Report: Tour of the Milburys

Junior Harrison Wood (Mid Devon CC) was the overall winner of the Tour of Milbury’s race on Saturday – Graham Robins reports

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Report: Tour of the Milburys

From Graham Robins |  Saturday 20th May 2017

Junior Harrison Wood (Mid Devon CC) was the overall winner of the Tour of Milbury’s race after a 6th place in the morning TT and then winning the road race sprinting clear of a large group and then collecting a 30seconds bonus.

The two stage race consisted of a 4 mile time trial followed a couple of hours later by an eight lap 69mile road race on the demanding Owslebury course about five miles from the mornings HQ.

The morning started warm and sunny with a slight wind all around the prologue course as the 80 riders climbed for the most up to the top of Old Winchester Hill. Nic McKibbin was the quickest over the test clocking a time of 9mins 44secs with Michael Ford (VC St Raphael0 18secs adrift and Paul Elcock (GS Henley) in third.

A longer than anticipated neutralised section took the riders onto the course on the first of the eight laps. Heavy overnight rain had caused a partial flood on the course which was giving concerns to the race officials. I decision was made to ‘show’ the riders the course and they were told they would be asked to ride through the section in single file on each lap. A sudden downpour between lap two and three managed to wash away the mud deposited overnight making racing safer for the riders.

As the race completed most of the first lap racing got underway in earnest as a break of four riders tried to pull clear. With riders pushing the speed along it wasn’t to longer before one solo rider tried his luck and this was Thomas Grigson (Radeon-Bike Science). Thomas managed to pull a gap as the race turned the Owslebury cross road junction but by the top of the climb he was already being pulled back.

One whole lap later it was Dextor Hurlock (Kibosh) was making a move as the rain had now stopped and his lead was climbing to 25secs. James Peckham (Sotonia CC) was second on the road with the peloton a further ten seconds back. At the mid race distance Andrew Critchlow (Wyndy Milla) was leading with a gap back to the bunch of 38secs, and this seemed to be the catalyst for the bunch to wake up and suddenly there were small groups of riders jumping off front of the bunch.
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With a little over two laps to go Critchlow was joined by six riders and this group seemed to have the legs to stay away from the remainder of the bunch. The strong group included George Clark (Catford CC), Alexander Cross (Team Vision), Jack Hardwicke (Strada Sport), Ben Davis (Bristol RC), Neil Phillips ((Kibosh) and Matthew Downie (Primera Team-Jobs).

Critchlow took final bonus at the bell but was soon joined by the six chasers. Whilst it look like the winner would possibly come from this group of seven the remainder of the bunch began to split apart and with a couple of miles to go the seven riders swelled to fifteen. As the group came into view of the finish line it was difficult to tell who was going to take the win until a few meters from the line when Harrison Wood popped up with his arms aloft.

Once back at the HQ and all the results with the bonus seconds calculated Harrison Wood was announced as winner and he collected his winners yellow jersey.

Overall
1 Harrison Wood Mid Devon CC
2 Michael Ford VC St Raphael
3 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
4 Ben Davis Bristol RC
5 Neil Phillips Kibosh
6 Graham Collins Team Tor 2000 KALAS
7 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
8 Alexander Cross Team Vision Innovative Leisure
9 David Billings Radeon-Bike Science RT
10 Patryk Rucki Skinline Race Club
11 Jack Hardwicke Strada-Sport
12 James Peckham Sotonia CC
13 Nic McKibbin Bath Cycling Club
14 Dexter Hurlock Kibosh
15 James Chapman Kenilworth Wheelers CC
16 Nicholas Tyrie University of Bath Cycling Clu…
17 Joe Hickerton Spokes BPC Racing
18 George Clark Catford CC
19 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
20 Joshua Roberts Cycle Team OnForm
21 Michael Guilford VC Meudon
22 George Skinner Norwood Paragon CC
23 Richard Harris Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
24 Matthew Franklin Bristol RC
25 Adam Thompson Spokes BPC Racing
26 Richard Simmonds Look Mum No Hands!
27 George Jones VC St Raphael
28 Joseph Clark I-Team Cyclists’ Club
29 Ross Mallen Royal Air Force CA
30 William Fleming Velo Club Venta
31 Trevor Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
32 Duncan Clark Reading CC
33 Ben Scott-Munden Sotonia CC
34 Martin Rowland UK-Biking/Bmth Cycleworks/Trek
35 Daniel Lewis Royal Air Force CA

