The South of England Cyclocross Championships report
The South of England championships for the Central, South and South West regions was held today at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot (the UK's version of CERN, minus Hadron Collider by the looks of things) on a challenging course as befits a Championship race, that could have been cooked up by the nutty professor himself - it wasn't. That accolade went to Didcot Phoenix CC's Mervyn Hughes look-a-like, Australian MC, strapped up to a megaphone and shouting 'encouragement' to any and all racers throughout the day to much amusement.
Based around a huge grassy hill of old construction rubble with a Euro-style two stories worth of steps to climb, followed by another 25% climb then several nasty off camber turns and a steep decent to test the nerve of the riders, the starting straight also featured a block headwind to top things off.
Sotonia fielded three riders in the Vets race - Jon Dudley, John Phillips and Jez Hart. A mere 138 riders lined up for the combined vets/women/youth race which was thankfully gridded and with separate starts. The race itself was won by Crispin Doyle, Jon D 70th and John P 79th - both really good results as they had to start from the back of this enormous field, Jez finished in 48th.
A world away from the last round and the endless grassy laps of Thruxton, all agreed this venue is tougher but definitely worth experiencing!
Pic courtesy of Siobhan Butler
Full BC report and photos: Graham Robins
South of England Cyclocross Championships
Vets/Junior/Women Results
[table]Pos ,Name ,Club ,Cat,Region
1 ,Crispin Doyle,Hargroves Cycles RT,V40-49, South
2 ,Mike Simpson,G.S. Henley,V40-49,Central
3 ,Cameron Woolsey,Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA),Junior,Central
4 ,Joseph Andrews,Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club,Junior,South
5 ,Jamie Norfolk,Pedalon.co.uk,V40-49,South
6 ,Keith Sheridan,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40-49,South
7 ,Gavin Rumbles,CC Luton,V40-49,Central
8 ,Tim Carpenter,3 Sixty Performance RT,V40-49,South west
9 ,Steven Davies,Hargroves Cycles RT,V50+,South west
10 ,Joseph Taylor,Clevedon & District RC,Junior,South
11 ,Roy Chamberlain,Team Corley Cycles,V40-49,Central
12 ,Tim Hyde,Pendragon,V40-49,South
13 ,Dave McMullen,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50+,Central
14 ,Lee Edmonds,Welland Valley CC,V40-49,Central
15,Maddie Horton,Fully Sussed,Woman,South west
16 ,Joshua Mitchell,Bicester Millennium CC,Junior,Central
17 ,Tom Sefton,Palmer Park Velo RT,Junior,Central
18 ,Stuart Pickering,www.cyclelogic.co.uk,V40-49,South west
19 ,Simon Snowden,Cycology Bikes,V40-49,South
20 ,Peter Scott,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40-49,South
21 ,Jay Horton,Fully Sussed,V40-49,South west
22 ,David Phillips,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50+,South
23 ,Andrew Plewes,Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA,V40-49,South
24 ,Robin Wilmott,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40-49,South
25 ,Tamina Oliver,Team CTC,Woman,Central
26 ,Alan Drury,Mid Devon CC,V40-49,South west
27 ,John Dalton,Cheltenham & County CC,V40-49,South
28 ,Claire Smith,Cotswold Veldrijden,Woman,South
29 ,Paul Douglas,Lovelo Cycles,V40-49,Central
30 ,David Wadsworth,Beeline Bicycles RT,V40-49,Central
31 ,Steve Mead,None,V40-49,Central
32 ,Peter Hutchinson,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40-49,South
33 ,Sean Bolton,Swindon RC,V40-49,South
34 ,Lucy Allan,Fully Sussed,Woman Junior,South west
35 ,Chris Hutchings,Velo Club Venta,V40-49,South
36 ,Paul Carpenter,Hounslow & District Wlrs,V40-49,Central
37 ,James Pilgrim-Morris,G.S. Henley,V40-49,Central
38 ,Gareth Dridge,Southdown Velo,V40-49,South
39 ,Tony Davis,Dream Cycling,V50+,South
40 ,Brian Bullen,Elitevelo,V40-49,South west
41 ,Mark Booth,Team Milton Keynes,V50+,Central
42 ,Mark Shepherd,Banjo Cycles,V40-49,Central
43 ,Graham Frogley,Bicester Millennium CC,V40-49,Central
44 ,Richard Gostick,Reading CC,V40-49,Central
45 ,Martyn Dymond,None,V50+,South
46 ,Christina White,Team Milton Keynes,Woman,Central
47 ,Martin Winter,Twickenham CC,V40-49,Central
48 ,Jez Hart,Sotonia CC,V40-49,South
49 ,Duncan Schwier,Twickenham CC,V50+,Central
50 ,Nicholas Onslow,Pedalon.co.uk,V40-49,South
51 ,Paul Jones,Beeline Bicycles RT,V40-49,Central
52 ,Nicholas Roux,G.S. Henley,V40-49,Central
53 ,Alan Collins,Portsmouth North End CC,V40-49,South
54 ,David Hobbs,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40-49,South
55 ,Andrew Martin,LBRCC-Solgar,V40-49,Central
56 ,Dave Spragg,Kingston Whls CC,V40-49,South east
57 ,Brendan Moylan,None,V40-49,South east
58 ,Stephen Jones,AW Cycles,V50+,Central
59 ,Tom Plant,Bicester Millennium CC,Junior,Central
60 ,David Micklewright,Hillingdon Triathletes,V40-49,Central
61 ,David Wrey,Oakley Pedalers,V40-49,South
62 ,Martin Heaton,Team Milton Keynes, V40-49, Central
63 ,Brian Primett, Team Milton Keynes, V40-49, Central
64 ,Andy Smith, Cotswold Veldrijden, V50+, South
65 ,Simon Hudson,Oxford City RC, V40-49, Central
66 ,Philip Clacy, None, V40-49, South
67 ,Mark Eidem, Hillingdon Triathletes,V50+, Central
68 ,David Hamilton, Hammer Sports, V50+, South west
69 ,David Lindsell, None, V40-49, Central
70 ,Jonathan Dudley, Sotonia CC,V40-49, South
71 ,Paul Loosemore, Team Striking Bikes, V40-49
72 ,Helen Taylor,Didcot Phoenix CC, Woman, Central
73 ,Paul Moon, Team Milton Keynes, V40-49, Central
