CYCLING — Riders In Action On Cloch And Georgetown Courses
SEVEN riders took part in the 10th race of this year’s Alex Hunter summer time trial league.
Conditions were dry and warm with only a westerly breeze to consider out on the course. As well as good weather, the riders also enjoyed a super smooth stretch of new tarmac on the outward leg on Cloch Road, which will make the course a few seconds faster.
Good times were recorded but it was Paul Symington who took the victory with an excellent time of 29:57, more than a minute clear of his closest rival.
Results
1 Paul Symington 29:57
2 Derek Robinson 31:23
2 George McCarter 31:23
4 Tam May 32:18
5 Robert McCready 33:36 (Road bike)
6 Danny McLaughlin 33:46
7 Mark Smith 34:12 (Road bike)
With road works on the Cloch and A78 causing plenty of disruption, a few local riders have been attending the Georgetown time trial to keep the legs tuned for racing. The short 7.5-mile race heads out towards Houston along the Georgetown road and turns at the roundabout for the grind to the finish line.
Conditions for the 48 riders attending the race on Wednesday 25 July were dry and warm with a headwind on the outward leg. Matt Hennon was the highest placed of the five Inverclyde Velo riders, crossing the line in fifth place in 15:43. Alex Hunter also attended to help out with time-keeping duties.
Results
5th Matt Hennon 15:43
12th Paul Symington 16:16
19th George McCarter 16:52
30th Derek Robinson 17:33
36th Jim Beckett 17:56
New riders are welcome to go along and race the clock in the time trial — every Tuesday on Cloch Road, Gourock just after McInroy’s Point — and, for the APR (Australian Pursuit Race), every Thursday along at the Gantock flats. Both events start at 7pm. Anyone using Strava can check out the route for the time trial and APR using the Cloch Time Trial segment.
Inverclyde Velo run group rides on Wednesdays, meeting at the Co-op on Eldon Street at 7.45pm; Saturdays at 7:55am and Sundays at 9am, meeting at Hunter Place. The routes are usually posted on the on the club website forum under “training rides”. Anyone interested in joining Inverclyde Velo can contact the club via its website www.inverclydevelo.co.uk.
