Best of British Head for Junior Tour of Sussex
Story posted May 23, 2007
Reynolds/Michelin Junior National Road Race Series Event
Friday - Monday 25th 28th May 2007
Three of the riders on the podium in the Isle of Man Youth/Junior Tour are on the start sheet for the Sussex Tour this weekend. On the left is Rhys Lloyd while in yellow here is World Junior champion Peter Kennaugh who was also the winner of the Worcester stage race and currently leads the series from Luke Rowe (right of picture).
Preview
The 4 day In-Gear Tour of Sussex hits the road this Friday and as well as a full field of 3rd and 4th category riders in the Senior race, the Tour will also see the best of British Juniors racing hard for points in the Reynolds/Michelin Junior National Road Race Series. The event starts with a prologue on Friday evening and then has three road stages on each of the following days.
The organisers have joined forces with the De Laune Cycling club, who expressed an interest in putting something back into the sport especially for junior and youth riders and so they will be sponsoring the leaders, sprint and climbers jerseys for both the 3rd & 4th cat and the Junior event plus putting up £200 for a team prize in the Junior event. They will also be providing marshals for the event to help with the smooth running of the event.
The headquarters for the race will be the Ardingly College, College road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ where there will be showers and changing facilities. Refreshments will also be available.
THE STAGES
Day 1 (Fri): Stage 1 - Prologue, Individual Time Trial (4 miles)
Day 2 (Sat): Stage 2 - Ardingly circuit. Juniors 6 laps = 80 miles
Day 3 (Sun): Stage 3 - Dane hill circuit. Juniors 12 laps = 64 miles
Day 4 (Mon): Stage 4 - Juniors 64.5 miles
Riding number 1 in the Junior race will be last year's Junior series winner Andrew Griffiths but who is currently lying in fourth place in the competition. Favourites are Peter Kennaugh and Adam Blythe. Kennaugh leads the series and has won two stage races in the series so far, the Isle of Man Youth Tour and the Tour of Worcestor.
Blythe meanwhile is 6th in the series but after winning the Axel Tour in Holland last weekend, his form is obviously on fire and although he hasn't been as successful in Britain as he has in Europe, nobody will give him an inch and he'll be well marked.
Luke Rowe meanwhile, 2nd in the series, is also a major contender for this race after good podium performances in the Isle of Man Youth Tour and the Tour of Worcester. The field may not be a full field but it is a quality one because as well as the aforementioned riders, there are plenty of others like Mark McNally, Rhys Lloyd, Sam Webster, Andrew Fenn and Richard Meadows to name but a few who could steal a stage away from the favourites if given half a chance.
Riders (Junior race)
1. Andrew Griffiths, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
2. Ben Plain, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
3. Shaun Hurrell, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
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5. Daniel Kogan, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
6. Sam Webster, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
7. Toby Meadows, Glendene CC/Biketrax Specialized/Bio-Racer/Maxim
8. Tom Copeland, In Gear Development Squad
9. Matt Jones, In Gear Development Squad
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11. Matt Zietz, In Gear Development Squad
12. Adam Gent, In Gear Development Squad
13. Ali Carter, In Gear Development Squad
14. Lewis Earthrowl-Gould, In Gear Development Squad
15. Gareth James, Abergavenny Road Club
16. Stuart Chamberlayne, Addiscombe CC
17. Edward Griffin, Bournemouth Arrow CC/ Hotel Collingwood
