National Cyclo-Cross Trophy (Rutland Water)
Sunday, 14th of December, 2008; Round 5
Whitwell Sailing Club, Whitwell, Oakham
By Larry Hickmott (larryhickmott@britishcycling.org.uk)
Paul Oldham leads the final event of the day, racing down the shoreline of Rutland Water.
As I got ever closer to the venue for the latest National Trophy, there was snow on the ground and mist over the water as the darkness was starting to lift at Whitwell where Colin Clews and his team had organised the first Rutland County International CiCLE Classic 'Cross.
If felt good to be back on roads I know so well from covering the unique international ‘road’ race, the East Midlands CiCLE Classic but this time I was to witness some exciting off road action on the shores of Rutland Water. Colin Clews had done his best to present a course with features not dissimilar to those found in any Belgian cyclo-cross race. Steps, a multitude of dead turns; a finely gravelled beach to be traversed each lap; and for the real 'cross fans a 'mini-washboard' along the lines of that offered at the annual Azencross at Loenout each Christmas.
I arrived a good 90 minutes before the start and already the car park was filling up with riders unpacking after the long journey and ducks looking for food. A walk around the course and at the far end where the steps were, the ground was very soggy indeed from the rain and snow the night before. So much rain, the section along the shore of the lake had been reduced to single track. By the time the Elite men were racing, I was watching the water get ever closer to the shore’s bank and wonder if the riders would soon be racing through the lake!
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Under 12s race.
The area is alive with birds and the ducks which were quite at home on the water or in the car park mingling with the riders!
Riders were lined up on the black stuff in lanes strictly enforced by the commisaires
Youth Race
Start of the Youth race with the leading riders battling for position before the hairpin and the race to the first off road section.
First race was the Youth event and a rider who has dominated the starts for a long time, Joshua Papworth, again got a good start and soon the field was spread out around the many twists and turns on this 3 kilometre course. All the usual suspects were at the front but a fall to Max Sykes on the first lap where the riders had to climb up from the shore of the lake, didn’t help his challenge.
Papworth meanwhile has shown that his fast start has now been developed to the point where he can go the distance at the front of the race and he certainly did that, winning by 15 seconds from Alistair Slater who managed to put 18 seconds into series leader Skyes by the finish. These three have constantly been the riders at the front of the races through out the series so far with Papworth having won at the second round and been in the top 3 in every event.
Afterwards Joshua said to us “it was a fantastic race on a good course. I have been getting in the miles in by putting in a few hours on the road to keep my endurance up. Unfortunately for Max, he crashed on the first lap which gave me the gap and I just carried it on. The course had a bit of everything and while there are a lot of places where you can put the power down and get plenty of speed up, there were also lots of technical bits.”
Note: We have photos of the podiums which are available on request by the parents of the riders concerned or the riders themselves.
Veterans 40+ and 50+
Perhaps the race of the day -- Veterans over 40 won by Geoff Giddings saying afterwards this was the best event ever!
The 40+ race was perhaps the best race of the day and had the winner Geoff Giddings saying afterwards it was the best race ever! The Over 40’s were the first to line up and Phil Roach got off to a great start and lead the race from all the usual suspects such as Giddings, Young and a whole host of riders looking for that big win in one of the most competitive of categories. In the over 50’s there was no Roy Hunt and so the overwhelming favourite was Ian Wright who didn’t disappoint and led the race from start to finish.
It was such a different story in the Over 40’s as Roach lead early on with plenty of daylight between him and David Stevens who in turn was a few seconds ahead of a string of riders including Kenny Johnson, Geoff Giddings, Chris Young and others. The gaps started to open up at the front of the race for a while but it was the final lap where Roach, who was reported to have had a problem, came back to the chasers and there were five riders together, Roach, Young, Giddings, Stevens and John Shaw with Kenny Johnson only seconds behind them making six riders chasing the victory.
