CX Result: 2023 Scottish Cyclo-Cross Championship

On a crisp, clear day at Knockburn Loch, Grace Inglis and Lewis Martin replicated their mountain bike success earlier this year to take the Scottish National Cyclocross titles in fine style.

CX Result: 2023 Scottish Cyclo-Cross Championship

(Scottish Cycling Press Release) On a crisp, clear day at Knockburn Loch, Grace Inglis and Lewis Martin replicated their mountain bike success earlier this year to take the Scottish National Cyclocross titles in fine style. Success tasted even sweeter for the Studio Velo man Martin, having missed out in a sprint finish to Gary MacDonald (Nevis Cycles) 12 months ago – MacDonald would clinch the V40 title at the Aberdeenshire venue in his first year in the age group.

For Martin though, 12 months was a long wait to get his hands on this coveted title – the Cross Country Mountain Bike title he bagged at Ae Forest in August filling the void in the meantime – the cream rising to the top this year as he has been the form rider on the Scottish scene this year, winning handsomely on multiple occasions.

On what it meant, Lewis said: “I’m really happy with it – it’s been a big goal of mine to win the cross championships basically since last year – admittedly I was pretty disappointed to be second, so I’m very, very happy.”

A strong field assembled at the Aberdeenshire venue, and Alex Ball (Maglia Tecnosylva Bembibre) was one man who wasn’t content to just let Martin ride off into the sunset on lap one, putting up a valiant chase for the first half of the race, before the Dumfriesshire man went away to lift the title. In the end it was a convincing win for Martin, who showed his class with a winning margin of some two minutes.

As Ball fell off the hot early pace it was a man who has been there and done it, Grant Ferguson (Hope Factory Racing), who would bridge up to him to set up a thrilling battle for silver. This was Ball’s first CX race of the season, so technically Ferguson was better, but Ball was making the difference on the ‘ski-slope’ climb – eventually he would get away on the ascent on the final lap to take the runner-up spot, Ferguson 10 seconds back.

In the Female race, an early crash had left borders rider Grace Inglis (Muckle CC) with work to do, but she stayed composed to chase back on to the front of the race within a lap. Before too long it would turn into a three race horse race, with Beatrix Kiehlmann (Royal Albert) doing a lot of the work, Jo Thom diligently following the wheels in front of her. For the most part there was nothing to separate this trio until Inglis made her move on the penultimate lap, pushing on to make her advantaged stick, going solo to the line and punching the air. Kielhmann would come home shortly after for silver, with Thom securing the final podium spot.

On her efforts, Inglis said: “I’m really happy! I was feeling good on the off-camber, twisty bits in the back field, so I put an effort in there on the second last lap and got a bit of a gap and managed to hold it to the end. I’m really pleased with that.”

In the same race, but starting ahead of their senior counterparts were the Junior Women, who treated onlookers to race long tussle. Local rider Arabella Blackburn (Shibden CC) and Royal Albert’s Daisy Taylor would take it in turns to test each other, which proved an enthralling battle – Blackburn a road and track specialist, whilst Taylor is a class act on the mountain bike – both riders having represented Great Britain in their specialist discipline this summer.

But on the fields of Aberdeenshire there was little to split them until Taylor broke free on the final lap of the loch to clinch the Scottish Cyclocross national title, Blackburn settling for silver after dropping her chain when trying to claw Taylor back, with the bronze going the way of Harriet Hendry (Deeside Thistle). Sian Tovey would take the V40 title, Caroline Harvey (Peebles CC) the V50 and Fiona Paton (East Sutherland Wheelers) the V60. In the Vet Men’s races earlier in the day the ever present Douglas Cameron would solo to victory in the V50 class, whilst after a great battle Gregor Grant (Moray Firth) would take the V60 spoils.

The Junior Men raced with the V40s, but nobody could get close to a flying Innes McDonald (Scotia Offroad RT) as he pushed the pace from the get-go, and as one of only a handful of riders all day to hop the sizeable hurdles, he was able to really make an advantage on his chasers there, lap after lap. Eventually McDonald, who is only a first year junior, would win by the best part of minute, with Milo Milo McIntosh (The Cycling Academy) and Sam Barbour (Ribble rechrg RT) joining him on the podium.

