It’s the race all riders want to win more than any other – the British Championship with the stripes up for grabs at Derby next weekend
January 11 and 12 sees the biggest event of the Cyclo-Cross season, the British Cyclo-Cross Championships at Moorways in Derby, sponsored by Onimpex/Bioracer.
Nick Craig running in the mud at Shrewsbury. Riders will be keen to see how the course at Derby holds up to the rain we’re having.
With events on both Saturday and Sunday, it’s an action packed weekend of racing at a popular venue used for both British Championships and National Trophy cyclo-cross events. With the final round of the National Trophy held last weekend, the form guide is there for the championships … or is it?
Talking to the riders at Shrewsbury on Sunday, perhaps not because Shrewsbury was very muddy, sticky mud too with bike changes every half lap meaning that if Derby is the same, it may well be in the pits that the title is decided.
2011, bright sunshine, and the contenders for 2013 are all here, L-R, Paul Oldham, Jody Crawforth, Ian Field, Nick Craig – all former winners!
So many riders said after Shrewsbury how they hated all the running and so course conditions will be a big factor deciding where the championships are won and lost.
The racing starts on Saturday with the Veterans (Men & Women) and the Youth categories with lots of titles being decided plus even more medals for the different age categories in the Veterans events (five year age bands).
Sunday sees the headline acts race for the British stripes and a big crowd will be lining the tapes to watch the continental stars return to battle it out with the British based ‘cross riders. More so in the Women’s race where the World’s best cross riders in the form of Helen Wyman (Kona / FSA ), Nikki Harris (Telenet Fidea) (defending champion) and Gabby Durrin ( Team Rapha-Focus) will be doing their best not to be upstaged by the local stars.
Oli Beckingsale (EnduraMTB) in the sandpit at Derby. Â A crash has prevented him from riding the champs which is a big loss for the race.
Paul Oldham: In the Men’s, the big favourite is Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) but Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) has yet again shown how good his form is and Field will have to be on his best to beat the Lancashire rider.
Winner of the National Trophy and a former winner of the national title, Paul Oldham, says of the event “To pull on the British Champions jersey is awesome and I’d love to do it again. Domestically, it’s the biggest event we have and to wear those stripes is very special and it’s what you aim for in whatever discipline you race.â€
Paul winning the title in 2011.
“Derby is a good course too and with all this rain we are having, it’s got to be a mess. There is lot of off camber there and it could be a very difficult race. I won my championship at Derby and I’ve always had good rides there at Trophys. If there is a good omen for me, that’s one!â€
Nick Craig (Scott UK), another legend in off road racing, is another who says that the British Championship is a very special event. “We’re very lucky to have a very good National Trophy series as it feels like we go to a proper well put on event but when you go to a National Champs, it’s another level up again. And it’s not necessarily just down to the organisers but the competitors too who all want that jersey.â€
“When you win that jersey, defending it is one of the most difficult things ever. You look back at Steve Douce and Roger Hammond who came back and kept on successfully defending it and go wow. But, I love it when it’s more unpredictable and more competitive. Ian Field’s out in Belgium racing at a different level but he still has to come back to try and win it and that’s not easy because the whole UK scene is quite strong.â€
Nick will be riding the Veterans race on the Saturday afternoon and then backing up on the Sunday to ride the Elite mens. Finishing fourth (third best Brit) at Shrewsbury shows that in the Elite race he’s a medal contender and certainly in the Vets, his rivals are already well aware they could be racing for Silver.
Is doing two races hard work? No says Nick. “The vets is only 40 minutes so it’s not too bad and I do enjoy what is a fantastic weekend. I was encouraged by a lot of people to do the Vets event and I have to say, I have never had such a fun weekend as I have had when I have ridden both races.â€
Nick won the Elite title three times, twice in the 90’s and again in 2005 and he says winning that first one in January of 1996 was very special, something he really loved and admits that whilst it’s a tough sport, the atmosphere of the Nationals is great; the crowd, the cowbells and the banter. Asked about the course at Derby, Nick explained “It’s an interesting course because it does have a very long flat headwind section with some nice off cambers. It makes for some interesting tactical racing!â€
Nick finally, admits that he likes the going to be heavy and slow. “It suits me. Younger guys go quicker when it’s faster. The engine I have is in there for the power and not the speed!â€
Abby Mae Parkinson (RST/NFTO) admits the season 2013/14 has been really great for her. “I didn’t expect it to go so well and I have good form at the moment and I hope it’s still there for the Nationals. I won the first time I rode at Derby and then last year was outsprinted by Charlotte (Broughton). I do like the Derby course and as a junior, racing with the women, it will be very exciting.â€
Darren Atkins (Team Jewsons), son of cross icon John (12 title wins). “The British Championships is a very special event that we all want to win. It’s a great event†he said on Sunday.
Darren has been pushed all season in the Trophy series but still remained the rider to be beaten which he was unusually last Sunday in a thrilling race at Shrewsbury.
