Paul Forde, the 15-year-old youngster recently snapped up by Liphook Cycles Racing Team, took part in his first juvenile open event, the GHS London West 10-mile Championships at Aldermaston on Saturday.
Despite his lack of experience, he turned in a time of 23mins 30secs, just 39 seconds down on the winner, Chris Doel.
Forde took the silver medal and earned a place in the national finals in September. He is certainly a rider to watch.
The Liphook Cycles senior team contested the Southern Counties road race championship near Edenbridge on Sunday. Peter Kench, Roger Morgan, Justin Hoy and the newly crowned Wessex Division circuit champion, Paul Pickup, made up a powerful squad.
Hoy has already won the Southern Counties time trial championship this year and the road race title was the next target.
Pickup was the one that all the riders were watching and this allowed Morgan to jump off the front, followed by four others. Immediately, the other Liphook riders moved forward to control the front of the peloton.
Morgan managed to stay clear to take the Southern Counties title, with Hoy winning the bunch sprint and tying up another good weekend for the Liphook Cycles Racing Team.
Alton Cycling Club's Carole Bather entered the Reading CC 25-mile time trial on Saturday and was pleased with her final time of 1hr 09mins 34secs, an improvement of 40 seconds on her best time. She also took sixth place and was third on vets standard.
Rother Valley's Chris Shepherd recorded a fine 59-04 in the same event.
Northover's Vets Team had a quiet weekend, but Pete Pickers picked up sixth place in the Bognor Regis CC 50-mile time trial on Sunday on the new Fontwell course. His time of 1-57-59 was the quickest he has ridden for several years.
It was 'Girls Night' at the a3crg 10-mile time trial at Greatham last week.
Portsmouth North End rider Leslie Allan took first place in 24mins 54 on a very windy night. Second place went to Carole Bather and third was Army CU rider Angelith Hart.
In the men's event, Simon Berogna set the fastest time of the night with 21-44, 13 seconds ahead of newly crowned Army champion, Dave Butters.
Butters now leads the points table run in conjunction with the series. Portsmouth riders fill the next four places and Rother's Ben Fielden is seventh.
Girls' Night' top 3: 1, Lesley Allen (Portsmouth NE) 24-55; 2, Carole Bather (Alton) 27-27; 3, Angelith Hart (Army) 28-15.
a3crg 10-mile TT Top 10: 1, Simon Berogna (Portsmouth NE) 21-44; 2, Dave Butters (Liphook Cycles) 21-57; 3, Gary Buckett (Portsmouth NE) 22-21; 4, John Hepper (Rother Valley) 22-51; 5, Tony Hart (PortsmouthNE) 23-01; 6, Chris Shepherd (Rother Valley) 23-07; 7, Gary Norton (Army) 23-24; 8, Dave Shepherd (Rother Valley) 23-28; 9, Paul Forde (Liphook Cycles) 24-05; 10, Terry Evans (Portsmouth NE) 24-08.