Steve James (Hargroves Cycles) continued his fine run of form with a solo win at a very wet and muddy sports centre in Southampton. After a couple of laps James broke away from team mates Andy Hargroves, Stuart Bowers and Matt Hargroves and he soon had a large gap which he maintained to the end.

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Soon after the start the four team mates had opened a good gap and were soon clear of a couple of chasing riders. Sam Allen (Hennebont) managed to have a tussle with a thorn bush in the wooded section and found himself slipping backwards despite a good start. Once Sam had stopped twice to remove the foliage he soon set of picking back the places he had lost.

On the first lap James and Andy Hargroves were together and Bowers was just five seconds adrift, Matt Hargroves was close by along with James Cotty (Wheelbase Cannondale) and Chris Atkinson (Specialized). Once the front order had been established the only movement came from Allen.

The next couple of laps sees James and Andy Hargroves pull away along with Bowers but the pace at the front sees the younger Hargroves rider Matt slip back to 28seconds with Allen now only 16secs behind him a catching fast. The next rider to slip away is Andy, which allows Bowers past but he is now 25secs down Andy is at 35secs, Allen is 1min back but more importantly ahead of Matt who is now 1min 30 down on the leader.

At the bell James has a lead of 54secs over Bowers, Allen is 1min 21secs adrift and Andy Hargroves is now 1min 52secs back with Matt Hargroves 3min 14secs further behind. The heavy conditions and the rain only managed to help Steve James and he managed to extend his lead by a few more seconds.

Provisional Result

1^st Steve James Hargroves Cycles 48mins 20secs

2^nd Stuart Bowers Hargroves Cycles @1min 03secs

3^rd Sam Allen Hennebont @1min 31secs

4^th Andrew Hargroves Hargroves Cycles @2mins 22secs

5^th Matt Hargroves Hargroves Cycles

 

 

 

The combined vet/junior/women’s race was held it heavy rain throughout and as this was the final race of the day the course was very cut up on the corners and riders were having to carefully pick the race line in order to remain upright.

From the start Sean Williams (Wightlink/Offshore) and Mike Simpson (GS Henley) resumed where they have been all season at the front and soon the two riders had pulled away from the rest.  Will Girvan (North Hants RC) and Keith Sheridan (Cotswold Veldrijden) soon eased away from David Hobbs and David Phillips both from the Cotswold Veldrijden team?

At half way the leader board saw Simpson from Williams by 15secs followed by Girvan 47secs, then Sheridan 1min 12secs. Hobbs and Phillips were having a good dice together and they were 1min 45secs down. The next rider was Robin Wilmott (GA Cycles) at 2mins 22secs. The leading lady was Melissa Brand (Pretorius) from London just down to race on Boxing Day.

Provisional Result

1^st Mike Simpson GS Henley 38mins 27secs

2^nd Sean Williams Wightlink Offshore @8secs

3^rd Will Girvan North Hants RC @ 1min 11secs

4^th Keith Sheridan Cotswold Veldrijden @ 1min 13secs

5^th David Phillips Cotswold Veldrijden @ 2min 21secs

1^st Women Melissa Brand Pretorius

 

 

 

The first race today saw a good fight at the front on the first lap with four riders quite close together. The race order was Anthony Anderson (Sigma Sport) Chris Rothwell (Swindon RC) Edward Gronbech (Oxford City RC) and Harry Sowden (Clayton Cars BMW). But on the second lap Anderson dropped away and Gronbech as Rothwell started to pull away. His lead went to 12secs over Edward and Anderson was now 40secs adrift. Anderson continued to have trouble and he tumbled away and at the bell he was fifth. Dan Tuley (Chapel Tri Stars) capitalised on the drop in form and he moved up to fourth.

Provisional Result

1^st Christopher Rothwell Swindon RC 22mins 21secs

2^nd Edward Gronbech Oxford City RC @29secs

3^rd Harry Sowden Clayton Cars BMW @1min 14secs

4^th Dan Tuley Chapel Tri stars @1min 48secs

5^th Anthony Anderson Sigma Sport @2min 45secs

The under 12’s race was the race with it all to play for in the Wessex League as Angus Hawkins and Jay Allen (PPV) had both the same amount of wins and second places and with the dropped scores taken into account they were neck and neck going into the last race, winner takes all.

