On a bright sunny day in Oxford Adrian Lansley (PedalOn) had just too much and held off Michael Cotty (Wheelbase Cannondale) by just one second after riding neck and neck for the whole race.

The race held at the Brooks University just to the west of the city and was laid out on the sports fields and a large wooded section which was rather boggy causing all sorts of problems as riders had to dismount the scrape large clumps of mud of.

Report by Graham Robins

Photographs by Graham Robins

Photographs by  Biker Junior   (Flickr)

Photographs by  Tony Smith  (Flickr)

Full results are now available below after the report.  Any queries please email  john.vallis@oxfordshire.gov.uk

 

With a large turnout of riders on a nice chilly day the Commissaires decided to cut out the wooded section on the opening lap to help the field to spread out. It was Cotty who lead the riders up the side of the woods along with Darren Atkins (Team Jewson), Lansley and Scott Chalmers (Dream CC). As soon as the crossed the line to start the second lap gaps were starting to appear and riders were soon spread all over the course.

Cotty lead Atkins on lap two but Lansley had made up ground and was third with visiting rider Chris Metcalfe (Charge Bikes) from Derbyshire mixing it with the ‘locals’. This group was followed by Chalmers, Danny Bell (Ellmore Factory Racing), Chris Minter (PedalOn) and Peter Kench (Banjo Cycles).

As the laps ticked down Lansley got past Atkins to join Cotty at the front and these two riders pulled away opening up a 15secs lead over Atkins with Metcalfe at 47secs fourth. Next came three riders locked together with Minter, Kench and Bell locked together as one. This trio were to remain locked together right to the finish line.

At the bell Lansley lead Cotty through the line and onto the final lap, other gaps were getting larger as the leaders pulled away. When the leaders came back to the sports fields it was Lansley leading. The switch back turns leading to the finish did not help Cotty as Lansley was able to control the race and with no back markers in the way it was down to the sprint out of the last turn with 50meters to go. Lansley won from Cotty by 1sec, Atkins came in 51secs back, and Metcalfe was at 1min 34secs. However the best sprint of the race came between Minter Kench and Bell with the three riders covered by a single second on the line.

below: Adrian Lansley

The earlier combined race for Vets/juniors and Women was again won by Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles) although he didn’t have it all his own way as he was pressured by Lewis King (Beeline Cycles). Another rider revelling in the conditions was Mike Simpson (GS Henley) who had led the race at the start of the second of four laps. As the race started its last lap Doyle led King with Simpson at 10secs, this order remained until the finish when Doyle crossed the line not realising it was the last lap, and King was second at 15secs and Simpson now 44secs down.

Joe Andrews (Fareham Wheelers) with the junior league already sewn up was not having any luck as he struggled with mud clogging up his brakes and drive chain. This allowed Isaac Anstee (Beds RC) to pass to take the junior win. Merce Pacios (Blue Motors) was first women ahead of Claire Smith (Cotswold Veldrijden) and Phoebe Sneddon was third.

below: Merce Pacios

The youth race was won by Christopher Rothwell (SCRA), he set off at a very strong pace and was soon clear of Edward Gronbech (Oxford City RC) with Elliott Lassiter (Cotswold Veldrijden) in third.

 below:  action from the Youth Race

 

The morning got underway as 64 under 12’s signed on to race a smaller course mainly around the sports fields. The winner was Luke Simmonds (Stratford CC). First girl was Alexa Hawkins (Palmer Park Velo) who also finished second just ahead of Rowan Turner (Poole Wheelers).

 

 

 

 

Please address all queries about the results to the race organiser John Vallis   john.vallis@oxfordshire.gov.uk   and any amendments will be updated on this web page.

