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BC West Thames Circuit Races Week 6 (Hillingdon)

Event: 10th May 2011
Promoted by: BC West Thames/Kenton RC
Venue: Hillingdon Cycle Circuit, Hayes, Middlesex
Report: Mark Doel
Event Details

Week 6 of the Tuesday night races at Hillingdon saw all riders do one lap together in silence, in respect of Wouter Weylandt's tragic death on Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia.

With a fairly strong wind blowing the riders down the finishing straight it meant it was going to be hard for any riders to stay away. Various riders tried which included Marcel Six (Twenty3c Orbea) trying hard along with Tony Gibb (Cyclepremier / Metalek)on another occasion but no one made more than about 20 secs. With 3 Laps to go it was the one of the wisest and oldest heads in the bunch Paul Doel (Team Quest/ The Bike Shop) clip off the front and gain a lead that was extended within a lap. Seeing the danger another veteran Mike Inder (Thames Velo) and youngster Tom Bowering (Unattached) chased and caught Doel with a lap and a half to go.

The main bunch still had not organised a chase, while there was still hesitation the two vets drove the trio hard for the last lap with Bowering outsprinting his older companions to win. Second place went to Inder and Doel took a well deserved 3rd. Less than 2 seconds later Marcel Six outsprinted Gibb.

The 3rd/4th cat event saw Stuart Jackson (Bath RC) winning a bunch sprint from Gregg Carr (unattached) and Mike Bowering (Swindon RC).

Results

3rd/4th Category

1 Stuart Jackson Bath Road Club 3 00:43:02
2 Greg Carr BC Private 4 st
3 Mike Bowering Swindon RC 4 st
4 Carl Huston WDMBC/Beyond 4 st
5 Liam Bremer London Pheonix 4 st
6 Chris Morrison London Dynamo 4 st
7 Gareth Thomas Kingston Wheelers 4 st
8 Daniel Rowe North Wilts RC 4 st
9 James DiRico High Wycombe CC 3 st
10 Steve Sibely Inverse RT 3 st
11 James Bishop BC Private 4 st
12 Clem Halpin Twickenham CC 4 st
13 Nick Gray BC Private 4 st
14 Robin Worman RMRMCA 4 st
15 Andrew Granger Twickenham CC 3 st
16 Mark Lacey London Dynamo 4 st
17 George Withers Palmer Park Velo YA st
18 Matthew Watson Team de Ver 4 st
19 Alan Sherman Kingston Wheelers 3 st
20 Peter Cornwall BC Private 4 at 1 Lap

E123

1 Tom Bowering Private 3 01:01:38
2 Mike Inder Thames Velo 3 st
3 Paul Doel Team Quest / The Bike Shop 3 st
4 Marcel Six Twenty3C-Orbea E st
5 Tony Gibb CyclePremier / Metalek E st
6 Jamie Pine LeCol 2 st
7 Lewis Atkins Twenty3C-Orbea E st
8 Vincent Halpern AWCycles.co.uk 1 st
9 Mark Ottaway WyndyMilla 1 st
10 Marc Wilmot Team Quest 2 st
11 Tom Smith Felt - Colbornes RT 1 st
12 James Wilson Banjo Cycles 2 st
13 Tom Gallacher Welwyn Wheelers 2J st
14 Mark Smith Welwyn Wheelers 3J st
15 Dave Gayler Kenton RC 3 st
16 Chris Denman WDMBC/Beyond 3 st
17 Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead 3 st
18 James Norris High Wycombe CC 2 st
19 Charlie Fawke Progressive Cycle Coachibg 2J st
20 George Farrell Welwyn Wheelers 3 st
21 Phil Starr Python RT 2 st
22 David Walls BC Private 3 st
23 Philip Glowinski Velo Club Londres 3 st
24 Ian Baynes Hemel Hempstead 3 st
25 Matt Barker Team Quest 3 st
26 Francis Cade Kingston Wheelers 3 st
27 Hugo Cano London Dynamo 3 st
28 Dan Moseley Prestige VC 3 st
29 Peter Dixon Willesden CC 3 st
30 Unknown
31 Natalie Hill VC St Raphael W3J st
32 Seb Greenwood Inverse/cyclaim RT 3 st
33 Adam Elderfield Team Quest / The Bike Shop 3 st
34 Martin Garrett London Dynamo 2 st
35 Robert Stimpson Python RT 3 st
36 Brendan Heaslip Kenton RC 3 st
37 Wayne Thomas Reading CC 3 st
38 Unknown
39 Mickael Metayer Thames Velo 3 st
40 John McClelland Agiskoviner E st
41 Stephanie May Team Quest / The Bike Shop W3J st

British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.