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Report: Twickenham CC Ladies Race

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Sunday, April 18, 2010; Photos by Gavin Percy | Report from Jon Miles
Round 1 of the Women's Team Series |

Hannah Barnes (Motorpoint/Marshalls Pasta) powered to a sprint win at the end of a very sunny race on the Hawthorn Hill course near Windsor superbly organised by Lisa West and the Twickenham CC. The event was over 80 kilometres (50 miles) and Barnes just pipped her team mate Hannah Walker with Laura Trott (British Cycling Eastern Region) in 3rd place.

 
With the highest number of teams ever registered with the Team Series, 22, there was a full field of 80 riders with 15 reserves for the first round in the Series. With an ability range from Elites to brand new first time racers, the early pace saw some riders lose contact and this really was the main story of the first part of the event. With 9 miles covered, a crash saw Kat Zolkewicz (Bad-Tri/Fred Baker Cycles) on the ground but she was able to remount and continue the race.
 
Two miles later however, there was another crash and it was Rhiannon Smallworth and Kate Broomhill both of (Team SW Ladies), Nicola Wheeler (Surrey League) and Karen Price (Dulwich Paragon) sitting on the tarmac but pleasingly with no major injuries. The speed of the race slowly increased but even so there were two more crashes with firstly Hannah Bowers of Mulebar and then a few miles later Rebecca Curley (Rapha/Condor), Roberta Dionello and Alison Stringer of Team Zappi and Jayne Randall-Hannan (Twickenham CC).
 
The bunch was now down to 50 riders when Tracey Corbett (Rapha/Condor) punctured but after a spirited chase of two kilometres, she was back in the race. With just a few miles to go to the finish, attacks started to come but no attacking rider had the confidence to commit 100 per cent and a bunch finish was certainly on the cards.

So it proved with Hannah Barnes taking the first of the seasons big Women’s races. It was pleasing that apart from cuts and bruises, none of the fallen riders had any serious injuries but it is serious that so many crashes happened in the first place. With riders not bothering to obey the Commissaries warning from the car, better discipline will be needed for the rest of the season.
 
Special mention must be made of Angelo's Restaurant of Twickenham. Owner Angelo and his wife gave generously for the three primes on offer worth £25 each time - it is sponsors like this that will always be welcomed in women's racing. Thanks Angelo.

Slideshow from the Women's race action by Gavin Percy

Women's Team Series

The final result
1. Hannah Barnes Motorpoint/Marshals Pasta
2. Hannah Walker Motorpoint/Marshals Pasta
3. Laura Trott BCF Eastern Region
4. Angahrrad Mason Rapha/Condor
5. Harriet Owen Motorpoint/Marshals Pasta
6. Kara Chesworth Impsport team A
7. Bernadette Hards Max Gear RT
8. Monica Evans Wannabies
9. Marianne Britten Max Gear RT
10. Jessica Booth Halesowen A&CC
11. Tamina Oliver Impsport Team
12. Hannah Manley Motorpoint/Marshalls Pasta
13. Genevive Whitson Team Zappi
14. Gabriella Shaw Wannabies
15. Sarah King Wannabies
16. Claire Galloway Team Zappi
17. Annabel Simpson Horizon Fitness Racing team
18. Tracey Corbett Rapha/Condor
19. Angela Rowson Horizon Fitness Racing team
20. Alli Northcott Impsport Team A
21. Naomi Anderson Team Zappi
22. Hannah Shenton Motorpint/Marshals Pasta
23. Sarah Byrne Wannabies
24. Dorothea Cockerell Twickenham CC
25. Corrine Hall Twickenham CC
26. Emma Craddock Surrey League
27. Dyanne Holland Dulwich Paragon
28. Lise Soerensen Surrey League
29. Natalie Creswick Twickenham CC
30. Louise Eden Max Gear RT
31. Maryka Sennema Surrey League
32. Sandra Mackay Impsport Team A
33. Fiona Spotswood Bad-Tri/Fred Baker Cycles
34. Ciara Home Halesowen A&CC
35. Anna Grundy BCF Eastern Region
36. Liz Chittenden BCF Eastern Region
37. Jacqui Marshall Impsport Team A
38. Kate Scotter BCF Eastern Region
39. Natasha Perry Rapha/Condor
40. Jeanette Caldicott Max Gear RT
41. Anna Fischer Max Gear RT
42. Tracey Fletcher Wannabies
43. Rohan Battison Max Gear RT
44. Tina Reid Twickenham CC
45. Claire Leonard Surrey League
46. Gail Aspden Squadra Donne/Bikefood
47. Susan Wood BCF Eastern Region
48. Hanna Bowers Mulebar
49. Karen Price Dulwich Paragon
50. Emily Bagnall Surrey League
51. Natalie Butler Army Cycling Union
52. Fiona Telfer-Brunton Team SW Ladies
53. Wiebe Rietz Team SW Ladies
54. Sophie Trimming Dulwich Paragon
55. Jayne Rendall-Hannan Twickenham CC
56. Angie Thorpe BCF Eastern region
57. Cathy Clifford Team SW Ladies
58. Becky Hoare Army Cycling Union
59. Maria David Dulwich Paragon
60. Kat Broomhall Bad-Tri/Fred Baker cycles
61. Rhiannon Smallworth Team SW Ladies
62. Claire Summers Dulwich Paragon
63. Louise James Army Cycling Union
64. Hayley Notton Army Cycling Union

