After a race long tussle John Whittington (CNP Obrea) piped Paul Lloyd (Ride on Air) by a couple of seconds at the Supermarine Rugby club venue in Swindon. Once the race got underway these two riders along with Ian Legg (Primera/ Specialized) eased away from the rest of the chasing bunch.

Report by Graham Robins       Photo Gallery by Graham Robins

Full results are below and also on the GWR Team Blog.

The course was laid out around a couple of Rugby/Football pitches and had a wooded copse at each end with a muddy bank, planks and a twisty section for the spectators to enjoy. The grass was dry and it didn’t cut up much and even the woods were dry.

Once the race settled John and Paul eased away leaving Ian distanced but clear enough of a small group of three which included Richard Lewis (North Hants RC) and Scott Chappell (Behind the Bike Shed). Both leaders were working hard together and their lead soon was over thirty seconds.

At the bell the two leaders could not be separated, they entered the first copse with Paul in front but it was John that was first out. As they sped along side the pitches John attacked but Paul jumped onto his wheel. Out of site at the bottom of the course the two swopped places until they arrived at the planks. John had a little slip when he seemed to catch the top of the plank but he managed to regain his balance and jumped back onto his bike just ahead of Paul. They were neck and neck into the twisty section where they managed to catch a couple of back markers. John was clear and afterwards Paul said he “wasn’t hindered by the back markers and that John was the stronger of the twp riders”.

Provisional Result  (Seniors)

1^st John Whittington CNP Obrea

2^nd Paul Lloyd Rides on Air @2secs

3^rd Ian Legg Primera Specialized

4^th Richard Lewis CC Basingstoke

5^th Scott Chappell Behind the Bike Shed

 

photo right:  race organiser Dan Smith

takes timeout to ride the Seniors.

 

 

In the combined Vet/ junior/ Women race Lewis King (Beeline Cycles) stormed away from the start and never looked like being caught. When the race started four riders were together until they settled down. At the front along with Lewis was Mike Simpson (GS Henley) ‘fresh’ from the National Trophy race across the bridge in Abergavenny and junior rider Matt Woods (Hargroves Cycles)

On the second lap Lewis extended his lead over Mike to forty seconds with Matt a further nine seconds back Will Girvan (North Hants RC) just behind him as the laps ticked down Lewis’s gap hovered around thirty seconds over Mike, Will was now at 55secs and Matt had slipped back to over two minutes. At the end of the race Lewis was a clear winner from Mike.

photo right:  Andy Smith competes in his

second cross race of the day.  Kudos!

Provisional Result Vets

1^st Lewis King Beeline Cycles

2^nd Mike Simpson GS Henley

3^rd William Girvan North Hants RC

4^th Steve Dance Andover Wheelers

5^th Peter Scott Cotswold Veldrijden

Provisional Result Juniors

1^st Matt Woods Hargroves Cycles

2^nd Rob Bolwell Wight Mountain

Provisional Result Women

1^st Sarah Barber North Hants RC

2^nd Claire Smith Cotswold Veldrijden

 

The youth race was won by local rider Jack Saunders (Swindon RC), and once he pulled clear of a chasing pair he was never challenged. There was an interesting tussle behind between with Tom Sewell (Swindon RC) and William Crofts (BCDS), these two riders were never separated throughout the race and it all came down to a mistake at the planks when William slipped and Tom passed him and into the twisty section just before the finish line. William pulled back Tom a little but was unable to deny Tom a fine second place. The winner of the girls race was Zoe Sheehan (Swindon RC), showing that the local club have some very good riders coming throught their youth development ranks.

Provisional Result

1^st Jack Saunders Swindon RC

2^nd Tom Sewell Swindon RC

3^rd William Crofts BCDS

4^th Dan Tuley Chapel tri Stars

 

The first race of the afternoon for Under 12s saw three riders locked together for the entire race until the last few meters. Angus Hawkins and team mate Jay Allen (PPV) along with Harry Dridge (Southdown Velo) were locked together for lap after lap. While Angus was winning Harry had a slip on the slippery bank within sight of the finish. He soon re-mounted his bike to take the final podium place. For the second week running Abbie Manley (Chapel tri Stars) was the first girl extending her lead in the league in only her fifth Cyclo Cross race in her first season. Second girl was Alderney Baker (Southdown Velo) with Madeline Cooper (Chapel tri Stars)

Provisional Result

1^st Angus Hawkins PPV

2^nd Jay Allen PPV

3^rd Harry Dridge Southdown Velo

4^th Rowan Turner

5^th Ryan Hodgkyns Poole Wheelers

6^th Abbie Manley Chapel tri Stars

 

