Report: Mountbatten Circuit Races 1

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Justin Hoy (Felt Colbornes-Hargroves RT) started his 2014 winning streak at the first of the Mountbatten Circuit Races in Portsmouth

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Mountbatten Circuit Races 1 | Sunday, 16th February

By Graham Robins

Justin Hoy (Felt Colbornes-Hargroves RT) got his season underway with a win at the first race of the season at the Mountbatten track in Portsmouth. Justin was in a select group of five riders who managed over the race distance to get two laps up and then he won the bunch sprint.

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The E/1/2 race was a sixty minute plus five laps held in nice sunshine on half the circuit. It was a little chilly and there was no wind to speak of. Straight away Rowan Horner (VC ST Raphael) made a quick start stretching out the field into one long line, but the lead only lasted a couple of laps as the rest organised a chase and pulled him back.

There were several attacks over the next few laps until five riders eased away from the bunch to form a group that soon caught the tail of the bunch going one lap up. The group contained Justin Hoy, Jason Streather (VC St Raphael), Mitchell Webber (Pedal Heaven), Richard Phillips Scofield (Peter Hansford Racing) and Simon Brooks (VC St Raphael).

The leading group then carried on through the bunch and in doing so collected five more on the way out. And quickly this enlarged group of now ten riders again lapped the field meaning we now had five riders at two laps and five riders at one lap up on the bunch.

The five at one lap were Joseph Donohue, Dave Dalton and Henry Newbury from Fareham Wheelers, Albert Ellison (VC Meudon) and Rowan Horner.

At this point, the race was done and all that was left was for the sprint for the places which Justin finished off by leading out the sprint and winning by a couple of seconds.

There was a women’s race of forty minutes and three laps which was won by Bonnie van Wilgenberg (Zappi’s Racing Team) who managed to get a lap up on the rest. Along with Bonnie, Ruby Chappell (Behind The Bikeshed) and Sophia Joy (Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT) got clear of the bunch after only five minutes of racing.

These three women slowly built up a lead until an incident brought Sophia down and then Ruby slipped back to be collected by the bunch leaving Bonnie clear and she soon made the junction to the back of the others and stayed in there until the end of the race.

Ruby won the bunch sprint taking second place with Hannah Cannell (VC Londres) third.

The third cat race saw a group of five riders get a gap over the bunch and work away at increasing it until slowly one by one they dropped away leaving just three riders clear at half the race distance over.

The race was fifty minutes plus 3 laps but was nearly all over by half distance when the three riders Duncan Lancashire (Andover Wheelers), Charlie Leed (Southampton Uni RC) and Shaun Smart (Southdown Velo) looked set for the victory. Shaun faded towards the end of the race leaving Charlie to take the win ahead of Duncan.

Results

4 /J4
1. Neil PAYNE British Cycling Private Member – Sou. 30 mins + 3 laps
2. Miles LEAVOLD British Cycling Private Member – South East st
3. Henry NELSON Southampton University RC st
4. David SCOTT Behind The Bikeshed st
5. Jason HALES British Cycling Private Member – Central st
6. Neil HORNER Behind The Bikeshed st
7. Albert BAKER Behind The Bikeshed st
8. Edward SUTTON Wightlink LCM Systems Cycle RT st
9. Harry STALEY Portsmouth North End CC st
10. Calum LAYCOCK Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club st
11. Stephen TIERNAN Southampton University RC st
12. Nick DUMONDE London Dynamo st
13. Mark STALLARD British Cycling Private Member – Sou. st
14. Jordan FRAMPTON British Cycling Private Member – Sou. st
15. Scott MICHAELS Southampton University RC st
16. Matthew ALLSOPP Wightlink LCM Systems Cycle RT st
17. Andrew SYME British Cycling Private Member – Sou. st
18. Alex SNOW Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA st
19. Tom MAISEY Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club st
20. Chris EWING Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club st
21. Ben BRADLEY Southdown Velo st
22. Patrick BROWN British Cycling Private Member – Central st
23. Graham READ JMG Velo st
24. Rob HARDYMAN Oakley Pedalers st
25. Aidan HINDLE Southampton University RC st
26. Leigh BASTABLE British Cycling Private Member – Central st
27. Glenn HOBBS British Cycling Private Member – Sou. st
28. Matthew EVANS Wightlink LCM Systems Cycle RT st
29. Ben EVANS Blazing Saddles Cycles st
30. Benjamin MILLS Southdown Velo st
31. Ian COOKE Sarum Velo st
32. Will WEYNBERG Sotonia CC st

