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Imperial Winter Series Finale
Story posted February 19, 2010; Lucy, Doug and Richard (www.imperialracingteam.com)
Such is the popularity of the Imperial Winter Series at Hillingdon, Southfork Racing travelled all the way from the West Country and raced with much conviction to enliven the E/1/2/3 race -- they will be a team to watch in the forthcoming season. Also supporting but choosing not to race was the E/1/2/3 race overall series winner Phill Sykes (Sigma Sport).
Again generous primes were provided by Stuart Stow’s performance sportswear company, www.purnasports.com, and as in previous weeks these were keenly contested with some spirited attacking, particularly in the 3rd ‘s race. Chief Commissaire, Mick Clark, provided the briefing for the last week emphasising the need to maintain the high standards achieved in the last few races and focusing on the close fought race for points in the 3rd’s series.
Despite a strong early break from Tim Benham (DHCyclesport) and prime winner Jonathan Shubert (Veruiam CC), the race ended in a sprint with Tristan Natoli (AW Cycles) winning from Ralph Keeler (Cambridge CC) and James Dunsbier (London Dynamo). In the final series rankings Alan Strang (Dulwich Paragon) overhauled William Platt (Kingston Wheelers) by some 30 points and Tim Benham completed the podium by leaping over Steven Jackson (Rollapaluza CC), the latter moving up to the E/1/2/3 class having already gained his 2nd cat licence.
In the 4th cat race it stayed together with the finish strongly contested and the win going to Stuart Kistruck (Twickenham CC) who got the better of Toby Kerr (Addiscombe CC) and Kerr’s team mate Richard Hosking.
Elite/1/2/3
Another excellent entry in the E/1/2/3 saw a ferocious start as there were overall places up for grabs. John Heaton-Armstrong (Cycles Dauphin), Vince Halpern (AW Cyles) and Henry Furniss (WyndyMilla) started the action by opening a 15 second gap from a very fast moving group. They were caught after 5km but this was followed by a lone attack from the West Country visitor Blake Pond (Southfork Racing).
It was always going to be very difficult with the strong north-westerly wind blowing down the finish straight and finally he came back to the shelter of the main group. There then followed a more serious attempt to break clear from James Astbury (DHCyclesport/Colnago) with James Leach (Onelife-Fuga RT) finding his old form and Alex Higham (WyndyMilla). Although they worked well together and the move looked very promising, their efforts came to nothing, mainly as a result of Halpern, Jason Streather (VC St Raphael) and Steve Golla (Sigma Sport) pulling really hard at the front of the main group.
Another lone break with only 10km to go by Richard Mason (Cycles Dauphin) was a valiant effort, again with Golla pulling it back together. Then with just 6km to go, Furniss attacked furiously up the finishing straight into the wind with Ewen McDonald (Epic Cyles) latching on with Gary Chambers (Southfork Racing) making up the trio.
They formed a smooth working group and very quickly opened a gap of 25 seconds and seemed to have mastered the difficult conditions while the main group became a little raggedy. Felix English took advantage of this and moved off the front and stayed clear but could not reach the flying trio and was swallowed up by the main group on the run in.
In thay run in to the finish, Furniss lead out, he had the experience to know the line to take and although both Chambers and McDonald pushed him to the limit he held on for a well deserved and popular first win in the series which he had supported throughout. The main group was lead in some 40 seconds later by Golla who just got the better of Pond, George Olive (Finchley RT) and Halpern which enabled both Golla and Halpern to score valuable series points. A worthy finish to another outstanding race, despite the inclement weather.
Presentation
Finally Lucy Collins stepped up to set the scene for a spectacular prize presentation (aided by sister Tracey) including the lucky rider’s prizes and fittingly many riders stayed to acknowledge the overall winners and a special tribute was paid to Phil Sykes for his outstanding ride. We were grateful to have the prize presentation attended by newly appointed British Cycling Regional Officer Mark Doel who presented all the winner’s trophies and participated in the Lucky Rider’s Prizes which seemed to leave riders new to the series slightly bemused!
Ed Rose was a lucky rider, winning the Sigma Sport £100 voucher which will probably go towards new kit to replace the shorts he scuffed up in the race. Stuart Stow won the Sigma Sport £75 voucher.
A big thank you again to all the riders and officials who supported the race series and in particular our First Aider Alison Grant who was kept more than busy at times! And finally to Harry, Tom and Isabel Collins who through thick and thin icy conditions kept everyone warm with coffee, tea and cakes and made the cold slightly more bearable – next year we will all be inside in the new accommodation!
