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.
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