Veterans Time Trials Association

Competitive Cycling for Life ^

Michael Lythgoe and Deb Hutson-Lumb led the way for Legato Race Team at the VTTA National 10-Mile Championships, organised by Royal Albert CC near Irvine in Scotland on Easter Sunday.
Lythgoe (VTTA Midlands Group) was fastest on age adjusted time, while Hutson-Lumb (VTTA Merseyside Group) took the women’s title.
It was beautiful clear morning for the riders who raced on the fast WW10/03 course from Eglinton Country Park down the A78. A breeze was blowing across the course that didn't seem to trouble some very fast finishers.
Lythgoe had an age-adjusted time (AAT) of 18:23, beating defending champion Richard Oakes (Team Ohten Aveas, East Midlands) by just three seconds, and Mike Twelves, also East Midlands by a further 14 seconds.
Richard is rarely beaten at this distance but he graciously conceded that Michael had done a storming ride on the day.
Chris Dyason was fourth with an AAT of 19:14, but deserved an award for travelling all the way from East Anglia.
No Scotland rider in the top four? Was this a win for England? No, it was not – Scotland won the group team award with a total AAT of 59:35 from Marc Anderson, Liz Ball and Andrew Gallacher.
Hutson-Lumb was female national champion with an AAT of 19:24, closely followed by Scotland’s Liz Ball on 19:53, who has clearly been training over the winter judging by her Zwift performances, and Margaret McMillan on 20:08.
The VTTA club competition was won by the Legato Racing Team who pipped Team Ohten Aveas by a mere eight seconds. Legato had both champions in Michael Lythgoe and Deborah Hutson-Lumb. Steve Loraine and Simon Horsley were joint third in their team so the officials working out the results were initially puzzled as to why a three-person club team had four people in it!
John and Lorna Lumley of Scotland Group were the Tandem Champions with an AAT of 21:19 and Alex McPhee, also of Scotland Group was first Open class Road Bike with an AAT 25:01.
Many thanks to Alan Wilson and the team from Royal Albert Cycling Club for hosting the event. The HQ was ideal and the after-race snacks were wonderful!