Results from Race 3 of the Cycle Kingdom Eelmore Circuit Series
held 27th April 2011
YOUTHS
1 - William Colegate - P.Park Velo - E Boys
1 - Joe McGuinness - H S S - D Boys
2 - Jay Allen - P.Park Velo - D Boys
1 - Damon King - Palmer Park Velo - C boys
1 - Lucy Colegate - Palmer Park Velo - C Girls
1 - Cormac Scully-King - V.C.Meudon - B Boys
2 - Sam Oliver - P.Park Velo - B Boys
1 - Rachel Ansell - Palmer Park Velo - B Girls
1 - Joe Crolla - Palmer park Velo - A boys
2 - Jamie Fry - CCB - A boys
3 - Josh Ansell - Palmer park Velo - A boys
3/4 RACE
1 - Jared Spier - LA Fuga-Sigma - 3
2 - Declan Higgins - Twickenham CC - 3J
3 - Ross Muir - LA Fuga-Sigma - 3
4 - Karl Norfolk - Pedalon.co.uk - 3
5 - Kevin O'Neill - VC Meudon - 4
6 - Phill Bowley - Owens Cycles - 3
7 - Scott Oatridge - CC Basingstoke - 3
8 - Bruce Karsten - Prestige Velo - 3
9 - Richard Unwin - VC Meudon - 3
10 - Leigh-Roy Macfarlane - Cycleworks - 4
E12 RACE
1 - Richard Mardle - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - 1
2 - Allan Ridler - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 2
3 - Anders Christensen - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 1
4 - Tim Elverson - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - E
5 - Paul Pickup - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 1
6 - John Wager - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - E
7 - Robert McCarthy - Cycle Kingdom Race Team - 2
8 - Pete Wager - Felt-Colbornes Racing Team - 1
9 - David Creeggan - VC Meudon - 1
10 - Justin Hoy - Felt-Colbornes Racing TeamvE
11 - Daniel Duguid - Sigma Sport - 1
12 - Stephen Bradbuny - AWCycles - 2
13 - Jamie Newall - Corley Cycles - 2
14 - Matt Gittings - AW Cycles co.uk - 2
15 - Jamie Caldwell - St Ives - 2
Race 3 - Eelmore Cycle Kingdom Circuit Series
Race Report, TLI Sandie Radford Memorial RR
Race Report from Adam Herridge
Another hot April day, well into the mid 20’s, saw the Sandie Radford Memorial road race take place at Nomansland in the New Forest. It was a TLI race so there were no points up for grabs, and had it been further from home I probably wouldn’t have bothered with such exertions on a sunny bank holiday weekend!
The race consisted of two larger loops of around fourteen miles, followed by two smaller five mile loops for a total of 38 hilly big ones, with a nice 15% lump up to the finish line. There were forty four riders at the start line, so not a massive field, but quite a mix of abilities; including what looked like your typical pub cyclist up to a couple of Elite guys from Cannondale Racing.
The pace car set off and so did the riders. It was only my second race of the year, so the legs were still untested to a certain degree, and with no juicy BC points in the running I wasn’t pressured into pulling a top performance out of the bag. So I thought I could have a bit of fun!
Owing to the mix of abilities, the back of the peloton didn’t seem like a sensible place to be, so I made haste for the front and sat in for a bit behind one of the tall figures of Cannondale Racing. There were a few random accelerations but nothing much happened for the first half lap until a guy from Antelope RT went for a break. I think he was only testing people as his effort seemed half-hearted when he was reeled back in. When we began the second loop I decided it was my turn to shoot off the front and he decided to follow. We worked together and stayed away for a few miles but before long the peloton were chomping at our heels.
The effort of these accelerations seemed to have dropped the weaker riders and the peloton now only made up around twenty. I decided to have a second dig about 2/3rds into the course and was on my own for a couple of minutes until two riders bridged the gap. I jumped on their wheels to recover but the two boys from Cannondale racing obviously didn’t want us to stay away so before long they’d bridged the gap too, joined by another two riders.
By now we’d well and truly left the others behind and the seven of us were setting a pretty decent pace...so much so that after my previous efforts I was melting my face off to try and maintain this, and after jamming the brakes on for a sharp left-hander I simply couldn’t match their acceleration out of the corner. Rather than use up every last ounce of blood sugar I opted for easing off and letting the group behind catch me.
By the time the chasing group caught, another rider had dropped from the lead group and so I knew a good sprint up that last hill would catch me Sixth place. I sat in for the last little lap, taking on the last of my water and conserving energy for the finish.
