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Imperial Winter Series Race 2
12th December 2009 | Week 1 | Thanks to Lucy Collins
After the teething problems with the first race of the series last week, almost inevitable with an event that has become so popular and successful, a slightly reduced entry in the races saw some spirited races. The format was maintained on the basis that the first week was not likely to be a true reflection of successive weeks.
The 4th category race was started 50 seconds in front of the 3rd cat race and the distance and time remained much the same for the entire event until the 4th category race finished after 45 minutes. It was won with a very strong finish by young Twickenham CC rider, Alex Pantelides, from local Hillingdon Slipstreamer Dan Maslin. Alex will now move up to the 3rd cat race and should have no trouble staying with the pace.
As soon as the 4th cat race finished, two primes in the 3rd category race were contested kindly donated by Stuart Stow of Annapurna clothing. This first prime was won by Mick McManus (RT 316) and the second by Luke Ollett (Inverse Racing/Bike Food). Sadly the finish was marred by a crash on the s-curves with 200 metres to go. Fortunately, there was not too much damage to person or machine but poor riding seemed to be the cause. William Platt (Kingston Wheelers) won holding off Alan Strang (Dulwich Paragon) and Nathan Smith (London Phoenix).
In the E/1/2/3 race with an entry of over 50 riders, last weeks winner Steve Golla (Sigma Sport) and Arjan Planting (Affinity) were active from the start. However, Golla seemed to be struggling and when joined by his team mate Phil Sykes, he sacrificed his position to leave Sykes alone in the lead after having dropped Mick Hill (Team Quest).
Mark Edwards (Hillingdon Triathletes), Felix English (Team Pearson Cycles), John Heaton-Armstrong (Fit-For) and Henry Furniss (WyndyMilla) were joined by Jason Streather (VC St Raphael) in the chasing break. Heaton-Armstrong and Edwards rode strongly together but made no impression on the outstanding lone break by Phil Sykes.
It was thrilling to watch with Sykes adding a few seconds each lap to create an unassailable lead in the face of a chasing group, particularly with a strong breeze on the run in to the finish. Sykes’s victory owed much to his team mate Steve Golla for initially policing the main group but allowing the break to escape which could have been detrimental if Sykes had not been so strong. The sprint for the main group was lead in by Jo Skelton (Brixton Cycles) who held off Oliver Rossi (Corridori CC).
Generally it was a good afternoon’s racing and entertainment. The organisation hope that it takes a similar pattern for the rest of the series with all the riders listening and adhering to the commissaire’s instructions on the start line.
E/1/2/3 Race 2
1st Phill Sykes Sigma Sport 1 200
2nd Henry Furniss Wyndy Milla 1 150
3rd Felix English Team Pearson Cycles 1J 130
4th Arjan Planting Affinity 2 120
5th Jason Streather VC St Raphael E 110
6th John Heaton-Armstrong Fit-For 1 100
7th Mark Edwards Hillingdon Triathletes 2 90
8th Jo Skelton Brixton Cycles 2 80
9th Oliver Rossi Corridori CC 2J 70
10th Vincent Halpern A W Cycles.Co.Uk 1 60
11th Jason Edwards VC Meudon 1 50
12th Luke Ollett Inverse/Bikefood 3 40
13th Ashley Holding VC Meudon 2 30
14th mark ottaway VC Meudon 2 20
15th Charlie Heffernan VC Jubilee 2J 10
16th Robert King AW Cycles 2
17th Micheal Westwey RAF CC 3
18th Stuart Thompson DH Cyclesport / Colnago 2
19th Robert Moore London Phoenix CC 2
20th rob fletcher Anders TMG 2
21st Phil Holloway southend wheelers 3
22nd Brock DuncumbRogers Preston Pk Youth CC 2J
23rd Michael Hill Team Quest 3
24th Christian Cormack London Dynamo 2
25th Matthew Theobalds Dulwich Paragon 3
26th Sam Grant West Drayton M.B.C. 3
27th Lubomir Belak private member 3
28th Simon Whiten Imperial Racing Team 2
29th Adelo Christides Egmes 3
30th Jonathan Heal Farnborough & Camberley CC
31st Richard Da Silva Stevenage CC 2
32nd Darren Waters De Ver Cycles 3