 

 

 

Senior Results

1	Adrian Lansley	Pedalon	57:56:00
2	Mike Cotty	Wheelbase Cannondale	58:05:00
3	Darren Atkins	Jewson MI	58:52:00	40
4	Chris Metcalfe	Charge Bikes	59:29:00
5	Christopher Minter	Pedalon	59:35:00
6	Peter Kench	Banjo Cycles	59:37:00
7	Daniel Bell	Ellmore Factory racing	59:50:00
8	Scott Chalmers	Dream Cycling	01:01:25
9	Gavin Barnes	Jiff Cycles	01:02:13
10	Chris Herring	East London Velo	01:02:20
11	James Cotty	I-ride	01:02:44
12	Phil Hersey	Eagle RC	01:03:52
13	Jamie Norfolk	Pedalon	01:04:47	40
14	Richard Lewis	CC Basingstoke	01:05:06
15	Mike Kangelos	Hackney GT	01:05:25
16	Roger Prior	Zappis	01:06:18
17	Mike Wrigg	Arbis-Colbert	01:06:33
18	Michael Riley	Jewson MI	01:06:43	23
19	Michael Miach	Pretorius Bikes	01:07:30
20	Ben Whitehead	Hackney GT	01:08:35
21	Jason Pitt	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	23
22	Steve Malin	East London Velo	At 1 Lap.	45
23	Joe Hickerton	Not Known	At 1 Lap.
24	David Archer	Bolsover ^ DCC	At 1 Lap.
25	Stuart Waite	Not Known	At 1 Lap.
26	Simon Tottle	Festival RC	At 1 Lap.	50
27	Gavin Spiers	GS Henley	At 1 Lap.
28	Karl Norfolk	Pedalon	At 1 Lap.
29	Frederico Bernasconi	Hackney GT	At 1 Lap.
30	James Bond	Wight Link	At 1 Lap.
31	Peter Beisty	GS Henley	At 1 Lap.
32	Stu Thompson	Andover Whs	At 1 Lap.
33	Fraser Macdonald	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	23
34	Aaron Collins	Swindon RC	At 1 Lap.	23
35	Nick Roux	GS Henley	At 1 Lap.	45
36	Darren lewis	Reading CC	At 1 Lap.
37	Tim Dode	Oxford tri	At 1 Lap.
38	Alex Mcintosh	Swindon RC	At 1 Lap.
39	Leon Mander	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	23
40	Simon White	Maybush	At 1 Lap.
41	Matt Walsh	Zappis	At 1 Lap.
42	Doug Woollett	Oxford tri	At 1 Lap.
43	Andrew Haines	Cowley Road	At 1 Lap.
44	Alec Broome	Wight Mountain	At 1 Lap.
45	Luke Samuel	O.U.C.C.	At 1 Lap.	23
46	Matt Dowler	Uni of Exeter	At 1 Lap.
47	David Belcher	Sotonia	At 2 Laps.
48	Sandy Legge	Zappis	At 2 Laps.
49	Steve Merrett	Not Known	At 2 Laps.	40
50	Aaron Tayler	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.
51	Martin Sanders	Wight Link	At 2 Laps.
52	Alistair Moody	Not Known	At 2 Laps.
53	Gordon Bushell	Wight Mountain	At 2 Laps.
54	Andy Hazlewood	Maybush	At 2 Laps.
55	Paula Loughlin Wv	Cheltenham & Co CC	At 2 Laps.	45

 

 

