The Corrieri Clasic 10 mile TT was held on Sunday 20 March at Cambusbarron. This was the first 10 mile TT of the season and is a popular opening event with almost 100 riders. Last year the club had several riders but this year I was the only club member riding. I was number 92 which wasn't great as I prefer to be off early but on the bright side it gave me an extra hour in bed. Scanning through the names either side of me I knew I'd have no chance of catching anyone and would certainly be caught pretty early.
The weather wasn't great as I left home but by the time I reached Stirling the rain had disappeared and the strong wind had eased, at least it wasn't snowing like the previous week which had ruined my preparations.
After a good warm up I made my way to the start and was soon on my way, my plan was to try to get to the turn without being caught. Shortly after starting the wind became noticeable and you had to make some effort to keep a straight line. As I was approaching the turn I thought I'd achieved my goal of not being caught when I heard the familiar rumble as number 93 passed. As I turned I could see another rider approaching so I dug in and thought I'd see how long I could hold out for, seconds later my bike was rocked as a rider flashed by. I looked up to see number 95, Arthur Doyle, the speed was difficult to comprehend. Seconds later he was out of sight. My spirits (and speed) fell, it seem a long way to the finish but with the end in sight I gave it one final push. The checked flag was a welcome sight, I'd forgotten how how difficult this was.
Arthur Doyle won with a an fantastic time of 20.31, 42 second ahead of Jim Cusick. My time was 25.45, plenty room for improvement but still 45seconds faster than last year (perhaps the Wednesday nights do make a difference).
There are good pictures of the event here http://www.flickr.com/photos/owenphilipson/sets/72157626307848398/
Full results
95 Arthur Doyle Dooleys Cycles RT 20.30 S 38
17 Jim Cusick Glasgow Couriers 21.12 V 46
100 Carlos Riise Shetland Wheelers 21.21 V 46
66 Steve Nutley Sandy Wallace Cycles 21.24 V 54
83 Iain Grant Dooleys RT 21.24 V 40
5 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Wheelers 21.59 V 46
91 Ian Sim Glasgow Couriers 22.06 S 32
51 David Muir Fife Cycling 2000 22.08 V 48
71 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC 22.14 V 43
82 Sean Monaghan Granite City RT 22.16 V 43
9 Ian King Velocity 44 22.25 V 44
39 Stuart Moran Perth United CC 22.32 S 37
64 Matt Hennon Inverclyde Velo 22.44 S 36
13 Nick Tryon Lomond Roads 22.45 V 40
88 Robert Brown Granite City RT 22.46 S 38
61 Brendan McCabe Aberdeen Wheelers 22.51 V 47
30 Graeme Hay Stirling Bike Club 22.52 V 42
38 Gavin Shuttleworth Velocity 44 22.57 YOUTH A
93 Andy Duncan Ythan CC 23.06 V 39
98 Paul Black Elgin CC 23.06 V 42
94 Paul Friel Unnattached 23.07 V 43
86 Jeremy Tomlinson Fife Cycling 2000 23.09 V 51
22 Gordon d1ck Lomond Roads 23.15 V 44
42 William Bunyan Dunfermline CC 23.26 V 53
96 Neil Campbell Ayr Roads CC 23.28 S 33
26 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC 23.31 S 34
56 Scott Newman Inverclyde Velo 23.33 S 25
33 Sadiq Mir West Lothian Clarion 23.38 S 31
75 Kevin Lackie Elgin CC 23.38 V 48
53 Donald McLean Stirling Bike Club 23.39 TANDEM
53 Mark Leadbetter Stirling Bike Club 23.39 TANDEM
18 Jason Barnes Glasgow Nightingale 23.40 S 36
