Rapha Super Cross Round 2: Second win for Paul Oldham

It was neck-and-neck all the way in the second round of Rapha Super Cross as the leading elite teams of Hope Factory Racing and Hargroves-Specialized slugged it out in the wonderful surroundings of Misterton Hall, Lutterworth.

Report: Ian Cleverly | Photos: Wig Worland

But it was the Hope guys who came out on top, courtesy of Paul Oldham’s victory, backed by Dave Collins and Daniel Booth. To the usual Super Cross accompaniment of cowbells, oompah band, Belgian beer and frites, the big crowd lapped up the day’s entertainment in dry and sunny conditions.

With two laps remaining, Hargroves appeared to have the upper hand, Jody Crawforth sitting comfortably on Oldham’s wheel and the more likely to win the sprint, but a mechanical took the former national champion out of contention, leaving the other former champ time to finish with arms aloft.

Reigning Rapha Super Cross team Hope now take a two-point lead into Sunday’s finale at Alexandra Palace and look set to take the series barring disaster, but this being cyclo-cross, anything could happen.

A special team of the day award went to ROTWILD-Forme Coaching with a dramatic improvement on last week’s performance at Broughton to clinch third spot, while Endura’s Jake Womersley took the Rouleur Magazine £50 prime. Hargroves’ Steve James won the under-23 category for the second week running.

Oldham and Crawforth from Hargroves Cycles battling for the lead in round 2 of Rapha Super Cross

Runner-up at Broughton Hall, Delia Beddis (ViCiOUS Velo), went one better to take the women’s prize at Misterton. The fun racers at the close of the race programme coped admirably with a tequila shortcut and wall of foam following a Le Mans-style start.

The Rapha Super Cross Series concludes with the grand finale at Alexandra Palace, London, on Sunday October 28th, with more beer, frites, crepes, cowbells and top-class racing for all on the menu.

The tequila short cut …

Delia Beddis

Hands up who likes the Rapha SuperCross!!!

A rider from the promoting club, Welland Valley, races through the wall of foam.

RESULTS

RAPHA SUPER CROSS – ROUND 2, MISTERTON

1. Hope Factory Racing
2. Hargroves Cycles-Specialized
3. ROTWILD-Forme Coaching
4. Cycle Premier-Kovert
5. Rapha-GB Development Squad
6. Dirtwheels Cycles
7. Endura Racing
8. Charge Bikes

INDIVIDUAL
1 Paul Oldham Hope Factory Racing Senior 49:51.3
2 Steven James Hargroves Cycles – Specialized U23 50:04.6 13.305
3 Jody Crawforth HargrovesCycles – Specialized Senior 50:13.5 22.195
4 Ben Sumner ROTWILD – Forme Coaching U23 50:36.2 44.902
5 Hamish Batchelor ROTWILD – Forme Coaching Senior 51:12.8 01:21.5
6 Dave Collins Hope Factory Racing Senior 51:16.2 01:24.9
7 Daniel Booth Hope Factory Racing Senior 51:16.7 01:25.4
8 Dieter Droger Dirtwheels Cycles Senior 51:19.4 01:28.1
9 Joe Kirkham Hargroves Cycles – Specialized U23 51:22.8 01:31.5
10 Will Bjergfelt Cycle Premier-Kovert Senior 51:50.5 01:59.2
11 Seb Batchelor ROTWILD – Forme Coaching Senior 51:51.6 02:00.3
12 Matt Hargroves Hargroves Cycles – Specialized U23 51:53.6 02:02.3
13 Rob Jebb Hope Factory Racing Senior 51:55.4 02:04.2
14 Oliver Watson ChargeBikes U23 52:10.8 02:19.5
15 Hugo Robinson Rapha/GB Development Squad U23 52:17.5 02:26.2
16 Danny Fox Rapha/GB Development Squad U23 52:26.3 02:35.0
17 Rob Partridge Endura Racing Senior 52:36.0 02:44.7
18 Jake Womersley Endura Racing U23 52:38.9 02:47.6
19 Jack Ravenscroft Rapha/GB Development Squad U23 52:40.7 02:49.4
20 Stu Bowers Hargroves Cycles – Specialized Senior 52:45.7 02:54.4
21 Jack Clarkson Hope Factory Racing U23 53:09.2 03:17.9
22 Mark Cotton Dirtwheels Cycles Senior 53:19.1 03:27.8
23 Mathew Webber Cycle Premier-Kovert Senior 53:39.1 03:47.8
24 Perry Bowater Cycle Premier-Kovert U23 53:58.6 04:07.3
25 Matt Barrett Cycle Premier-Kovert Senior 54:02.9 04:11.6
26 Dan Fleeman ROTWILD – Forme Coaching Senior 54:03.4 04:12.1
27 Chris Metcalfe ChargeBikes Senior 54:21.9 04:30.6
28 Robert Watson Dirtwheels Cycles U23 50:19.8 1 Lap
29 Jon Mozley Cycle Premier-Kovert Senior 50:29.0 1 Lap
30 Lawrence Frost ChargeBikes U23 50:59.5 1 Lap
31 John Hopkinson Dirtwheels Cycles Senior 50:59.6 1 Lap
32 Simon Maudsley Dirtwheels Cycles Senior 51:07.6 1 Lap
33 Ian Wilkinson Endura Racing Senior 51:36.7 1 Lap
34 Seth Smith ChargeBikes Senior 52:27.0 1 Lap
35 Lee Williams ROTWILD – Forme Coaching Senior 52:51.9 1 Lap

