27 riders turned out to race the 3rd round of the hospice hillclimb series, up Grizebeck hill. 5 Lakes Road Club riders were joined by new recruit Sam Greenall who had a go at his first ever race and clocked a decent 10 minutes dead. For his efforts Sam won a spot prize worth £10 of cycling booty.
The overall win was flying Scotty Smith with an impressive 7:46, setting the tone for a Barrow Central Wheelers whitewash. Of the first 5 places 4 were occupied by the 'yellow train', gaining a further 56 seconds in the interclub competition.
First female was again Lynn Hammel who sealed 4th place with 7:58. Winner of the 45+ cat was 15th placed Patrick Elliott with 9:10. On the home front Adam Pickthall was the fastest Lakes Road Club rider, just missing out on the 8 minute mark with 8:06 which was 6th overall.
The race was generously sponsored by Gill Cycles, who provided 4 £10 vouchers for the winners of each cat and also 4 spot prizes for 4 randomly chosen riders on the night - 1st race, youngest rider, 2nd female and lantern rouge.
Another £34.50 was raised for St Mary’s, which takes the total so far to £144.50. The final round is on 1st September up Gamswell hill. And note that for this final round racing starts early at 1830, so sign-on is 1800, and to avoid any traffic problems this time sign-on will be at the pay and display car park at the bottom of Stockbridge Lane.
Race categories - Mens/Ladies/45+/Under 18s. Prizes in all categories. All races run under Cycling Time Trials conditions. For further information visit www.lakesroadclub.org.uk or www.barrowcentralwhs.org.uk
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