PHIL Whiteley made things look easy with a win in the first Worcester St John’s Cycling Club time trial of 2017.

Times at the Madge Hill five-mile road bike challenge were nearly a minute slower than at the 2016 event due to a nasty southerly wind which slowed riders in the final two miles.

Rebecca Lane took the women's top spot by seven seconds over Andrea Turner.

Ollie Morgan and Cameron Davidson were the fastest under 18 and under 16 riders respectively.

Chris Pettifer made an impressive first-time ride and the club welcomed newcomers Mark Hand and Louis Smith.

The time trials will take place every Tuesday evening from now until the end of the summer.

Meanwhile, St John's are holding an open 25-mile time trial on Sunday on the Cookhill/Spetchley course at 10am.

The headquarters is at Inkberrow Village Hall.

TIME TRIAL

Whiteley 11 minutes 17 seconds, Mark Corbett 11.32, Simon Garrett 11.52, Rob Nicholls 11.59, Martin Lines 12.05, Hand 12.21, Dave Pardoe 12.25, Joel Turvey and Steve Clarke 12.26, Morgan 12.29, Jason Milner 12.31, Ed Dursley 12.33, Simon Adcook 12.35, Marcus Hibbert 12.42, Anthony Huxley 12.43, James Davidson 12.45, Lane 13.12, Turner 13.19, Callum Hibbert 13.21, Davidson 13.25, Nick Bent 13.28, Owen Williams 13.47, Dave Walker 13.50, Pettifer 14.07, Samantha Ballard 14.29, Smith 15.16, Harry Tait 15.30, Rosalind Townsend-Hope 15.40, Gail Flanaghan 16.36, Derek Morgan 16.38, Andrew Ford 16.43.