 
TEAM
1. Motorpoint/Marshals Pasta 419 points
2. Wannabies 183 points
3. Impsport Team A 181 points
4. BCF Eastern Region 165 points
4. Max Gear RT 165 points

First Prime Hannah Barnes
Second Prime Laura Trott
Third Prime Jessica Booth

Archer RC Spring Road Race

Photo by Gavin Percy

1. Lee Davis, Motorpoint/Candi TV, 67 miles in 2h 18m 28s
2. Roy Chamberlain, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
3. Blake Pond, South Fork Racing/Litespeed
4. Jamie Fox, CC Luton, all s.t.
5. Steve Calland, South Fork Racing/Litespeed at 26s
6. Andrew Udall, Mammoth Lifestyle RT
7. Peter Wager, Felt-Cobornes RT
8. Matthew Higgins, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
9. Ashley Cox, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
10. Paul Londors, Python RT/Smartest Energy
11. Simon Lawn, Sigma Sport/Specialised RT
12. Andrew Hitchens, Mid Devon RT/Colin Lewis
13. Paul Crook, Beyond Mountain Bikes RT
14. Tom Kirk, Tm Zappi
15. Wayne Coombs, VC Montpellier/CPLC Ass.
16. Simon Ernest, A W Cycles/Giant
17. Tom Hemmant, London Dynamo/Prologue
18. Andrew Marsh, Dinnington RC
19. Gary Dodd, Sigma Sport/Specialised RT
20. Phil Lisher, Tm Welwyn, all s.t.

21. Dexter Gardias, Tm Zappi
22. Steven Higgins, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
23. Will Fox, Tm Zappi
24. Jake Hales, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
25. Shane Pope, Swindon RC
26. Mike Jackson, CC Luton
27. Simon Henley, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
28. Justin Radford, Python RT/Smartest Energy
29. Clem Berrill, CC Hackney
30. Rowan Marshall, Bynea CC
31. Robert Gough, Arctic Premier RT
32. Stoyko Bussarov, Imperial RT
33. Andrew Hastings, Finchely RT
34. Sam Parker, Tm Zappi
35. Stewart Ward, Twickenham CC/Evans
36. Stuart Pryce, Nottingham Clarion
37. Chris Pyne, Imperial RT
38. Freddie Clark, Spirit RT/Perfect Pipeworks
39. Neil Wass, Anders TMG/Horizon RT
40. Mark Spindler, Twickenham CC/Evans

41. John Peters, Beds Roads CC
42. Lubomir Belak, PM
43. Alex Peterson, A W Cycles/Fulcrum
44. Russell Falder, VC Monpellier/CPLC
45. Gavin Spiers, A W Cycles/Fulcrum
46. James Norris, High Wycombe CC
47. Lewis Cowley, VC Monpellier/CPLC Ass.
48. Clive Nicholls, High Wycombe CC
49. Nigel Williams, Python RT/Smartest Energy
50. Thomas Crouch, High Wycombe CC
51. Darren Moore, Le Col
52. Scott Holmes, Hillingdon CC
53. Roger Smith, South Down Bikes
54. Geoff Powell, High Wycombe CC
55. Richard Cook, VC Monpellier/CPLC Ass
56. Ian Alexander, Cheltenham & County CC
57. Peter Smith, Endura/Thule-24/7
58. Richard Wood, Tm Milton Keynes
59. Mike Hawkins, Norwood Paragon
60. Gerrard Miley, PM

61. Flavio Zappi, Tm Zappi
62. Darren Parker, Python RT/Smartest Energy
63. Duncan Putman, Tm Nemesis
64. Mike Wragg, Tm Milton Keynes
65. Richard Collins, Imperial RT
66. Paul Foreman, Tm Corley Cycles/Cervello
67. Andrew Brown, Spirit RT/Perfect Pipeworks
68. Gary Chambers, South Fork Racing/Litespeed

 3rd cat: 1 Justin Radford, Python RT/Smartest Energy