REPORT & RESULTS: ARCHER GRAND PRIX AND SUPPORT RACE

â€œBoomâ€ roared Tony Gibb as he won the Archer Spring Criterium by two lengths to prove he is still King of Hillingdon circuit when it matters.

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And when there is a Â£100 first prize it matters to Tony! Added to which he won the same race last year.

This time there were 88 other starters to try, but fail, to prove he was past it now that he is just enjoying his racing outside of team sponsorship and concentrating on his work with Eurosport TV and being national coach for Antigua and working in other Carribean islands.

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It seems a hard life but somebody has to do it! So Tony flies off on Wednesday after riding in the Hillingdon Tuesday series the day before. The massed bunch sprint of virtually the whole field of starters came at the end of the race at an average of 28mph which meant that the many attempts to break away by small groups came to nought unless they were going for one of the frequent primes.

Successful among these prime winners were junior riders Hector Lancaster and Fraser Martin, Perth United CC, who had made the long journey down for this race and the national series meeting the next day at the Redbridge circuit.

It is thought the field of 88 starters from an entry of 99 is the largest yet at Hillingdon, not only attracted by the Â£500 prize list but perhaps by the Archer RC Criteriumâ€™s history of winners including Bradley Wiggins, Roger Hammond, David Millar, among many who progressed to championship level.

Graham Robins Report

Tony Gibb produced another storming sprint to win the Archer GP for the second consecutive year. With bunch still all together Tony pulled clear with 300 meters to go crossing the line well adrift. On what had been the best day of the year so far a large field assembled for the 38 lap race at the Hillingdon Cycle Centre?

With such a large entry the race did not really split up too much as several riders tried to distance themselves from the rest. The first to show and continue to attack was Chris Morrison (London Dynamo). He tried on several occasions to get away either on his own or with someone else but on each time the bunch pulled them back.

The most anyone got clear of the bunch was a handful of seconds but never enough to make it stick. So at the end of 38 entertaining laps it all came down to the last few hundred meters, with Tony the strongest.

Category 4
The mornings racing got underway with racing for fourth cat riders and all though the race stayed together for most of the hours racing the finish sprint was a one team dominance. The three riders from LBRCC-Solgar, Matt Rushton, Tim Edwins and Stuart King completed a 1-2-3 right on the line.

Result

1 Tony Gibb PM
2 Tony Lock Nuun YB London
3 Will Fox Metaltek / Knights of Old
4 Vincent Halpern Handsling Racing
5 Gray Turnock Finsbury Park
6 Stephen Bradbury Cycling Team Tomacc
7 Cameron Balfour Team ASL360
8 Dan Gardner Team ASL360
9 Gareth Dickinson Farnborough & Camberley CC
10 Grant Bayton Ride 24/7
11 Alex Peterson AWCycles
12 Gavin Ryan London Dynamo
13 Rob Orr Metaltck knights of old
14 Ben Homa Beeline RT
15 Peter Cole Handsling Racing
16 Zak Loney Ythan CC
17 Albert Ellison VC Meudon
18 Dexter Gardias Metaltek / Knights of Old
19 Chris Denman WDMBC
20 Jerzy Kuminski High Wycombe CC
21 Sean Noon Team ASL360
22 Fraser Martin Perth United CC
23 Cameron Fraser Nuun YB London
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25 Hamish Carrick Team ASL360
26 Robert Willcocks Royal Air Force CC
27 Thomas Bowering VO2 Development Team
28 Christopher Morrison London Dynamo
29 James Local London Dynamo
30 Kieran Dineen Amersham
31 Todd Hotchkiss Clay Cross Racing Team
32 Angus Gillies The BicycleWorks.com
33 Michael Skipsey TMG Horizon CT
34 Mike Ward Ride 2417
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36 Leszek Wuziak Twickenham
37 Alex Tinsley Twickenham
38 James Norris HWCC RT
39 Noah Banner Nuun YB London
40 Nick Beale Beeline RT
41 Mark Northover The Cycle Studio RC
42 Steve Golla HWCC RT
43 Richard Unwin VC Meudon
44 Chris Grange LBRCC â€“ Solgar
45 Simon Oxenham VC10
46 Stuart Spies London Dynamo
47 Mark Stewart Team ASL360
48 Hector Lancaster Perth United CC
49 Neil Wass TMG Horizon CT
50 Nick Abraham PM
51 Patrick Martin Wyndymilla
52 Andrew Barnes Hillingdon CC
53 Chrristopher Wood VC Meudon
54 Harry Littlechild London Dynamo
55 Robert King PM
56 Graham Crow Twickenham
57 Paul Butler In-Gear
58 Max Brown Zappi
59 Rudie Marias La Fuga â€“ Sigma Sport
60 Leo Lerner Vo2 Development Team
61 Sam Williamson Hemel Hempstead CC
62 Josh Maynard Welwyn Wheelers
63 Matt Bone I-Team CC
64 Ralph De Hamter Norwood Paragon
65 Mike Knight VC Mendow
66 John Peters CC Luton
67 James Leach Twickenham
68 Brian Macpherson VC Meudon
69 Alexander King Gpmio Cycling
70 Andrew Stronee PM
71 Paul Hokbwatt Hownslowe Dist
72 Gavin Shuttleworth Team ASL360
73 Graeme Lackford Team Tor 2000
74 Gyles Wingate Private
75 Tom Fitzpatrick HWGS North
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77
78 Clive Evans West Drayton MBC
79 Mike Jackson CC Luton
80 Sam Grant WDMBC
81 Brendan Heaslip Kenton RC
82 Tom Arnstein Team ASL360
83 Joseph Crolla AW Cycles

