14-Apr-81

Richmond & Darlington Hardriders

Paul storms to victory in time trial

STOCKTON Wheeler Paul Curran continued to demonstrate his outstanding early season form when he won the first local time trial of the season, the Richmond and Darlington Hardriders 22½-mile hilly event at West Auckland by over a minute.

With rain beginning to fall as the event began, and conditions deteriorating throughout, Curran covered the Bildershaw, Royal Oak, Denton course in 1-3-48.

In second place, Richmond and Darlington's Arthur Caygill recorded 1-4-52 while, after a long and successful season of cyclocross, Hambleton RC Junior Michael Gilby is adapting well to competition against the clock, taking third place in 1-7-9.

Busy spell

Next local rider was Thornaby CRT-Been Bag's Paul Donohue, who collected sixth place with 1-10-28, two places ahead of former Hambleton rider Dave Wilson, now a member of the Ferryhill Wheelers CC, who covered the course in 1-11-9, followed by Hartlepool CC's Martin Bourner with 1-11-41, and a 1-12-33 from Peter Bate.

RESULTS

1. Paul Curran (Stockton Whs) 1-3-48
2. Arthur Caygill (Richmond & Darlington) 1-4-52
3. Michael Gilby (Hambleton RC) 1-7-09