Ystwyth’s Second Open TT win of 2009 – Well done Dom!
23rd December 2009
UK cycling round-up: Icy weather disrupts time trials
By BikeRadar
UK cycling round-up 19/20 December 2009 (Michael Steele/Getty Images)
The weekend’s heavy snow and frost wreaked havoc with the Christmas time trial programme, with all but one of the events falling victim to the icy conditions across large parts of the country.
All of Saturday’s three time trials were called off because of the weather, leaving hundreds of riders disappointed.
Ironically, the only event to go ahead had the smallest field, with just three riders entered in the Ogmore Valley Wheelers’ 10-mile TT near Neath on Sunday.
Two DNS’s meant a guaranteed win for Dominic Brown (Ystwyth CC) who finished the course – shortened to 9.5 miles to avoid icy patches at both the start and finish – in 24:52.