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The solo win for  Andy Hargroves one of three victories for Hargroves Cycles riders as Harvey Lowe & Tamina Oliver win their races too in round 6 of the Wessex League

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Wessex League Rd 6 | Sunday 21st October |  By Graham Robins

Andy Hargroves from Hargroves Cycles eased to a comfortable win on a very muddy and tricky course from Michael Cotty (Wheelbase/Cannondale) by over 30secs. The two riders had eased away from the rest of the field after one lap and the two extended their lead throughout the race.

The course was set out on park land to the west of Reading which include a tricky orchard with a few slippery tight corners to catch out the riders. Due to the heavy rain during the week parts of the course were very muddy and the open grass was slippery and soon cut up as the day progressed.

Once all the riders had navigated the starting loop, Andy and Michael had built up a large lead working together to select the fastest way through. Behind the leaders were Richard Lewis (CC Basingstoke), Ian Legg (Primera/ Specialized), and James Cotty (Wheelbase/Cannondale) along with team mate Richard Phillips-Scofield.

As the conditions took their toll on bikes, chains and rear mechs several riders retired. One causality early in the race was Dan Smith (GWR Team) who rolled a tub half way round the first lap, he got a front wheel in the pits only then to see his rear mech break on the last lap meaning he once again ended up shouldering his bike to the finish line.

So the race was won by Andy Hargroves with Michael Cotty 34secs behind but his was ahead of two other team mates in Richard and Michael’s brother James.

Provisional Result (Full results below)
1st Andy Hargroves Hargroves Cycles 1hr 00mins 4secs
2nd Michael Cotty Wheelbase/ Cannondale @34secs
3rd Richard Phillips-Scofield Wheelbase/ Cannondale @7mins 3secs
4th James Cotty Wheelbase/ Cannondale @ 7mins 51secs
5th Ian Legg Primera Specialized @8mins 21secs

The combined Vet/Junior/Women’s race was won by Mike Simpson (GS Henley) from Keith Sheridan (Cotswold Veldrijden) by 44secs. From the start Mike got some clean air and left the rest in his tyre tracks. Keith, Sean Williams (Wightlink Offshore), Harvey Lowe (Hargroves Cycles) and Will Girvan (NHRC). While Harvey dropped back another rider Matt Woods (Hargroves Cycles) was also slipping back the wrong way. Leading the Women’s race was Tamina Oliver (Hargroves Cycles), who was clear of Claire Smith (Cotswold Veldrijden) and Sarah Barber (NHRC). Mixing in the junior race was Sam Harper (Sotonia) and local rider Jason Pitt (AW Cycles).

Provisional Results (Full results below)
1st Mike Simpson GS Henley 43mins 42secs
2nd Keith Sheridan Cotswold Veldrijden @44secs
3rd Sean Williams Wightlink Offshore @1min 3secs
4th Harvey Lowe Hargroves Cycles @2mins 9secs
5th William Girvan NHRC @2mins 44secs

Result Junior
1st Harvey Lowe Hargroves Cycles
2nd Matt Woods Hargroves Cycles
3rd Sam Harper Sotonia
4th Jason Pitt AW Cycles
5th Joe Andrews unattached

Result Women
1st Tamina Oliver Hargroves Cycles
2nd Claire Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
3rd Sarah Barber NHRC
4th Mellisa Brand Pretoius Bikes
5th Corrine Clark Cotswold Veldrijden

The youth race was closely run until Dan Rothwell (Swindon RC) decided to attack on lap two and he soon distanced himself from Edward Gronbech (Oxford City RC) by 50secs who in turn was clear of third place Elliott Lassiter (SRC) by over 30secs. The fourth rider in the mix again this week was Dan Tuley (Chapel tri Stars) but he was slipping backwards and now he was 1min 30secs back. The girls race was easily won by Zoe Sheehan (SRC) from Emma Pitt (AW Cycles) and Ciara Hutchinson (SRC).

 

Provisional Result
1st Dan Rothwell Swindon RC 20mins 55secs
2nd Edward Gronbech Oxford City RC @48secs
3rd Elliott Lassiter Swindon RC @2mins 23secs
4th Dan Tuley Chapel tri Stars @2mins 24secs
5th Jack Saunders Swindon RC @3mins 33secs

Girls Result
1st Zoe Sheehan Swindon RC
2nd Emma Pitt AW Cycles
3rd Ciara Hutchinson Swindon RC

In the under 12’s race it was the usual three boys at the front with Jay Allen and Angus Hawkins both from PPV in a tussle with Harry Dridge (Southdown Velo). These three soon had a big lead as they slipped past the back markers with ease. Jay and Angus managed to put some distance over Harry as they selected a clear path through the mud and over the tree roots.

In the girls race there was another race within a race as Alderney Baker (Southdown Velo) had Abbie Manley (Chapel tri Stars) for company all race but on the last turn Alderney had a lead and was not going to give it up. The two leaders came through the finish line at the bell together, but in the wooded part of the course Angus had a slip and collided with a tree but got back up to finish ahead of Harry.

