Geoff Robinson is sticking by his decision not to chase a placing in the British best all-rounder competition - despite a stunning 100-mile win of 3hr 47min 16sec.

The Cleveland Wheelers rider from Hutton Rudby marked his graduation to the over-40 veteran ranks last year by finishing fourth in his first attempt at the all-rounder competition, but vowed it was a one-off because of the amount of travelling involved.

His win in the Yorkshire Cycling Federation event, over an improvised course on the A168 and A1 between Walshford and Leeming, would have put him in a strong position, but Robinson has confirmed that he will be riding no more 100-mile events this year, let alone the 12-hour ride which would be necessary for the British contest.

"My only target for this season is the Teesside CA all-rounder competition which is decided over 25, 50 and 100 miles, and the time I did in the YCF event should be good enough to see me home,'' he said.

His chief rival is expected to be Steve Fullerton, of Richmond and Darlington CC, and Robinson was already two minutes faster than Fullerton at 50 miles with a time of 1hr 47min.

This Saturday, Robinson competes in Wensleydale Wheelers' 25-mile event on the Crathorne course.

Robinson's time in the YCF event gave him a winning margin of 1min 40sec over John Morgan, leader of the winning Preston Wheelers team.

Hull's Joel Wainman claimed third place in 3-30-03 before needing medical attention for suspected exhaustion.

Gary McBean, of Hartlepool CC, salvaged second place in the open men's 15-mile time trial staged by the Yorkshire Ladies CA on the Kirklevington-Tontine section of the A19.

Overall victory went to Halifax rider Blair Buss, with a time of 31min 52sec which gave him a margin of 1-31 over McBean, whose Hartlepool team-mate Andrew Bake clocked 33-55 to clinch the final podium place by a single second from Andrew Watson of Ferryhill Wheelers.

Simon Baxter (Bike Traks) finished fifth overall in 34-14 to take the junior prize.

Mike Harris, of the promoting team, took the overall honours in weekend time trials over 10 and 25 miles staged by Northumbria Police CC.

Harris clocked 20min 20sec in the 10-mile event on the Three Horseshoes to Sandy Bay course, beating Geoff Mount (Bannatyne CRT) by 40 seconds.

Jonathan Gavaghan (Wansbeck CC) was a further 10 seconds back in third place ahead of Peter Rasmussion (Ferryhill Wheelers).

Harrison clocked a winning 55-42 in the 25-mile event on a new course between Bassington and Ellington, finishing with a relatively narrow margin of 15 seconds to spare over Derwentside CC's David Bell.

Rasmussen was a further 50 seconds back in third place.

Britain's Nicole Cooke underlined her position as a favourite for the Olympic road race when she ran out overall winner of the Giro Donne, the 10-day women's Tour of Italy which ended in Milan.

Cooke, now 21, from South Wales, who was denied a place in the 2000 Olympics because she was considered too young for an endurance sport, confirmed her maturity in the principal women's stage race of the 2004 calendar after winning the Commonwealth Games title in 2002 and the World Cup series of single-day events last year.