Into the off road final bend, the six were three, Roach, Giddings and Young, and as they came out of that bend, Giddings made his move up the inside of Young as Roach started to lose touch and the selection was down to two. Giddings and Young then went side-by-side into the final 50 metres with Giddings hugging the barrier on the inside of the hairpin bend and getting the win from Young.
Matt Denby is helped into the air ambulance. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Watson
After the race, Geoff Giddings heaped praise on Roach’s ride and the event in general saying more than once it had been the best ever race. “What a race!” he started by saying. “Phil always gets a good gap at the start as he has good skills but I think everybody else takes time to settle in. Phil though today, kept his skills working throughout the race and was going well.”
About the finish, he said “I jumped them going up the drag here and got in front and thought Chris would have to come the long way round on the leaves and he was going to have to be pretty brave to do that!”
“That is the best race I have been in ever I reckon. There were about six in contention all the way through and it was pretty close. It was a really good course too. It was a lot more technical , the slippery grass made it quite fun, dead turns and bit of beach too. He (Colin Clews) has really mixed it up and made it proper continental style, really enjoyed it. I like it when it’s a nice flowy course, not too many dead turns and nice features – the beach was fun!”
Asked if he was ever worried about Roach riding away with it at any point, he replied “No, not really. Chris and Noel were with me and I don’t mind Phil taking the points but on the last lap I was a bit worried, especially when Chris got in front when I pitted to get a fresh bike and he saw that and went for it.”
Ian Wright got off to a flyer at the start of his Over 50's race.
We also spoke to Lichfield’s Ian Wright who said “it was a pity Roy was not here today for us to have a chase with but the guys are all going well and it’s a great season this year. It was a fantastic course and hats off to Colin for designing it. A big thank you too for Daniel Fleeman who I have been training with of late and he has helped me tremendously.”
“It has also been a fantastic day for the club (Wyre Forest) with Josh winning as well. The course today had everything in it and its a great venue. I did like the beach bit! I ended up in the water at one time at speed. The series is still there to play for even though I don’t think Roy is in contention now but next we have the national champs and I’ll keep plugging away.”
Junior/Women
Left: National champion Helen Wyman wins the Womens race, whilst (right) David Nichols won a really exciting Junior race crossing the line with a flat front tyre.
This event saw two fields of riders line up one after the other to battle for victory in this special race. We all had to wait for the air ambulance to take off as it was parked on part of the course near the lake but once it was ready to take off, the Juniors lined up and waited for the helicopter to take off.
Once it did, the whistle was blown and the strong field of juniors took flight down the short straight leading to a hairpin before another short straight under the finish banner. Oli Webster got a great start from two riders who had been battling with each other on the track the previous afternoon, Sam Harrison and Dan McLay.
Whilst the Juniors went out of sight, the Women lined up and in the field was the National Champion Helen Wyman, one of the Worlds top women ‘cross riders. It was her teammate Gabby Day though who got the better start but by the time they had gone 500 metres and were into the off road section near the finish line, it was Wyman leading from Gabby Day, Slue Clarke and Isla Rowntree and the gaps opening up behind these riders to the rest of the field.
By the time the women had come round to complete two thirds of a lap, Wyman was on her own and well ahead of the scrap for second between Sue Clarke and Gabby Day. The die had been cast and this was how the race was to stay with Wyman winning from Clarke and Day. The significant thing was that Wyman was lapping quicker than the juniors which is an indication of her talent for this discipline.
The junior race however was much more of a battle between David Nichols, Dan McLay, Thomas Lowe, Sam Harrison, Oli Webster and Paul Young. There was plenty of day light between them as they rode along the lake shore. Into the second half of the race though and Harrison came back at Nichols and took the lead for a while before the Glendene rider took it back whilst McLay was scrapping with Tom Lowe.
With a lap to go and Nichols came through the finish a handful of seconds ahead of Harrison with McLay and Lowe next along. Whilst they were out completing their lap, Helen Wyman came in to claim victory in the Womens race before Nichols did the same in the Junior race, 17 seconds ahead of Harrison whilst it took a sprint from McLay to see off Lowe for the points for third place.
