Wessex Group Recorder Report 2024

Wessex have had a very successful season, taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the individual National VTTA BAR, 1st woman and of course the group competition!  We also won the VTTA National 12hr and 24hr individual and group championships, as well as the National 15-mile tandem championship.

National season-long competitions

Peter Tomlin (North Hants RC) has won the individual VTTA BAR in 28.67mph Age Adjusted Speed -  an amazing achievement considering he has only been TT'ing for 3 years and this year was his first full season competing in VTTA events.  

Christina Murray (Army CU) was 2nd overall, only just behind in 28.63 mph A.A.S. and won the individual women’s BAR. 

With Malcolm Cox (VC St Raphael) in 3rd place 28.54mph A.A.S, Wessex of course won the group competition.  Christian Geldard (FTP Race team) was our other qualifier in the National BAR.

In the 3-distance competition, Christina Murray and Claire Emons were 1st and 2nd woman, with Peter Tomlin 7th Open.  These three made Wessex 2nd group in that comp, in which we had 9 qualifiers.

In the Short-distance -  Sarah Matthews was 2nd woman and Claire Emons 5th woman. Wessex members Sarah Matthews, Neil Mackley, Howard Bayley made ..a3crg the winning club team.

VTTA National championships

24hr- 1st = Christian Geldard.  

Group team champions! = Christian, Michelle Lindley (age 50 record and CTT National champion) and Chris Hopkinson.

12hr - 1st = Malcolm Cox 313.59 AAT, 2nd Peter Tomlin 299.12 AAT

Wessex 1st group - 3rd counter Christian Geldard 267.43 AAT

15 mile - 3rd overall 2nd woman Sarah Matthews 34:40 AAT 27:29

Mary Corbett and Norman Harvey 1st tandem - beating the record-breaking pair of Ian Greenstreet & Rachael Elliott  42:04  AAT 26:20.

Vets All-Comers 10-mile Circuit Championship.  Sarah Matthews 1st 23:49 (19:04), 2nd Andy Langdown 20:27 (19:18) Malcolm Cox 21:09 (19:46)

Wessex competitions

The Wessex BAR reflects the National VTTA BAR, with Peter Tomlin winning in 28.67mph Age Adjusted Speed.  Christina Murray 2nd in 28.63mph AAS, and Malcolm Cox 3rd in 28.54mph.  I don’t think we have ever had such a close finish.  

Not forgetting our other finisher, last year’s winner Christian Geldard, who achieved 26.11 mph AAS..

Wessex Women’s BAR over 10, 25 and 50 miles is Sarah Matthews 02:37:20 Aggregate A.A.Time. 

2nd Claire Emons A.A.T. 02:47:53

3rd Christina Murray 02:48:15

Sarah also wins the Wessex Short-Distance BAR  03:43:02, with team-mate Howard Bayley 2nd in 03:54:27, and Daniel Legg (North Hants RC) 3rd in 03:55:28.  Winning team are ..a3crg Sarah Matthews, Howard Bayley, Claire Emons.

VTTA National records 

Brian Hygate 12hr 192.88 miles age 86

Peter Tomlin 12hr 262.09 age 67

Sarah Matthews -  10 miles 21.25 and 50 miles 1.58.37, age 64

Michelle Lindley 426.19 miles for 24 hours at age 50

Christina Murray 274.20 miles for 12 hours, age 47.

Mary Corbett set 11 new Tandem trike records (at age 66/67) - nine with Norman Harvey (91) up to and including 12 hours, one with Simon Hall (54) at 100 miles and one at 10 miles with Malcolm Cox (56) (in full fancy dress on Boxing Day!). 

Group records 

Peter Tomlin, Lucia Borradaile and Claire Emons each set four group records

New member Michelle Lindley set two - at 12hr and 24hrs

Neil Mackley set an age 61 15 group record of 30:40

Group Championships

25 Mile  - Charlotteville Cycling Club (H25/8):

Six solo members solo and one tandem (trike) finished in the Group 25 Championship held on 28th April in the Charlotteville CC event. 

Peter Tomlin      +13.40 (00.59.55)

Malcolm Cox     +13.38 (00.55.38) 

Chris Murray     +12.35 (1.00.14)

Adrian Talley     + 10.36 (00.57.17)

John Hyde        + 7.31 (01.00.53)

Vernon Schutte -  2.42 (01.17.50)

1st Tandem Mary Corbett/Norman Harvey  1:21:32 +8:16

50 Mile  - David Gaida Memorial 50 / Reading CC (H50/1C):

1. Peter Younghusband +35:10 (01:48:10),

2. Malcolm Cox +34:35 (01:46:39),

3. Daniel Legg +33:09 (01:46:14),

4. Peter Tomlin +32:57 (01:57:30),

5. Christian Geldard +23:21 (01:53:58),

6. John Hyde +20:49 (01:58:34),

7. Stu Carver +17:09 (02:05:27),

8. Gavin Draper +10:56 (02:06:23).

10 Mile - Chichester City Riders (P901/10):

1st  Sarah Matthews (…a3crg) 17:53

1st Neil Mackley (…a3crg) 18:48

2nd Paul Jones (Primera-Teamjobs) 19:15

3rd Howard Bayley (…a3crg) 19:16

2nd W - Kirsty Mcseveney (…a3crg) 21:23

1st tandem (trike) Mary Corbett/Norman Harvey (Sotonia CC) 28:31 +6:56

15 Mile - VTTA London & Home Counties (H15/3)

1st Sarah Matthews (…a3crg) 27:29 AAT

1st Neil Mackley (…a3crg) 27:44 AAT

1st Tandem (Trike) Mary Corbett & Norman Harvey (Sotonia CC) 42:04+11:26, AAT 26:20

Standards

61 awards achieved by 25 members.  Peter Tomlin gained 6, Malcolm Cox and Michelle Lindley 5 each.  Sarah Matthews, John Hyde , Adrian Talley and Daniel Legg each gained 4 awards.

Other

In the RTTC (CTT) BAR, Christina Murray was 2nd and Michelle Lindley 5th 

In International competition, Lucia Borradaile (CC Weymouth) won a bronze medal in the UCI Gran Fondo World series in Denmark (W65-70), with Sarah Matthews 4th (W60-64).

Christina Murray was 3rd woman and 2nd in her age group 40-49 years, in the 24hr “World Time Trial Championship” in California, with 434.4 miles. Christian Geldard placed 9th overall and won his 40-49 age group in the 6hr event, with 123.6 miles.

Congratulations to all our award-winners. 

Claire Newman

Wessex Group Recorder