Totton rider Andy Hargroves (Hargroves Cycles) led the latest race of the league from start to finish in the tricky conditions at the Thruxton Motor racing circuit to the West of Andover. The opening laps saw Andy being challenged by Dan Guest (Performance Cycles) but once the 22year old rider came to grips with the slippery conditions he eased away and set up a large lead, and winning the race by a clear 48secs.

Local bike shop Behind the Bikeshed laid up a course utilising one of the grass car parks on the approach to the race track with a lot of twists and turns as it wound its up and down the banking making the off camber descents tricky following heavy overnight rain which continued throughout the day. The course cut up during the earlier races providing the seniors with the worst of the conditions to cope with.

From the first whistle Hargroves came to the front along with Guest followed by Sam Allen (VC Nantes Atlantique) and last week’s winner Matt Macdonald (Hargroves Cycles) who then retired with problems. The chase was on behind as riders slipped and slithered their way around looking for some grip. Up at the front end and chasing well were Matt Hargroves (Hargroves Cycles), Chris Minter and Jamie Norfolk both riding for PedalOn.

Over the next few laps the race order remained the same with just the time gaps between riders changing. Guest was now 38secs down on the lead, followed by Minter at 57secs and Allen at 1min 05secs. There was more to come from Chris Minter as he soon started to reel in Dan Guest and soon the two of them were locked together with two laps to go.

Andy Hargroves remained smooth over the final lap avoiding the back markers and coasting to a comprehensive win, but the two chasers were locked together through the switch backs and as they approached the finish line Minter had enough to hold of Guest to secure run up spot.

Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles) was the winner of the combined vet/women/junior race but he was made to work hard for it as Chris Rothwell (Ride 24/7) was with him for most of the race finishing just 3secs down at the finish.

Doyle and Rothwell soon built up a good lead with another  Sean Williams (Cotswold Veldrijden) coming third just ahead of team mate junior Tom Sewell and Phil Bowley (Alton CC) rounding out the top five. Steve Davis (Hargroves Cycles) was the winner of the +50 category from Tim Costello (GS Vecchi) and Chris Hutchings (VC Venta) third.

Tamina Oliver carried on her fine form this season by winning her straight tenth race of the league wrapping up the women’s section last week with three rounds to go, she also leads the overall +50 and Women’s section of the league. Helen Pattinson (Solent Pirates) continued to improve as she finished second ahead of Wendy Wood.

Edward Gronbech (Oxford City RC) won the youth race leading from the front and never challenged. Charlie Cooper (Eden Veranda Racing) was second despite missing his grid call as he had to change wheels prior to the start, but once the race got underway Charlie soon scythed his way through the riders and was soon at the front of the chasers with Erin Baker, but with a lap to go Charlie dropped him in his pursuit of Edward.

 