Wyman soon had the race to herself and was lapping quicker than the juniors!
Afterwards, I spoke to Helen Wyman (ranked 7 in the world) who said of the race “it was good out there today and a nice course. It was slippery in a lot of places but I felt pretty good. Because I had a good lead, you don’t have to take as many risks as you would if you are fighting for a place. On the woody section, I almost hit a tree though!”
Helen explained that she was back home to go to her grandmother’s funeral which meant it has been a rather sad occasion. Being back home, and with no UCI race in Belgium this weekend, Helen made her mind up to race at Rutland, the first time we have seen in her in the champion’s jersey for a while. A long while!
“Colin also upgraded the race to UCI which is perfect for me and Gabby because its extra points which could make a difference to our world ranking. The form is getting better. This week I have been doing a lot of training, an endurance week, and so have come here quite tired and so am pleased with the way I still rode. It’s getting better and better. I had a very disappointing start to the season when I was sick, had food poisoning and then was sick again and that was really disappointing.”
“Hopefully, because I had an enforced rest, I can keep training harder towards the worlds. Over Christmas, I have two world cups and three major UCI races and then I come back for the Nationals and then its World cups before the Worlds. I love the course for the Worlds, its my absolute favourite and if its muddy and the conditions are perfect for me, I really really hope I can get on that podium.”
Finally, asked about the set up for her bike at Rutland, Helen explained “it was pretty standard. I started off trying to use normal tubs today because if you puncture you can still ride on them. Then I changed to mud tyres just before the start and I think that was a wise move because it was getting muddier and muddier during the race. I use a lot of low pressure in them as well.”
“I found in Frankfurt last weekend there were some really steep banks and I had to change my bike because of a crash and whilst on the first bike I could ride up the banks on really low pressure and then I changed to my other bike and the pressures were higher and I couldn’t get up the banks. It’s something that Stefan and I really work on”.
Sue Clarke in determined mood battling for second with Gabby Day
Sue Clarke, holder of the yellow jersey as series leader: “I fully expected Helen to do what she did today. She is on the international circuit and it shows the difference in the speed of the races over there. I wasn’t to disappointed though and did all I could today. I was pleased with second after Gabby and me had a little battle. I got some more points for the overall which was the main goal of the day.”
“The initial 10 metres of the start you had to try really hard and then back off because that corner was really slippery and everyone was quite cautious as you don’t want to come down on the start there. The first bit of off road was quite slippery as well but it seemed to be drying out during the race compared to when I went around in practice.”
“On some corners there were no good lines through the corners left and you just had to kind of grit your teeth and plod through it. I changed my bike twice, the first time because of a mechanical problem and then the second because it was getting quite clogged. I only change if I really have to and I did today.”
Sue is now looking to train hard for the nationals with only a couple more races on the schedule including the Macclesfield Super Cross.
David Nichols (Junior winner): The junior winner had a flat tyre just after the bottom pits and rode it along the beach and for the remaining half a lap. “It was a tough race” he admitted. “I was changing to a spare bike when Sam got past me but when I had a fresh bike, I just rode steadily up to him. He was going well though.”
“It was very fast out there even though it was muddy which I like”. He explained that he lost points in the series when at Mallory he suffered some mechanical problems but his win sees him third in the series now. “I don’t think winning the series is an option now but the championship is always there. I have been picking it up through out the year and have finally proved myself.”
Elite Men
Ian Field (left), winner Paul Oldham in event winner's jersey and Jody Crawforth. These three dominated the closing stages of the race with Field and Crawforth coming down in the final section and handing the win to Oldham who had led the race from the start.
The final event of the day saw the light fading but a good field on the line for what was sure to be a great race and so it was. As well as all the normal big names, the field also contained Olympic rider Oli Beckingsale and the ever green Nick Craig plus an under 23 in Jonathon McEvoy who made a name for himself in ‘cross, switched to the road and track when joining the GB Olympic Academy and has now been given the green light to race ‘cross for the winter with the Worlds being a personal aim of his.
