Newport Nocturne Town Centre Circuit Race

 

Elite Circuit Series | September 10, 2005; Newport (Shropshire)

British Cycling's Larry Hickmott reports

 

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Despite heavy rain for most of the evening making conditions uncomfortable for riders and spectators alike, the 2005 Newport Nocturne saw yet another big crowd come to watch the thrills and spills for the nights racing.

 

The opening event, Past Masters, saw a solo victory for Ian Fagan and then in the Olympic Challenge Junior World Champion, Andy Tennant, was fastest on the one lap challenge ahead of many illustrious names including Jason Queally, Roger Hammond, Rob Hayles, Paul Manning and the nights winner of the Elite race Chris Newton.

 

In the Elite Circuit Race series, the race started with Tom Smith getting away alone followed by lone attacks from Rob Hayles and Chris Newton. It was the latter who stayed away and won the event comfortably although he did admit afterwards the last part of the race was very hard for him. The most notable thing about the race was the crashes.

 

Many were expected on the wet cobbles and most of the field seemed to come down at some stage with cuts and bruises and broken bikes the order of the day. Roger Hammond publicily apologised after retiring when he crashed and he was not alone. Rob Hayles was another who fell heavily and Adam Blythe broke his frame when he fell. Newton admitted that it was far safer out front on his own and he was one of the few who did not fall.

 

 

 

Elliot wins the bunch sprint.

 

 

Past Masters line up.

 

RESULT

 

Olympic Challenge

1. Andrew Tennant   Fred Williams Cycles

BRITISH CYCLING ELITE CIRCUIT SERIES EVENT

 1. Chris Newton     Recycling.co.uk
 2. Julian Winn      Pinarello
 3. James Taylor     www.sportscoaching.com
 4. Ben Swift        JE James
 5. Adrian Timmis    Pinarello
 6. Evan Oliphant    Recycling.co.uk
 7. Ian Holt         Agisko Viner
 8. Malcolm Elliot   Pinarello
 9. Warrick Spence   London Dynamo
10. Paul Manning     Recycling.co.uk
11. Frederico Morini Viner Bikes Agisko
12. Ross Muir        Viner Bikes Agisko
13. Andy Collis      De Rosa
14. Simon Gaywood    CC Luton
15. Daniel Booth     PM
16. Chris Siepen     Warrington RC
17. Simon Cope       Pacific RT
18. Rob Partridge    Team Fuji
19. Tom Smith        Viner Bikes
20. Matt Cardellini  Italy
21. Daniel Alexander ACE RT
22. Russell Downing  Recycling.co.uk

 

PAST MASTERS

 1. Ian Fagan
 2. Keith Lambert
 3. Simon Day
 4. Adrian Timmis
 5. Sid Barras
 6. Neil Hoban
 7. Steve Jones
 8. Phil Thomas
 9. Les West
10. Keith Reynolds
11. Steve Wakefield
12. Ged Dennis
13. Trevor Horton
14. Mike Doyle
15. Steve Douce
16. Mick Ives
17. Roy Causer
18. Alan Mellor
19. Kelvin Jones
20. Jack Kershaw