British Cycling

NEWS FOR AUGUST 2003

61st Tour of the Peaks

PREMIER CALENDAR EVENT; Sunday, 31st August 2003; RACE WEBSITE:

The Tour of the Peaks is the oldest one day classic race on the British calendar, so says the races website, with the first edition taking place in 1943 and no race has been dominated in the way Life Repair's Mark Lovatt has for the last five years. Five races, five wins (I can think of parallels here) and after his 2nd place in the Havant Grand Prix and his taking over of the lead in the Premier Calendar, few would bet against Mark doing it again this year.

Sunday's race starts at 11.00am and marks its return to the centre of Buxton for both the race start and finish. It will also be the final counting event in the season long British Cycling Premier Calendar competition. Starting from Market Place in Buxton, the race takes in some of the most spectacular scenery in the Peak District National Park. Although the exact course has varied over the years, it is undoubtedly one of the toughest races in the UK. There are eight King of the Mountains primes, including two ascents of the fearsome Snake Pass.

FAVOURITES
In a field this size, the number of favourites are many but the odds on one is Mark Lovatt and you can never discount his Life Repair/Litespeed teammates John Tanner or Kevin Dawson. Others include Anthony Malarczyk, Chris Newton, Brian Kenneally, Duncan Urquhart, Kristian House, Rory Wyley, Malcolm Elliott (winner 1983), John Charlesworth (winner 1991), Matthew Stephens, Danny Axford, Julian Winn while among the dark horses are Leigh Cowell, Alastair Kay, Paul Manning, Matthew Melville, Andy Collis, Roy Chamberlain, James Flanagan, and Craig Cooke.

LAST YEARS TOP 10

 1. Mark Lovatt        Compensation Group    3:25:11 
 2. John Tanner        Compensation Group    st 
 3. Anthony Malarczyk  Atom Frames/Cottrills @2:01 
 4. Philip Deighnan    totalcycling.com 
 5. James Flanagan     Team Milton Keynes    @2:08 
 6. Kristian House     Lombarden CT 
 7. John Charlesworth  South Yorkshire Police RT 
 8. Roger Morgan       Liphook Cycles 
 9. Matt Stephens      Sigma Sport 
10. Alistair Kay       York Cycle Works RT  @2:39

START AND COURSE ( DISTANCE: 95.1 miles/153.1 km)

START: 11.00 am, Market Place, Buxton

RACE HEADQUARTERS: Buxton Swimming Pool, St Johns Road, Buxton RACE HQ:
Buxton Swimming Pool (Pavilion Gardens on St Johns Road/Burlington Road where car parking and changing facilities are available (access to parking is via Burlington Road).

TEAM MANAGERS/OFFICIALS MEETINGS Teams with 3 or more rides will be permitted to have a team car in the race convoy. It must be clearly identified as such and be fitted with a CB radio. There will be a meeting for team managers at 10.00am at which the draw for convoy order will be made. This will be followed by a meeting for all race officials, drivers and marshals.

RACE START
Race vehicles will assemble on The Promenade in Pavilion Gardens, leading onto The Square. Riders will assemble on The Promenade at 10.50am and ride to the ceremonial start in Market Place, Buxton at 11.00am. The race will be neutralised to the start proper at the 50mph signs on the A6 leaving Fairfield Common.

FEEDING/CUT OFF
The feed zone is located on the climb from Bradwell and will be marked. Please park in the lay-by. Static feeding is not permitted elsewhere and penalties will be applied. Feeding from team vehicles will be allowed after 50km up to 20km to go. At the commissaries discretion, riders who are no longer in contention will be withdrawn prior to the start of lap 2.

RACE ROUTE
Please note that the route has been revised for 2003 and covers two full laps to the roundabout at the Chapel-en-le-Frith bypass (no left turn at Peak Forest). At the completion of the second lap, the race continues to the end of the bypass, turning left through Whalley Bridge, over Long Hill and descending to the finish in Market Square, Buxton

KING OF THE MOUNTAINS:
The competition will be decided by the 1st place positions on Chinley Head, Chunal, Snake Pass, & Bradwell each lap. In the case of equal number of places, the winner will be decided by the last climb of Bradwell.