Off the start line, Jody Crawforth and Ian Field got away well and it was the man in yellow, Crawforth who got the better start and lead the race as they commenced their first lap of this long lap around the shores of Rutland Water. How things changed though in half a lap as Paul Oldham came along the shores of the lake well clear of Ian Field who had a length or three on Jody Crawforth. These three have dominated the series and going into the race only five points separated them all with Crawforth and Oldham equal on points. In the Rutland Water race, other riders were also making their presence felt at the front including Lewis Craven and Stuart Wearmouth who was having a blinder of a race.
It was though the three leaders who had the race to themselves in the end and the rest of the contenders raced the course on their own, doing their best to hold position or move up. Oldham for a long time had the first half of the race to himself but into the second half, he was joined by Field and Crawforth and the battle commenced for victory and the yellow jersey.
The lead would ebb and flow as bike changes were made in the pits but it was over that final lap that things got very close and a little too close on the final section when Jody and Ian Field got tangled up with Paul Oldham stuck behind them.
Once past his two rivals though, Oldham was able to carry on to the finish for a well deserved victory whilst Field was able to get up quicker and get to the finish ahead of Crawforth. This result meant that the yellow jersey went back to Oldham and he now has a 10 point lead over Field and Crawforth who are separated by only one point. The National Championships certainly look like being a corker between these three and anyone else who dares come along to challenge them.
Paul Oldham wins the final race of the day in near darkness
Afterwards, Paul Oldham was pleased, very pleased with the win and the taking of the yellow jersey. “That was a brilliant race” he said to begin with. “I loved the course out there, perfect for me and at the start I wanted to take it on and make it hard for everyone else.”
“I lead early on and then I had a big slip and they got back to me and then it was the three of us and it was yo-yoing backwards and forwards. I have had a bad back all week and really suffered so I really wanted to take it on from the front. The last few corners, Jody and Ian came together and come down. I had to stop before I ran into him.”
“With the three of us together, it was difficult because everyone was zigzagging backwards and forwards trying to find the best bit of grass but it was good fun. It felt a bit more continental in places the course, 180 turns and that but its just been a really great event all round – superb.”
On the series he says finally, “I only hope I can do it justice at Derby now.”
The final race of the day gets underway as darkness starts closing in!
Ian Field: “I got a good start, and the three of us were away really early really easy and it was all about trying to peg Paul back who was strong all day. He now has the yellow jersey and there is a yellow jersey curse now and he’ll fall fate to that in the last round!”
“The final bit was twisty and turny and all of us were trying to get through as fast as possible and me and Jody came down. I put in an attack up the long drag but Paul was really strong today and I couldn’t do much about it.”
Under 23 Winner Jonny McEvoy: “It is really good to be back to cross after the break post road season. I’m looking forward to getting stuck in for the rest of the season now. It is totally different to the track or road. The skills are really different and I got better as the race went on.”
“We’re off to Belgium this Thursday and then I am staying with David Fletcher over the Christmas period and then coming back for the nationals and hopefully after that, get selected for the Worlds.”
Ian Bibby, “I felt really good in my first race back. The course wasn’t too bad for my come back race, a bit slippery which was pretty good. I had a few falls but that is mainly because I haven’t raced for a while.” Ian, who will be racing for Halfords Bikehut next year, says he’ll be starting to do ‘cross properly from now on. “I’m going to Belgium on Thursday as well, coming back for Christmas and then going back there after the nationals.”
PHOTOS
Youth
The girls through the trees near the start
Scene of many a near tangle, the slippery corners needed care and good judgement especially early on
One of the London riders leads yellow jersey into the climb up the bank from the waterfront.
There was no shortage of mud to play in at Rutland Water
Veterans
And that sentiment was backed up by over 50 winner Ian Wright whose training with road pro Dan Fleeman is paying off!
