These are the club records for the fastest rides recorded by a Pendle Forest team of three in an open solo time trial in the standard distance categories of 10 miles, 25 miles, 50 miles and 100 miles.
10 Miles
This was set in the Kent Valley RC Mid Summer event held 24/06/2023 on the L1015 Levens course. The combined time of 59:26 beat the previous record by 1 minute 28 seconds. That was set at 01:00:54 by Richard Bideau (18:35), Jason Bateman (20:16) and Gary Smith* (22:03) during the Team Swift 10 on V718, 24/08/2014.
*Gary had a 1 minute late start penalty added to his time.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Richard Bideau | 19:30 |
| Jason Bateman | 19:54 |
| Paul Braithwaite | 20:02 |
| Combined | 59:26 |
Photo Credits
Richard Bideau by Kimroy Photography (Brian Jones) pictured in the Kent Valley RC midsummer Levens 10, 24/06/2023.
Jason Bateman by Raymond Bracewell, pictured in the Pendle Forest CC Levens 10, 31/07/2021.
Paul Braithwaite by Raymond Bracewell, pictured in the East Lancashire RC Levens 10, 06/05/2023.
25 miles
This was set in the Kent Valley RC event held 25/06/2023 on the L2524 Levens course. The combined time of 02:36:00 shaved 46 seconds off the previous record.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Jason Bateman | 51:36 |
| Richard Bideau | 51:38 |
| Paul Braithwaite | 52:46 |
| Combined | 02:36:00 |
The previous record was set on the H25/13b course in 1993, the same event in which Chris Boardman set a new competition record of 45:57 for 25 miles. In this event the Pendle Forest team time of 02:36:46 was recorded by Graham Waddington (51:30), Jason Bateman (52:25) and Andy Gates (52:51).
50 Miles
Twenty nine years separate the old and new 50 mile team records. The new record was set on Sunday 15 Septemper 2024 in the NLTTA 50 on the L5012 Keswick-Cockermouth A66 course. Conditions were poor with light rain and moderate winds.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Richard Bideau (V50) | 1:46:01 |
| Paul Braithwaite (V40) | 1:50:37 |
| Matthew Kayley (V40) | 2:00:12 |
| Combined | 05:36:50 |
The 1995 record.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Jim Durcan | – |
| Graham Waddington | – |
| Simon Phillips | – |
| Combined | 05:50:26 |
100 Miles
Twenty eight years separate the team 100 mile reocrds. The new record was set on Sunday 31st August in the NLTTA 100 on the L10010 Keswick-Cockermouth A66 course. Conditions were far from ideal with a powerful southerly wind and frequent rain.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Paul Braithwaite (V40) | 3:52:16 |
| Jack Thomas (Sen) | 3:59:00 |
| Matthew Kayley (V40) | 4:11:45 |
| Combined | 12:03:01 |
The 1997 record.
| Rider | Time |
|---|---|
| Graham Waddington | – |
| Simon Phillips | – |
| Trevor Stansfield | – |
| Combined | 13:09:46 |