WOMEN
1. Bonnie van WILGENBURG Zappi’s Race Team 40 mins + 3 laps
2. Ruby CHAPPELL Behind The Bikeshed @ 1 lap
3. Hannah CANNELL VC Londres st
4. Florence COLLYER-POWELL Southampton University RC st
5. Lindsay ACKLAND Zappi’s Race Team st
6. Eva BARNES VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
7. Emily LYONS Zappi’s Race Team st
8. Sophia JOY Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT st
9. Jane DENNYSON London Phoenix CC st
10. Elizabeth DUNNE Wyndymilla st

3 / J3
1. Charlie LEECH Southampton University RC 50 mins + 3 laps
2. Duncan LANCASHIRE Andover Wheelers st
3. James EBDON Wightlink-LCM Systems @ 1 lap
4. George STAINTON ELLIS Team Dassi st
5. Harry VEALE Cycleworks st
6. Jed WEBBER Andover Wheelers st
7. Doug TANDY Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club st
8. Howard RADCLIFFE i-team Cyclist’s Club st
9. Simon POTTER Wyndamilla st
10. Ben ROWE Zappi’s Cycling Club st
11. Norman MELLORS Rock N Road Cycles st
12. Harvey MORCOMBE Fareham Wheelers CC st
13. Ian TAYLOR Leicester Forest CC st
14. Sean FAULKENER Devon & Somerset Fire Rescue Service st
15. Mark VALENTINE Poole Whls CC st
16. Paul GILES Portsmouth North End CC st
17. David HOOPER I-Ride.co.uk st
18. Steve NICHOLSON Blazing Saddles Cycles st
19. Mark WARRINGTON Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st
20. Joseph ANDREWS Fareham Wheelers CC st
21. Kevin FOSTER Wightlink LCM Systems Cycle RT st
22. Alex CLAYTON Southampton University RC st
23. Antony GRABHAM Fareham Wheelers CC st
24. Andy McKAY Zappi’s Cycling Club st
25. Andrew KNIGHT Farnborough & Camberley CC st
26. Jerry LAMBERT Rock N Road Cycles st
27. Andy DANIELS Zappi’s Cycling Club st
28. Shaun SMART Southdown Velo / Hunters Springs st
29. Andrew LOCKWOOD Southampton University RC st
30. Luke WEBBER st
31. Mike ANDERSON VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
32. Andrew GOUGH Rock N Road Cycles st
33. Ian WRIGHTSON Team Dassi st
34. Tom LANE Blazing Saddles Cycles st
35. Craig JOY PMR@Toachim House

E/1/2/3
1. Justin HOY Felt Colbornes Hargroves RT 60 mins + 5 laps
2 .Mitch WEBBER Pedal Heaven Colbornes RT/ Tiger / st
3. Richard PHILLIPS-SCHOFIELD Peter Hansford Racing st
4. Jason STREATHER VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
5. Simon BROOKS VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
6. Mike SCOTT Peter Hansford Racing @ 1 lap
7. Joe DONOHUE Fareham Wheelers CC st
8. Albert ELLISON VC Meudon st
9. Dave DALTON Fareham Wheelers CC st
10. Henry NEWBURY Fareham Wheelers CC st
11. James CHAMPKEN VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
12. Rowan HORNER VC St Raphael / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
13. Thomas KEY Peter Hansford Racing st
14. Cameron THOMPSON VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles @ 2 laps
15. James COOPER Rock N Road Cycles st
16. Luke STACE i-team Cyclist’s Club st
17. Brook ELGIE Peter Hansford Racing st
18. Simon BARNES Procycling Magazine st
19. Paul HELYER Blazing Saddles Cycles st
20. Brendan DREWETT Fareham Wheelers CC st
21. Preslav DIMITROV MJS Racing / MJS/Echelon/Continental/Catlike st
22. Tom KIRK I-Ride.co.uk st
23. Scott CHAPPELL Behind The Bikeshed st
24. Andrew Carter Portsmouth North End CC st
25. Frank KILSBY VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st
26. Stuart THOMPSON VC St Raphaël / Waite Contracts / Hewitt Cycles st

 

 

 

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