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Imperial Winter Series - Round 1

Hillingdon Circuit,  Saturday 5th December 2009
Report: Imperial Racing Team

The opening day of the 4th Imperial Winter Series at the Hillingdon circuit saw a huge entry for all races on a dry day. We saw some well controlled riding and acute awareness of tight bunched racing. For some it was their first experience of bunched racing on a closed circuit with only one minor incident in the first few laps; although many solo attempts were made to break away both races finished in bunch sprints - the 4th category creating a judging nightmare as they caught back the 3rd cat race in the run in to the line. The standard of racing was very high and a great improvement of previous years, a credit to all the riders.

The E123 race saw 68 starters, with a group of three go off the front in the first 8km consisting of Steve Golla (Sigma Sport), Conor Dunne (Glendene CC) and John Heaton-Armstrong (Fit-For) who were joined by Henry Furniss (Wyndymilla). Such was their strength and class all four working steadily together pulled away from the main group with a gap extending to just under a minute.

They were never in danger of being caught. In the run into the finish Steve Golla took a flyer and won comfortably, it was extremely close for second with new Glendene signing Conor Dunne just holding off Henry Furniss with John Heaton-Armstrong several lengths back. In the closing stages James Stuart (Norwood Paragon) and Paul Alderson (South Western RC) broke away from the main group and maintained a slight advantage. Paul is back this year with an eye perhaps on improving on his overall position of 3rd in the ‘08/09 series. A great start to the series.

Results

Race 1 E123 05/12/2009
Place Series points
1st Steve Golla Sigma Sport 200
2nd Conor Dunne Glendene CC 150
3rd Henry Furniss Wyndy Milla 130
4th John Heaton-Armstrong 120
5th James Stuart Norwood Paragon 110
6th Paul Alderson South Western RC 100
7th Felix English Team Pearson Cycles 90
8th Jo Skelton Brixton Cycles 80
9th Owen Lake Cambridge CC 70
10th Moritz Jobke 60
11th Simon Whiten Imperial Racing Team 50
12th Vincent Halpern A W Cycles.Co.Uk 40
13th Gianluca Capello VC Meudon 30
14th Ashley Holding VC Meudon 20
15th David Baker P S UK RT 10
16th Matthew Theobalds Dulwich Paragon
17th Matthew Myers Twickenham CC
18th Adelo Christides Egmes
19th Jerzy Kuzminski Private Member
20th Jason Streather VC St Raphael
21st Luke Ollett Inverse/Bikefood
22nd Tim Benham DH Cyclesport / Colnago
23rd Mark Edwards Hillingdon Triathletes
24th Christian Cormack London Dynamo
25th Richard Stanton Roy Pink Cycles RT
26th mark ottaway VC Meudon
27th Rob Henderson Imperial Racing Team
28th Stu Thompson DH Cyclesport / Colnago
29th Sam Grant West Drayton M.B.C.
30th Martin Garratt London Dynamo
31st Jason Evans Inverse Racing
32nd Richard Da Silva Stevenage CC
33rd Anthony Puriell London Dynamo
34th Scott Nelson Brixton Cycles
35th Michael Widera www.sportscoaching.com
36th Dave Woods CC Luton
37th Tav Inverse Racing
38th Ralph Carter London Dynamo
39th Dave Drake London Dynamo
40th Steve Legg RT316
41st Matthew Carden Team Quest
42nd Peter Dixon Willesden CC
43rd Lawrence Carpenter Hillingdon Slipstreamers
44th Darren Waters De Ver Cycles
45th mario manelfi private
46th Max Webber Behind The Bikeshed
47th Cosmo Kedros Dulwich Paragon
48th Corrine Hall Team Corridori
49th Nils Gustafsson Inverse Racing
50th Alan Davies PSUK Gigawave HD
51st Geoff Powell High Wycombe CC
52nd rob fletcher Anders TMG
53rd Mark Jervis Python RT/Ixia
54th Vaughan Luff De Ver Cycles
55th Jason Edwards VC Meudon
Race 1 3rd Cat 05/12/2009