Results:  Seniors

1	Mr John Whittington	CNP – Orbea	Senior
2	Mr Paul Lloyd		Senior
3	Mr Ian Legg	Primera-Specialized	Senior
4	Mr Richard Lewis	Cycle Club Basingstoke	Senior
5	Mr Scott Chappell	Behind The Bikeshed	Senior
6	Dr Daniel Bell	Ellmore Factory Racing	Senior
7	Mr Nick Charlton-Smith	Vectis Roads CC	N/A
8	Mr Christopher Atkins	Team Specialized	Senior
9	Mr Benoit Davies		Senior
10	Mr Aaron Tayler	Cotswold Veldrijden	Senior
11	Mr Michael Holborow	Cotswold Veldrijden	Senior
12	Mr Daniel Smith	GWR Team/Swindon Cycles/High5/…	Senior
13	Mr William Girvan	North Hampshire RC	Vet 40-49
14	Mr Ian Threadgold	Cheltenham & County CC	Senior
15	Mr Will Poole	Bristol & District Triathl…	Senior
16	Mr James Bratt
17	Mr George Fisher		Senior
18	Mr Thomas Holden	Cotswold Veldrijden	Senior
19	Mr David Barnaville	Felt-Colbornes RT	Senior
20	Mr Adam Buckland	Banjo Cycles.com/Specialized	Senior
21	Mr Tony Parker	North Hampshire RC
22	Dr Owen Jeffries	Northern CC/Dave Kane Cycles	Senior
23	Mr Joe Kickerton
24	Mr Graham Dance
25	Mr Benjamin Hall	Bristol RC	Senior
26	Mr Stuart Thompson	Andover Whls	Senior
27	Mr Tom Underhill	Finsbury Park CC	Senior
28	Mr James Britton	Severn RC	Senior
29	Mr Mark Ayling	CC Abergavenny
30	Mr Steven Green	Bristol South CC	Senior
31	Mr Martyn Green	Severn RC	N/A
32	Mr Peter Belsoy?
33	Mr Fraser MacDonald	Cotswold Veldrijden	Senior
34	Mr Tim Cobby		Senior
35	Mr Paul Whitesmith
36	Mr Nick Hatchants
37	Mr Aaron Collins	Swindon RC	Senior
38	Dr Andrew Kearsey		Senior
39	Mr John Cunningham		Senior
0	Mr Kieran Blair	VC Bristol – Webbs of Warmley …	Senior
0	Mr Lee Groenewegen
0	Mr Chris Reed		Vet 40-49
0	Mr Adam Studholme	Zappi’s Cycling Club	Senior

 

 