Everyone left happy and looking forward to the coming season and hopefully 4th December for the start of the new Imperial Winter Series 2010/2011 - possibly with a slightly changed format? Thank you also to our regular bloggers who provided valuable insight into their thoughts and opinions as well as those of you who praised, criticised and commented throughout. Thank you to our regular sponsors www.surfprint.co.uk and Sigma Sport.
RESULTS
ELITE/1/2/3
1st Henry Furniss WyndyMilla
2nd Gary Chambers Southfork Racing
3rd Ewen McDonald Epic Cycles RC
4th Steve Golla Sigma Sport
5th Blake Pond Southfork Racing
6th George Olive Finchley RT
7th Vincent Halpern A W Cycles.Co.Uk
8th Richard Mason Cycles Dauphin
9th Jo Skelton Brixton Cycles
10th Jason Streather vc st raphael
11th James Astbury DHcyclesport/Colnago
12th John Heaton-Armstrong Cycles Dauphin
13th James Leach Onelife-Fuga Racing Team
14th Jerzy Kuzminski London Phoenix
15th Martin Garratt London Dynamo
16th Gianluca Cappello VC Meudon
17th Mark Edwards Hillingdon Triathletes
18th Mark Sussex Southfork Racing
19th James Jones Beeline RT
20th Alex Pantelides Twickenham CC
21st Paul Alderson SWRC
22nd Tim Benham DHCycles
23rd Matthew Myers Twickenham CC
24th Thomas Bell Twickenham CC
25th Robert Moore London Phoenix CC
26th Steve Legg RT316
27th Gavin Ryan London Dynamo
28th Rupert Beale Onelife-Fuga Racing Team
29th Sam Grant West Drayton M.B.C.
30th Declan Higgins Twickenham CC
31st Lawrence Carpenter Hillingdon Slipstreamers
32nd Michael Widera www.sportscoaching.com
33rd Bill Butterworth Team Quest
34th Nick Beale Onelife-Fuga Racing Team
35th Dave Woods CC Luton
36th Cosmo Kedros WyndyMilla
37th Stuart Stow Twickenham CC
38th Thomas Sutherland Twickenham CC
39th Grant Grant private member
40th Nat Spurling Finsbury Park
41st Richard Collins Imperial Racing Team
42nd Geoff Powell High Wycombe CC
43rd Charlie Fawke Onelife CyclingDevSquad
44th Mark Northover private member
45th Felix English Team Pearson Cycles
46th Mario Manelfi private member
47th Simon Henley Team Corley Cycles
48th Stoyko Bussarov Imperial Racing Team
49th Alex Higham WyndyMilla
50th Alex Peterson A W Cycles.Co.Uk
51st Tom Smith Felt-Colbornes RT
52nd Yasuyuki Sakurai Brixton Cycles
E/1/2/3 Final Overall
1st Phill Sykes Sigma Sport
2nd Jo Skelton Brixton Cycles
3rd John Heaton-Armstrong Cycles Dauphin
4th Henry Furniss WyndyMilla
5th Steve Golla Sigma Sport
6th Vincent Halpern A W Cycles.Co.Uk
7th Felix English Team Pearson Cycles
8th Jason Streather vc st raphael
9th Paul Alderson SWRC
10th Gianluca Cappello VC Meudon
11th Jerzy Kuzminski Private Member
12th Mark Edwards Hillingdon Triathletes
13th Jerone Walters Sigma Sport
14th Mark Ottaway vc meudon
15th Michael Widera www.sportscoaching.com
16th Jon Dibben Hargroves Cycles
17th Jason Edwards V C Meudon
18th Matthew Myers Twickenham CC
19th Richard Mason Cycles Dauphin
20th Jules Birks V C Londres
21st Phil Holloway southend wheelers
22nd Martin Garratt London Dynamo
23rd Harry Bulstrode DH Cyclesport
24th Robert Moore London Phoenix CC
25th Owen Lake Cambridge CC
25th Taylor Johnson Team De Ver
27th James Leach Onelife-Fuga Racing Team
27th Angus MacAlister Norwood Paragon
29th Arjan Planting Affinity
29th Adam Cotterell In Gear Cycling Dev Squad
31st James Stuart Norwood Paragon
31st Stuart Spies London Dynamo
33rd Daniel Rudd Arctic RT
33rd Robert King AW Cycles
33rd Ben Moores Norwood Paragon
33rd Alex Pantelides Twickenham CC
37th Martin Dawkins Team Quest
37th Richard Da Silva Stevenage CC
37th Charlie Heffernan VC Jubilee
40th Michael Hill Team Quest
40th John Alderman VC Meudon
42nd Lawrence Carpenter Hillingdon Slipstreamers
42nd Oliver Rossi Corridori CC
44th Moritz Jobke Private Member
