This weekend: Sam Walton Memorial RR

Plenty of spaces in the National B event, the Sam Walton Memorial RR for E/1/2/3 in a race over 130k (August 19) in the North East

Start: 10.30am

HQ: Netherwitton Village Hall, Nr Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4NJ
(please note that Netherwitton is about 5 miles north west of Morpeth town)

Race organiser:
Ben Walton
4 Dawson Place
Allendale
Northumberland, NE47 9PP
Tel – 0796 844 81 34 / 01434 618 666

Sam Walton was a very popular member of the Barnesbury Cycling Club, who tragically died in a motorcycling accident in July 2000. Sam was Barnesbury junior BAR in 1989, club hill climb champion in ’92, ’93 and ’99; club road race champion in ’92 and ’99; Barnesbury BAR in ’89, ’90 and ’99. He also won several national student titles and was both N&DCA and Manchester & Ditrrict BAR.

Course details:
Riders are to assemble behind the lead cars and assistant commissaire 200 yards east of Netherwitton village on the flat stretch of road.

The race will be neutralised for approximately ¼ mile as it heads west back into Netherwitton and takes 1st left to START at ‘The Trench’ on unclassified road. The race heads east towards LONGWITTON (2 miles) and continues to Rothley cross roads, where turn left and south to SCOTS GAP (6 miles).

Head east along B643 to Hartburn (CAUTION!), Dyke Neuk (11 miles) to MITFORD (15 miles). Turn sharp left in Mitford (CAUTION!) and up hill (St. Leonard’s Lane) and continue in a westerly direction through PIGDON (18 miles) and back to Netherwitton (22 miles).

This time, continue north through Netherwitton, up RITTON BANK PRIME (25 miles) to Forestburn Gate (EXTREME CAUTION ON FAST DESCENT!!) where turn sharp left (CAUTION!) and head south on B6342 over COLDRIFE PRIME (28 miles), continue south to Rothley cross roads where turn right along B6342 to Harwood junction (signposted Elsdon) where right and along Gibbet road to ELSDON (39 miles), bear right and head east along B6341 for approximately 4 miles where turn left at junction signposted ‘Sharperton’.

Bear right all the time and loop back onto B6341 and head back west through Hepple (52 miles) over BILSMOOR PRIME (57 miles) through Elsdon and up the GIBBET PRIME (61 miles), continue east to Harwood junction where turn Right along B6342 to Cambo (66 miles) where turn left and continue east through Scots Gap, HARTBURN (70 miles) back to Mitford (76 miles), where take sharp left up hill (CAUTION!), heading west, retracing route through Pigdon and back to FINISH apx. ¼ mile before Netherwitton village on flat stretch of road.

TOTAL RACE DISTANCE = 85 miles (apx). Points are awarded down to 20th place.

KING OF THE MOUTAINS –
4 Primes (Ritton Bank, Coldrife, Bilsmoor and Gibbet). Points awarded to the first 5 over each climb towards the KOM. Overall winner will receive the Wilkinson Sword Dagger (to be held for one year.
Rider Club / Team Cat
1. Kit Gilham Herbalife-Leisure Lakes E
2. Andrew Hawdon Herbalife-Leisure Lakes E
3. Simon Baxter Herbalife-Leisure Lakes 1
4. Alastair Kay Herbalife-Leisure Lakes 1
5. Thomas Timothy Velo 29 – Otr – Vankru 2
6. Daniel Smith Velo 29 – Otr – Vankru 1
7. Ronald Mcwiliam Raf 3
8. Michael Kinight Team Hope Factory Racing 3
9. Ewan Minty Berwick Wheelers Cc 3
10. Julian Judge Vc Lincoln 3
11. Richard Jones Achievecyclecoaching.Co.Uk 2
12. Matty Cooper Achievecyclecoaching.Co.Uk 3
13. Jack Rees Achievecyclecoaching.Co.Uk
14. Ian Taylor Adept Precision Rt 1
15. Karl Juan Denton Blumilk.Com 2
16. Nicholas Spencer Gosforth Rc 2
17. Christopher Daddy Squadra Rt 1
18. Jamie Caldwell Cycle Premier – Kovert E
19. Matthew France Sunderland Clarion Cc 3
20. Michael Sloanes Sunderland Clarion Cc 2
21. Patrick Pennefather Beacon Wheelers 2
22. Carl Donaldson Breeze Bikes 3
23. James Alder Vc Briganti / Cycleways Rt 2

Notes:
• The race allows entry on the line. As usual, several more riders are expected to sign on the line.
• This is a National B Road Race, therefore BC points are awarded down to 20th place.
• Free refreshments will be provided after the event in Netherwitton Village Hall.
• Prize presentation to be held after the race in Village Hall.
• PARKING – Please try to park on the road leading out from Netherwitton towards Longwitton (part of race neutral section) in order to avoid congestion in the village centre.