McCarthy a clear winner in Caithness time trial as Handicap League hots up
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David McCarthy was a clear winner in Caithness Cycling Club’s weekly 10-mile time trial, storming round in 22 min 9 sec at an average speed of 27.1 mph.
McCarthy, together with second and third-placed Alistair Miller and Iain Miller and 18-year-old Rory Simmons, all scored personal bests on a warm evening with a 7 mph easterly wind.
Phil Cartwright improved on his season’s best by 1 min 43 sec to gain the maximum of six points in the Handicap League, followed by McCarthy and Angus MacKay.
MacKay now has a narrow lead in the season-long competition, with Iain Miller, Martine Hughes and Gary Angus hot on his heels.
Results: 1 David McCarthy, 22 min 09 sec; 2 Alistair Miller, 25.04; 3 Iain Miller, 27.17; 4 Angus MacKay, 27.22; 5 Roger Broughton, 27.39; 6 Gary Angus, 28.21; 7 Phil Cartwright, 28.25; 8 Lorna Stanger, 28.32; 9 Rory Simmons, 30.53; 10 Martine Hughes, 32.54.
Handicap League: 1 Angus MacKay (35.5.points); 2 Iain Miller (34); 3 Martine Hughes (27.5) 4, Gary Angus (26); 5 Phil Cartwright (22.5); 6 David Anderson (19).