“Having won the National Trophy three times, I’d love to win the Nationals but I know it won’t be easy. There’s a rider who could walk away with it but I’ll give it my best. In the Vets, there are so many riders in the running. You look at the likes of Lewis King, Mike Simpson and all these fellas, if the course suits them on the day, no –one is out of the running. You probably have half a dozen riders who have all been within ten or fifteen seconds of each other this year.â€
“Everyone has been riding flat out and today (Shrewsbury) I was really doing my bestâ€. Darren up until Shrewsbury had been unbeaten but Ian Taylor, out ran him on a very dangerous off camber section and got to the last corner to clinch the win. “We’re all evenly matched†Darren added. “Crispin suffers a little on the bike handling side but if he gets to grips with the course, he will be dangerous. Ian is very strong so we’ll see what happens.â€
Derby, says Darren, suits him. “I have done well there. Been second in the nationals before and won two or three trophies there. I am happy with the course. We just need to see what the weather does as that could change things. I have ridden there though in all conditions so it’s not a course I’d worry about.â€
Peter Harris (Pearce Cycles) : A very well known ‘local’ for the race is ‘Pete’ Harris, who lives only a fifteen minute bike ride away from the course. Pete is one of the top riders in the Over 50 category and father to the current British women’s champion, Nikki Harris. Pete explained how the course used to be a popular venue for the Notts & Derby Cyclo-Cross league before it became known for the Trophy events and then the British Championships.
He explained it’s quite a technical course complete with a sand pit and that he’ll be riding in the over 55s which he won last year. Asked about how it would feel if he and Nikki were able to win the jerseys on the same weekend, Pete replied “We’ve won the mountain bike ones at the same time so to win two jerseys on the same weekend is fantastic. It can be done but there’s Steve Davis and co to stop me as there’s only one jersey for the ten year band in over 50s. Anything can be happen on the day though especially with all the bike changes…â€
Who to look out for
With hundreds of riders competing, there are a lot of ‘names’ in there to look out for in all the categories. The big stars though will be the likes of Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) who returns from Europe after having won both the Trophy events he has done this season in Milton Keynes and Bradford. He’ll be the favourite in the Men’s event but one mistake, one piece of bad luck and the likes of Paul Oldham will be all over him.
In the other big race, the Women’s Championship, this perhaps will be the most exciting event of all as Helen Wyman and Nikki Harris (defending champion) have both had fantastic results in Europe and if it came down to a final corner sprint, I for one would not be surprised.
Another clash worth taking a look at will be the Vets 40 plus (Saturday) where Nick Craig will take on the likes of Darren Atkins and company. That category has seen some of the most exciting racing of the season, the last round especially so and the only question mark is whether Craig can dominate his rivals as they expect him to.
For those early at the circuit on Sunday, you’ll quickly be woken up because the Under 23 category is probably at its strongest for many years. Not only is there strength in-depth which will make for an exciting race, these riders are also on the same level as the Elite men so as well as being close, it will be fast. The likes of Grant Ferguson, Steven James, Ben Sumner and so many others will ensure that the title has a worthy winner.
Another category with strength in-depth is the Junior one and the name ‘Craig’ is present there too, this time its Thomas. He rode, or was it run away, with the Trophy race at Shrewsbury and will be a big threat to all his rivals. There have been so many different winners in the category that where the title is going is anyone’s guess. Sunday for sure will see every race a winner for spectators!
On the Saturday, the favourite for the Men’s over 50 jersey is current champ Steven Davies (Hargroves Cycles) who was sixth in the Worlds last weekend. Riding that race cost him the National Trophy series by just two points and it was the winner of that category, Mick Davies (Pedal Power) who has shown that his form in such muddy conditions is top drawer.
In the Under 16 Boys, Dan Tullett (Hargroves Cycles) is probably the biggest favourite of the whole weekend but as ever, with so many variables are at play, there will be a queue of riders waiting to jump into the lead if he makes a mistake.
In the Girls Under 16, the battles between Jessica Roberts (RST/NFTO) and Charlotte Broughton (MG Décor) have been a Trophy series highlight and that should be a feature of the racing at Derby.
In the remaining events, the Women’s Vets is very open whilst the racing in the Under 14 Boys and Girls will also be equally unpredictable but look out for the pocket rockets Lucy Horrocks (Hope Factory Racing), Poppy Wildman (Nottingham Clarion) and Ellie Russell (Mid Shropshire Wheelers) in the Girls. An example of how close the racing will be can be seen by the fact in the Under 14 boys Trophy Series there was just one point separating Euan Cameron and Craig Rogers,
All in all, a great weekend of racing is assured and we can only now cross our fingers for some decent weather!
Form Guide: With so many variables, the course, the conditions, lady luck, bike changes and riders coming into the event without having shown their cards in Trophy events, predicting winners is a mugs game but you can get a feel of who the contenders will be by checking out the National Trophy final standings and results from the last race in Shrewsbury.
