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Cwmcarn Paragon July 30 Time Trial

Sam Holwill rocketed to victory in the open road bike class at Cwmcarn Paragon’s July 30 time trial on the R10/59 Crosskeys-Risca course.

He clocked a time of 21min 45sec despite riding into a headwind on part of the circuit.

Steve Payne was runner-up in 24:44 with Paragon veteran Ross Porter third in 26:34.

Paragon club captain Darran Carpenter and Joe Taylor matched their last outing riding a two-up time trial as they again recorded a time of 22:22.

Sam Wilton and Alex Mitchell lost precious minutes because of mechanical problems but rectified the fault to finish in 26:16.

Paragon secretary Matt O’Brien powered to a win the open TT category in 23:13.

He finished ahead of Cardiff Ajax’s Marco Marlette (24:36) and Paragon’s Nigel Pearce (25:04).

Rosie May-Bennett clocked 24:58 for glory in the women’s TT with Paragon Julie Hooper second and first Para athlete in 25:17.

Brooke Collett made a solid solo debut to record 25:34 in the women’s road bike category.

 

PICTURED: Cwmcarn Paragon’s Matt O’Brien powered to glory in the open time trial class

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VTTA South Wales Championships

Julie Hooper raced to a silver medal at the George Giles Memorial 50 mile time trial.

The event, which incorporated the VTTA South Wales Championships, took place in windy conditions over two laps of the R50/1B course from Abergavenny to Raglan and Mitchell Troy.

There were 15 women starters in a lineup of 75 and Julie clocked a time of 2hrs 8mins 3secs to miss out on the gold medal by two minutes.

 

PICTURED: Julie at the medal presentation with some of the medalists.

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Cwmcarn Paragon Club 10 – 23rd July 2026

Cwmcarn Paragon TT report & results 23 July 2026

 

Cwmcarn Paragon’s Lianne Lusty rode to a personal best of 24min 44sec to win the women’s time trial bicycle category on the club’s R19/59 course on July 23.

Mike Griffiths posted a rapid 22:56 on a road bike in the open class with Matt O’Brien (24:17) second and Steve Payne (24:33) third.

Sam Cooke did another impressive ride in the open TT bike category, winning in 21:29.

Cwmcarn veteran Jon Vickery was runner-up in 22:45 with 15-year-old Mason Collier (23:49) shining on his course debut. Marco Markette (24:36) was fourth.

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Cwmcarn Paragon 10 mile TT – 16th July 2026

Cwmcarn Paragon TT report & results 16 July 2026.
 
Sam Cook blasted to a 10-mile time trial personal best in Cwmcarn Paragon’s latest event on the club’s R10/59 course.
 
He clocked 21 minutes to win the open TT bike category by 22 seconds from Andrew Martin. Sam’s brother Harry was third at 56 seconds.
Paragon secretary Matt O’Brien was fourth in a personal best of 23min.
 
Cwmcarn’s Steve Jones was fastest finisher on a road bike, matching his personal best of 24:13. Acme’s Dean Cummings was second in 25:56 with Marco Marlette third in 26:03.
 
Triathlete Rosie May-Bennett returned from injury to be quickest in the women’s road class in 25:47 with Julie Hooper recording 26:23 in the Paralympic category.
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Welsh MTB Championships

🏆 What a weekend for Cwmcarn Paragon CC at the Welsh XCC & XCO Championships in Llangollen! 🏆

Our riders put in an incredible performance across two days of racing, proudly representing the club and bringing home an amazing 8 Welsh Championship jerseys.

Saturday – XCC (Short Track) Daisy Duffield got the weekend off to the perfect start, storming to victory in the Under-12 Championship and successfully defending her title from last year. Championship wins then followed from Jess Duffield, Helen Stevenson and Rowena Duffield, making it a fantastic day for the Paragons.

Sunday – XCO (Cross Country Olympic) It was more of the same as Daisy, Jess, Helen and Rowena all completed the double, adding the XCO Welsh Championship titles to their XCC victories.

There were also some outstanding rides from the rest of the team:
🔹 XCC Results • Ross Duffield – 8th • Ross Phillips – 9th
🔹 XCO Results • Ross Porter – 🥉 3rd • Ross Phillips – 13th • Eva Jones – 🥇 1st • Livi Jones – 4th • Joshua Stack – 🥉 3rd • Henry Phillips – 11th

To top off an unforgettable weekend, Cwmcarn Paragon CC were crowned Overall Team Champions! 🏆

Congratulations to every rider, coach, volunteer and supporter who helped make this such a successful championship weekend.

