Calum’s in a hurry for new best time
Cycling Calum MacDonald set fastest time this year in Ayr Roads/ Harry Fairbairn Cycling Club’s last evening 10 Mile Time Trial of the season, finishing first with a PB of 21 minutes 32 seconds.
Also recording PBs were Craig Allison in 22: 48 and Aileen Fisher 27: 29.
Other times: Alastair McGibbon, 22: 17, Scott Knox, 23: 20 and Harry Brawley 23: 48.
On Saturday in the Georgetown Cup, promoted by Cycling Time Trials, Scotland, Roads fielded a full team of eight among over 200 entrants and finished fifth.
On Sunday, Calum MacDonald had another PB of 56: 48 for the 25 mile event on the West Ferry course, promoted by Johnstone Wheelers.
John Gemmell took bronze for his category in the Scottish Mountain Bike National Championships at Peebles. John also heads his age in the Scottish Cyclo Cross Championships.
On the touring front, based at Castle Douglas and with great weather on Friday and Saturday, two members took in a new traffic free roads in a delightful part of the South West.
On Friday it was a circuit of Loch Ken and with a climb thrown in from Parton to Corsock and home by New Galloway.
On Saturday the Solway coast by Kirkcudbright, Borgue and Kirkandrews were visited before taking the hill road from Gatehouse of Fleet to Laurieston.
Return was by Balmaghie and the Dee Marshes. This week another group will be in Granada, taking in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalucia.