A busy weekend saw a number of velo riders in competitive action.

First up on Friday evening was the clubs 2 up time trial championship. Run off in a light drizzle experience racers Jon Graciano and Mike Stanley who recorded a time of 26:44, a mixed pairing of Rob Kennison and Sally Smith took second place with 27:08, with Nigel Wharton and Fraser Blandford hot on their heels with 27:14.

Thank you to all who braved the conditions to ride, and to Rodney and Rachel for marshalling.

Sunday morning saw time trials and road racing at Betteshanger Country Park. Sally Smith was racing again, this time riding the KCA 25 2up with Aiga Kolosova. The all female pairing was victorious in the category in a time of 1:10:09, an excellent performance, particularly for Aiga who was racing for the first time.

Mike Stanley also raced in the solo category, and claimed 13th place recording 1:04:54.

Clearly a woman in form, Sally Smith lined up shortly afterwards for the BMRC circuit race organise by Kingsnorth International Wheelers, and she claimed her second win of the day as first lady home. Rob Kennison and Jon Graciano also took part in their respective age group races, Rob winning the sprint for third in his race, whilst Jon was fourth in his category.

Well done all, and thanks to all of the volunteers from their various clubs and associations who made the racing happen.

A summer weekend of mixed weather conditions saw velos in triathlon and time trial action.

Matt Nunn was crowned the clubs triathlon champion and took an excellent 5th place in the Oysterman triathlon at Whitstable.

With the event consisting of a 500m sea swim, 20km bike leg and a 5km run, Matt came home in 1hour 1 minute and 31 seconds.

Well done Matt!

Down on Romney Marsh, Mike Stanley became the club 50 champ having completed the VTTA 50 mile time trial, and braved a downpour in the second half of the ride to claim 18th place with a time of 2:16:31.

Well done Mike, and thanks to the VTTA volunteers for putting the event on.

Velo’s Bill Stacey travelled to the Republic Of Ireland to take part in the Ring of Kerry Charity ride.

The ride takes in 170 km of tough Irish roads, covering the well known ring of Kerry touring route. Bill took in a number of climbs including the tough pass of Ceim an Daimh (Mollis Gap), but also took time to enjoy a well deserved drink of stout on the way!

Well done Bill.

The week of the summer solstice saw velo riders out racing time trials, and taking part in some longest day rides.

Matt Nunn raced the VTTA 10 mile Time Trial held on the closed cycling circuit at Betteshanger Country Park and finished in a strong 6th place in a time of 23:36.

Well done Matt, and thanks to Mark Hill and his team of volunteers for putting on the event.

With the longest day falling during a week, a number of club riders set out to undertake some epic rides.

A large group of riders including Andrew Collyer, Simon Tucker, Nigel Wharton, Rachel Hartridge, Simon Morris, Fraser Blandford, and Charlie Bruce completed a 160 mile lap of Kent on the Friday, whilst Rob Sapp completed a similar lap with a friend on Saturday.

Sally Smith decided that roads were not for her and took part in the Salisbury Plain gravel epic, completing the 135 mile event, of which 80% was off road, and including almost 3,000 metres of vertical ascent.

Well done all!

The third round of the evening 10 competition saw four velos and one Wigmore rider brave the evening heat of the Iwade circuit.

Matt Nunn won the event on the evening in a time of 24:23, just ten seconds ahead of Jon Graciano, who took the lead in the club 10 championship. Wigmore rider Dave Wastall completed the podium. Mike Stanley was fastest road bike, ahead of Fraser Blandford.

Time trial bikes

Pos	Name	Club	Time	Points
1	Matt Nunn	Medway Velo	24:23	4
2	Jon Graciano	Medway Velo	24:33	3
3	Dave Wastall	Wigmore CC	26:27

Road bikes

Pos	Name	Club	Time	Points
1	Mike Stanley	Medway Velo	27:51	2
2	Fraser Blandford	Medway Velo	28:26	1

Thank you to Phil, and Cameron for marshalling.

Elsewhere club member Bill Stacey completed his epic charity ride covering the more than 800 miles from Lands End to John O’Groats. Well done Bill!

Velo’s Matt Nunn donned his tri suit for the Eastbourne Triathlon, run off in the mid June heatwave.