Start of the Over 40's race
Riders make their way along the shore of Rutland Water
With lots of wet mud clogging up bikes, the pits were a busy place to be
With no Roy Hunt, we were denied the normal ding dong battle between him and Ian Wright (centre of picture) who have both dominated the series.
Left: A bike problem saw Barry Kipling drop from second to 17th at the end. Right: Ian Wright wins the over 50 race.
'What a man' was the words from winner Geoff Giddings to describe the ride by Phil Roach (leading here) who dominated a lot of the race until it came together at the end with Giddings, Young and Roach battling for the win.
Right down to the wire, the final off road bend and the leaders battle for position prior to the sprint for the victory.
Giddings had the position and the horsepower to win the event from Young.
Junior/Women
It may have been very grey over head but the dark shades come out for the Juniors.
The day before, I witnessed these two, Sam Harrison and Dan McLay, racing full pelt around the velodrome at Manchester in the afternoon in a series of 10k Scratch races in an Olympic Development Camp (male endurance). The next day, they resumed battle at Rutland but not before a joke or two at the start of the race.
Juniors get away with Oli Webster getting a blinder
The race had to wait for the Air Amublance to leave to take away a veteran rider Matt Denby who broke his fibia.
Gabby Day leads away her teammate, National Champion Helen Wyman at the start of the womens race.
Isla Rowntree exits the pits after a bike change.
Senior Men
Back in 'Cross for the first time in a long time, GB Olympic Academy rider Jonny McEvoy (centre) was the winner of the under 23 race from series leader Scott Thwaites and Anthony O'Boyle.
Whilst the senior men raced, dirty bikes were given a taste of Rutland Water
Early on, it was a lonely ride out front for Paul Oldham.
Whilst Ian Field and Jody Crawforth were never far from each other.
Jonny McEvoy leading Dave Collins and the Under 23 category
Olympic Mountain Biker Oli Beckingsale leads former Junior World Championship silver medallist David Fletcher and Under 23 series winner Scott Thwaites
The ever green and ever popular Nick Craig showed he still has what it takes to be battling for the leading positions in a National Trophy
The pits were awash with jet sprays getting the mud off the bikes.
A VIP from the Rutland council watches as Paul Oldham leads the Elite mens race
Youth
1 Joshua Papworth Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal 27:17
2 Alistair Slater Bourne Wheelers CC at 0:15
3 Max Sykes VC Deal/Hammonds/Activ/Rowland at 0:33
4 Alec Briggs Arctic-Premer RT at 0:44
5 Luke Grivell-Mellor Mid Shropshire Whs. at 0:51
6 Samuel Lowe Go Spex Sports RT at 0:53
7 Hugo Humphreys Lee Valley Youth CC at 1:08
8 Hugo Robinson Ipswich BC at 1:22
9 Patrick Scarboro Citihub/Cycles Dauphin at 2:18
10 Joseph Moses Bronte Whs/Neophix Engineering at 2:24
11 Jonathan Dibben I-Team CC/Trek/Wheel2Wheel/One Eleven at 2:33
12 Jack Humphreys Red Rose Olympic CC at 2:41
13 Daniel Murphy Team Keyne - Trek at 2:48
14 John Lomas Matlock CC/Impsport/Farmers/Wards at 2:48
