Team Merlin Race Update

The Merlin Cycles team have been busy racing and notching up wins in the north west region. Here’s a quick update on how the season is progressing for Debbie and Bex.

Debbie time trialling – Photo: Velouk.net 2020

Debbie Moss

Debbie rode the National 25 mile time trial near Keswick last Sunday. Debbie finished with the fastest time in her age class and placed 18th overall against the best women time trial riders in the UK. Other top results in the last few weeks include;

Border City Whs SpoCo – 1st

Lancs RC 10 – 2nd

Southport RC 10 – 1st

West Pennine RC/VTTA 25 – 1st

Springfield Financial RC 10 – 4th (1st vet)

Blackburn & Dist CTC Spoco – 1st

VC Cumbria 25 – 3rd

VTTA North Lakes & Lancs – 50 – 1st (all time PB 2-1-38)

Border City Whs 10 – 1st

Chorley CC/NLTTA Champ 10 – 3rd

Bex Winning at Tameside – Photo: Simon Wilson 2021

Bex Rimmington

Bex has been successfully mixing up her racing, with mutisport events as well as time trials and road races featuring in her 2021 season. Bex won the Tameside Circuit Race League event this week, almost lapping the field on the Tameside circuit. Here are Bex’s other notable results from the last few weeks;

British Standard distance Triathlon -3rd Overall (1st in age group)

Outlaw Nottingham Half Ironman (Elites) – 4th Overall

Outlaw Holkham Half Ironman – 8th Overall

British Masters Road Race Champ’s – 2nd in age group

NLTTA 10 mile championship – 1st & 1st team prize with Debbie

CTT 25 Mile Time Trial Champ’s – 17th

Tameside Circuit Race League – 1st Place

Bex flying with Geese at Holkham Half Ironman – Photo – Two26

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