Racing the standard distance event Matt claimed 7th place in his age category and 59th overall, including a strong performance of 1:13:03 for the cycle leg.

Well done Matt!

Matt Nunn continued his busy weekend and finished fourth overall in the Ocean Lake Tri Sprint triathlon.

Matt covered 750m swim, 18k bike leg, and 5k run in a time of 1:03:20.

Well done Matt!

A busy weekend of action saw velo riders taking on time trials, road races and sportives across the south of England, including a category win for Sally Smith.

The CC Bexley 10 held on the Isle of Grain course saw four velos facing the challenge of a stiff headwind on the return leg. Club champion overall was Matt Nunn, who completed the event in 23:41, good enough for ninth place overall.

Mike Stanley was first vet home, finishing in 24:54, whilst Rob Kennison was road bike club champion in a time of 25:53. Sally Smith was ladies champion and also took the prize money for winning the female road bike category.

Sunday saw velos at the K20 sportive and the Tour of Cambridgeshire. Rachel Hartridge, Simon Tucker and Harvey Pope completed the 75 miles distance event of the K20 sportive in a little over 4 hours, their route taking in a number of climbs of the high weald.

Up in Cambridgeshire Jon Graciano completed in the UCI age group road race, covering 66 miles in 2:36:33, finishing in the first third of his age group and the first quarter overall, whilst Rob Hatton completed the 100 mile sportive.

Well done all, and thanks to the volunteers from CC Bexley, ToC, and K20 for putting on their events.

Velo’s Jon Graciano continued his preparation for the Tour of Cambridgeshire by competing in the Surrey Cycle Racing League crits held at the Gravesend Cyclopark.

Competing in a field of 45 riders in the 3/4 race Jon was active in the bunch throughout the race and finished in 25th place. After the race Jon remarked that his fitness was getting there before his main aim the following week.

Elsewhere Sally Smith competed in the Wigmore CC evening 10 held on the Iwade circuit, coming home in 28:28, good enough for second road bike.

Well done Jon, and Sally, and thanks to the Surrey League, Wigmore CC and their volunteers for organising.

Solo riders

Rank	Rider	Club		Mins	Secs	Time	Age Adj.		Cat
1	Nicholas Fennell	Thanet RC	0	51	3	0:51:03		–	Sen
2	Andrew Meilak	VeloRefined Rule 5	0	52	52	0:52:52		49:29	Vet
3	James Odendaal	Army Cycling	0	53	21	0:53:21		–	Sen
4	Neil Lauder	Arctic Aircon RT	0	53	26	0:53:26		53:26	Vet
5	Huseyin Vardal	Gemini BC	0	55	15	0:55:15		53:19	Vet
6	Mark Hill	VeloRefined Rule 5	0	55	34	0:55:34		52:27	Vet
7	Martin Fenna	Ashford Whs	0	55	48	0:55:48		–	Sen
8	Matt Clark	Ashford Whs	0	57	14	0:57:14		55:55	Vet
9	Simon Henderson	Thanet RC	0	57	16	0:57:16		52:44	Vet
10	Mathew Lister	Thanet RC	0	57	32	0:57:32		57:10	Vet
11	Philip Appleby	Wigmore CC	0	59	16	0:59:16		–	Sen
12	Matt Nunn	Medway Velo Club	1	0	40	1:00:40		–	Sen
13	Ryan Edwards	Ashford Whs	1	1	15	1:01:15		–	Sen
14	David Prom	San Fairy Ann CC	1	1	38	1:01:38		59:01	Vet
15	David Greenwood	Rye & District Wheelers CC	1	2	10	1:02:10		58:14	Vet
16	Allan Thurston	GS Avanti	1	2	35	1:02:35		61:04	Vet
17	Dave Richards	San Fairy Ann CC	1	2	52	1:02:52		62:30	Vet
18	James Harrison	Hythe Cycling Club	1	3	12	1:03:12		63:12	Vet
19	Luke Davison	Ocean Lake Triathlon	1	3	20	1:03:20		–	Sen
20	Andy Robinson	Ashford Whs	1	3	21	1:03:21		57:28	Vet
21	Tim Kingston	GS Invicta-Eye Level Optical-Herbert Cycles	1	4	4	1:04:04		62:33	Vet	RB
22	Andy MacPherson	VC Deal	1	4	33	1:04:33		61:10	Vet
23	Mark Cole	Woolwich CC	1	4	40	1:04:40		62:30	Vet
24	Michael Stanley	Medway Velo Club	1	5	13	1:05:13		63:03	Vet
25	David Wastall	Wigmore CC	1	6	9	1:06:09		65:25	Vet
26	Steven Penny	Wigmore CC	1	6	17	1:06:17		61:45	Vet
27	Michael Newman	Ashford Whs	1	6	32	1:06:32		62:00	Vet
28	Christopher Bax	Thanet RC	1	7	28	1:07:28		58:36	Vet
29	Michael Coulter	Gravesend CC	1	9	24	1:09:24		58:20	Vet
30	Darren Head	Ashford Whs	1	11	4	1:11:04		69:21	Vet
31	Julian Scutter	East Grinstead CC	1	11	9	1:11:09		64:54	Vet
32	Fraser Blandford	Medway Velo Club	1	13	14	1:13:14		70:37	Vet	RB
33	Shay Giles	Thanet RC	1	13	53	1:13:53		60:51	Vet
34	Rebecca Wilson	Rye & District Wheelers CC	1	16	57	1:16:57		66:20	WVet
35	Robin Johnson	Brighton Mitre CC	1	19	17	1:19:17		68:13	Vet
36	Andy Burrows	Thanet RC	1	20	16	1:20:16		65:45	Vet
37	Lesley Newman	Ashford Whs	1	25	32	1:25:32		74:15	WVet	RB
	Andy Grant	Chelmer CC			DNF	DNF		–	Vet
	David Hampton	Ashford Whs	Dns	DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Vet
	Paul Burrows	Thanet RC		DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Vet	RB
	Michael Philpot	Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA		DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Vet
	Gregory Woodford	Reading CC		DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Vet
	Jamie Harris	Wigmore CC		DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Sen
	Antony Bee	Wigmore CC		DNS	DNS	DNS		–	Vet

