NC500 record-breaker Robbie Mitchell wins top time trials title
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Hot on the heels of his NC500 success, endurance cyclist Robbie Mitchell has won his first national title.
Robbie, who was brought up in Durness, took the top place in the men’s event at the National 24 Hour Championship, held on Saturday and Sunday July 17 and 18.
Also known as the Mersey Roads 24 hour time trial, the event is one of the country’s oldest and most gruelling bike races.
It sees more than 100 competitors cycle distances of up to 537 miles over a 24-hour period.
It was the first time the 40-year-old, who lives in Duns, Berwickshire, and is a member of Auchencrew Thistle Cycling Club, had taken part in the event and he covered 520.4 miles.
The cycling time trial was open to individual men, women or tandem pairs.
Only last month Robbie set a new record for cycling non-stop round tourism route NC500. He raced round the 516-mile route in an amazing 29 hours, five minutes and 42 seconds.
His time bettered the previous record set by Josh Quigley last year by nearly two hours. Mr Quigley came in at 31 hours, 19 minutes and eight seconds.
Following his NC500 success, Robbie revealed that he had got into endurance cycling after taking part in the Marty Mackay Memorial Cycle Ride from Lairg to Durness seven years ago.
“I got absolutely hooked. I bought a road bike and spent my weekends cycling,” he said.
