NATIONAL RTTC 10 CHAMPIONSHIPS - HOWDEN - V714 - 28th August 2022

 52nd OVERALL; 4th STANDARD; 1st AGE GOLD MEDAL

Worst race of the season by a country mile! Predicted to finish 28th based on form and rankings, and I would have been so pleased with that! Although squeezing in the top 25 would have been great! Set off like a train, and power far too high by the turn - basically blew and grovelled back - probably was about 30 secs down for an average ride, but the standard was so high, 30 seconds is a long way in a 10!

Still managed to win the age gold medal, but I just wanted to go home! Impolite to do so before the presentations...John Archibald showed his class by finishing 40n secs clear in a course record of 17-53...like a Hatfield course - amazing ride!

WIGAN WHEELERS 30 - INC NATIONAL 30 TT CHAMPIONSHIPS - LEVENS LANCS - 21st August 2022

 4th OVERALL; 1st STANDARD; 1st NATIONAL VTTA CHAMPIONSHIP

Felt pretty confident that I could win the Championship, considered the amazing Richard Bideau as my main rival, but as he was nos much younger than me, he had to make up 4 mins or so to beat me...also inspired by my old running coach from Liverpool Harriers, Tony Farrell being president, and special guest on the as the President of the National VTTA.

Rode pretty solidly too, on this iconic course at Levens, but unlike the fast 10, we had to go back up the biggish hill three times...still finished in a semi decent time of 64-15, just 11 seconds from 2nd overall in 4th place overall, but only 1m 18s behind Mr Bideaun...so a cracking result! 

Easily won the overall National Championship by nearly 3 mins, and presented to my by Tony which was quite emotional, after all these years. Arranged to meet up at a future date in the Peak District.

Went for a nostalgia drive after around Arnside and Silverdale, where I use to go with my Dad, and had a pint in Silverdale!

Tony Farrell

TICKHILL 10 - HATFIELD - 010/1 - 6th August 2022

 6th OVERALL; 1st STANDARD

Decent day on Hatfield, where there is normally a wind of some sort...rode a decent power output of 357W - but disappointingly only breaking 21mins by one second....really thought I was going much faster, and with a decent power average too....considered using too much tyre pressure on the coarse course.