74 ,Mark Winks, Didcot Phoenix CC, V40-49, Central
75 ,Robert Corbishley,Team Milton Keynes, V40-49
76 ,Samantha Hughes-Dowdle ,Team Milton Keynes, Woman
77 ,Geoffrey Booker,Oxonian CC, V50+, Central
78 ,Paul Banner,Kingston Whls CC,V50+, Central
79 ,John Phillips,Sotonia CC,V50+, South
80 ,Lester Young, Team Empella Cyclo-Cross.Com,V40-49, South west
81 ,Jonathan Plant,Bicester Millennium CC,V40-49, Central9
82 ,Laura Cheesman,Prestige Velo Club,Woman Junior ,South east
83 ,David Jones,Oxonian CC, V40-49,Central
84 ,Katie Edwards, Bedfordshire Road Cycling Club,Woman,Central
85 ,Robin Worman,Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA,V50+, South
86 ,Daniel Clemens,VC10, V50+, Central
87 ,Paul Haigh, Team Milton Keynes, V50+, Central
88 ,Stephen Dicks, Team Milton Keynes, V40-49,Central
89 ,Andrew Fountain,Didcot Phoenix CC,V40-49,South east
90 ,Mark Allen, None, V50+, South
91 ,Zoe Sheehan,Cotswold Veldrijden,Woman Junior,South
92 ,Stuart Walters,Kettering CC,V50+, Central
93 ,Sasha Quarrington, Zappi's Ladies, Woman, Central
94 ,Mandy Scott,Cotswold Veldrijden, Woman, South
95 ,Ian Tunnicliffe,Team Milton Keynes, V50+, Central
96 ,Richard Bennett,Cotswold Veldrijden, V40-49, Central
97 ,Lauren Randall,Icknield Road Club,Woman Junior,Central
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Southern Reg Champs Juniors
[table]Position,Rider,Club ,Cat,Region
1 ,Cameron Woolsey,Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA),Junior,Central
2 ,Joseph Andrews,Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club,Junior,South
3 ,Joseph Taylor,Clevedon & District RC,Junior,South
4 ,Joshua Mitchell,Bicester Millennium CC,Junior,Central
5 ,Tom Sefton,Palmer Park Velo RT,Junior,Central
6 ,Tom Plant,Bicester Millennium CC,Junior,Central
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Southern Reg Champs Women
[table]
2 ,Tamina Oliver,Team CTC,Woman,Central
3 ,Claire Smith,Cotswold Veldrijden,Woman,South
4 ,Lucy Allan,Fully Sussed,Woman Junior,South west
5 ,Christina White,Team Milton Keynes,Woman,Central
6 ,Helen Taylor,Didcot Phoenix CC,Woman,Central
7 ,Samantha Hughes-Dowdle,Team Milton Keynes,Woman,Central
8 ,Laura Cheesman,Prestige Velo Club,Woman Junior,South east
9 ,Katie Edwards,Bedfordshire Road Cycling Club,Woman,Central
10 ,Zoe Sheehan,Cotswold Veldrijden,Woman Junior,South
11 ,Sasha Quarrington,Zappi's Ladies,Woman,Central
12 ,Mandy Scott,Cotswold Veldrijden,Woman,South
13 ,Lauren Randall,Icknield Road Club,Woman Junior,Central
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Wessex League round 10, Thruxton 24 Nov 2013
Vets/Junior/Women Results
[table]Pos ,Name ,Club ,Rider status ,Category
1 ,Lewis King ,Beeline Bicycles RT ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
2 ,Mike Simpson ,G.S. Henley ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
3 ,Crispin Doyle ,Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialize... ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
4 ,Sean Williams ,,Finished ,Vet 40-49
5 ,Tim Hyde ,Pendragon ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
6 ,Robin Wilmott ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
7 ,Keith Sheridan ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
8 ,Dave McMullen ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 50+
9 ,David Phillips ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 50+
10 ,Peter Hutchinson ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
11 ,Tim Costello ,Southdown Velo ,Finished ,Vet 50+
12 ,Joseph Andrews ,Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club ,Finished ,Junior
13 ,Peter Scott ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
14 ,Philip Boarer ,Southdown Velo ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
15 ,Andrew Roberts ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 50+
16 ,Gary Barlow ,Reading CC ,Finished ,N/A
17 ,Edward Gurney ,Velo Club Venta ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
18 ,Chris Hutchings ,Velo Club Venta ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
19 ,Graham Rogerson ,Army Cycling Union ,Finished ,N/A
20 ,Martyn Dymond ,,Finished ,Vet 50+
21 ,Craig Hay ,,Finished ,N/A
22 ,Nigel Brown ,Westbury Wheelers ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
23 ,Garry Clark ,Banjo Cycles ,Finished ,Vet 50+
24 ,James Pilgrim ,,Finished ,N/A
25 ,Martin Tuckey ,,Finished ,N/A
26 ,Steve Mead ,,Finished ,N/A
27 ,Daniel Tuley ,Chapel Tri-Stars Junior Triath... ,Finished ,Junior
28 ,Philip Connell ,Sotonia CC ,Finished ,N/A
29 ,Anthony Dyment ,North Hampshire RC ,Finished ,Vet 50+
30 ,Andy Smith ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 50+
31 ,Paul Titcombs ,,Finished ,
32 ,Alan Collins ,Portsmouth North End CC ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
33 ,Rob Carter ,TS Racing Team-Vankru ,Finished ,Senior
34 ,Jez Hart ,Sotonia CC ,Finished ,N/A
35 ,Gareth Dridge ,Southdown Velo ,Finished ,N/A
36 ,Andre Posthuma ,North Hampshire RC ,Finished ,N/A
37 ,Mark Shepherd ,Banjo Cycles ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
38 ,Rob Ford ,,Finished ,
39 ,Graeme Sirzaver ,,Finished ,
40 ,David Wrey ,Oakley Pedalers ,Finished ,Vet 50+
41 ,Richard Bremner ,North Hampshire RC ,Finished ,Vet 50+
42 ,Simon Hudson ,Oxford City RC ,Finished ,N/A
43 ,Keith Allam ,Velo Club Venta ,Finished ,N/A
44 ,Mark Wimes ,,Finished ,
45 ,Anna Cipullo ,Dame Cycling ,Finished ,Senior
46 ,Tracy Cornell ,,Finished ,
