EVESHAM Wheelers held its annual open 25-mile Time Trial last Sunday in conditions that appeared to be perfect after 24 hours of heavy rain.

However, the wind picked up to make conditions tough on a new course which could be described as sporting but with light traffic.

Richard Bradley set the inaugural course record with a time of 53.35 following a personal best ten-mile performance the previous day.

Brian Newton finished as the fastest Wheeler with a time of 1.00.32 winning the 60 category in the process.

Top ten times: Richard Bradley (Stour-bridge CC) 53.35, Tim Wood (Stourbridge) 54.16, Michael Donnelly (Royal Sutton CC) 56.56, John French (Bath CC) 57.45,Brian Boswell (VC Sevale) 58.33,Mick Potter (Worcs St. John's CC) 59.08, Liam Preece (Wyre Forest CRC) 59.18, Martyn Bullard (Warwickshire RC) 1.00.38, Tony Richardson (Wyre Forest) 1.00.05, Mick West (Beacon Roads CC) 1.00.25.

Other Evesham riders: Martin Hall 1.05.39; Ben Stockdale 1.07.09 (2nd junior); Arja Scarsbrook 1.07.46 (2nd lady); Paul Stockdale 1.08.37; Mark Brazier 1.09.48; Adrian Main 1.10.58; Ivor Griffiths 1.15.06.

Members raced a ten-mile Time Trial last Wednesday evening when a strong wind provided a fast ride to the turn on the Salford Priors course with some riders reporting speeds of 30mph.

The battle back to the finish, however, slowed the times considerably by more than a minute for most riders when compared with expected performances.

The most commendable ride of the event was Mark Brazier with an improvement on his season's best.

Top placings: Brian Newton 23.41;Lee Perry 24.11; Phil Parsons 25.02; Mark Brazier 25.56; Arja Scarsbrook 26.12; Steve McGrath 26.27; Brian Lee 26.47; John Webster 28.28; Dave Purser 29.11; Ivor Griffiths 29.24; Cathy Pollard 29.50.

This Sunday's club run will be lead by Paul Stockdale to Moreton-in-Marsh, meet in the High Street at 9am.

Next Wednesday evening at 7pm, there will a ten-mile Time Trial on the Teddington/Todd-ington course.