Provisional Result
1st Jay Allen PPV
2nd Angus Hawkins PPV
3rd Harry Dridge Southdown Velo
4th Alderney Baker Southdown Velo
5th Abbie Manley Chapel tri Star
6th Conor Hutchinson Swindon RC

 

FULL RESULTS

1 MIKE SIMPSON, GS Henley
2 KEITH SHERIDAN, Cotswold Veldrijden
3 SEAN WILLIAMS, Wightlink
4 HARVEY LOWE, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
5 WILLIAM GIRVAN, North Hants RC
6 MATT WOODS, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
7 DAVID PHILLIPS, Cotswold Veldrijden
8 DAVID HOBBS, Cotswold Veldrijden
9 MALCOLM CROSS, Hargroves
10 SAM HARPER, Sotonia CC
11 BARRY CLEMENT, Dorset Rough Riders
12 P SCOTT, Cotswold V
13 PETE HUTCHINSON, Cotswold Veldrijden
14 ROBIN WILMOTT, GA Cycles
15 GARETH DRIDGE, Southdown Velo
16 NICK WALMSLEY, Cotswold Veldrijden
17 C HUTCHINGS, VC Venta
18 PAUL AXON, Cycle Experience
19 SEAN BOLTON, Swindon RC
20 SIMON MEADWELL, Bournemouth Jubilee
21 TAMINA OLIVER, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
22 S COLLAND, Sotonia
23 MARTYN DYMOND, Wight Mountain
24 STEVE DANCE, Andover Wheelers
25 JAMES PILGRIM MORRIS, GSH
26 ANDY SMITH, Cotswold Veldrijden
27 JASON PITT, A W Cylces
28 ANDRE POSTHUMA, North Hants RC
29 RAY ROBINSON, Private Member
30 TONY TURNER, Cotswold Veldrijden
31 MARTIN EVANS, Cotswold Veldrijden
32 STEVE ROBINSON, North Hants RC
33 CLAIRE SMITH, Cotswold Veldrijden
34 DARREN DOLLERY, Wightlink
35 JOE ANDREWS, iteam CC
36 STEVE DINES, Wight Mountain
37 LEON MANDER, iteam CC
38 SARAH BARBER, North Hants RC
39 ANDY POND, Wight Mountain
40 J THOMAS, Epsom CC
41 MELISSA BRAND, Pretorius Bikes
42 GRAHAM HUGHES, Cotswold Veldrijden
43 CORINNE CLARK, Cotswold Veldrijden
44 R COOPER, Swindon RC
45 SARAH WOODS, Wightlink
46 G STEWART,
47 T COMELL NHRC, 48
48. GARETH WALKER, Cotswold Veldrijden
49 MIKE DICKER, RCC
50 KEITH ROTHWELL, Cotswold Veldrijden
51 NIGEL FLETCHER, FCCC
52 ROBIN WORMAN, Royal Navy
53 S CLARKE,
54 PETER TESAR, Bee Line Cycles
55 C DEVINE,
56 S WARWICK, DPCC
57 RICHARD ROBINSON, North Hants RC
58 PHIL CHINN, Fareham Wheelers
59 ANDY BRISTOW, White Rose
60 RAY WOODS, Portsmouth
61 CHARLIE CZSTY, Newbury
62 K PITCHER, Muddy Funster
63 DAVID WOODS, Cotswold Veldrijden
64 DAVID JONETI, Wight Mountain
65 RICHARD BREMNER, North Hants RC
66 DONALD PICKETT, Unattached
67 RUBY BAKER, Bee Line Cycles
68 STEVE COOK, Here Come the Belgians
69 ADAM FREWIN, Muddy Funsters
70 B GEORGE, Cotswold V
71 HANNAH GIBBS, Cotswold Veldrijden
72 RICHARD BENNETT, Cotswold Veldrijden
73 KERRIE HUTCHINSON, Cotswold Veldrijden
74 ANDY GIBBS, Cotswold Veldrijden
75 HAZEL JOWET, Wight Mountain

Juniors
1 HARVEY LOWE Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
2 MATT WOODS Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
3 SAM HARPER Sotonia CC
4 JASON PITT A W Cylces
5 JOE ANDREWS iteam CC
6 LEON MANDER iteam CC
7 RICHARD ROBINSON North Hants RC
8 B GEORGE Cotswold V
9 KERRIE HUTCHINSON Cotswold Veldrijden