15 Nicholas Barnes Seacroft Wheelers at 2:59
16 Ben Green VC Lincoln/Pygott&Crone/B&O/SPS at 3:06
17 Joseph Home K Home International at 3:25
18 Samuel Broughton Leicestershire RC at 3:26
19 Luke Panton VC Lincoln/Pygott/B&O/SPS/Impsport at 3:33
20 Lucy Garner Leicestershire RC (Yth Girl) at 3:37
21 Tom Young Leicestershire RC at 3:42
22 Scott Woodhead West Pennine RC at 3:55
23 Harvey Lowe GA Cycles (U14) at 4:05
24 Ben Salt Leicestershire RC at 4:32
25 Joe Kirkham VC Long Eaton (U14) at 4:52
26 Thomas Armstrong Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors at 4:52
27 Joshua Parkin Herne Hill Youth CC (U14) at 4:52
28 Harry Franklin Herne Hill Youth CC (U14) at 4:55
29 Herschel Stevens Triangle RT/Bianchi at 5:6
30 Taylor Johnstone Team de Ver at 5:12
31 Jack Bowyer Sport City Velo at 5:17
32 Jake Womersley East Bradford CC (U14) at 5:23
33 Hannah Shenton Team Chance (Yth Girl) at 5:26
34 Billy Harding East Bradford CC (U14) at 5:30
35 Kieron Tennyson Heanor Clarion CC (U14) at 5:46
36 Amy Roberts Lifeforce Cervelo (Yth Girl) at 5:57
37 Hannah Payton Stourbridge CC/Wrap/CY Electrical (Yth Girl) at 6:30
38 Bethany Crumpton Halesowen A & CC (Yth Girl) at 6:30
39 Edwyn Oliver-Evans East Bradford CC (U14) at 7:21
40 Hannah Barnes Palmer Park Velo (Yth Girl) at 7:49
41 Alan Trolove West Suffolk Wheelers (U14) at 8:22
42 Thomas Warren Individual Member at 8:52
43 Elliot Phillips Herne Hill Youth CC (U14) at 8:56
44 Alice Barnes Palmer Park Velo (U14 Girl) at 9:06
45 Sean Dunlea PCA Ciclos Uno/Squeezy/Isaac (U14) at 10:55
46 Saskia Hook South Pennine RC (U14 Girl) at 1 lap
47 Noah Phillips Herne Hill Youth CC (U14) at 1 lap
Overall: Joshua Papworth-Max Sykes (equal on points)
Under 14
1. Harvey Lowe, GA Cycles
2. Joe Kirkham, VC Long Eaton
3. Joshua Parkin, Herne Hill Youth
Overall: Harvey Lowe
Girls
1. Lucy Garner, Leicestershire RT
2. Hannah Shenton, Team Chance
3. Amy Roberts, Lifeforce Cervelo
Overall: Lucy Garner
Senior Men
1 Paul Oldham Hope Factory Racing 1:02:15
2 Ian Field Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI at 0:05
3 Jody Crawforth Arctic - Premier RT at 0:28
4 Stuart Wearmouth Picarsso-Pulman RT at 1:35
5 Ian Bibby Science in Sport/Trek at 1:55
6 Nick Craig Team Scott UK at 1:58
7 Lewis Craven Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear at 2:30
8 David Collins Science in Sport - Trek at 2:55
9 Jonathan McEvoy 100% Me (U23) at 3:04
10 Stuart Bowers Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI at 3:56
11 Aaron Schooler Canada at 4:39
12 Lee Williams Abergavenny RC/Lane/Govilon/Bikebase at 4:51
13 Scott Thwaites Crosstrax (U23) at 5:10
14 Oli Beckingsale Giant Racing at 6:08
15 Nathan Miller Lotto Olympia Team Interbike at 6:08
16 Jamie Newall VC Meudon at 6:08
17 Anthony O'Boyle Cwmcarn Paragon RC (U23) at 6:11
18 Stephen Adams Pearl Izumi/Planet X/High 5 (U23) at 6:11
19 Carl Sturgeon Lutterworth Cycle Centre RT at 6:28
20 Adrian Lansley Pedal on.co.uk at 6:33
21 Keith Murray Hope Factory Racing at 6:50
22 Alessandro Grandi Team Co-Bo (Italy) at 7:03
23 David Fletcher Science in Sport/Trek (U23) at 7:43
