Round 8, Oxonian CC, 8th Nov 2015

Adrian Lansley (PedalOn) took full advantage when team mate Sam Allen slipped with just two corners to go to win round eight of the Wessex League. The two riders were locked together once again throughout the whole race building a lead of over two minutes over third place rider and another team mate Chris Minter.

The latest round of the league was promoted by Oxonian CC with generous sponsorship from Beeline Cycles and held at the Brooks University grounds just to the west of Oxford centre. The course was a mixture of switch back turns on the playing field and a wooded section. Overnight rain made parts of the course slippery and other parts heavy going in the mud which got worse as the days racing went on.

below:  winner Adrian Lansley

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In the fading light the seniors lined up for the first of six laps and after a long run around the football pitches they headed into the woods to contest with the mud. There were several mechanicals in the race as those without pit crews with a jet wash struggled with clogging rear mechs and blocked brakes forcing some to dismount to remove the mud by hand.

Both Lansley and Allen made good starts and soon as the riders weaved around the field they began to force a gap before they approached the woods for the first time. By the end of lap one their lead was 45secs over Joe Hickerton (Eden Veranda), with Chris Minter (PedalOn) back at 1min. Michael Guilford (VC Meudon) was busy keeping another PedalOn rider Nick Onslow at arm’s length.

The next couple of laps saw little change in the order with the exception of Ryan Smith (Team Moore Fitness) slowly creeping up the leader board despite a low grid position. Allen and Lansley were still pulling away with a lead of 1min 44secs from Minter, Hickerton, Smith, Michael Guilford (VC Meudon), Onslow, Karl Norfolk (PedalOn) and Tom Budden (Sotonia CC) were spread around the course now with at four minutes behind the leaders.

At the bell the order remained the same and all that was left was to see which of our leaders were going to claim the top spot on the podium. As the two rode into view at the far end of the course there was nothing between them. Still locked together and now with a switch back in front of the chequered flag to go Allen went in a little ‘hot’ and lost his front wheel allowing Lansley to get past and comfortably solo to the finish line. Allen collected his bike to come in second and Chris Minter remained in third to lock out the podium for the Tadley based team.

Lewis King (Beeline Cycles) made a return to Cyclo cross after a few weeks away to take an emphatic win in the vet 40+ race from Keith Sheridan (Cotswold Veldrijden) with team mate Tom Sewell rounding out the podium and taking first junior. Gary Barlow (Reading CC) was the third vet rounding out the podium whilst Harry Rose (Zappi’s) and Joe Clarke (iTeam) taking third junior spot.

The vet50+ race saw Tim Costello  (GS Vecchi) finding the conditions to his liking by storming to a lead as their race exited the woods on the first lap and building on this lead over Andy Roberts (Cotswold Veldrijden) and Malcolm Cross VC Venta). Phillip Boarer (Blazing Saddles) had Kevin Holloway (VC 10) for company throughout the race while David Wrey (PedalOn) was on his own in the mid field.

On the third lap Costello held a lead of 30secs over Roberts and Cross whilst Boarer had finally broken clear of Holloway at 40secs with the VC 10 rider at 53secs; Wrey was now at 1min 06scs. James Pilgrim Morris (GS Henley) was climbing up the leader board but quickly running out of time and laps. The order remained the same with just one as Cross finally managed to pass Roberts to claim second spot.

Once again the women’s race provided the day with some committed racing as Helen Pattinson (Solent Pirates) got the better of Sarah Barber (NHRC) after four laps of riding together. Susan Parker (NHRC) was third but by now was over a minute behind the leading pair and with Fay Cripps (Southdown Bikes) for company. Natasha Reddy (RP Racing) was first junior but she was finding the condition tricky and parting with her bike on two occasions in the race before the end. Emma Pitt (PPV) was second junior with Emma Clarke (RP Racing) taking third junior.

below:  Front row of the grid for the Womens race

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Erin Baker (Team Milton Keynes) made a winning return to racing after injuring his hand at the Derby Trophy race a couple of weeks ago to win the youth race from Will Cooper (iTeam), whilst Alderney Baker (Club Corley Cycles) was first female ahead of Abbie Manley (Eden Veranda) and Millie Couzens (Zappi’s) third.

below:  The Under 12s race gets underway

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Report by Graham Robins

Photo Gallery by Graham Robins click HERE

Provisional Results

All queries please email organiser John Vallis   john.vallis@oxfordshire.gov.uk

 