Women

Rank	Rider	Club	Time	vs Std		Cat
1	Rebecca Wilson	Rye & District Wheelers CC	1:16:57		66:20	WVet
2	Lesley Newman	Ashford Whs	1:25:32		74:15	WVet	RB

Road bikes

Rank	Rider	Club	Time	RB	Gender
1	Tim Kingston	GS Invicta-Eye Level Optical-Herbert Cycles	1:04:04	Road Bike	Male
2	Fraser Blandford	Medway Velo Club	1:13:14	Road Bike	Male
3	Lesley Newman	Ashford Whs	1:25:32	Road Bike	Female
	Paul Burrows	Thanet RC	DNS	Road Bike	Male

2ups

Rank	Start No.	Start Time	Rider	club	Time	Cat		gender
1	5	07:06	Nick Wilson	Rye & District Wheelers CC	0:55:40	2Up		Male
	1		Steve Gooch	Rye & District Wheelers CC		2Up		Male
2	3	07:04	Tom Rowing	Abellio-SFA RT	1:10:23	2Up	RB	Male
	2	07:02	Grace Dent	San Fairy Ann CC		2Up		Female
3	4	07:04	Rachel Hartridge	Medway Velo Club	1:00:08	2Up	RB	Female
	6	07:06	Sally Smith	Medway Velo Club		2Up		Female

Overall General Classification or Open 10 and Open 25

Rank	Start No.	Rider	Club	Gender	10mi Time	25mi Time	Combined Time
1	51	Nicholas Fennell	Thanet RC	Male	20:24	0:51:03	1:11:27
2	46	Mark Hill	VeloRefined Rule 5	Male	22:04	0:55:34	1:17:38
3	14	Mathew Lister	Thanet RC	Male	22:39	0:57:32	1:20:11
4	45	Simon Henderson	Thanet RC	Male	23:01	0:57:16	1:20:17
5	16	James Harrison	Hythe Cycling Club	Male	24:32	1:03:12	1:27:44
6	35	Michael Coulter	Gravesend CC	Male	27:43	1:09:24	1:37:07
7	18	Andy Burrows	Thanet RC	Male	32:14	1:20:16	1:52:30
	13	Paul Burrows	Thanet RC	Male	22:10	DNS
	44	Antony Bee	Wigmore CC	Male	23:28	DNS