National Trophy Series Final Standings
National Trophy Results – Final Round Shrewsbury
Race Programme
SATURDAY
Veteran Women’s Championship 9:30 am 40 mins
Veteran Men 50+ Championship 11:00 am 40 mins
Youth Boys Under 14 Championship 12:15 pm 30 mins
Youth Girls Under 14 Championship 12:15 pm 30 mins
Youth Boys Under 16 Championship 1:15 pm 30 mins
Youth Girls Under 16 Championship 1:15 pm 30 mins
Veteran Men 40-49 Championship 2:30 pm 40 mins
SUNDAY
Under-23 Men’s Championship 10:15 am 50 mins
Junior Men’s Championship 11:30 am 40 mins
Women’s Championship 12:45 pm 40 mins
Senior Men’s Championship 2:15 pm 60 mins
FORMER WINNERS
WOMEN
2001: 1. Nicole Cooke, 2. Louise Robinson, 3. Sue Thomas
2002: 1. Isla Rowntree, 2. Victoria Wilkinson 3. Susan Carter
2003: 1. Isla Rowntree, 2. Victoria Wilkinson 3. Nikki Harris
2004: 1. Louise Robinson, 2. Victoria Wilkinson 3. Rachel Heal
2005: 1. Louise Robinson, 2. Victoria Wilkinson 3. Helen Wyman
2006: 1. Helen Wyman, 2.Louise Robinson 3. Victoria Wilkinson
2007: 1. Helen Wyman, 2. Gabriella Day 3. Isla Rowntree
2008: 1. Helen Wyman, 2. Gabriella Day 3. Isla Rowntree
2009: 1. Helen Wyman, 2.Gabriella Day 3. Suzanne Clarke
2010: 1. Helen Wyman, 2.Nikki Harris 3. Gabriella Day
2011: 1. Helen Wyman, 2. Nikki Harris 3. Gabriella Day
2012: 1. Helen Wyman, 2. Nikki Harris 3. Annie Las
2013: 1. Nikki Harris, 2. Helen Wyman 3. Annie Last
MEN
2000: Roger Hammond, 2. Barrie Clarke, 3. Carl Sturgeon
2001: Roger Hammond, 2. Steve Knight, 3. Matthew Ellis
2002: Roger Hammond, 2. Matthew Ellis 3. Nick Craig
2003: Roger Hammond, 2. Matthew Ellis 3. Barrie Clarke
2004: Roger Hammond, 2. Nick Craig 3. Jody Crawforth
2005: Nick Craig, 2. Liam Killeen 3. Matthew Ellis
2006: Roger Hammond, 2. Liam Killeen 3. Jody Crawforth
2007: Phil Dixon, 2. Nick Craig, 3. Robert Jebb
2008: Roger Hammond, 2. Liam Killeen, 3. Paul Oldham
2009: Jody Crawforth, 2. Paul Oldham, 3. Roger Hammond
2010: Ian Bibby, 2. Jody Crawforth, 3. Paul Oldham
2011: Paul Oldham, 2. Jody Crawforth, 3. Liam Killeen
2012: Ian Field, 2. Liam Killeen 3. Jody Crawforth
2013: Ian Field, 2. Ian Bibby, 3. David Fletcher
START LIST – SATURDAY
VETERAN WOMEN – 9:30 am
Vet 40 (born 1969-73)
1 Mandie James Ashfield RC
2 Madeline Smith Bolsover & District Cycling Club
3 Claire Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
4 Nicola Hartle Dirtwheels Cycles
5 Maria David Dulwich Paragon CC
6 Anne Murray Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
7 Christine Howard Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
8 Andrea Rodgers Norton Wheelers
9 Caroline Mansfield Nottingham Clarion CC
10 Jayne Cheslin Stourbridge CC
11 Pepe Phillips Velociped-Club 1899 Darmstadt
12 Karen Summers Wrekinsport CC
14 Joanna Newstead X RT / Elmy Cycles
Vet 45 (born 1964-68)
15 Jackie Field Cycle Club Ashwell
16 Tracey Fletcher Team Empella Cyclo-Cross.com
17 Julie Phelan Club Goldtec
18 Abigail Armstrong Hackney GT
19 Rachael Mellor Holmfirth CC
20 Juliet Horrocks Team Hope Factory Racing
21 Marianne Heffron Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
22 Christina White Team Milton Keynes
23 Lynn Bland Norton Wheelers
24 Marie Jackson Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
25 Alison Holmes Run & Ride Performance Team
26 Solveig Findley Twickenham CC
Vet 50+ (born 1963 or earlier)
27 Hilary Bloor Crosstrax
28 Hilary Johnson Team Empella Cyclo-Cross.com
29 Elizabeth Clayton Lichfield City CC
30 Fiona Wilson Individual Member
VETERAN MEN 50+ – 11:00 am
Vet 50 (born 1959-63)
1 Steven Davies Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
2 Andrew Moss Adept Precision Racing Team/North East Healthcare Solutions
3 Donald Gray Cardiff J.I.F. / Cyclopaedia
4 David Phillips Cotswold Veldrijden
5 Andy Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
6 Nicholas Kinsey De Laune CC
7 Tony Davis Dream Cycling
8 Robert Bloor Edinburgh RC
9 David Walker Elizabethan CC
10 Graham Clark Ellmore Factory Racing
11 Simon Tottle Festival RC
12 David Carr CC Hackney
14 Harry Moore CC Hackney
15 Andrew O’Regan CC Hackney
16 David Steele Hackney GT
17 Martin Eadon Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
18 Timothy Evans Harrogate Nova CC
19 Nick Mason Harrogate Nova CC
20 Sam Williamson Hemel Hempstead CC
21 Mark Ferguson High Peak Cycles RT
