McGuiness Steals the Ystwyth Show
- Story posted September 11
- McGuiness Steals the Ystwyth ShowNorth Wales second category rider Gareth McGuiness displayed his superiority on possibly the hilliest road race course in Wales at the 64 mile Ystwyth Cycling Club Autumn road race. Finishing with 49 seconds to spare over team mate William Haynes and Raleigh’s David Weir, McGuiness enjoyed his solo descent of some 9 miles from Devils Bridge to Aberystwyth after making his move on the last climb of the day, the notorious one and a half mile rise out of Pontrhydygroes towards Devils Bridge, known by the local cyclists as the ‘49’er’. The top three finishers had made their move on the equally tough 13 mile ‘Mining Valleys’ circuit earlier in the race, which was negotiated three and a half times, along with two other riders who fell away in the later stages. The three built a formidable lead and were not seen again by the dwindling peleton although Peak RC rider Simon Owens, a regular top three finisher and former winner initiated a second group on the road and subsequently won the sprint from this group of three to take fourth place on the day, just over two minutes down on McGuiness.Local riders Murdo Jamieson (East London Velo) and Andy Hunt (Ystwyth CC) also featured all day with Murdo taking sixth and Hunt eventually ninth.Result1. Gareth McGuinness Clwb Egni/Energy Cycles 246112. William Haynes Clwb Egni/Energy Cycles + 49 secs3. David Weir Raleigh Avanti + 49 secs4. Simon Owens Peak Road Club + 2015. Harry Wickham Clwb Egni/Energy Cycles + 2016. Murdo Jamieson East London Velo +2017. Mark Dziobon Lancashire RC + 2568. Rowan Marshall Bynea CC + 2569. Andy Hunt Ystwyth CC + 25610. Andy Hughes Alf Jones Cycles + 41411. Arwel Davies Bynea CC + 41612. Robert Jeffroy London Dynamo + 53613. Mark Hopkins East London Velo + 61014. Matthew Jones Red Kite Cycles + 62815. Chris Holmes London Dynamo + 71816. Stephen Bradbrook Alf Jones Cycles + 81917. Harvey Wharton Clwb Egni/Energy Cycles + 90518. Paul Thursfield Tunstall Wheelers + 162419. Mark Jones Alf Jones Cycles + 162420. David Bamford East London Velo + 251821. Graham Edwards Abergavenny RC + 2943
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