Veteran/Junior/Women Results

1	Crispin Doyle	Hargroves Cycles	41:49:00	40
2	Lewis King	Beeline Cycles	42:38:00	40
3	Mike Simpson	GS Henley	43:49:00	40
4	Sean Williams	Wightlink	44:05:00	40
5	Robin Wilmott	Cotswold Veldrijden	45:17:00	40
6	William Girvan	North Hants RC		45
7	Gary Howard	VC Venta		40
8	Dave Mcmullen	Cotswold Veldrijden		60
9	Roy Chamberlain	Corley Cycles		45
10	Tim Hyde	GS Henley		40
11	Philip Boarer	sdv		45
12	Ian Costello	Southdown Velo		50
13	Nick Walmsley	Cotswold Veldrijden		40
14	Simon Snowden	Cycology		40
15	Steve Mahon	East London Velo		45
16	Pete Hutchinson	Cotswold Veldrijden		45
17	Dave Copland	Ipswich		50
18	Merie Pacios	Zappis		W
19	Chris Hutchins	VC Venta		45
20	Andy Roberts	Cotswold Veldrijden		55
21	Peter Busby	Jewson/MI		50
22	Graham Freer	Hackney GT		45
23	Simon Meadwell	Bournemouth Jub		40
24	James Pilgrimmorris	GS Henley		45
25	Konrad Manning	Hackney GT		45
26	Isaac Anstee	Beds RC		Jn
27	Chris Smith	Team MK		40
28	Neil Simpson	London Phoenix		45
29	Anthony dyment	North Hants RC		50
30	Gary Barlow	Reading CC		45
31	Phil Evans	Coventry RC		55
32	Edward Gurney	VC Venta		40
33	Jospeh Andrews	Fareham Whs		Jn
34	Graham Rogerson	Army Cu		40
35	Robin Akers	Oxonian CC		55
36	Andy Smith	Cotswold Veldrijden		50
37	Martyn Dymond	Wight Mountain		50
38	Claire Smith	Cotswold Veldrijden		W 40
39	Philip Connell	Sotonia		45
40	Jez Hart	Sotonia		40
41	Steve Mead	Didcot Phoenix CC		50
42	Sean Bolton	Swindon RC		45
43	Paul Carpenter	Hounslow Whs		45
44	Rob Carter	VC Venta		40
45	Duncan Mellish	Zappis		40
46	Richard Bremner	North Hants RC		50
47	Adrian Kilworth	Welland Valley		45
48	Paul Gibbs	Pearson		50
49	Rob Ford	Beeline Cycles		45
50	Simon Hudson	Oxford City RC		40
51	John Dudley	Sotonia		50
52	Kevin Bodley	Not Known		50
53	Gareth Dridge	Southdown Velo		40
54	Michael Ponzo	Swindon RC		Jn
55	Stuart Gough	VC Venta		60
56	Adrian Parry	Pedalon	At 1 Lap.	45
57	Carlm Taylor	Stratford CC	At 1 Lap.	45
58	Richard Tyler	Coventry RC	At 1 Lap.	55
59	Alan Collins	Portsmouth North End	At 1 Lap.	40
60	Tim Stowe	Jewson/MI	At 1 Lap.	55
61	Keith Allam	VC Venta	At 1 Lap.	55
62	Chris Miles	VC 10	At 1 Lap.	40
63	Phill Chinn	Fareham Whs	At 1 Lap.	45
64	John Chastel	Welwyn Whs	At 1 Lap.	40
65	Neil Morris	Didcot Phoenix CC	At 1 Lap.	45
66	Phebe Sneddon	All Bar Girls	At 1 Lap.	W
67	Alan Millard	Westbury Whs	At 1 Lap.	50
68	Chris Macleod	Palmer Park Velo	At 1 Lap.	50
69	Harjinder Obhi	North Hants RC	At 1 Lap.	45
70	Gareth Walker	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	40
71	Charlie Elsey	Newbury	At 1 Lap.	55
72	Paul Jones	SNAFU	At 1 Lap.	45
73	Paul Kelly	Don Szmidt Fan Club	At 1 Lap.	45
74	Kim Lassiter	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	45
75	Adam Gardner	GS Henley	At 1 Lap.	40
76	Andy Murphy	North Hants RC	At 1 Lap.	45
77	David Lindsell	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	45
78	Mark Eidem	Hillingdon Tri	At 1 Lap.	50
79	David Micklewright	Hillingdon Tri	At 1 Lap.	45
80	Steve Dines	Wight Mountain	At 1 Lap.	55
81	David Jones	Oxonian CC	At 1 Lap.	65
82	Mitch Purvis	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	45
83	John Phillips	Sotonia	At 1 Lap.	55
84	Stev Clarke	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	40
85	Tracy Cornell	North Hants RC	At 1 Lap.	W
86	Dave Nash	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	45
87	Jonathan Plant	Bicester CC	At 1 Lap.	45
88	malcolm Rose	Oxonian CC	At 1 Lap.	40
89	Jim Stewart	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	40
90	Peter Varian	Red Kite Cycles	At 1 Lap.	50
91	T Jackson	Stratford CC	At 1 Lap.	50
92	Dan Hayer	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	40
93	Andy Murray	Norwood Paragon	At 1 Lap.	60
94	Jack Saunders	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	Jn
95	Simon Tottle	Festival RC	At 1 Lap.	50
96	Stephen Longman	Andover Whs	At 1 Lap.	45
97	Paul Lewis	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	50
98	Mark Allen	Jays Crew	At 1 Lap.	50
99	Katie Edwards	Beds RC	At 1 Lap.	W
100	Paul Suaf	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	40
101	Rich Jamieson	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	45
102	Stuart Hathaway	Oxonian CC	At 1 Lap.	55
103	Dave Jowett	Hargroves Cycles	At 1 Lap.	50
104	Michael Brodick	WHV	At 1 Lap.	60
105	Tracy Best	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	W
106	Zoe Sheehan	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	Jn W
107	Rhianna Jone	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	Jn W
108	Dbites Brownsend	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	45
109	Hannah Gibbs	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.	Jn W
110	Steve Cooke	Southampton Tri	At 2 Laps.	40
111	Stephen Avery	Zappis	At 2 Laps.	45
112	Andy Gibbs	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.	50
113	Richard Bennett	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.	40
114	Paul Wood	Swindon Wheelers	At 2 Laps.	50
115	James Moore	Oxonian CC	At 3 Laps.	40

