Andy Betts of La Fuga Sigma Sport wins round 26 of the SERRL for E/1/2/3 at Lamberhurst on Sept 25
Note: Winter Series starts 23rd October 2011 at the new Cyclopark.
Photo: Dave Hayward – www.davehayward.com
Lamberhurst in Kent was the location for this years season opener for SERRL, now it was the venue for the last race of the summer season on a 120k course that was on roads that either go up or down. Six laps around Lamberhurst, Wadhurst and Frant and it was on the second lap that the fireworks started with two riders gaining a small gap and then holding it.
Andy Betts, Andrew Hastings and Nick Hutchins then made their move and the three caught the two leaders and the five pressed home their advantage. On the last lap of the circuit, the five in the breakaway were now down to three after the relentless pace setting by Nick Hutchins.
Talk on the finish line was whether Andy Betts, or Nick would go it alone or would it be a group sprint? As they came around the final bend, it was going to be a sprint for the line where Andy started to nudge ahead by a wheel, before crossing the line a bike length ahead.
Result
1. Andy Betts       La Fuga Sigma Sport
2. Nicolas Hutchings       Cs Grupetto
3. Andrew Hastings       Finchley Rt
4. Jason White       Cycle Premier
5. Matthew Pilkington       Progressive Cycle Coaching Development Squad
6. Adam Cotterell       Wyndymilla – Maxifuel
7. Matthew Theobalds       C.S. Grupetto
8. Matthew Miles       In Gear Rt
9. Martin Smith       Primal Europe
10. Joe Norledge       Velo 29
11. Harold Evans       Progressive Cycle Coaching
12. Flavio Zappi       Zappi Cc
13. Roger Morgan       Vc Meudon
14. Neil Edwards       Private
15. Daren Barclay       Artic Rt
16. Lawrence Carpenter       Rapha Condor Cc
17. Keith Henderson       Condor Cycles
18. Michael Barnes       Colour-Tech Rt
19. Pete Wager       Felt-Colbornes Rt
20. Harry Godding       Sprockets Uk
21. David Seager       Kingsnorth International
22. Rhys Clegg       Kingsnorth International
23. Warren Jesse       Vc Meudon
24. Jake Martin       Prologue – Le Col – Colnago
25. Keith Walker       Wigmore Cc
