Report & Results – Imperial Winter Series Rd 1

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Report & results from week 1 of the Imperial Winter Series at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit (West London)

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Report & Results – Imperial Winter Series Rd 1

Race 1

The strong winds made the opening races extremely tough going but it stayed dry and although it was edgy at times the 4th cat. riders handled the conditions admirably.

56 riders started and although the speed whittled down the field the main group stayed together for the 40 minutes plus 5 laps’ pretty much until the last 2 km. The final 500 metres were critical to the results, uphill and into the gale. 17 year old Joseph Murray (London Dynamo) held off a charging Hadyn James (Reading C.C.) in a thrilling finish for a well deserved win.

Victor Aguirre (Handsling Racing) wins the Imperial Cycles random prize (30th place) and still has time to get down to Imperial Cycles for a tune up in time for the final rounds of the series!

The E123 race riders dealt with the conditions better as you would expect. Last year’s overall winner, Vincent Halpern, lined up with a very strong Handsling Racing team to support him among the 67 starters.

The man of the race showing great form was Imperial’s Tim O’Rourke who attacked from the start, he rode on the front for much of the race and seemed determined to wear himself out. Another rider showing great form was Ben Sumner of Beeline combining winter riding with cyclo-cross; after an initial early escape with Anthony Anderson (Sigma Sport) he settled back into the main field.

As usual Handsling’s Graham Crow played a big part in the attacks from the front. Sumner went clear again after 35 minutes, this time on his own but the gap hovered around 15-20 seconds until a mighty effort from O’Rourke and a gurning Peter Cole (Handsling Racing) allowed them to bridge, a brilliant sustained effort.

They worked well together and in the final 500 metres Sumner went clear for a solo victory, followed by O’Rourke and then Cole, with Will Ranoe (VCGH) just off the front of the main group. An exciting start to the 17th year of the Winter Series.

Tmg pro foul weather race jerseys for winners Hadyn James (Reading C.C.) and Tim O’Rourke (Imperial Racing Team)

E 1 2 cat race
1st Ben Sumner Beeline-Gener8 200
2nd Peter Cole Handsling Racing 180
3rd Will Ranoe VCGH 170
4th Declan Egan Cadence Cycling Performance 150
5th Adam Moore TeamMooreFitness RC 120
6th Jerzy Kuzminski London Bicycle Workshop 110
7th Gareth Dickinson VC Meudon 100
8th Chris Jubb Pearson CC 80
9th Tom Smith Handsling RT 70
10th Mark Greenwood VC Meudon RT 60
11th Jake Charlton BowlPhish BONTRAGER Racing 50
12th Jo Skelton Look Mum No Hands! 40
13th Si Cox NFTO Race Club
14th Vincent Halpern Handsling racing
15th Andrew McCombe NHRC
16th Andrew Davis Kingston Wheelers
17th Adam Thompson Pro Bike Fit
18th Michael Skipsey SD Racing Team
19th Kevin Argent SD Racing Team
20th Graham Crow Handsling RT
21st Lance Eddis-Finbow Landis/Trek

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3rd cat race
1st Tim O’Rourke Imperial Racing Team 190
2nd Steve James High Wycombe CC 160
3rd Anthony Anderson Sigma Sport.co.uk 140
4th Kareem Akinnibi VC Londres 130
5th Michael Pollitt London Dynamo 90
6th James McCarthy Twickenham CC 30
7th Adam Cloke SD racing team 20
8th Neil Heffernan Watford Velo Sport 10
9th Gregory Smith Finsbury Park CC
10th Craig Adams Handsling Racing
11th Steve Morgan Twickenham CC
12th Ian Loades unattached
13th Pete Ganderton G.S. Henley
14th Daren Austin Twickenham CC
15th Anna Marie Hughes Bonito Squadra Corse
16th Ian Tucker Twickenham CC
17th Ashley Russell London Dynamo
18th Iain Kirkpatrick unattached
19th George Wells Handsling Racing
20th Henry Sheldon unattached
21st Barron Mendelssohn Ashwell CC
22nd Kevin Chandler Watford Velo Sport
23rd David Mixell NFTO Race Club
24th Gary Taylor Handsling Racing
25th Matthew Wallis Handsling Racing
26th Craig Drake Imperial Racing Team
27th Robert Abbey Hemel Hempstead CC
28th James Walker High Wycombe CC
29th David Driver Odiham CC
30th Andrew Fowkes unattached
31st Stephen Harvey Kingston Wheelers
32nd Joe James Velosport
33rd John Shurmer unattached
34th Marlon Buckley Islington CC
35th Alvaro Alves da Cunha unattached
36th Nathan Westgarth Velosport CC
37th Joseph Gillies Twickenham CC