ROUTE ITINERARY

Miles Km     Location 
0.0   0.0    START  50mph sign, Fairfield Common 
3.0   4.8    LEFT   roundabout, Chapel-en-le-Frith By pass
4.6   7.4    RIGHT  roundabout, Ferodo Factory 
13.4  21.6   RIGHT  traffic lights, Glossop Town Centre 
17.5  28.2          Snake Pass Prime 
27.0  43.5   RIGHT  traffic lights, Lady bow er Reservoir 
29.0  46.7   RIGHT  traffic lights, Marquis of Granby PH 
32.6  52.5          Bradwell Village Centre
37.0  59.6          Bradwell Hill Prime 
39.7  63.9   RIGHT direction Peak Forest
42.6  68.6   Roundabout, junction A6/A623
44.2  71.2   RIGHT roundabout, Ferodo Factory
53.0  85.3   RIGHT traffic lights, Glossop Town Centre
57.1  91.9   Snake Pass Prime
66.6  107.2  RIGHT traffic lights, Lady bower Reservoir
69.3  111.6  RIGHT traffic lights, Marquis of Granby PH
72.2  116.2  Bradwell Village Centre 
73.6  118.5  Bradwell Hill Prime 
76.3  122.8  RIGHT direction Peak Forest 
79.3  127.7  Roundabout, junction A6/A625
82.2  132.3  Chapel-En-Le-Frith By pass 
88.0  141.7  AHEAD traffic lights, Whaley Bridge village centre
92.9  149.6  Long Hill Prime 
94.8  152.6  LEFT University of Derby building 
95.1  153.1  FINISH Market Place, Buxton

Tour of the Peak Cycle Race 2003 List of Competitors


  1. Mark Lovatt        Life Repair Litespeed
  2. John Tanner        Life Repair Litespeed
  3. Kevin Dawson       Life Repair Litespeed
  4. Graham Briggs      Life Repair Litespeed
  5. Ben Greenwood      Life Repair Litespeed
  6. Russell Downing    Life Repair Litespeed
  7. Anthony Malarczyk  Wales
  8. Paul Sheppard      Wales
  9. Nick Kenwright     Wales
 10. Ian Bendall        Wales
 11. Craig Cooke        Wales
 12. Gareth Jones       Wales
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 14. Julian Winn        Team FAKTA
 15. Martin Ford        Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 16. Adrian Bird        Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 17. Tim Bayley         Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 18. Adam Broyad        Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 19. Darren Santer      Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 20. Matt Holmes        Arctic - Shorter Rochford RT
 21. Dave Worthington   PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 22. Rob Enslin         PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 23. Paul Butler        PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 24. Max Rumball        PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 25. Ian Holt           PrestigeVC.com/VINER

 26. Andrew Rigg         PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 27. Chris Debens        PrestigeVC.com/VINER
 28. Danny Axford        Parrot Print TAL Stilton RT
 29. James Cambridge     Parrot Print TAL Stilton RT
 30. Gavin Poupart       Parrot Print TAL Stilton RT
 31. Roger Morgan        Parrot Print TAL Stilton RT
 32. Pete Hinchcliffe    Racescene
 33. Matt Bottrill       Racescene
 34. Matthew Armitage    Racescene
 35. Gary Hand           Pedal Power RT - Sibcas
 36. David Lines         Pedal Power RT - Sibcas
 37. Matthew Stephens    Sigma Sport - Giro
 38. Jeffrey Capper      Sigma Sport - Giro
 39. David Berkeley      Sigma Sport - Giro
 40. Roy Chamberlain     Team MK -Phil Corley - Trek
 41. Adam Illingworth    Team MK -Phil Corley - Trek
 42. Simon Henley        Team MK -Phil Corley - Trek
 43. James Flanagan      Team MK -Phil Corley - Trek
 44. Marcus Smith        JF Wilson Cycles
 45. Chris Smart         JF Wilson Cycles
 46. Remington Fowler    JF Wilson Cycles
 47. Steven Cocker       JF Wilson Cycles
 48. Andy Collis         Team Lichfield - Solo Carpets
 49. Matt Larner         Team Lichfield - Solo Carpets

