Location: Ludgershall, Wiltshire
Event: 9 February 2013
The Ludgershall winter series again fell victim to the wintry weather, with snow and sleet causing race commissaire Tim Knight to call a halt after the second of two fourth category races.
It was disappointing, but it was the only option as the 1km tank testing track in Wiltshire rapidly turned into an ice rink.
Ruan Vester (Bath CC) won a bunch sprint in race one, but the weather was already deteriorating.
Mountain Biker Kim Little made his move with three laps to go in race two. The gap was never large but the will to close it was not there, with the chasers battling the elements as much as Little!
The snow was heavy and the decision to cancel was met with no argument as most hurried back to the warmth of their cars. Rounds two and three were also cancelled because of snow and ice, one of the risks of early season racing.
Organiser Darren Clarke is due some luck with the weather, hopefully for round 6 next Saturday.
Results:
Race one:
1 Ruan Boster Bath Cycling Club
2 Owen Barnes Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
3 Gary Shepherd Bath Cycling Club
4 Marc Diguisto
5 Joe Gray CC Basingstoke
6 Patrick Brown VC Venta
7 Joseph Henstridge Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
8 Steve Lewis Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
9 David Stoyle Bath Cycling Club
10 Vittoria Bussi Zappi’s Ladies Team
11 Nick Skardon VC Walcot
12 Liam Walsh Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
13 Liam Teesdale
14 Ben Davis Bristol Road Club
15 James Fulcher Portsdown Hill CC
16 Giles Prentice VC Walcot
17 Michael Ford Performance Cycles
18 David Peel Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
19 James Chant Gillingham and District Wheelers
20 Martin Walker
21 Tom Bandy Portsdown Hill CC
22 Bonnie Van Wilgenburg Zappi's Ladies Team
Race two:
1 Kim Little Gillingham and District Wh
2 Matthew Mew University of Bristol CC
3 Unidentified
4 Paul Ferguson VC Walcot
5 Ben Gritton Off Camber
6 Paul Richardson Bournemouth Arrow CC/Hotel Colli
7 Kurtis Rowe Yeovil CC
8 Paul Helyer Blazing Saddles
9 Matt Cooper Swindon Road Club
10 Joseph Henstridge Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CC
11 Steve Pryn Bristol Road Club
12 Ben Sewell
13 Thomas Hall University of Bristol CC
14 Matt Wigley
15 Dan Atkins Didcot Phoenix
16 Ben Urquhart Blazing Saddles
17 Stuart Gourley Radeon Cycle Coaching
18 Julian Sheppard New Forest CC
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British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.
