Report & Results: North Midlands RRL

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Andy Nichols and Robert Fowler winners in the North Midlands Road race League on the Dinnington circuit

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Report & Results: North Midlands RRL

The tenth races of this year’s NMRRL featured Groups A & B for the final races on the Dinnington circuit.
Words by Martin Ellis

It was all action from the start in the Group A with Joe Elwood (Langsett Cycles RT) holding a narrow lead over the rest of the field at the end of the 1st lap and a lap later it was the turn of Ashley Brown (BBM Revolution) to hold a slender lead. At half distance, it was all change again, with Luke Allen (Sheffrec CC) opening up a 12 second gap, but Allen’s luck was about to run out as a puncture was soon to cut short his escape and race.

With 2 laps to go, another breakaway consisting of Andy Nichols (Langsett Cycles RT) & Dan Stephenson (Out of the Saddle CC) had opened up a significant gap with Jamie Tune (Bikeboxalan) trying to get across to the leading duo.

At the bell, Nichol & Stephenson had increased their advantage to 45 seconds over a chasing group consisting of Brown, Steve Ellis & Jack Stephenson (both Out of the Saddle CC) with the bunch a further 40 seconds back.

Nichols outsprinted Stephenson to take his first win of this year’s series with Jack Stephenson winning the sprint for 3rd place ahead of Ellis & Brown, 49 seconds down on Nichols. Elwood won the sprint for 6th place ahead of Rob Mitchell (Out of the Saddle CC) a further 48 seconds back.

With only one race left, Jack Stephenson’s 3rd place enabled him to increase his lead in the Group A Overall Standings with Nichol’s win moving him into 2nd place, 10 points behind. Mitchell is 3rd just one point behind Nichols & Dan Stephenson just one point further back & defending champion, Elwood still in contention.

The Group B race also saw plenty of action with Dominic Watts ( ) holding a 5 second lead at the end of the first lap. At half distance, Nick Boden (Common Lane Occasionals) opened up an 8 second gap but was soon brought back. With 2 laps to go, a new breakaway had formed featuring James Mappin (Geared Up Cycles), Robert Fowler & Adam Lathbury (both Rutland CC) with the bunch 15 seconds back.

At the bell, the leading trio had increased their lead to 24 seconds with the prospect of staying away looking good. At the finish, Fowler took the win in a closely fought sprint ahead of Mappin with Lathbury in 3rd.

Behind them, another chasing group had broken away from the bunch with Joseph Law (Broomwagon RT) just outsprinting Andrew Cutts (Team Bottrill) for 4th place with Richard Wilkinson (Rutland CC) & Graham Walton (Common Lane Occasionals) in 6th & 7th respectively, all of them half a minute down on Fowler. Boden won the bunch sprint for 8th just another 10 seconds back.

Jack Rowland (Harworth & District CC) had already secured the Group B title with 2 races to spare. With the enforced absence of 2nd placed Steve Bunting (Rutland CC), Law is now just one point behind in 3rd with Fowler’s win moving him into 4th.

Group A:
1. ANDY NICHOLS S LANGSETT CYCLES RT 33 miles in 1hr 11mins 08secs
2. DAN STEPHENSON M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC same time
3. JACK STEPHENSON S OUT OF THE SADDLE CC @ 49 secs
4. STEVE ELLIS C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
5. ASHLEY BROWN M BBM both same time
6. JOE ELWOOD S LANGSETT CYCLES RT @ 1min 37secs
7. ROB MITCHELL M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
8. JAMIE TUNE JUN BIKEBOXALAN
9. DAN LOWTHORPE A RUTLAND CC all same time
10. MARC ETCHES M SHEFFREC CC @ 1min 45secs

GROUP B:
1. ROBERT FOWLER B RUTLAND CC 33 miles in 1hr 15mins 42secs
2. JAMES MAPPIN S GEARED UP CYCLES
3. ADAM LATHBURY S RUTLAND CC both same time
4. JOSEPH LAW U16 BROOMWAGON RT @ 27 secs
5. ANDREW CUTTS S TEAM BOTTRILL same time
6. RICHARD WILKINSON M RUTLAND CC @ 29 secs
7. GRAHAM WALTON A COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS @ 31 secs
8. NICK BODEN A COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS @ 41 secs
9. DARYL PLANT M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
10. EUAN CREHAN U16 DINNINGTON RC both same time

