Torrential rain doesn’t stop Fairweather and Ketteringham

Event 11 of the Fulfords Cycles Time Trial league was eighteen miles and two laps of the fast Milby - Norton Le Clay circuit and it took place in dramatic conditions. Just before the start the heavens opened with torrential rain and fork lightening, leaving the roads streaming and the competitors soaked to the skin.. The conditions made the usually fast course difficult, especially around the tight bends where touching a white line could result in an off. In spite of this Ian Fairweather of Yorkshire Road Club closed within one win of the championship with a supreme performance in a time of 40:43, or 26.5 mph! In second, with his performance of the season and a personal best, came Nova’s Simon Ketteringham in 42:26, who still harbors ambitions of beating the vets in the overall championship in the season before he joins them. Twenty one seconds later and In third, also with a personal best, came current veteran title leader and second placed over all, Duncan Mullier, eleven seconds ahead of reigning veteran champion, Simon Hudson. Second placed vet, Malcolm Yates, lost ground in the title finishing fifth, ahead of the vastly improving Gary Marks. Joanne Ketteringham continued her amazing season with a time of 48:01 which put her in the top ten overall and first in the ladies, her ninth win. Joanne must wait to be crowned Queen of the league, however, as Corinne Mitchell, on two wins and absent this week, still has a faint hope if she can win all seven remaining races. Full results by clicking Results/fixtures or on nova.mullier.me.