Harrison’s Rise To Challenge Peterborough Cycling Club’s riders have been leading the way in local cylo-sportive events recently with some very impressive performances. Cylo-sportives are the fastest growing form of cycling in the country, with riders setting off in groups 10 or 20 at 2 minute intervals, to cover challenging courses. Not officially races these events are however timed and are more personal challenges in the spirit of events like the London marathon. Brothers Jeremy (from Langtoft) and Alex (from Baston) have certainly risen to the challenge over the last two weeks at the Fenland Clarion Sportive at Stamford and the Squires and Spires event at Naseby. 
The Harrisons showed why they were such a formidable team in their racing days, by working together to finish with the fastest times in both events. They covered the 75 mile Clarion event in a time of 3 hours 35 mins and the 80 mile Naseby event in 3 hour 48 mins. Other club members also put in great performances with Peterborough’s Zulfikar Dhanji finishing with the third fastest time at the Clarion event with 3 hours 44 mins and fourteenth at Naseby with 4 hours 5 mins. Yaxley’s Jimmy McCormick covered the Clarions 115 mile event in an impressive 6 hours 10 mins and the Naseby event in 4 hours 53 mins. Also Langtoft man Nick Hitchens rode the fastest time in the Clarion’s 30 mile event with 1 hour 48 mins. www.spotivephoto.com provided excellent photos for the Squires and Spires event. |
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