Group A: Overall Standings after 7 races:
1. JACK STEPHENSON S OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 61 points
2. ANDY NICHOLS S LANGSETT CYCLES RT 51
3. ROB MITCHELL M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 50
4. DAN STEPHENSON M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 49
5. JOE ELWOOD S LANGSETT CYCLES RT 47
6= BEN TURNER JUN TLI 36
STEVE ELLIS C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
8. JAMIE BURGAN A LANGSETT CYCLES RT 29
9. MARC ETCHES M SHEFFREC CC 24
10= ASHLEY BROWN M BBM 12
PETER COLLINS M SHARROW CC
12. LUKE ALLEN M SHEFFREC CC 11
13= MARK TURNER B DINNINGTON RC 8
DAN LOWTHORPE A RUTLAND CC
JAMIE TUNE JUN BIKEBOXALAN
16. HARRY WHITE JUN BIKEBOXALAN 6
17. MATTHEW HARRIS M SHEFFREC CC 5
18= IAN DAVENPORT C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 2
BRADLEY HATFIELD S OUT OF THE SADDLE CC
20= JOHN SMITH M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 1
PAUL UTTLEY M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC

GROUP B: Overall Standings after 7 races:
1. JACK ROWLAND S HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 82 points
2. STEVE BUNTING M RUTLAND CC 43
3. JOSEPH LAW U16 BROOMWAGON RT 42
4. ROBERT FOWLER B RUTLAND CC 36
5= DARYL PLANT M OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 34
ANDREW CUTTS S TEAM BOTTRILL
7. JAMES MAPPIN S GEARED UP CYCLES 28
8. ROB BLACKBURN C TLI 26
9. ALLAN WAILOO A 7 HILLS CC 25
10. MARC HUGHES B COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS 23
11. JAKE MORGAN M SHEFFREC CC 14
12. NICK BODEN A COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS 13
13= ADAM LATHBURY S RUTLAND CC 10
GRAHAM WALLER M SHARROW CC
15. RUPERT PEARSON A RUTLAND CC 7
16. LUKE LUNDE-PICKOVER S TLI 6
17= PATRICK DEWICK A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 5
HARRY BUXTON U16 BROOMWAGON RT
CHRIS LAST C CARNAC/PLANET X
RICHARD WILKINSON M RUTLAND CC
21. GRAHAM WALTON A COMMON LANE OCCASIONALS 4
22. RICHARD STEVENSON M RUTLAND CC 2
23= MATT RODGERS A HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 1
JASON ELLIOTT A DINNINGTON RC
EUAN CREHAN U16 DINNINGTON RC

GROUP C: Overall Standings after 6 races:
1. MARK BARNARD A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 57 points
2. ROSS LIMBERT S BBM REVOLUTION 47
3. EDWARD DAVIES M 7 HILLS CC 43
4. JOHN CATLEY A BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB 38
5. WILLIAM HAGYARD S RUTLAND CC 28
6= GARRY HILL E DINNINGTON RC 24
MARK ELLIS S MANSFIELD ROAD CLUB
8. ROBERT PARKER M TLI 20
9. ALEXANDER PRINCE S RUTLAND CC 17
10. KRIS DUNN M 7 HILLS CC 15
11. ZACH LAW M CYCLE DIVISION 14
12. BRETT DAUGHTREY C OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 12
13= JONATHAN PUPIUS M 7 HILLS CC 10
WAYNE GREGORY A BARNSLEY ROAD CLUB
15. CHRIS CUNNINGHAM A OUT OF THE SADDLE CC 8
16. PAUL YOUNG D CARNAC/PLANET X 6
17. KELVIN BROWN M TLI 5
18= MATT FARMER S HARWORTH & DISTRICT CC 4
STUART BURROWS C ELMSALL ROAD CLUB
CHRISTOPHER FOX B WORKSOP WHEELERS
21. ROB INGLE D 7 HILLS CC 3
22. CHRIS ASHWORTH S SHEFFREC CC 2

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