Veterans Time Trials Association
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Northern Vets All Comers Circuit Championships (Croft)
The Vets Northern All Comers Closed Circuit Championship, over 10 miles, has become a regular on the calendar at the Croft Motor Racing Circuit, near Darlington. Under the expert supervision of Gavin Russell (Cleveland Coureurs) was his usual large team of helpers from VTTA North Group and clubs affiliated to CTT Teesside DC and they ensured proceedings ran flawlessly. In this third running of the championship a daytime date in October was not available so with some trepidation beforehand it was held on the evening of Wednesday 21 June, following a 'Come and Try It' event. The concerns that riders would be reluctant to travel for an evening event were unfounded with 89 vet entrants (65 in 2021, 72 in 2022).
VTTA medals were awarded as follows:
Women Road Bikes (6 entrants / 6 finishers)
| 1 | Deborah Capewell | Team Ohten Aveas | 24:16 AAT |
28:18 actual |
| 2 | Teri Bayliss | Reifen Racing | 23:32 AAT |
27:23 actual |
| 3 | Sarah Minto | North Tyneside Riders | 25:51 AAT |
28:23 actual |
Women TT Bikes (11 entrants, 9 finishers)
| 1 | Lucia Borradaile | CC Weymouth | 21:27 AAT |
26:36 actual |
| 2 | Caroline Ratcliffe | Ferryhill Whs | 22:23 AAT |
26:32 actual |
| 3 | Kate Sanderson | Cleveland Whs | 22:48 AAT |
26:36 actual |
Men Road Bikes (20 entrants / 18 finishers)
| 1 | Shaun Tyson | Protech Velo | 21:34 AAT |
22:29 actual |
| 2 | Kenny McLellan | Reifen Racing | 22:38 AAT |
23:28 actual |
| 3 | John Flanagan | Moonglu CC | 22:42 AAT |
24:49 actual |
Men TT Bikes (52 entrants / 43 finishers)
| 1 | Richard Oakes | Team Ohten Aveas | 19:04 AAT |
20:10 actual |
| 2 | Russ Richardson | Zurbaran Racing | 20:04 AAT |
22:37 actual |
| 3 | Marcel Schubert | Darlington CC | 20:18 AAT |
20:22 actual |
The full result will be published in the September Veteran magazine.
Thanks to James Murray Photography for images.