Feature: National Trophy MK

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Raleigh GAC rider Mathieu Boulo makes British champion Liam Killeen work hard for the victory in the final round of the National Trophy at Milton Keynes

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The finale for the 2015/16 National Trophy Cyclo-Cross series was held at the brilliant venue of the Milton Keynes Bowl and in contrast to the weather for the other rounds, this one had snow! Whilst the proper winter scene of a blanket of snow on the ground gave the look of the final round something different, the nature of the day was very similar to others, ie, MUD!

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This meant there was some real tough running to be done, up hills that even the best riders on the day were having to push hard on to make any headway on the grippy course. The mud though also made the course lethal in parts and the descent near the finish area saw the riders going down the slopes on their ass one after the other making it very popular for spectators.

Above, Ian Taylor comes to grief on the tricky off camber descent

Even a great champion like Tim Gould crashed down the slopes but being the legend he is, with rival Chris Young going full gas ahead, Gould got his race together and came from a long way back to win the over 50s race.

In the 40-49, Rob Jebb unsurprisingly won that race although the Taylor brothers Ian and Andy did lead for a while early on. The mud and the running through played into Jebb’s hands and he literally ran away with the victory and the series.

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Women’s Race
With series winner Hannah Payton not racing at Milton Keynes, the event at the MK Bowl was very open but unsurprisingly, the talented Junior British Champion, Sophie Wright made the race her own.

As the conditions took their toll as the race went on, Wright bossed her rivals on a course that suited her. Battling with Ffion James, Wright handled that pressure with ease and rode clear to solo to victory half a minute ahead of the Welsh girl James. In third was Bethany Crumpton.

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After the race, Wright explained to British Cycling “It’s amazing to get a first Elite win at the end of the season as a first season junior. I got an OK start and then really worked my way up to second towards the end of first lap. With about three laps to go, I thought it was time to attack so I attacked on the start-finish line and just put the pressure on. I dropped my chain but was close to the pits so just ran there and didn’t panic. I had an off on the last lap but it was quite fun actually, I just went sliding down the hill”.

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England versus France in Men’s Race

See how the race looked on video …

The final race of the day saw the British champion Liam Killeen grace the event which when the event saw so many non-starters was a great coupe for organiser Kelvin Hoy.

Without series winner Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles Ridley) who was away on World Cup duty, the race could have been a walk over for Killeen but Raleigh GAC brought Frenchman Mathieu Boulo to the race and what a race he made of it, pushing Killeen all the way and finishing second. David Fletcher was third after a hard fought race with Paul Oldham and Nick Craig among others.

Liam Killeen said of his victory to British Cycling: “Today was tough, the conditions made it really hard. You could sense it was the National Championship last weekend, there was a lack of motivation among the guys. But it was a good race, they put on a good event.”

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“I wasn’t aware who the Raleigh rider was, I thought it was Steven Roach but I could hear people cheering for Matthieu so I knew it was Boulo. He was putting me under pressure on the running sections. But like last week, I felt strong once I was back to peddling. The lead changed quite a bit between us but on the last two laps, I just tried to press on and pick the smooth line. Luckily, I got a feel for it.”

Other Races
The Junior race was a victory for British Champion Mark Donovan who was part of a four way battle during the race along with Will Gascoyne, Ben Turner and Harry Yates (Hargroves Cycles-Ridley).

As the race went on through, it was the on-form Will Gascoyne who was pushing Donovan to the max with Yates in touch in case any of them made a mistake but alas for him, they didn’t. British Champion Mark Donovan got to celebrate the victory in the stripes only seconds ahead of Gascoyne with Yates a little further back.

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Donovan said “It was a course to not take too many risks on, if you do take risks, there’s a chance you’ll fall off with some nasty off-camber corners. You have to be careful. Will Gascoyne pushed me all the way to the line.”

In the Under 16 Girls, series winner by a mile, Poppy Wildman beat champion Megan James with Kim Baptista in third. In the Under 14 girls, sisters Maddie and Anna Wadsworth finished 1-2 ahead of the series winner and National Champion Ava Oxley-Szilagyi.