22 Mark Horrocks Team Hope Factory Racing
23 Tim Kelly Horwich CC – 4 Seasons Cycles
24 Dave Copland Ipswich BC
25 Peter Busby Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
26 Philip Roach Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
27 Andy Webb Kenilworth Wheelers CC
28 Stuart Lockyear London Phoenix CC
29 Julian Beere Maindy Flyers Youth CC
30 Paul Dalton Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
31 Ian Robson MTS Cycle Sport / Inkland RT
32 Anthony Dyment North Hampshire RC
33 Paul Sleaford Norton Wheelers
34 Alistair Dow Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
35 Paul Gibbs Pearson Cycling Club
36 Mick Davies Team Pedal Power
37 Peter Varian Red Kite Cycles
38 David Garrett Rugby Velo
39 Gary Hipwell Rugby Velo
40 Keith Ainsworth Sheffrec CC
41 Tim Costello Southdown Velo / Hunter Springs
42 Kevin Payton Stourbridge CC
43 Martin Worner Teesdale CRC
44 Duncan Schwier Twickenham CC
45 John Byatt Wrekinsport CC
46 Wayne Nicholson York Cycleworks
47 Christopher Rowe Team Zenith/www.buzzcycles.co.uk
48 Sean Beswick www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
49 Peter Bromwich Individual Member
50 Martyn Dymond Individual Member
51 Andrew Hill Individual Member
52 Grant Johnson Individual Member
53 Howard Perkins Individual Member
54 Charles Warren Individual Member
55 Steve Wilson Individual Member
Vet 55 (born 1954-58)
56 Andy Roberts Cotswold Veldrijden
57 Phil Evans Coventry Road Club
58 Douglas Fox Crawley Wheelers
59 Peter Turner Derby Mercury RC
60 Ian Wright Dig Deep Coaching – Pactimo
61 Peter Douglas Finsbury Park CC
62 John Terrell Ipswich BC
63 Peter Smith Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
64 Tim Stowe Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
65 Chris Watts Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
66 Robin Delve Mid Devon CC
67 Barry Kipling MTS Cycle Sport / Inkland RT
68 Peter Harris Pearce Cycles RT
69 Greg Elson Rugby Velo
70 Robert Smith Stowmarket & District CC
71 Graham Atkins Welland Valley CC
72 Tony Wilkins Wolsey RC
73 David Hamilton Individual Member
74 Brian Marshall Individual Member
Vet 60 (born 1949-53)
75 Graham Edwards Abergavenny RC / Nick Lane / Govilon / Gateway
76 Dave McMullen Cotswold Veldrijden
77 Philip Jones Crosstrax
78 Nigel Middlehurst Ellmore Factory Racing
79 Dave Dickie Finchley RT
80 Michael McDermott Heanor Clarion CC
81 Jeffrey Jones Leicester Forest CC
82 Brian Perks Pedalsport CC
83 Andrew Jones Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
84 Brian Clayton Individual Member
85 Cliff Featherstone Individual Member
Vet 65 (born 1944-48)
86 Stephen Collen Coed Llandegla North Wales MTB Association
87 Michael Webb Lichfield City CC
88 Geoff Booker Oxonian CC
89 Peter Mooney Rugby Velo
90 Victor Barnett Welland Valley CC
91 Philip Cooper Individual Member
92 Denis Smith Individual Member
93 John Ginley Condor RC
94 Mick Ives Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
95 Stuart Walters Kettering CC
YOUTH UNDER-14 – 12:15 pm
Under-14 Boys
1 Max Hinds 1st Chard Wheelers
2 Noah Field Cycle Club Ashwell
3 Irfan Zaman Bigfoot Go-Ride
4 Craig Rogers Birkenhead North End CC
5 Alistair Leivers Blackpool Youth Cycle Association
6 Isaac Peatfield Bolton Hot Wheels CC
7 Noah Charlton VC Deal / Hammond / Rowland / SIS / Nico Lapage
8 James Luscombe Derby Mercury CC
9 Euan Cameron East Bradford CC
10 Luke O’Connell East Bradford CC
11 Maximilian Bloor Edinburgh RC
12 Sean Flynn Edinburgh RC
14 Frank Moore CC Hackney
15 Artie O’Regan CC Hackney
16 Ben Tulett Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
17 Louis Mason Harrogate Nova CC
18 Tom Williamson Hemel Hempstead CC
19 Joseph Allan Hetton Hawks CC
20 Ben Dowson Hetton Hawks CC
21 Louis Cook Holme Valley Wheelers
22 George Sloan VC Jubilee
23 Finlay Cooper-Oldroyd Kirklees Cycling Academy
24 Joshua Greenwood Kirklees Cycling Academy
25 Mason Hollyman Kirklees Cycling Academy
26 Felix Mackie Lee Valley Youth CC
27 Lewis Askey Lichfield City CC
28 Toby Barnes Lichfield City CC
29 Marcus Holmes Lichfield City CC
30 Oliver Beere Maindy Flyers Youth CC
31 Solomon Kerfoot-Robson Marsh Tracks Race Team
32 John Webster Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
33 Harry Birchill Mid Devon CC
34 Thomas Zygo Team Milton Keynes
35 Thomas Wood Mossley CRT
