Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Beba and Phillips enjoy Sprint Tri success
Cycling
Adalta CC riders Justine Beba and Ellie Phillips both won their age groups at the Canterbury Sprint Tri with Mark Stockley finishing second in his age group.
James Wren and James Lane-pitcher joined forces with Vicky James at the same event to secure the team prize.
Jeremy Brougham had a superb result at the National Masters Track Championships, taking the title and the jersey in the Points Race.
Stuart Baldwin, Roddy Archibald, Ross Bryan, Keith Watson, Jason Oramand Josh Wakeling competed in the Tour of Sussex.
A five-stage race around the coast and countryside starting with a team time trial in which the Adalta riders finished fourth overall, covering the 14km course in 19.20. Stage two was a fast 48km crit with Jason Oram finishing fifth, Stuart Baldwin in seventh and Keith Watson 14th.
Stage three was a double day starting with punchy climbs over 72km. Watson took 13th, Wakeling 14th and Archibald 16th. Bryan, Baldwin and Oram all came in with the bunch.
The evening brought a 12km Individual TT climbing up from Beachy Head. Keith Watson put in a huge effort to take second with Josh Wakeling in sixth to put the two riders in good positions going into the final day.
Sunday was the final stage and a 102km road race up out of Eastbourne and taking in the climbs up and around Beachy Head nine times.
Wakeling crossed the line in sixth, Bryan in seventh, Watson 10th and Archibald 18th. That handed Wakeling a podium position with third overall. Watson was sixth, Archibald 11th and Bryan 17th.
Herne Bay rider Jonathan Parker took the win at the Sussex CA 50 mile TT on the G50/10 but not without some drama along the way.
Parker said: “It was a day of mixed fortunes. I crashed and tore my skinsuit, overshoes and calf guards and gave my back a pretty firm clout, but I won the TT by over threeand-a-half minutes.
“It’s a bit of a shame that the crash cost me the course record, but I’m still chuffed with the win on a tough and lumpy course in windy conditions. Thankfully the bike is okay except for a few scratches.”