In this year's edition of the Beacon R.C. Mountain Time Trial, Tejvan Pettinger of Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team finished in 3rd place - behind current 25 and 50 mile TT champion Matt Bottrill (Drag 2 Zero). The Beacon TT was the third event in the national CTT 'Classic Time Trial series' and attracted a strong field of 150 riders. The race was 39 miles long, with a rolling first lap, followed by a second lap with a couple of major climbs.

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Photo: Mike Green

It was Pettinger's first race for a month, since winning the Hemel Hempstead hilly 22 mile TT in March. Pettinger has been in New York for a couple of weeks. Pettinger was pleased with result.

"Bottrill is in excellent form, setting a new course record. I lost too much time on the flat, but did relatively better on the hilly second lap. Hopefully, the form will continue to improve for the national championships later this summer. It was a great race with lots of fast descents and tough hills."

Top 10 Senior Men

 

1    Matthew Bottrill    www.drag2zero.com    01:32:29
2    Joshua Williams    Revolutions Racing    01:34:08
3    Tejvan Pettinger    Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team    01:35:22
4    Dean Robson    Cheltenham & County CC    01:35:39
5    Christopher Fennell    Banks/Catford CC Equipe    01:38:19
6    Matt Clinton    Mike Vaughan Cycles    01:39:25
7    Mark Nulty    Glossop Kinder Velo    01:41:06
8    Scott Walker    MG Decor Carbon Bike Technics    01:41:11
9    Peter Nicholls    Team P B Performance    01:41:48
10    Tim Ashton    Royal Sutton CC    01:43:42

 

 

* Matt Bottrill - new course record