Preview – Dean’s Farewell in Sheffield

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What better place for Dean Downing to say goodbye to the pro peloton than Sheffield where the beating heart of cycling beats even louder for its circuit race

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Preview – Dean’s Farewell in Sheffield

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The Sheffield Grand Prix has been hijacked by a retirement party and what a shindig it will be as the best racing cyclists in the country converge on a cycling mecca for Dean Downing’s last race. To add a little spice to the event, Dean (NFTO) is sitting in second place in the Elite Circuit Series a point behind Frenchman Alex Blain of Team Raleigh and one round to follow Sheffield.

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2013 – Dean Downing wins in Sheffield in a chaotic finish as lapped riders get caught by the leaders. Got a feeling that won’t happen this year!

The race has only been run for a few years now but there was a time when it was a regular fixture and the course used now is tough. Up one side and down the other, the climb is also cobbled as it comes around the city’s town hall and onto the finish line.

Favourite has to be Dean Downing. It’s his home race and if he hasn’t been winning lately, he’s been on the podium and he has a strong team around him. British champion Adam Blythe returns home to Sheffield to race this mega event as does Dean’s younger brother Russell and the NFTO team is indeed very strong to help their captain do his best to repeat the win from last year.

Out to spoil the party though are the country’s top teams in a field of 93 riders which is a lot on this twisting and up and down course. Haribo Beacon are a local team and will be looking to make a name for themselves whilst the other UCI Teams, Madison Genesis, Raleigh, Velosure Giordana and a team synonymous with Dean, Rapha Condor JLT are all capable of winning. And in the middle of that list below is a name of a Yorkshire favourite, Scott Thwaites of Netapp-Endura who rode so well at Stockton recently.

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Dean Downing 2014 – thumbs up for his last race in Sheffield … the pic was taken in Woking ;-)

The atmosphere is sure to have that love-in feeling with so many of Dean’s training friends in the race from young juniors like Joey Walker (RST Racing) to rival but Rotherham fellow chaingang rider Graham Briggs. Anyone on twitter, send your message to Dean using the hashtag #FAREWELLDEANO

MAIN RACE
1 Adam Blythe NFTO
2 Dale Appleby NFTO
3 Russell Downing NFTO
4 James Lewis NFTO
5 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO
6 Sam Williams NFTO
7 Dean Downing NFTO
8 William Brown Achieve-Skinnergate Racing
9 Ashley Marshall Achieve-Skinnergate Racing
10 Jack Rees Achieve-Skinnergate Racing
11 Thomas Timothy Achieve-Skinnergate Racing
12 Andy Bishop Andy Moore Autocentres Racing
13 Jonathan Dexter Andy Moore Autocentres Racing
14 Damien Shakespeare Andy Moore Autocentres Racing
15 Adam Turner Andy Moore Autocentres Racing
16 Tristan Robbins BH-Solidor-WAM Youth
17 Alexander Royle BH-Solidor-WAM Youth
18 Aaron Handley Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo
19 Alastair Hepworth Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo
20 Ashley Proctor Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo
21 Matthew Sumpton Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo
22 Connor Swift Bike Box Alan/Whiston Velo
23 Lee Baldwin Champion System/Club Roost/Maxgear
24 Hamish Graham Green Jersey RT
25 James King HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
26 James Sampson HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
27 Jacob Scott HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
28 James Shaw HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
29 Peter Williams HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
30 Jake Womersley HARIBO Beacon Cycling Team
31 David Clarke KTM road-and-trail.com
32 Kit Gilham KTM road-and-trail.com
33 Andrew Hawdon KTM road-and-trail.com
34 Harry Tanfield KTM road-and-trail.com
35 Jacob Tipper KTM road-and-trail.com
36 Jamie Burgan Langsett Cycles RT
37 Danny Lowthorpe Langsett Cycles RT
38 Andrew Nichols Langsett Cycles RT
39 James Thompson Langsett Cycles RT
40 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis
41 Peter Hawkins Madison Genesis
42 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis
43 Dominic Jelfs Madison Genesis
44 Mike Northey Madison Genesis
45 Thomas Scully Madison Genesis
46 Chris Snook Madison Genesis
47 Thomas Stewart Madison Genesis
48 William Bjergfelt Metaltek KUOTA RT
49 Dexter Gardias Metaltek KUOTA RT
50 Adam Martin Metaltek KUOTA RT
51 Robert Orr Metaltek KUOTA RT
52 Alex Anderson Neon-Velo Cycling Team
53 Alex Minting Neon-Velo Cycling Team
54 Joseph Wiltshire NFTO Race Club
55 Graham Briggs Rapha Condor JLT
56 Luke Grivell-Mellor Rapha Condor JLT
57 Richard Handley Rapha Condor JLT
58 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT
59 Edward Laverack Rapha Condor JLT
60 Thomas Moses Rapha Condor JLT
61 Chris Opie Rapha Condor JLT
62 Jack Sadler Rapha Condor JLT
63 Dominic Smith Retford & District Wheelers
64 Struan McInnes RST Racing Team
65 Joey Walker RST Racing Team
66 Andrew Hale Speg – Project 51
67 Mark Baines Spirit Bikes Racing Team
68 Julian Pearson Spirit Bikes Racing Team
69 Jack Waller Spirit Bikes Racing Team
70 Ryan Davis Starley Primal Pro Cycling
71 Will Fox Starley Primal Pro Cycling
72 Tom Neale Team Corley Cycles
73 Jonathan Shuster Team Corley Cycles
74 Scott Thwaites Team Netapp – Endura
75 Yanto Barker Team Raleigh
76 Mark Christian Team Raleigh
77 Evan Oliphant Team Raleigh
78 Joseph Perrett Team Raleigh
79 Liam Stones Team Raleigh
80 Ian Wilkinson Team Raleigh
81 Simon Maudsley Team Vertex
82 Thomas Bustard Velosure – Giordana RT
83 Matt Cronshaw Velosure – Giordana RT
84 Richard Hepworth Velosure – Giordana RT
85 Steve Lampier Velosure – Giordana RT
86 Robert Partridge Velosure – Giordana RT
87 Tom Barras Wheelbase Altura MGD
88 Alex Bottomley Wheelbase Altura MGD
89 Andrew Coupe Wheelbase Altura MGD
90 Tom Murray Wheelbase Altura MGD
91 Alex Orrell-Turner Wheelbase Altura MGD
92 Stuart Reid Wheelbase Altura MGD
93 Oliver Maxwell Windmill Wheels Cycling Club

