CX Result: Scottish CX Champs (Irvine)

Anna Flynn claimed the Open Female Scottish Cyclocross title on the beach at Irvine on Sunday afternoon, Lewis Martin won the Senior mens race…

CX Result: Scottish CX Champs (Irvine)

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Anna Flynn (Team Spectra) claimed the Open Female Scottish Cyclocross title on the beach at Irvine on Sunday afternoon after a great battle with defending champion Grace Inglis, perhaps the highlight of a brilliant day of championship racing.

Irvine always serves up classic cross racing, with this year’s championship edition serving up an extra special, and extra hard, edition, with multiple banks meaning there really was no let up. Add the strong winds, super steep run up and sand into the mix, and the strongest riders really would prevail.

Spectra’s Flynn would set her stall out from the opening lap, and lead from flag to flag – to claim the Scottish title for second time – having previously won out in 2021. Ishbel Strathdee (Team HUP) would take silver, with Daisy Taylor (Royal Albert) rounding out the podium, as well as taking the Craig Hardie trophy for first U23 rider.

Flynn has been on fine form this winter, backing up her maiden British Trophy victory in Devon two weeks ago with the Scottish title today. Of her effort she said: “It felt pretty good! The season is going well, but it’s nice to pull it off today. It’s a pretty challenging course and the wind made it really difficult, so I had to keep pushing the whole way. – and felt that I can hold the effort for 30-40 minutes”

Lewis Martin (Studio Velo) started as overwhelming favourite in the Senior Open, the Dumfriesshire rider looking to defend the title he won last year, just as he did at the Scottish XC MTB Championships exactly three months ago. On that occasion he would win by a huge margin, and it was a similar story at Irvine.

From the gun he forged clear, but eventual runner-up and first U23 finisher Sam Chisholm (Team HUP) would give a valiant chase, holding his rival close for the first two laps before the gap started to open up. From there, it was solo endeavours for the pair, Martin a classy winner.

Further back though there was a brilliant battle for bronze. Aaron King (Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli) was clear for the first 30 minutes of racing, before Reuben Oakley (Rotor RT) and then Milo McIntosh (Cycling Academy) would bridge up to him. A ding-dong tussle would ensue, Oakley first to surrender before King showed his foot speed up the run up for the final time, building a five second gap that he’d hold to the line.

Martin, who will wear the Scottish stripes for another 12 months, said afterwards: “I’m very happy with that one, I’m quite relieved as well! I thought I went a bit hard too soon, especially the first time I went up the run-up. It’s hard the whole course just wore you out, badly!”

The penultimate race of the day was the combined Junior Open and Vet 40 Open, Davie Lines (Wheelbase) a runaway winner in the later. The Junior race proved to be a great battle however, Jem Henderson (Hetton Hawks) and Cameron Annable (Derwentside CC) going hammer and nail. Henderson claimed the victory, with the junior title going to Annable.

Third across the line was Henry O’Brien (SORT), the Borders rider taking second in the championship, with Benjamin Massey (West Lothian Clarion) rounding out the podium. Silver in the V40s would go to Scott Smith with Rob Friel (Vanelli-Project Go) taking bronze.

In the Female equivalent Freya Mowbray (SORT) was the class act, hanging onto the coattails of her older rivals to take the title, Harriet Hendry (Solas) taking silver and Abigail Chaplin (Discovery Juniors) the bronze.

Podiums – 2024 Scottish National Cyclocross Championships
Senior Men
1. Lewis Martin (Studio Velo)
2. Sam Chisholm (Team HUPcc)
3. Aaron King (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli)

Senior Female
1. Anna Flynn (Team Spectra)
2. Ishbel Strathdee (Team HUPcc)
3. Daisy Taylor (Royal Albert CC)

Junior Men
1. Cameron Annable (Derwentside CC)
2. Henry O’Brien (Scotia Offroad RT)
3. Benjamin Massey (West Lothian Clarion)

Junior Female
1. Freya Mowbray (Scotia Offroad RT)
2. Harriet Hendry (Solas Racing)
3. Abigail Chaplin (Discovery Juniors)

Youth Open – U16
1. Gus Lawson (Pentland Racers)
2. Arran Drackford (Falkirk Junior BC)
3. Xander Graham (Scott Racing)

Youth Female – U16
1. Zara Main (Deeside Thistle)
2. Mairi Dowens (West Lothian Clarion)
3. Eleya Mold (Glasgow Riderz)

Youth Boys – U14
1. Guy Rorke (Pentland Racers)
2. Josh Stewart (SteppingStanes)
3. Gregor McNaught (Glasgow Riderz)

Youth Girls – U14
1. Emma Nicholson (Glasgow Riderz)
2. Eilidh Scally (Glasgow Riderz)
3. Isla Reekie (Falkirk Junior BC)

Veteran 40+ Men
1. Davie Lines (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli)
2. Rob Friel (Vanelli Project GO)
3. Gary MacDonald (Nevis Cycles)

Veteran 40+ Women
1. Alison Banford
2. Janine Inman (Stirling BC)
3. Ailsa Curtis (West Lothian Clarion)

