3G course near Newport, Wales. The top 10 were:
Top 10 Riders National 25 Mile TT
| Pos | Rider | Club | Time | Notes | Turn | MPH |
| 1 | MICHAEL HUTCHINSON | API METROW | 00:47:15 | 31 | 32:05 | 31.746 |
| 2 | ZAK CARR | TEAM CLEAN – TIME OUT | 00:49:55 | 30 | 34:11 | 30.050 |
| 3 | CHARLES McCULLOCH | LEO RC | 00:50:04 | 43 | 34:09 | 29.960 |
| 4 | SAM BARKER | API METROW | 00:50:14 | 26 | 34:04 | 29.861 |
| 5 | GETHIN BUTLER | PRESTON WHEELERS | 00:50:18 | 36 | 34:15 | 29.821 |
| 6 | BEN INSTONE | A3CRG / BIKE DOC | 00:50:21 | 31 | 34:21 | 29.791 |
| 7 | LAURENCE HARDING | WWW.AGISKOVINER.COM | 00:50:37 | 39 | 34:26 | 29.635 |
| 8 | MATT BOTTRILL | DE ROSA RT | 00:50:41 | 27 | 34:31 | 29.596 |
| 9 | RICHARD BRADLEY | LEO RC | 00:50:50 | 38 | 34:30 | 29.508 |
| 10 | STEVE WALKLING | IN GEAR QUICKVIT RT | 00:50:53 | 37 | 34:44 | 29.479 |
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43. RICHARD Sri Chinmoy CT 00.54.00 27.778
PETTINGER
I was quite pleased for my first national time trial. My previous best time was 55.19 so it was good to beat my Personal best by 1 minute 19 sec. A new club record for Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team as well!
I was off relatively early, number 24 at 8.24am. Next year I will have a later starting point because I already have faster PB.
The course was comparatively fast. The first 3 miles were all down hill. I was going very fast, close to 45 mph but I probably rode comparatively slower than other people on this section. To be honest I would have preferred to do the course the other way around and have gone up the hill. Luckily (for me) the rain held off until I had finished, many of the later riders had to ride in the rain.
I was accompanied by a former Cyclo cross champion - Ed Silverton. He took a few photos which I will hopefully be able to put on this site sometime.
Amazing time by Michael Hutchinson of 47.15.
I enjoyed riding the nationals and now want to ride the National 100 mile TT, even though I haven't even rode a 50 Mile TT let alone a 100 Mile TT.
- Richard Pettinger - Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team
- Results taken from Cycling Time Trials
World Hour Record