The Under 16 Boys event saw Euan Cameron and series winner Lewis Askey (RST Cycle Division swapping the lead) with Cameron going on to win from Askey with Charlie Craig in third. The Under 14 boys saw Emile Alexander take his fifth win of the Series beating Alec Gregory and Oliver Stockwell.

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New signing for RST/Cycle Division is series winner for U16 boys, Lewis Askey.

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Mathieu Boulo of GAC Raleigh who made the mens race a real battle for Killeen.

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The veterans descend the off camber slippery slope at the MK Bowl

Results – Points tables to follow

Men’s Event
1 Liam Killeen Specialized Racing 0 59 11   Elite
2 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh-GAC @ 0. 46 Elite
3 David Fletcher Pines Cycles-Felt-Enve @ 1. 26 Elite
4 Paul Oldham Hope Factory Racing @ 1. 36 Elite
5 Nick Craig SCOTT Racing @ 2. 6 Elite
6 Giles Drake Leisure Lakes Bikes.com @ 2. 21 Elite
7 Nicholas Barnes Hargrove Cycles – Ridley RT @ 2. 34 Under 23
8 Jack Clarkson Hope Factory Racing @ 3. 10 Elite
9 Ben Sumner Beeline – Gener8 @ 3. 57 Elite
10 Tom Van Den Bosch Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT @ 4. 19 Elite
11 Steven Roach Team Raleigh-GAC @ 4. 53 Elite
12 Billy Harding Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles ERT @ 5. 14 Under 23
13 Jody Crawforth Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT @ 6. 0 Elite
14 Arthur Green Clee Cycles @ 6. 37 Under 23
15 Richard Jones Renvale RT @ 7. 19 Elite
16 Jack Humphreys Wheelbase Altura/MGD @ 7. 50 Under 23
17 Michael Butler Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT @ 7. 51 Elite
18 Stephen James Renvale RT @ 8. 23 Elite
19 George Thompson Sleaford Wheelers CC @ 9. 39 Under 23
20 Jake Poole Jake Poole Racing/Raleigh at 1 lap Under 23
21 Bruce Dalton Team Kinesis UK at 1 lap Elite
22 Scott Chalmers Felt Racing at 1 lap Elite
23 Jacob Phelps Muddybumbikes CC at 1 lap Under 23
24 Neil Ellison WDMBC /Specialized Ruislip at 1 lap Elite
25 James Waddington Individual Member at 1 lap Elite
26 Paul Sheers Vicious Velo at 1 lap Elite
27 Christopher Barnes www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets at 1 lap Under 23
28 Jeremy Hicks Rugby Velo at 1 lap Elite
29 James Edmond Mountain Goat Coaching at 1 lap Under 23
30 Gavin Howell Team Milton Keynes at 2 laps Elite
31 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT at 2 laps Under 23
32 Chris Herring East London Velo at 2 laps Elite
33 Scott Wilson Team Elite at 2 laps Elite
34 Graham Knight Team Milton Keynes at 2 laps Elite
35 Bradley Symonds Team PB Performance at 2 laps Under 23
36 James Madgwick Hackney GT at 2 laps Under 23
37 Paddy Scullion Kernow Riders at 2 laps Under 23
38 James Leach Imperial Racing Team at 3 laps Elite
39 Matthew Crees North Road CC at 3 laps Elite
40 Lawrence Green I-Ride.co.uk at 3 laps Elite
41 Sebastian Charlesworth Didcot Phoenix CC at 3 laps Elite

Women’s
1 Sophie Wright Renvale RT 50. 8
2 Ffion James Abergavenny RC @ 0. 25
3 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer CC @ 2. 3
4 Mercedes Pacios Pujado Zappi’s Racing Team @ 2. 29
5 Emily Wadsworth Beeline Gener8 @ 2. 29
6 Delia Beddis Vicious Velo @ 3. 49
7 Amira Mellor Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles ERT @ 4. 24
8 Charlotte Broughton Mid Shropshire Wheelers @ 5. 2
9 Maddie Smith Bolsover & District CC @ 5. 39
10 Sophie Thackray Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles ERT @ 6. 17
11 Rebecca Preece Leisure Lakes Bikes @ 7. 14
12 Claire Beaumont Vicious Velo @ 7. 56
13 Abigail van Twisk Drops Cycling Team @ 8. 11
14 Ruby Miller Hargrove Cycles – Ridley RT
15 Hannah Saville www.cxmagazine.com
16 Laura Greenhalgh Imperial RT
17 Madeleine Gammons SRAM Development
18 Lydia Brookes GS Henley at 1 lap
19 Tiffany Fletcher Team Empella Cyclo-cross.com at 1 lap

