The John Maxwell Cup TT was promoted last night (Wed 06/08) as part of the Banbridge Inter-Club Race League on a rolling 10 mile circuit TT. It was a healthy turnout of 23 riders, particularly with the Ulster 10m TT Champ’s being promoted on the same evening and a number of the regular competitors travelling to the Championship event.
Triathlete specialist Craig Harrison was the fastest rider on the night with a time of 23:17, edging out previous league winner Aaron Park by a scant 7 seconds. 3rd fastest on the night was Dromore CC’s Brandon Douglas. With handicaps applied for the John Maxwell it was Trevor Martin who came out best by carving more than a minute off his target time, recording an actual time of 28:21. Peter McBride is clearly enjoying a return to competition and will be motivated with 2nd place on HC, only 6 seconds away from cup victory.
With Mick Larkin taking his chances at the Ulster Champs and Mark Kendall out of action following a nasty insect sting (rumours of Mick recently taking up beekeeping are yet unproven!), neither rider picked up league points. It means the overall BCC League standings are closer than ever, with Mick now having the edge on Mark by only 4 points. It’s certainly all to play for in the final 3 rounds.
The next event is the rescheduled final round of the Mac 2-Up TT on the Castlewellan Rd on 20th August. You can view the full calendar here.
All photos courtesy of Suzanne Byrne.
Craig Harrison was fastest on the night with a time of 23:17
