Seven years after last holding the national 100-mile competition record Adam Duggleby took it back in style on Sunday, slashing over two minutes from the old mark at the Eastern Counties CA 100-Mile Championship in Cambridgeshire.

The ADDFORM VLV-Gardenshed UK rider held the 100-mile record from 2017 to 2019 when Marcin Bialoblocki and then John Archibald took it from him.

But the Yorkshireman powered to an impressive time of 3-10-48 last weekend, slicing 2-10 from Archibald’s record and setting a new mark which looks set to stand for some time.

But his ride didn’t go entirely as planned, as he told Cycling Time Trials afterwards.

“I had a few issues, the main one being that my cleat came loose about 20 miles in,” he revealed. “By the time I finished only one bolt was holding it on.

“It didn't really affect the ride but I was obviously slightly worried that it fully came off!

“Anyone who knows me knows how much I’ve been messing with my shoes and cleats, so serves me right! But apart from the cleat coming loose everything felt good.”

His time of 3-10-48 was easily the fastest time at the event, with Twickenham CC’s Liam Maybank taking second in 3-19-40 and Chris Gibbard (FTP Fulfil the Potential Racing) third in 3-21-04.

Kimberley Barfoot-Brace set a new personal best on the way to the women’s prize. Riding for Eat Plants Not Pigs CC, she clocked 3-46-40 to win by two and a half minutes from Chris Murray (WattShop).

Duggleby continued: “After the second lap I thought I was struggling a bit. I drank as much as I could and took a gel with caffeine in. That seemed to make a big difference and the last hour was the best I’ve ever felt at the end of a 100. Usually I get a big drop off in the final hour but I think it was probably my best hour of the race. I entered this event it in the hope that conditions would be good enough to get the record back, and conditions were perfect. I wasn’t sure if my form was good enough and I’ve had pretty inconsistent training since April, but I rode well and I knew from the weather forecast the record was possible. I was looking at my Garmin and knew after the first lap of 33 miles the record was on as I was three minutes up on 30mph average. It wasn't really a target as such. I just entered it in the hope conditions would give me a chance to get the record.”