Report Rnd 6, Reading CC, 21st Oct 2012

Andy Hargroves from Hargroves Cycles eased to a comfortable win on a very muddy and tricky course from Michael Cotty (Wheelbase/Cannondale) by over 30secs. The two riders had eased away from the rest of the field after one lap and the two extended their lead throughout the race.

Report by Graham Robins        photo gallery by Graham Robins

Complete results below.   Also full results with lap times on the Reading CC website here

The course was set out on park land to the west of Reading which include a tricky orchard with a few slippery tight corners to catch out the riders. Due to the heavy rain during the week parts of the course were very muddy and the open grass was slippery and soon cut up as the day progressed.

Once all the riders had navigated the starting loop, Andy and Michael had built up a large lead working together to select the fastest way through. Behind the leaders were Richard Lewis (CC Basingstoke), Ian Legg (Primera/ Specialized), and James Cotty (Wheelbase/Cannondale) along with team mate Richard Phillips-Scofield.

As the conditions took their toll on bikes, chains and rear mechs several riders retired. One causality early in the race was Dan Smith (GWR Team) who rolled a tub half way round the first lap, he got a front wheel in the pits only then to see his rear mech break on the last lap meaning he once again ended up shouldering his bike to the finish line.

So the race was won by Andy Hargroves with Michael Cotty 34secs behind but his was ahead of two other team mates in Richard and Michael’s brother James.

Provisional Result

1st Andy Hargroves Hargroves Cycles 1hr 00mins 4secs  (photo right)

2nd Michael Cotty Wheelbase/ Cannondale @34secs

3rd Richard Phillips-Scofield Wheelbase/ Cannondale @7mins 3secs

4th James Cotty Wheelbase/ Cannondale @ 7mins 51secs

5th Ian Legg Primera Specialized @8mins 21secs

The combined Vet/Junior/Women’s race was won by Mike Simpson (GS Henley) from Keith Sheridan (Cotswold Veldrijden) by 44secs. From the start Mike got some clean air and left the rest in his tyre tracks. Keith, Sean Williams (Wightlink Offshore), Harvey Lowe (Hargroves Cycles) and Will Girvan (NHRC). While Harvey dropped back another rider Matt Woods (Hargroves Cycles) was also slipping back the wrong way.

Leading the Women’s race was Tamina Oliver (Hargroves Cycles), who was clear of Claire Smith (Cotswold Veldrijden) and Sarah Barber (NHRC). Mixing in the junior race was Sam Harper (Sotonia) and local rider Jason Pitt (AW Cycles).

Provisional Results Overall

1st Mike Simpson GS Henley 43mins 42secs

2nd Keith Sheridan Cotswold Veldrijden @44secs  (photo right)

3rd Sean Williams Wightlink Offshore @1min 3secs

4th Harvey Lowe Hargroves Cycles @2mins 9secs

5th William Girvan NHRC @2mins 44secs

Result Junior

1st Harvey Lowe Hargroves Cycles

2nd Matt Woods Hargroves Cycles

3rd Sam Harper Sotonia

4th Jason Pitt AW Cycles

5th Joe Andrews unattached

Result Women

1st Tamina Oliver Hargroves Cycles

2nd Claire Smith Cotswold Veldrijden

3rd Sarah Barber NHRC

4th Mellisa Brand Pretoius Bikes

5th Corrine Clark Cotswold Veldrijden

The youth race was closely run until Chris Rothwell (Swindon RC) decided to attack on lap two and he soon distanced himself from Edward Gronbech (Oxford City RC) by 50secs who in turn was clear of third place Elliott Lassiter (SRC) by over 30secs. The fourth rider in the mix again this week was Dan Tuley (Chapel tri Stars) but he was slipping backwards and now he was 1min 30secs back. The girls race was easily won by Zoe Sheehan (SRC) from Emma Pitt (AW Cycles) and Ciara Hutchinson (SRC).

