Oxford City's Clive Thomas continued his good early-season good form by winning the Burford-Lechlade two-up team time trial.

Thomas and teammate Asa Adey completed the ten miles in a fast 22min 20secs to beat the Oxonian duo of Chris Edginton and Neil Hobbs by 30secs.

The solo event was won by Oxford University ace Anton Blackie, who clocked 23.09.

OTHER TIMES

Two-up: J Scanlon (Oxford C) & N Johnson (Oxonian) 22.57, M Jones & M Kent (Oxford C) 22.59, A Grain & M Blakeley (Oxford C) 24.30, M Rose & D Brooks (Oxonian) 24.55 Solo: P Oliver (Oxonian) 23.50, S Baker (Mid Oxon) 24.23, P Granger (Oxonian) 24.41, I Harkness (Oxford C) 25.16, K Falck (Oxonian 25.50, P Saunders (Oxonian) 26.14, P Thornton (Oxonian) 26.19.

  • PAUL Lloyd is the man to beat at Didcot Phoenix, after winning his third ten-mile time trial on the trot.

Lloyd, who has come out of the winter cyclo-cross session in tip-top form, stormed home in the Sires Hill-to-Cholsey event in 22mins 49secs.

Clubmate Cox was runner-up with 23.05, with Phil Brown taking the bronze position in 23.47.

Other Didcot times: S Wright 24.28, M Scanlan 24.35, S Luck 24.44, A Male 24.58, P Richardson 26:09, W Loubser 26:44, M Hammersley 26.53, S Molloy 27.28, G Bellis 27.57, N Morris 28.16, F Clarke 28.30, M Fountain 28.36, T Patey 28.55, M Chambers 29.27, T Smith 30.53, G Henderson 31 01, D Collett 31.33, S Wickins 32 11.

  • Lloyd also triumphed on the Brightwell-to-Cholsey hilly course, held over ten miles, in a time of 23.18.

Cox again took the silver position in 23.35 and Mark Scanlan the bronze in 25.00.

Lloyd leads the Castle Trophy competition with 18 points, just ahead of Cox and Mick Fountain, who are tied on 16.

Other Didcot times: S Luck 25.23, A Male 25.29, S Maciak 26.29, P Richardson 26.03, J Seddon 27.28, N Morris 28.04, P Blyth 28.22, A Gardner 29.17, M Fountain 29:54, G Bellis 30.37, A Druce 34.51.

  • On the open event scene, Didcot rider Mick Fountain recorded a season's best time of 24.44 in the Andover Wheelers ten-mile event.