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Location: Pimbo, Lancashire
Event: 4 March 2012
Report: Snowdon Sports
RULED out of the running by a puncture at the Eddie Soens Memorial race the day before, Pete Williams (Node4 Giordana Racing) made full amends with victory over a strong field in the opening round of the Cycling Development North West League on the Pimbo circuit at Skelmersdale.
Williams jumped away from his last two remaining rivals halfway round the final lap of the two-mile circuit and held on to win from resurgent Tom Barras (Metaltek Scott) and Richard Handley (Rapha Condor Sharp).
The leading trio came from an eight-strong group which went clear with around five laps to go in a race which saw attacks from the off despite the wet and cold conditions.
As the leaders came down to three, Handley was first to try his hand but Williams chased him down and went straight over the top with the strength to stay away over the final mile.
“It’s a fast circuit and things were going all day,” said 25-year-old Williams, from Skipton in North Yorkshire. “I was away in a move with two others for quite a while, but on this circuit it is always difficult to stay away.
“When it came down to the three of us I took my chance, and it worked out well. I’ve not got too much racing to be honest until the bigger races start in April and I’m just trying to hold back a bit until then.”
Ninth the day before, Barras was delighted with second place as he recovers from an operation to his left leg.
“Two weeks ago I couldn’t keep up with the training group, so I’m pleased with that – it was a bit of a surprise,” said the Sleeton, Leeds-based 33-year-old.
“I had quite a serious operation in December and I’ve only been on my bike for five weeks. I’m very pleased to be cycling at all.
“I’m over the moon with the two results, and it’s great to be on the podium today, especially with a new team. We have a very good line-up, we had a great training camp in Murcia and we are lucky to have gathered some new sponsors who are new to cycling.
“The operation has sorted out a problem that I’ve had for eight to ten years, and the doctors have said that hopefully it should lengthen my career by five years,
“In another month I should be back to where I want to be and everything is going in the right direction.”
Results:
E/1/2/3:
