Location: Selkirk, Scottish Borders
Event: 1 April 2012
Report: Snowdon Sports
Riders gathered at the Gordon Arms Hotel to race in a mountain time trail in Selkirk and Silas Goldsworthy walked away with victory.
The 25-year-old Edinburgh rider powered around the course in just 51.12, eleven seconds quicker than Sandy Wallace Cycles team mate Alan Thomson. Simon Dale of Nottingham Clarion completed the podium, recording a time of 53.14.
Katherine Wren of Stirling Bikes finished first out of the women and Jim Cusick of Glasgow Couriers walked away with the vet title. The 47-year-old Glaswegian completed the course in 53.18.
Fastest senior was Stephen Couper (Glasgow United CC) and Tom Arnstein raced to first place in the juniors in 54.04. Stuart Balfour was top of the youths with a time of 55.55 and Gala won the team event with a combined time of 2:50.18.
Results:
Men:
1 Silas Goldsworthy (Sandy Wallace Cycles) 51.12
2 Alan Thomson (Sandy Wallace Cycles) 51.23
3 Simon Dale (Nottingham Clarion) 53.14
Woman:
Katherine Wren (Stirling Bike Club) 1.:11.16
Vet:
Jim Cusick (Glasgow Couriers) 53.18
Senior:
Stephen Couper (Glasgow United CC) 55.15
Junior:
Tom Arnstein (Spokes) 54.04
Youth:
Stuart Balfour (Edinburgh RC) 55.55
Team:
Gala CC 2:50.18
British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.