33rd James Wilson Sigma Sport 2
34th PAUL ALDERSON SWRC 2
35th Cosmo Kedros Dulwich Paragon 2
36th Steve Golla Sigma Sport E
37th Richard Stanton Roy Pink Cycles RT 3
38th Michael Widera www.sportscoaching.com 3
39th Owen Lake Cambridge CC 2J
40th Nat Spurling Finsbury Park 2
41st Dave Woods CC Luton 3
42nd Scott Nelson Brixton Cycles 2
43rd Martin Garratt London Dynamo 3
44th mario manelfi private 3
45th Geoff Powell High Wycombe CC 3
46th Lawrence Carpenter Hillingdon Slipstreamers 3
47th Adam Buckland banjocycles.com/specialized/torq 3
48th Jon Noton Inverse Racing 3
49th Matthew Myers Twickenham CC 3J
50th Simon Henley Team Corley Cycles 1
51st Pete Smith Team MK 2
3rd Cat Race 2
1st William Platt Kingston Wheelers CC 3 200
2nd Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 3 150
3rd Nathan Smith London Pheonix 3 130
4th Krisitian Borbely Sigma Sport 3 120
5th Luke Ollett Inverse/Bike Food 3 110
6th Przemyslaw The Gregarios 3 100
7th Alex Turner FVS Tri 3 90
8th Thomas Sutherland Twickenham CC 3 80
9th Andy Edwards Kingston Wheelers CC 3 70
10th sean molyneux Metropolitan Police CC 3 60
11th Stuart Stow Twickenham CC 3 50
12th wayne thomas READING CC 3 40
13th Ralph Carter London Dynamo 3 30
14th Jon Noton Inverse Racing / Bikefood 3 20
15th Charlie Pearch Rapha Condor 3 10
16th Peter Dixon Willesden CC 3
17th Andrew Stevenson Inverse Racing / Bikefood 3
18th Estelle Rogers Rollapaluza CC 3w
19th Nick Franzini London Dynamo 3
20th Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team 3
21st Mark Phillips Rapha Condor 3
22nd Steven Noble London Dynamo 3
23rd Paul Redman Thames Velo 3
24th paul shoobridge private 3
25th Mike Diggins Gregarios Superclub Ciclista 3
26th Mick McManus RT 316 3
27th Mike Inder Thames Velo 3
28th Lionel Birnie Gregarios Superclub Ciclista 3
29th Kieran Dineen InverseRacing 3
30th Phil Glasgow New Forest CC 3
31st adam elderfield Inverse Racing / Bikefood 3
32nd Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC 3
4th Cat Race 2
1st Alex Pantelides Twickenham CC 4
2nd Dan Maslin Hillingdon Slipstreamers 4
3rd Richard Pryer private member 4
4th Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ 4
5th Timothy Hector Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 4
6th David Webborn London Dynamo CC 4
7th Thomas Bell Twickenham CC 4
8th Ben Smith Welwyn Wheelers 4
9th Jonathan Moore Kingston Wheelers 4
10th Stuart Lockyear London Phoenix 4
11th Stephen Thompson Wyndy Milla 4
12th James Mickelburgh London Dynamo 4
13th Robert Luetchford 4
14th Josh Maynard Welwyn Wheelers 4
15th Richard Gearing London Dynamo 4
16th stuart kistruck 4
17th Marcelo Brodzinski Kingston Wheelers 4
18th Phil Adams CC Ashwell 4
19th Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead 4
20th Iain Brogden Eastbourne Rovers 4
21st Richard Garrod 4
22nd Robert Griffiths London Phonix 4
23rd Chris Hewitt London Dynamo 4
24th Gregg Barber Charlotteville CC 4
25th Alex Jump Dulwich Paragon 4
26th Edward Stanley London Dynamo 4
27th Mark Heyward-Chaplin London Dynamo 4
28th Stuart Papworth Horsham CC 4
29th Gavin Percy DNA Cycles RT Cyclesportcoach 4
30th Tom Sturgess G.S. Henley 4
31st Nick Southworth High Wycombe CC 4
32nd Neil Heffernan Amersham RCC 4
33rd Callum Hughes private member 4
34th Iain Palmer 4
35th Mike Miach Twickenham CC 4
36th Ken Powell High Wycombe CC 4
37th Wiesia Kuczaj Twickenham CC 4w
38th Andy Brown Thames Velo 4
39th Chris Irlam Loughborough Students CC 4
40th Sean Cody London Phoenix 4
41st Mark Orphan Dulwich Paragon 4
42nd Dominic Southworth 4
43rd simon pemberton London Phoenix CC 4
44th Jack Allison SBR 4
45th Martin Porter Thames Velo 4
46th Natalie Hill Hillingdon Slipstreamers 4jw
47th Roger Richards Dulwich Paragon 4
48th Moray Cooke 4
49th Simon Parton Kingston Wheelers 4
50th Alan Nixon Amersham RCC 4
51st Duncan Yulip Dulwich Paragon 4
52nd Rhodri Phillip Army Cycling Union 4
53rd Matt Treadwell Twickenham CC 4
54th Sam Bullen London Phoenix CC 4
55th James Curry British Airways CC 4
56th Andrew McCombe CC Basingstoke 4
57th Sam Hart London Phoenix 4w
