In the Poole Wheelers promoted event in Wareham the course was a real mixture of woods, grass and tarmac to keep the riders on their toes. The course was dry and it stayed dry throughout the races.
Report by Graham Robins
Photo Gallery by Graham Robins
Complete results are below after the race report.
The senior race had a quality field as they were gridded and a fast race soon ensued. From the start Steve James, Michael Cotty and Luke Gray (Trek Cross Collective) were slightly ahead of Andy Hargroves (Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT) and younger brother Matt Hargroves (Hargroves Cycles). After lap one Cotty and Gray were together with James @14secs, with Andy Hargroves @16secs and Matt Hargroves @21secs.
The lead stayed the same until lap three when Gray slipped back leaving James and Cotty together at the front clear of the local rider by 17secs. There was a battle behind when both Andy and Matt Hargroves retired leaving a large gap to fourth place between Jamie Norfolk and Chris Minter (Pedal On) and Richard Lewis (CC Basingstoke) @1min 30secs back.
below: Mike Cotty in the Senior Race
At the bell Cotty and James could not be separated, Gray was now @1min 23secs, Minter @1min 49secs, Norfolk @2mins 25 secs and Richard Lewis @3min 01secs. As the leaders came into view James had attacked and managed to get some day light to Cotty and he rode to the line a full 10secs clear. The other places did not change on the last lap.
Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles) continued his great start to the season by winning the combined vet, women’s, junior race for the fourth race in succession. He raced away on the opening lap opening up and 11secs lead over Keith Sheridan (Cotswold Veldrijden). There was a scramble for the next places as Robin Wilmott (Cotswold Veldrijden) Mike Simpson (GS Henley), Sean Williams (Wightlink Offshore) and Steve Davies were all locked together. Also riding high was Pete Scott (Cotswold Veldrijden).
below: start of the Veteran/Women/Junior race
The first rider to have trouble was Simpson who punctured, Steve Davies was enjoying all the technical sections and soon started to pick of places and by mid race Doyle was leading Davies by 40secs. Williams was now down at 50secs. Sheridan was @ 1min 39secs, Wilmott was @2mins 50secs and Scott @3mins. At the finish Doyle won by 28secs from Davies. Claire Smith (Cotswold Veldrijden) was first women making it four from four and Joseph Andrews won the junior section also for the fourth race of the season.
The earlier race for youths was won by a big margin by Chris Rothwell (SCRA) from Elliott Lassiter (Cotswold Veldrijden) by 40secs. Chris made a very quick start and Ed Gronbech (Oxford City RC) was second but he faded away on the second lap leaving Elliott to take up the chase. Angus Hawkins (PPV) was next up followed by Charlie Cooper (Chapel Tri Stars). Rothwell continued his charge at the front with Lassiter now @30secs. Gronbech was a further 1min down and Angus Hawkins was nearly five minutes down on the leader.
