Steve Nunn holds on, just, to win the Eastern Road Race league event, the Paul Simon Homes Road Race
 |
Paul Burgoine report & pic
An 8.30 start for the Paul Simon Homes, Eastern Road Race League event meant there was still a chill in the air but at least it was dry, yet again the main hurdle was the state of the roads riddled with pot-holes.
A full field of over 60 riders took to the road on a rolling circuit around Whitwell in Hertfordshire before there was an early attack from Ben Wright (VC Revolution). He had a maximum gap of two minutes over the field before he was caught by a small break of five riders.
That break was caught with four laps remaining and the peloton stayed together until an attack from Vince Divine (Finchley RT). There was no real organised chase and Divine soon had a 45 second gap. When passing the line with two to go, he had a slender lead of 20 seconds and that was when Steve Nunn (Finchley RT) bridged the gap to leave the two team mates alone and working well together.
On the bell lap, the pair had 40seconds over the chasing pack and this lead was still intact half way round the final lap, but as they crested the hill in the finishing straight the bunch were almost on the pair, Nunn had just enough energy left to get him to the line but Divine was caught close home by James Saue (PCH) and the host club had to settle for first and third.
Nunn said after “I couldn’t believe the bunch gained so much time on us and I was shocked to see them when I looked over my shoulder on the brow of the hill, I am very pleased with my win and the strong showing from our club”.
Result
1 Steve Nunn (Finchley RT)
2 Joe Higgins (PCH)
3 Vince Divine (Finchley RT)
4 Steve Hurrell (API)
5 Jack Stevens (East London Velo)
6 Ralph Mullan (Shaftesbury CC)
7 Lubomir Belak (St Ives CC)
8 Gray Turnock (Finsbury Park CC)
9 James Brown (VC Norwich)
10 John Peters (CC Luton)
Other Results on VeloUK (including reports containing results)
- Features, Reports, Results
- TT Result: Derwentside CC 9.9m TT
- TT Result: Port Talbot Whs CC 4-up TTT
- Result: Harvey Hadden Crit Series Round 4 YBC
- TT Result: Northants Tri Club 10
- TT Result: VTTA (East Anglian) 10
- Result: PNE Mountbatten Circuit Series #5
- Mid Shropshire Wheelers celebrates 100 Years of Cycling
- Result: RL360 Isle of Man Youth League
- TT Result: Hemel Hempstead CC 10
- Result: Lawford Youth Series 4
- Result: On Yer Bike Crit Series #2
- Result: Forge Valley Crits #1 (Sheffield)
- Result: Crystal Palace Crits 8
- Result: Spring in the Park #6
- Result: HH Crit Series Round 3 | YBC
- Result: CCA Summer in the City Crits #7
- Result: West Thames League Rnd 10
- Result: Tameside Cycling Development Circuit Races 10
- Result: Salt Ayre Tuesday Series 10
- Team Feature: Prologue Junior Racing Team Spring Review
- TT Result: VTTA (Kent) 10m TT
- Result: Cream First Crit Series 8
- New: Ribble Cycles Ultra-Grit & Allgrit Ranges
- TT Result: Giant Helston 25 mile TT
- Result: Mallory Park Youth Road Race League 1
- Result: Sussex Cycle Racing League Circuits 9
- Result: Castle Combe Summer Series 5
- Result: Full Gas Summer Circuit Series 9
- Result: Mennock Pass Stage Race
- Result: Torvelo Female’s Road Race
- Result: National Youth Series (Scarborough)
- Result: Peter Taylor Memorial Road Race
- Result: Cliff Pratt Deca Community Crits 4
- TT Result: Allen Valley Velo TT
- TT Result: Sowerby Sunday Club 10
- TT Result: Manchester & District TTA 50
- TT Result: Wrexham CC Hilly TT
- TT Result: RTTC Team Time Trial Championship
- TT Result: Andover Wheelers 10
- TT Result: VTTA (Surrey/ Sussex) 10
Other News on VeloUK
- Mid Shropshire Wheelers celebrates 100 Years of Cycling
- Team Feature: Prologue Junior Racing Team Spring Review
- New: Ribble Cycles Ultra-Grit & Allgrit Ranges
- START LISTS FOR BRITISH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- STARTLIST: Two day Giant Tugby Ronde van Wymeswold
- NEWS: MAJOR JUNIOR TEAMS TO MERGE FOR 2026
- Entries Wanted: Ilkley Town Centre Races
- Report/Result: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage 2
- Report: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage 1
- STARTLIST: Owen Blower Memorial Road Races
- Events: Halesowen Academy Road Race
- News: May Pedal Club Lunch
- RIBBLE PARTNERS WITH THE BIKE FITTERS
- Monday: Witham Wheelers Road Races
- British Stars for Women’s Tour of Britain
- Women’s Tour of Britain Riders 2025
- BIKES: RIBBLE UNVEILS ULTRA-RACE
- Women’s Tour of Britain Routes
- STARTLISTS: 2025 Lincoln Grand Prix
- STARTLIST: The Witham Hall Grand Prix
- Startlist: Timmy James Memorial Grand Prix
- FEATURE: PEDAL CLUB LUNCH REPORT (APRIL)
- 2025 BRITISH ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS – ROUTES
- STARTLIST: Sloan Trophy (April 27)
- News: Teams Revealed for the Women’s Tour of Britain
- Startlist: CiCLE Classic International
- Sunday: CiCLE Classic UCI Road Race
- News: Women’s Tour of Britain Stage Hosts
- PERTH GRAND PRIX (SCOTLAND)
- April 19: PNE National B Road Race
- STARTLIST: East Cleveland Classic
- Startlists: Witham Hall Junior Two Day (Men & Women)
- Startlist: Totnes-Vire Two Day
- STARTLISTS: Cold Dark Capenwray Road Races
- News: CiCLE Classic – Volunteers Wanted
- Startlist: Danum Trophy 2025
- This weekend: National Under 23 Road Series Rd 1
- Road Championships Heading to Wales
- Glasgow Track League Final Standings
- SUNDAY: Dulwich Paragon Wally Gimber Trophy
