Lanarkshire cyclist wins fastest female finisher title at Etape Loch Ness for third year

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A high school teacher from Lanarkshire is riding a wave of success after taking the fastest female finisher title at Etape Loch Ness for a third year.Despite heavy rain and high winds, Catriona Lockie finished the 66-mile closed road sportive in an impressive time of 03:02:43.Six thousand cyclists from 20 countries signed up to take on the scenic race round Loch Ness on April 23, with participants of all abilities coming from Scotland and the UK and as far afield as the USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, China, Australia and South Africa.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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But that wasn't surprising, everyone was slower this year because of the weather conditions."I was really pleased with my time anyway.

I think in those conditions to get close to three hours is still really good. The time that I got the course record was my fastest time of two hours and 54 minutes.