The Youth Girls races gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about, as Melanie Rowe and Olivia Poole (both Deeside Thistle) took the U16 and U14 titles respectively. In an extremely strong age group Rowe showed her undeniable talent to win by almost two minutes from Daisy Wilkinson and Freya Mowbray, both of Scotia Offroad RT. Poole was joined on the podium by teammate Zara Main (Deeside) and Mairi Dowens (West Lothian Clarion).

The U16 Boys race saw some fantastic, hard-fought racing, but it was serial winner Gus Lawson (Team Hup) who took the title, Oliver Carter (Deeside Thistle) and Cameron Annable (Derwentside CC) joining him on the podium. Meanwhile in the U14 race a flying Rhuairdh Fulton (West Lothian Clarion) raced to gold, with silver going to Zach Buchan (Pentland Racers) and bronze to Guy Rorke (Peebles CC).

The first championship races of the day were the U12s, Emma Nicholson (East Kilbride RC) taking the victory in the girls race, with Eilidh Scally (Johnstone Jets) securing silver and Kirstie Annable (Derwentside CC) matching older brother Cameron’s bronze. On the boy’s side Sam Kingan (Pentland Racers) scored a narrow victory over Cobey Stewart (Stepping Stanes Youth CC), with Alexander Mullen (Clydesdale Colts) bagging bronze.

A huge thank you to Deeside Thistle for hosting another great edition of the championships at what is fast becoming a classic Scottish cyclocross venue. For those who want more CX action, entries for the next round of the SCX Series at last season’s Championship venue, Camperdown Park in Dundee, close at 23.59 on Tuesday 28th November.

RESULTS

Senior Female Championship
1 Grace Inglis Muckle Cycle Club Senior
2 Beatrix Kiehlmann Royal Albert CC Senior
3 Joanne Thom TORQ Performance Vet 40-49
4 Lotta Mansfield Montezuma’s Race Team Senior
5 Lauren Johnston Hervelo Cycling Senior
6 Grace Norman Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Senior
7 Isla Long Deeside Thistle CC Senior
8 Jenny Holl TEKKERZ CC Senior
9 Alicia Lawson N/A
10 Jodie Brumhead Hervelo Cycling N/A
11 Alexandra Hayden Vanelli-Project Go Senior
12 Lettie McDonald Vanelli-Project Go N/A
13 Sharon Versteeg Senior
14 Nicola Howell Senior

Female V40 Championship
1 Sian Tovey Vet 40-49
2 Madeleine Pope Hors Catégorie (HC) Vet 40-49
3 Roslynn Newman Edinburgh RC N/A
4 Meg Spittal West Lothian Clarion CC N/A
5 Jaime Nicholson Hoddom Velo Vet 40-49
6 Laura Fidao Ronde Cycling Club N/A
7 Melanie Annable Allen Valley Velo Vet 40-49
8 Nadine Reilly Dundee Dynamo CC Vet 40-49
9 Janet Tait dooleys cycles Vet 40-49
10 Sandra Scally Hervelo Cycling Vet 40-49
11 Nicola Bishop Vet 40-49
12 Natalie Taylor Aberdeen Wheelers Cycling Club N/A

Female V50 Championship
1 Caroline Harvey Peebles CC Vet 50-59
2 Tracy Wilkinson-Begg Vanelli-Project Go Vet 50-59
3 Anne Murray Ben Wyvis Cycle Club Vet 50-59
4 Karen Ross Stirling Bike Club Vet 50-59
5 Aileen Fisher Ayr Roads Cycling Club N/A
6 Rosine Eisma Dundee Dynamo CC Vet 50-59
7 Emily Holl Stirling Bike Club Vet 50-59
8 Alison Brown Stirling Bike Club Vet 50-59
9 Kirsteen Ellis Fife Century RC Vet 50-59