Senior Men & U23 Men

Pos Name Club Time Cat’ No.
1 Adrian Lansley Pedalon.co.uk 58:25 64
2 Sam Allen Pedalon.co.uk 39
3 Christopher Minter Pedalon.co.uk 51
4 Joe Hickerton Eden Veranda 70
5 Ryan Smith Team Moore Fitness RC 30
6 Karl Norfolk Pedalon.co.uk 69
7 Tom Budden Sotonia 46
8 Nick Onslow Pedalon.co.uk 40 72
9 Michael Guildford VC Meudon 65
10 Matthew Wakefield Not Known 54
11 Ben Thompson SD Racing Team 32
12 Daniel Atkins Didcot Phoenix CC 56
13 James Evans North Hampshire RC 35
14 Lawrence Walten Maybush CC 40
15 Julian Mann Velo Club Venta 29
16 Alex Watkins Sarum Velo At 1 Lap. 38
17 Brendan Reese Army Cycling Union At 1 Lap. 55
18 Simon White Maybush CC At 1 Lap. 60
19 Andrew Haines Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 24
20 Matt Hayden GS Henley At 1 Lap. 36
21 Patrick Ashcroft Reading CC At 1 Lap. 21
22 Niels Langhout Sotonia At 1 Lap. 47
23 Charles Game Zappis At 1 Lap. 23
24 James Allaway Not Known At 1 Lap. 42
25 Harri James Didcot Phoenix CC At 1 Lap. 41
26 Pete Forsyth Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 67
27 Paul Crisford Pedalon.co.uk At 1 Lap. 49
28 Brett Kamine Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 27
29 Arran Curran Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 37
30 David Brazier Performance Cycles At 1 Lap. 33
31 Matt Walsh Zappis At 1 Lap. 50
32 Brendan Schofield Not Known At 1 Lap. 63
33 Phil Mosley Thames Velo At 1 Lap. 58
34 Peter Moran Zappis At 1 Lap. 45 73
35 Andrew Telling Performance Cycles At 1 Lap. 31
36 Saulius Vizbaras Reading CC At 1 Lap. 57
37 Phil Hasell GS Henley At 1 Lap. 48
38 James Schofield Zappis At 1 Lap. 66
39 Rob Barry Performance Cycles At 1 Lap. 22
40 Joe Walsh Zappis At 1 Lap. 71
41 Callum Doak Army Cycling Union At 1 Lap. 45
42 Robert Snook Take 3 At 1 Lap. 53
43 Nathan Hoy VCGH At 2 Laps. 25
44 Andy Hazelwood Maybush CC At 2 Laps. 59
45 David Dyer Cowley Rooad Condors At 2 Laps. 45 43
46 Oliver Jaques Cowley Rooad Condors At 2 Laps. 26
47 James Spicer Zappis At 2 Laps. 44

 

