Cyclist breaks course record before top ten finish in national race
Kev Chant, a Wightlink CRT member, achieved this feat after his overall win in the local evening TT series.
He had set a new record on the Ningwood 10 circuit before competing in the RTTC National 25 TT in Cambridgeshire on August 3.
Good weather conditions made for a fast race and, as it was his first 25-mile time trial, Kev was seeded to start early.
He completed the two laps of the course, which featured a series of technical roundabouts, in 50 minutes and 53 seconds.
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With 135 riders on the start sheet, he waited to see if his time would secure a top 10 finish.
He finished in seventh place overall.
Kev said: "I don't think I could have done much more on the day.
"I paced it well and I'm really pleased with the seventh place finish in under 51 minutes up against a lot of top class riders in the UK.
"I'm now looking forward to the national 10, which is more my distance, later this month and hoping to bring home another good result for the team."
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