GVC at the double

THE Guernsey Velo Club is celebrating a double success at the national 25-mile time trial championships.

Danny Alderton, pictured, was crowned the best under-16 rider in the country, while Karina Bowie also tasted success at Stockport-on-Tees to win the women's veterans category.

There was also a third Sarnian in the shape of Paul Jackson, but it was 15-year-old Alderton whose performance was astounding as he came out on top of his age group.

Despite riding into torrential downpours, Alderton posted a brilliant time of 57min. 17sec. which was enough to win him the title, a time more than six minutes quicker than his previous best.