below:  The Youth race gets under way

below:  Action from the V/W/J race

below:  The Under 12s brave the elements

Report by Graham Robins

Photo Gallery by Graham Robins HERE

Full Results

Please email Bernard with any queries    bernard@behindthebikeshed.co.uk

Senior Men

1	HARGROVES	Andy	Hargroves Cycles	Sen	1:03:57
2	MINTER	Chris	Pedalon.co.uk	Sen	1:04:43	0’46”
3	GUEST	Daniel	Performance Cycles	Sen	1:04:44	0’47”
4	ALLEN	Sam	VC Venta	Sen	1:05:26	1’29”
5	HARGROVES	Matt	Hargroves Cycles	U23	1:06:10	2’13”
6	NORFOLK	Jamie	Pedalon.co.uk	Vet	1:06:20	2’23”
7	HICKERTON	Joe	Charlotteville CC	Sen	1:07:02	3’05”
8	NORFOLK	Karl	Pedalon.co.uk	Sen	1:07:19	3’22”
9	LEWIS	Richard	Basingstoke CC	Sen	1:08:28	4’31”
10	COTTY	James	Eden Verander	Sen	1:08:28	4’31”
11	ONSLOW	Nick	Pedalon.co.uk	Vet	1:08:49	4’52”
12	DAVIES	Steve	Hargroves Cycles	Vet	1:09:14	5’17”
13	CHAPPELL	Scott	Behind The Bikeshed	Sen	1:09:18	5’21”
14	BUCKLAND	Adam	Banjo Cycles	Sen	1:09:57	6’00”
15	TAYLOR	Aaron	Banjo Cycles	Sen	1:10:41	6’44”
16	WOOLLETT	Doug	Maybush CC	Sen	1:11:31	7’34”
17	SPIERS	Gavin	GS Henley	Sen	1:11:33	7’36”
18	LINNEY	Chris	Eden Verander	Sen	1:12:06	8’09”
19	VOLKINS	Daniel	Outriders	Sen	1:12:17	8’20”
20	ATKINS	Daniel	Didcot Phoenix	Sen	1:12:21	8’24”
21	BUDDEN	Tom	Sotonia CC	Sen	1:04:23	-1 lap
22	WILKS	Phill	Sotonia CC	Sen	1:04:36	-1 lap
23	MANN	Julian	Velo Club Venta	Sen	1:04:56	-1 lap
24	WHITE	Simon	Maybush CC	Sen	1:05:18	-1 lap
25	BROWN	Patrick	Eden Verander	U23	1:05:22	-1 lap
26	EVANS	James	NHRC	Sen	1:05:24	-1 lap
27	DOBSON	Chris	Hargroves Cycles	Sen	1:05:53	-1 lap
28	PARKER	Tony	NHRC	Sen	1:08:46	-1 lap
29	HAINES	Andrew	Cowley Road Condors	Sen	1:09:34	-1 lap
30	FRISBY	Paul	Southdown Velo	Sen	1:10:33	-1 lap
31	OSBORNE	Paul	Farnboro & Camberley CC	Sen	1:11:57	-1 lap
32	RAMINO	Brett	Cowley Road Condors	Sen	1:12:01	-1 lap
33	HAZELWOOD	Andy	Maybush CC	Sen	1:14:19	-1 lap
34	WARREN	Richard	Zappis CC	Sen	1:04:05	-2 laps
35	LANGHOUT	Neils	Sotonia CC	Sen	1:04:58	-2 laps
36	HOY	Nathan	VCGH	Sen	1:12:23	-2 laps
37	PEGGLAR	Martin	QECP	Sen	1:12:25	-2 laps
38	BENNETT	Richard	Cotswold Veldrijden	Vet	1:12:33	-2 laps
DNF	MCDONALD	Matt	Hargroves Cycles	Sen	59:28
DNF	WALTON	Lawrence		Sen	19:15
DNF	WOOD	Jim		Sen	8:49

 

 

Veteran/Women/Junior  (V50+ & women start 2 mins behind V40/J)