 

 

Youth Results

1	Christopher Rothwell	Swindon Cycles RA	23:06	Y
2	Edward Gronbech	Oxford City RC	23:45	Y
3	Elliott Lassiter	Cotswold Veldrijden	24:24:00	Y
4	Charlie Quarterman	Zappis	24:25:00	Y
5	Tom Sewell	Cotswold Veldrijden	25:11:00	Y
6	Louis Killworth	Welland Valley	26:01:00	Y
7	Angus Hawkins	Palmer Park Velo	26:02:00	14
8	Alex Cross	Oakley Pedlar	26:22:00	Y
9	Charlie Cooper	Chapel Tri	26:45:00	Y
10	Max Cheatle	scl	26:51:00	14
11	Erin Baker	Southdown Velo	26:53:00	14
12	Ieuan Woods	Charlotteville Rascals		14
13	Archie Scott	Cotswold Veldrijden		14
14	Sophia Chastell	Welwyn Wheelers		GY
15	Callum Macleod	Palmer Park Velo		14
16	Emma Pitt	Palmer Park Velo		GY
17	Jay Allen	Palmer Park Velo		14
18	Ciard Hutchinson	Cotswold Veldrijden		Y
19	Sam Taylor	Zappis		Y
20	Thomas Zygo	Team MK		14
21	Alderney Baker	Southdown Velo		G 14
22	Amy Garner	Welland Valley		Y
23	Tom Couzen	Bicester CC		14
24	Noah Tresham	Team MK		14
25	Liam Sewell	Cotswold Veldrijden		14
26	abbey ManleY	Chapel Tri		10
27	Valentin Peiker	Zappis		G Y
28	Nic Day	Team MK		14
29	Jamie Kimber	Cotswold Veldrijden		14
30	Rebecca Hurst	Poole Wheelers		G Y
31	Jamie Ellis	Swindon RC		14
32	Natasha Reddy	Oxonian CC		G Y
33	Matthew Thornton	Oxonian CC		14
34	Conor Hutchinson	Cotswold Veldrijden		14
35	Hugh Johnson	Charlotteville Rascals		14
36	Rachel Thompson	Palmer Park Velo		14
37	Frank Nash	Matthew Arnold		14
38	Amy Perryman	Solent Pirates	At 1 Lap.	G 14
39	Harry Dridge	Southdown Velo	At 1 Lap.	14
40	Natalie Moore	Swindon RC	At 1 Lap.	14
41	Seren Jones	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	14

 

 

