The rain held off for this evening’s 10 mile time trial at Millisle, and there was a gentle head wind on the return leg, but a few riders got delayed slightly by the traffic in Ballywalter.
Andrew Hedley (AHC Racing) was fastest with 21:48, taking just over a minute out of Stuart Millar (Ards CC) in second. Barry Mitchell (Ards CC) was a further minute back in third, a remarkable performance given his Audax exploits at the weekend.
| No | Name | Club | Time | H/C Time | H/C pts | McF pts |
| 1 | Andrew Hedley | AHC Racing | 21:48 | |||
| 2 | Stuart Millar | Ards CC | 22:50 | -10 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Michael Boyd | AHC Racing | 23:01 | |||
| 4 | Simon Ridings | AHC Racing | 23:13 | |||
| 5 | Barry Mitchell | Ards CC | 23:51 | -93 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Ben Healey | Ards CC | 24:12 | +5 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | Pawel Cybulski | AHC Racing | 24:32 | |||
| 8 | Dean Bradley | Ards CC | 25:34 | -9 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Richard Hanna | Ards CC | 25:50 | -89 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Mark Watson | Ards CC | 25:59 | -209 | 1 | |
| 11 | James Lemon | Ards CC | 26:15 | -99 | ||
| 12 | Alan Rodgers | Ards CC | 27:12 | -91 | 2 | |
| 13 | Mark Hodgins | North Down CC | 27:13 | |||
| 14 | Colin Wilson | Ards CC | 27:43 | -152 | ||
| 15 | Ryan Burke | Old Bleach CC | 28:39 | |||
| 16 | Ryan Fegan | North Down CC | 28:42 | |||
| 17 | Alastair Martin | Ards CC | 32:53 |
The committee decided that the 10 mile time trial in the Inter Club League 10 on 25th April should not count towards the 10 mile handicap cup (because riders were encouraged to ride road bikes rather than time trial bikes). This means there are just two qualifying 10s in this year’s competition – the race on 6th June and tonight’s race. The final standings are shown below, with three riders tying for the win – Ben Healey, Dean Bradley and Stuart Millar.
10 Mile Handicap Cup
| Name | 6/6 | 4/7 | Total | |
| 1= | Ben Healey | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 1= | Dean Bradley | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 1= | Stuart Millar | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Ian Carson | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | Barry Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Richard Hanna | 3 | 3 | |
| 7 | Alan Rodgers | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | James Lemon | 1 | 1 |
Club 10 mile time trials also count towards the McFarlane Trophy (calculated across all club 10 and 25 mile time trials on a scratch basis. The latest standings are shown below, with one event left to run – the Champion of Champions 25 on 13th August.
McFarlane Trophy Standings
| No. | Name | 25/4 | 16/5 | 6/6 | 4/7 | 13/8 | Total |
| 1 | Barry Mitchell | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | |
| 2 | Stuart Millar | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | |
| 3 | Ben Healey | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 4= | Dean Bradley | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4= | Ian Carson | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 6= | Aaron Fegan | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6= | Kevin Briggs | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | Mark Watson | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 9= | Colin Wilson | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 9= | Kieran McNamara | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 9= | Richard Hanna | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | James Lemon | 1 | 1 |
Thanks as always to the marshals, time keeper and pusher off. There are no events for the next two weeks, and then we’re back with the next round on the ICL at Carrowdore on 25th July. Enjoy your holidays, and see you on 25th!