V40-49 Men & Junior Men

Pos Name Club Time Cat’ No.
1 Lewis King Beeline Bycycled RT 45 27
2 Keith Sheridan Cotswold Veldrijden 45 36
3 Thomas Sewell Cotswold Veldrijden ju 82
4 Gary Barlow Reading CC 45 1
5 Tim hyde Pedalon.co.uk 40 37
6 Charlie Cooper Eden Veranda ju 83
7 William Mcdonald Take 3 Tri 40 39
8 Robin Wilmott Cotswold Veldrijden 40 19
9 Greg Tognarelli Southdowns Bikes 45 35
10 Shaun Green Stonehenge Tri & Road 45 45
11 John Pollock Cotswold Veldrijden 45 25
12 Nicholas Beech GS Henley 45 2
13 Harry Rose Zappis ju 85
14 Abdy Sykes Team Quest The Bike Shop 40 17
15 Simon Meadwell Solent Pirates 45 32
16 Paul Jones Beeline Bycycled RT 40 9
17 David Hobbs Cotswold Veldrijden 45 6
18 Alex Johnson Fareham Whs 40 24
19 Mark Shepherd Banjo Cycles 45 34
20 Jason Painton Rides on Air 40 69
21 Joe Clark I team ju 86
22 Nick Walmsley Cotswold Veldrijden 40 58
23 Will Soloman BJW 40 41
24 Phil Brown Didcot Phoenix CC 40 68
25 Gareth Dridge Solent Pirates 40 28
26 Nicholas Roux GS Henley 45 14
27 Adam Frewin Pedalon.co.uk 40 60
28 Paul Connell Not Known 45 62
29 Matt Fisher Newbury RC 40 67
30 Martin Stanley Didcot Phoenix CC 40 15
31 Dave Phillips Cotswold Veldrijden 45 21
32 Peter Kimber Cotswold Veldrijden 40 10
33 Andy Maile Take 3 Tri 40 55
34 Dan Hayes Zappis 40 53
35 Keith Pitcher Muddy Funsters 40 52
36 Nick Cooper GS Henley 40 48
37 Tyrone Miller VC Venta 40 43
38 Andy Tucker Newbury RC 40 23
39 Steve Barnes Banjo Cycles 40 66
40 Craig Goodson Cotswold Veldrijden 45 47
41 Edward Gronbech Oxford City RC ju 84
42 James Collins VC Venta 40 26
43 Guy Jackson Not Known 40 70
44 Jez Hart Sotonia 45 61
45 Andre Posthuma North Hampshire RC 45 63
46 Paul Buckley Hounslow 40 54
47 Paul Pomfret Pedalon.co.uk 45 51
48 Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 45 4
49 Pete Aylward Not Known 40 40
50 Phil Rose Zappis 45 64
51 Bendict Campbell Beeline Bycycled RT 45 3
52 Mark Letters Banjo Cycles 65
53 Laurence Seaward Solent Pirates 40 50
54 Christopher Saunders Swallowfield Velo 40 46
55 Gavin Law Not Known 45 56
56 Kurt Wallin North Hampshire RC 45 44
57 James Frew Spirit Racing 40 49
58 Kim Lassiter Cotswold Veldrijden 45 11
59 Shaun Frayling Cotswold Veldrijden 45 5
60 Andy Mcintyre Performance Cycles At 1 Lap. 45 42
61 james Douglas Bicester Mill At 1 Lap. 45 57
62 Matthew Gough Charlotteville At 1 Lap. 45 33
63 Alistair Moody RN & RM CA At 1 Lap. 40 12
64 Richard Stephens GS Henley At 1 Lap. 40 16
65 Thomas Woodforde Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 40 20
66 Simon Murray Take 3 Tri At 1 Lap. 45 30
67 James Hutchinson Not Known At 1 Lap. 40 31
68 Guy Jackson Not Known At 3 Laps. 40 80

 

 

V50+ Men and Women  (women started 2 mins behind)

