Nicolas Hutchings, Marianne Britten and Jason White are new British Masters champs for the 30-39 age categories
Eamonn Dean writes … Driving rain and strong winds made for a tough race at Thruxton, nr Andover. There were few complaints when the race was reduced from 32 laps to 28. The original course at Southwick, Hants had been lost to roadwork’s, so the Championships were switched to the former R A F base.
See the pictures from Eamonn here — http://blog.sportsmassagebournemouth.co.uk/2011/07/national-masters-road-race.html
The rain eased but the wind continued to blow across the motor racing circuit and the long drag up to the chicane and through the start/finish area saw riders struggling to hold the wheel. Rowan Horner (VC ST Raphael/Waites Contracts) was very active in the early stages of this 70 mile race. Riding aggressively as always Horner got away in several moves but missed the one that mattered. A group of seven moved off the front of the race with 10 laps of the 2.4 mile circuit remaining.
Despite only holding a gap of 20 seconds, they were never challenge as the chasing groups behind fractured. The seven were still together as they entered the finishing straight but the pure speed of sprinter, Jason White saw him home. As the new champion caught his breath he spoke about the race “It was very, very windy and very hard coming up the finishing straight, it was splitting every lap and it was fast round the back. There were moves all day we were always working, when its flat people always work hard behind you.
It was dodgy on the corners to start with because of the rain, very slippery. I’m a bit of an all-rounder but I can kick a bit, I’m chuffed†Of the original break of seven, six were from the 35-39 age group, the lucky “youngster†was Nic Hutchings (GS Grupetto) all he had to do was hang on to take the title. “I think I lucked out getting in the lead break being the only one from my age group, I buried myself trying to keep it away, I was suffering like a dog. I am delighted, form has not been great and I have been at a wedding all weekend, so I though I was in for a bit of a pounding†said the new 30-34 age group champion.
Marianne Britten (VC ST Raphael/Waites Contracts) took the ladies 30-39 title. The small field stayed together for whole of the 40 mile race. Britten led out the sprint and Cara Chesworth (Ford viored racing) had no answer. Britten’s team mate Adele Tyson-Bloor looked strong but punctured on the last lap and rolled in last.
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Grant Bayton, Jason White and Ian Knight
Richard Cartland, Nicolas Hutchings and Graham Sumner.
Result
MASTERS WOMEN [30-39]
1st   53   Marianne BRITTEN   VC St Raphaël / Waite Contract / Hewitt Cycles
2nd   56   Cara CHESWORTH   For Viord Brookvex
3rd   52   Lisa WOOD   South Perth Cycling Club
4th   55   Helen McKAY   Look Mum No Hands
5th   54   Adel TYSON BLOOR   VC St Raphaël / Waite Contract / Hewitt Cycles
MASTERS [30-34]
1st   Nicolas HUTCHINGS   GS Grupetto
2nd   Grahame SUMNER   Great Britain Fire Service RT
3rd   Richard CARTLAND   Team Corley Cycles / Corley Cycles / Madison
4th   Richard MARDLE   Felt Colbornes RT
5th   Robert KING   awcycles.co.ukj
6th   Dean SHANNON   23c-Orbea/Oriel Securities
7th   Steve ABBOTT   Team Wallis CHH Telent
8th   Colin PARRY   Wilier/Goselfdrive
9th   Tavis WALKER   ADEO Cadence RT / Cadence
10th   Justin HOY   Felt – Colbornes RT
11th   Andrew HASTINGS   Finchley RT
12th   Robert WILLCOCKS   Primal Europe / rutrainingtoday / Bike Chain / Ricci
13th   Duncan LANCASHIRE   Behind the Bikeshed
MASTERS [35-39]
1st      Jason WHITE   Cycle Premier
2nd      Grant BAYTON   Wilier/Goselfdrive
3rd      Ian KNIGHT   Team Corley Cycles / Corley Cycles / Madison
4th      Richard WOOD   Team Milton Keynes
5th      John WAGER   Felt-Colbornes RT
6th      James SMITH   Primal Europe / rutrainingtoday / Bike Chain / Ricci
7th      Allan RIDLER   Team Cycle Kingdom / Cycle Kingdom
8th      Chris McNAMARA   Team Corley Cycles / Corley Cycles / Madison
9th      Rowan HORNER   VC St Raphaël / Waite Contract / Hewitt Cycles
10th      Anthony GREENHALGH   Max Gear RT
11th      Jason STREATHER   VC St Raphaël / Waite Contract / Hewitt Cycles
12th      Simon HEALEY   Andover Wheelers
13th      Stuart THOMPSON   Andover Wheelers
Youth
Under 10/8’s
1st      Sam CLARK   i-team Cyclist’s Club
2nd      Caitlin PETERS   Fareham Wheelers CC
3rd      Lauren BOOTH   Chippenham & District Wheelers CC
4th      Scott CURTIS   Chippenham & District Wheelers CC
5th      Marshall THOMPSON   Andover Wheelers
Under 12’s
1st      Ryan WHITE   1st Chard Wheelers
2nd      Alex HALL   Andover Wheelers
3rd      William CROFTS   Chippenham & District Wheelers CC
4th      Thamana NEL   Velocity Bikes CC
5th      Joss BANFIELD   NC PM – South
Non South
1st   121   Ryan WHITE   1st Chard Wheelers
Under 14’s
1st      Peter KIBBLE   Abergavenny Road Club
2nd      George MOORE   i-team Cyclist’s Club
3rd      Jed WEBBER   Andover Wheelers
4th      Joseph TRUMAN   i-team Cyclist’s Club
5th      Cameron THOMPSON   Andover Wheelers
6th      Brendan DREWETT   Fareham Wheelers CC
7th      Joseph CLARK   i-team Cyclist’s Club
Under 16’s
1st      Matt GODDEN   Gloucester City CC
2nd      Matt HARGROVES   Hargroves Cycles /Specialized
3rd      Adam BEDDALL   Gloucester City CC
4th      Mitchell WEBBER   Andover Wheelers
5th      Matt MILDON   Poole CSC
6th      Harry LOADER   Mid Devon CC
7th      Hugo WALTERS   New Forest Cycling Club
8th      Tomas BAYLIS   Mid Devon CC
9th      Joe DONOHUE   Fareham Wheelers CC
10th      Luke BANDY   VC Jubilee
11th      Katie METALLI   Bristol Cycling Devt Squad
Non South
1st      Harry LOADER   Mid Devon CC
2nd      Tomas BAYLIS   Mid Devon CC
3rd      Luke BANDY   VC Jubilee