 50. Brendan Curry       JE James RT - Giant
 51. Gareth Hewitt       JE James RT - Giant
 52. Steve Gibson        JE James RT - Giant
 53. Steven Kenny        VS Briganti - Upex Properties
 54. Tim Dunford         BUSA
 55. Tom Kirk            BUSA
 56. Luke Myers          BUSA
 57. Gareth Pugh         BUSA
 58. Mark Perry          Maestro - Fircroft Hotel - Nella
 59. Andrew Roche        Maestro - Fircroft Hotel - Nella
 60. Christian Varley    Maestro - Fircroft Hotel - Nella
 61. Steve Lampier       www.cyclelogic.co.uk
 62. Stuart Pickering    www.cyclelogic.co.uk
 63. James Williams      www.cyclelogic.co.uk
 64. Paul Manning VC     St. Raphael - Waite Contracts
 65. Matthew Melville    VC St. Raphael - Waite Contracts
 66. James Notley        VC St. Raphael - Waite Contracts
 67. David Denby         Aire Valley Cycles
 68. Tim Gill            Aire Valley Cycles
 69. Keith Haddon        Ashfield RC
 70. Rob Parkin          Ashfield RC
 71. Andrew Stuart       Ashfield RC
 72. Jim Henderson       Southport CC
 73. Matthew Sewell      Southport CC
 74. Nic Tilling         Angliasport - Condor

 75. Mat Watch           Angliasport - Condor
 76. Richard Wilkinson   Angliasport - Condor
 77. Leigh Cowell        Ribble Valley CRC
 78. Mathew Lythgoe      Ribble Valley CRC
 79. Alastair Kay        York Cycleworks - Trek
 80. Richard Sutcliffe   York Cycleworks - Trek
 81. Richard Jones       Energy Cycles
 82. Greg Roche          Energy Cycles
 83. John Lindsay        Willswheels - Principia
 84. Paul Watson         Cycle Centre RT - Principia
 85. Adrian Dalgleish    Lune RCC
 86. Gary Vose           Lune RCC
 87. Chris Barron        Kent Valley RC
 88. Daniel Alexander    Matlock CC - Clarks Wards Shoes
 89. Chris Anelay        Triangle Tri Shop
 90. Phil Axe            Rutland CC
 91. Richard Cartland    Team Synergy/Cycleweb
 92. Alex Rowe           Team Synergy/Cycleweb
 93. John Charlesworth   South Yorks Police RT
 94. Sam Clark           Buxton CC
 95. Richard Dean        Wakefield
 96. Richard Eastham     primera-bournemouth.co.uk
 97. Malcolm Elliott     Pinarello RT
 98. Julian Gromett      Cottingham Coureurs-Pete Dunn
 99. Matthew Hallam      Beauvale CC


100. Andy Hayton         Wil-Lec-Battaglin Cicli
101. Andy Portess        Wil-Lec-Battaglin Cicli
102. Peter Hey           West Pennine RC
103. Karl Hine           Sheffield University
104. Kristian House      PCA Orbea
105. Hamish Hutchinson   Midlothian RT Bicycleworks
106. Tony Kelly          Addiscombe CC
107. Graeme Lackford     www.bikeshop.uk.com
108. Michael Merralls    APIBIKES.com
109. Christopher Precious Team Velocity
110. George Richardson   CyclOps Kona
111. Phil Smith          Lakes RC
112. Warrick Spence      Bikepark/Cyclefit
113. Paul Spencer        Long Eaton CC
114. Ian Stott           Blackburn & District CTC
115. Steve Thomas        Bristol RC Fred Baker Cycles
116. Lee Ward            Heanor Clarion
117. Sam Ward            Otley CC
118. Stephen Ward        Team Mirage
119. Richard Whitehorn   Glendene CC Bike Trax
120. Mark Wordsworth     Doncaster Whlrs - Don Valley Cycles
121. Rory Wyley London   Irish CC - sdeals.com
122. Andrew Young        Python RT
123. Gavin Evans BC      Private Member
124. David McGowan       BC Private Member
125. Mike Harrison       Tunstall Whlrs - Brian Rourke
126. Stuart MacDonald    4bikesonline.com/Argon18
127. Brian Kenneally     Carrick Whlrs - Cidona
128. TBA                 Carrick Whlrs - Cidona
129. Chris Newton        Corima Road Team
130. Duncan Urquhart     Army CU
131. Peter Graham        PrestigeVC.com/VINER