Pos Name Club Time Cat’ No.
1 Tim Costello GS Vecchi 50 14
2 Malcolm Cross VC Venta 60 23
3 Andrew Roberts Cotswold Veldrijden 60 27
4 Phil Boarer Blazing Saddles 50 13
5 Kevin Holloway VC 10 50 25
6 David Wrey CC Basingstoke 55 12
7 James Pilgrim Morris GS Henley 50 9
8 Sean Bolton Cotswold Veldrijden 50 30
9 Anthony Dyment North Hampshire RC 50 31
10 Martyn Dymond Cotswold Veldrijden 50 4
11 Mitch Purvis Didcot Phoenix CC 50 21
12 Phill Chinn Fareham Whs 50 43
13 Robin Akers Oxonian CC 55 1
14 Robert Tuff GS Europa 50 11
15 Timothy Poole Cotswold Veldrijden 50 10
16 Steve Robinson North Hampshire RC 50 46
17 Michael Coulson Not Known 50 28
18 Charlie Elsey Newbury RC 55 16
19 Richard Bremner North Hampshire RC 50 2
20 Andy Smith Cotswold Veldrijden 50 37
21 Helen Pattinson (W) Solent Pirates 45 78
22 Stuart Gough VC Venta 65 29
23 Sarah Barber (W) North Hampshire RC 85
24 David Lindsell Reading CC 50 20
25 Robert Gray Dorset Rough Riders 50 24
26 Alan Millard Cotswold Veldrijden 50 8
27 Susan Parker (W) North Hampshire RC 93
28 Fay Cripps (W) Southdown Bikes 87
29 Peter Graham North Hampshire RC 50 6
30 Steve Mead Didcot Phoenix CC 50 38
31 Peter Hargroves Hargroves Cycles 55 34
32 Michael Radburn Owens Cycles 50 44
33 Derick Coppola Four4ty 50 32
34 Phil Clacy Chapel Tri 50 17
35 Lydia Brookes (W) GS Henley 89
36 Paul Kelly Don Szmidt 50 39
37 Richard Abbott Didcot Phoenix CC 70 22
38 Natasha Reddy (W) RP Racing ju 82
39 Steven Hunt Reading CC 50 7
40 Mark Allen Pedalon.co.uk 50 15
41 Rose Osborne (W) Team WNT 91
42 Stephen Warwick Didcot Phoenix CC 50 33
43 Robert Briggs Didcot Phoenix CC 60 41
44 Jon Fox Charlotteville 50 35
45 Martin Hughes Fareham Whs 36
46 Emma Pitt (W) Palmer Park Velo ju 88
47 Gab Leveridge (W) Velosure Starley Primal 73
48 Camilla Powell (W) North Hampshire RC 40 86
49 Lindy Larkin (W) Dame Cycling 81
50 Sarah Allen (W) Not Known 92
51 Rob Harrison Oakley Pedalers 50 42
52 Emma Clarke (W) RP Racing ju 83
53 Kara Perryman (W) Solent Pirates At 1 Lap. ju 80
54 Chris Waddup Oxbikes At 1 Lap. 65 40
55 Maeve Savage (W) London Dynamo At 1 Lap. 90
56 Neil Bryson BMCC At 1 Lap. 55 47
57 Mike Mclachlan Sotonia At 1 Lap. 55 48
58 Tracy Best (W) Zappis At 1 Lap. 71
59 Tony Dawson Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 60 26
60 Alison Rothnie (W) Eden Veranda At 1 Lap. 84
61 Elly Crockford (W) Zappis At 1 Lap. 72
62 Ian Perryman Spy CC s At 1 Lap. 55 18
63 Claire Richardson (W Zappis At 1 Lap. 76
64 Zoe Sheehan (W) Cotswold Veldrijden At 1 Lap. 94
65 Maggie Maundrell (W) Bournemouth Jubilee Whs At 1 Lap. 50 74
66 Chris Boulton Newbury RC At 1 Lap. 50 19
67 Andy Gibbs Cotswold Veldrijden At 1 Lap. 50 5
68 Virginia Phillips (W Cotswold Veldrijden At 1 Lap. 40 77
69 Becci Curtis (W) Cowley Rooad Condors At 1 Lap. 95
70 Bridget Colloby (W) Not Known At 1 Lap. 50 79
71 Cheryl Reid (W) Cowley Rooad Condors At 2 Laps. 75

 

Youth

Pos Name Club Time Cat’ No.
1 Erin Baker Team MK 16 7
2 Will Cooper I Team 16 16
3 Liam Sewell Cotswold Veldrijden 16 5
4 William Mathews Ride 24/7 16 4
5 Tom Couzens Zappis 16 30
6 Josh Price Ride 24/7 16 9
7 Angus Hawkins Palmer Park Velo 16 14
8 Jamie Ellis Cotswold Veldrijden 16 40
9 Sami Vaudrey Zappis 14 45
10 Barney Clacy Chapel Tri Stars 16 17
11 Sam Bishop Charlotteville CC 14 37
12 Liam Harris Palmer Park Velo 16 26
13 Alderney Baker (W) Club Corley Cycles 16 6
14 Harry Dridge Solent Pirates 16 36
15 Matt Coulson Palmer Park Velo 16 29
16 Flatcher Adams Hargroves Cycles 16 35
17 Tom Clarke Palmer Park Velo 16 13
18 Abbie Manley (W) Eden Veranda 16 10
19 Aran Martin Corley Cycles Drops RT 14 3
20 Josh Knowles Palmer Park Velo 16 49
21 Joel Hawkins Solent Pirates 16 11
22 Millie Couzens (W) Zappis 14 31
23 Amy Perryman (W) Solent Pirates 16 8
24 Matthew Thornton Oxonian CC 16 33
25 Hugh Johnson Charlotteville CC 16 24
26 Jay Allen Pedalon.co.uk 16 18
27 Gareth Davies Didcot Phoenix CC 14 1
28 Jack Southfield Oxonian CC 14 48
29 Sam Dawson Palmer Park Velo 16 22
30 Max Meadwell Solent Pirates 14 23
31 Tom Wylam Not Known 16 50
32 Amy Cantelo (W) Solent Pirates 14 12
33 Conor Thornycroft Zappis 16 47
34 Lucas Dixon Solent Pirates 14 34
35 Kyle Wallace Cotswold Veldrijden 16 51
36 Alexa Hawkins (W) Palmer Park Velo 14 15
37 Poppy Pattinson (W) Solent Pirates 14 19
38 Lewis Ellis Cotswold Veldrijden 14 41
39 Connie Stevens (W) Palmer Park Velo 16 38
40 Sam Coulson Palmer Park Velo 14 28
41 Amelie Prior (W) Zappis 14 39
42 Tyler Smith Cotswold Veldrijden 14 46
43 Ella Shaftoe (W) Cotswold Veldrijden 14 42
44 Duncan Pritchard Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 14 21
45 Benjamin Hunt Reading CC At 1 Lap. 14 2
46 Niamh Hutchinson (W) Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 14 44
47 Jenny Oliver (W) Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 14 43

