YORK riders Paul Watson (Velo Club York) and John Clarke (Knaresborough RT) both won events last weekend.

Watson, 21-year-old son of former York international John Watson who rode for Clifton CC for several years, followed up his victory in the YLCA 15 mile event against the clock at Hull by winning the Brough Wheelers open ten mile time trial on the South Cave course.

Loughborough University student Watson produced a superb 20min 52sec ride only a few seconds outside his personal best time for the distance.

He beat Hull's Joel Wainman (Pete Read Racing) by ten seconds.

York veteran Roy Brooks (Knaresborough RT) improved his best at the distance to 24-47 in his first full season of racing, having only entered the sport last year just to keep fit.

His 15-year-old clubmate Richard Benson recorded 26-09 in the schoolboy section of the race.

Clarke's victory came in the 40 mile Church Minshull Road Race in Cheshire, where he produced one of his devastating spring finishes to beat some classy fellow veterans.

The 51-year-old advertising manager was having his second outing on Cheshire roads in eight days, having finished fourth in the previous week's TLI Byley 50 mile road race at Middlewich.

Strensall all-rounder Nigel Goscinski (Knaresborough RT) was fifth in the Yorkshire Cycling Federation's open 25 mile time trial on the Baldersby-Londonderry course on the A1.

His time was 57min 28sec on what was his first outing at the distance this season.

Leeds rider Richard Alhadeff (West Yorkshire Police CC) won in 55-29, with Harrogate veteran Mike Shacklock (Otley CC) runner-up in 55-47.

Tockwith's Jim Lee (Knaresborough RT) finished in 1hr 1min 41sec.

Yearsley veteran Alan Somers (Knaresborough RT) was fourth in the Sherwood Pines Mountain Bike race near Mansfield.

The best of the North Yorkshire riders in the Yorkshire Road Club open 25 mile time trial on the exposed Walshford-Dishforth and back course on the A168 was Nick Rodgers (VC York) in 1-0-51 followed by Fulford's Matthew Miller (Knaresborough RT) 1-03-24, Tadcaster's Don Dale (VC York) 1-05-05, Nick Scull (Clifton CC) 1-08-24 and Knaresborough RT schoolboy Richard Benson in 1-11-44.

The winner was South Yorkshire visitor Michael Hope (Pete Read Racing) in 56-11.

Mike Shacklock (Otley CC) was fastest in the third round of the Sports City Online cycle racing league evening series, a ten mile time trial on the Marton-Walshford course which was held in steady rain.

Shacklock timed 22min 4sec followed by Nigel Goscinski in 22-43 and Leeds man Paul Kirk (Bob Jackson RT) in 22-44.

Goscinski, the title holder, leads the overall points competition with 144 points from his three rides to date. Kirk is on 99, and Shacklock 97 pts.

Fastest junior was 16-year-old Thomas Webber (Knaresborough RT) with a personal best 27-07 in only his second ten mile event.

His 13-year-old clubmate James Margetson clocked a promising 32-15 to get best schoolboy points.

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