Both the men’s and women’s course records were smashed during the Wigmore CC 25 event. Jonathan Parker took almost a minute off the time previously held by Kevin Tye, which had stood at 51.41.

In the women’s event, Bronwyn Ewing took over a minute off the time of 1:00.46 which had been set by Debbie Coyle, and in doing so became the first woman to officially record under the hour on the Q25/8 course.

Elliott Porter of Neon Velo was in second place in the men’s race, himself only missing out on Tye’s record by nine seconds in far from ideal conditions. Tye, now a veteran riding for VeloRefined Aerosmiths, finished third in 52.51 and also took the veteran’s prize.

Ewing was a comfortable winner in the women’s category with her time of 59.39 easily beating previous record holder Debbie Coyle (VC Elan - Harry Perry Cycles) who clocked a time of 1:02.44 this time out. Louise Mason (Medway Velo Club) was third in 1:05.05.

Speaking after breaking the record, Ewing said: “Yeah, I was really chuffed with the result, it’s a difficult course – not very kind! It was freezing cold but not wet which I was pleased about because I hate the rain.

“I was expecting to get a good time, I’ve been training really hard and I’m fighting fit. I’ve got a 12-hour trial in June, something really mad, so I’ve been training for that.

“I have done a 24-hour before too. I just like riding my bike, getting out there and riding for hours and hours. I love it! I’ll definitely be back next year to try and break the record again. On a good day, I think a 58 is possible.  Definitely if it’s warmer.”

Fastest junior on the day was Dan Martin (Thanet RC) in 57.44. Top juvenile was Theo Tadros (InGear QuickVit Trainsharp RT) in 1:04.13 and the team award went to Velorefined Allstars trio of Mark Hill, Andy Meilak and Kevin Tye with a combined time of 2:48.36.

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Results:

Men:

1. Jonathan Parker (Team Bottrill)     50.48 (course record)

2. Elliott Porter (Neon Velo) 51.50

3. Kevin Tye (VeloRefined Aerosmiths) 52.51

4 Peter Tadros (InGear QuickVit TrainSharp)            53.23

5. Nick Wilson (Rye & District Wheelers CC)          55.08

6. Daniel Tolhurst (PMR at Toachim House) 55.32

7. Peter Bryan (Rye & District Wheelers CC)           56.16

8. Andrew Meilak (VeloRefined Aerosmiths)            56.30

9. Steven Smith (Medway Velo Club)            56.43

10. Tim Kingston (Deal Tri)   57.21

Women:

1.  Bronwen Ewing (Rye & District Wheelers CC)   59.39 (course record)

2.  Deborah Coyle (VC Elan - Harry Perry Cycles)   1:02.44

3.  Louise Mason (Medway Velo Club)         1:05.05

4.  Eva Nyirenda (a3crg)         1:07.32

5. Tabitha Rendall (VC Elan - Harry Perry Cycles)   1:08.39

Veterans on standard:

1. Kevin Tye (VeloRefined Aerosmiths) 16.01

2. Jonathan Parker (Team Bottrill) 15.25

3. Reg Smith (Gravesend CC) 13.59

4. Peter Tadros (InGear QuickVit TrainSharp) 13.40

5. Nick Wilson (Rye & District Wheelers CC) 13.18

Fastest Junior: Dan Martin (Thanet RC) 57.44

Fastest Juvenile: Theo Tadros (InGear QuickVit Trainsharp RT) 1:04.13

Fastest Team: Velorefined Allstars (Mark Hill, Andy Meilak, Kevin Tye) 2:48.36