Quick times in Edwin Howson Memorial 25

As a warm-up test ahead of British Cycling's elite men's Natoinal Time Trial Championship at Lampeter, Joe Laverick (Lyndsay Roads Cycling Club) went close to Simon Wilson's Levens course record for 25 miles.

Joe won our Edwin Howson Memorial 25 with a winning time of 47mins 8secs before going off to finish eighth in the national time trial championship won by Ethan Hayter.

Near perfect, warm and calm conditions for the Levens course also saw Barrow Central Wheeler Kevin Locke secure the runner-up slot with a speedy 51-44 with our own Darren Howarth third quickest in a personal best 54-08.

Fastest woman was Springfield Racing Team's super veteran Debbie Moss. She finished sixth overall in 56-30.

...and our Midsummer 10

Our Midsummer 10 was held a week later to avoid the Dave Day Memorial Motorbike Ride to Barrow and Simon Wilson (Wattshop) triumphed in 18mins 24secs from GS Metro's Lewis Wake on 19-11 and Barrow's Fraser Minnican, who clocked 19-27.

Richard Bickley (Giant-Kendal-Sidas UK) dipped under 20 minutes with 19-51 for fifth and Kendal CC's Richard Pooley was 9th in 20-50 with Darren Howath (KVRC) 10th in 21-02. Debie Moss was again fastest woman in 21-46 for 16th overall.

Morris in a class of his own

Matt Morris (Giant-Kendal-Sidas.uk) was in a class of his own in our third open event of midsummer, the Peter Knott Memorial Spoco now held over a single lap of the longer, 9.7miles, version of the Capenwray road circuit.

Despite the long climb of Sunny Bank plus testing ramps from Newton and at Docker Park, he clocked a staggering 23mins 46secs ahead of Lanmcashire Road Club's Jack Smith, who stopped the clock at 24-36. Darren Howarth (KVRC) was third in 25-27.

Mark Jagger wins 2026 Shap Hill Climb

Mark Jagger (Team Lifting Gear Products), pictured below, was a clear winner of our May Bank Holiday Shap Hill Climb.

Using an sn amended seven est rival.miles course because of road works near Shap Summit, Mark (photo below by Lee Foster) was almost a minute clear of his nearest rival.

Victory in the female category went to Border City veteran Carol Westmorland and fastest youth was Rowan Smith (Cog Set Papyrus).

Results: Open category: 1 M. Jagger (Team Lifting

Gear Products) 18m 41s; 2 Martin Mikkelson-Barron (VC Cumbria veteran) 19m 37s; 3 Jack Smith (Lancashire RC) 19m 54s. Female category: 1 C. Westmorland (Border City Whs CC veteran) 25m 36s; 2 Sue Cheetham (N Lancs RC veteran) 26m 54s; 3 Rachael Maxwell (Border City Whs CC veteran) 27m 29s. Youth category: R. Smith (Cog Set Papyrus) 25m 9s.

What's coming up in 2026 .....subject of course to the weather, roadworks and availability of marshals. And please note that entry fees for club time trials this season will be £5 for all club members and £6 for guest riders (who can only do three rides before joining us at least second-claim).
JULY Sun 26th KV Annual Century Challenge Club Ride (160k), depending on weather. 08:30 Wed 29th Levens Club 10 (tt or road bikes) 19:00 AUGUST Wed 5th Beetham club 10 (tt or road bikes) 19:00 Wed 12th Beetham Club 10 19:00 Wed 19th Beetham club 10 (tt or road bikes) 19:00 Wed 26th Beetham club 10 with two-ups 19:00 SEPTEMBER Sun 6th Wilson Memorial Handicap time trial (tt or road bikes). Course tbc 09:30 OCTOBER Sun 4th Rheged Ride (Shap, Askham, Brougham, Appleby, K.Stephen) 85mls 08:30 NOVEMBER Sun 15th Annual Freewheel Contest – Old Town top to Underley 10:30 DECEMBER - Sun 20th Christmas 10 @ Milnthorpe (Beetham 10 course) 11:00

* Weather permitting, club runs go out from Kendal Leisure Centre at 9.30am on Sundays and Thursday, also 9.30am.