DANGERFIELD WINS RUDY PROJECT
THE series winner in 2000 and 2003, Stuart Dangerfield returned to haunt his old rivals in Saturday?s Rudy Project Time Trial Series, winning by more than a minute in his first time trial for years.
Dangerfield, 36 and now riding for Wolverhampton Wheelers, entered the event at the last minute after returning from Australia and clocked 1-13-30 for the event to push series leader Kevin Dawson (Sportscover.com) into second place by 1-02.
18-year-old talent Richard Meadows was third, the Pezula RT ace clocking 1-15-19 to pip Richard Prebble to the last podium spot by 14 seconds.
It was Dangerfield?s first time trial in at least two years, and only his second competitive race following a criterium in Australia around Christmas. He also won that race.
The two-lap course at Great Witley in Worcestershire suited Dangerfield well, and with 37 seconds in the bag already at the end of the first 16-mile lap, he eased off slightly to win by 1-02.
There was a surprise winner of the women?s event with Corin Simmonds of Oxford City Road Club taking victory by a comfortable 2-11 margin over Avril Swann. She clocked 41-17 for the one-lap women?s course to beat her MI Racing rival by 11 seconds.
Richard Handley (Maxgear RT) won the junior event by 2-19 from Richard Houghton (Keswick Bikes), while in the British Disabled Championship Darren Kenny beat series leader Simon Richardson by 39 seconds.
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Ian Dalton (Cherry Valley RT) was fastest veteran with 38-04., while Derek Hodgins (Stockport Clarion) was best rider on target time with a ?plus? of 6-32 from an actual time of 44-47.
More from the Rudy Project Series in this week?s Cycling Weekly.
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