A heavy atmosphere greeted the riders for the 12.8 mile TT on the NC13C promoted by Rockingham Forest Wheelers. While the air felt "slow" at the start line, the lack of wind compensated, resulting in a set of finishing times that were neither exceptionally fast nor particularly slow.

Early in the day, Hans Van Nierop set the benchmark with a time of 00:32:18, throwing down the gauntlet to the rest of the field.

The leaderboard didn't stay static for long, as Paul Pardoe stormed through the finish to lower the best mark to 00:29:16.

Ultimately, it was Sam McDonald who proved to be the class of the field today. pacing his effort perfectly to stop the clock at 00:28:58 and take the win.

Paul Pardoe put in a valiant ride to secure 2nd place with a time of 00:29:16, while Dan Whitehouse-Smith rounded out the podium in 3rd (00:29:59).

In the Women's category, Lynne Scofield took top honors with a fantastic time of 00:42:08.

The battle of the Road Bikes saw Chris Cummings emerge victorious, clocking 00:34:03. Michael Carter chased hard to take the runner-up spot in 00:34:57.

A special mention goes to Michael Pickering, who produced the ride of the day relative to his handicap, beating his predicted time by +145s.