47 ,Harjinder Obhi ,North Hampshire RC ,Finished ,N/A
48 ,Rex Pennington ,,Finished ,
49 ,David Lindsell ,,Finished ,N/A
50 ,John Phillips ,Sotonia CC ,Finished ,Vet 50+
51 ,Phillip Chinn ,Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
52 ,Pete Warwick ,,Finished ,
53 ,Christopher Miles ,VC10 ,Finished ,N/A
54 ,Adam Garder ,,Finished ,
55 ,Gareth Walker ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
56 ,Jim Wood ,,Finished ,
57 ,Caroline Goward ,Contessa Scott Syncros ,Finished ,Veteran
58 ,Ian Mcdonald ,,Finished ,
59 ,Steven Longman ,Leicestershire Road Club ,Finished ,N/A
60 ,Steve Clarke ,,Finished ,Vet 40-49
61 ,Jamie Pope ,Hargroves Cycles CC ,Finished ,N/A
62 ,Steve Dines ,,Finished ,
63 ,David Martin ,,Finished ,
64 ,Kim Lassiter ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,N/A
65 ,Steve Warwick ,,Finished ,
66 ,Murray Quiney ,Southdown Velo ,Finished ,Vet 50+
67 ,Paul Langdon ,Hargroves Cycles CC ,Finished ,N/A
68 ,Tweeks Twig ,,Finished ,
69 ,Mark Allen ,,Finished ,
70 ,Zoe Sheehan ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Junior
71 ,Terry Beisty ,Scunthorpe Polytechnic CC ,Finished ,Vet 50+
72 ,DANIELLE BURRY ,Poole Whls CC ,Finished ,Junior
73 ,Mark Adams ,Hargroves Cycles CC ,Finished ,N/A
74 ,David Jowett ,Chapel Tri-Stars Junior Triath... ,Finished ,N/A
75 ,Martin Ward ,Sotonia CC ,Finished ,N/A
76 ,Caroline Stewart ,Royal Navy & Royal Marines... ,Finished ,N/A
77 ,Rhianna Jones ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Junior
78 ,Hannah Gibbs ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Junior
79 ,Mandy Scott ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,N/A
80 ,Richard Bennett ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,Finished ,Vet 40-49
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Senior Results
[table]Pos ,Name ,Club ,Rider status ,Category
1 ,Andrew Hargroves,Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT,Finished,Senior
2 ,Steven James,Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialize...,Finished,Senior
3 ,Michael Cotty,Cannondale Racing,Finished,Senior
4 ,Matt Macdonald,Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialize...,Finished,Senior
5 ,Matthew Hargroves,Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialize...,Finished,Senior
6 ,Joe Griffiths,Strada Cycles,Finished,Senior
7 ,Christopher Minter,Pedalon.co.uk,Finished,Senior
8 ,Jamie Norfolk,Pedalon.co.uk,Finished,Vet 40-49
9 ,Richard Lewis,Cycle Club Basingstoke,Finished,Senior
10 ,James Cotty,I-Ride.co.uk,Finished,Senior
11 ,Gavin Spiers,G.S. Henley,Finished,Senior
12 ,James Brett,Wightlink LCM Systems RT,Finished,Senior
13 ,Hugh Knudsen,,Finished,Senior
14 ,Dan Atkins ,,Finished,
15 ,Fraser MacDonald,Cotswold Veldrijden,Finished,Senior
16 ,Phil Wilks,Hargroves Cycles CC,Finished,Senior
17 ,Aaron Collins,Swindon ,Finished,Senior
18 ,Matt Wakeford ,,Finished,
19 ,Alex McIntosh,Swindon ,Finished,Senior
20 ,Start Waite ,,Finished,
21 ,Darren Lewis,Reading CC,Finished,N/A
22 ,Peter Beisty,G.S. Henley,Finished,Senior
23 ,Ben Darnton ,,Finished,
24 ,Darren Sell,Sotonia CC,Finished,Senior
25 ,Alec Broome,Wight Tri,Finished,N/A
26 ,Andrew Harris ,,Finished,
27 ,Steve Stroud,Reading CC,Finished,N/A
28 ,Greg Anderson,Dulwich Paragon CC,Finished,Senior
29 ,Gordon Bushell ,,Finished,
30 ,Laurence Hawkins,North Hampshire ,Finished,N/A
31 ,Alistair Moody,Cycle Sport South Hams,Finished,Senior
32 ,Richard Bennett,Cotswold Veldrijden,Finished,Vet 40-49
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Wessex League Cyclocross Round 10, Thruxton report
And so to round 10 and the motor racing circuit at Thruxton or more precisely, the carpark. Today however, the grass field was covered from end to end with markers and tape on the tightest, grassiest, switchbackiest, hill repeatiest course of the season.
After observing a minute silence for the sad passing of cross legend, Geoff Shergold. The vets field of 80 riders blasted the 200 metres to the first corner and the beginning of the "Maze of Great Dizzyness" named due to the mind boggling number of switchbacks within switchbacks within… well you get the idea. And that was pretty much the course, long laps, repeated dead stop corners followed by tough climbs up the hillside, a few off camber turns to get you sliding and a set of barriers thrown into the mix.
Riding the Vets race for Sotonia CC was Jez Hart, Phil Connell, John Phillips and Martin Ward. Phil and Jez started pretty well, too well in Jez's case because after catching and passing Phil, he slowly realised that his legs couldn't cash that particular cheque. He latched onto the next group of five and yoyo'd off the back of that till the final lap when he managed to reel two in before the line in 34th, with Phil 28th. John Phillips was our next finisher (50th) with Martin bringing up the rear guard (75th). The race itself was not won by Crispin Doyle for once, who told me he didn't mind rubbing shoulders with the leaders but was too polite passing a group of back markers and ended up getting delayed (not sure I'd tell that to Pete Hargroves if I was him!). Lewis King, Beeline Cycles took the win with Mike Simpson of GS Henley second.
In the senior race, our man was Darren Sell (pictured) - another Sotonia convert to cross in his first race! And he looked to be riding strongly as we cheered him on to 24th place. The winner was Andy Hargroves with a touching tribute to Geoff in a race I'm sure he would have loved to watch.