24 David Haygarth Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear at 8:03
25 Tom Payton Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal (U23) at 8:22
26 Mark Cotton Bycka Sport/Archway Insurance at 8:32
27 Stuart Reid Wheelbase/Gore Bike Wear at 8:36
28 Tim Baldwin Paul Milnes/Bradford Olympic RC (U23) at 9:06
29 Hamish Batchelor Sandy Wallace Cycles (U23) at 9:33
30 Stuart Jones Individual Member at 9:43
31 Scott Chalmers John's Bikes RT (U23) at 10:05
32 Ben Roach Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal (U23) at 10:22
33 William Bjergfelt Felt Racing at 10:49
34 Matt Holmes Arctic - Premier RT at 10:58
35 Michael Warner Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI at 1 lap
36 Richard Lister Thule/EAS/MI Racing at 1 lap
37 Rob Parkin Heanor Clarion CC at 1 lap
38 Mark Leyland Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal at 1 lap
39 Elliot Dinsdale Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal at 1 lap
40 Daniel Lewis RAF CC at 1 lap
41 Allister Tulett Arctic - Premier RT at 1 lap
42 Robert Wimble www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 1 lap
43 Robert Hunt API-Metrow at 1 lap
44 Leigh Andrews www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport (U23) at 1 lap
45 Tim Rowson Sportscover/SPIUK/JE James (U23) at 1 lap
46 Kevin Knox Dulwich Paragon CC at 1 lap
47 James Dalton Thetford MTB Racing at 1 lap
48 Craig Beech Lotto Olympia Team Interbike at 1 lap
49 Steven Halsall VC Moulin at 1 lap
50 Charlie Porter Boston Wheelers (U23) at 1 lap
Overall: Paul Oldham
Under 23 Overall: Scott Thwaites
Women
1 Helen Wyman Swift Racing 39:48 0 0
2 Suzanne Clarke Science in Sport - Trek at 2:00
3 Gabriella Day Swift Racing at 2:38
4 Isla Rowntree Stourbridge CC/Wrap/CY Electrical at 4:52
5 Jasmine Adams-Friend Wyre Forest CRC/Fabricolor/DWT at 5:04
6 Ruby Miller (J) Individual Member at 5:19
7 Nina Davies Ogmore Valley Whs. at 5:40
8 Jessica Roberts Team Chance at 7:05
9 Rachel Moss Ford CC at 7:58
10 Louise Day (V) Fat Birds CC at 8:26
11 Lisa Parsons Welland Valley CC at 10:17
12 Penny Rowson (J) Individual Member at 11:27
13 Cath Weiss www.Agiskoviner.com at 11:50
14 Hilary Johnson (V) Derby Mercury RC at 1 lap
Overall: Sue Clarke
Junior Men
1 David Nichols Glendene CC/Bike Trax 47:52
2 Sam Harrison, Cwmcarn Paragon at 0:17
3 Daniel McLay Univega.co.uk at 0:25
4 Thomas Lowe Go Sports Spex RT at 0:25
5 Oliver Webster J D Cycles Ilkley at 0:35
6 Paul Young J D Cycles Ilkley at 2:21
7 Peter Dibben GWR Team/Scott Wilson/Giant at 2:38
8 Thomas Moses SSC Cyclesport/Bikes for All at 2:57
9 Luke Newby Diss & District CC at 3:22
10 Robert Watson Paul Milnes/Bradford Olympic RC at 3:39
11 Andrew Hargroves Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI at 3:51
12 Lewis Burke Macclesfield Wheelers at 4:32
13 Matthew Cook Mildenhall CC at 4:32
14 Will Bushby Obricoaching RT at 5:04
15 Ben Roff Orange Monkey MTB Team at 5:8
16 Matthew Jones Cwmcarn Paragon RC at 5:57
17 Martin Woofindin Sport City Velo at 6:13
18 Bradley Burbridge Kettering CC at 7:01
19 Bruce Dalton Matlock CC/Impsport/Farmers/Wards at 7:15
20 James Astbury DH Cyclesport at 7:19