Veteran 50+ Men
1. Douglas Cameron
2. Gordon Mackenzie (RT33)
3. Douglas Sharp (Forth Velo)

Veteran 50+ Women
1. Sian Tovey
2. Megan Mowbray (Team HUPcc)
3. Caroline Harvey (Peebles CC)

Veteran 60+ Men
1. Brendan Roe (Ryan’s Bike Surgery-Thomson Homes)
2. Neil Raitt (Dundee Thistle)
3. Gregor Grant (Moray Firth CC)

Veteran 60+ Women
1. Fiona Paton (East Sutherland Wheelers)
2. Elizabeth Clayton (Stirling BC)

RESULT CONTINUED AFTER THE ADVERT …

OVERALL RACE RESULTS

WOMEN
1. Anna Flynn, SenF
2. Grace Inglis, SenF
3. Ishbel Strathdee, SenF
4. Daisy Taylor, SenF
5. Freya Mowbray, JunF
6. Beatrix Kiehlmann, SenF
7. Isla Hedley, SenF
8. Daphne Jones, SenF
9. Harriet Hendry, JunF
10. Evie Steed, SenF
11. Monica Anderson, SenF
12. Sian Tovey, M50F
13. Iona Hamilton, SenF
14. Lettie McDonald, SenF
15. Megan Mowbray, M50F
16. Alison Banford, M40F
17. Caroline Harvey, M50F
18. Abigail Chaplin, JunF
19. Jodie Brumhead, SenF
20. Janine Inman, M40F
21. Nadine Reilly, M50F
22. Ailsa Curtis, M40F
23. Madeleine Pope, M40F
24. Anne Murray, M50F
25. Meg Spittal, M40F
26. Amy Renwick, SenF
27. Emily Colbeck, JunF
28. Jaime Nicholson, M40F
29. Sharon Versteeg, SenF
30. Tracy Wilkinson-Begg, M50F
31. Helen Winton, M60F
32. Nicola Davies, M60F
33. Leah Goudie, SenF
34. Zofia Lisowski, M40F
35. Alexandra Hayden, SenF
36. Fiona Paton, M60F
37. Aileen Mulhern, M40F
38. Kara Weir, M40F
39. Alison Brown, M60F
40. Sandra Scally, M40F
41. Hazel Ednie, M50F
42. Elizabeth Clayton, M60F
43. Fiona Ellis, M60F
44. Kirsteen Ellis, M50F

SENIOR MEN
1. Lewis Martin
2. Sam Chisholm
3. Aaron King
4. Milo McIntosh
5. William Weatherill
6. Jared Linden
7. Noah Bleteau
8. Neil Scott
9. Joe Curran
10. Jackie Chan
11. Grant Scott
12. Richard McDonald
13. Craig Owen
14. Reuben Oakley
15. William Dykes
16. Stephen MacDonald
17. Jamie Madden
18. Nathaniel Henderson
19. Murray Gray
20. Euan Scott
21. Gavin McDougall
22. Ben Allan
23. James Robertson
24. Finlay Taylor
25. Ruan Vorster
26. David Falconer
27. Gareth Hunt
28. David Houston
29. Thomas Bruno
30. Keir Greatorex
31. Christopher Gray
32. Stuart Dun
33. Sam Hislop
34. Ross Chisholm
35. Stewart Murray
36. Angus MacDougall
37. Ross Burgess
38. Scott Patterson
39. James Wright
40. Grant Young
41. Gary Carnegie
42. Craig Hamilton
43. Gordon McLarnon

VET 40/JUNIOR MEN
1. Jem Henderson, Jun
2. Cameron Annable, Jun
3. Henry OBrien, Jun
4. David Lines, M40
5. Benjamin Massey, Jun
6. Raphael Jacquemet-Ross, Jun
7. Ross Eastaugh, Jun
8. Scott Smith, M40
9. Robert Friel, M40
10. Zach Barbour, Jun
11. Gary MacDonald, M40
12. Matthew McCleery, Jun
13. Dominic Rorke, M40
14. Oliver Carter, Jun
15. Euan Hamilton-Rigg, M40
16. Sam Beattie, Jun
17. David Ogden, M40
18. James Fraser-Moodie, M40
19. Steven Smith, M40
20. Ewan Sexton, Jun
21. Edward Lindsay, Jun
22. Chris Main, M40
23. Eddie Addis, M40
24. Brodie Duncan, Jun
25. Robert Brookes, M40
26. Geoffrey Martin, M40
27. Peter Flick, M40
28. Simon Arnot, M40
29. David O Neill, M40
30. Chris ONeill, M40
31. David Tomb, M40
32. Tony Scott, M40
33. Cailean Vorster, Jun
34. Neil Henderson, M40
35. Garry Templeman, M40
36. Terry McCloskey, M40
37. Andrew Simpson, M40
38. Graeme Jardine, M40
39. Christopher MacDonald, M40
40. Alasdair Easton, Jun
41. Vyaan Dhokia, Jun
42. Graeme McBirnie, M40
43. Ewan Mulhern, M40
44. Esmond Tresidder, M40
45. Ben Dixon, M40
46. Thomas Jacquemet, M40
47. Andrew Birkett, M40
48. Darren Murray, M40
49. William Duguid, M40
50. Stewart Osborne, M40
51. Barry McCleery, M40
52. Ross Johnstone, M40
53. Chris Shields, M40
54. Douglas Kyles, M40
55. Keith Stocker, M40
56. Jamie Mitchell, M40
57. Tom Broadbent, M40
58. Justin Kewney, M40
59. Marc Wright, M40
60. John-Michael Howison, M40
61. Paul Queen, M40
62. David Lindsay, M40
63. Robin Kerr, M40