44th Daniel McCulloch Private Member
46th Conor Dunne Glendene CC
46th Simon Whiten Imperial Racing Team
46th Ashley Holding VC Meudon
46th Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC
50th Luke Ollett Inverse/Bike Food
50th Lily Matthews 100% Me
50th Thomas Bell Twickenham CC
53rd David Baker P S UK RT
3rd Category
1st Tristan Natoli AWCycles
2nd Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC
3rd James Dunsbier London Dynamo
4th Matt O'Callaghan Exiles CC
5th Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon
6th Tim Benham DHCyclesport.co.uk
7th Mark Northover CC Giro
8th Alex Turner FVS Tri
9th Ian Redding TimeRT-TerryWrightCycles
10th Piers Curle Exciles
11th Andrew Harvey Kingston Wheelers
12th Ed Rose Progression Fitness
13th Jeremy Hewitt Kingston Wheelers CC
14th Phil Adams CC Ashwell
15th Jacek Reder private member
16th Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead
17th Jon Noton Inverse Racing/Bikefood
18th Gordon Kenneway London Dynamo
19th Christopher Wright Private Member
20th Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team
21st Mark Chan Dulwich Paragon
22nd Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ
23rd Peter Dixon Willesden CC
24th Jai Watson Dulwich Paragon CC
25th Peter Jones Hillingdon Cycling Club
26th Robin Osborne London Dynamo CC
27th Andy Lack Kingston Wheelers
28th Rune Sanbeck Nilsson London Dynamo
29th Wayne Thomas Reading CC
30th Richard Rose Progression Fitness
31st Kieron Redmond Dulwich Paragon CC
32nd Mark O'Brien Archer RC
33rd Josh Vicino VC Meudon
34th Paul Redman Thames Velo
35th Nigel Burns St Ives CC
36th Nick Franzini London Dynamo
37th James Stratton London Dynamo CC
38th David Webborn London Dynamo CC
39th Matt Treadwell Twickenam CC
40th Peter Bolke DHcyclesport/Colnago
41st Rosara Joseph private member
FINAL OVERALL
1st Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon
2nd William Platt Kingston Wheelers CC
3rd Tim Benham DHCyclesport.co.uk
4th Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC
5th Ed Rose Progression Fitness
6th Mark Northover CC Giro
7th Nathan Smith London Phoenix
8th Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC
9th Andy Angwin London Phoenix
10th Jacek Reder private member
11th Alex Turner FVS Tri
12th Tom Neale Spalding CC
13th Gordon Kenneway London Dynamo
14th Jon Noton Inverse Racing/Bikefood
15th Phil Adams CC Ashwell
16th Andy Edwards Kingston Wheelers CC
16th Matt O'Callaghan Exiles CC
18th James Lowden lewes wanderers
19th James Dunsbier London Dynamo
19th Jai Watson Dulwich Paragon CC
21st Josh Maynard Welwyn Wheelers
21st Craig McLean London Dynamo
23rd Ralph Carter London Dynamo
24th Mark Chan Dulwich Paragon
24th Phillip Burgess Norwood Paragon CC
24th Roland Chuter private member
27th Ben Jacobs London Dynamo
27th Peter Dixon Willesden CC
27th Ben Moores Norwood Paragon CC
30th Andrew Brown Gregarios Superclub Ciclista
30th Ian Redding TimeRT-TerryWrightCycles
32nd Krisitian Borbely Sigma Sport
32nd Chris Long T.V.S. Sherborne
34th Andrew Harvey Kingston Wheelers
34th Stuart Stow Twickenham CC
34th Peter Giddings VC Walcot
34th Luke Ollett Inverse/Bike Food
38th David Murrell London Phoenix
38th Thomas Sutherland Twickenham CC
38th wayne thomas Reading CC
38th Przemyslaw Gregarios Superclub Ciclista
42nd Calum MacLean Edinburgh RC
42nd Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team
42nd Rich Cooper Willesden CC
42nd Richard Gordon South Western RC
46th David Webborn London Dynamo CC
47th Steven Noble London Dynamo
47th Paul Troughton London Pheonix/Wheelbase
47th Paul Stedman Reading CC
47th Jon Lewis Charlotteville CC
47th Jon Pybus awcycles
47th Piers Curle Exciles
53rd sean molyneux Metropolitan Police CC
53rd Alex Pantelides Twickenham CC