The two young riders were very evenly matched at the start and neither wanted to give an inch as they rode away from the front. But with just over a lap to go Angus slipped away and Jay was unable to go with him. So Angus took the win and along with it the Under 12’s League win

1^st Angus Hawkins PPV

2^nd Jay Allen PPV @50secs

3^rd Rowan Turner Poole Wheelers

4^th Anna Wadsworth PPV and 1^st Girl

5^th Maddie Wadsworth PPV and 2^nd Girl

6^th Madeline Cooper Chapel Tri Stars and 3^rd Girl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Results:  Seniors

1st	Steve James		Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	7 laps	48 minutes	20 seconds
2nd	Stuart Bowers		Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	@	1 minute	02 seconds
3rd	Sam Allen		Hennebont	@	1 minutes	31 seconds
4th	Andy Hargroves		Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	@	2 minutes	22 seconds
5th	Matt Hargroves		Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	@	4 minutes	04 seconds
6th	James Cotty		Wheelbase/Cannodale	@	5 minutes	40 seconds
7th	Aaron Taylor		Cotswold Veldrijden	@	6 minutes	12 seconds
8th	Chris Atkins		Specialized UK	@	7 minutes	00 seconds
9th	Joe Griffiths		Dream CC	@	7 minutes	16 seconds
10th	Dave Wadsworth		Beline Bicycles RT	@	7 minutes	45 seconds
11th	Oscar Hutchings		VC Venta	@	8 minutes	28 seconds
12th	Scott Chapple		Behind the Bikeshed	@	1 lap
13th	Oliver Lee		Unattached		“
14th	Geoff Booker		Oxonian CC	@	2 laps
15th	Richard Clewes		Swindon RC		“
16th	Andy Kearsey		Unattached		“

 

Results:  Vet/Junior/Women

1	Mike Simpson	Vet	GS Henley	5 laps	43 minutes	37 seconds
2	Sean Williams	Vet	WightLink Offshore	@		08 seconds
3	Will Girvan	Vet	North Hants RC	@	1 minute	11 seconds
4	Keith Sheridan	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden	@	1 minute	13 seconds
5	David Phillips	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden	@	2 minutes	21 seconds
6	David Hobbs	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden	@	3 minutes	45 seconds
7	Robin Wilmott	Vet	GA Cycles	@	4 minutes	12 seconds
8	Malcolm Cross	Vet	Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	@	4 minutes	17 seconds
9	Chris Hutchings	Vet	VC Venta	@	4 minutes	40 seconds
10	Tim Costello	Vet	Southdown Velo	@	4 minutes	57 seconds
11	Simon Meadwell	Vet	Bournemouth Jubilee	@	6 minutes	08 seconds
12	Matt Woods	Jun	Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next	@	6 minutes	38 seconds
13	Pete Bolke	Vet	Unattached	@	6 minutes	48 seconds
14	Martyn Dymond	Vet	Wight Mountain	@	7 minutes	05 seconds
15	Rob Carter	Vet	VC Venta	@	7 minutes	12 seconds
16	Leon Mander	Jun	i Team	@	7 minutes	23 seconds
17	Andre Posthuma	Vet	North Hants RC	@	7 minutes	31 seconds
18	Simon Guard	Vet	Sotinia CC	@	7 minutes	39 seconds
19	Anthony Dyment	Vet	North Hants RC	@	7 minutes	45 seconds
20	Jez Hart	Vet	Sotinia CC	@	7 minutes	49 seconds
21	Joe Andrews	Jun	VC Venta	@	7 minutes	55 seconds
22	Martin Evans	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden	@	1 lap
23	Jon Dudley	Vet	Sotinia CC		“
24	Graham Hughes	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden		“
25	Steve Robinson	Vet	North Hants RC		“
26	Melisa Brand	Wom	Petronies Bikes		“
27	Andy Pond	Vet	Wight Mountain		“
28	Keith Allam	Vet	VC Venta		“
29	Richard Bremner	Vet	North Hants RC		“
30	Steve Dines	Vet	Wight Mountain		“
31	Philip Connor	Vet	Sotinia CC		“
32	Stuart Grace	Vet	GA Cycles		“
33	Phill Chin	Vet	Fareham Wheelers		“
34	Nick Wagget	Vet	HereComeTheBelgiums		“
35	Sarah Woods	Wom	Wight Mountain		“
36	Simon Hudson	Vet	Oxford City RC		“
37	Rob Tutt	Vet	GS Europa		“
38	Lydia Gould	Wom	Torq Performance		“
39	Peter McEwan	Vet	Unattached		“
40	Harjinder Obhi	Vet	North Hants RC		“
41	Paul Langdon	Vet	Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next		“
42	Chris Divine	Vet	Unattached		“
43	Steve Cook	Vet	HereComeTheBelgiums		“
44	Vernon Moore	Vet	Crabwood CC		“
45	Richard Bennett	Vet	Cotswold Vandrijden		“
46	Bethany George	Wom	Cotswold Vandrijden	@	2 laps
47	Hannah Gibs	Wom	Cotswold Vandrijden		“
48	Paul Wood	Vet	Swindon Wheelers		“
49	Steve Cooke	Vet	Soton Tri		“