We rounded the last corner a mile or so from the finish line and the pace really dropped...everyone was sussing each other out. Then the hill gradually started to kick in and the breathing got heavier. I was waiting for someone to go but no one did, so I kicked and hoped I hadn’t jumped the gun. The gradient really started to build on the switchback and glancing behind I could see painful faces lapping at my back wheel. The finish line came into view from behind the dense vegetation and slowly the hill levelled off to reveal an abundance of cheering spectators. With my legs burning and my heart rate nudging 210 luckily I didn’t have far to go and made it across the line first (well, 6th!!) by a bike length, before lying in a sweaty heap on the side of the road.
Not a bad result considering I hadn’t gone out to set a staggering performance, and with my earlier efforts pushing me into the red several times, I was surprised I’d made it up to the finish line just outside the top five.
WELL DONE & THANK-YOU
Well done to both Craig Peter and Terry Morgan for putting on more great races on the Herriard circuit over the past 2 weeks. Quiet roads and great weather all helped but so did the all the people who assisted in one way or another.
Big thank-you to everyone who gave up time (and resources) to help and support the racing - we even managed to field plenty of our own riders too. (They'll get their chance to help later - see below ...)
Racing at Eelmore continues through the summer, so please help Craig where you can.
The next big date for your diaries is our Surrey league Promo on the Cutmill circuit - Sunday 11th Sept.
VC Meudon Spring Classic - Results
Official Results
25th April VC Meudon - Spring Classic Road Race E,1,2,3 Results
Total riders 66
1 - Steven Allen - 2 - Team Coventry Cycle Centre
2 - Ian Knight - 1 - Team Corley Cycles
3 - Allan Ridler - 2 - Cycle Kingdom race team
4 - Russel Falder - 1 - Mammoth Lifestyle RT
5 - Anders Christensen - E - Cycle Kingdom race team
6 - Nick Abraham - 2 - Private
7 - Paul Crook 1 - Beyond mountain Bikes
8 - Roy Chamberlain - E - Team Corley Cycles
9 - Martin Ford - E - Mammoth Lifestyle RT
10 - Jamie Caldwell - 2 - St Ives
11 - Paul Pickup - 1 - Cycle Kingdom race team
12 - Ian Alexander - 2 - Cheltenham &County CC
13 - Justin Hoy - E - Felt-Colbournes R.T
14 - Gary Dodd - E - La Fuga Sigma Sport
15 - Andy Betts - E - La Fuga Sigma Sport
16 - Rob McCarthy - 2 - Cycle Kingdom race team
17 - Ian Paine - 1 - London Dynamo
18 - James Fox - 2 - CC Luton
19 - David Larcombe - 2V - Cycle Kingdom race team
20 - Matt Myers - E - Pasta Montegrappa-Zheroquadro
21 - David Swan - 3J - Asfra Racing
22 - Mike Wragg - E - Python Racing Team
23 - Dan Duguid - E - Sigma Sport Specialized
24 - Andrew Udall - 1 - Mammoth Lifestyle RT
25 - Mark Holt - 2 - Pasta Montegrappa-Zheroquadro
26 - Jamie Newall - 2 - Corley Cycles
27 - Steven Richards - 3 - Cycle Kingdom race team
28 - Simon Healey - 3 - Andover Wheelers
29 - Nigel Williams - 2 - Python RT
30 - Douglas Coleman - 2 - Anders TMG Horizon RT
31 - Antony Buchan - 3 - Team De Ver
32 - Chris Snook - 2 - Banjo Cycles
33 - Harold Evans - 3 - Private
33 - Ben Marks - 3 - Cycle Works.co.uk
35 - James Holland-Leader - 3 - Agiskoviner Cycling Team
36 - Henry Peacock - Team Zappi's
37 - John L McClelland - E - Agiskooviner Cycling Team
38 - Darren Parker - 2 - Python Racing Team
39 - Steve Dring - 1 - Team Echelon-Rotor
40 - Claire Galloway - 2 - Team Zappi's
41 - Gabriel Martinez - 3 - VC Meudon
43 - Lee Smith - E - Felt-Colbournes R.T
44 - Roger Morgan - 2 - VC Meudon
45 - Henry Furniss - Wyndymilla Maxifuel
King of the Mountains - Martin Ford
1st 2nd Cat Rider - Steven Allen
1st 3nd Cat Rider - Dave Larcombe