Place Series points
1st Tim Benham DHCYCLESPORT.CO.UK 200
2nd Ben Jacobs London Dynamo 150
3rd Andrew Brown Gregarios Superclub Ciclista 130
4th Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 120
5th William Platt Kinston Wheelers CC 110
6th David Murrell London Phoenix 100
7th Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC 90
8th Mark Northover CC Giro 80
9th James Lowden Lewes Wanderers 70
10th Steven Noble London Dynamo 60
11th Jon Noton INVERSE RACING/BIKEFOOD 50
12th Stoyko Bussarov Imperial Racing Team 40
13th Rob Pelham Lewes Wanderers 30
14th Justin Lord GS Henley 20
15th Charlie Pearch Rapha Condor 10
16th Calum MacLean Edinburgh RC
17th Russell Painter Nor wood paragon
18th Tav Inverse Racing
19th Chris Morris Pontypool RCC
20th Rich Cooper Willesden CC
21st Mark Smith Welwyn Wheelers
22nd adam elderfield Inverse Racing / Bikefood
23rd Adam Gellatly Epic-Viner RT
24th Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC
25th Simon Alexander Southend Wheelers
26th Joseph Frend South Western RC
27th Phillip Burgess Norwood Paragon CC
28th Patrick Hawkins Dulwich Paragon
29th Andrew Harvey Kingston Wheelers
30th Andy Lack Kingston Wheelers
31st paul shoobridge private member
32nd Joe Holloway VC10
33rd Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team
34th Nathan Smith London Pheonix
35th Rob Robbins Sydenham Wheelers
36th Paul Redman Thames Velo
37th Mike Diggins Gregarios Superclub Ciclista
38th Robert Lard Behind The Bike Shed
39th Tom Neale Spalding CC
40th Thomas Sutherland Twickenham CC
41st Robin Osborne London Dynamo CC
42nd Chris Browne private member

Race 1 4th Cat 05/12/2009
1st Przemyslaw Radomski Gregarios Superclub Ciclista
2nd Matt O'Callaghan Exiles CC
3rd Robert Reid London Dynamo
4th Mark Chan Dulwich Paragon
5th Tom Sturgess G S Henley
6th Richard Pryer
7th Alex Pantelides Twickenham CC
8th Iain Brogden Eastbourne Rovers
9th David Webborn London Dynamo CC
10th James Mickelburgh London Dynamo
11th Andy Nash London Phoenix
12th Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead
13th jacek reder private member
14th Jon Sinclair Cycling Club Ashwell (CCA)
15th Steven Miners High Wycombe CC
16th Stephen Thompson Wyndy Milla
17th Bob Evans Lewes CC
18th Tanveer Mann Hillingdon Slipstreamers
19th Thomas Bell
20th Callum Hughes Team Schnizzle
21st Nick Dove London Dynamo
22nd Robert Nall London Dynamo
23rd Timothy Hector Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA)
24th Richard Rose Progression Fitness
25th Piers Curle Exiles
26th chrisz London Dynamo
27th Nick Bradbury G.S. Henley
28th Mark Shepherd Banjo Cycles
29th Neil Heffernan Amersham RCC
30th Mark Heyward-Chaplin London Dynamo
31st Richard Gearing London Dynamo
32nd Gavin Percy
33rd Will Nicklin
34th Neil Dunn Kingston Wheelers
35th Bruce Turner Rugby Velo
36th Maxine Filby A5 Rangers
37th Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ
38th Dominic Lowden Lewes Wanderers CC
39th Stuart Papworth Horsham CC
40th Kris Dunn Dulwich Paragon
41st Richard Garrod
42nd Nick Southworth High Wycombe CC
43rd Martin Porter Thames Velo
44th Marcelo Brodzinski Kingston Wheelers
45th Andy Brown Thames Velo
46th Joseph Whittaker ELV
47th Robert Luetchford
48th Mick Lenehan Police Sport UK. CC