1	DOYLE	Crispin	Hargroves/Ridley RT	V40	38:29
2	ROTHWELL	Christopher	Ride 24/7	Jun	38:32	0’03”
3	WILLIAMS	Sean	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	40:05	1’36”
4	SEWELL	Thomas	Cotswold Veldrijden	Jun	40:18	1’49”
5	BOLLER	Phill	Acton CC	V40	40:53	2’24”
6	ROGERSON	Graham	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	41:04	2’35”
7	HYDE	Tim	G.S. Henley	V40	41:28	2’59”
8	MCDONALD	William	Take 3 Tri	V40	41:40	3’11”
9	HAY	Craig	Rock N Road Cycles	V40	41:49	3’20”
10	WILMOTT	Robin	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	42:03	3’34”
11	BARLOW	Gary	Reading CC	V40	42:06	3’37”
12	DAINS	Steve	Hargroves CCC	V50+	42:09	3’40”
13	GURNEY	Edward	Velo Club Venta	V40	42:27	3’58”
14	HUTCHINSON	Peter	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	42:46	4’17”
15	THOMAS	Paul	Velo Club Venta	V40	43:07	4’38”
16	COSTELLO	Tim	GS Vecchi	V50+	43:27	4’58”
17	WALMSLEY	Nick	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	43:38	5’09”
18	HENRY	Mark	Take 3 Tri	V40	43:40	5’11”
19	DRIDGE	Garath	Southdown Velo	V40	43:41	5’12”
20	CONNELL	Philip	Sotonia CC	V40	43:46	5’17”
21	WINKS	Mark	Didcot Phoenix CC	V40	43:48	5’19”
22	HUTCHINGS	Chris	Velo Club Venta	V50+	43:52	5’23”
23	CARTER	Robert	Velo Club Venta	V40	44:02	5’33”
24	BEECH	Nicholas	G.S. Henley	V40	44:32	6’03”
25	LEWIS	Darren	Reading CC	V40	44:33	6’04”
26	FORD	Rob	beeline	V40	44:36	6’07”
27	ROBERTS	Andrew	Cotswold Veldrijden	V50+	44:53	6’24”
28	CROSS	Malcolm	Hargroves/Ridley RT	V50+	44:56	6’27”
29	MEADWELL	Simon	Bournemouth Jubilee Whls	V40	44:56	6’27”
30	GUARD	Simon	Sotonia CC	V40	45:11	6’42”
31	COLLINS	Alan	Portsmouth North End CC	V40	45:16	6’47”
32	CRACKNELL	Andy	Pedalon.co.uk	V50+	45:24	6’55”
33	POOLE	Timothy	Performance Cycles	V40	45:34	7’05”
34	OLIVER	T	Cotswold Veldrijden	F	45:40	7’11”
35	FAWCETT	James	SPCC	V40	45:42	7’13”
36	BOND	Paul		V40	45:48	7’19”
37	DYMOND	Martyn	Cotswold Veldrijden	V50+	45:49	7’20”
38	ROUX	Nicholas	G.S. Henley	V40	45:50	7’21”
39	WADGE	Phill	Newbury RC	V40	45:57	7’28”
40	WOOD	Heidi	333 Fab CX Team	F	46:03	7’34”
41	PATTINSON	Hellen	Solent Pirates	F	46:04	7’35”
42	AKERS	Robin	Beeline	V50+	46:14	7’45”
43	PILGRIM-MORRIS	James	G.S. Henley	V50+	46:39	8’10”
44	PHILLIPS	Dave	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	46:43	8’14”
45	O’RIELLY	Duncan	Didcot Phoenix CC	V40	46:55	8’26”
46	HOLLOWAY	Kevin	VC10	V50+	46:57	8’28”
47	WREY	David	CC  Basingstoke	V50+	46:58	8’29”
48	OLIVER	Sam	Palmer Park Velo RT	Jun	47:08	8’39”
49	MEAD	Steve	DPCC	V40	47:09	8’40”
50	DYMT	Anthony	North Hampshire RC	V50+	47:15	8’46”
51	TUTT	Robert	GS Europa	V40	47:31	9’02”
52	FREWIN	Adam		V40	48:14	9’45”
53	POMFRET	Paul		V40	38:30	-1 lap
54	BARBER	Sarah	NHRC	F	38:34	-1 lap
55	PURVIS	Mitchell		V50+	38:36	-1 lap
56	OBHI	Harjinder	North Hampshire RC	Veteran	38:37	-1 lap
57	BOLLIE	Nigel	Owen Cycles	V40	38:49	-1 lap
58	PRATT	Nigel	Andover Whls	V40	39:00	-1 lap
59	MACDONALD	Ian	Hargroves/Ridley RT	V50+	39:02	-1 lap
60	WARWICK	Peter	Didcot Phoenix CC	V40	39:07	-1 lap
61	TOMLINSON	Robert	Sotonia CC	V40	39:15	-1 lap
62	SEAWARD	Laurence	Solent Pirates	V40	39:20	-1 lap
63	ALLAN	Keith	VC Venta	Vet 60+	39:22	-1 lap
64	BREMNER	Richard	North Hampshire RC	V50+	39:37	-1 lap
65	MORE	Bob	GS Vecchi	V50+	39:42	-1 lap
66	PARKER	Susan	NHRC	F	39:51	-1 lap
67	MALE	Andy	Take 3 Tri	V40	39:52	-1 lap
68	WALTERS	Simon	Velo Club Venta	V40	40:06	-1 lap
69	LANGRIDGE	Tony	Velo Club Venta	V50+	40:15	-1 lap
70	COOPER	Steve	I Team	V40	40:17	-1 lap
71	LASSITER	Kim	Cotswold Veldrijden	V40	40:21	-1 lap
72	POPE	J	Hardgrove CCC	V40	40:28	-1 lap
73	REDDY	Natasha	Palmer Park Velo RT	F	40:35	-1 lap
74	PHILLIPS	John	Sotonia CC	V50+	40:46	-1 lap
75	CHINN	Phill	Fareham Wheelers CC	V50+	40:54	-1 lap
76	DRUCE	Nick	Didcot Phoenix CC	V40	40:55	-1 lap
77	CORNELL	Tracy	North Hampshire RC	F	41:00	-1 lap
78	GUEST	Harriet	Performance Cycles	F	41:21	-1 lap
79	RADBURN	Micheal	Owen Cycles	V50+	41:46	-1 lap
80	ABBOTT	Richard	Didcot Phoenix CC	V50+	41:47	-1 lap
81	MAINPRITE	Craig	Savage Tri Club	V40	42:07	-1 lap
82	WARWICK	Stephen	Didcot Phoenix CC	V50+	42:28	-1 lap
83	SWANSTON	Jamie	G.S. Henley	V50+	42:33	-1 lap
84	HUGHES	Carly		F	42:41	-1 lap
85	ROWE	Edward	Sotonia CC	Jun	42:44	-1 lap
86	HUGHES	Martin		V50+	42:50	-1 lap
87	BOOKER	Geoffrey	Oxonian CC	V50+	43:10	-1 lap
88	KINGSTON	CD	TWCC	V50+	43:15	-1 lap
89	GRACE	Stuart	GA Cycles	V50+	43:20	-1 lap
90	WILLSON	Becky		F	43:43	-1 lap
91	CLARKE	Emma	Palmer Park Velo RT	F	44:09	-1 lap
92	FOX	Jonathan	Charlotteville CC	V50+	44:14	-1 lap
93	LANGDON	Paul	Hardgrove CCC	V40	44:37	-1 lap
94	SCOTT	Mandy	Cotswold Veldrijden	F	45:09	-1 lap
95	MYNOTT	Richard		V50+	45:21	-1 lap
96	TIPPITT	Lewis	Eaden Verander	V40	45:53	-1 lap
97	QUINEY	Murray	Southdown Velo	V50+	46:24	-1 lap
98	MURRAY	Simon		V40	46:50	-1 lap
99	ADAMS	Mark	Hargroves Cycles CC	V50+	48:38	-1 lap
100	JONES	Rihianna	Cotswold Veldrijden	F	39:31	-2 laps
101	SHEERER	Jamie	Andover Whls	V40	41:22	-2 laps