34 Gerry McGarrity Inverclyde Velo 23.48 S 37
47 David Millar Glasgow Couriers 23.53 V 65
60 Douglas Kirkham Musselburgh RCC 23.55 V 45
15 Alan Solway Kennoway Road Club 23.59 V 60
59 Hector Nicolson Moray Firth CC 24.02 V 55
65 David Pritchard Kennoway Road Club 24.03 V 53
46 James Hendrie VC Glasgow South 24.17 V 43
36 Alan Mooney Royal Albert CC 24.19 V 42
70 Jocky Johnstone Team Icarus 24.25 V 69
4 Sandy Wallace Sandy Wallace Cycles 24.26 V 64
19 Barry Duncan Kennoway Road Club 24.26 V 55
79 Fiona Duncan Ythan CC 24.26 LADY 34
43 David Wards West Lothian Clarion 24.32 V 41
14 Tony Curran Dunfermline CC 24.38 V 49
25 Matthew Cutler Bronte Wheelers 24.45 V 43
77 Fraser Paterson Stirling Bike Club 24.58 S 32
31 Colin Humphries West Lothian Clarion 25.05 S 37
12 Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club 25.12 S 36
52 Hamish Carrick Edinburgh Road Club 25.23 YOUTH A
90 Stephen Brown DTCC 25.28 YOUTH A
69 Mike Ferguson Johnstone Wheelers 25.37 V 54
3 Iain Binning Stirling Bike Club 25.40 V 63
48 Sean Noon Edinburgh Road Club 25.4 YOUTH A
11 Iain Taylor Dunfermline CC 25.41 V 42
92 Colin Meikle St. Christophers CC 25.45 V 42
32 Daniel Curran Dunfermline CC 25.46 JUNIOR
58 Jim Reid Dunfermline CC 25.47 V 54
7 Sam Shaw Stirling Bike Club 25.48 S 29
45 John Proudfoot Dunfermline CC 25.55 V 52
55 Charlie Gillies Stirling Bike Club 26.07 V 51
24 Stewart Gordon Dunfermline CC 26.08 V 46
57 Laura Nicolson Moray Firth CC 26.14 LADY 27
44 Grant Taylor Stirling Bike Club 26.19 S 35
28 Kyle Petrie Stirling Bike Club 26.29 YOUTH A
37 Grant Craven West Lothian Clarion 26.50 V 46
21 Stevie Ogg Dunfermline CC 26.54 V 43
72 Andrew Brown DTCC 27 YOUTH B
40 James Davidson PedalPower 27.04 S 37
41 Douglas Flynn Stirling Bike Club 27.05 V 49
73 Sandra Tulloch Leslie Bike Shop 27.06 LADY 35
49 Craig MacFarlane Stirling Bike Club 27.21 S 35
97 Alastair Speed Fife Century RC 27.22 V 46
63 Robert Cooper Stirling Bike Club 27.36 V 70
1 Katherine Wren Stirling Bike Club 27.56 LADY V 41
6 Isobel Fletcher Glasgow Wheelers CC 27.58 LADY V 50
23 Phil Wright PedalPower 28.05 S 35
27 Ruaridh Shuttleworth City Of Stirling Wheelers 29.40 V 47
67 Lorraine Brown Leslie Bike Shop 29.44 LADY V 47
68 Thomas Cummings Fife Century RC 30.05 V 63
10 Christine Warkentin Stirling Bike Club 30.35 LADY V 40
16 Andrew Stewart Dunfermline CC 32.03 V 47
84 Gavin Laffoley Fife Century RC 32.34 YOUTH B
20 Charles Adams V.C. Glasgow Central DDNF V 53
29 Tom Bishop Dunfermline CC DNF V 47
54 Ian Condie Dunfermline CC DNF V 57
8 Stephen Begg VC Glasgow South DNS S 29
50 Bob Taylor Dooley's Cycles RT DNS V 65
76 Joe Wilson Sandy Wallace Cycles DNS S 37
78 Will Davenhill Unnattached DNS V 43
17 Jim Cusick Glasgow Couriers 21.12 V 46
100 Carlos Riise Shetland Wheelers 21.21 V 46
66 Steve Nutley Sandy Wallace Cycles 21.24 V 54
83 Iain Grant Dooleys RT 21.24 V 40
5 Graeme Cockburn Glasgow Wheelers 21.59 V 46
91 Ian Sim Glasgow Couriers 22.06 S 32
51 David Muir Fife Cycling 2000 22.08 V 48
71 Grant Smith Dunfermline CC 22.14 V 43
82 Sean Monaghan Granite City RT 22.16 V 43
9 Ian King Velocity 44 22.25 V 44
39 Stuart Moran Perth United CC 22.32 S 37
64 Matt Hennon Inverclyde Velo 22.44 S 36
13 Nick Tryon Lomond Roads 22.45 V 40
88 Robert Brown Granite City RT 22.46 S 38
61 Brendan McCabe Aberdeen Wheelers 22.51 V 47
30 Graeme Hay Stirling Bike Club 22.52 V 42