53rd Anthony Rogers Brighton Excelsior CC
56th Robin Osborne London Dynamo CC
56th Charlie Pearch Rapha Condor
56th Andrew Stronge London Dynamo
59th Jeremy Hewitt Kingston Wheelers CC
59th Stoyko Bussarov Imperial Racing Team
61st Rob Pelham Lewes Wanderers
62nd Justin Lord GS Henley
62nd Clinton Thomas lonon dynamo
64th Gregg James Behind The Bike Shed
64th Mark Smith Welwyn Wheelers
64th Ben Knowles London Phoenix
64th Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ
64th Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead
4th Category
1st Stuart Kistruck Twickenham CC
2nd Toby Kerr Addiscombe CC
3rd Richard Hosking Addiscombe CC
4th Rob Griffiths London Phoenix
5th Will Slack London Dynamo
6th Chris Beard Private member
7th Simon Howard South Western RC
8th Ken Powell High Wycombe CC
9th Stephen Thompson WyndyMilla
10th James Birrell Exiles
11th Neil Heffernan Inverse Racing/Bikefood
12th Dominic Southworth private member
13th Gregg Barber Charlotteville CC
14th William McGuinness rollapaluza
15th Ralph de Kanter Private
16th Richard Walden Kingston Wheelers
17th Phil Wege Inverse Racing
18th Stuart Bettis Private member
19th Roger Richards Dulwich Paragon
20th Paul Bannard Team Terminator
21st Dan Gillow Private Member
22nd Constantin Mayer Private member
23rd R Goodwin Private Member
24th Dave Larkin Theam Velo Sportif
25th WyndyMilla
26th Donald Lance Woodman Willesden CC
27th Chris Zavos London Dynamo
28th Chris Goodman VC Londres
29th Monica DaPolenza AWCycles.com
30th Clive Green London Dynamo
31st Marcelo Brodzinski Kingston Wheelers
32nd Dan Haynes Inverse Racing/ Bikefood
33rd Stuart Hale Reading CC
34th Matt Dunsbier Bad Tri
35th Martin Porter Thames Velo
36th Simon Parton Kingston Wheelers
37th Chris Hewitt Kingston Wheelers CC
38th Alex Murray London Dynamo
39th Sarah Yates Private member
NEXT WINTER
Imperial Winter Series 2010/2011 Hillingdon
Starts: 4th December 2010
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Youth Races
Under 16s
1st Frazier Carr, PPV
2nd Robert Mackenzie, Solihull CC
3rd Dan McKimm, BCDS (Bristol)
4th Tanveer Mann
5th Harry Franklin, VC Londres
6th Callum Oliver
7th Richard Shaw, BCDS
8th George Withers, PPV
9th Charley Bradley, BCDS
10th Louis Fawke
11th Josh Kenway, Camden Triri Girls
1st Emily Barnes, PPV
Under 14s
1st Jack Hoyle, PPYCC
2nd Louis Magnani
3rd Matt Hill, VC Jubilee
4th David Barnes, PPV
5th Hugo Cauvas, HHYCC
6th Simon Passey
DNF Tom Franklin, HHYCC
Girls
1st Katie Metalli, BCDS
2nd Kim English, PPV
3rd Megan Lewis, VC Jubilee
4th Laura Cheesman, PPYCC
Under 12s
1st Joseph Linehan, PPV
2nd Ben Smith
3rd Michael Parry, Welwyn Wheelers
4th Charles Page
5th Carl Jolly
6th Louis Rose-Davies
Girls
No entries
Under 10s
1st Harry Tadman
2nd Tom Durkin, Welwyn Wheelers
DNF Thomas Barrowcliffe
Girls
1st Bethany Lewis, V C Jubilee
2nd Anna Linehan, PPV
3rd Emma-Louise Stilwell
Under 8s
1st Oliver Slack
2nd Harvey Tadman
3rd Kye Lewis
NB. Hillingdon Slipstreamers unless otherwise stated.
Youth Series Final Placing 13/2/2010
The overall series results are for the five races from 16th January to 13th February, based on points awarded for taking part in at least three races and for finishing first, second or third in age category in each race.
Under 16s
1st Tanveer Mann,
2nd Robert Mackenzie, Solihull CC,
3rd Josh Maynard, Welwyn Whhelers
Under 14s
1st Louis Magnani,
2nd Jack Hoyle, PPYCC,
3rd Max Stedman, PPV
1st Girl Kim English, PPV,
2nd Girl Kirsten Savage
Under 12s
1st Ben Smith,
2nd Charles Page,
3rd Daniel Tullett, PPV
Under 10s
1st Tom Durkin, Welwyn Wheelers,
2nd Harry Tadman,
3rd Ben Tullett, PPV
1st Girl Emma-Louise Stilwell
Under 8s
1st Oliver Slack,
2nd Harvey Tadman,
3rd Kye Lewis
NB. Hillingdon Slipstreamers unless otherwise stated