Provisional Youths Result

1st Chris Rothwell Swindon RC 20mins 55secs

2nd Edward Gronbech Oxford City RC @48secs

3rd Elliott Lassiter Swindon RC @2mins 23secs  (photo above I think)

4th Dan Tuley Chapel tri Stars @2mins 24secs

5th Jack Saunders Swindon RC @3mins 33secs

Girls Result

1st Zoe Sheehan Swindon RC

2nd Emma Pitt AW Cycles

3rd Ciara Hutchinson Swindon RC

In the under 12’s race it was the usual three boys at the front with Jay Allen and Angus Hawkins both from PPV in a tussle with Harry Dridge (Southdown Velo). These three soon had a big lead as they slipped past the back markers with ease. Jay and Angus managed to put some distance over Harry as they selected a clear path through the mud and over the tree roots.

In the girls race there was another race within a race as Alderney Baker (Southdown Velo) had Abbie Manley (Chapel tri Stars) for company all race but on the last turn Alderney had a lead and was not going to give it up.

The two leaders came through the finish line at the bell together, but in the wooded part of the course Angus had a slip and collided with a tree but got back up to finish ahead of Harry.

Provisional Result

1st Jay Allen PPV

2nd Angus Hawkins PPV

3rd Harry Dridge Southdown Velo

4th Alderney Baker Southdown Velo

5th Abbie Manley Chapel tri Star

6th Conor Hutchinson Swindon RC

 

Results  Seniors

1

ANDY HARGROVES
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

7

01:00:04

2

MICHAEL COTTY
Wheelbase/Cannondale

7

01:00:38

00:00:34

3

RICHARD SCHOFIELD
Wheelbase/Cannondale

7

01:07:07

00:07:03

4

JAMES COTTY
Wheelbase/Cannondale

7

01:07:54

00:07:50

5

IAN LEGG
Private Member

7

01:08:25

00:08:21

6

RICHARD LEWIS
CC Basingstoke

7

01:09:32

00:09:28

7

RYAN KEYNES
illegible.com

6

01:01:13

1 laps

8

AARON TAYLOR
Cotswold Veldrijden

6

01:01:54

1 laps

9

MICHAEL GUILFORD
Silva/Craft

6

01:02:22

1 laps

10

TONY PARKER
North Hants RC

6

01:03:35

1 laps

11

CHRIS ATKINS
Team Specialized

6

01:04:06

1 laps

12

SCOTT CHAPPELL
Bee Line Cycles

6

01:04:32

1 laps

13

GRAHAM DANCE
Southdown Velo

6

01:04:33

1 laps

14

JAMES BRETT
Wightlink

6

01:05:26

1 laps

15

DAN SMITH
GWR Team.Svi/Swindon Cycles/Sp

6

01:06:21

1 laps

16

NICK CHARLTON SMITH
Wight Mountain

6

01:07:09

1 laps

17

JAMES ATHERTON
VC ST Raphael

6

01:08:37

1 laps

18

FRASER MACDONALD
Cotswold Veldrijden

6

01:09:47

1 laps

19

ADAM BUCKLAND
Banjo Cycles

6

01:10:18

1 laps

20

JOE HICKERTON
N/A

6

01:10:35

1 laps

21

STEWART WARD
Full on Tri

6

01:11:01

1 laps

22

VIT JAVORIK
Reading CC

6

01:11:20

1 laps

23

NICK HATCHARD
GS Henley

6

01:11:38

1 laps

24

KEVIN BALL
Dulwich Paragon

6

01:12:06

1 laps

25

STEPHEN MILWARD
Reading CC

5

01:01:47

2 laps

26

PAUL MEW
Charlotteville

5

01:02:49

2 laps

27

DAVID BELCHER
Sotonia CC

5

01:03:56

2 laps

28

JOHN RUSSELL
Muddy Funsters

5

01:06:30

2 laps

29

STUART WATSON
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

01:06:39

2 laps

30

MARC DOBSON

5

01:06:43

2 laps

31

AARON COLLINS
Swindon RC

5

01:06:44

2 laps

32

ANDREW KEARSEY
N/A

5

01:13:39

2 laps

33

MATT CAREY

4

01:07:47

3 laps

dnf

LEE SMITH
Felt Colbournes

2

00:21:58

dnf

TOM HOLDEN
Cotswold Veldrijden

2

00:29:34

dnf

STEVE STROUD
Reading CC

1

00:12:07

dnf

RICHARD LYONS
Hamster

1

00:17:39

 

