Steven James (Hargroves Cycles) run out winner of the latest round of the Wessex League held at the Brooks Uni in Oxford. After the first couple of laps where he was challenged by Dan Guest (Performance Cycles) Steven broke clear mid race to open up a big lead which he never looked loosing as he soloed in 2mins clear.
Despite heavy overnight rain the course in Oxford held up really well with just the wooded section causing riders problems with mud clogging the mechanicals, not a problem for riders with a spare bike or a pit crew. The course set over two large flat grassed fields and a technical wooded section making for a very long lap which soon sorted out the riders as after a couple of laps there were riders spread all around the lap.
James made the early running along with Joe Andrews (Eden Verdana), Guest and Tim O’Regan (Team Quest) as the three started to pull away from a chasing group of five riders lead by Sam Allen (UC Nantes) and Joe Hickerton (Charlotteville). It was the third lap that James applied the pressure and dropped Guest with Allen 40secs back with O’Regan for company.
Behind the leaders were Chris Pedder (Team Quest), Hickerton, Danny Bell (Ellmore Factory Racing) and Richard Lewis (CC Basingstoke) although these were now between two and three minutes down on James.
Steven James rolled through the finish line while we had to wait for two minutes for Guest in second and O’Regan third at 2minutes 11secs.
The earlier combined vet/junior/ women’s race saw another league win for Crispin Doyle (Hargroves Cycles ahead of Tim Hyde (GS Henley) by 53secs with Simon Sheridan (Cadence RT) third. Steve Davis (Hargroves Cycles) continued the Hargroves success by winning the +50 category ahead of Dave McMullen (Cotswold Veldrijden) and another Hargroves rider Malcolm Cross continuing his fine run of form following a lay off due to injury last season.
Chris Rothwell (Ride 24/7) won the junior section ahead of Tom Sewell (Cotswold Veldrijden). Tamina Oliver rounded out the Hargroves success this weekend by overcoming a dropped chain on the first lap to catch and pass Sarah Barber (North Hants RC).
The Under 12s race had an excellent turn-out with over 60 riders taking part and enjoying the twisty course.
Report by Graham Robins
Photo Gallery by Graham Robins HERE
below: Rhys James (Team Sky) and Niamh Murphy (Cotswold Veldrijden)
in the Under 12s race.
Full Results
Any queries please email organiser John Vallis john.vallis@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Senior Men
| 1 | Steven James | Hargroves Cycles | 52:40 | |
| 2 | Dan Guest | Performance C | ||
| 3 | Tim O’Regan | Team Quest | ||
| 4 | Sam Allen | VC Nantes Atlantique | ||
| 5 | Christoper Minter | Pedalon | ||
| 6 | Peter Kench | Banjo | ||
| 7 | Chris Pedder | Team Quest | ||
| 8 | Jo Hickerton | Charlotteville | ||
| 9 | Daniel Bell | Ellmore Factory | ||
| 10 | Richard Lewis | C C Basingstoke | ||
| 11 | Chris Atkins | Specialised Racing | ||
| 12 | Jamie Norfolk | Pedalon | V40 | |
| 13 | Nick Onslow | Pedalon | V40 | |
| 14 | Mike Wragg | Arbis Colbert | ||
| 15 | Ben Anstie | Cadence RT | ||
| 16 | Aaron Taylor | Banjo | ||
| 17 | Ben Hall | Bristol | ||
| 18 | James Cotty | I Ride | ||
| 19 | Adam Buckland | Banjo | ||
| 20 | Doug Woollett | Maybush | ||
| 21 | Joseph Atkins | Eden Veranda | U23 | |
| 22 | Andrew Burridge | Bristol | ||
| 23 | Carl Norfolk | Pedalon | ||
| 24 | Dean Hitchings | Eden Veranda | V40 | |
| 25 | Andy Sykes | Team Quest | V40 | |
| 26 | Chris Linney | Eden Veranda | ||
| 27 | Alex McIntosh | Cotswold Veldrijden | ||
| 28 | Gavin Spiers | GS Henley | ||
| 29 | Tom Budden | Sotonia | ||
| 30 | Patrick Brown | Eden Veranda | U23 | |