Jez Hart's race snaps are here
Graham Robins' proper pics are here
Wessex Cyclo-cross League Round 9, Oxford, 10 Nov 2013
Vets/Junior/Women Results
[table]Pos ,Name ,Club ,Time,Category
1,Crispin Doyle ,Hargroves Cycles ,41:49:00,40
2,Lewis King ,Beeline Cycles ,42:38:00,40
3,Mike Simpson ,GS Henley ,43:49:00,40
4,Sean Williams ,Wightlink ,44:05:00,40
5,Robin Wilmott ,Cotswold Velo ,45:17:00,40
6,William Girvan ,North Hants RC ,,45
7,Gary Howard ,VC Venta ,,40
8,Dave Mcmullen ,Cotswold Velo ,,60
9,Roy Chamberlain ,Corley Cycles ,,45
10,Tim Hyde ,GS Henley ,,40
11,Philip Boarer ,sdv ,,45
12,Ian Costello ,Southdown Velo ,,50
13,Nick Walmsley ,Cotswold Velo ,,40
14,Simon Snowden ,Cycology ,,40
15,Steve Mahon ,East London Velo ,,45
16,Pete Hutchinson ,Cotswold Velo ,,45
17,Dave Copland ,Ipswich ,,50
18,Merie Pacios W ,Zappis ,,
19,Chris Hutchins ,VC Venta ,,45
20,Andy Roberts ,Cotswold Velo ,,55
21,Peter Busby ,Jewson/MI ,,50
22,Graham Freer ,Hackney GT ,,45
23,Simon Meadwell ,Bournemouth Jub ,,40
24,James Pilgrimmorris ,GS Henley ,,45
25,Konrad Manning ,Hackney GT ,,45
26,Isaac Anstee J ,Beds RC ,,Jn
27,Chris Smith ,Team MK ,,40
28,Neil Simpson ,London Phoenix ,,45
29,Anthony dyment ,North Hants RC ,,50
30,Gary Barlow ,Reading CC ,,45
31,Phil Evans ,Coventry RC ,,55
32,Edward Gurney ,VC Venta ,,40
33,Jospeh Andrews J ,Fareham Whs ,,Jn
34,Graham Rogerson ,Army Cu ,,40
35,Robin Akers ,Oxonian CC ,,55
36,Andy Smith ,Cotswold Velo ,,50
37,Martyn Dymond ,Wight Mountain ,,50
38,Claire Smith W ,Cotswold Velo ,,40
39,Philip Connell ,Sotonia ,,45
40,Jez Hart ,Sotonia ,,40
41,Steve Mead ,Didcot Phoenix CC ,,50
42,Sean Bolton ,Swindon RC ,,45
43,Paul Carpenter ,Hounslow Whs ,,45
44,Rob Carter ,VC Venta ,,40
45,Duncan Mellish ,Zappis ,,40
46,Richard Bremner ,North Hants RC ,,50
47,Adrian Kilworth ,Welland Valley ,,45
48,Paul Gibbs ,Pearson ,,50
49,Rob Ford ,Beeline Cycles ,,45
50,Simon Hudson ,Oxford City RC ,,40
51,John Dudley ,Sotonia ,,50
52,Kevin Bodley ,Not Known ,,50
53,Gareth Dridge ,Southdown Velo ,,40
54,Michael Ponzo J ,Swindon RC ,,Jn
55,Stuart Gough ,VC Venta ,,60
56,Adrian Parry ,Pedalon ,At 1 Lap. ,45
57,Carlm Taylor ,Stratford CC ,At 1 Lap. ,45
58,Richard Tyler ,Coventry RC ,At 1 Lap. ,55
59,Alan Collins ,Portsmouth North End ,At 1 Lap. ,40
60,Tim Stowe ,Jewson/MI ,At 1 Lap. ,55
61,Keith Allam ,VC Venta ,At 1 Lap. ,55
62,Chris Miles ,VC 10 ,At 1 Lap. ,40
63,Phill Chinn ,Fareham Whs ,At 1 Lap. ,45
64,John Chastel ,Welwyn Whs ,At 1 Lap. ,40
65,Neil Morris ,Didcot Phoenix CC ,At 1 Lap. ,45
66,Phebe Sneddon W ,All Bar Girls ,At 1 Lap. ,
67,Alan Millard ,Westbury Whs ,At 1 Lap. ,50
68,Chris Macleod ,Palmer Park Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,50
69,Harjinder Obhi ,North Hants RC ,At 1 Lap. ,45
70,Gareth Walker ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,40
71,Charlie Elsey ,Newbury ,At 1 Lap. ,55
72,Paul Jones ,SNAFU ,At 1 Lap. ,45
73,Paul Kelly ,Don Szmidt Fan Club ,At 1 Lap. ,45
74,Kim Lassiter ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,45
75,Adam Gardner ,GS Henley ,At 1 Lap. ,40
76,Andy Murphy ,North Hants RC ,At 1 Lap. ,45
77,David Lindsell ,Not Known ,At 1 Lap. ,45
78,Mark Eidem ,Hillingdon Tri ,At 1 Lap. ,50
79,David Micklewright ,Hillingdon Tri ,At 1 Lap. ,45
80,Steve Dines ,Wight Mountain ,At 1 Lap. ,55
81,David Jones ,Oxonian CC ,At 1 Lap. ,65
82,Mitch Purvis ,Not Known ,At 1 Lap. ,45
83,John Phillips ,Sotonia ,At 1 Lap. ,55
84,Stev Clarke ,Not Known ,At 1 Lap. ,40
85,Tracy Cornell W ,North Hants RC ,At 1 Lap. ,
86,Dave Nash ,Zappis ,At 1 Lap. ,45
87,Jonathan Plant ,Bicester CC ,At 1 Lap. ,45
88,malcolm Rose ,Oxonian CC ,At 1 Lap. ,40
89,Jim Stewart ,Not Known ,At 1 Lap. ,40
90,Peter Varian ,Red Kite Cycles ,At 1 Lap. ,50
91,T Jackson ,Stratford CC ,At 1 Lap. ,50
92,Dan Hayer ,Zappis ,At 1 Lap. ,40
93,Andy Murray ,Norwood Paragon ,At 1 Lap. ,60
94,Jack Saunders ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,Jn
95,Simon Tottle ,Festival RC ,At 1 Lap. ,50
96,Stephen Longman ,Andover Whs ,At 1 Lap. ,45
97,Paul Lewis ,Zappis ,At 1 Lap. ,50
98,Mark Allen ,Jays Crew ,At 1 Lap. ,50
99,Katie Edwards W ,Beds RC ,At 1 Lap. ,
100,Paul Suaf ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,40
101,Rich Jamieson ,Not Known ,At 1 Lap. ,45
102,Stuart Hathaway ,Oxonian CC ,At 1 Lap. ,55
103,Dave Jowett ,Hargroves Cycles ,At 1 Lap. ,50
104,Michael Brodick ,WHV ,At 1 Lap. ,60
105,Tracy Best W ,Zappis ,At 1 Lap. ,
106,Zoe Sheehan Jw ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,Jn