4th cat race
1st Joseph Murray London Dynamo
2nd Hadyn James Reading Cycling Club
3rd Rob Walker High Wycombe CC
4th Sebastian Lea London Dynamo
5th Joshua Crow-Stewart Hemel Hempstead
6th Michael Weekes London Dynamo
7th Gianluca Palazzo Kingston Wheelers
8th Ollie Hucks High Wycombe CC
9th Gary Schroeder Handsling Racing
10th Nick Roux G.S. Henley
11th Will Campbell-Jones Handlsing Racing
12th Sam Walding Leicester Forest CC
13th Julian Smith Hemel Hempstead CC
14th David Carter Watford Velo Sport
15th Finbarr Kiely VC londres
16th Steven House 700cc
17th Tim Gilbert Stevenage CC
18th Mark Hughes G.S.Henley
19th Samuel Doll Islington CC
20th David Hope TMG Horizon
21st Robert Cliff Brixton Cycles Club
22nd Stuart Gillies Twickenham CC
23rd Kenny henning London dynamo
24th Jose Soler Handsling RC
25th Darren Yorston London Dynamo
26th Thomas Rutter unattached
27th Jeremy Maccelari Kingston Wheelers
28th Ed Everett Brixton Cycles
29th Nick Clarke Lovelo Cinelli RT
30th Victor Aguirre Handsling racing
31st Stuart Elvins VCT
32nd Fraser McKevittt unattached
33rd Rufus Greenway Twickenham Cycling Club
34th Matt Verrinder Lovelo Cinelli RT
35th Tim Powell i-Team Cyclists Club
36th Spencer Wilson Lovelo Cinelli RT
37th Dominic Laval Odiham CC
38th Michael Kazer Lovelo Cinelli RT
39th Mark Jones 700cc
40th Elliot Brown VCGH
41st James Edwards Willesden CC
42nd Jonathan Hobby North Hants RC
43rd James Mcgahern Berkhamsted CC
44th Gregory Woodford Reading Cycling Club
45th Jonathan Williams Amersham RCC
46th Paul Hide VCGH
47th Randall Linfoot 700cc
48th Paul Cope High Wycombe CC
49th Keith Loveman Verulam CC

Overall Series Leader Board
1st Ben Sumner Beeline-Gener8 200
2nd Tim O’Rourke Imperial Racing Team 190
3rd Peter Cole Handsling Racing 180
4th Will Ranoe VCGH 170
5th Steve James High Wycombe CC 160
6th Declan Egan Cadence Cycling Performance 150
7th Anthony Anderson Sigma Sport.co.uk 140
8th Kareem Akinnibi VC Londres 130
9th Adam Moore TeamMooreFitness RC 120
10th Jerzy Kuzminski London Bicycle Workshop 110
11th Gareth Dickinson VC Meudon 100
12th Michael Pollitt London Dynamo 90
13th Chris Jubb Pearson CC 80
14th Tom Smith Handsling RT 70
15th Mark Greenwood VC Meudon RT 60
16th Jake Charlton BowlPhish BONTRAGER Racing 50
17th Jo Skelton Look Mum No Hands! 40
18th James McCarthy Twickenham CC 30
19th Adam Cloke SD racing team 20
20th Neil Heffernan Watford Velo Sport 10

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