Results:  Veteran/Women/Junior

1	Mr Lewis King	Beeline Bicycles RT	Vet 40-49
2	Mr Mike Simpson	G.S. Henley	Vet 40-49
3	Mr William Girvan	North Hampshire RC	Vet 40-49
4	Mr Matthew Woods	Hargroves Cycles-Specialized-T…	Junior
5	Mr Steven Dance	Andover Whls	Vet 40-49
6	Mr Peter Scott	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
7	Mr Peter Hutchinson	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
8	Mr Tony Davis	Dream Cycling	Vet 40-49
9	Mr Robin Wilmott	GA Cycles	Vet 40-49
10	Mr Andy Webb	Kenilworth Wheelers CC	Vet 50+
11	Mr Vince Page	Team Echelon – Rotor	Vet 40-49
12	Mr Paul Axon		Vet 40-49
13	Mr Ian Daws	Ride 24/7	Vet 40-49
14	Mr Barry Clewett		Veteran
15	Mr Simon Meadwell	Bournemouth Jubilee Whls	Vet 40-49
16	Master Robert Bolwell	VC St Raphael	Junior
17	Mr Gareth Dridge	Southdown Velo
18	Mr Vilas Silverton	Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team	Vet 40-49
19	Mr Ian Robson	MTS Cycle Sport/ Inkland / Elv…	Vet 50+
20	Mr Martyn Dymond	unattached	Vet 40-49
21	Mr John Dalton	Cheltenham & County CC
22	Mr Callum Haseler	Cotswold Veldrijden	Junior
23	Mr Richard Lewis	Kenilworth Wheelers CC	Vet 40-49
24	Mr Nick Walmsley	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
25	Mr Chris Hutchings	Velo Club Venta	Vet 40-49
26	Mr Niel Dunnage	Swindon RC	Vet 40-49
27	Mr Anthony Turner	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
28	Mr Robert Carter		Vet 40-49
29	Master Leon Mander		Junior
30	Mr Andy Smith	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
31	Mr Darren Chappell	Behind The Bikeshed	Vet 40-49
32	Mr Andrew Gardner
33	Mr Adam Beddall	Gloucester City CC	Junior
34	Mr Stephen Longman	Andover Whls	Vet 40-49
35	Mr Joseph Andrews	I-Team Cyclists’ Club	Junior
36	Ms Sarah Barber
37	Mr Richard Bremner	North Hampshire RC	Vet 40-49
38	Mrs Claire Smith	Cotswold Veldrijden	Veteran
39	Mr Andrew Posthuma
40	Mr Paul Sewell	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
41	Mr Darren Dollery	Wightlink Cycle RT	Vet 40-49
42	Mr James Morris	VC Meudon	Veteran
43	Mr Colin Murphy	North Hampshire RC	Vet 40-49
44	Mr Graham Hughes	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
45	Mr Sean Bolton	Swindon RC	Vet 40-49
46	Miss Corinne Clark	Cotswold Veldrijden	Senior
47	Mr Simon Hudson	Oxford City RC	Vet 40-49
48	Mr Phillip Chinn	Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club	Vet 40-49
49	Mr Gareth Walker	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
50	Miss Ruby Baker	Behind The Bikeshed	Senior
51	Mr Peter Tesar	Behind The Bikeshed	Vet 40-49
52	Dr Harjinder Obhi		Veteran
53	Mr Paul Meyer	Cheltenham & County CC	Vet 40-49
54	Mr Steve Clarke		Vet 40-49
55	Mr Michael Poazo
56	Mr Patrick Alexander	Cheltenham & County CC	Vet 40-49
57	Mr Paul Langdon		Veteran
58	Mr Neil Horner	Behind The Bikeshed	Vet 50+
59	Mr Stephen Dines		Vet 50+
60	Mr David Scott	Behind The Bikeshed	Vet 40-49
61	Mr John Hawes	Cheltenham & County CC	Veteran
62	Mr David Woods	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 50+
63	Mr Paul Shaftoe	Corinium CC
64	Mr Lee Bradley	www.cyclelogic.co.uk	Veteran
65	Mr Andrew Pond	White Mountain Red Funnel	Vet 40-49
66	Mr Paul Wood	Swindon Wheelers	Vet 50+
68	Mr Paul Loosemore	Team Striking Bikes	Vet 40-49
69	Mr Pete Martin
70	Mr Richard Bennett	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet 40-49
0	Mr Steve Foster	North Hampshire RC	Vet 40-49

 

 

Results:  Youth

1	Master Jack Saunders	Swindon RC	Youth
2	Master Thomas Sewell	Swindon RC	Youth
3	Master William Crofts	Bristol Cycling Development Sq…	Youth
4	Master Daniel Tuley	Chapel Tri-Stars Junior Triath…	Youth
5	Master Cameron Thompson	Andover Whls	Youth
6	Master Elliot Lassiter	Swindon RC	Youth
7	Mr Oliver Hayward
8	Mr Albert Baker	Behind The Bikeshed	Youth
9	Master Charlie Cooper	I-Team Cyclists’ Club	Youth
10	Mr Kieran Woods	Charlotteville CC	Youth
11	Mr Erin Baker	Southdown Velo	Youth
12	Miss Zoe Sheehan	Swindon RC	Youth
13	Miss Rebecca Hurst	Poole Whls CC	Youth
14	Miss Rhianna Jones	Swindon RC	Youth
15	Mr Bryn Turner		Youth
16	Master Ben Bishop	Charlotteville CC	Youth
17	Master Liam Sewell	Swindon RC	Youth
18	Mr James Scott
19	Mr Ned Collyer	Dream Cycling	Under 12
20	Miss Seren Jones	Swindon RC	Youth
0	Mr Josh Mallinson
0	Mr Ieuan Woods	Charlotteville CC	Youth

 

Results:  Under 12

1	Angus Hawkins
2	Jay Allen
3	Harry Dridge
4	Ned Collyer
5	Rowan Turner
6	Ryan Hodigkyns
7	Abbie Manley
8	Fred Walmsley
9	Alderney Baker
10	Thomas Green
11	Madeline Cooper
12	Alexa Hawkins
13	Rachel Thompson
14	Freddie Horner
15	Natalie Moore
16	Lucy Gadd
17	Tyler Smith
18	Ellis Jones
19	Finn Hawkins
20	Toby Scott
21	Paul Meyer
22	William Gadd
23	Verity Kinch
24	Ellie Walker
25	Andrew Loosemoore
26	Lewis Seaward
27	Marhsall Thompson
28	Daniel Phillips
29	Glen Phillips
30	Jake Gaunt
31	Ben Berry
32	Sam Carter
33	Ella Shaftoe
34	Lucy Shaftoe?
35	Max Berry