107,Rhianna Jones W ,Cotswold Velo ,At 1 Lap. ,Jn
108,Dbites Brownsend ,Zappis ,At 1 Lap. ,45
109,Hannah Gibbs Jw ,Cotswold Velo ,At 2 Laps. ,Jn
110,Steve Cooke ,Southampton Tri ,At 2 Laps. ,40
111,Stephen Avery ,Zappis ,At 2 Laps. ,45
112,Andy Gibbs ,Cotswold Velo ,At 2 Laps. ,50
113,Richard Bennett ,Cotswold Velo ,At 2 Laps. ,40
114,Paul Wood ,Swindon RC ,At 2 Laps. ,50
115,James Moore ,Oxonian CC ,At 3 Laps. ,40
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Senior Results
[table]Pos ,Name ,Club ,Time,Category
1,Adrian Lansley,Pedalon ,57:56:00,
2,Mike Cotty,Wheelbase Cannondale ,58:05:00,
3,Darren Atkins,Jewson MI ,58:52:00,40
4,Chris Metcalfe,Charge Bikes ,59:29:00,
5,Christopher Minter,Pedalon ,59:35:00,
6,Peter Kench,Banjo Cycles ,59:37:00,
7,Daniel Bell,Ellmore Factory racing ,59:50:00,
8,Scott Chalmers,Dream Cycling ,01:01:25,
9,Gavin Barnes,Jiff Cycles ,01:02:13,
10,Chris Herring,East London Velo ,01:02:20,
11,James Cotty,I-ride ,01:02:44,
12,Phil Hersey,Eagle RC ,01:03:52,
13,Jamie Norfolk,Pedalon ,01:04:47,40
14,Richard Lewis,CC Basingstoke ,01:05:06,
15,Mike Kangelos,Hackney GT ,01:05:25,
16,Roger Prior,Zappis ,01:06:18,
17,Mike Wrigg,Arbis-Colbert ,01:06:33,
18,Michael Riley,Jewson MI ,01:06:43,23
19,Michael Miach,Pretorius Bikes ,01:07:30,
20,Ben Whitehead,Hackney GT ,01:08:35,
21,Jason Pitt,Not Known,At 1 Lap. ,23
22,Steve Malin,East London Velo,At 1 Lap. ,45
23,Joe Hickerton,Not Known,At 1 Lap. ,
24,David Archer,Bolsover ^ DCC,At 1 Lap. ,
25,Stuart Waite,Not Known,At 1 Lap. ,
26,Simon Tottle,Festival RC,At 1 Lap. ,50
27,Gavin Spiers,GS Henley,At 1 Lap. ,
28,Karl Norfolk,Pedalon,At 1 Lap. ,
29,Frederico Bernasconi,Hackney GT,At 1 Lap. ,
30,James Bond,Wight Link,At 1 Lap. ,
31,Peter Beisty,GS Henley,At 1 Lap. ,
32,Stu Thompson,Andover Whs,At 1 Lap. ,
33,Fraser Macdonald,Cotswold Velo,At 1 Lap. ,23
34,Aaron Collins,Swindon RC,At 1 Lap. ,23
35,Nick Roux,GS Henley,At 1 Lap. ,45
36,Darren lewis,Reading CC,At 1 Lap. ,
37,Tim Dode,Oxford tri,At 1 Lap. ,
38,Alex Mcintosh,Swindon RC,At 1 Lap. ,
39,Leon Mander,Not Known,At 1 Lap. ,23
40,Simon White,Maybush,At 1 Lap. ,
41,Matt Walsh,Zappis,At 1 Lap. ,
42,Doug Woollett,Oxford tri,At 1 Lap. ,
43,Andrew Haines,Cowley Road,At 1 Lap. ,
44,Alec Broome,Wight Mountain,At 1 Lap. ,
45,Luke Samuel,O.U.C.C.,At 1 Lap. ,23
46,Matt Dowler,Uni of Exeter,At 1 Lap. ,
47,David Belcher,Sotonia,At 2 Laps. ,
48,Sandy Legge,Zappis,At 2 Laps. ,
49,Steve Merrett,Not Known,At 2 Laps. ,40
50,Aaron Tayler,Cotswold Velo,At 2 Laps. ,
51,Martin Sanders,Wight Link,At 2 Laps. ,
52,Alistair Moody,Not Known,At 2 Laps. ,
53,Gordon Bushell,Wight Mountain,At 2 Laps. ,
54,Andy Hazlewood,Maybush,At 2 Laps. ,
55,Paula Loughlin Wv,Cheltenham & Co CC,At 2 Laps. ,45
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Wessex Cyclo Cross League Round 8, Basingstoke, 27 Oct 2013
Veteran/Women/Junior
[table]
Position ,Name ,Club name ,Category
1,Crispin Doyle,Hargroves Cycles RT/Specialized,V40
2,Mike Simpson,G.S. Henley,V40
3,Sean Williams,Wightline/Offshore,V40
4,Will Girvan,North Hampshire RC,V40
5,Robin Wilmott,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
6,Dave McMullen,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50
7,JASON EMERY,Pedalon.co.uk,V40
8,Nick Onslow,Pedalon.co.uk,V40
9,David Philips,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50
10,Joseph Andrews,Fareham Wheelers,Jun
11,Philip Boarer,Southdown velo,V40
12,ANDREW NEWMAN,TEAM SPECIALIZED,V40
13,Nick Walmsley,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
14,Simon Meadwell,Bournemouth Jubilee,V40
15,Tim Hyde,G.S. Henley,V40
16,Pete Hutchinson,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
17,David Wadsworth,Beeline Bicycles,V40
18,MESCE PACIOS,BLUE MOTORS,W
19,Sean Bolton,Swindon RC,V40
20,Andy Roberts,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50
21,STEVE JONES,A W CYCLES,V50
22,Tim Castello,Southdown velo,V50
23,PHIL CONNELL,Sotonia CC,V40
24,James Pilgrim-Morris,G.S. Henley,V40
25,Claire Smith,Cotswold Veldrijden,W
26,Simon Tottle,Festival RC,V50
27,Craig Hay,unattached,V40
28,Dan Tuley,Chapel Tri Stars,Jun
29,Jack Saunders,Cotswold Veldrijden,Jun
30,Edward Gurney,VC Venta,V40
31,Anthony Turner,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
32,Simon Guard,Sotonia CC,V40
33,Andy Smith,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50
34,Paul Thomas,VC Venta,V40
35,Paul Mew,Charlotteville,V40
36,Keith Allam,VC Venta,V50
