Ashley Banks set a new record time of 27 minutes 35 seconds as 24 cyclist took part in Welshpool Rotary Club’s Race The Train event yesterday.
This year’s Race the Train saw 33 cyclists racing the 11.15am train from Raven Square Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion. The Engine was Countess with Ian McClean the diver.
The Mayor of Welshpool Cllr Steve Kaye waved the cyclists off whilst the Chair of Llanfair Caereinion Council Cllr Gareth Jones held the chequered flag at the end.
The cyclists beat the train this year with 24 completing the route quicker than the train with only eight missing out and one retiring. The full results are listed below.
Position |
Race No |
Name |
Time |
1 |
102 |
Ashley Banks (New Record Time) |
27 minutes 35 secs |
2 |
103 |
Wayne Change |
28 minutes 46 secs |
3 |
73 |
Ian Davies |
30 minutes 54 secs |
4 |
92 |
James Humphreys |
31 minutes 43 secs |
5 |
74 |
Derek Brown |
31 minutes 48 secs |
6 |
94 |
Matt McWhinnie |
32 minutes 35 secs |
7 |
97 |
Chris Davies |
33 minutes 20 secs |
8 |
93 |
Jamie Whitehall |
33 minutes 49 secs |
9 |
72 |
Tom Hodgson |
34 minutes 15 secs |
10 |
98 |
Colin Pryce |
34 minutes 25 secs |
11 |
99 |
Ffion Evans |
34 minutes 49 secs |
12 |
100 |
John Pritchard |
34 minutes 51 secs |
13 |
75 |
Philip Saltmarsh |
34 minutes 53 secs |
14 |
91 |
Stephen Humphreys |
35 minutes 15 secs |
15 |
84 |
James McDonald |
35 minutes 53 secs |
16 |
87 |
Les Ball |
35 minutes 55 secs |
17 |
90 |
Christian Ball |
35 minutes 57 secs |
18 |
104 |
Karen Proctor |
37 minutes 35 secs |
19 |
78 |
Emma Wilde |
37 minutes 36 secs |
20 |
101 |
David Chance |
38 minutes 35 secs |
21 |
80 |
Jeremy Lewis |
39 minutes 25 secs |
22 |
77 |
Paul McCallough |
39 minutes 34 secs |
23 |
86 |
Gill Bowden |
42 minutes 10 secs |
24 |
76 |
Paul Belford |
42 minutes 20 secs |
25 |
81 |
David Walsh |
44 minutes 50 secs |
|
|
TRAIN ARRIVED AT |
44 MINUTES 59 SECS |
26 |
82 |
David Morgan |
46 minutes 47 secs |
27 |
79 |
Kim Sulway |
46 minutes 49 secs |
28 |
71 |
John Evans |
47 minutes 55 secs |
29 |
95 |
Angela Munn |
48 minutes 1 sec |
30 |
96 |
Richard McDonald |
53 minutes 59 secs |
31 |
85 |
Phil Marsh |
1 hour 1 minute 2 secs |
32 |
88 |
Tony Solomon |
1 hour 4 mins 11 secs |
33 |
89 |
Lynn Ball |
Retired |