38 Gavin Shuttleworth Velocity 44 22.57 YOUTH A
93 Andy Duncan Ythan CC 23.06 V 39
98 Paul Black Elgin CC 23.06 V 42
94 Paul Friel Unnattached 23.07 V 43
86 Jeremy Tomlinson Fife Cycling 2000 23.09 V 51
22 Gordon d1ck Lomond Roads 23.15 V 44
42 William Bunyan Dunfermline CC 23.26 V 53
96 Neil Campbell Ayr Roads CC 23.28 S 33
26 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC 23.31 S 34
56 Scott Newman Inverclyde Velo 23.33 S 25
33 Sadiq Mir West Lothian Clarion 23.38 S 31
75 Kevin Lackie Elgin CC 23.38 V 48
53 Donald McLean Stirling Bike Club 23.39 TANDEM
53 Mark Leadbetter Stirling Bike Club 23.39 TANDEM
18 Jason Barnes Glasgow Nightingale 23.40 S 36
34 Gerry McGarrity Inverclyde Velo 23.48 S 37
47 David Millar Glasgow Couriers 23.53 V 65
60 Douglas Kirkham Musselburgh RCC 23.55 V 45
15 Alan Solway Kennoway Road Club 23.59 V 60
59 Hector Nicolson Moray Firth CC 24.02 V 55
65 David Pritchard Kennoway Road Club 24.03 V 53
46 James Hendrie VC Glasgow South 24.17 V 43
36 Alan Mooney Royal Albert CC 24.19 V 42
70 Jocky Johnstone Team Icarus 24.25 V 69
4 Sandy Wallace Sandy Wallace Cycles 24.26 V 64
19 Barry Duncan Kennoway Road Club 24.26 V 55
79 Fiona Duncan Ythan CC 24.26 LADY 34
43 David Wards West Lothian Clarion 24.32 V 41
14 Tony Curran Dunfermline CC 24.38 V 49
25 Matthew Cutler Bronte Wheelers 24.45 V 43
77 Fraser Paterson Stirling Bike Club 24.58 S 32
31 Colin Humphries West Lothian Clarion 25.05 S 37
12 Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club 25.12 S 36
52 Hamish Carrick Edinburgh Road Club 25.23 YOUTH A
90 Stephen Brown DTCC 25.28 YOUTH A
69 Mike Ferguson Johnstone Wheelers 25.37 V 54
3 Iain Binning Stirling Bike Club 25.40 V 63
48 Sean Noon Edinburgh Road Club 25.4 YOUTH A
11 Iain Taylor Dunfermline CC 25.41 V 42
92 Colin Meikle St. Christophers CC 25.45 V 42
32 Daniel Curran Dunfermline CC 25.46 JUNIOR
58 Jim Reid Dunfermline CC 25.47 V 54
7 Sam Shaw Stirling Bike Club 25.48 S 29
45 John Proudfoot Dunfermline CC 25.55 V 52
55 Charlie Gillies Stirling Bike Club 26.07 V 51
24 Stewart Gordon Dunfermline CC 26.08 V 46
57 Laura Nicolson Moray Firth CC 26.14 LADY 27
44 Grant Taylor Stirling Bike Club 26.19 S 35
28 Kyle Petrie Stirling Bike Club 26.29 YOUTH A
37 Grant Craven West Lothian Clarion 26.50 V 46
21 Stevie Ogg Dunfermline CC 26.54 V 43
72 Andrew Brown DTCC 27 YOUTH B
40 James Davidson PedalPower 27.04 S 37
41 Douglas Flynn Stirling Bike Club 27.05 V 49
73 Sandra Tulloch Leslie Bike Shop 27.06 LADY 35
49 Craig MacFarlane Stirling Bike Club 27.21 S 35
97 Alastair Speed Fife Century RC 27.22 V 46
63 Robert Cooper Stirling Bike Club 27.36 V 70
1 Katherine Wren Stirling Bike Club 27.56 LADY V 41
6 Isobel Fletcher Glasgow Wheelers CC 27.58 LADY V 50
23 Phil Wright PedalPower 28.05 S 35
27 Ruaridh Shuttleworth City Of Stirling Wheelers 29.40 V 47
67 Lorraine Brown Leslie Bike Shop 29.44 LADY V 47
68 Thomas Cummings Fife Century RC 30.05 V 63
10 Christine Warkentin Stirling Bike Club 30.35 LADY V 40
16 Andrew Stewart Dunfermline CC 32.03 V 47
84 Gavin Laffoley Fife Century RC 32.34 YOUTH B
20 Charles Adams V.C. Glasgow Central DDNF V 53
29 Tom Bishop Dunfermline CC DNF V 47
54 Ian Condie Dunfermline CC DNF V 57
8 Stephen Begg VC Glasgow South DNS S 29
50 Bob Taylor Dooley's Cycles RT DNS V 65
76 Joe Wilson Sandy Wallace Cycles DNS S 37
78 Will Davenhill Unnattached DNS V 43