OVERALL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Hope Factory Racing 20pts
2. Hargroves Cycles-Specialized 18pts
3. Rapha-GB Development 14pts
4. ROTWILD-Forme Coaching 13pts
5. Cycle Premier-Kovert 13pts
6. Endura Racing 11pts
7. Dirtwheels Cycles 9pts
8. Charge Bikes 6pts

Veterans/Seniors/Juniors/Womens
1 Darren Atkins Mi racing V 43:43.0
2 George Thompson Sleaford Wheelers CC Senior 43:48.2
3 Rick Lister Ellmore Factory Racing V 43:57.1
4 Joe Fox Rapha Condor CC Senior 44:03.3
5 chris rathbone V 44:55.4
6 scott chalmers Dream Cycling Senior 45:30.9
7 Greg SIMCOCK Team Scott UK V 45:38.6
8 Richard Jones XCRacer.com Senior 45:46.1
9 Steve Halsall VC Moulin Senior 46:12.6
10 Joe Atkins coventry rc Senior 46:55.1
11 Joe Griffiths Dream Cycling Junior 47:02.4
12 Chris Clark York Cycleworks Senior 47:18.1
13 James Thompson Hope Factory Racing Senior 47:45.5
14 marcus spencer batley cc V 47:51.4
15 Hugo Hocknell Unattached Senior 47:55.0
16 Richard Fairholme Kenilworth Wheelers Senior 48:01.6
17 Mick Davies Pedal Power Loughborough V 48:05.7
18 martin kennedy keepthebeat cycling Senior 48:08.6
19 ADAM Ellis Spalding CC V 48:12.1
20 Jeremy Hicks Rugby Velo Senior 48:21.8
21 Harvey Levan Vc Charnwood V 48:29.3
22 Matthew Smart Coventry Road Club Senior 44:05.1
23 Tony Davis Dream Cycling V 44:10.5
24 Steve G Brown Brown Dream Cycling V 44:12.8
25 Leighton Davies Bio Cadenza Senior 44:15.3
26 lloyd bettles Clee cycles V 44:30.4
27 Jacob James Run & Ride Performance Team Senior 44:42.9
28 Mark Botteley Bourne Wheelers V 44:48.0
29 David Perry Vc Charnwood V 44:58.6
30 Charles Warren N/A V 45:00.8
31 Craig Denning Dream Cycling Senior 45:05.5
32 neil hendry Dirtwheels Cycles V 45:08.7
33 Nigel Hay Pedal Power Loughboro V 45:10.2
34 Richard Doyle Team buff uk Senior 45:52.6
35 Joshua Wells-walling Leicester road club Junior 46:16.7
36 mark Garrett coventry RC V 46:26.0

