{"id":572,"date":"2021-05-09T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T09:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/?p=572"},"modified":"2021-05-10T10:37:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T09:37:21","slug":"leo-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/2021\/05\/09\/leo-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John Golder\u2019s second 2021 promotion in a row, the fabled Leo 30, incorporating the East Anglian VTTA 30, was banished by roadworks from its regular record-breaking home on the E2. Not to be thwarted, and despite a cold and strong northerly crosswind, it proved the speed potential of the brand-new 30 mile variant of the F2, with a gift downhill start from the flyover above the A428 between Caldecote and Cambourne, before three laps of the fast F2A\/10. (all photos, thanks to Stuart Field) In the main event, 27 year-old George Fox, (below;) doing a great advertising job for George Fox Cycling Solutions, edged out by just 2 seconds previous winner Matt Smith (Drag2Zero) who was giving him 16 years and was easily fastest veteran on actual.Ian Greenstreet and Rachael Elliot suffered a rare tandem defeat by Glen Taylor and Mark Arnold, whose 58:28 gave them the win by 20 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Leo_Fox.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smith-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smith.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smith.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smith.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/smith.jpg?w=1173&amp;ssl=1 1173w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Matt Smith (Drag2Zero), previous Leo 30 winner, 2 seconds behind George Fox, giving him 16 years and easily fastest veteran on actual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jackie.jpg?resize=800%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jackie.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jackie.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jackie.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jackie.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Jackie Field (CC Ashwell) with a new 56yrs record of 1:08:59 in the Leo 30<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.vttaea.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/angela.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Fastest woman and fastest overall on standard was Angela Carpenter (A3crg) maintaining the Leo 30\u2019s habit of setting new records with 1:5:57 for a new 52 yrs VTTA age record.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Golder\u2019s second 2021 promotion in a row, the fabled Leo 30, incorporating the East Anglian VTTA 30, was banished by roadworks from its regular record-breaking home on the E2. 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