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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.

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Cwmcarn Paragon Time Trial 28th May 2026

Cwmcarn Paragon TT results 28 May 2026
 
Steffan King set a 10ml record of 20min 13sec on Cwmcarn Paragon’s new R10/59 time trial course.
 
The 17-year-old beat the week-old best of Oliver Cadin in the open event by four seconds.
 
King was riding a TT bike. Finlay Storrie was second in 21:55 with Jon Vickery third in 22:57.
 
Lianne Lusty was first in the women’s TT category in 25:40.
 
Julie Hooper and Matt O’Brien did a two-up time of 25:24.
 
Mark Rosser was quickest in the open road bike category in 24:12 with Marco Marletta runner-up in 25:41 with Matt Jameson third in 25:55.
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Cwmcarn Paragon Time Trial 21 May 2026

Students Oliver Cadin and Helen Stevenson set records on Cwmcarn Paragon’s new course.
 
Cardiff University’s Cadin’s completed the 10ml circuit on the A467 in 20min 17sec to win the open category, 42 seconds ahead of Paragon stalwart Andy Butcher with Sam Cook in third in 21:56.
 
Prodigiously talented Cwmcarn teenager Stevenson, a student at Gwent Tertiary College, was victorious in the female category in 24:50.
 
Julie Hooper and Eddie Hissock were first in a two-up team trial in 24:56.
 
Sixteen seconds separated the top four finishers in the open road bike category with Jason Price fastest in 23:03.
Harry Cook was second in 23:11, Khalid Rahmani was third in 23:17 and Cardiff Ajax’s Jon Phipps fourth just two seconds slower.
 
Results
 
1st 2 up
Julie Hooper & Eddie Hissock 24min 56sec
 
1st female TT bike
Helen Stevenson 24:50 female course record
 
Open TT Bike
1 Oliver Cadin 20:17 open course record
2 Andy Butcher 20:59
3 Sam Cook 21:56
 
Open Road Bike
1 Jason Price 23:03
2 Harry Cook 23:11
3 Khalid Rahmani 23:17
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TT Results 14th May 2026

🏁 Cwmcarn Paragon TT Results 🏁

A wet and overcast night on the course, but some seriously strong rides out there tonight. 🌧️💨

🥇 Sam Cook – 22:35
🥈 Andy Butcher – 22:42
🥉 Jon Vickery – 23:07

Strong rides also from:
• Zak Griffiths – 23:42
• Khalid Rahman – 24:03

Thanks to everyone who rode, helped marshal, timekeep and support the event tonight. Great to see another solid turnout despite the conditions. 👏

Ride safe and see you all next week! 🚴‍♂️

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