The eighth races of this year’s NMRRL featured Groups B & C using the Torworth circuit for the penultimate time. Winners were Jack Rowland and William Hagyard
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Report & Results: North Midlands Road Race League
Words by Martin Ellis, pictures by John Robert
The eighth races of this year’s NMRRL featured Groups B & C using the Torworth circuit for the penultimate time.
The Group B race burst into life on the 2nd of the 7 lap race when Jason Elliott (Dinnington RC) & Steve Bunting (Rutland CC) opened up a 10 second lead. A lap later and it was the turn of Robert Fowler (Rutland CC) trying to open up a gap.
With 3 laps to go, it was now Graham Walton (Common Lane Occasionals) & Richard Wilkinson (Rutland CC) gaining a 10 second lead on the bunch with Jez Reynard (Common Lane Occasionals) just about make to make contact with the leading duo. A lap later, it looked like a breakaway had finally established itself with Walton & Wilkinson having been joined by Rob Blackburn (TLI) with trio holding a 15 second lead on the rest of the field.
At the bell, the trio had maintained their advantage, so it was just a question as to whether they could hold off the bunch.
Unfortunately, their hard work was in vein as the bunch caught the leading trio in the closing stages setting up a bunch sprint which was clearly won by Jack Rowland (Harworth & District CC), ahead of Joseph Law (Broomwagon RT) with Daryl Plant (Out of the Saddle CC) & Andrew Cutts (Team Bottrill) in 3rd & 4th places respectively. Bunting who was placed 2nd behind Rowland was disqualified due to a traffic violation.
Rowland’s 4th win out of 6 races ensures he has an unassailable lead in the Group B Overall Standings. Behind him, Law and Plant have moved into 2nd & 3rd.
The Group C race set such a quick pace that, at one point, looked as though they might catch the Group B race which had set off 2 minutes in front. The fast pace didn’t bode well for breakaway attempts and the only one of any significance happened with 3 laps to go when a trio of Ross Limbert (BBM Revolution), Chris Cunningham (Out of the Saddle CC) & Edward Davies (7 Hills CC) opened up a small advantage on the bunch, but a lap later it was all back together.
The closing 2 laps were ridden at a more sedate pace and the resulting bunch sprint was clearly won by William Hagyard (Rutland CC) ahead of Davies taking 2nd place with Robert Parker (TLI) just pipping Mark Ellis (Mansfield Road Club) for 3rd.
The absent Mark Barnard (Out of the Saddle CC) still leads the Group C Overall Standings with John Catley (Barnsley Road Club) missing a chance to catch or narrow his lead. Davies’ 2nd place enabled him to move into 3rd.
Group B:
1. JACK ROWLAND S HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 33 miles in 1hr 17mins 15secs
2. JOSEPH LAW U16 BROOMWAGON RT
3. DARYL PLANT M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
4. ANDREW CUTTS S TEAM BOTTRILL
5. MARC HUGHES B COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS
6. RUPERT PEARSON A RUTLAND CC
7. ROBERT FOWLER B RUTLAND CC
8. PATRICK DEWICK A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
9. MATT RODGERS A HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC
10. JASON CROSS A DINNINGTON RC all same time.
GROUP C:
1. WILLIAM HAGYARD S RUTLAND CC 33 miles in 1hr 16mins 39secs
2. EDWARD DAVIES M 7 HILLS CC
3. ROBERT PARKER M TLI
4. MARK ELLIS S MANSFIELD ROAD CLUB
5. JONATHAN PUPIUS M 7 HILLS CC
6. BRETT DAUGHTREY C OUT OF THE SADDLE C
7. KRIS DUNN M 7 HILLS CC
8. GARRY HILL E DINNINGTON RC
9. PAUL YOUNG D CARNAC/PLANET X
10. ZACH LAW M CYCLE DIVISION all same time.
Group A: Overall Standings after 5 races:
1. JACK STEPHENSON S OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 45 points
2. BEN TURNER JUN TLI 36
3. ROB MITCHELL M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 31
4. JOE ELWOOD S LANGSETT CYCLES RT 30
5= JAMIE BURGAN A LANGSETT CYCLES RT 29
DAN STEPHENSON M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
7. ANDY NICHOLS S LANGSETT CYCLES RT 26
8. STEVE ELLIS C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 24
9. MARC ETCHES M SHEFFREC CC 20
10. PETER COLLINS M SHARROW CC 12
11. LUKE ALLEN M SHEFFREC CC 11
12. MARK TURNER B DINNINGTON RC 7
13= HARRY WHITE JUN BIKEBOXALAN 6
DAN LOWTHORPE A RUTLAND CC
15= MATTHEW HARRIS M SHEFFREC CC 5
JAMIE TUNE JUN BIKEBOXALAN
17. IAN DAVENPORT C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 2
18= ASHLEY BROWN M BBM 1
JOHN SMITH M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
PAUL UTTLEY M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
GROUP B: Overall Standings after 6 races:
1. JACK ROWLAND S HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 82 points
2. JOSEPH LAW U16 BROOMWAGON RT 36
3. DARYL PLANT M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 34
4. STEVE BUNTING M RUTLAND CC 31
5. ANDREW CUTTS S TEAM BOTTRILL 30
6. ROB BLACKBURN C TLI 26
7. ALLAN WAILOO A 7 HILLS CC 25
8. MARC HUGHES B COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS 24
9. ROBERT FOWLER B RUTLAND CC 22
10. JAMES MAPPIN S GEARED UP CYCLES 16
11. JAKE MORGAN M SHEFFREC CC 14
12= NICK BODEN A COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS 10
GRAHAM WALLER M SHARROW CC
14. RUPERT PEARSON A RUTLAND CC 8
15= LUKE LUNDE-PICKOVER S TLI 6
PATRICK DEWICK A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
17= HARRY BUXTON U16 BROOMWAGON RT 5
CHRIS LAST C CARNAC/PLANET X
19= RICHARD STEVENSON M RUTLAND CC 2
MATT RODGERS A HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC
21= JASON ELLIOTT A DINNINGTON RC 1
JASON CROSS A DINNINGTON RC
GROUP C: Overall Standings after 5 races:
1. MARK BARNARD A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 49 points
2. JOHN CATLEY A BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB 38
3. EDWARD DAVIES M 7 HILLS CC 37
4. ROSS LIMBERT S BBM REVOLUTION 32
5. WILLIAM HAGYARD S RUTLAND CC 28
6. GARRY HILL E DINNINGTON RC 24
7. ROBERT PARKER M TLI 20
8. ALEXANDER PRINCE S RUTLAND CC 17
9. MARK ELLIS S MANSFIELD ROAD CLUB 12
10= JONATHAN PUPIUS M 7 HILLS CC 10
KRIS DUNN M 7 HILLS CC
12. BRETT DAUGHTREY C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 9
13. CHRIS CUNNINGHAM A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 8
14= WAYNE GREGORY A BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB 6
PAUL YOUNG D CARNAC/PLANET X
16. KELVIN BROWN M TLI 5
17= MATT FARMER S HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 4
STUART BURROWS C ELMSALL ROAD CLUB
ZACH LAW M CYCLE DIVISION
20= ROB INGLE D 7 HILLS CC 3
CHRISTOPHER FOX B WORKSOP WHEELERS
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