VET 50/60 MEN
1. Douglas Cameron, M50
2. Gordon Mackenzie, M50
3. Douglas Sharp, M50
4. James Melville, M50
5. Phil Mowbray, M50
6. Stephen Jackson, M50
7. Scott Kidd, M50
8. Jason Barnes, M50
9. Marcus Illingworth, M50
10. John Woodrow, M50
11. Jim Davies, M50
12. Paul Anderson, M50
13. Victor Allan, M50
14. Nigel Dykes, M50
15. Keith Law, M50
16. Scott Anderson, M50
17. Steve Nicholson, M50
18. Gordon Dickson, M50
19. Tom Tennant, M50
20. James Edwards, M50
21. Calvin Price, M50
22. Stephen Wilkinson, M50
23. Chris Fuller, M50
24. Clive Sharman, M50
25. Luke Walsh, M50
26. Michael Nally, M50
27. George Roberts, M50
28. Stephen McDowall, M50
29. Brendan Roe, M60
30. Neil Raitt, M60
31. Simon Titmuss, M50
32. Rene Coupek, M50
33. Stephen Crawford, M50
34. Patrick Fenwick, M50
35. Thomas Bardgett, M60
36. Paul McQueen, M50
37. David Allen, M50
38. Craig Grieve, M50
39. Lewis Jones, M50
40. Gregor Grant, M60
41. Anthony Burns, M50
42. Mike Warbeck, M50
43. Seb Lay, M50
44. Rob Nicholson, M60
45. Chris Watson, M50
46. Graham Wilson, M50
47. Alastair Little, M50
48. Andrew Strathdee, M50
49. David Hogg, M50
50. Jim Foulis, M60
51. Tom Nicholson, M60
52. Paul Hornby, M50
53. Derek Simpson, M50
54. John Bremner, M60
55. Paul McCrorey, M50
56. Mark Barnett, M60
57. Paul McInally, M50
58. Graeme Dunbar, M50
59. Paul Stewart, M50
60. Colin Shearer, M60
61. Jeremy Toy, M60
62. Howard Perkins, M60
63. Gavin Morrison, M50
64. Graham Gauld, M60
65. Cameron Gray, M60
66. Duncan Maycroft, M60
67. John Stevenson, M60
68. Alex McDonald, M50
69. Andrew Martin, M60
70. Edd Shackley, M50
71. Stephen Darling, M50
72. Bill Davies, M60
73. Gary Carnegie, M50
74. Eric Easton, M50
75. Charles Martin, M60
76. Andrew Bell, M50
77. John Newton, M60
78. John Lumley, M60
79. Alan Boyd, M60
80. Craig Buchanan, M60
81. Robert Clements, M60
82. Christopher White, M60

YOUTH
1. Gus Lawson, U16
2. Arran Drackford, U16
3. Xander Graham, U16
4. Rhuairdh Fulton, U16
5. Reuben McLardie, U16
6. Joel Gillan, U16
7. Guy Rorke, U14
8. Lewis McAusland, U16
9. Josh Stewart, U14
10. Gregor McNaught, U14
11. Oliver Paterson, U16
12. Lee McQueen, U16
13. Sam Kingan, U14
14. Leo Walsh, U14
15. Johnny Darling, U16
16. Aaron Tresidder, U14
17. Alexander Mullen, U14
18. Henry Sharp, U16
19. Jake Jardine, U16
20. Logan Anderson, U16
21. Zara Main, U16F
22. Emma Nicholson, U14F
23. Mairi Dowens, U16F
24. Thomas MacLeod, U14
25. Lucien Jacquemet Ross, U16
26. Ethan Kidd, U14
27. Eilidh Scally, U14F
28. Angus Dowens, U14
29. Callum Ross, U14
30. Isla Reekie, U14F
31. Eleya Mold, U16F
32. Henry Lockett, U14
33. Lucy Robb, U14F
34. Emma Campbell, U16F
35. Rory Lydon, U14
36. Ella McQueen, U14F
37. Boo Williams, U14F
38. Imogen Hammond, U16F
39. Eilidh Dotchin, U14F
40. Reuben McCloskey, U14
41. Emie Smith, U14F
42. Lewis Kane, U14
43. Sam Clark, U14
44. Cara Drackford, U14F
45. Fyfe Gray, U14
46. Freyja Shackley, U16F
47. Zunairah Mold, U14F
48. Ailsa Queen, U16F
49. Eilidh Boyle, U14F
50. Ally Clifford, U14F
51. Jasmine Grieve, U14F
52. Ishbel Bennett, U14F