CATEGORY 3/4
1 Joshua Cutler 3RT
2 Michael Brown Birdwell Wheelers
3 Xavier Scott Bolsover & District Cycling Club
4 Alex Whiting Bolsover & District Cycling Club
5 Jon Chambers Chevin Cycles.com Trek
6 Simon Gueller Chevin Cycles.com Trek
7 Thomas Pidcock Chevin Cycles.com Trek
8 Michael Robinson Derby Mercury RC
9 Chris Batty Dinnington Racing Club
10 Jonathan Harvey Dinnington Racing Club
11 Michael McGuckin Dinnington Racing Club
12 Kieran Simcox Dinnington Racing Club
13 Conor Palliser East Bradford CC
14 Andrew Hicklin Fusion Cycling Club Dronfield
15 Andrew Cook Holmfirth Cycling Club
16 Geoffrey Martin Huddersfield Star Whlrs
17 Harry Hardcastle Kirklees Cycling Academy
18 Thomas Humphrey Kirklees Cycling Academy
19 Timothy Berry Long Eaton Cycles
20 Simon Whitham Long Eaton Cycles
21 Matthew Rodgers Nonnas La Squadra
22 Daniel Clist Norton Wheelers
23 Matthew Gleadall Out Of The Saddle
24 Bradley Hatfield Out Of The Saddle
25 Gary Hides Out Of The Saddle
26 Paul Uttley Out Of The Saddle
27 Darrell Tattershall-Waller Out Of The Saddle
28 Thomas Wood Paul Milnes Cycles/Bradford Olympic RC
29 Tony Grassby Peak Road Club
30 Dieter Droger Pioneer Scott Syncros
31 Pete Crawforth Private Member
32 Neil Lawrence Private Member
33 Marc Hughes Private Member
34 Antony Moss Private Member
35 Jenni Muston Private Member
36 Lauren OBrien RST Racing Team
37 Ian OBrien RST Racing Team
38 Abby-Mae Parkinson RST Racing Team
39 Darren Otter Rutland CC
40 Richard Wilkinson Rutland CC
41 Patrick Briggs Sharrow Cycling Club
42 Dominic Watts Sheffield Sports CC
43 Keith Ainsworth Sheffrec CC
44 Luke Allen Sheffrec CC
45 Mark Cuckson Sheffrec CC
46 Paul Young Sheffrec CC
47 James Mappin Sheffrec CC
48 Jonathan Unwin Sheffrec CC
49 Mark Stirrup Sheffrec CC
50 Andrew Marsden Team Wheelguru
51 Sam Burman Team WNT
52 Marcus Nainby Team WNT
53 Brenden Atkinson Thurcroft CC
54 Lee Farmer Tickhill Velo
55 Daniel Nortcliffe Tickhill Velo
56 Christopher Bevan University of Sheffield CC
57 Robert Fox VC Lincoln
58 Jake Beach Velocity WD-40
59 John Wright Wakefield CC
60 Matthew Hoyle Wheelbase Altura MGD
61 Jonathan Holmes www.zepnat.com RT/GSG Clothing
62 David Warriner York Cycleworks
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