Under 12 Results

1	Luke Simmonds	Stratford CC	10.2	12
2	Alexa Hawkins	Palmer Park Velo		G 12
3	Rowan Turner	Poole Wheelers		12
4	David Hird	Stratford CC		12
5	Jed Smithson	Oxonian CC		10
6	Matt Garner	Welland Valley		12
7	Jude Chamberlain	Team MK		10
8	Madeline Cooper	Chapel Tri		G 10
9	Max Meadwell	Bournemouth Jub		12
10	Euan Macleod	Palmer Park Velo		12
11	Ike Taylor	Zappis		12
12	Luke Harris	Halesowen		10
13	Ben Fox	Charlotteville Rascals		12
14	Finn Hawkins	Palmer Park Velo		10
15	Harvey Jackson	Stratford CC		12
16	Sam Graham	NHRC		10
17	Aimee Zygo	Team MK	At 1 Lap.	G 12
18	James Brown	Palmer Park Velo	At 1 Lap.	10
19	George Gray	Palmer Park Velo	At 1 Lap.	10
20	Millie Couzens	Bicester CC	At 1 Lap.	G 12
21	Jennifer Oliver	Palmer Park Velo	At 1 Lap.	G 12
22	Max Eloner	Zappis	At 1 Lap.	10
23	Amy Cantelo	Solent Pirates	At 1 Lap.	G 12
24	Jack Southfield	St Swithins School	At 1 Lap.	12
25	Ella Shaftoe	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	G 12
26	Ethan Spiers	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	12
27	William Gadd	Poole Wheelers	At 1 Lap.	10
28	Spencer Corder	Stratford CC	At 1 Lap.	10
29	Cerys Simmonds	Stratford CC	At 1 Lap.	10
30	Arlo Carey	Palmer Park Velo	At 1 Lap.	10
31	Fay Garner	Welland Valley	At 1 Lap.	G 10
32	Oliver Thornton	Oxonian CC	At 1 Lap.	12
33	Tommy Lindsell	Not Known	At 1 Lap.	10
34	Lewis Seaward	Poole Wheelers	At 1 Lap.	10
35	Ollie Walker	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	12
36	Lewis Jones	Swindon RC	At 1 Lap.	10
37	Grace Parry	Hemel Hempstead	At 1 Lap.	G 12
38	Melissa Cooper	Chapel Tri	At 1 Lap.	G 10
39	Kieran Rose	Oxonian CC	At 1 Lap.	12
40	Niamh Murphy	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 1 Lap.	G 10
41	Daniel Meddowstaylor	Haddenham Junior School	At 2 Laps.	10
42	Rudy Killworth	Welland Valley	At 2 Laps.	10
43	Pascal Giret	GS Henley	At 2 Laps.	10
44	Tyler Smith	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.	12
45	Boston Sorenson	John Mason	At 2 Laps.	12
46	Rohan Gray	Not Known	At 2 Laps.	10
47	Jamie Whitcher	Solent Pirates	At 2 Laps.	10
48	Daniel Phillips	Team Fatboy	At 2 Laps.	10
49	Annabelle Cooke	Chapel Tri	At 2 Laps.	G 12
50	Patrick Moore	Oxonian CC	At 2 Laps.	10
51	Greta Carey	Palmer Park Velo	At 2 Laps.	G 10
52	Charlie Rose	Oxonian CC	At 2 Laps.	10
53	Ellen Phillips	Team Fatboy	At 2 Laps.	G 10
54	Daisy Tayler	Cotswold Veldrijden	At 2 Laps.	G 10
55	Lucy Shaftoe	CV	At 2 Laps.	G 10
56	William Dunn	Thatcham	At 3 Laps.	12
57	Boaz Rossington	Not Known	At 3 Laps.	10
58	Eva Van Rijn	Palmer Park Velo	At 3 Laps.	10
59	Ella Harris	Halesowen	At 3 Laps.	G 10
60	Toby Zygo	Team MK	At 3 Laps.	10
61	Elise Hawkins	Palmer Park Velo	At 3 Laps.	G 10
62	Freya Rose	Oxonian CC	At 4 Laps.	G 10