37,Steve Robinson,North Hampshire RC,V40
38,Anthony Dyment,North Hampshire RC,V50
39,Stuart Gough,VC Venta,V50
40,Rob Carter,VC Venta,V40
41,Michael Ponzo,Swindon RC,Jun
42,Jez Hart,Sotonia CC,V40
43,Steve Mead,Didcot Phoenix CC,V40
44,Phil Chin,Fareham Wheelers,V40
45,Mark Shepherd,Banjo Cycles,V40
46,Kieran Woods,Charlotteville,Jun
47,Rob Tutt,G S Europa,V40
48,JON DUDLEY,Sotonia CC,V50
49,Andre Posthuma,North Hampshire RC,V40
50,MARC DOBSON,,V40
51,Sarah Barber,North Hampshire RC,W
52,Allan Millard,Westbury Wheelers,V50
53,Peter Kimber,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
54,MITCH PRUVIS,,V40
55,Charlie Elsey,Newbury RC,V50
56,Rexford Pennington,unattached,V40
57,Steve Charles,Charlotteville,V40
58,William Solomon,Bournemouth Jubilee,V40
59,Gary Hill,unattached,V40
60,Simon Hudson,Oxford City CC,V40
61,Harjinder Obhi,North Hampshire RC,V40
62,BRENDAN MOYLANS,,V40
63,CHRIS MILES,VC Venta,V40
64,Philip Clacy,Chapel Tri Stars,V40
65,John Philips,Sotonia CC,V40
66,Mark Allen,,V50
67,ANNA CIPULLO,Dame Cycling.com,W
68,Garreth Dridge,Southdown velo,V40
69,Fiona Hawkins,Palmer Park Velo,W
70,Dean Prosser,Hargroves CC,V40
71,Steve Dines,White Mountain,V50
72,ALEX JONES,,V40
73,DAVID MARTIN,HARGROVES,V50
74,Dave Lindsell,,V40
75,Kim Lassiter,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
76,MIKE PRINCE,,V40
77,NIGEL BROWN,Westbury Wheelers,V40
78,ANNETTE MCINNES,CC BASINGSTOKE,W
79,DAVID JONES,OXONIAN CC,V50
80,JOHN WANN,Palmer Park Velo,V50
81,CALVIN WRIGHT,WRIGHT MOUNTAIN,V40
82,Murray Quiney,Southdown velo,V40
83,Richard Collins,unattached,V40
84,TONY WEEKS,TWIG RACING,V50
85,Adrian Sutton,,V40
86,ZOE SHEEHAN,Cotswold Veldrijden,W
87,CRAIG WADESON,ODIHAM CC,V40
88,Alan Collins,Portsmouth North End,V40
89,Martin Ward,Sotonia CC,V50
90,DANIELLE BURRY,POOLE WHEELERS,JW
91,Hannah Gibbs,Cotswold Veldrijden,JW
92,Rhianna Jones,Cotswold Veldrijden,JW
93,MARK ADAMS,HARGROVES XX,V40
94,Caroline Stewart,Royal Navy and Royal Marines,W
95,Richard Bennett,Cotswold Veldrijden,V40
96,Mandy Scott,,W
97,Andy Gibbs,Cotswold Veldrijden,V50
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Seniors
[table]
Position ,Name ,Club name ,Laps
1,Adrian Lansley ,Pedalon.co.uk ,7 laps
2,Mike Cotty ,Private Member ,7
3,Crispin Doyle ,Hargroves ,7
4,Joe Grifths ,Strada ,7
5,Chris Minter ,Pedalon.co.uk ,7
6,Richard Lewis ,CC Basingstoke ,7
7,Daniel Bell ,Private Member ,7
8,James Cotty ,i-ride.co.uk ,7
9,Stuart Thompson ,Andover Wheelers ,7
10,Peter Kench ,Banjo Cycles ,7
11,Matt Woods ,Hargroves Cycles RT ,7
12,Aaron Collins ,Swindon RC ,7
13,Ryan Keynes ,Odiham CC ,7
14,Michael Guildford ,Team Silva ,7
15,Jorge Millan ,White Mountain ,7
16,Joe Hickerton ,Private Member ,7
17,Gavin Spiers ,G.S. Henley ,7
18,Philip Hersey ,Eagle RC ,7
19,Aaron Taylor ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,7
20,Adam Buckland ,Banjo Cycles ,7
21,Hugh Knudsen ,Dream RC ,7
22,James Brett ,Wightlink/Offshore ,7
23,Sean Downey ,WDMBC Beyhond Mountainbikes ,7
24,Karl Norfolk ,Pedalon.co.uk ,7
25,Mike Holborrow ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,7
26,Liam Keynes ,Odiham CC ,7
27,Wilf Sinclair ,Pearson cycles ,6
28,Matt Taylor ,Pedalon.co.uk ,6
29,Stuart Wang ,,6
30,Fraser MacDonaold ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,6
31,James Peckham ,Sotonia CC ,6
32,Julian Mann ,VC Venta ,6
33,Alex McIntosh ,Swindon RC ,6
34,Charles Brown ,Team Dabets ,6
35,Henry Beaumont ,Corrisoei ,6
36,Max Hale ,Ystwyth CC ,6
37,Jason Pitt ,A W Cycles ,6
38,Nathan Marks ,Hargroves cycles ,6
39,Dan Drake ,VC Deal ,6
40,Peter Beisty ,G.S. Henley ,6
41,Jason Blann ,Private Member ,6
42,Andrew Shutter ,,6
43,Greg Anderson ,Dulwich Paragon ,6
44,Andrew Anguin ,London Phoenix ,6
45,Steve Stroud ,Reading CC ,6
46,David Belcher ,Sotonia CC ,6
47,Peter Spoon ,,6
48,Damon Lock ,,6
49,Andy Goss ,,6
50,David Anguin ,,5
51,Laurence Hawkins ,,5
52,Sam Randall ,Basingstoke Tri Squard ,5
53,Alex Girdler ,unattached ,5
54,Richard Bennett ,Cotswold Veldrijden ,4
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Report on Wessex Cyclo Cross League Round 8, Basingstoke
On a fast course at the War Memorial Park in Basingstoke, we were treated to strong winds and sunshine, where it didn't seem to have rained as much as the south coast. Grassy straights made for a quick pace, while wooded technical and BMX sections with slick, compact mud made for some pretty challenging corners, best negotiated foot out, speedway style.
