For the second week running Adrian Lansley the Tadley rider riding for PedalOn was victorious ahead of team mate Sam Allen despite the two riders running together until the last lap. The event promoted by local club North Hants Road Club and sponsored by PedalOn saw the two pull away on the second lap and build a large lead which quickly went out to over a minute.

The sixth round of the Wessex League was held in the park in the centre of Basingstoke with a ride able climb and a couple of sections of woodland. The ground was firm despite overnight rain and the day started chilly until the sun broke through mid morning.

As the senior race started Lansley quickly started well and began to pull Allen along with him leaving the rest to chase, behind the two leaders was a tussle between Joe Hickerton (Eden Veranda), Scott Chappell (Behind the Bikeshed) and Michael Guilford (VC Meudon) and these three continued this throughout the race.

With Lansley and Allen building a lead and the three chasers locked together now at over a minute adrift it was all coming down to who had the legs after nearly an hour of racing. But as the results looked sorted Allen had another last lap problem for the second week running. Last week the Overton rider broke a couple of spokes when too far from the pits and this week he dropped a chain after a dismount over the planks. The three chasers looked sorted until Chappell saw his chance at the planks and while his fellow chasers dismounted he bunny hopped them and this small advantage was just enough to ease away from Guilford and Hickerton.

The vet 50+ race was won by Kevin Holloway (VC10) but it was a hard earned one as he was challenged by Phil Boarer (Blazing Saddles) and Tim Costello GS Vecchi) throughout the race.

After the fourth lap Holloway held a 3secs lead from Boarer with Costello in close contention at 12secs. There was another race behind the leaders as Andy Roberts (Cotswold Veldrijden), Malcolm Cross (VC Venta) and Martyn Dymond (Cotswold Veldrijden) another 15secs down. The order remained the same on the bell lap with Holloway taking the win from Boarer by 7secs and Costello back at 15secs.

below:  action from the V50 race

Sarah Barber (North Hants RC) continued her run with a dominating win in the women’s race opening up a 45secs gap by mid distance and being able to control her effort to the flag. Behind Barber there was a good race going on between Fay Cripps (Southdown Bikes), Rosie Brown (Westbury Wheelers), Susan Parker (North Hants RC) and Carly Hughes (Fareham Wheelers). Despite the three chasers racing hard Lydia Brooks (GS Henley) was slowly catching them and in the closing stages of the race she caught and passed taking a hard earned third spot on the podium. Emma Clark (RP Racing) was the first junior women.

below:  Sarah Barber leads over the hurdles

In the vet40+ and junior race Graham Rogerson (Cotswold Veldrijden) quickly built himself a buffer as he had juniors Joshua Hooper (Primera Sport) and Charlie Cooper (Eden Veranda) between him  and second vet rider Nick Onslow (PedalOn) and William McDonald (Take 3 Tri) in third.  After three laps Rogerson’s lead was 15secs over Hooper, over a minute to cooper but importantly a minute ahead of second placed vet rider Gary Barlow (Reading CC) and McDonald. Robin Wilmott (Cotswold Veldrijden) was close by at 1min 10secs and next up was Onslow and catching quickly.

In the junior race Hooper had nearly a minute to Cooper but over two minutes to third junior Joe Clark (I Team). At the chequered flag Rogerson had a lead of 39secs over Hooper but 1min 21 over Onslow who put in a quick last couple of laps to take second ahead off McDonald.

In the youth race it was a good morning for the Cotswold Veldrijden team as Archie Scott won ahead of team mate Jamie Ellis and Katie Scott was the first female junior rider.

below: action from the Under 12s race

Race report by Graham Robins

Photographs by Graham Robins click HERE

Full results by Black Sheep Timing are now available  HERE

Any queries about the results should be emailed to Black Sheep at  blacksheepsportsltd@gmail.com

Provisional Results

Seniors

1^st Adrian Lansley PedalOn 50mins 48secs

2^nd Sam Allen PedalOn @23secs

3^rd Scott Chappell Behind the Bikeshed @56secs

4^th Joe Hickerton Eden Veranda @59secs

5th Michael Guilford VC Meudon @59secs

6^th Matt Macdonald Eden Veranda

7^th Jamie Norfolk PedalOn

8^th Christopher Minter PedalOn

9^th Tom Budden Sotonia CC

10^th Ryan Keynes Odiham CC

 

Women

1^st Sarah Barber North Hants RC 46mins 47secs

2^nd Fay Cripps South Down Bikes @1min 37secs

3^rd Lydia Brooks GS Henley @2mins 09secs

4^th Carly Hughes Fareham Wheelers @2mins 22secs

5^th Susan Parker North Hants RC @2mins 22secs

Emma Clark RP Racing 1^st Junior

 

Vet50+

1^st Kevin Holloway VC 10 42mins 14secs

2^nd Phillip Boarer Blazing Saddles @11secs

3^rd Tim Costello GS Vecchi @26secs

4^th Andrew Roberts Cotswold Veldrijden

5^th Martyn Dymond Cotswold Veldrijden

 

Vet 40+

1^st Graham Rogerson Cotswold Veldrijden 39mins 38secs

2^nd Nick Onslow PedalOn @1min 21secs

3^rd William McDonald Take 3 Tri @1min 24secs

4^th Gary Barlow Reading CC

5^th Robin Wilmott Cotswold Veldrijden

 

Juniors

1^st Joshua Hooper Primera Sport 40mins 17secs

2^nd Charlie Cooper Eden Veranda @40secs

3^rd Joe Clark I Team @2mins 49secs