Results  Veterans/Women/Juniors

1

MIKE SIMPSON
GS Henley

5

00:43:42

2

KEITH SHERIDAN
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:44:26

00:00:44

3

SEAN WILLIAMS
Wightlink

5

00:44:45

00:01:03

4

HARVEY LOWE
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:45:41

00:01:59

5

WILLIAM GIRVAN
North Hants RC

5

00:46:26

00:02:44

6

MATT WOODS
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:46:39

00:02:57

7

DAVID PHILLIPS
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:47:33

00:03:51

8

DAVID HOBBS
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:47:37

00:03:55

9

MALCOLM CROSS
Hargroves

5

00:48:21

00:04:39

10

SAM HARPER
Sotonia CC

5

00:48:23

00:04:41

11

BARRY CLEMENT
Dorset Rough Riders

5

00:48:45

00:05:03

12

P SCOTT
Cotswold V

5

00:48:58

00:05:16

13

PETE HUTCHINSON
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:49:04

00:05:22

14

ROBIN WILMOTT
GA Cycles

5

00:49:37

00:05:55

15

GARETH DRIDGE
Southdown Velo

5

00:50:22

00:06:40

16

NICK WALMSLEY
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:50:37

00:06:55

17

C HUTCHINGS
VC Venta

5

00:50:41

00:06:59

18

PAUL AXON
Cycle Experience

5

00:50:45

00:07:03

19

SEAN BOLTON
Swindon RC

5

00:50:49

00:07:07

20

SIMON MEADWELL
Bournemouth Jubilee

5

00:51:42

00:08:00

21

TAMINA OLIVER
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:52:03

00:08:21

22

S COLLAND
Sotonia

5

00:52:31

00:08:49

23

MARTYN DYMOND
Wight Mountain

5

00:52:48

00:09:06

24

STEVE DANCE
Andover Wheelers

5

00:53:07

00:09:25

25

JAMES PILGRIM MORRIS
GSH

5

00:53:22

00:09:40

26

ANDY SMITH
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:53:33

00:09:51

27

JASON PITT
A W Cylces

5

00:54:08

00:10:26

28

ANDRE POSTHUMA
North Hants RC

5

00:54:15

00:10:33

29

RAY ROBINSON
Private Member

5

00:54:32

00:10:50

30

TONY TURNER
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:54:41

00:10:59

31

MARTIN EVANS
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:43:50

1 laps

32

STEVE ROBINSON
North Hants RC

4

00:44:36

1 laps

33

CLAIRE SMITH
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:44:37

1 laps

34

DARREN DOLLERY
Wightlink

4

00:44:40

1 laps

35

JOE ANDREWS
iteam CC

4

00:44:43

1 laps

36

STEVE DINES
Wight Mountain

4

00:45:17

1 laps

37

LEON MANDER
iteam CC

4

00:45:25

1 laps

38

SARAH BARBER
North Hants RC

4

00:45:33

1 laps

39

ANDY POND
Wight Mountain

4

00:45:37

1 laps

40

J THOMAS
Epsom CC

4

00:46:07

1 laps

41

MELISSA BRAND
Pretorius Bikes

4

00:46:34

1 laps

42

GRAHAM HUGHES
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:47:02

1 laps

43

CORINNE CLARK