We’re incredibly proud of everyone who pulled on the Paragon colours
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Julie Hooper National Champion Once Again

Julie Hooper is targeting the British 12-hour Time Trial Championship on home roads after double joy at the 100-mile title race.

The Cwmcarn Paragon stalwart took the honours last Sunday in the women’s 50-54 age and Paralympic categories on a demanding course in the Lake District.

The triumphs came 26 years after winning the 50ml championship as an able-bodied cyclist.

Julie was ninth quickest woman overall out of 40 in a time of 5hr 4min 56sec, but believes she could have gone faster on the lumpy circuit between Keswick and Cockermouth.

“I had to stop six times to stretch my back as I was in agony, so I reckon I could shave at least 30 minutes off my time and another 30 if I’d actually used the tri-bars, didn’t have a dodgy front wheel and had a helper to hand me a water bottle,” Julie explained.

“I had to ride in a road bike position as I couldn’t get on the tri-bars as something was wrong with the front wheel.”

“And I didn’t have a helper so the last 25 mile I was dehydrated and dreaming of water.”

“I’m looking forward to the British 12-Hour Championship next month on Welsh roads, and to, hopefully, having a helper and getting lots of cheers and support out on the course.”
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Cwmcarn Paragon 10 mile TT – 9th July 2026

Paragon TT results & report 9 July 2026
 
Jon Vickery was quickest solo rider in Cwmcarn Paragon’s July 9 10ml time trial on the R10/59 course.
The stalwart Paragon member recorded 23min 06sec in the open category to finish ahead of clubmates Will Poole (24:10) and Nigel Pearce (24:17).
 
Cwmcarn captain Darran Carpenter and Joe Taylor (pictured) did a two-up open team time trial time of 22:22.
 
Lianne Lusty finished first in the women’s TT in 25:26 with fellow Paragon Julie Hooper first women’s para athlete in 27:06.
 
Acme Wheelers Dean Cummings was fastest in the men’s road bike class in 26:03 with Paragon Ross Porter second in 26:11.
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Cwmcarn Paragon 10 mile TT – 2nd July 2026

Andrew Martin did a personal best of 21min 51sec as he pedalled to victory during Cwmcarn Paragon’s July 2 10ml time trial on the R10/59 course.
 
He beat Paragon secretary Matt O’Brien (23:32) in the open TT category.
 
Fastest time of the night was in the two-up open category with Gavin Stockman and Ashley Kerby finishing in 21:49.
 
Nigel Pearce and debutant Paul Le-Galloudec recorded a time of 27:16.
Lianne Lusty was first women on a TT bicycle in 25:18 with Lowri Goodwin quickest female on a road bike in 26:16.
 
Cwmcarn stalwart Ross Porter (pictured) took the open road bike class in 25:54
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Cwmcarn Paragon 10 Mile TT – 25th June 2026

Sam Cook powered to a personal best in Cwmcarn Paragon’s 10ml time trial on the R10/59 circuit in sweltering conditions.

He clocked a superb 21min 12sec to beat brother Harry by 1min 6sec – just four seconds had separated the pair the previous week – in the open TT bike category during the June 25 event.

Paragon club secretary Matt O’Brien capped a busy nine days of racing by finishing third in 24:02.

O’Brien had finished eighth in a crit road race at Llandow on his road bike, but confessed to suffering his worst day of pedalling at the unrelenting Welsh Gravel Championships last weekend.

Paralympic women’s TT competitor Julie Hooper finished in 26:16 while Ross Porter topped the open road bike category in 26:10.

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Cwmcarn Paragon Time Trial 18th June 2026

Teenager Seren Thomas set a women’s course record at the latest Cwmcarn Paragon 10ml time trial.

The 18-year-old Cams rider finished in a time of 22min 55sec on the club’s new R10/59 circuit.

Julie Hooper (pictured) was first para in 26:10, Sam Cook clocked 22:04 in the open TT category to beat his brother Harry by four seconds.

Joe Taylor was victor in the open road bike class in 24:10 with Nigel Pearce second in 25:08 and veteran Ross Porter third in 25:41.

Darran Carpenter and Darren Morgan recorded 23:36 in the open 2-up category.