Report: Win for Andy Hargroves at Mountbatten

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Andy Hargroves (Felt Colbornes Hargroves Cycles) swapped his cross bike for a road one to win the Elite Mountbatten Circuit Race

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Report & pictures Graham Robins

The twenty year old Southampton rider riding for his new team Felt/Colbornes/Hargroves Cycles was one of eleven riders who managed to get a lap on the rest of the field within a few minutes of the start of the race

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He then went on to put a further two more laps onto the bunch and carry on to win the sprint to take the win in style. The Mountbatten track was partly bathed in sunshine but in the shade it was very cold and the North East wind did not help the riders.

The hour plus five lap race soon saw loads of action as riders attacked from the first turn. It took just two laps for a group to appear on the front as one by one riders eased of the front of the bunch and soon there were eleven riders clear. These eleven working hard soon reeled in the back of the bunch putting them up a lap. Not content some of these carried on through but other riders got onto their wheels and the n the lap scorers soon had their work cut out.

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We now had a race within the race where eleven riders were on plus one lap, another group of five mixed in trying to pull it back. Not content with making life hard another group began to form and now we had some riders on plus three laps, some on plus two laps, some on plus one lap and then the rest of the bunch.

The hard working lap scores soon had the race sorted and put a video on the leading group and waited for the race to settle down again. During the remainder of the race one by one riders attacked and at one point most of the track had riders on it.

So with the five laps remaining two riders Andy and Mitch Webber (Primera Sport), riding for his new team for 2013 season were of the front. At the bell there was a lot of action on the front as the race came together and a large sprint opened out with riders on different laps it was going to be difficult sorting out the results. Andy took the win from Mitch, and Will Stephenson (Condor JLT) was third.

Earlier in the morning the third cat race was won by Cameron Campbell (Army CU) winning it on a loan breakaway with a little over five minutes to go. The major break came when six riders joined together and soon had a lap as the caught the bunch. The riders were Joe Donahue (Fareham Wheelers), Cameron Campbell (Army CU), Joe Fox (MG Maxifuel Pro Cycling), James Taylor (MJS Racing), Alex Clayton (Fluid Fin RT) and Rob Ward (ASFRA Racing Team).

Both James Cotty (Cannondale Racing) and Adam Herridge (VC St Raphael) had a go at putting the race back together but without help the succumbed to the bunch. So Cameron eased of the front and left the rest to fight it out in the sprint.

The earlier fourth cat race did see lots of action and some good racing but it all came down a bunch sprint.

Provisional Results 

E/1/2 Race

1. Andy HARGROVES Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT 60 mins + 5 laps
2. Mitch WEBBER Primera Sports st
3. Will STEPHENSON Rapha Condor JLT st
4. Jon HEATON ARMSTRONG Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT st
5. Rowan HORNER VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles @ 1 lap
6. Robert McCARTHY Pedal Heaven RT st
7. Simon BROOKS VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
8. George HARPER VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
9. Justin HOY Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT @ 2 laps
10. Phill REYNOLDS Peter Hansford Racing st
11. Scott CHAPPELL Behind The Bikeshed st
12. David HOOPER MJS Racing / MJS/Echelon/Continental/Catlike st
13. Stuart BETTIS Southdown Bikes st
14. Steve WALKLING VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
15. Harry VEALE Peter Hansford Racing st
16. Richard PHILLIPS-SCHOFIELD BC PM – South @ 3 laps
17. Stuart THOMPSON Andover Wheelers st
18. Gregg SHROSBREE VC Meudon st
19. Lee SMITH Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT st
20. Gareth DICKINSON Farnborough & Camberley CC st
21. James JONES Beeline Cycles RT st
22. Stephen CAMPBELL Twickenham CC st
23. Chris FLETCHER Team Axiom st
24. Brook ELGIE Peter Hansford Racing st
25. Joe DONOHUE Fareham Wheelers CC st
26. Andy SHACKEL Peter Hansford Racing st
27. Andrew Carter Portsmouth North End CC st
28. Jamie FORD Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st