Female V60 Championship
1 Fiona Paton East Sutherland Wheelers Vet 60+
2 Elizabeth Clayton RT23 Vet 60+
3 Fiona Ellis N/A

Female Junior Championship
1 Daisy Taylor Royal Albert CC Junior
2 Arabella Blackburn Deeside Thistle CC Junior
3 Harriet Hendry Deeside Thistle CC Junior
4 Sarah Darling West Lothian Clarion CC Junior

Junior Mens Championship
1 Innes McDonald Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT… Junior
2 Milo McIntosh The Cycling Academy Junior
3 Sam Barbour Ribble rechrg Race Team Junior
4 Ruan Vorster The Cycling Academy Junior
5 Ben Allan Peebles CC Junior
6 Henry O’Brien Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT… Junior
7 Robert Smart Ythan CC Junior
8 Murray Gray ROTOR Race Team Junior
9 Feargus Pearson Peebles CC Junior
10 Benjamin Massey West Lothian Clarion CC Junior

Senior Mens Championship
1 Lewis Martin Studio Velo Senior
2 Alexander Ball Maglia Tecnosylva Bembibre Cyc… N/A
3 Grant Ferguson Hope Factory Racing Senior
4 Neil Scott Deeside Thistle CC Senior
5 Charles Fletcher Senior
6 Richard McDonald Vanelli-Project Go Senior
7 Grant Scott Ronde Cycling Club Senior
8 Evan McKenzie ROTOR Race Team Senior
9 Barnaby Walkingshaw Senior
10 Gavin McDougall Ronde Cycling Club Senior
11 Andrew Turner University of Aberdeen Senior
12 Jared Linden Senior
13 Finlay Taylor Royal Albert CC Senior
14 Jackie Chan Team Andrew Allan Architecture Senior
15 James Robertson Ross-Shire RCC Senior
16 Samuel Carrotte University of Aberdeen Senior
17 Callum Macgregor Senior
18 Sandy Holl Vanelli-Project Go Senior
19 Euan Scott N/A
20 John Mackenzie SR Albannach Senior
21 Simon Wright Army Cycling Union Senior
22 Ross Burgess Torvelo Racing Senior
23 Barry Wilson Senior
24 Stewart Murray Dunfermline CC N/A
25 Aidan Webster N/A
26 Angus MacDougall N/A
27 Andrew Simpson Dundee Thistle RC Senior
28 Louis Moorehead Ronde Cycling Club N/A
29 Iain Fisher Ayr Roads Cycling Club Senior
30 Chris Shields Wallacehill CC Senior
31 Brian Keith Dundee Dynamo CC Senior
32 Remy De Jong Inverness Cycle Club N/A
33 Jack Ibbotson Aberdeen Wheelers Cycling Club Senior
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Open V40 Championship
1 Gary MacDonald Nevis Cycles Racing Team Vet 40-49
2 David Lines Wheelbase CabTech Castelli Vet 40-49
3 David Ogden Deeside Thistle CC Vet 40-49
4 Malcolm Bain Granite City RT Vet 40-49
5 Dominic Rorke Peebles CC Vet 40-49
6 Robert Friel Vanelli-Project Go Vet 40-49
7 Scott Smith Vet 40-49
8 Stephen Couper Glasgow United CC Vet 40-49
9 Shaun O’Donnell N/A
10 Euan Hamilton-Rigg Fietsclub Balerno Vet 40-49
11 Brian McCardle Glasgow United CC Vet 40-49
12 Chris ONeill Glasgow Nightingale CC Vet 40-49
13 Lee Campbell Glasgow Nightingale CC N/A
14 Chris Main Deeside Thistle CC Vet 40-49
15 Eddie Addis RT23 Vet 40-49
16 Garry Templeman Velobants.cc N/A
17 David Tomb VC Glasgow South Vet 40-49
18 Ally Anderson dooleys cycles Vet 40-49
19 Simon Arnot Team Andrew Allan Architecture Vet 40-49
20 Steven Sharp Ecosse Northboats Vet 40-49
21 Robert Brookes Deeside Thistle CC N/A
22 David Hull-Bailey Ythan CC N/A
23 Kevin Harper Vet 40-49
24 James Davidson N/A
25 Joe Faraday Edinburgh RC Vet 40-49
26 Ben Dixon Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA Vet 40-49
27 Esmond Tresidder West Highland Wheelers N/A
28 Alan Horsburgh Inverness Cycle Club Vet 40-49
29 Sam Long Deeside Thistle CC Vet 40-49
30 Paul Cooper Dundee Dynamo CC Vet 40-49
31 Douglas Marshall Vet 40-49
32 Douglas Cook Vet 40-49
33 Tommy O’Connell Hoddom Velo Vet 40-49
34 Lee Morrison N/A
35 Ian Carswell Scottish Adventure N/A
36 Thomas Osborne West Lothian Clarion CC N/A
37 Jamie Mitchell Musselburgh RCC N/A
38 Stephen Addy N/A
39 Douglas Kyles Hors Catégorie (HC) Vet 40-49
40 William Duguid Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA Vet 40-49
41 Jason Barnes Glasgow Nightingale CC Vet 40-49
42 Tom Broadbent MGC RT Vet 40-49
43 Keith Anderson Royal Albert CC N/A
44 Keith Stocker Vet 40-49
45 Adam Dickie Vet 40-49
46 Simon Watkinson Vet 40-49
47 Warren Barton Fietsclub Balerno N/A
48 Marcin Kopacz Buchan Dirlers Cycle Club (BDC… N/A
49 David Allen Carse of Gowrie Velo (COG Velo… N/A
50 Karl Zeiner N/A
51 Iain Samuel N/A
52 Paul Wareing Vet 40-49
53 Alasdair Gardner Vet 40-49