36 Tom Dussek Nottingham Clarion CC
37 Finn Mansfield Nottingham Clarion CC
38 James Swadling Nottingham Clarion CC
39 Matthew Taylor Pedalsport CC
40 Eddie Townend Pedalsport CC
41 Jenson Young Pedalsport CC
42 Cory Edmondson Cycle Sport Pendle
43 Charlie Craig Team Scott UK
44 Matthew Ellis Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
45 Timothy Elsmore-Martin Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
46 Oliver Snodden Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
47 George Swindell Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
48 Alexander Harper Solihull CC
49 Erin Baker Southdown Velo / Hunter Springs
50 Jake Norton Spalding CC
51 Lewis Hartley Velocity-WD40
52 Thomas Durkin Welwyn Wheelers CC
53 Christian Manzi Welwyn Wheelers CC
54 Tom Martin Welwyn Wheelers CC
55 William Raymond Welwyn Wheelers CC
56 Samuel Asker West Suffolk Wheelers & Triathlon Club
57 Robert McAndrew Witham Wheelers CC
58 Ben Healy Individual Member
59 Thomas Timberlake Individual Member
Under 14 Girls
81 Megan James Abergavenny RC / Nick Lane / Govilon / Gateway
82 Nicole Clarke Birkenhead North End CC
83 Corinne Side Bolton Hot Wheels CC
84 Sarah Brunton Cambridge Triathlon Club
85 Anna Docherty Clifton CC
86 Xan Crees Derby Mercury RC
87 Ellie Park Glasgow Riderz
88 Molly Lloyd CC Hackney
89 Lorna Bowler Hillingdon Slipstreamers
90 Lucy Horrocks Team Hope Factory Racing
91 Emily Bridson Jersey Cycling Association
92 April Tacey Leicestershire RC
93 Elena Smith Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
94 Ellie Russell Mid Shropshire Wheelers
95 Poppy Wildman Nottingham Clarion CC
96 Lucy Nelson Solihull CC
97 Alderney Baker Southdown Velo / Hunter Springs
98 Natalie Moore Swindon RC
99 Fiona Turnbull Tyneside Vagabonds CC
100 Annie Feetham Wakefield Junior Tri Club
101 Millie Gage Welwyn Wheelers CC
102 Josie Griffin Welwyn Wheelers CC
YOUTH UNDER-16 – 1:15 pm
Under-16 Boys
1 Mark Donovan Beacon Wheelers
2 Joseph Peatfield Bolton Hot Wheels CC
3 Tim James Bourne Wheelers CC
4 Robert Ward Bourne Wheelers CC
5 James Mitri Bristol Cycling Development Squad
6 Robert Brunton Cambridge Triathlon Club
7 Tomos Nesham Cardiff J.I.F. / Cyclopaedia
8 David Barnes Condor Cycles
9 Marcus Burnett Club Corley Cycles
10 Elliot Lassiter Cotswold Veldrijden
11 Tom Easley Crawley Wheelers
12 Bailey Wilmot Derby Mercury RC
14 Finlay Robertson Derwentside CC
15 Feargus Scherczer Derwentside CC
16 Ben Turner Dinnington RC
17 Matthew Fratesi Dream Cycling
18 Arran Brayshaw East Bradford CC
19 George Fox East Bradford CC
20 Will King East Bradford CC
21 Joseph Parker East Bradford CC
22 John MacLeod Edinburgh RC
23 Jack Griffiths Furness Future Flyers
24 Michael Hall Furness Future Flyers
25 Jali Packer Great Yarmouth CC
26 Ned O’Regan CC Hackney
27 Oliver Dighton Halesowen A & CC
28 Daniel Tulett Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
29 Conall Brown Hemel Hempstead CC
30 Daniel Hadnum Hetton Hawks CC
31 Michael King Hetton Hawks CC
32 Ross Titherington Hetton Hawks CC
33 Joe Williams Holme Valley Wheelers
34 Luke Benn Kirklees Cycling Academy
35 Harrison Cooper-Oldroyd Kirklees Cycling Academy
36 Harry Hardcastle Kirklees Cycling Academy
37 Anthony Anderson La Fuga Sigma Sport
38 Callum Mackie Lee Valley Youth CC
39 Mostyn Taylor Crockett Lee Valley Youth CC
40 Harry Yates Lichfield City CC
41 Robbie Sturdy Lincsquad
42 James Armstrong VC Lincoln / Pygott & Crone / B & O / Impsport
43 Max Williamson Lincsquad
44 Joe Barnwell Marsh Tracks Race Team
45 Joseph Howard Marton Race Team
46 William Gascoyne Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
47 Ewan Grivell-Mellor Mid Shropshire Wheelers
48 Buauna Ball Team Milton Keynes
49 Thomas Mein MTS Cycle Sport / Inkland RT
50 Callum Baker Newark Castle CC
51 Ozzie Chmiel Nottingham Clarion CC
52 Calum Fernie Nottingham Clarion CC
53 Kieran Howarth Nottingham Clarion CC
54 Edward Gronbech Oxford City RC
55 Alfie Moses Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
56 Robert Scott Pedalsport CC
57 Simeon Young Pedalsport CC
58 Timothy Jones Cycle Sport Pendle
59 Bailey Payne Cycle Sport Pendle
60 Thomas Clarke Red Rose Olympic CC
61 Scott Hookway Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
62 Harry Lewis Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
