Go Veggie's number one time-trialist Rob Dickinson, who rides 1st claim for Clitheroe Bike Club, is consistently hammering out top-20 overall finishes in this year's Lakes & Lancs SpoCo series.
These events are tough and highly competitive; frequently attended by best-in-the-land riders, including the odd visit here and there by pro racers looking to sharpen up their speed training and bike handling skills.
Speaking of bike handling, the courses are all, as the name suggests, 'Sporting Courses' which is - if we are being honest - a euphemistic term for evil. On the ground L&L SpoCo means lots of twists and turns, ferocious hills, an abundance of poor road surfaces, often dramatic upland weather, unexpected tractors / animals, and 'interesting' farmyard debris etc.
Basically, to ride competitively in these events - which can be anywhere in the region of 10 to 50 miles, you have to be fit, strong, skilful and super-confident. They are not for everyone, but they are a true reflection of time-trialling prowess - in exactly the same way that being sucked along a dual carriageway 'corridor' by massive articulated trucks - is not.
Rob is featuring well in the overall standings at the moment and is consistently up there in his MV age category.
Keep banging them in Rob, we doff our caps in genuine respect.