V50 Open Championship
1 Douglas Cameron Vet 50-59
2 Phil Mowbray Vet 50-59
3 James Melville Glasgow United CC Vet 50-59
4 Neil Raitt Dundee Thistle RC Vet 50-59
5 David Lindsay Musselburgh RCC Vet 50-59
6 Douglas Sharp Forth Velo Vet 50-59
7 Scott Kidd Falkirk Bicycle Club N/A
8 Marcus Illingworth West Lothian Clarion CC N/A
9 Scott Anderson Royal Albert CC Vet 50-59
10 Steve Nicholson Dunfermline CC Vet 50-59
11 John Woodrow Velobants.cc Vet 50-59
12 Stephen Wilkinson Vanelli-Project Go Vet 50-59
13 Stephen Crawford Dunfermline CC Vet 50-59
14 Victor Allan Deeside Thistle CC Vet 50-59
15 Rene Coupek Fietsclub Balerno Vet 50-59
16 Paul O’Brien Team HUP Vet 50-59
17 Nigel Holl RT23 Vet 50-59
18 Tom Tennant N/A
19 Norman Gillan Squadra Porcini Vet 50-59
20 David Menzies Aberdeen Wheelers Cycling Club Vet 50-59
21 Andrew Strathdee Nevis Cycles Racing Team Vet 50-59
22 Paul Anderson Spokes Racing Team Vet 50-59
23 Simon Titmuss Ronde Cycling Club Vet 50-59
24 John McLagan Spokes Racing Team N/A
25 Clive Sharman Montvelo CC Vet 50-59
26 Mark Barnett Leslie Bike Shop-Bikers Boutiq… Vet 50-59
27 Alastair Ross Squadra Porcini Vet 50-59
28 Jim Foulis Dundee Wheelers CC Vet 50-59
29 Peter Bentley Orkney Cycling Club N/A
30 John Bremner Angus Bike Chain N/A
31 Fraser Tait Ayr Roads Cycling Club Vet 50-59
32 Paul Stewart Montvelo CC N/A
33 Patrick Fenwick Dundee Thistle RC Vet 50-59
34 Graham Wilson Royal Albert CC Vet 50-59
35 Murray Doyle N/A
36 Neil Mold Glasgow Riderz N/A
37 Steven Strathie Vet 50-59
38 Lewis Jones Dundee Dynamo CC N/A
39 David Hogg Stirling Bike Club Vet 50-59
40 Kenneth Young Montvelo CC N/A
41 Stuart Stenton Falkirk Bicycle Club Vet 50-59
42 Ross Campbell Vet 50-59