63 Oliver Peckover Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
64 Joshua Waters Sherwood Pines Cycles – Sram Race Team
65 Cameron Biddle Solihull CC
66 Joseph Feiven Solihull CC
67 Jake Stewart Solihull CC
68 Keir Lewis Stratford CC
69 Matthew McGovern Sutton Cycling Club/De Ver Cycles
70 Christopher Rothwell Swindon Cycles Race Academy
71 Nicholas Hamilton Teesdale CRC
72 Adam Hartley Velocity WD-40
73 Jacob Feetham Wakefield Junior Tri Club
74 Louis Killworth Welland Valley CC
75 Glenn Dossett Welwyn Wheelers CC
76 Michael Parry Welwyn Wheelers CC
Under-16 Girls
81 Henrietta Colbourne Beacon Wheelers
82 Connie Hurton Beacon Wheelers
83 Emily Wadsworth Beeline Bicycles RT
84 Madeleine Gammons Bourne Wheelers CC
85 Isabelle Boon Derby Mercury RC
86 Rhianna Stoves Derwentside CC
87 Eleanor Strathdee Edinburgh RC
88 Emma Borthwick Edinburgh RC
89 Anna Kay Hetton Hawks CC
90 Jade Mobbs Leicestershire RC
91 Ria Mobbs Leicestershire RC
92 Phoebe Martin Lichfield City CC
93 Charlotte Broughton MG Decor
94 Joni Wildman Nottingham Clarion CC
95 Rosie Wildman Nottingham Clarion CC
96 Emma Pitt Palmer Park Velo RT
97 Sophie Thackray Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
98 Jessica Roberts RST Racing Team
99 Grace Feetham Wakefield Junior Tri Club
100 Amy Garner Welland Valley CC
101 Kathryn Anderson Welwyn Wheelers CC
102 Sophia Chastell Welwyn Wheelers CC
103 Georgia Hilleard Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
104 Rebecca Simmons Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
VETERAN MEN 40-49 – 2:30 am
Vet 40 (born 1969-73)
1 Nick Craig Team Scott UK
2 Darren Barclay Arctic Sram RT
3 Graham Rogerson Army Cycle Union
4 Steven Bloor Ashbourne Cycling
5 Mark Shepherd Banjo Cycles
6 Nicholas Dorsey Batley CC
7 Marcus Spencer Batley CC
8 Simon Meadwell Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers
9 Simon Nurse Cardiff J.I.F. / Cyclopaedia
10 Jonathan Watson Charge Bikes
11 John Dalton Cheltenham & County CC
12 Richard Bennett Cotswold Veldrijden
14 Robin Wilmott Cotswold Veldrijden
15 Stuart Nisbett Crawley Wheelers
16 Mark Smith Crawley Wheelers
17 Steve Smales www.cxmagazine.com
18 Matthew Crouch Derby Mercury RC
19 Anthony Glover Derwentside CC
20 Paul Bethell Team-Elite/Paul Bethell Electrical
21 Adrian Lawrence Team-Elite/Paul Bethell Electrical
22 Nick Shaughnessy Team-Elite/Paul Bethell Electrical
23 Darryl Hewson Ellmore Factory Racing
24 Richard Lister Ellmore Factory Racing
25 Stuart McGhee Evans Cycles Race Team
26 Philip Murrell Finsbury Park CC
27 Michael Greaves Gannet CC
28 Tim Granshaw Handsling Racing
29 Crispin Doyle Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
30 Mike Simpson GS Henley
31 Andrew Brindle Horwich CC – 4 Seasons Cycles
32 Steffan Chandler Horwich CC – 4 Seasons Cycles
33 Jerrod Hartley Horwich CC – 4 Seasons Cycles
34 Ian Taylor Jedi Cycle Sport
35 Darren Atkins Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
36 Phil Blacker Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
37 Dave Spragg Kingston Wheelers CC
38 Alan Lamont Team Leslie Bike Shop / Bikers Boutique
39 Gary McCrae Team Leslie Bike Shop / Bikers Boutique
40 Ian Watson CC London
41 Steven Drew London Phoenix CC
42 David ThorpManchester BMX Club
43 Alan Drury Mid Devon CC
44 Chris Smith Team Milton Keynes
45 Raymond Honour MTS Cycle Sport / Inkland RT
46 Robert Longden North Cheshire Clarion
47 Dave Ash Nottingham Clarion CC
48 Neil Mansfield Nottingham Clarion CC
49 Ricky Wildman Nottingham Clarion CC
50 Iain Robertson One Life Racing
51 Dan Cook Peak Road Club
52 Tim Hyde Pendragon
53 Ronald Barker Rockhard MBC
54 Simon Pateman Saddleworth Clarion
55 Stuart Rider Skipton CC
56 Shane Norton Spalding CC
57 Timothy Berry TSBikes.co.uk
58 Richard Noble Tyne & Wear Fire And Rescue Service CC
59 Kevin Knox Vicious Velo
60 Andrew Thomson Wills Wheels Cycling Club
61 Dan Alexander www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
62 Chris Bradley www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
63 James Bryan www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
64 Robert Wimble www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
65 Gary Howard Individual Member
Vet 45 (born 1964-68)
66 Tim Davies CC Abergavenny/JP Signs & Print
67 John Polak Cycle Club Ashwell
68 Brian Johnson Barnesbury CC