| 31 | Alistair Siebert | Maybush | ||
| 32 | James Evans | North Hants | ||
| 33 | Kevin Holloway | VC10 | V50 | |
| 34 | Jason Hales | Oxford Brookes | At 1 Lap. | U23 |
| 35 | Nathan Marks | Eden Veranda | At 1 Lap. | |
| 36 | Dan Atkins | Didcot Phoenix CC | At 1 Lap. | |
| 37 | Andrew Haynes | Cowley R d Condors | At 1 Lap. | |
| 38 | Simon White | Maybush | At 1 Lap. | |
| 39 | Keith Pitcher | Muddy Funsters | At 1 Lap. | V40 |
| 40 | Matt Haydon | GS Henley | At 1 Lap. | |
| 41 | Brett Kamin | Cowley R d Condors | At 1 Lap. | |
| 42 | Matt Bowler | Uni O Exeter | At 1 Lap. | |
| 43 | Michael Ponzo | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | U23 |
| 44 | Mark Chick | Swindon RC | At 1 Lap. | |
| 45 | Marty Mccrossan | Eden Veranda | At 1 Lap. | V40 |
| 46 | Phil Jevons | Here come the Belgians | At 1 Lap. | |
| 47 | Paul Frisby | Southdown | At 1 Lap. | |
| 48 | Martin Holbrook | Wight Mountain | At 1 Lap. | |
| 49 | Mark Oliver | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | |
| 50 | Chris Hinchcliffe | Sponser | At 1 Lap. | |
| 51 | David Jevous | Dreaming Tryos | At 1 Lap. | |
| 52 | Andy Hazelwood | Maybush | At 1 Lap. | |
| 53 | Kevin Lister | Kenilworth | At 1 Lap. | |
| 54 | Gordon Bushell | Wight Mountain | At 1 Lap. | |
| 55 | Ollie Cannon | RLS CC | At 1 Lap. | |
| 56 | Graham Smith | Team steeple | At 1 Lap. | V40 |
| 57 | Debs Pratley (W) | RAF Triathlon | At 1 Lap. | |
| 58 | Ross Bentley | Maybush | At 1 Lap. | |
| 59 | Richard Bennett | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 2 Laps. | V40 |
| 60 | Joe Kang | O.U.C.C. | At 2 Laps. |
Veteran/Junior/Women
| 1 | Crispin Doyle | Hargroves Cycles | 44:23 | 40 |
| 2 | Tim Hyde | G S Henley | 40 | |
| 3 | Simon Snowden | Cadence RT | 40 | |
| 4 | Keith Sheridan | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 5 | Chris Rothwell | Ride | Jn | |
| 6 | Mark James | Jewson | 45 | |
| 7 | Tom Sewell | Cotswold Veldrijden | Jn | |
| 8 | Greg Tognarelli | V C Cumbria | 40 | |
| 9 | Robin Willmott | Cotswold Veldrijden | 40 | |
| 10 | Graham Rogerson | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 11 | Steve Davies | Hargroves Cycles | 50 | |
| 12 | William McDonald | Take3tri | 40 | |
| 13 | Steve Brown | Dream Cycling | 45 | |
| 14 | Sean Williams | Cotswold Veldrijden | 40 | |
| 15 | Dean Hitchings | Eden Veranda | 40 | |
| 16 | Gary Barlow | Reading CC | 45 | |
| 17 | Edward Gurney | VC Venta | 40 | |
| 18 | Rob Carter | VC Venta | 40 | |
| 19 | Pete Hutchinson | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 20 | Nick Walmsley | Cotswold Veldrijden | 40 | |
| 21 | Mike Greaves | Gannet CC | 40 | |
| 22 | Dave McMullen | Cotswold Veldrijden | 60 | |
| 23 | Ed Rollitt | Eden Veranda | Jn | |
| 24 | Dave Wadsworth | Beeline | 45 | |
| 25 | Rob Ford | Beeline | 45 | |
| 26 | Malcolm Cross | Hargroves Cycles | 55 | |
| 27 | Dave Spragg | Kingston Whs | 10 | |
| 28 | Simon Meadwell | Bounemouth Jub | 40 | |
| 29 | Sean Bolton | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 30 | Nick Beech | G S Henley | 45 | |
| 31 | Mark Winks | Didcot Phoenix CC | 40 | |
| 32 | Jason Hawkins | Ride | 40 | |
| 33 | Paul Thomas | VC Venta | 45 | |
| 34 | Mike Mulroy | VC Velocare | 40 | |
| 35 | Mark Harvey | Take3tri | 40 | |
| 36 | Tim Stowe | Jewson | 55 | |
| 37 | Neil Simpson | London Phoenix | 50 | |
| 38 | Mark Booth | Corley Cycles | 50 | |
| 39 | Paul Jones | Beeline | 40 | |
| 40 | Darren Lewis | Reading CC | 40 | |
| 41 | Robin Akers | Oxonian CC | 55 | |
| 42 | Simon Guard | Sotonia | 45 | |
| 43 | James Pilgrim Morris | G S Henley | 50 | |
| 44 | Ian Daws | Ride | 40 | |
| 45 | Chris Hutchings | VC Venta | 50 | |
