Oxonian's Chris Hart took part the CTC National 25-Mile Championship on a course near Aldermaston and recorded a time of 1hr 7.41mins.

Competing the following day in Didcot Phoenix CC's 25-mile event on the Milton-to-Botley course, Hart improved slightly to record 1.7.05.

OTHER TIMES

CTC Championship: K Paddon 1.4.31, D Free 1.12.38.

Didcot Phoenix: J Bourton 58.20, Ms F Davidson 1.2.57, Ms I Anson 1.11.08 & G Booker (trike) 1.0.14.

*Nik Gardiner was once again head-and-shoulders above the rest of the field in the ten-mile time trial from Eynsham on Wednesday night. No fewer than six riders went faster than 25mph in a good warm-up for this weekend's Oxford City '50'.

Results (Oxonian unless stated): 1 N Gardiner (OCRC) 21:59, 2 S Shellard 23:30, 3 N Druce (OCRC) 23:38, 4 J Baldwin 23:40, 5 L Churchill (OCRC) 23:51, 6 G Booker 23:58, 7= H Waller (OCRC) & B Ellis 24:00, 9 T Hermon (OCRC) 24:04, 10 K Paddon 24:08, 11 C Edgington 24:10, 12 P Granger 24:12, 13 C Kenyon (OCRC) 24:24, 14 J Yeatman 24:58, 15 E Renwick (OCRC) 25:02, 16 Sara Dean 25:10, 17 H Beauchamp 25:24,18 S Parfitt 25:36,19 N Pugh 25:42, 20 K Kinghorn (OCRC) 25:53. Tandem: G Summy & Hlne Carabin (OCRC) 22:08.

*In-form junior James Ellett (Unity CC) started the new series of Mid-Oxon Tuesday Time Trials with a win on the ten-mile Eynsham course.

Results: 1 J Ellett (Unity) (Jnr) 23.57; 2 M Cubison (OUCC) 25.07; 3 D Hanson (Mid-Oxon) 25.48; 4 P Ellett (Unity) 25.55; 5 N Johnson (Mid-Oxon) 26.00; 6 N Strugnell (Mid-Oxon) 26.17; 7 S Avery (Didcot Phoenix (T) 26.53.