69 David Wadsworth Beeline Bicycles RT
70 Stephen Whitehouse Bicicielo
71 Harvey Levann VC Charnwood
72 Patrick Alexander Cheltenham & County CC
73 Roy Chamberlain Team Corley Cycles
74 Sean Bolton Cotswold Veldrijden
75 Keith Sheridan Cotswold Veldrijden
76 Nigel Langridge Crawley Wheelers
77 Edward Sarmiento www.cxmagazine.com
78 Stuart Pickering www.cyclelogic.co.uk
79 John Mein Derwentside CC
80 John Wood Finsbury Park CC
81 James Melville Glasgow United CC
82 Alister Watt Granite City RT
83 Gary Boyd CC Hackney
84 Kevin Carter Hackney GT
85 Graham Freer Hackney GT
86 James Stephens Hackney GT
87 Richard Atkinson Hambleton RC
88 Giles Perkins Here Come The Belgians
89 David Watts Here Come The Belgians
90 Andrew Cook Holme Valley Wheelers
91 Andrew Peace Jedi Cycle Sport
92 Alan Buxcey Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
93 Matthew Denby Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
94 Mark James Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
95 Stephen Knight Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
96 Richard Lewis Kenilworth Wheelers CC
97 Bruce Mackie Lee Valley Youth CC
98 John McCaffery Team Leslie Bike Shop / Bikers Boutique
99 Franco Porco Team Leslie Bike Shop / Bikers Boutique
100 Neil Simpson London Phoenix CC
101 Gavin Rumbles CC Luton
102 Mark Rowson Macclesfield Wheelers
103 Stephen Wood Mossley CRT
104 Chris Taylor Pedalsport CC
105 Chris Young Pedalsport CC
106 Mike Young Pedalsport CC
107 Kenny Johnson Team Scott UK
108 Dil Whetherill Team Trisports
109 Simon Whitham TSBikes.co.uk
110 Martin Winter Twickenham CC
111 Lee Edmonds Welland Valley CC
112 Adrian Killworth Welland Valley CC
113 Geoff Giddings www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
114 Jonathan Marshall www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
115 Pete Middleton www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
SUNDAY
UNDER-23 MEN – 10:15 am
1 Grant Ferguson Superior-Brentjens MTB Racing Team
2 Ben Sumner Beeline Bicycles RT
3 Iain Paton Ben Wyvis Cycling Club
4 Adam King Cardiff J.I.F. / Cyclopaedia
5 Joe Atkins Coventry Road Club
6 Edwyn Oliver-Evans www.cxmagazine.com
7 Andrew Hargroves Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT
8 Matthew Hargroves Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
9 Steven James Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
10 Jake Womersley Team Haribo-Beacon
11 Jack Clarkson Team Hope Factory Racing
12 Michael Thompson Team Hope Factory Racing
14 Bruce Dalton The Kinesis Morvelo Project
15 Adam Martin Metaltek – Knights of Old Racing Team
16 Joe Fox MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling
17 Hugo Robinson Neon-Velo.com
18 Chris McGovern Team Novo Nordisk
19 Martin Woffindin Cycle Sport Pendle
20 James Garrett Rugby Velo
21 Luke Markham Rugby Velo
22 George Thompson Sleaford Wheelers CC / Chandlers / Solo
23 Joe Griffiths Strada Cycles
24 Kenta Gallagher Superior-Brentjens MTB Racing Team
25 Luke Gray Trek Cross Collective
26 Thomas Armstrong Wheelbase Altura MGD
27 Jack Humphreys Wheelbase Altura MGD
28 Nicholas Barnes www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
29 Henry Beaumont Individual Member
JUNIOR MEN – 11:30 am
1 Billy Harding Orange Monkey Pro Team
2 Mark McGuire Team Bicycles
3 Robert Rogers Birkenhead North End CC
4 Matthew Worton Blackhawk Bikes
5 Sean Dunlea Ciclos Uno
6 Brandon Stock Clifton CC
7 Matthew Clements Cyclelab
8 Jake Charlton VC Deal / Hammond / Rowland / SIS / Nico Lapage
9 Conor Palliser East Bradford CC
10 James Edmond Ferryhill Wheelers CC
11 Tomas Franklin Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
12 James Fawcett Hetton Hawks CC
14 George Baker Kings Cliffe Flyers CC
15 Thomas Figgins Lancashire RC
16 James Madgwick Lee Valley Velo
17 Joshua Wells-Walling Leicestershire RC
18 Joshua Brooks Malvern Cycle Sport
19 David Creber Malvern Cycle Sport
20 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson Marsh Tracks Race Team
21 Arthur Green Matlock CC / Chubb / Farmers / Wards / Fearns
22 Tom Seaman Nutcracker Racing
23 Calum Magowan Peebles CC
24 Oliver Payton PH- MAS Cycling
25 Daniel Fox RST Racing Team
26 Jake Poole S2 Cycles / Raleigh
27 Thomas Craig Team Scott UK
28 Henry Thompson Sleaford Wheelers CC / Chandlers / Solo
29 Jack Ravenscroft Solihull CC
