Arthur Venables time trials March 2015

Second place in Midhurst time trials for Island cyclists

Thanks to Arthur for this first report for 2015 from the …a3crg cycling team. Ed


Arthur Venables of team …a3crg kicked off his 2015 season on Sunday morning, with a second place finish in the two rider team time trial race, which started over in Midhurst on the mainland.

The conditions were less than ideal for the time trial, with a mixture of rain and strong winds on the 22.5 mile course.

While the course itself provided its own challenges, including the daunting Harting Hill which averaged 10% for a mile, and had a leg sapping maximum gradient of 23%.

Venables and his teammate Patrick Brennan worked together to complete the course in a respectable time of 1:03:44, with an average speed of 21.18mph, earning them second place.