1 Pete Williams NODE4 Giordana Racing
2 Tom Barras Metaltek-Scott
3 Richard Handley Rapha Condor Sharp
4 Alistair Rutherford vanillabikes.com
5 James Sampson NODE4 Giordana Racing
6 Jamie Caldwell Cycle Premier Racing Team
7 Craig Battersby Team Bglobal
8 Luke Ryan Team Toachim
9 Felix English Rapha Condor Sharp
10 Matt Cronshaw NODE4 Giordana Racing
11 Dillon Byrne Vanillabikes.com
12 David McGowan Team UK Youth
13 Matt Holmes Team Raleigh
14 Chris Latham Maxgear RT
15 Jamie Burgan langsett cycles RT
16 Matthew Pilkington Team BGlobal
17 Milan Sihelsky kuota spinergy gsg
18 Tony Greenhalgh wheelbase
19 Sam Boast Team Hope Factory Racing
20 Jacob Ragan Maxgear
21 Conan Mayman Team bglobal
22 Jack Pullar Wheelbase
23 Hamish Graham ASFRA racing team
24 Stuart Percival GB Fire Service
25 Steve Abbott Teamwallis CHH cycling team
26 Chris Sherriffs Team Bglobal
27 Alastair Hepworth Batley CC/Hargreaves Cycles
28 Ash Finn vanilla bikes RT
29 Tom Black Cycle Premier Racing Team
30 Jonathan Cregeen Biketreks RT
31 Simon Wilson Metaltek Scott
32 Francis Pilkington Bill Nickson RT
33 Lee Brotzman Wills Wheels
34 Ben Dean Team Bglobal
35 Stuart McCluskey leslie bike shop/ right move windows
36 Michael Fuccacia Liverpool Century
37 Nathan Harrison Buxton CC
38 Mike Cuming Rapha Condor / Sharp
39 Michael Knight Hope Factory Racing
40 Andrew Stott Liverpool Mercury
41 Harry Grey Vanillabikes.com
42 Andy Coupe herbalife leisurelakesbikes
43 Michael Ashurst Maxgear RT
44 Scott McCrossan Rock to Roll Cycles Ltd
45 Matthew Robinson All Terrain Cycles RT
46 Dan Whelan Onimpex Bioracer RT
47 Daniel Drake Lancashire RC
48 Grahame Sumner Wheelbase.co.uk/MGD
49 Hugh Carthy Maxgear / Kyklos / Champion System
50 Oliver Rossi Rapha Condor Sharp
51 James Gullen Metaltek-SCOTT
52 Jimmy Froggatt Wills Wheels CC
53 Michael Rawson Maxgear RT
54 Ben Greenwood Vanillabikes.com
55 Stephen Leigh Teab Bglobal
56 John Rigby Max Gear RT
57 Luke Grivell-Mellor Rapha Condor Sharp
58 Matt Limacher Champion Systems
59 Samuel Jackson Vanilla Bikes R.T.
60 James Dunlop Biketreks RT
61 Jack Cutsforth Team Herbal Life-Leisure Lakes
62 Marcel Six Metaltek-Scott Racing Team
63 Chris Lawless Maxgear RT
64 Tony Gibb Metaltek-Scott Racing Team
65 Jamie Shirlaw Herbalife-Leisure Bikes.com
66 Jon Mozley cycle premier racing team
3/4:
1 Tom Dalton Bill Nickson cycles RT
2 Henry Hunter Team Wallis CHH
3 James Bell private member
4 Robert Lockhart Cyclesport International
5 Ryan Pike High on Bikes RT
6 John Guy High on Bikes RT
7 Stephen Smith Vita Cycle Team
8 Dennis Lang Clayton Velo
9 Spencer Coltman Southport cc
10 Christian Ellis Wheelguru
11 Darran Acton LRC
12 Chris Quin Macclesfield Wheelers
13 James Chamberlain Cyclesport International
14 Jeff Marshall Vita Cycles Team
15 John Clegg Ribble Valley CRC
16 Michael Lund GB Fire Service
17 Andrew Wright private member
18 Lee Stenton Dirtwheels
19 David Kent St Helens CRC
20 Rick Flynn GMP Racing
21 Sam Mansfield Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles
22 Ben Crawshaw Lune RCC
23 Sam Dobson Lune RCC
24 Doug Arnold Liverpool Century Road Club
25 Anthony Allan Macclesfield Wheelers
26 Col Hodgson St Helens CRC
27 Jordan Rigby Team Wallis CHH Racing Team
28 Steve Simpson U/A
29 Ross James Vita Cycle Team
30 Luke Dearden Chorley Cycling Club
31 Martin Wallis Team Wallis CHH Racing Team
32 Mick Style Manchester Wheelers
33 Duncan Smith Cleveleys RC
34 Tony Weston Liverpool Century
35 Ruairi Revell Dirtwheels Cycles
36 Gareth Collom G M C Fire Services
37 Dylan Yates High on Bikes RT
38 Luke Dabbs University of Manchester
39 Catherine Wiggins Liverpool Mercury
40 Sean Fairhurst Vita Cycle Team
41 John Tate Dirtwheels
42 Lee Carter Ribble Valley CRC
43 Chris Southworth Leigh Premier RC
44 Ashley Clitheroe Teamwallis-chh.com
45 Adam Pickthall Lakes Road Club
46 Neil Hendry Dirtwheels Cycles
47 Louise Murray Science in Sport
48 Philip Knupfer Manchester Wheelers
49 Richard Line Stourbridge Velo
50 Joshua Townson Southport CC
51 Alex Fairhurst Vita Cycle Team
52 Chris Danby Preston CC
53 Ian Boydon Lune RCC
54 Peter Ware St Helens CRC
55 Andy Newby Weaver Valley CC
56 Adam Mitchell Bill Nickson Cycles RT
57 James Warren Bill Nickson Cycles RT
58 Peter Lloyd H Middleton Cycling Club
59 John Findley Bill Nickson Cycles RT
60 Darren Reynolds Stockport Clarion RC
61 Anthony Breen Vita Cycle Team
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.