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:47:13

1 laps

44

R COOPER
Swindon RC

4

00:48:03

1 laps

45

SARAH WOODS
Wightlink

4

00:48:07

1 laps

46

G STEWART

4

00:49:00

1 laps

47

T COMELL
NHRC

4

00:49:08

1 laps

48

GARETH WALKER
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:49:50

1 laps

49

MIKE DICKER
RCC

4

00:50:29

1 laps

50

KEITH ROTHWELL
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:51:04

1 laps

51

NIGEL FLETCHER
FCCC

4

00:51:26

1 laps

52

ROBIN WORMAN
Royal Navy

4

00:51:48

1 laps

53

S CLARKE

4

00:51:50

1 laps

54

PETER TESAR
Bee Line Cycles

4

00:52:07

1 laps

55

C DEVINE

4

00:52:27

1 laps

56

S WARWICK
DPCC

4

00:53:12

1 laps

57

RICHARD ROBINSON
North Hants RC

4

00:53:18

1 laps

58

PHIL CHINN
Fareham Wheelers

4

00:53:36

1 laps

59

ANDY BRISTOW
White Rose

4

00:53:39

1 laps

60

RAY WOODS
Portsmouth

4

00:53:59

1 laps

61

CHARLIE CZSTY
Newbury

4

00:54:36

1 laps

62

K PITCHER
Muddy Funster

4

00:54:56

1 laps

63

DAVID WOODS
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:56:02

1 laps

64

DAVID JONETI
Wight Mountain

4

00:56:07

1 laps

65

RICHARD BREMNER
North Hants RC

4

00:56:22

1 laps

66

DONALD PICKETT
Unattached

4

00:57:10

1 laps

67

RUBY BAKER
Bee Line Cycles

4

00:57:39

1 laps

68

STEVE COOK
Here Come the Belgians

4

00:58:38

1 laps

69

ADAM FREWIN
Muddy Funsters

4

01:00:19

1 laps

70

B GEORGE
Cotswold V

3

00:44:03

2 laps

71

HANNAH GIBBS
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:49:26

2 laps

72

RICHARD BENNETT
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:49:40

2 laps

73

KERRIE HUTCHINSON
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:51:18

2 laps

74

ANDY GIBBS
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:56:19

2 laps

75

HAZEL JOWET
Wight Mountain

3

00:57:19

2 laps

dnf

MICHAEL PONZO
Swindon RC

3

00:36:53

dnf

HARJINDER OBHI
North Hants RC

2

00:27:18

dnf

J LORD
GSH

1

00:11:59

dnf

JOHN BURROWS
Poole Wheelers

1

00:22:47

JOHN WANN
PPV

0

00:00:00

 

Results Women

1

TAMINA OLIVER
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:52:03

2

CLAIRE SMITH
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:44:37

1 laps

3

SARAH BARBER
North Hants RC

4

00:45:33

1 laps

4

MELISSA BRAND
Pretorius Bikes

4

00:46:34

1 laps

5

CORINNE CLARK
Cotswold Veldrijden

4

00:47:13

1 laps

6

SARAH WOODS
Wightlink

4

00:48:07

1 laps

7

T COMELL
NHRC

4

00:49:08

1 laps

8

RUBY BAKER
Bee Line Cycles

4

00:57:39

1 laps

9

HANNAH GIBBS
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:49:26

2 laps

10

HAZEL JOWET
Wight Mountain

3

00:57:19

2 laps

 

 