 

 

Youth

1	GRONBECH	Edward	Oxford City RC	U16	M	31:24
2	COOPER	Charlie	Eden Veranda Racing	U16	M	31:45	0’21”
3	BAKER	Erin	Team MK	U16	M	31:49	0’25”
4	HAWKINS	Angus	Palmer Park Velo RT	U14	M	32:48	1’24”
5	HUYNH	Nathan	Cotswold Veldrijden	U16	M	33:06	1’42”
6	FREEMAN	Jack	Alton CC	U16	M	33:07	1’43”
7	SCOTT	Archie	Cotswold Veldrijden	U16	M	33:09	1’45”
8	COOPER	Will	I-Team Cyclists’ Club	U16	M	33:13	1’49”
9	ELLIS	Jamie	Cotswold Veldrijden	U16	M	34:46	3’22”
10	WADSWORTH	Maddie	Beeline Bicycles RT	U14	F	35:00	3’36”
11	CLACY	Barney	Chapel Tri-Stars	U14	M	35:45	4’21”
12	MANLEY	Abbie	Jedi Cycle Sport	U14	F	36:11	4’47”
13	TURNER	Bryn	Poole Wheelers	U16	M	36:22	4’58”
14	ADAMS	Fletcher	Hargroves/Ridley RT	U16	M	36:24	5’00”
15	BAKER	Alderney	Team MK	U14	F	37:00	5’36”
16	HARRIS	Liam	Palmer Park Velo RT	U16	M	37:45	6’21”
17	MEADWELL	Maximillian	Bournemouth Jubilee	U14	M	37:46	6’22”
18	ALLEN	Joey	Pedal On	U14	M	37:49	6’25”
19	PERRYMAN	Kara	Solent Pirates	U16	F	38:39	7’15”
20	SCOTT	Katie	Cotswold Veldrijden	U14	F	38:58	7’34”
21	CLARKE	Tom	Palmer Park Velo RT	U14	M	39:42	8’18”
22	POWELL	Holly	Chapel Tri-Stars	U14	F	39:53	8’29”
23	PERRYMAN	Amy	Solent Pirates	U14	F	40:12	8’48”
24	KIMBER	Jamie	Cotswold Veldrijden	U16	F	40:17	8’53”
25	HURST	Rebecca	Poole Wheelers	U16	F	40:41	9’17”
26	TURNER	Rowan	Poole Wheelers	U14	M	40:55	9’31”
27	JOSEPH	Amber	PPV	U16	F	41:03	9’39”
28	SOUTHFIELD	Jack	Oxonion CC	U14	M	41:12	9’48”
29	DAWSON	Samuel	Palmer Park Velo RT	U16	M	42:05	10’41”
30	HORNER	Freddie	Behind The Bikeshed	U14	M	31:25	-1 lap
31	HUTCHINSON	Conor	Cotswold Veldrijden	U14	M	31:26	-1 lap
32	FREEMAN	Ella	Solent Pirates	U16	F	31:36	-1 lap
33	FAWCETT	Ben	SPY CC	U14	M	31:47	-1 lap
34	THOMPSON	Rachel	PPV	U14	F	32:27	-1 lap
35	PATTINSON	Poppy	SPY CC	U14	F	32:45	-1 lap
36	CANTELO	Amy	Solent Pirates	U14	F	33:29	-1 lap
37	MULLEN	Sarah	SPY CC	U16	F	33:31	-1 lap
38	FOX	Ben	Charlotteville CC	U14	M	35:10	-1 lap
39	SHAFTOE	Ella	Cotswold Veldrijden	U14	F	39:35	-1 lap
40	MULLEN	Max	SPY CC	U14	M	41:38	-1 lap
41	NUST	Christopher	VC Venta	U14	M	34:20	-2 laps