30 Anthony Neave Stourbridge CC
31 James Flury Vicious Velo
32 James Garratt Welland Valley CC
33 Jake Hubbard Welland Valley CC
34 Christopher Barnes www.Zepnat.com RT / Kuota / GSG Clothing
ELITE WOMEN – 12:45 pm
1 Nikki Harris Young Telenet Fidea Cycling Team
2 Ffion James (Jun) Abergavenny RC / Nick Lane / Govilon / Gateway
3 Jessica Wilkinson (Jun) Birkenhead North End CC
4 Elanor Cadzow Bonito Squadra Corse
5 Verity Appleyard Brotherton Cycles
6 Emily Barnes Condor Cycles
7 Tamina Oliver Team CTC
8 Sarah Murray www.cxmagazine.com
9 Anna Cipullo Dame Cycling
10 Tracey Fletcher Team Empella Cyclo-Cross.com
11 Sarah Naylor Fossa Racing
12 Bethany Crumpton Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
14 Adela Carter Team Hope Factory Racing
15 Annabel Simpson Team Hope Factory Racing
16 Hannah Payton The Kinesis Morvelo Project
17 Helen Wyman Kona / FSA Factory Team
18 Francesca Morgans-Slader (Jun) Lee Valley Velo
19 Tracy Moseley Malvern Cycle Sport
20 Diane Lee Team Mulebar Girl – Sigma Sport
21 Phoebe Sneddon Team Mulebar Girl – Sigma Sport
22 Hannah Saville (Jun) North Midlands Youth Squad
23 Amira Mellor (Jun) Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
24 Amy O’Halloran PH-MAS Cycling
25 Gabriella Durrin Team Rapha-Focus
26 Abby-Mae Parkinson (Jun) RST Racing Team
27 Alice Barnes Scott Contessa Epic
28 Sarah Lomas (Jun) Scott Contessa Epic
29 Rebecca Womersley Scott Contessa Epic
30 Sian Botteley (Jun) Squadra Donne-Shutt VR
31 Nikola Butler VC St Raphael
32 Isla Short (Jun) Team Thomson Cycles
33 Naomi Woodland Team Trisports
34 Rachel Fenton Trek Cycle Coventry
35 Claire Beaumont Vicious Velo
36 Delia Beddis Vicious Velo
37 Jennifer McAndrew (Jun) Witham Wheelers CC
38 Masie Duckworth (Jun) Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
ELITE MEN – 2:15 pm
1 Ian Field Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
2 Michael Butler Activ Cycles Folkestone
3 Tom Hooper All Terrain Cycles
4 Chris Pedder AW Cycles
5 James Spragg Team Bergamont Bicycles by BMC
6 Andrew Tamplin Bicicielo
7 Tom Harcourt Blackhawk Bikes
8 Alan Nixon Blackhawk Bikes
9 Colin Ash Cestria Cycles RT
10 Chris Metcalfe Charge Bikes
11 Gareth Whittall Clay Cross RT
12 Colin Miller Coventry Road Club
14 Oli Beckingsale Endura MTB Racing
15 Scott Chalmers Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT
16 Scot Easter Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT
17 Gavin Hardwicke Fossa Racing
18 Andrew Naylor Fossa Racing
19 Lee Shunburne Fossa Racing
20 Alex Paton Team Gwb-ACTiV
21 Benjamin Lewis Hackney GT
22 Matthew Webber Hackney GT
23 Stuart Bowers Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
24 Jody Crawforth Hargroves Cycles / Specialized / Trant
25 Daniel Booth Team Hope Factory Racing
26 Dave Collins Team Hope Factory Racing
27 Robert Jebb Team Hope Factory Racing
28 Paul Oldham Team Hope Factory Racing
29 Tom Payton Islabikes
30 Darren Atkins Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
31 Peter Smith Team Jewson / M.I. Racing / Thule / Polypipe
32 James Thompson Langsett Cycles RT
33 Simon Jones Leicester Forest CC
34 Matthew Lawton Macclesfield Wheelers
35 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis
36 Scott Wilson Manchester Wheelers
37 Jonathan Harper Mansfield RC
38 William Bjergfelt Metaltek – Knights of Old Racing Team
39 David Lines MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling
40 David Fletcher Orange Monkey Pro Team
41 Robert Watson Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
42 James Dalton Pedalsport CC
43 Paul Cox Team Pedal Power
44 Simon Maudsley PH-MAS Cycling
45 Jeremy Hicks Rugby Velo
46 Lawrence Green Velo Club Rutland
47 Nick Craig Team Scott UK
48 Tony Fawcett Team Scott UK
49 Keith Murray Team Scott UK
50 Chris Atkins Team Specialized
51 Simon Forster Tyne & Wear Fire And Rescue Service CC
52 Rob Partridge Velosure-Giordana
53 Paul Sheers Vicious Velo
54 Ben Spurrier Vicious Velo
55 Andrew Waterman Vicious Velo
56 Neil Ellison WDMBC Beyond Mountainbikes/Specialized
57 Lewis Craven Wheelbase Altura MGD
58 Ben Simmons Team Wiggle
59 Ross Tricker X RT / Elmy Cycles
60 Christopher Clark York Cycleworks
61 David Reilly Individual Member
62 Steven Roach Individual Member
63 Robert Wardell Individual Member
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