 

 

Under 12s

Pos Name Club Time Cat’ No.
1 Jed Smithson Hillingdon SlipStreamers 12 7
2 Adam Potter I Team 12 4
3 Jamie Gostick Palmer Park Velo 12 20
4 Mack Zappis 10 22
5 Jamie Whitcher Solent Pirates 12 31
6 James Brown Palmer Park Velo 10 21
7 Madeline Cooper (W) Eden Veranda 12 57
8 Lewis Evans Cotswold Veldrijden 12 27
9 Pascal Girer HSS 10 19
10 Alex Uphill Hillingdon SlipStreamers 12 25
11 Felix Clacy Chapel Tri Stars 12 10
12 Thomas Wadsworth Beeline Bicycles RT 12 1
13 Harry Clarke Palmer Park Velo 12 6
14 Finn Hawkins Palmer Park Velo 12 9
15 Ben Coppola Hillingdon SlipStreamers 10 41
16 George Gray Zappis 12 35
17 Melissa Cooper (W) Eden Veranda 10 56
18 Edward Charles Charlotteville CC 10 11
19 Harry Penman Not Known 12 36
20 Niamh Murphy (W) Cotswold Veldrijden 12 59
21 Sam Graham North Hampshire RC 10 38
22 Millie Coleman (W) Hillingdon SlipStreamers 10 61
23 Ben Woolhouse Newbury RC 10 15
24 Daniel Phillips Cotswold Veldrijden 10 3
25 Lewis Seaward Solent Pirates 10 12
26 Amelia Cox (W) Bicester 12 63
27 Ollie Boarer I Team 10 5
28 Greta Carey (W) Palmer Park Velo 10 58
29 Max Johnson Cotswold Veldrijden 12 13
30 Thomas Johnson Chapel Tri Stars 12 17
31 Tommy Lindsell Hillingdon SlipStreamers 12 24
32 Lara Hawkins (W) Solent Pirates 12 50
33 Jonny James AVSC 12 14
34 Tom Collins VC Venta 12 28
35 Ayla Tonkin (W) Not Known 12 62
36 Daisy Pattinson (W) Solent Pirates 10 54
37 Ed Samson Solent Pirates 10 2
38 Ellen Phillips (W) Cotswold Veldrijden 10 51
39 Anna Patterson (W) Not Known 10 75
40 Ellie Hayden (W) CCC 10 70
41 Harvey Smith Cotswold Veldrijden 10 32
42 Alex Watts BUCC At 1 Lap. 12 18
43 Imogen Cox (W) Bicester At 1 Lap. 10 64
44 Oscar Pasmore Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 16
45 Anna Couzens (W) Bicester At 1 Lap. 10 68
46 Aidan Prior Zappis At 1 Lap. 10 42
47 Tabitha Ward (W) Oxonian CC At 1 Lap. 10 53
48 Dexter Gray Zappis At 1 Lap. 10 34
49 Rhys James Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 29
50 Freya Hunt (W) Not Known At 1 Lap. 12 69
51 Kate Coulson (W) Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 66
52 William Dunn Newbury RC At 1 Lap. 12 37
53 Rebecca Carter (W)) Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 10 71
54 Matthew Bennett Didcot Phoenix CC At 1 Lap. 10 33
55 Lawrie Tonkin Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 30
56 Lily Anna Reed (w) Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 73
57 Chloe Carter (W) Palmer Park Velo At 1 Lap. 10 72
58 Oliver Patterson Not Known At 1 Lap. 10 40
59 James Smith Not Known At 1 Lap. 12 26
60 Isla Pattinson (W) Solent Pirates At 1 Lap. 10 55
61 Jemima Ward (W) Not Known At 2 Laps. 10 52

 

 

 

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