Acme Wheelers 2up 10 Mile Time Trial - R10/22 - 17th May
Seven Abertillery riders took part in the Acme Wheelers 2 man team
time trial held on a challenging 10 mile course at Resolven. The event
was won in convincing style by the Premier Calendar duo of Luke &
Matt Rowe (Recycling.co.uk) who covered the course in a blistering 19-46,
almost a full minute faster than the second placed pairing of Andrew Butcher &
Paul Sheppard (Cwmcarn Paragon). The final step on the podium was filled
by the Merthyr CC team of Stephen Barrett & Colin Wallace with a 21-10.
The fastest Abertillery team on the night were Rhys Rowlands & Ian Davies
whose time of 22-32 was good enough to see them finish in the top ten.
Abertillery Whs: 10th Rhys Rowlands & Ian Davies 22-32,
13th Clinton Evans & Ross Phillips (M&D Cycles/Specialized) 22-48,
20th Nigel Pearce & Stuart Inch 23-29, 23rd Gerhard Morgan & Brian Fry 24-21
Brecon Wheelers Hill Climb - RH/11 - 19th May
The first hill climb of the 2007 Magic Dragon series was held last
Saturday on the slopes of Llangynidar Mountain. The quickest rider up
the hill was Brecon based rider Ryan Bevis (Bad CC) who reached the
summit in 11-05.7, Richard Harris (Cwmcarn Paragon CC) was second with
11-38.6 and Ogmore Valley Wheeler Rob Powell completed the podium with
11-57.2.
The first Abertillery rider was Rhys Rowlands who finished in tenth
place with 12-54.7.
Abertillery Whs: 10th Rhys Rowlands 12-54.7,
12th Ian Davies 13-14.5, 22nd Gareth Chislett 15-28.5