V60 Open Championship
1 Gregor Grant Moray Firth Cycling Club Vet 60+
2 Colin Shearer Musselburgh RCC Vet 60+
3 Tom Nicholson Hoddom Velo Vet 60+
4 Brendan Roe Ryan’s Bike Surgery-Thomson Ho… Vet 60+
5 Jeremy Toy Dundee Wheelers CC Vet 60+
6 John Stevenson N/A
7 Howard Perkins Vet 60+
8 Thomas McNeish Royal Albert CC Vet 60+
9 Andrew Martin Falkirk Bicycle Club N/A
10 Mervyn Walker Orkney Cycling Club N/A
11 Graham Gauld Deeside Thistle CC Vet 60+
12 John Newton Leslie Bike Shop-Bikers Boutiq… Vet 60+
13 John Hodgson Dundee Dynamo CC Vet 60+
14 John Lumley Walkers Cycling Club Vet 60+
15 Christopher White Fife Century RC Vet 60+

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Under 16 Girls Championship
1 Melanie Rowe Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
2 Daisy Wilkinson Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT… Youth U16
3 Freya Mowbray Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT… Youth U16
4 Ava Luce Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
5 Eva Murphy Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
6 Eve Fairbairn Discovery Junior Cycling Club Youth U16
7 Emma Campbell Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
8 Abigail Chaplin Discovery Junior Cycling Club Youth U16
9 Eleya Mold Glasgow Riderz Youth U16

Under 16 Boys Championship
1 Gus Lawson Team HUP Youth U16
2 Oliver Carter Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
3 Cameron Annable Derwentside CC Youth U16
4 Gregor Calvert West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U16
5 Jamie Hall Pentland Racers Youth U16
6 Israel Noble Youth U16
7 Brodie Duncan West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U16
8 Xander Graham SCOTT Racing Youth U16
9 Zach Barbour SteppingStanes Youth Cycling C… Youth U16
10 Edward Lindsay Carnegie Cyclones Youth U16
11 Innes Long Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
12 Joel Gillan Squadra Porcini Youth U16
13 Arran Drackford Falkirk Junior Bike Club Youth U16
14 Ross Eastaugh Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
15 Johnny Darling West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U16
16 Raphael Jacquemet-Ross Kinross CC Youth U16
17 Cailean Vorster West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U16
18 Oliver Paterson West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U16
19 Logan Anderson Ross-Shire RCC Youth U16
20 Lee McQueen Falkirk Bicycle Club Youth U16
21 Thomas MacRae Deeside Thistle CC Youth U16
22 Struan Horsburgh Black Isle Mountain Bike Club Youth U16

Under 14 Girls Championship
1 Olivia Poole Deeside Thistle CC Youth U14
2 Zara Main Deeside Thistle CC Youth U14
3 Mairi Dowens West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U14
4 Millie Boothman Glasgow Riderz Youth U14
5 Izzy Barbour SteppingStanes Youth Cycling C… Youth U14
6 Lucy Robb Pentland Racers Youth U14
7 Eilidh Dotchin NSP Cycling Team Youth U14
8 Emma Hall Pentland Racers Youth U14
9 Freyja Shackley Cumbernauld Centurions BMX Clu… Youth U14
10 Sarah McCormac Falkirk Junior Bike Club Youth U14
11 Ishbel Bennett Stirling Bike Club Youth U14

