He was 46 seconds ahead of Donald Beaton from Edinburgh who finished in 2:46:27 with Krzysytof Pater of Moray Firth Cycling Club taking third place in 2:48:00.<\/p>\n
Innes Jamieson is the fastest man at Etape Loch Ness 2026.<\/p>\n
Jamieson, who works for Offshore Water Management in Westhill, says that being crowned the fastest cyclist at the whole event is not something he expected when he set off on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
But he says he is proud and ranks it as the best moment of his cycling career so far.<\/p>\n
Etape Loch Ness fastest man Innes Jamieson and fastest woman Leah Cuthbertson. Pictures: Callum Mackay.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cIt has got to be number one, I did win a race a couple of years ago which was good fun.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this was totally unexpected.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guess it is always your objective to do well, but I did not think I would do as well as I did.<\/p>\n
\u201cI rode hard and I am happy with what I did.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did it last year, so this is my second attempt.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, I went to the front and rolled out, but I decided to come in later and it paid off quite well.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to take it easy today, it is not a race, it is a bit of fun, maybe I was more relaxed and a bit more fun today helped.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read: University lecturer is named fastest woman at Etape Loch Ness.<\/a><\/p>\n Jamieson said it was cold conditions to cycle in on Sunday morning, but due to the speed he was cycling, said he warmed up quickly.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe conditions were cold and my fingers were frozen, but it wasn\u2019t raining so I can\u2019t complain.<\/p>\n \u201cI took my gilet off when I was on the hill and felt great.\u201d<\/p>\nEtape Loch Ness fastest man Innes Jamieson and fastest woman Leah Cuthbertson. Pictures: Callum Mackay. Pictures: Callum Mackay.<\/p>\n