{"id":22310,"date":"2018-06-21T09:19:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/?p=22310"},"modified":"2018-06-21T09:19:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:19:31","slug":"team-merlin-race-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/team-merlin-race-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Merlin Race News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As our riders approach the middle of the season, here&#8217;s a quick round-up of what our Team Merlin riders have been up to.<\/p>\n<h2>Bex Tri Success<\/h2>\n<p>Bex Rimmington won her first triathlon of the year at the Falcon Middle Distance Triathlon in North Yorkshire. Battling wet and windy conditions, Bex came home fastest completing the 1.9K swim, 90k ride and 21k run in 4 hours 56 minutes. Bex is now building for her first Ironman distance event &#8211; Ironman Bolton, before targeting the Kona Ironman World Championships in Hawaii with the Zwift Tri Academy later this year. Lancashire-loving Bex is obviously equally excited about Bolton and Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22410 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/BexFalcolnTri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"367\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 602px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 602\/367;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22395 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bexFalconMidTri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"330\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bexFalconMidTri.jpg 779w, https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bexFalconMidTri-768x325.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 779px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 779\/330;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Debbie Does it Again<\/h2>\n<p>Debbie Moss has been on great form this year and has had some brilliant results, winning her category in every race. These wins included the North Lancashire Time Trial Association (NLTTA) 25 Mile Time Trial where she finished joint fastest lady and\u00a0 20th position overall 1.01.05. More recently Debbie stormed around the Levens 10 course and set a new personal best for 10 miles &#8211; 21.37 &#8211; an average speed of almost 28 mph.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22396 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Debbie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/382;\" \/><\/p>\n<pre>Photo courtesy of Ellen Isherwood<\/pre>\n<h2>Shaun Pearson<\/h2>\n<p>In his 15th straight year of racing Shaun has being doing the Merlin Cycles kit proud, battling around races in the north-west,\u00a0 such as the recent West Pennine Road Race and the Dave Hitchin Memorial 2 Day. Shaun is a true competitor and always keen to get stuck in and give it a crack.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22397 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ShaunPearson2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"547\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ShaunPearson2.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/ShaunPearson2-768x429.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 980\/547;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dan Patten<\/h2>\n<p>Following illness earlier in the year, Dan is back on the podiums of Belgium, amongst the top Belgian Elite riders. He has also confirmed his entry for the National Road Race Championships in the UK on the 1st July. Dan is looking forward to performing strongly for the televised biggest one day UK Pro race of the year. We are looking forward to seeing the Team Merlin colours represented amongst the best of UK cycling &#8211; Dan is rider number 127 &#8211; incase you would like to give an encouraging shout through the TV!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22398 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DanPattenPodium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DanPattenPodium.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DanPattenPodium-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/DanPattenPodium-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1536;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22407 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OZIaI77R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"926\" height=\"521\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OZIaI77R.jpg 926w, https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OZIaI77R-768x432.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 926px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 926\/521;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22411 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merlincycles.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pj-xAgrJ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/682;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As our riders approach the middle of the season, here&#8217;s a quick round-up of what our Team Merlin riders have been up to. Bex Tri Success Bex Rimmington won her first triathlon of the year at the Falcon Middle Distance Triathlon in North Yorkshire. 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