18. Jake Eddy, Bristol Cycling Development Squad
19. Liam Demery, Bush Healthcare
20. Mike Webb, Cardiff Ajax CC
21. James Suter, Cardiff Ajax CC
22. Tom Martin, C.C. Giro
23. Andrew Williams, Cwmcam Paragon RC
24. Sam Patrick, i-Team.co.uk
25. Sam Allen, i-Team.co.uk
26. William Penn, Interbike RT
27. Andrew Fenn, Liverpool Mercury Dolan
28. Rhys Lloyd, Liverpool Mercury Dolan
29. Richard Meadows, Liverpool Mercury Dolan
30. Mark McNally, Liverpool Mercury Dolan
31. Ashley Finn, Lune RCC
32. Billy-Joe Whenman, Marin UK
33. Ben Stockdale, MJS Racing
34. Alex Aldham-Breary, PCA Ciclos Uno Plowman Craven
35. Peter Kennaugh, Pinarello RT
36. Luke Rowe, ReCycling.co.uk
37. Ben Roach, Rugby Velo
38. David Fletcher, Sherwood Pines / polaris
39. Adam Blyth, SIS - Trek
40. Adam Tranter, Solihull CC
41. James Ebdon, SP Systems / Wightlink RT
42. Erick Rowsell, Team Corridori
43. Thomas Burman, Team Economic Energy
44. Sam Freeman, Team KLR/ Parkers
45. Kieran Friend, Torq/Colnago
46. Dexter Gardias, Torq/Colnago
47. Jack Kirk, Wyre Forest CRC
48. Oliver Graham, Wyre Forest CRC
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50. Doug Dewey, Team Tor 2000
CATEGORY 3/4
1. Clive Copeland, In Gear Quickvit RT
2. John Powell, V.C. In Gear
3. Richard Newey, Agiskoviner.com
4. Andrew Norfolk, Agiskoviner.com
5. Edward Sneddon, Agiskoviner.com
6. Mark Makowski, Bayeux Landscapes
7. Toby Leyton, Brighton Mitre CC A
8. Stuart Fahey, Brighton Mitre CC A
9. Bruce Samuel, Brighton Mitre CC A
10. Rob Fuller, Brighton Mitre CC A
11. Philip Herborn, Brighton Mitre CC B
12. Martyn Potter, Brighton Mitre CC B
13. Charlie Sayer, Brighton Mitre CC B
14. Daniel Clark, Brighton Mitre CC B
15. Douglas Fox, Crawley Wheelers
16. Kevin James, Crawley Wheelers
17. Stuart Nisbett , Crawley Wheelers
18. Steven Saunders, Kingston Wheelers CC
19. Alan Sherman, Kingston Wheelers CC
20. Tarik Djgddour, Kingston Wheelers CC
21. John Coolahan, Kingston Wheelers CC
22. Lawrence Smith, Kingston Wheelers CC
23. Adam Page, Kingston Wheelers CC
24. Peter Barling, Lewes Wanderers CC
25. Andy Cox, Lewes Wanderers CC
26. Mark Winton, Lewes Wanderers CC
27. John Rivett, Sydenham Wheelers
28. James Walker , Sydenham Wheelers
29. Mark Newton, Sydenham Wheelers
30. Mark OBrien, Archer RC
31. Tim Moorhouse, Boneshakers RT
32. Craig Stevenson, Boneshakers RT
33. Ian Jones, Bayeux Landscapes
34. Steve McKenzie, Bike & Run, London
35. George Higgs , Brighton Excelsior
36. Lawrence Oldershaw, CC Ashwell
37. Carmelo Luggeri, CC Ashwell
38. Justin Browne, Easterley RC
39. Doug Baldock, Edgeware RC
40. Philip Murrell, Finsbury Park
41. John Hinton-Armstrong, Fit - For
42. Stephen Trott, G.S. Stella
43. Tony Reeves, G.S. Stella
44. Richard Morrison, London Dynamo
45. Richard Hare, HeronCyclesport
46. Howard Radcliffe, i-Team
47. Dylan Kenneway, London Dynamo
48. Chris Lockyer, Manchester Wheelers
49. James Northway, Metropolitan Police CC
50. Paul Richards, Mosquito Bikes Racing Team
51. Daniel Sullivan, Norwood Paragon
52. Julian Clark , Odls,com Racing
53. Ruth Manly, Rapha Condor
54. Gavin Spiers, Reading CC
55. Jeremy Ponting, Ride Venture
56. Jonathan Griffin, Somer Valley
57. Jeremy Cooper, SP systems/WightlinkFerries mobile cycle sevice
58. Dominic Coughlin, SP systems/WightlinkFerries mobile cycle sevice
59. Richard Vail, Sigma Sport
60. Luff Vaughan, Team De Ver / Neovite
61. Simon Bateson, Team Economic Energy
62. Simon Latimer, Team Lichfield
63. Andrew Fowkes, Thames Velo
64. Michael Kazimierski, Trisportnews racing
65. Mark Perryman, V.C. Etoile
66. Ben Macland, V.C. Meuden
67. Rhys Davies, Ystwyth CC
68. Matt Hawcroft, BC Private member
69. Farid Shavaksha, BC Private member
70. Rapael Deinhart, Loughborough Students CC
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