Didcot Phoenix rider Phil Brown beat his personal best for 25 miles by 18 seconds.

His time of 54 mins 34 secs gave him 18th placein the Dursley RC Open on the A419 Blunsdon-to-Cricklade cou-rse.

In the same race, clubmate Stan Maciak, 63, smashed his personal best with 57.13.

In the club’s Wallingford Bypass ten-mile event, Brown was the fastest Phoenix rider with a time of 22.38.

Other times (Didcot unless stated): A Huckin 23.38, S Maciak 23.59, M Scanlan 24.16, N Ashcroft 24.38, M Cooper 25.07, M Hammersley 25.17, P Richardson 25.30, H Latimer 25.32, R Smith 25.52, A Peden 26.03, P McPherson 26.04, M Fountain 26.10, Laura Wells 26.54, N Morris 26.56, M Evans 26.59, S Lavender 27:08, M Chambers 27.21, J Bradwell (Oxonian) 29.18, D.Collett 29.24.