Junior Men
1 Mark Donovan Beacon Wheelers 42 26
2 William Gascoyne Pines Cycles – Felt – Enve @ 0. 4
3 Harry Yates Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT @ 0. 29
4 Ben Turner Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles ERT @ 1. 7
5 Finlay Robertson Derwentside CC @ 2. 34
6 Harry Hardcastle VCUK PH-MAS Junior Cycling Team @ 2. 57
7 Christopher Rothwell Ride 24/7 @ 2. 58
8 David Barnes Team Corley Cycles @ 3. 11
9 Joshua Waters SRAM Development @ 3. 39
10 Calum Fernie Nottingham Clarion CC @ 4. 4
11 Kieran Howarth Nottingham Clarion CC @ 4. 32
12 Joe Williams VCUK PH-MAS Junior Cycling Team @ 4. 42
13 George Fox Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC @ 5. 53
14 Joe Barnwell Marsh Track RT @ 7. 11
15 Ewan Grivell-Mellor Mid Shropshire Wheelers @ 8. 22
16 William Warre Cycle Lab @ 8. 33
17 Tyla Loftus Wheelbase Altura MGD @ 9. 52
18 Kieran Jarvis St Ives CC at 1 lap
19 Elliot Haigh Team Milton Keynes at 1 lap
20 George Armstrong Taw Velo at 1 lap
21 Thomas Burnett VC Londres at 1 lap
22 Luke Hind Bolsover & District CC at 1 lap

Veteran Women
1 Helen Pattinson Solent Pirates 45. 22
2 Alison Kinloch PH-MAS VCUK Womens CT 1. 0
3 Nicola Davies Beacon Wheelers 2. 2
4 Jackie Field Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 4. 25
5 Tracey Fletcher Team Empella Cyclo-cross.com 5. 9
6 Nicola Hartle PH-MAS VCUK Womens CT
7 Julie Phelan Pro Vision Cycle Clothing
8 Caroline Reuter London Phoenix CC
9 Joanna Newstead X RT/Elmy Cycles
10 Pamela Glover Derwentside CC

Over 40

1 Robert Jebb Hope Factory Racing 46. 40
2 Ian Taylor C & N Cycles RT 1. 5
3 Andrew Taylor C & N Cycles RT 1. 15
4 Keith Murray SCOTT Racing 1. 25
5 Peter Middleton www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets 1. 26
6 Daniel Guest Performance Cycles 2. 2
7 Robert Thackray Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles ERT 3. 35
8 Andrew Parry Urban Cyclery 3. 44
9 Shaun Aldous Renvale RT 3. 58
10 Dan Alexander www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets 4. 23
11 Lewis King Beeline Bicycles RT 4. 24
12 Andy Collis Bicicielo 5. 21
13 Wayne Crombie East London Velo 5. 34
14 Roger Maidment East London Velo 5. 43
15 Crispin Doyle Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT 6. 16
16 Michael Simpson Beeline Bicycles RT 6. 38
17 Sean Dines CC Luton 7. 0
18 David Morris Harrogate Nova CC 7. 21
19 Stuart McGhee Evans Cycles RT 8. 17
20 Kevin Knox Vicious Velo 8. 18
21 Chris Green Matlock CC 8. 18
22 Kristian Spreckley Manchester Wheelers Club 8. 33
23 Benjamin Lewis Hackney GT 9. 11
24 Andrew Watson-Smith Pretorius Bikes 11. 51
25 Dave Spragg Kingston Wheelers CC at 1 lap
26 Mark Calvert Team Trident at 1 lap
27 Max Reuter London Phoenix CC at 1 lap
28 Bryan Holland North Road CC at 1 lap
29 John Polak Cotswold Veldrijden at 1 lap
30 Simon Pateman Saddleworth Clarion at 1 lap
31 Paul Jones Beeline Bicycles RT at 1 lap
32 Ivan Boyes Team Cystic Fibrosis at 1 lap
33 Edward Sarmiento www.cxmagazine.com at 1 lap
34 Andrew Whiteside Ilkley CC at 1 lap
35 Paul Hewitt Individual Member at 1 lap
36 Joe Richardson Individual Member at 2 laps
37 Luke Stone Team Corley Cycles at 2 laps