 

 

Under 12s

1	WADSWORTH	Anna	Beeline RT	U12	W	12:30
2	SMITHSON	Jed	HSS	U10	M	12:57	0’27”
3	HAWKINS	Alexa	PPV	U12	W	13:16	0’46”
4	WADSWORTH	Thomas	Beeline RT	U10	M	13:20	0’50”
5	GOSTICK	Jamie	PPV	U12	M	13:25	0’55”
6	COOPER	Madeline	Eden Veranda	U10	W	13:34	1’04”
7	FAWEETT	Josh	Solent Pirates	U12	M	13:36	1’06”
8	UPHILL	Alex		U12	M	13:43	1’13”
9	HAWKINS	Finn	PPV	U10	M	13:50	1’20”
10	BROWN	James	PPV	U10	M	13:51	1’21”
11	CLACY	Felix	Chapel Tri Club	U12	M	14:05	1’35”
12	GRAHAM	Sam	NHRC	U10	M	14:31	2’01”
13	WHITCHER	Jamie	Solent Pirates	U12	M	14:32	2’02”
14	SMITH	Tyler	Cotswold Veldrijden	U12	M	14:45	2’15”
15	CROMIE	Jack	iTeam CC	U10	M	15:07	2’37”
16	ELLIS	Lewis	Cotswold Veldrijden	U10	M	15:16	2’46”
17	PENMAN	Harry		U12	M	15:18	2’48”
18	SEAWARD	Lewis	Solent Pirates	U10	M	15:41	3’11”
19	MURPHY	Niamh	Cotswold Veldrijden	U10	W	15:50	3’20”
20	HUNT	Ben		U12	M	15:59	3’29”
21	COOPER	Melissa	Eden Veranda	U12	W	16:04	3’34”
22	TUCKER	Drew	Newbury RC	U10	M	16:12	3’42”
23	CRACKNELL	Nathan	Pedalon	U12	M	16:16	3’46”
24	PHILLIPS	Daniel	Cotswold Veldrijden	U10	M	16:29	3’59”
25	CLARKE	Harry	PPV	U10	M	12:41	-1 lap
26	ROBINS	Callum	Solent Pirates	U10	M	12:46	-1 lap
27	CHARLES	Edward	Charlotteville CC	U10	M	12:47	-1 lap
28	SPIERS	Ethan	GS Henley	U12	M	12:49	-1 lap
29	WOOLHOUSE	Ben	Newbury RC	U10	M	13:10	-1 lap
30	DUNN	William	Thatchem	U12	M	14:01	-1 lap
31	BUENFELP	Bobby	Gosport BMX	U10	M	14:38	-1 lap
32	PHILLIPS	Ellen	Cotswold Veldrijden	U10	W	14:44	-1 lap
33	HAWKINS	Elise	PPV	U8	W	15:23	-1 lap
34	HUNT	Freya		U10	W	15:23	-1 lap
35	WARD	Tabitha		U10	W	16:31	-1 lap

 

 

 

 

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