Under 14 Boys Championship
1 Rhuairdh Fulton West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U14
2 Zach Buchan Pentland Racers Youth U14
3 Guy Rorke Peebles CC Youth U14
4 Lewis McAusland Falkirk Junior Bike Club Youth U14
5 Andrew Levinson Edinburgh RC Youth U14
6 Reuben McLardie Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Clu… Youth U14
7 Aaron Tresidder Youth U14
8 Jake Jardine West Lothian Clarion CC Youth U14
9 Thomas MacLeod Stirling Bike Club Youth U14
10 Finlay Baxter Deeside Thistle CC Youth U14
11 Nicholas Cutler East Kilbride Road Club Youth U14

Under 12 Girl’s Championship
1 Emma Nicholson East Kilbride Road Club Under 12
2 Eilidh Scally Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Clu… Under 12
3 Kirstie Annable Derwentside CC Under 12
4 Isla Reekie Falkirk Junior Bike Club Under 12
5 Boo Williams Royal Albert CC Under 12
6 Katie McBride Under 12
7 Zunairah Mold Under 12
8 Eilidh Murdoch Under 12
9 Emma Macnamara Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
10 Ally Clifford Falkirk Junior Bike Club Under 12
11 Anneke Gardner Under 12

Under 12 Boy’s Championship
1 Sam Kingan Pentland Racers Under 12
2 Cobey Stewart SteppingStanes Youth Cycling C… Under 12
3 Alexander Mullen West Lothian Clarion CC Under 12
4 Angus Dowens West Lothian Clarion CC Under 12
5 Alasdair Ogg Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Clu… Under 12
6 Ellis McAusland Falkirk Junior Bike Club Under 12
7 Calum Campbell Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
8 Ethan Kidd
9 Ewan Martin West Lothian Clarion CC Under 12
10 Josh Sharp Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
11 Ruaridh Cook Under 12
12 Matthew Moran Ythan CC Under 12
13 Freddie Ball Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
14 Oliver Brookes Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
15 Sam Murray Falkirk Junior Bike Club Under 12
16 Espen Hull-Bailey Ythan CC Under 12
17 Murray Rae Ythan CC Under 12
18 Alex Faraday Edinburgh RC Under 12
19 Alexander Bark Stirling Bike Club Under 12
20 Harris Bain Under 12
21 Luke Devlin Ecosse Northboats Under 12
22 Tiago Gourlay Ythan CC Under 12
23 Julian Moreno Under 12
24 Anders Lorenson Under 12
25 Fergus Treger Discovery Junior Cycling Club Under 12

Under 10 Girls
1 Zoe Martin Royal Albert CC Under 12
2 Flora Addis Stirling Bike Club Under 12
3 Verity Mackenzie Ythan CC Under 12
4 Isla Devlin Ecosse Northboats Under 12
5 Victoria Faraday Edinburgh RC Under 12
6 Niamh Clifford
7 Emily Moran Under 12

Under 10 Boy’s
1 Euan McDonald Stirling Bike Club Under 12
2 Kai Tresidder West Highland Wheelers Under 12
3 Mitch Stewart SteppingStanes Youth Cycling C… Under 12
4 Samuel Dickie Annan Youth Cycling Club Under 12
5 Euan Boothman East Kilbride Road Club Under 12
6 Magnus Ogg Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Clu… Under 12
7 Adam Laws Under 12
8 Harris Murdoch
9 William Hicks Ythan CC Under 12
10 Finlay Elder Under 12
11 Sebastian Matonti Under 12
12 Callum Urquhart Under 12
13 Greig Stopper Under 12
14 Hunter Robertson Under 12
15 Fyffe Olssen
16 Arlo Everett Under 12

Under 8 Girl’s
1 Lucy Porter Under 12
2 Jessica McDonald Stirling Bike Club Under 12
3 Eva Hull-Bailey Ythan CC Under 12
4 Georgia Harries Under 12
5 Lucy Macnamara Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
6 Francesca Harries Under 12

Under 8 Boy’s
1 Harrison Bremner Deeside Thistle CC Under 12
2 James Kemp Under 12
3 Luke Laws Under 12
4 Corey Mill Under 12
5 Finlay Woodward Under 12
6 Matthew Webb Under 12
7 Archie Addis Stirling Bike Club Under 12
8 Rory McBride Under 12
9 Jack Robb Pentland Racers Under 12