Over 50
1 Tim Gould www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets 49. 7
2 Grant Johnson Sunset Cycles @ 0. 13
3 Chris Young Pedalsport CC @ 0. 26
4 Steven Davies Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT @ 2. 1
5 Philip Roach Team Jewson/MI Racing-Polypipe @ 2. 54
6 Richard Cross Individual Member @ 3. 4
7 Kenny Johnson SCOTT Racing @ 3. 21
8 Mick Davies Pedal Power Loughborough @ 4. 36
9 Nigel Gregory Leicestershire RC @ 4. 52
10 Geoff Giddings Team Jewson-MI Racing-Polypipe @ 5. 23
11 Matt Wilson Mountain Goat Coaching @ 5. 35
12 Sean Beswick www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets @ 6. 18
13 Dave Copland Ipswich BC @ 6. 50
14 Kirby Bennett Team Jewson/MI Racing-Polypipe @ 7. 33
15 Tim Stowe Team Jewson/MI Racing-Polypipe
16 Thomas Bardgett Beacon Wheelers
17 Neil Simpson London Phoenix CC
18 Robin Akers Oxonian CC
19 Richard Lewis Kenilworth Wheelers CC
20 Patrick Hayes London Phoenix CC
21 Brian Perks Pedalsport CC
22 Chris Watts Matlock CC at 1 lap
23 Mark Garrett Individual Member at 1 lap
24 Paul Driver Amisvelo Racing Team at 1 lap
25 Simon Tottle Festival RC at 1 lap
26 Charles Warren Individual Member at 1 lap
27 Robert Bloxham Individual Member at 1 lap
28 Richard Collins Imperial RT at 1 lap
29 Stephen Blackmore Seeds CC at 1 lap
30 John Hind Bolsover and District CC at 1 lap
31 Peter Mooney Rugby Velo at 1 lap
32 Simon Dighton Beacon Roads CC at 1 lap
33 Peter Varian Red Kite Cycles at 1 lap
34 John Wright VC Long Eaton at 1 lap

Under 16 Boys
1 Euan Cameron Oldfield – Paul Milnes Cycles ERT 33. 44
2 Lewis Askey Lichfield City CC 0. 20
3 Charlie Craig SCOTT Racing 0. 26
4 Toby Barnes Lichfield City CC 1. 7
5 Callum Macleod Palmer Park Velo RT 1. 14
6 William Raymond Welwyn Wheelers CC 2. 1
7 Oliver Draffan Derwentside CC 2. 16
8 Tomas Dussek Nottingham Clarion CC 2. 23
9 Matthew Ellis SRAM Development 2. 48
10 Jacob Knight Solihull CC 4. 22
11 Titouan Barthelemy Dulwich Paragon CC 4. 44
12 Elliot Bannister Nottingham Clarion CC 4. 45
13 Oliver Snodden SRAM Development 5. 5
14 Corey Edmondson Inspire VCUK Racing Team 5. 11
15 Alex Haines Leicestershire RC 5. 19
16 Cameron Hurst VC Revolution 5. 40
17 Jenson Young Pedalsport CC 6. 8
18 Marcus Holmes Lichfield City CC 6. 16
19 Nathan Blackmore Welwyn Wheelers CC 6. 31
20 Harrison Knight Solihull CC 6. 48
21 Riley Searle Team Corley Cycles 6. 50
22 James Swadling Nottingham Clarion CC 6. 50
23 Josun Cole Iceni Velo 7. 4
24 Sebastian Bacon Wolverhampton Wheelers CC 7. 19
25 Tom Couzens Zappi’s Cycling Club 7. 22
26 Samuel Asker Welwyn Wheelers CC 7. 55
27 Thomas Zygo Team Milton Keynes 8. 22
28 Edward Davies Dulwich Paragon CC 8. 31
29 Jamie Lloyd Team Milton Keynes 8. 33
30 Jake Norton SRAM Development 8. 43
31 Noah Field Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 8. 44
32 Thomas Durkin Welwyn Wheelers CC 9. 1
33 Archie Lewis Pines Cycles – Felt – Enve 9. 3
34 Freddie Grover Stowmarket & District CC 9. 36
35 Aaron Stone Team Corley Cycles at 1 lap
36 William Thackray Paul Milnes – Bradford Olympic RC at 1 lap