The combined Vet/Junior/Women’s race attracted another huge field of 97 riders and with the course dry it was a fast lap. Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles) continued his winning streak and led almost from start to finish despite a tangle with the course marking tape - with the wind gusting strongly, a few rear mechs managed to suck in unwanted tape.
Joe Andrews of Fareham Wheelers (regular at the Thursday night training sessions at Southampton Sports Centre) also continued his form by not only leading the junior race but running in the top ten of the overall race.
Sotonia fielded a record turnout for recent years of eight riders with six in the vets race - John Phillips, Jon Dudley, Phil Connell , Simon 'Brucie' Guard, Martin 'Mr Mud' Ward and Jez Hart.
The Senior race had a much larger field than usual too, with Dave Belcher and James Peckham flying the flag, James in his first ever cross race, put in a great performance, scything through the field after starting at the back of the grid and seemingly unphased by the technical bits (the odd tree excepted!)
Great to see so many in the club giving cross a go and loving it!
Seniors (54 starters)
James Peckham 31st, David Belcher 46th
Vets (97 starters)
Phil Connell 23rd, Simon Guard 32nd, Jez Hart 42nd, Jon Dudley 48th, John Phillips 65th, Martin Ward 89th
Wessex Cyclo Cross League Round 7, Reading CC, 20 Oct 2013
Veteran/Women/Junior combined
[table]
Position ,Name ,Club name ,Time
1, CRISPIN DOYLE, Hargroves Cycles RT, 00:40:35.000
2, MIKE SIMPSON, G.S. Henley, 00:41:17.718
3, WILLIAM GIRVAN, North Hants RC, 00:44:51.687
4, JOSEPH ANDREWS, Fareham Wheelers, 00:46:28.453
5, NICK WALMSLEY, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:46:30.328
6, PETER SCOTT, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:46:31.922
7, JASON EMERY, Pedalon.co.uk, 00:46:53.328
8, TIM HYDE, Pendragon, 00:47:14.922
9, GARETH DRIDGE, Southdown Velo, 00:47:29.484
10, PHILIP BOARER, Southdown Velo, 00:47:38.734
11, SIMON MEADWELL, Bournemouth Jubilee, 00:48:07.797
12, CRAIG HAY, Unattached, 00:48:11.734
13, SEAN BOLTON, Swindon RC, 00:48:49.031
14, GARY BARLOW, Reading CC, 00:49:03.453
15, EDWARD GURNEY, Velo Club Venta, 00:49:30.156
16, MARK SHEPHERD, Banjo Cycles, 00:49:50.078
17, MARTYN DYMOND, Unattached, 00:50:02.390
18, TAMINA OLIVER, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T, 00:50:24.781
19, ANDRE POSTHUMA, North Hants RC, 00:50:29.703
20, ROBERT CARTER, Velo Club Venta, 00:51:19.062
21, CHRIS HUTCHINGS, VC Venta, 00:51:35.125
22, JACK SAUNDERS, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:40:46.531
23, SIMON GUARD, Sotonia, 00:40:58.187
24, PAUL CARPENTER, Houndslow Wheelers, 00:41:08.828
25, ANDY SMITH, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:41:11.312
26, ANTHONY DYMENT, North Hampshire RC, 00:41:15.531
27, RICHARD GOSTICK, Reading CC, 00:41:32.031
28, STUART GOUGH, VC Venta, 00:41:46.078
29, MICHAEL PONZO, Swindon RC, 00:41:50.140
30, STEVE ROBINSON, North Hampshire RC, 00:41:57.031
31, ALAN MILLARD, Westbury Wheelers, 00:42:02.640
32, JAMES PILGRIM-MORRIS, G.S. Henley, 00:42:13.297
33, PAUL MEW, Charlotteville, 00:42:20.093
34, RICHARD BREMNER, North Hampshire RC, 00:42:46.765
35, KEITH ALLAM, VC Venta, 00:42:52.297
36, STEVE CHARLES, Charlotteville, 00:42:55.562
37, MARK DOBSON, , 00:43:00.578
38, CLAIRE SMITH, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:43:17.187
39, ALAN COLLINS, Portsmouth N End CC, 00:43:30.297
40, PAUL KELLY, The Don szmidt FC, 00:43:38.375
41, WILLIAM SOLOMON, Bournemouth Jubilee, 00:43:47.968
42, STEVE DINES, White Mountain, 00:44:11.078
43, ANNA CIPULLO, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T, 00:44:16.156
44, KIERAN WOODS, Charlotteville, 00:44:18.531
45, DEAN PROSSER, Hargroves CC, 00:45:21.422
46, ANDY TUCKER, Newbury RC, 00:45:39.937
47, JOHN PHILIPS, Sotonia CC, 00:45:47.531
48, PETE WARWICK, DPCC, 00:45:50.828
49, GARETH WALKER, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:46:13.968
50, CHARLIE ELSEY, Newbury, 00:46:27.000
51, TRACY CORNELL, North Hampshire RC, 00:46:45.906
52, STEPHEN WARWICK, Didcot Phoenix CC, 00:46:50.968
53, KIM LASSITER, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:47:02.718
54, MARK ALLOW, Tats Pit crew, 00:47:07.906
55, MITCH PURVIS, , 00:47:13.390
56, MIKE MCLACHLAN, , 00:47:26.140
57, NEIL BRITWELL, , 00:47:40.656
58, ADAM GARDNER, G.S. Henley, 00:47:45.500
59, FIONA HAWKINS, Palmer Park Velo RT, 00:48:26.593
60, MURRAY QUINEY, Southdown Velo, 00:49:11.406
61, JOHN WANN, PPV, 00:49:23.406
62, CRAIG WADESON, Odiham CC, 00:54:04.515
63, DAVE JOWETT, Hargroves CC, 00:40:37.859
