Hosts’ star Price takes time trial cup

7:00pm Monday 7th July 2008

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STEVE Price won Worcester St John’s Cycling Club’s open 10-mile time trial to lift the Charlie Greig cup.

St John’s 13 other cyclists helped them win the team prize as well in the competition at Severn Stoke which was organised by Martin Staines.

Price clocked 21 minutes 26 seconds, while Evesham Wheelers’ 15-year-old Tom Stockdale won the junior event in a fine 22.11. Dan Staines, Joe Page, Terry Chance and Holly Page were third, fourth, fifth and eighth respectively.

Various helpers, marshals and timekeepers ensured the event ran smoothly, while Echelon’s Tim Wood provided prizes and vouchers.

Echelon-SPIUK’s Alan Colburn took the veteran’s standard prize and Simon Osborne was ninth overall.

Times: Price 21.26, Alastair McChesney (Solihull CC) 21.40, Jon Simpkins (Banbury Star CC) 21.41, Al Salter (Walsall RCC) 21.51, Alan Warburton (Cheltenham & County CC) 21.56, Oliver Jones (Planet X) 22.30, Simon Garrett (Worcester St John’s CC) 22.33, Stephen Wilkins (Walsall RCC) (23.04), Osborne 23.05, Dave Walker (Worcester St Johns CC) 23.45, Adrian Humpage (Kidsgrove Wheelers) 24.04, Edward Dursley (Worcester St Johns CC) 24.47, Glyndwr Lewis (Acme Wheelers (Rhondda) CC) 24.58, David Evans (Worcester St Johns CC) 24.58, Hugh McGuire (Beacon RCC) 25.34, David Mobbs (Banbury Star CC) 25.41, Colin Whitford (Hinckley CRC) 25.54, Gary Shuker (Walsall RCC) 26.01, Simon Packer (Beacon RCC) 26.15, Jonathan Wheeler (Worcester St Johns CC) 26.36, Mark Carter (Walsall RCC) 26.57, Jason Griffiths (Worcester St Johns CC) 27.07, Alan Colburn (Team Echelon-SPUIK) 27.23, William Douglas (VC Sevale) 27.25, Alexandra Zebedee (Solihull CC) 27.57, Geoff Aston (Worcester St Johns CC) 28.04, Robert Franks (Redditch Road & Path CC) 30.28, Roger Alma (Worcester St Johns CC) 32.26; juniors: Stockdale 22.11, Harry Whitford (Hinckley CRC) 24.39, Staines 24.42, Joe Page 26.18, Chance 27.36, Tom Ward (Redditch Road & Path CC) 28.32, Jake Forsey (Beacon RCC) 30.35, Holly Page 31.44, Rosie Croggon (Beacon RCC) 33.36.

Meanwhile, Pershore-based Echelon-SPIUK enjoyed a successful week in various disciplines.

Steve Dring completed a winning double in road races over four days.

His first victory came in the Wool evening handicap road race where he won the bunch sprint.

Dring’s second win was in Ottershaw, Surrey, where he took a convincing win in the sprint for the line.

Dave Dickerson tied for first in the Abergavenny 10-mile time trial veteran event on the Raglan course where he clocked 20.57.

Arja Scarsbrook rode the UK Masters Track Championships at Newport and was first in the 500-metres time trial for her age group in 45.627 seconds.

Adrian Bird had to settle for third in the Winchcombe evening handicap road race.