VeloVeritas

Kenta Gallagher – the New Scottish Cyclocross Champion, at 17! (0)

We didn’t make the Scottish cyclo cross champs, this year; new house for Martin; major drive to accumulate Brownie points for me – those pictures of Big Wendy from Gent make it hard to plead; ‘it was hell out there!’

Anyway, congratulations to new champion, 17 year-old junior, Kenta Gallagher (Scott UK) who took the senior title; we thought the man deserved to be interviewed.

The Scottish Road Race Championships (2)

Ross Creber (Endura) added a top flight ‘en ligne’ result to his VTT and ‘cross palmares with a fine win in the Scottish road race championships over a technical, challenging and windy – but beautifully sunny – 81 miles at Hawick on Saturday afternoon.

Creber lead the men in red and white to a clean sweep of the medals with Callum Wilkinson taking silver – distanced by Creber in the sprint – and James McCallum having to be content with bronze after a late race puncture when it looked like it was his day.

Ian Black – New Scottish 100 Mile TT Champion (0)

VeloVeritas missed the 100 Champs again – we’re not men enough to disappear to the Tour for two weekends then vanish to Invergordon at 04:00 the first Sunday we’re back.

We thought it would just be a case of ringing Jim Cusick in a Highland Hostelry somewhere to discuss his win – but Ian Black (Sandy Wallace Cycles) had other ideas.

We spoke to 46 year-old Forres joiner Ian, as he prepared to head off on a well deserved holiday on Monday morning.

Michael Nicholson – Out Hard and Suffering Back (0)

I remember my first 50; it was a 2:27 0n the Fife course in 1973 and I think I rode 79” fixed – I was in pain for days after it.

Michael Nicholson’s (Dooleys) first ’50′ was a 1:51 and it took him to the Scottish title on a wind swept Saturday night along the banks of the Cromarty Firth.

We thought we’d better have a word with the man.

Scottish 50 Mile TT Championships (0)

Off no.45, Michael Nicolson (Dooleys RT) never looked like being beaten in today’s Scottish 50 Mile TT champs, but a but a clutch of riders faught it our for the minor placings in the mens competition, whilst Jessica Wilson -Young (Edinburgh RC) took a comfortable win in the women’s race.

The Scottish National 25 Mile Time Trial Championship (1)

It took Arthur Doyle (Dooleys) just 51:33 to join the likes of Billy Bilsland, Graeme Obree and Jason MacIntyre on the roll of honour for the Scottish 25 mile championship on a warm but windy Sunday morning on the fast dual carriageway of the A90 Laurencekirk by-pass.

Doyle was run to 23 seconds by former 100 mile champion, Jonathan Copp (Sandy Wallace), who blasted back from the turn with 51:56 to keep perennial Jim Cusick ((Glasgow Couriers) back in third on 52:19.

Scottish 10 Mile Time Trial Championships (0)

Scottish time trialling came within ten seconds of a major upset on the wind swept tarmac of the A77 near Newton Mearns on Saturday morning as 45 year-old Peter Ettles (Forres) thrashed his 104” fixed gear to within that many seconds of defending 10 mile champion and current short distance king, Arthur Doyle (Dooleys).