| 46 | Alan Collins | Portsmouth North end | 40 | |
| 47 | Martyn Dymond | Cotswold Veldrijden | 50 | |
| 48 | P Connell | Sotonia | 45 | |
| 49 | Andy Cracknell | Pedalon | 50 | |
| 50 | Gareth Dridge | Southdown Velo | 40 | |
| 51 | Tamina Oliver (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | ||
| 52 | Tim Poole | Performance | 45 | |
| 53 | David Hobbs | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 54 | Durey | C C B | 50 | |
| 55 | Richard Bremner | North Hants | 50 | |
| 56 | Dave Phillips | Cotswold Veldrijden | 45 | |
| 57 | Peter Kimber | Cotswold Veldrijden | 40 | |
| 58 | Sarah Barber (W) | North Hants | ||
| 59 | Philip Clacy | Chapel Tri | 45 | |
| 60 | Andy Smith | Cotswold Veldrijden | 50 | |
| 61 | Chris Miles | VC 10 | 45 | |
| 62 | Rachel Felton (W) | North Hants | ||
| 63 | Richard Lofthouse | Eagle RC | 40 | |
| 64 | Andy Male | Take3tri | 40 | |
| 65 | Tony Langridge | VC Venta | 55 | |
| 66 | Duncan O’Reilly | Didcot Phoenix CC | 40 | |
| 67 | Charlie Elsey | Newbury RC | 55 | |
| 68 | Neil Morris | Didcot Phoenix CC | 45 | |
| 69 | Lydia Gould (W) | Torq | 55 | |
| 70 | Harjinder Obhi | North Hants | 45 | |
| 71 | Pete Warwick | Didcot Phoenix CC | 45 | |
| 72 | Sam Oliver | Palmer Park Velo | Jn | |
| 73 | Gary Rowe Parker | Solihull | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 74 | Susan Parker (W) | North Hants | At 1 Lap. | |
| 75 | David Lindsell | Reading CC | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 76 | Anna Cipullo (W) | Hargroves Cycles | At 1 Lap. | |
| 77 | Jon Dudley | Sotonia | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 78 | Jonathan Plant | Bicester Millennium | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 79 | Andy Fountain | Didcot Phoenix CC | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 80 | Kim Lassiter | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 81 | Shaun Green | Army Cycling | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 82 | Steve Warwick | Didcot Phoenix CC | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 83 | John Phillips | Sotonia | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 84 | Harner Guest (W) | Performance | At 1 Lap. | |
| 85 | Steve Robinson | North Hants | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 86 | Chris Saunders | Swallowfield Veld | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 87 | Steve Johnson | Performance | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 88 | Richard Mynott | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 89 | Geoff Booker | Oxonian CC | At 1 Lap. | 65 |
| 90 | Lee Jones | Newbury RC | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 91 | Tracy Cornell (W) | North Hants | At 1 Lap. | |
| 92 | David Hamilton | Unit 6 | At 1 Lap. | 60 |
| 93 | Richard Stephens | G S Henley | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 94 | Steven Hunt | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 95 | Jon Fox | Charlotteville | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 96 | Michael Broome | WHV | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 97 | Carly Hughes (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | |
| 98 | Zoe Sheehan W | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | Jn |
| 99 | Mitch Purvis | Didcot Phoenix CC | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 100 | Martin Hughes | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 101 | Tony Jackson | Stratdord CC | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 102 | Melanie Dixon (W) | Solent Pirates | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 103 | Mandy Scott (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 104 | I Perriman | Solent Pirates | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 105 | Rich Abbott | Didcot Phoenix CC | At 1 Lap. | 65 |
