Scottish
50 Mile Time Trial Championships
Sunday 29th June, 2008
"Given my record of bad luck in 50's,
when I heard that the course had been changed, I expected to end up
in the Cromarty Firth at the turn, checking out the dolphins!"
But Mark Atkinson successfully avoided that fate to take his third
Scottish 50 title; leading Sandy Wallace team mates, second placed
Jonathan Copp and fifth placed Ian Black, to take a double championship
win on a bright but cool and windy Sunday morning on the A9 near Invergordon.
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Scottish
25 Mile Time Trial Championships
Sunday 15th June, 2008
Recording exactly the same time -
52:15 - as the last occasion he won the 25 title, in 2005, Fort William's
Mark Atkinson (Sandy Wallace Cycles) regained his crown on a cool
and windswept Laurencekirk by-pass on Sunday morning. VeloResults
correctly tipped the top three, but got the order wrong. We had Mark
down to win ahead of Dooley's duo, Arthur Doyle and Gary Robson, but
a personal best 52:46 by Robson gave him the silver by nine seconds
from Doyle. More...
Eastern
Promise Road Race
Sunday 13th June, 2008
On a dismal Wednesday night, made even more unpleasant
by Pro Tour level midges, it was those Pedal Power boys carrying on
where they left off in the Sam Robinson, with Gordon Murdoch and Gary
Hand scooping the dosh in the Eastern Promise road race across the
moors around Gladhouse Reservoir. I haven't trained as an SC commissaire,
but presumably there's a rule which says; "Pre race briefings
must always be conducted outside in the torrential rain, rather than
in the comfort and dry of the strip." More...
Scottish
National 25 Mile Time Trial Championship
Wednesday 11th June, 2008
The only thing that is certain about Sunday's National
25 Championship, is that there will be a new champion. Reigning champion,
Jason Macintyre was snatched
from us before we saw the very best of him; we miss you, Jason.
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Sam
Robinson Memorial Road Race
Monday 9th June, 2008
A top class field raced this 78 mile event, attracting
the majority of Scotland's road race talent and a number of riders
from North East England, including the regional champion. More...
Super
6 Series - Event 4, Leven
Sunday 1st June, 2008
"That was horrid",
said the winner Evan Oliphant, as I asked him moments after he crossed
the line how he enjoyed it. "It was just like being back
at the Rás, what with the rain - and those roads!".
Oh! I I thought he was talking about his teammate James McCallum congratulating
him with a sloppy kiss on the cheek! More...
Ed
Hood's Giro d'Italia Diary
Friday 23rd May - 1st June, 2008
The 91st edition of the Tour of Italy has finished,
and it's been a fascinating battle, with a few surprise stage winners,
apparently "out of form" riders in the top 10 on GC, and
plenty of great stories. In fact, the final week was the deciding
section in all the in-race competitions, and VeloResults
has been there! More...
Scottish
10 Mile Time Trial Championships
Monday 19th May, 2008
On a Sunday morning as close to perfect
as we’ll get in Scotland, Arthur Doyle (Dooleys) did what most
people had expected and took the Scottish ten mile championship over
the A811, Kippen Flats, equalling Graeme Obree’s 20-13 course
record. If Arthur’s first time trial championship win went to
form, then the destination for rest of the medals was much less predictable.
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Riccardo
Riccò debuts the new Scott Plasma2 at the Giro
Tuesday 13th May, 2008
The big manufacturers always wheel out their new
weaponry at the Grand Tours to catch all those eager lenses - and
here's the latest TT machine from Scott, the "Plasma2".
Riccardo Riccò, the young team leader for Saunier Duval–Scott
and winner of Stage 1 on Sunday, used the new bike in the opening
Team Time Trial last Saturday. More...
Patrick
Galbraith - Philadelphia Criterium Winner
Tuesday 13th May, 2008
Evan Oliphant isn't the only Scotsman who's been
winning races in the US of A. - Velo Ecosse's up-and-coming under
16 rider, Patrick Galbraith recently scored a criterium win in Rocky
Balboa's home town - Philadelphia (what do you mean "it's just
a movie!?)... More...
Evan
Oliphant - Success in the States
Tuesday 6th May, 2008
VeloResults caught up
with Evan recently to chat about his and his team's very successful
racing trip to the states, here's what Ev had to say about it.
Why were Plowman Craven in the US, Evan? "There
was no racing in the UK, the Archer was cancelled due to lack of police
cooperation and there was another race near London where we got our
entries returned because the organiser thought we'd dominate the race.
As it happened, we saw the results and Rapha rode it! Plowman Craven
have offices in LA; that's a factor, but probably the main thing is
that Tony Gibb's girlfriend works for BA and got us a great deal on
the air tickets!" More...
