The fifth and final event in the Ciclos Uno Spring Criterium Series was held at the Redbridge Cycling Centre on Sunday 22 April and there were a total of 59 riders on the start line for the two age related races on the lower circuit
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Race 1
The first race for Category A/B/C/D (40 – 59yrs) attracted 46 riders and was run over one hour plus five laps. Chris Baldwin (Eagle) and Andrew Wills (Team Toacham) got clear of the bunch with fifteen minutes of racing remaining. They stayed clear until the finish with Chris Baldwin taking the honours. Craig Stevens (Ciclos Uno) won the bunch sprint to take third place.
Categories A, B, C&D Overall RESULT
1 Chris Baldwin Eagle R.C. C
2 Andrew Wills Team Toachim B
3 Craig Stevens Ciclos Uno C
4 Martin Meades Ciclos Uno B
5 Ian Watson Finchley R.T. A
6 David Farrow Eagle R.C. A
7 Bob Downs Gl;endene C.C. D
8 Malcolm Jeffries Colourtec R.T. A
9 Rob Windsor East London Velo B
10 Julian Cunnington Condor Cycles C
11 Tim Brown North Road C.C. B
12 Philip Murrell Finsbury Park C.C. A
13 Barry Hughes Rapha/Condor B
14 Bill Fitzgerald G.S.Avanti A
15 Chris Bulley Shaftesbury C.C. A
16 Dave Dickie Finchley R.T. D
17 Barry Neal Ciclos Uno B
18 Paul Bird Glendene C.C. D
19 Steve Enright V.C. Revolution C
20 Greg Needham Neon Digital A
21 Brian Scarboro Gemini B.C. B
22 David Triggs Colchester Rovers B
23 Tony Meader Eagle R.C. B
Primes: Rob Windsor, Malcolm Jeffries, Peter Matcham
Category ‘A’
1st Ian Watson
2nd David Farrow
3rd Malcolm Jeffries
Category ‘B’
1st Andrew Wills
2nd Martin Meades
3rd Rob Windsor
Category ‘C’
1st Chris Baldwin
2nd Craig Stevens
3rd Julian Cunnington
Category ‘D’
1st Bob Downs
2nd Dave Dickie
3rd Paul Bird
Race 2
In the Category E/F/G//H (60yrs plus) race there were 13 starters and the race was run over 1 hour plus 3 laps. After forty minutes of racing Pete Constable (Velo Schils) got clear of the bunch and stayed away until the final lap when he was caught by David Williams (Kingsnorth) who won the sprint at the finish. Dave Rowe (34 Nomads) took third place.
Categories E,F,G & H Overall RESULT
1 David Williams Kingsnorth Int. E
2 Pete Constable Velo Schils/Interbike E
3 Dave Rowe 34th Nomads F
4 Terry Devine Ciclos Uno F
5 Colin Mannakee Glendene C.C. F
6 Wayne Thomas G.S.Henley E
7 Peter Jones Hillingdon C.C. F
8 Trevor Mills Ford C.C. F
9 Phil Stone Thornton C.C. E
10 John Leitch Redhill C.C. F
11 David Kerry Chelmer C.C. F
12 Mick Curtis Corridori G
13 Ken Evans Ciclos Uno G
Primes: Dave Rowe (2), Pete Constable
Category ‘E’
1st David Williams
2nd Pete Constable
3rd Wayne Thomas
Category ‘F’
1st Dave Rowe
2nd Terry Devine
3rd Colin Mannakee
Category ‘G’
1st Mick Curtis
2nd Ken Evans
This was the final event in the series. Series positions will be announced in the next few days and prizes will be available at Dunton from Thursday 10 May and at Hog Hill from Thursday 17 May.
Fred Little, organiser