37 Delia Beddis ViCiOUS VELO Female 46:27.3
38 Keith Peters Worcester Cycle Centre V 46:32.5
39 Nathan Smith team300 Senior 46:34.2
40 craig wood nottingham clarion Senior 47:25.9
41 Gregory Dighton Beacon Junior 47:30.2
42 Rory Gilling Performance Cycles Senior 47:36.9
43 Ross Simmons Pedalpower Loughborough Junior 47:41.3
44 JEREMY EVANS HCTB V 47:42.4
45 Dave Bettridge Derby Mercury Road Club V 47:42.6
46 hans van Nierop welland valley cc Senior 47:52.4
47 Victor Barnet Welland Valley WHS V 47:52.6
48 Adrian Hatton Lichfield CDC Senior 47:53.5
49 steve walker DIRT magazine V 47:56.5
50 Jake Hubbard Welland valley CC Junior 47:57.1
51 Robert Burns Islabikes V 48:03.4
52 Nick Mason Harrogate Nova V 48:06.8
53 Tom Hinchliffe Welwyn Wheelers CC V 48:26.3
54 Neil Doherty Welland Valley CC Senior 48:28.0
55 Simon Dighton Beacon V 48:38.7
56 Andy Searcy CATS MBC Senior 48:42.9
57 Gary Macintosh Beacon V 48:44.3
58 Adrian Killworth Welland Valley CC V 48:52.4
59 Simon Jones Senior 49:05.0
60 Andy Faulknall Naked Bikes Senior 43:52.7
61 Andy Ward Leicester Forest CC V 44:00.6
62 Blair Adams Kettering CC V 44:01.3
63 Keira Mcvitty Buzzcycles.co.uk Female 44:13.8
64 Nick Horder Welland Valley CC Senior 44:33.9
65 Paul Stewart Solihull CC V 44:52.8
66 Sam Bentley Spalding CC Junior 45:00.7
67 JOHN BORLASE HINCKLEY CRC V 45:14.5
68 David Whymark None V 45:21.3
69 Leigh Williams Senior 45:22.8
70 Danny Halpin Senior 45:36.2
71 Kevin Mills Welland Valley CC V 45:46.2
72 Gary Bentley Spalding CC V 45:46.4
73 Steve Loades VC Long Eaton V 46:03.0
74 Mark Stewart Stewart Coventry Road Club V 46:08.6
75 Martin Silvester oneFgear V 46:19.3
76 Graham McAndrew Witham Wheelers V 46:20.9
77 Sian Botteley Bourne Wheelers Female 47:00.8
78 Stephen Vaughan V 47:03.3
79 Matt Crabtree Welland Valley Senior 47:13.2
80 Robin Fox Solihull CC V 47:32.9
81 Andrew Ayears Welland Valley CC V 48:19.5
82 Vanessa Harding NWMTB Women Female 48:58.0
83 Wayne Bull V 49:04.1
84 Andrew Kelly Senior 49:06.2
85 Julie Phelan Goldtec Female 49:38.5
86 Nicky Hartle Dirtwheels Cycles Female 44:14.5
87 Stuart Walters Kettering CC V 45:13.1
88 Amy O’Halloran Female 45:55.8
89 Charlie Simpson V 46:23.5
90 David Hirons R M Cycling Tamworth V 48:50.9
91 paul howard welland valley cc V 50:00.8
92 Elliot Townsend V 44:29.9

YOUTH
1 Jake Poole Cycle Shack Forme Coaching Y 27:50.8
2 Henry Thompson Sleaford Wheelers CC Y 28:17.1
3 Ewan Grivell-Mellor Mid Shropshire Wheelers Y 28:42.8
4 Louis Killworth Welland Valley CC Y 30:27.2
5 Jake Stewart Solihull CC Y 30:27.4
6 Matthew Ellis Spalding CC Y 31:00.7
7 Oliver Dighton Halesowen Y 32:44.2
8 Jennifer McAndrew Spalding CC YG 28:38.0
9 Samuel Dighton Beacon Y 28:46.4
10 connie hurton Beacon Wheelers YG 28:50.9
11 Louis Mason Harrogate Nova Y 29:22.8
12 Amy Garner welland valley YG 29:49.4
13 Adam Bottely Bourne Wheelers Y 30:08.0
14 Eve Lyon Leicester RC YG 30:33.3
15 Robert McAndrew Spalding CC Y 31:32.1
16 Fraser Ayears Welland Valley CC Y 32:03.7
17 Max Sillifant Welland Valley Y 33:09.8
18 Josh Van Niverop Welland Valley Y 33:46.3
19 Oliver Haines Welland Valley Y 29:09.5
20 James Russel Y 34:00.1

NOVICES
1 Rory Gilling Performance Cyc les 32:00.5
2 derek hurton 32:01.8
3 Nick Horder WVCC 32:21.5
4 Damian Roberts Keepthebeat cycling 32:24.9
5 Neil Doherty WVCC 33:19.3
6 Adam Tansey Keepthebeat Cycling 33:52.3
7 Ian Mansfield Gats MBC 34:34.1
8 Darren Earp Keepthebeat Cycling 34:49.4
9 Andrew Ranson 35:01.1
10 Richard Jackson Leicester Forest Cycling Club 35:11.8
11 david Wilson WVCC 36:08.7
12 Fred Heath 36:18.7
13 Jeremy Switzer Welland Valley CC 36:23.6
14 Paul Mole 36:25.6
15 Phil Alcock 36:54.4
16 Phil Nightingale 36:59.6
17 Neil Williamson 37:02.2
18 Chris Walker 37:51.2
19 Ian Manders BCTTT 32:53.7
20 John Davidson Welland Valley CC 33:19.2
21 Stuart Gates 33:44.9
22 Andrew Pincher None 36:33.6
23 Mboob Mboob Leicester Forest 36:49.7
24 Steve Holdsworth 37:16.3
25 Fintan Collins 37:41.2
26 Samantha Mole 38:29.7
27 Carolyn Peacock 40:20.3

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