| 106 | Simon Murray | Take3tri | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 107 | Wendy Rees (W) | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | |
| 108 | Neil Bryon | Bicester Millennium | At 1 Lap. | 55 |
| 109 | Pete Smith | Oxonian CC | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 110 | Juliet Milward (W) | HWCC | At 1 Lap. | 45 |
| 111 | Caroline Stewart (W) | RN & RM | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 112 | Zoe Orbell (W) | Maybush CC | At 1 Lap. | |
| 113 | Mark Adams | Hargroves Cycles | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 114 | Jonathan York | Somer Valley | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 115 | Dave Jowett | Hargroves Cycles | At 1 Lap. | 50 |
| 116 | Peter Richardson | North Hants | At 1 Lap. | 40 |
| 117 | Sarah Cox (W) | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | |
| 118 | Sorrel Williams (W) | RST0 | At 1 Lap. | |
| 119 | Pete Dunn | Thatcham | At 2 Laps. | 45 |
| 120 | Paul Wood | Swindon RC | At 2 Laps. | 50 |
| 121 | Roxanne McNaughton W | Not Known | At 3 Laps. |
Youth
| 1 | Elliot Lasiter | Cotswold Veldrijden | 31:17 | Y |
| 2 | Edward Gronbech | Oxford City RC | Y | |
| 3 | Charlie Cooper | Eden Veranda | Y | |
| 4 | Archie Scott | Cotswold Veldrijden | Y | |
| 5 | Jamie Ellis | Cotswold Veldrijden | Y | |
| 6 | Emily Wadsworth (W) | Beeline | Y | |
| 7 | Liam Sewell | Cotswold Veldrijden | Y | |
| 8 | Maddie Wadsworth (W) | Beeline | 14 | |
| 9 | Barney Clacy | Chapel Tri | 14 | |
| 10 | Abbie Manley (W) | Jedi Cycle Sport | 14 | |
| 11 | Liam Harris | Palmer Park Velo | Y | |
| 12 | Tom Couzens | Bicester Millenium | 14 | |
| 13 | Mat Thornton | Oxonian CC | Y | |
| 14 | David Hird | Stratford CC | 14 | |
| 15 | Mat Meadwell | Bournemouth Jubile | 14 | |
| 16 | Fletcher Adams | Hargroves Cycles | Y | |
| 17 | Holly Powell (W) | Chapel Tri | 14 | |
| 18 | Harry Dridge | Solent Pirates | 14 | |
| 19 | Joey Allen | Pedalon | 14 | |
| 20 | Skip Snelson | Team Milton Keynes | 14 | |
| 21 | Amy Perryman (W) | Solent Pirates | 14 | |
| 22 | Fraser Ayears | Welland Valley CC | Y | |
| 23 | Sean Dawson | Palmer Park Velo | Y | |
| 24 | Jamie Kimber (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | Y | |
| 25 | Max O’Conner | EVO | Y | |
| 26 | Kara Perryman (W) | Solent Pirates | Y | |
| 27 | Jack Southfield | Oxonian CC | 14 | |
| 28 | Rebecca Hurst (W) | Poole Whs | At 1 Lap. | Y |
| 29 | Rachel Thompson (W) | Palmer Park Velo | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
| 30 | Amy Contelo (W) | Solent Pirates | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
| 31 | Ella Shaftoe (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
| 32 | Ben Fox | Charlotteville | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
| 33 | Matt Coulson | Highdown School | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
| 34 | Jenny Oliver (W) | Palmer Park Velo | At 1 Lap. | 14 |
Under 12s
| 1 | Anna Wadsworth (W) | Beeline Cycles | 12 | |
| 2 | Jed Smithson | Hillingdon Slipstreamers | 10 | |
| 3 | Alexa Hawkins (W) | Palmer Park Velo | 12 | |
| 4 | Thomas Wadsworth | Beeline Cycles | 10 | |
| 5 | Mack Mellish | Zappis | 10 | |
| 6 | Finn Hawkins | Palmer Park Velo | 10 | |
| 7 | Millie Couseus (W) | BMCC | 12 | |
| 8 | Alexander Uphill | Hillingdon Slipstreamers | 12 | |
| 9 | Adam Potter | I Team | 12 | |
| 10 | Reuben Snelson | Team MK | 10 | |
| 11 | Madeline Cooper (W) | Chapel Tri | 12 | |
| 12 | Felix Clacy | Chapel Tri | 12 | |