Results Juniors

1

HARVEY LOWE
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:45:41

2

MATT WOODS
Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T

5

00:46:39

00:00:58

3

SAM HARPER
Sotonia CC

5

00:48:23

00:02:42

4

JASON PITT
A W Cylces

5

00:54:08

00:08:27

5

JOE ANDREWS
iteam CC

4

00:44:43

1 laps

6

LEON MANDER
iteam CC

4

00:45:25

1 laps

7

RICHARD ROBINSON
North Hants RC

4

00:53:18

1 laps

8

B GEORGE
Cotswold V

3

00:44:03

2 laps

9

KERRIE HUTCHINSON
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:51:18

2 laps

Results Youth

1

44

CHRISTOPHER ROTHWELL
Swindon RC

5

00:26:55

2

41

EDWARD GRONBECH
Oxford City RC

5

00:27:43

00:00:48

3

62

ELLIOT LASSITER
Swindon RC

5

00:28:18

00:01:23

4

63

DAN TULEY
Chapel Tri Stars

5

00:28:19

00:01:24

5

51

JACK SAUNDERS
Swindon RC

5

00:30:27

00:03:32

6

58

TOM SEWELL
Swindon RC

5

00:32:45

00:05:50

7

57

ZOE SHEEHAN
Swindon RC

4

00:27:47

1 laps

8

42

ERIN BAKER
Southdown Velo

4

00:28:46

1 laps

9

54

ALBERT BAKER
Bee Line Cycles

4

00:29:16

1 laps

10

49

EMMA PITT
Palmer Park Velo

4

00:29:45

1 laps

11

43

CIARA HUTCHINSON
Swindon RC

4

00:30:02

1 laps

12

53

KIERAN WOODS
Charlotteville

4

00:30:41

1 laps

13

60

REBECCA HURST
Poole Wheelers

4

00:30:48

1 laps

14

45

RHIANNA JONES
Swindon RC

4

00:30:55

1 laps

15

59

LIAM SEWELL
Swindon RC

4

00:31:38

1 laps

16

48

BRYN TURNER
Oxford City RC

4

00:32:25

1 laps

17

55

BEN BISHOP
Charlotteville CC

4

00:33:26

1 laps

18

56

DAMON HIBY
PPV

3

00:27:09

2 laps

19

52

IEUAN WOODS
Charlotteville CC

3

00:27:31

2 laps

20

47

HUGH JOHNSON
Charlotteville

3

00:27:58

2 laps

21

61

SAM DAWSON
PPV

3

00:32:23

2 laps

22

46

SEREN JONES
Swindon RC

3

00:34:54

2 laps

 

 Results Under 12s

1

JAY ALLEN
Palmer Park Velo

7

00:13:49

2

ANGUS HAWKINS
Palmer Park Velo

7

00:14:09

00:00:20

3

HARRY DRIDGE
Southdown Velo

7

00:14:54

00:01:05

4

ALDERNEY BAKER
Southdown Velo

7

00:15:23

00:01:34

5

ABBIE MANLEY
Chapel Tri Stars

7

00:15:27

00:01:38

6

CONNOR HUTCHINSON
Swindon RC

7

00:15:35

00:01:46

7

LUKE MORGAN
Swindon RC

7

00:15:47

00:01:58

8

RYAN HODGKYNS
Poole Wheelers

7

00:15:57

00:02:08

9

ROWAN TURNER

6

00:13:51

1 laps

10

FREDDIE HORNER
Behind the Bikeshed

6

00:14:33

1 laps

11

RACHEL THOMPSON

6

00:14:36

1 laps

12

MADELAINE COOPER
Chapel Tri Stars

6

00:14:42

1 laps

13

ALEXA HAWKINS
Palmer Park Velo

6

00:14:43

1 laps

14

ELLIS JONES
Swindon RC

6

00:14:49

1 laps

15

NATALIE MOORE
Swindon RC

6

00:15:09

1 laps

16

FINN HAWKINS
Palmer Park Velo

6

00:16:13

1 laps

17

ARLO CAREY
PPV

6

00:16:20

1 laps

18

LUCY GADD
Poole Wheelers

6

00:16:30

1 laps

19

HAYDEN GRAY

5

00:14:15

2 laps

20

BRADLEY KING
PPV

5

00:14:32

2 laps

21

MARK HEWLINS
Charlot

5

00:14:40

2 laps

22

BEN FLATAU
Charlotteville

5

00:14:41

2 laps

23

OLLIE WALKER
Swindon RC

5

00:15:16

2 laps

24

FINTON CONERRAN
Charlotville

5

00:15:30

2 laps

25

BEN COPPOLA
4 4ths

5

00:15:36

2 laps

26

GRETA CAREY
PPV

5

00:15:49

2 laps

27

OLIVER THORNTON
Oxonian CC

5

00:15:51

2 laps

28

HARRISON PHILLIPS
Cotswold Veldrijden

5

00:16:11

2 laps

29

ROHAN GRAY

5

00:16:27

2 laps

30

JAMES BROWN
PPV

5

00:16:32

2 laps

31

LEWIS SEWARD
Poole Wheelers

5

00:16:54

2 laps

32

ASHTON KING
PPV

4

00:14:05

3 laps

33

SAM GRAHAM
CC Basingstoke

4

00:14:25

3 laps

34

ETHAN MEW
Charlotville

4

00:14:45

3 laps

35

LEWIS JONES
Swindon RC

4

00:14:46

3 laps

36

FRANCIS LAPPIN

4

00:15:43

3 laps

37

WILLIAM FLATAU
Charlotteville

4

00:15:58

3 laps

38

FRED WALMSLEY
Cotswold Veldrijden

3

00:14:51

4 laps

39

ALISTAIR FULBROOK

3

00:15:21

4 laps