Veterans
1 MIKE SIMPSON GS Henley
2 KEITH SHERIDAN Cotswold Veldrijden
3 SEAN WILLIAMS Wightlink
4 WILLIAM GIRVAN North Hants RC
5 DAVID PHILLIPS Cotswold Veldrijden
6 DAVID HOBBS Cotswold Veldrijden
7 MALCOLM CROSS Hargroves
8 BARRY CLEMENT Dorset Rough Riders
9 P SCOTT Cotswold V
10 PETE HUTCHINSON Cotswold Veldrijden
11 ROBIN WILMOTT GA Cycles
12 GARETH DRIDGE Southdown Velo
13 NICK WALMSLEY Cotswold Veldrijden
14 C HUTCHINGS VC Venta
15 PAUL AXON Cycle Experience
16 SEAN BOLTON Swindon RC
17 SIMON MEADWELL Bournemouth Jubilee
18 S COLLAND Sotonia
19 MARTYN DYMOND Wight Mountain
20 STEVE DANCE Andover Wheelers
21 JAMES PILGRIM MORRIS GSH
22 ANDY SMITH Cotswold Veldrijden
23 ANDRE POSTHUMA North Hants RC
24 RAY ROBINSON Private Member
25 TONY TURNER Cotswold Veldrijden
26 MARTIN EVANS Cotswold Veldrijden
27 STEVE ROBINSON North Hants RC
28 DARREN DOLLERY Wightlink
29 STEVE DINES Wight Mountain
30 ANDY POND Wight Mountain
31 J THOMAS Epsom CC
32 GRAHAM HUGHES Cotswold Veldrijden
33 R COOPER Swindon RC
34 G STEWART
35 GARETH WALKER Cotswold Veldrijden
36 MIKE DICKER RCC
37 KEITH ROTHWELL Cotswold Veldrijden
38 NIGEL FLETCHER FCCC
39 ROBIN WORMAN Royal Navy
40 S CLARKE
41 PETER TESAR Bee Line Cycles
42 C DEVINE
43 S WARWICK DPCC
44 PHIL CHINN Fareham Wheelers
45 ANDY BRISTOW White Rose
46 RAY WOODS Portsmouth
47 CHARLIE CZSTY Newbury
48 K PITCHER Muddy Funster
49 DAVID WOODS Cotswold Veldrijden
50 DAVID JONETI Wight Mountain
51 RICHARD BREMNER North Hants RC
52 DONALD PICKETT Unattached
53 STEVE COOK Here Come the Belgians
54 ADAM FREWIN Muddy Funsters
55 RICHARD BENNETT Cotswold Veldrijden
56 ANDY GIBBS Cotswold Veldrijden

Women
1 TAMINA OLIVER, Hargroves Cycles/Specialized/T
2 CLAIRE SMITH Cotswold Veldrijden
3 SARAH BARBER North Hants RC
4 MELISSA BRAND Pretorius Bikes
5 CORINNE CLARK Cotswold Veldrijden
6 SARAH WOODS Wightlink
7 T COMELL NHRC
8 RUBY BAKER Bee Line Cycles
9 HANNAH GIBBS Cotswold Veldrijden
10 HAZEL JOWET Wight Mountain

YOUTH
1 CHRISTOPHER ROTHWELL Swindon RC
2 EDWARD GRONBECH Oxford City RC
3 ELLIOT LASSITER Swindon RC
4 DAN TULEY Chapel Tri Stars
5 JACK SAUNDERS Swindon RC
6 TOM SEWELL Swindon RC
7 ZOE SHEEHAN Swindon RC
8 ERIN BAKER Southdown Velo
9 ALBERT BAKER Bee Line Cycles
10 EMMA PITT Palmer Park Velo
11 CIARA HUTCHINSON Swindon RC
12 KIERAN WOODS Charlotteville
13 REBECCA HURST Poole Wheelers
14 RHIANNA JONES Swindon RC
15 LIAM SEWELL Swindon RC
16 BRYN TURNER Oxford City RC
17 BEN BISHOP Charlotteville CC
18 DAMON HIBY PPV
19 IEUAN WOODS Charlotteville CC
20 HUGH JOHNSON Charlotteville
21 SAM DAWSON PPV
22 SEREN JONES Swindon RC
Youth U14 Boys
1 EDWARD GRONBECH Oxford City RC
2 ELLIOT LASSITER Swindon RC
3 ERIN BAKER Southdown Velo
4 LIAM SEWELL Swindon RC
5 BRYN TURNER Oxford City RC
6 BEN BISHOP Charlotteville CC
7 DAMON HIBY PPV
8 IEUAN WOODS Charlotteville CC
9 HUGH JOHNSON Charlotteville
10 SAM DAWSON PPV

Youth U14 Girls
1 EMMA PITT Palmer Park Velo
2 REBECCA HURST Poole Wheelers
3 SEREN JONES Swindon RC
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Youth U16 Boys
1 CHRISTOPHER ROTHWELL Swindon RC
2 DAN TULEY Chapel Tri Stars
3 JACK SAUNDERS Swindon RC
4 TOM SEWELL Swindon RC
5 ALBERT BAKER Bee Line Cycles
6 KIERAN WOODS Charlotteville

Youth U16 Girls
1 ZOE SHEEHAN Swindon RC
2 CIARA HUTCHINSON Swindon RC
3 RHIANNA JONES Swindon RC

 

 

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