| 13 | Arlo Carey | Palmer Park Velo | 10 | |
| 14 | Harvey Jackson | Stratford CC | 12 | |
| 15 | James Brown | Palmer Park Velo | 10 | |
| 16 | Jamie Whitcher | Solent Pirates | 12 | |
| 17 | Tyler Smith | Cotswold Veldrijden | 12 | |
| 18 | Sullivan Berry | RRPCC | 12 | |
| 19 | Harry Penman | Not Known | 12 | |
| 20 | Millie Coleman (W) | Hillingdon Slipstreamers | 10 | |
| 21 | Ben Hunt | Not Known | 12 | |
| 22 | Amelia Cox (W) | BMCC | 12 | |
| 23 | Lewis Ellis | Cotswold Veldrijden | 14 | |
| 24 | Ryan Oldfield | RRPCC | 10 | |
| 25 | Drew Tucker | Newbury RC | 10 | |
| 26 | Lewis Seaward | Solent Pirates | 10 | |
| 27 | Niamh Murphy (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | 10 | |
| 28 | George Mahon | BCS Tri | 10 | |
| 29 | Daniel Phillips | Cotswold Veldrijden | 10 | |
| 30 | Ewan Townsend | Zappis | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 31 | Ellie Swingler (W) | Redditch Road & Path | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 32 | Tommy Lindsell | Hillingdon Slipstreamers | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 33 | Max Johnson | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 34 | Edward Charles | Charlotteville | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 35 | Ollie Boarer | Southdown Velo | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 36 | Astrid Spragg (W) | Hillingdon Slipstreamers | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 37 | Melissa Cooper (W) | Chapel Tri | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 38 | Joel Ayears | Welland Valley CC | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 39 | Alex Watts | BMCC | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 40 | Rohan Gray | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 41 | Nathan Cracknell | Pedalon | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 42 | Niamh Hutchinson W | Newbury RC | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 43 | Edward Jolliffe | BMCC | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 44 | Thomas Johnson | Chapel Tri | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 45 | Ellen Phillips (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 46 | Seth Payne | Palmer Park Velo | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 47 | William Dun | Thatcham | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 48 | Imogen Cox (W) | BMCC | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 49 | Caitlin Stephens W | The Hill Primary Reading | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 50 | Elise Hawkins (W) | Palmer Park Velo | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 51 | Harvey Smith | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 52 | Benjamin Smith | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 53 | Christian Prior | Oxonian CC | At 1 Lap. | 12 |
| 54 | Anna Couseus (W) | BMCC | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 55 | Rhys James | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 56 | Thomas Passey | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 57 | Amber Johnson (W) | Cotswold Veldrijden | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 58 | Tabitha Ward (W) | Not Known | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 59 | Megan Stephens (W) | The Hill Primary Reading | At 1 Lap. | 10 |
| 60 | Joe Humphreys | Not Known | At 2 Laps. | 10 |
| 61 | Deya Obhi (W) | North Hamps RC | At 2 Laps. | 10 |
| 62 | Lewis Townsend | Not Known | At 2 Laps. | 10 |
| 63 | Bella Couseus (W) | BMCC | At 2 Laps. | 10 |
| 64 | Sophie Humphrey (W) | Wroughton Infants | At 2 Laps. | 10 |
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