West Midlands Road Race Championships (Staffordshire GP)

June 1st, 2008

Sunday 1st June 2008, report & pictures from Richard Robotham

Stafford Road Club (Henry Burton Cycles/La Boulangerie) were the hosts for the West Midland Regional Road Championships today, the championships were held over two races, with the women, juniors and 4th cats riding together 10 minutes behind the seniors over the same gently undulating course.

The senior race run over 142 Kms fragmented from the start, David Watson (Coventry RC) and Paul Dring (Echelon-Spiuk) pulled away to gain a 2 minute and 30 second lead over the bunch in the early laps, mid race they were joined  by Richard Cartland (Team Corley Cycles) and Kieran Frend (KFS Special Vehicles/Sunday Cycles). After a few counter attacks in the later stages of the race they were joined by the eventually winner Simon Holt (Rapha Condor) and Martin Ford (Private Member) using cat and mouse tactics on the finish hill Simon Holt sprinted ahead of Martin Ford to take the win.

Sarah Reynolds (Team Swift Racing) rode a steady race and took the win by out sprinting Rachel Osborn (Newport Shropshire CC) over the line. On the following lap Michael Cumming (Macclesfield Wheelers) pushed hard up the finishing hill to take the Juniors Race.

First Photos

Results

Women
1st Sarah Reynolds Team Swift
2nd  Rachel Osborn Newport Shropshire CC
3rd Helen Clayton CC Giro

4th Cat 
1st Dave Ball  Stone Wheelers
2nd Robert Darby  Halesowen Athletic and Cycling Club
3rd Matt Harrison  Corcorde CC
4th Thomas Dean Royal Sutton CC
5th Andy Robinson Concorde CC
6th Harvey Jackson Private Member
7th Edwin Puttock Wolverhampton Wheelers
8th Ben Hurford  Private Member
9th Reiner Grundmann Royal Sutton CC
10th David Malone  CC Giro

Juniors
1st Michael Cumming Macclesfield Wheelers
2nd John Cooper  Wolverhampton Wheelers
3rd William Penn  Mammoth Lifestyle
4th Tom Lowe  Go Sport Spex
5th Will Corden  Stone Wheelers
6th Ben Goddard  Newport Shopshire CC
7th Russell Falder Mammoth Lifestyle

Seniors
1st Simon Holt  Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk
2nd Martin Ford  Private Member
3rd Richard Cartland Team Corley Cycles
4th Kieran Frend  KFS Special Vehicles/Sunday Cycles
5th Paul Dring  Echelon-Spiuk
6th David Watson Coventry RC
7th David Griffiths Paramount CRT
8th Mike Jones  Paramount CRT
9th Dane Percival  CC Cardiff
10th Steve Allen  Kenilworth Wheelers