Under 14 Boys
1 Emile Alexander Lichfield City CC 36. 51
2 Alec Gregory Leicestershire RC 0. 35
3 Oliver Stockwell Welwyn Wheelers CC 1. 3
4 Matti Egglestone Beacon Wheelers 1. 55
5 Joshua Giddings Heanor Clarion CC 2. 43
6 Christian Boon Derby Mercury RC 2. 45
7 Finlay Pickering Hull Thursday RC 3. 0
8 Daniel Barnes Lichfield City CC 3. 54
9 Aidan Lawrence Eastlands Velo 4. 44
10 Archie Peet Team Milton Keynes 4. 50
11 Adam Lightfoot Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 4. 58
12 Ethan Whiteside Ilkley CC 5. 3
13 Lucien Cuming East Bradford CC 5. 25
14 Adam Bent Border City Wheelers
15 Taylor Carr Lichfield City CC
16 Bryn Richards Bourne Wheelers CC
17 Dexter Mansel-Thomas Lee Valley Youth CC
18 David Hird Stratford CC
19 Tom Sharples Welwyn Wheelers CC
20 Matthew Baptista Mid Lancs BMX
21 Joseph Blackmore Herne Hill Youth CC
22 Kieran Riley Langdale Lightweights RT
23 Felix Field Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) at 1 lap
24 Dylan Snoek Bourne Wheelers CC at 1 lap
25 Joel Corbishley Team Milton Keynes at 1 lap

Under 16 Girls
1 Poppy Wildman Nottingham Clarion CC 29.45
2 Megan James Abergavenny RC 0. 8
3 Kim Baptista Nutcracker Racing 1. 4
4 Xan Crees Team Empella Cyclo-cross.com 1. 19
5 Elspeth Grace Welwyn Wheelers CC 1. 50
6 April Tacey Leicestershire RC 3. 41
7 Lucy Naylor Paul Milnes – Bradford Olympic RC 4. 10
8 Lauren Higham Welwyn Wheelers CC 5. 24
9 Cecilia Hime St Ives CC 5. 26
10 Olivia Bent Border City Wheelers 5. 37
11 Connie Hayes CC Hackney 13. 5
12 Freya Butler Welwyn Wheelers CC 13. 29

Under 14 Girls
1 Maddie Wadsworth Beeline Bicycles RT 31.6
2 Anna Wadsworth Beeline Bicycles RT 1. 25
3 Ava May Oxley-Szilaggi PH-MAS VCUK Women’s Cycling Team 2. 17
4 Millie Couzens Zappi’s Cycling Club 2. 58
5 Harley Pell Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 2. 58
6 Amelie Wayte www.Zepnat.com RT – Lazer Helmets 3. 32
7 Josie Nelson M & D Cycles/Gearclub/WORX 3. 46
8 Imogen Chastell Welwyn Wheelers CC 3. 53
9 Sophie Lewis Cycle Club Ashwell (CCA) 4. 4
10 Sarah Briggs Matlock CC 5. 4
11 Charlotte-Louise McGreevy WXC World Racing 5. 10
12 Eluned King Towy Riders 5. 58
13 Emily Conn Palmer Park Velo RT 6. 32
14 Amy Cantelo Solent Pirates 6. 43
15 Roisin Lally Derwentside CC 7. 57
16 Aimee Zygo Team Milton Keynes 10. 1

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