21 Tom Castle Glendene CC/Bike Trax at 7:40
22 Tom Gosbee Team Welwyn at 9:51
23 Samuel Brogan Leicestershire RC at 1 lap
Overall: Daniel McLay
Veterans, 40 Plus
1 Geoff Giddings Thule/EAS/MI Racing 37:34
2 Chris Young JD Cycles Ilkley at 0:00
3 Philip Roach Rugby Velo at 0:05
4 John Shaw www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 0:12
5 Kenny Johnson Science in Sport.com at 0:18
6 David Stevens Triangle RT - Bianchi at 0:48
7 Steve Barnes www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 1:22
8 Noel Clough Fietsen Tempo/The House/Chapters at 1:32
9 Duncan Walmsley www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 2:01
10 Jonathan Marshall Belper BC at 2:50
11 Mick Rowson JD Cycles Ilkley at 3:06
12 Steve Barron VC Lincoln/Pygott/B&O/SPS/Impsport at 3:16
13 Keith Sheridan Corinium CC at 3:33
14 Keith Sperry Welland Valley CC at 3:59
15 Stephen Poole www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 4:5
16 Nigel Hay Pedal Power Loughborough at 4:14
17 Garry Clark Evans Cycles RT at 4:20
18 Duncan Stuart www.keswickbikes.co.uk at 5:16
19 Mark Garrett Coventry RC/Ridecov.co.uk at 5:37
20 Brian Tear Thule/EAS/MI Racing at 5:56
21 David Garrett Rugby Velo at 6:11
22 Gary Hipwell Rugby Velo at 6:20
23 Kevin Payton Stourbridge CC/Wrap/CY Electrical at 6:29
24 Charles Warren Individual Member at 6:29
25 Dave Headon Horwich CC at 8:00
26 Paul Dalton Matlock CC/Impsport/Farmers/Wards at 8:45
27 Martin Dymond Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI at 8:45
28 Peter Bolke DH Cyclesport at 9:14
29 Chris Davies Ogmore Valley Wheelers at 9:40
30 Lee Edmonds Rugby Velo at 10:16
31 Mervyn Dudley Sherwood Pines Cycles/Polaris at 11:11
32 Simon Layfield Team Welwyn at 11:58
33 Mark Robinson Spalding CC at 12:58
34 Chris Ledger www.Zepnat.com RT/Impsport at 1 lap
35 Nick Barnett Welland Valley CC at 1 lap
Overall: Geoff Giddings
Veterans Over 50 Plus
1 Ian Wright Wyre Forest CC/Fabricolor/DWT Legal 39:02
2 Peter Wilkin Fietsen Tempo/The House/Chapters 1:38
3 Malcolm Cross Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI 2:07
4 Andrew Roberts Evans Cycles RT 2:44
5 John Galway www.Keswickbikes.co.uk 3:26
6 Vic Barnett Welland Valley CC 3:32
7 Graham Edwards Abergavenny RC/Lane/Govilon/Bikebase 3:51
8 David Smith Derby Mercury RC 4:46
9 Geoff Bores Ford CC 5:29
10 Peter Hargroves Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/GSI 5:55
11 Peter Turner Derby Mercury RC 6:07
12 Tim Stowe Thule/EAS/MI Racing 6:38
13 Peter Mooney Rugby Velo 6:53
14 Andrew Stubbs Barrow Central Wheelers/Kirkbys 7:02
15 John Ginley Condor RC 7:20
16 Barrie Mitchell Thule/EAS/MI Racing 7:21
17 Barry Kipling MTS Cycle Sport/Inkland RT 7:49
18 David Perry Ashfield RC 8:03
19 Mick Ives Thule/EAS/MI Racing 9:33
20 Chris Thacker TFN Triathlon Club 10:0
21 Philip Buick Thetford MTB Racing 10:36
22 Michael Parkins Bourne Wheelers CC at 1 lap
23 John Dowell Heanor Clarion CC at 1 lap
24 Geoff Wyatt Individual Member at 1 lap
Overall: Ian Wright
Related Links
Report and photos -- Round 1 Abergavenny
Report and Photos -- Round 2 Devon
Report and Photos -- Round 3 Ipswich
Report and Photos -- Round 4 Mallory Park