South West Springtime Pursuits

Saturday 21st February, 2004; No 2

STARTERS: 65:
It was a Team Alcan benefit in the South West Pursuit number 2 in Devon today. In very windy conditions, a headwind to start with, the first two groups came together after only 9 of the 30 miles as the headwind cause them problems and after 15 miles, the third group on the road also managed to make their way to the front of the race. It wasn't until 20 miles had gone by that the scratch group caught the rest leaving 10 miles for them all to sort out who was going to win.

After Team Alcan tried to get away it was Tim Pigula who managed get the gap and went away alone, making hay while the wind was at his back but into the headwind he was soon caught and at the prime, the pressure from Greg Sandy was too much for his team Adrian Sluman who left Greg to solo on to a fine victory with another Alcan rider Neil Coleman in 2nd and last weeks winner, Jules Birks in 3rd.

RESULTS

  1. Greg Sandy         Team Alcan/Bianchi/Sun Chemical   
 2. Neil Coleman       Team Alcan/Bianchi/Sun Chemical   @12
 3. Jules Birks        CS Dynamo
 4. Adrian Sluman      Team Alcan/Bianchi/Sun Chemical   
 5. Rowan Bosward      Mid Devon CC (Junior)
 6. Tim Pigula         Sherwood
 7. David Wilkinson    Exeter Wheelers
 8. Will Hornby        Mid Devon CC
 9. Peter Wheddon      Clevedon Wheelers
10. Gerry Bowditch     Team Alcan/Bianchi/Sun Chemical   
11. Chris Scott        Alltrax
12. Steven Sage        Okehampton
13. Alex Leslie        Somerset

First Woman: Wendy Houvenhagel ; 2nd Dianne Jones, 

NEXT WEEK:
West Springtime Pursuit No 3
E.1.2.3.4.W.J 64Km 14:30 £12.00
Closing Date: 21/2/04 Cheques to: Mid Devon CC Kenneth Robertson, 9 Barnfield
Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2JT 01803 525573 robertson@swdc.freeserve.co.uk
South West Division Elite riders only