3rd Cat Race

1. Cameron CAMPBELL Army Cycling Union 50 mins + 3 laps
2. James TAYLOR MJS Racing / MJS/Echelon/Continental/Catlike st
3. Joe FOX MG Maxifuel – Pro Cycling st
4. Alex CLAYTON Fluid Fin RT st
5. Joe DONOHUE Fareham Wheelers CC st
6. Robert WARD Asfra Racing Team st
7. Matthew MEW University of Bristol CC @ 1 lap
8. James COTTY Cannondale Racing Team st
9. David MITCHELL i-team Cyclist’s Club st
10. Rob BOLWELL VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
11. Mark BARFIELD MJS Racing / MJS/Echelon/Continental/Catlike st
12. Howard MILNER Hampshire Road Club st
13. Steve NICHOLSON BC PM – South st
14. Owen BARNES Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
15. Harry HAILWOOD Fareham Wheelers CC st
16. Dave DALTON Fareham Wheelers CC st
17. Morgan WILLIAMS VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
18. Jack FERRELL Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st
19. Stephen CAMPBELL Twickenham CC st
20. Keith SCOTT Farnborough & Camberley CC st
21. James COOPER Sotonia CC st
22. Jamie FORD Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st
23. Alex OSBORNE High Wycombe CC st
24. Phil GLASGOW Hargroves Cycles CC st
25. Andy SAYNER i-team Cyclist’s Club st
26. Richard PEARMAN Team Wiggle st
27. Callum CROSS Fareham Wheelers CC st
28. Adam HERRIDGE VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
29. Charlie CRESSWELL-HOGG Portsmouth North End CC st
30. Simon JEFFERIES i-team Cyclist’s Club st
31. Ian WRIGHTSON Charlotteville CC st
32. Pete KITCHING Team Wiggle st

Women’s Race

1. Ruby BAKER Behind The Bikeshed 50 mins + 3 laps
2. Lili McLEAN Andover Wheelers st
3. Nikki Wheeler Team Wiggle st
4. Rebecca CARTER A3crg st
5. Nicola ROBERTS Army Cycling Union st

4th Cat Race

1. Tom MORRIS Portsmouth North End CC 30 mins + 3 laps
2. Nigel DINNING Norwood Paragon CC st
3. David PEEL Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
4. John ROLLASON Plymouth Tri Club st
5. Alan COLLINS Portsmouth North End CC st
6. Matthew WEBB Houghton CC st
7. Aaron KIRK i-team Cyclist’s Club st
8. James BRAID Team Wiggle st
9. Luke STACE i-team Cyclist’s Club st
10. Paul GILES Portsmouth North End CC st
11. Kevin BAKER Andover Wheelers st
12. Andrew COSTELLO BC PM – South st
13. Jon HEALEY i-team Cyclist’s Club st
14. Jack ELTON-WALTERS Wightlink-LCM Systems st
15. Jon BAILIE Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st
16. Thomas ANDREWS Ilkley Cycling Club st
17. Sam MITCHELL University of Portsmouth CC st
18. Micheal FORD Performance Cycles CMI st
19. Den TAPPING Hampshire Road Club st
20. Michael MARRIOTT JMJ Cycles st
21. Stephen LEWIS Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
22. David MILLS Zappi’s Cycling Club st
23. Mark CHAPMAN i-team Cyclist’s Club st
24. Joe HENSTRIDGE Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
25. James HORAN Southdown Bikes st
26. Craig MILES Fareham Wheelers CC st
27. Piers HUGH SMITH Zappi’s Cycling Club st
28. Liam WALSH Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
29. Gavin SQUIRES Fareham Wheelers CC st
30. Ronnie FERNANDEZ Salisbury Road and Mountain Bike CyclingClub st
31. Thomas GOODYEAR Portsmouth North End CC st
32. Ben LORTON University of Portsmouth CC st
33. Hamish WALKER Hampshire Road Club st
34. John MAKEPEACE JMJ Cycles st

 

 

 

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