64, RHIANNA JONES, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:41:05.515
65, ROGER MUSTOE, , 00:42:18.281
66, RAY WOODS, Portsmouth, 00:43:55.406
67, DANIELLE BURRY, Poole Wheelers, 00:44:04.984
68, RICHARD BENNETT, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:48:59.328
69, HANNAH GIBBS, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:50:21.375
70, ANDY GIBBS, Cotswold Veldrijden, 00:51:29.109
71, PHIL IBBS, , 00:54:42.781
72, HAZEL JOWET, Wight Mountain, 00:55:25.328
dnf, ROBERT TUTT, GS Europa, 00:10:37.843
dnf, JOHN BURROWS, Poole Wheelers, 00:19:45.875
[/table]
Seniors
[table]
Position ,Name ,Club name ,Category ,Points
1 ,Christopher Minter ,Pedalon.co.uk , Senior ,20
2 ,Michael Cotty ,Cannondale Racing , Senior ,16
3 ,Christopher Atkins ,Team Specialized , Senior ,12
4 ,Daniel Drake ,VC Deal , Senior ,9
5 ,Aaron Tayler ,Cotswold Veldrijden , Senior ,7
6 ,James Cotty ,I-Ride.co.uk , Senior ,5
7 ,Richard Lewis ,Cycle Club Basingstoke , Senior ,4
8 ,Ryan Keynes ,, Senior ,3
9 ,James Brett ,Wightlink LCM Systems Cycle RT , Senior ,2
10 ,Aaron Collins ,Swindon RC , Senior ,1
11 ,Adam Buckland ,Banjo Cycles , Senior ,0
12 ,Michael Holborow ,Cotswold Veldrijden , Senior ,0
13 ,Edward Sneddon ,Swindon RC , Senior ,0
14 ,Oliver Lee ,, N/A ,0
15 ,Julian Mann ,, Senior ,0
16 ,Paul Elcock ,G.S. Henley , Senior ,0
17 ,Alex McIntosh ,Swindon RC , Senior ,0
18 ,Max Hale ,Ystwyth Cycling Club , Senior ,0
19 ,Peter Beisty ,G.S. Henley , Senior ,0
20 ,Robert King ,, Senior ,0
21 ,Jason Pitt ,AW Cycles ,Senior ,0
22 ,Richard Clark ,, N/A ,0
23 ,Mark Letters ,Banjo Cycles , Senior ,0
24 ,Steve Stroud ,Reading CC , N/A ,0
25 ,Alec Broome ,Wight Tri , N/A ,0
26 ,Neil Hart ,,Senior,0
27 ,Greg Anderson ,Dulwich Paragon CC , Senior ,0
28 ,Steve Kirk ,Sotonia CC ,Senior ,0
[/table]
Sotonia Hill Climb, 13 Oct 2013
[table]#,RIDER,CLUB,CATEGORY,TIME
1,James Peckham,Sotonia CC,Senior,00:05:10
1,Oscar White,Somerset RC,Junior,00:05:10
3,Phil Wilks,Hargroves Cycles CC,Senior,00:05:11
4,Callum Hunter,University CC,Senior,00:05:13
5,Adam Jennings,Come and try,Senior,00:05:17
6,James Meakin,Come and try,Junior,00:05:19
7,Sam Barnes,Come and try,Junior,00:05:24
8,Matthew Bond,Come and try,Junior,00:05:24
9,Jon Chapman,Sotonia C C,Veteran,00:05:27
10,Nick Vail,Sotonia C C,Junior,00:05:31
11,Richard Burch,Sotonia C C,Veteran,00:05:32
12,Dan Edwards,Sotonia C C,Senior,00:05:32
13,Lewis Martin,Sotonia C C,Juvenile,00:05:36
14,Graham Vail,Sotonia C C,Veteran,00:05:42
15,Derek Jennings,Sotonia C C,Veteran,00:05:56
16,James Davenport,Hargroves Cycles CC,Senior,00:05:57
17,Owen Barnes,RAF C C,Veteran,00:05:59
18,Lukasc Kriatkowski,Come and try,Senior,00:06:15
19,Nicholas Bowden,Come and try,Senior,00:06:16
20,Simon Hunter,New Forest C C,Veteran,00:06:43
21,Simon Knowlton,Sotonia C C,Senior,00:06:44
22,Gemma Wilks,Hargroves Cycles CC,Women Senior,00:07:31
23,Zondy Webber,Sotonia C C,Veteran,00:07:35
24,Jan Burnage,Sotonia C C,Woman Veteran,00:07:52
[/table]
Report on Wessex Cyclo-Cross League Round 5 at Eastleigh
After last years successful first hosting of a Wessex League Cyclo-cross event, this years event was even bigger and better. Nearly 200 riders of all ages came to race on a beautiful autumn sunny day.
Six Sotonia riders lined up for the Vets race - Jon Chapman, John Phillips, Phil 'Squadron Leader' Connell, Simon Guard, Martin Ward and Jez Hart in a huge field of 88. The course was changed a bit this year and featured a long uphill sprint start to spread things out before heading into the wooded area beside the old golf course. The route then twisted its way down the hill with plenty of technical turns, banks and switchbacks, before a long climb back up the grassed area, through a sand bunker (which caught plenty of riders out) then turning back into the woods once more.
The race quickly thinned out with riders spread around the course, and was won by Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles) claiming his fifth straight win of the season. Phil led the charge for Sotonia finishing in 25th place. Jez Hart came in 38th and despite a crash and then puncture on the last lap forcing him to run most of it, Simon Guard managed 40th place.
The Sotonia Vets finishing places:
25th Philip Connell
38th Jez Hart
40th Simon Guard
44th John Philips
56th Jon Chapman
77th Martin Ward
In the Senior race, Steven James (Hargroves Cycles) continued from where he left of last week by winning again. Steven was in a strong group of five riders but his strength took him to the front by mid distance and he soon built on this lead to the bell. Dave Belcher racing for Sotonia in the field of 32 riders, finished 30th.
Here's a link to a few pics of the Senior race.