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James Shrubsall

'I thought, this is going to be close': How two riders broke a 47-year-old time trial record almost simultaneously – 150 miles apart

Casper Folsach road bike 25.

The weather in South Wales last weekend was not entirely clement. Nothing entirely unusual there you might think, but at the Port Talbot Wheelers 25-mile time trial at Glynneath there was a lot at stake.

Time triallist Casper Folsach had enjoyed decent conditions for the majority of his race, but the weather suddenly turned as he neared the finish. Having battered his way through five final blustery miles of stormy headwind, losing time all the way, he checked his time as he rolled over the line, spent.

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