Full Results
Senior Results
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1st |
Steven James | Hargroves Cycles | S | |
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2nd |
Mike Cotty | WheelbaseCannondale | S | |
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3rd |
Luke Gray | Trek Cross Collective | S | |
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4th |
Christopher Mintor | Pedalon.co.uk | S | |
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5th |
Jamie Norfolk | Pedalon.co.uk | V | |
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6th |
Richard Lewis | CC Bassingstoke | S | |
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7th |
Ryan Keynes | Odiham CC | S | |
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8th |
Aaron Taylor | Cotswold Veldrijden | S | at 1 lap |
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9th |
Gavin Spiers | G.S. Henley | S | at 1 lap |
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10th |
Karl Norfolk | Pedalon.co.uk | S | at 1 lap |
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11th |
Jason Blann | Team Rosse Blann | S | at 1 lap |
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12th |
Fraser MacDonald | Cotswold Veldrijden | S | at 1 lap |
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13th |
Stu Thompsom | Andover Wheelers | S | at 2 laps |
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14th |
Richard Clark | Private Member | S | at 2 laps |
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15th |
John Vinson | Poole Wheelers | S | at 2 laps |
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16th |
Simon Jodrell | Odiham CC | S | at 2 laps |
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17th |
Graham Dance | Southdown Velo | S | at 2 laps |
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18th |
David Belcher | Sotonia CC | S | at 2 laps |
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19th |
Alistair Moody | Cycle Sport South Hams | S | at 3 laps |
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DNF |
Mat Hargroves | Hargroves Cycles | S | DNF at 6 laps |
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DNF |
Phillip Neal |
0 |
S | DNF at 6 laps |
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DNF |
Andrew Hargroves | Felt-Colbournes-Hargroves RT | S | DNF at 4 laps |
Veteran/Junior/Women Results
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1st |
Crispen Doyle | Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialized Trant-Next-Elliotts | V40 | |
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2nd |
Steven Davies | Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialized Trant-Next-Elliotts | V50 | |
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3rd |
Sean Williams | Wightline/Offshore | V40 | |
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4th |
Keith Sheridan | Cotswold Veldrijden | V40 | |
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5th |
Robin Wilmott | Cotswold Veldrijden | V40 | |
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6th |
Pete Scot | Cotswold Veldrijden | V40 | |
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7th |
Mike Simpson | G S Henley | V40 | |
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8th |
Time Hyde | Pendragon | V40 | |
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9th |
Martyn Dymond | White Mountain | V50 | |
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10th |
Pete Hutchinson | Cotswold Veldrijden | V40 | |
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11th |
Gary Barlow | Reading CC | V40 | |
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12th |
Joseph Andrews | Fareham Wheelers | JM | |
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13th |
Gareth Dridge | Southdown Velo | V40 | |
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14th |
Peter Langworthy | Private Member | V40 | at 1 lap |
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15th |
Phill Connell | Sotonia | V45 | at 1 lap |
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16th |
Simon Meadwell | Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers | V40 | at 1 lap |
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17th |
Dan Tuley | Chapel Tri Stars | JM | at 1 lap |
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18th |
Edward Gurney | Velo Club Venta | V40 | at 1 lap |
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19th |
Paul Thomas | Velo Club Venta | V40 | at 1 lap |
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20th |
Simon Guard | Sotonia | V45 | at 1 lap |
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21st |
Alan Millard | Westbury Wheelers | V50 | at 1 lap |
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22nd |
Will Soloman | Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers | V40 | at 1 lap |
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23rd |
Keith Allem | VC Venta | V50 | at 1 lap |
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24th |
Claire Smith | Cotswold Veldrijden | W | at 1 lap |
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25th |
Phill Chinn | Fareham Wheelers | V45 | at 1 lap |
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26th |
Jez Hart | Sotonia | V40 | at 1 lap |
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27th |
Kiran Woods | Charlotteville | JM | at 1 lap |
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28th |
Harjinder Obhi | North Hampshire RC | V40 | at 1 lap |
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29th |
Alan Collins | Portsmouth North End CC | V40 | at 1 lap |
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30th |
Kim Lassiter | Cotswold Veldrijden | V45 | at 1 lap |
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31st |
Mark Allan | Jays Suppoet Crew | V50 | at 1 lap |
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32nd |
Conal Low-Grier | Portsmouth North End CC | V40 | at 1 lap |
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33rd |
John Phillips | Sotonia | V55 | at 1 lap |
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34th |
Ray Woods | Portsmouth North End CC | V50 | at 2 laps |
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35th |