Category 4

1 Matt Rushton LBRCC-Solgar
2 Tim Edwins LBRCC-Solgar
3 Stuart King LBRCC-Solgar
5 Sean Kanagaratram Dulwich
6 George Guassby Dulwich
7 Adrian Cox Twenty 3C.co.uk
8 Richard Fish Kingston Wheelers
9 Alan Hazard Retford & District Wheelers
10 Tom Beasley East London Velo
11 Rob Nelson LBRCC-Solsar
12 Simon Parker Crawley Wheelers
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14
15 Paul Mc Enlee North Bucks RC
16 Ben Rowe G.S.Henley
17 Graham Austin PM
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19
20 Marc Preece Royal Air Force
21 Piers Hugh Smith Zappi
22 Nigel O’Brien PM
23 Jeremy Issac Port Talbot Wheelers
24 Tony Pesino PCCUK
25 Rob Barry Performance Cycles
26 Massimo Conforti Dulwich
27 Russ Danckert A C N
28 James Hayward Woolwich CC
29 Odhran McConnell Rapha Condor CC
30 Steve Mahon East London Velo
31 Samuel Evans Dulwich
32 Scott Mummery Lav Mercury
33 Shane Townsead Westerley
34 Gavin Old Twenty3C.co.uk
35 Tim Edwins LBRCC – Solgar
36 Josh Blackler London Dynamo
37 Graeme Clarke LBRCC – Solgar
38 George Dulwich
39 Paul Mew Charlotteville
40 Kevin Fearnshaw TFN Triathlon Club
41 Tom Krause Twenty3C.co.uk
42 Sebastian Kroll Stevenage CC
43 Joseph Long Bishops Stortford CC
44 Janes McCoy PM
45 Gareth Turner Autostrasse Porsche RT
46 Vinning Stephen ELV
47 Philip Robins London Phoenix CC
48 Julian Thrasuer LBRCC SRGAR
49 Edwin Burden London Phoenix CC
50 Graham Linie North Bucks RC
51 Jessica Stoddart –
52 Ben Voller Twickenham
53 Steve Wood Pearson
54 Andrew Deans –
55 Julian Sheppard New Forest CC
56 James Waddington Dulwich
57 Peter Cornwall –
1 Matt Rushton LBRCC-Solgar
2 Tim Edwins LBRCC-Solgar
3 Stuart King LBRCC-Solgar
5 Sean Kanagaratram Dulwich
6 George Guassby Dulwich
7 Adrian Cox Twenty 3C.co.uk
8 Richard Fish Kingston Wheelers
9 Alan Hazard Retford & District Wheelers
10 Tom Beasley East London Velo
11 Rob Nelson LBRCC-Solsar
12 Simon Parker Crawley Wheelers
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14
15 Paul Mc Enlee North Bucks RC
16 Ben Rowe G.S.Henley
17 Graham Austin PM
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19
20 Marc Preece Royal Air Force
21 Piers Hugh Smith Zappi
22 Nigel O’Brien PM
23 Jeremy Issac Port Talbot Wheelers
24 Tony Pesino PCCUK
25 Rob Barry Performance Cycles
26 Massimo Conforti Dulwich
27 Russ Danckert A C N
28 James Hayward Woolwich CC
29 Odhran McConnell Rapha Condor CC
30 Steve Mahon East London Velo
31 Samuel Evans Dulwich
32 Scott Mummery Lav Mercury
33 Shane Townsead Westerley
34 Gavin Old Twenty3C.co.uk
35 Tim Edwins LBRCC – Solgar
36 Josh Blackler London Dynamo
37 Graeme Clarke LBRCC – Solgar
38 George Dulwich
39 Paul Mew Charlotteville
40 Kevin Fearnshaw TFN Triathlon Club
41 Tom Krause Twenty3C.co.uk
42 Sebastian Kroll Stevenage CC
43 Joseph Long Bishops Stortford CC
44 Janes McCoy PM
45 Gareth Turner Autostrasse Porsche RT
46 Vinning Stephen ELV
47 Philip Robins London Phoenix CC
48 Julian Thrasuer LBRCC SRGAR
49 Edwin Burden London Phoenix CC
50 Graham Linie North Bucks RC
51 Jessica Stoddart –
52 Ben Voller Twickenham
53 Steve Wood Pearson
54 Andrew Deans –
55 Julian Sheppard New Forest CC
56 James Waddington Dulwich
57 Peter Cornwall –