Stage 1 – TT
1 Nic McKibbin Bath Cycling Club
2 Michael Ford VC St Raphael
3 Paul Elcock GS Henley
4 Dexter Hurlock Kibosh
5 George Clark Catford CC Equipe/Banks
6 Harrison Wood Mid Devon CC
7 Neil Phillips Kibosh
8 Ben Davis Bristol RC
9 Joe Hickerton Spokes BPC Racing
10 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
11 Edmund Bishop VC Meudon
12 Henry Farrell Hosté TAAP Storck
13 James Chapman Kenilworth Wheelers CC
14 Tom Wiley Rapha Cycling Club
15 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
16 Graham Collins Team Tor 2000 KALAS
17 Joe Harris Maxxis 4 Racing Team
18 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
19 Michael Guilford VC Meudon
20 Joshua Croxton Team Tor 2000 KALAS
21 Robert Willcocks Royal Air Force CA
22 Joseph Andrews Spokes BPC Racing
23 Nicholas Tyrie University of Bath Cycling Clu…
24 Joshua Roberts Cycle Team OnForm
25 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
26 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
27 Andrew Edwards Bristol RC
28 Matthew Franklin Bristol RC
29 Ryan Weston UK-Biking/Bmth Cycleworks/Trek
30 Callum Clark trainSharp Club
31 Eliot Ward DMW – BRIDGTOWN
32 Ryan Smith Morvelo Basso RT
33 Alexander Cross Team Vision Innovative Leisure
34 George Skinner Norwood Paragon CC
35 Richard Simmonds Look Mum No Hands!
36 Martin Rowland UK-Biking/Bmth Cycleworks/Trek
37 Richard Harris Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
38 Thom Hayward Velo Club Venta
39 Adam Thompson Spokes BPC Racing
40 David Billings Radeon-Bike Science RT
41 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
42 Daniel Lewis Royal Air Force CA
43 Daniel Watts Royal Air Force CA
44 Nick Martin VC Meudon
45 Ian Lee Royal Air Force CA
46 Thomas Grigson Radeon-Bike Science RT
47 Patryk Rucki Skinline Race Club
48 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
49 Jack Hardwicke Strada-Sport
50 Joshua Monk The Cycle Room
51 James Brickell Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club
52 Paul Hayward Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
53 James Peckham Sotonia CC
54 John Russell Bristol RC
55 Joseph Clark I-Team Cyclists’ Club
56 Ollie Taylor Flamme Rouge Cycling Team
57 George Jones VC St Raphael
58 Kevin Egan Poole Wheelers CC
59 Matt Alderson The Cycle Room
60 Matthew Andrews The Cycle Room
61 Ollie Smith The Cycle Room
62 Ashley Hutchison VC St Raphael
63 Ross Mallen Royal Air Force CA
64 William Fleming Velo Club Venta
65 Daniel Baker Morvelo Basso RT
66 Trevor Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
67 Andrew Carter Cycleworks.co.uk
68 Suqiao Duan Brighton Mitre CC
69 Russell Speight Sotonia CC
70 Nick Broome Velo Schils – Interbike RT
71 Nicholas Hale Farnborough & Camberley CC
72 Duncan Clark Reading CC
73 Ben Scott-Munden Sotonia CC

Stage 2 – Road Race
1 Harrison Wood Mid Devon CC
2 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
3 Graham Collins Team Tor 2000 KALAS
4 David Billings Radeon-Bike Science RT
5 Jack Hardwicke Strada-Sport
6 James Peckham Sotonia CC
7 Neil Phillips Kibosh
8 Ben Davis Bristol RC
9 Patryk Rucki Skinline Race Club
10 Alexander Cross Team Vision Innovative Leisure
11 Michael Ford VC St Raphael
12 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
13 Nicholas Tyrie University of Bath Cycling Clu…
14 Adam Thompson Spokes BPC Racing
15 Richard Harris Cwmcarn Paragon Cycle Club
16 James Chapman Kenilworth Wheelers CC
17 George Jones VC St Raphael
18 Ross Mallen Royal Air Force CA
19 Duncan Clark Reading CC
20 George Skinner Norwood Paragon CC
21 William Fleming Velo Club Venta
22 Joseph Clark I-Team Cyclists’ Club
23 Richard Simmonds Look Mum No Hands!
24 Nic McKibbin Bath Cycling Club
25 Joshua Roberts Cycle Team OnForm
26 Matthew Franklin Bristol RC
27 Trevor Smith Cotswold Veldrijden
28 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
29 Joe Hickerton Spokes BPC Racing
30 Michael Guilford VC Meudon
31 Ben Scott-Munden Sotonia CC
32 Dexter Hurlock Kibosh
33 George Clark Catford CC Equipe/Banks
34 Martin Rowland UK-Biking/Bmth Cycleworks/Trek
35 Daniel Lewis Royal Air Force CA

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