 

 

Results:  Youth

1st	Chris Rothwell	U16	Swindon RC	3 laps	22 minutes	21 seconds
2nd	Edward Gronbech	U14	Oxford City RC	@		29 seconds
3rd	Harry Sowden	U16	Clayton Cars	@	1 minute	14 seconds
4th	Daniel Tuley	U14	Chaple Tri Stars	@	1 minute	48 seconds
5th	Henry Dawson	U16	Prestige CC	@	2 minutes	45 seconds
6th	Elliott Lassiter	U14	Swindon RC	@	3 minutes	25 seconds
7th	Emily Wadsworth	U14G	Beelone Bicycles RT	@	5 minutes	15 seconds
8th	Charlie Cooper	U14	Chaple Tri Stars	@	5 minutes	25 seconds
9th	Erin Baker	U14	Southdown Velo	@	6 minutes	43 seconds
10th	Rebeca Hurst	U14G	Poole Wheelers	@	8 minutes	56 seconds
11th	Bryn Turner	U14	Poole Wheelers	@	1 lap
12th	Adam Lassiter	U16	Swindon RC		“
13th	Fletcher Adams	U14	Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/Trant/Next		“

 

Results:  Under 12s

1st	Angus Hawkins		Palmer Park Velo	Race Time	12 minutes	58 seconds
2nd	Jay Allen		Palmer Park Velo	@		57 seconds
3rd	Rowan Turner		Poole Wheelers	@	1 minute	43 seconds
4th	Anna Wadsworth		Palmer Park Velo	@	1 minute	43 seconds
5th	Maddie Wadsworth		Palmer Park Velo	@	3 minutes	01 seconds
6th	Madeline Cooper		Chaple Tri Stars	@	3 minutes	10 seconds
7th	Ryan Hodgyyns		Poole Wheelers	@	3 minutes	10 seconds
8th	Alderney Baker		Southdown Velo	@	3 minutes	25 seconds
9th	Natelie Moore		Swindon RC	@	1 lap
10th	Freddie Horner		Behind the Bikeshed		“
11th	Alexa Hawkins		Palmer Park Velo		“
12th	Oliver Dawsons		Hampshire Schools		“
13th	Lucy Gadd		Poole Wheelers		“
14th	Finn Hawkins		Palmer Park Velo		“
15th	Lewis Seward		Poole Wheelers	@	2 laps
16th	Hugh Wilkinson		Chaple Tri Stars		“
17th	William Gadd		Poole Wheelers		“
18th	Lewis Jones		Swindon RC		“
19th	Livia Kearsey		unnattached	@	3 laps