CC Breckland 12 Hour, Punctures Cost Duggleby Comp Record!

Two punctures probably cost Adam Duggleby(Vive Le Velo) competition record in the CC Breckland 12 hour event in Norfolk. Duggleby had covered 317.224 mile when his time ran out at Hingham on Sunday evening, agonisingly short of Andy Wilkinsons 317.97, 2012 mark. A rear wheel flat in the first hour on the Thetford circuit and a front wheel deflation after 8 hours of racing saw Dugglebly fall away from the 27mph pace that would deliver the record. "I felt ok after 6 hours, after 8 hours it started to get hard" was how Duggleby summed up his half-day effort!

Starting 15 minutes ahead of Duggleby,Mark Turnbull (Torq Performance) looked solid all day and was never caught despite a rough patch some 6 hours in, Turnball pulling back time on the finishing circuit at Hingham to clock 311.905 miles.

Stephen Williamson (...a3crg) was off the bike with "skinsuit issues" on the Browick-Eccles Road circuit but stayed calm and went on to post 300.514 miles for third place. Along with a 1.36.20 50 mile time and a 3.16.51, 100 Duggleby now leads the British Best All-Rounder competition with an average speed of 29.352.

Jill Willkinson (Chester RC) had scheduled for 280 miles in an attempt to break Beryl Burtons long standing record. Wilkinson, supported by husband & Mens record holder Andy, started well but also suffered an early puncture and fell behind the required pace as the wind and temperature rose, 272.763 miles an impressive ride but still nearly 5 miles shy of Burtons 277.25 set in 1967.

Dave Green

Dave Shepherd

PROVISIONAL RESULT
1 ADAM DUGGLEBY VIVE LE VELO 317.224
2 MARK TURNBULL TORQ PERFORMANCE 311.905
3 STEPHEN WILLIAMSON …A3CRG 300.514
4 DAVE GREEN TEAM VELOVELOCITY 291.103
5 DAVE SHEPHERD GS STELLA 287.018
6 MATT IVINGS BUXTON CC/ SETT VALLEY 283.419
7 KEVIN BAUMBER SHAFTESBURY CC 275.185

8 JILL WILKINSON CHESTER RC 272.763
9 CHRIS LEA BUXTON C C /SETT VALLEY 269.143
10 JULIAN PEGG HITCHEN NOMADS 266.526
11 KIERAN FITZPATRICK SOUTHBOROUGH & DIST 263.422
12 DALE STURMAN WEST SUFFOLK WH 260.615
13 PIP JENKINS SOUTHBOROUG & DIST 260.267
14 KATE MCPHEARSON HITCHEN NOMADS 258.325
15 TONY REEVES GS STELLA 254.863
16 ALEX BAILEY CC BRECKLAND 239.308
17 JAMES WALSGROVE RIDE HARDER 235.00
18 SIMON HARDY KINGS LYNN CC 234.92
19 CLIFF MATTHEWS WOLSEY CC 232.483
20 KAREN EATON WOLSEY CC 231.360
21 MALCOLM BORG WEST SUFFOLK WH 225.367
22 PETE HORSFIELD REDMON CC 213.626
23 PETE HOLLAND LINCOLN WHEELERS (TRIKE) 187.107
24 MICK FOUNTAIN DIDCOT PHOENIX 179.862

Lots more photos on our FACEBOOK page