Tony Weeks | TWIG Racing | V50 | at 2 laps |
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36th |
Dean Prossor | Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialized Trant-Next-Elliotts | V40 | at 2 laps |
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37th |
Danielle Burry | Poole Wheelers | JW | at 2 laps |
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38th |
Rhianna Jones | Cotswold Veldrijden | JW | at 2 laps |
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39th |
John Burrows | Poole Wheelers | V50 | at 3 laps |
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DNF |
Dave Jowett | Hargroves Cycles RT-Specialized Trant-Next-Elliotts | V50 | DNF at 3 laps |
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DNF |
Stephen Longman | Andover Wheelers | V40 | DNF at 1 lap |
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DNF |
David Phillips | Cotswold Veldrijden | V50 | DNF at 1 lap |
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DNF |
Keith Rogwell | Cotswold Veldrijden | V50 | DNF at 1 lap |
Youth Results
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1st |
Chris Rothwell | Swindon Cycles Race Accadamy | U16M | |
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2nd |
Elliot Lassiter | Cotswold Veldrijden | U16M | |
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3rd |
Edward Gronbech | Oxford City Road Club | U14M | |
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4th |
Angus Hawkins | Palmer Park Velo | U14M | |
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5th |
Charlier Cooper | Chaple Tri-Stars | U16M | |
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6th |
Ieuan Woods | Charletville CC | U14M | |
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7th |
Erin Baker | Southdown Velo | U14M | |
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8th |
Caire Hutchinson | Cotswold Veldrijden | U16F | |
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9th |
Rebecca Raybold | Poole Wheelers | U16F | |
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10th |
Jay Allen | Palmer Park Velo | U14M | at 1 lap |
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11th |
Alderney Baker | Southdown Velo | U14F | at 1 lap |
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12th |
Harry Dridge | Southdown Velo | U16M | at 1 lap |
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13th |
Abbie Manley | Chaple Tri-Stars | U14F | at 1 lap |
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14th |
Fletcher Adams | Hargroves | U14M | at 1 lap |
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15th |
Holly Powell | Chaple Tri-Stars | U14F | at 1 lap |
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16th |
Rebecca Hurst | Poole Wheelers | U14F | at 1 lap |
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17th |
Coner Hutchinson | Cotswold Veldrijden | U14M | at 1 lap |
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18th |
Lucy Gadd | Poole Wheelers | U14F | at 1 lap |
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19th |
Rachel Thompson | Palmer Park Velo | U14F | at 2 laps |
Novice Results
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1st |
Peter Bell | M | ||
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2nd |
Nathan Willmington | M | ||
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3rd |
Simon Jempson | M | ||
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4th |
Alex Rankin | F | ||
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5th |
Fiona Hawkins | Palmer Park Velo | F | |
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6th |
Anna Woods | F | ||
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7th |
Chris Thwaits | M | ||
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8th |
David Moss | Poole Wheelers | M | at 1 lap |
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9th |
Vi-Chun Kuo | F | at 1 lap |
Under 12 Results
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1st |
Rowan Turner | Poole Wheelers | U12M | |
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2nd |
Max Meadwell | Bournmouth Julilee | U12M | |
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3rd |
Alexa Hawkins | Parlmer Park Velo | U12F | |
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4th |
Madalaine Cooper | Chaple Tri | U10F | |
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5th |
William Gadd | Poole Wheelers | U10M | at 1 lap |
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6th |
Tyler Smith | Cotswold Veldrijden | U12M | at 1 lap |
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7th |
Ryan Hodgkyns | Poole Wheelers | U12M | at 1 lap |
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8th |
Ben Fox | Charlotteville Rascals | U12M | at 1 lap |
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9th |
Eithan Spiers | U12M | at 1 lap | |
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10th |
Hayden Gray | U10M | at 1 lap | |
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11th |
Lewis Seagrove | Poole Wheelers | U8M | at 1 lap |
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12th |
Jamie Whitcher | U10M | at 1 lap | |
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13th |
Daisy Tayler | Cotswold Veldrijden | U8F | at 1 lap |
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14th |
Poppy Llewellyn | U10F | at 2 laps | |
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15th |
Monty Neson | Charlotteville Rascals | U10M | at 2 laps |
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16th |
Aidan Dewhurst | Poole Wheelers | U10M | at 2 laps |
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17th |
Alex Burrows | Poole Wheelers | U10F | at 2 laps |
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18th |
Cam Dewhurst | Poole Wheelers | U10M | at 3 laps |
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19th |
Finley Avey | U10M | at 3 laps | |
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DNF |
Elise Hawkins | Parlmer Park Velo | U8F | DNF at 3 laps |
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DNF |
Digby Llewellyn | U8M | DNF at 2 laps | |
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DNF |
Anabel Rankin | U8F | DNF at 1 lap |