Report/Result: ORRO Tour of Sussex 2017

Press release on the ORRO Tour of Sussex 2017 which started on Thursday (July 6, 5 stages)

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Report/Result: ORRO Tour of Sussex 2017

Final Press Release – Race Round up

The 2017 ORRO Tour of Sussex which took place from 6th – 9th July swept graciously through every corner of the county.

Stage 1 – Ditchling Beacon Individual Time Trial
With riders arriving at the beautiful Westmeston Village Hall from 16:00 to go and ride a sneak preview of the famed Ditchling Beacon, the ORRO Tour of Sussex organisers could see that the race would be hard fought form the very beginning. With the first rider leaving the start promptly at 19:30, and expected to complete the course in around 7 minutes, the Beacon was awash with cycling fans screaming for their favourite.

Once the faster times came in, it was evident that the riders were beating our expectations, and it looked like some may even break the 6 minute mark! With the race coming to a close, Stage One winner Joseph Murray of London Dynamo arrived at 6 minutes on the nail, with James Hywel-Davies of Latchem Sunwise 1 second behind him, and Pete Morris of Team ASL a further 2 seconds back.

Joseph was awarded both the ORRO Bikes yellow and Brewin Dolphin blue jerseys, although James would take care of the blue jersey the next day.

Stage 2 – Goodwood House Team Time Trial
Knowing there were several very gifted time-trialists in the race, this would be the first major shakeup of General Classification. Teams started in alphabetical order, and with a tough little climb up past the Goodwood Sculpture Park and Racecourse, they would need to work hard to stay together. At the finish line the teams started to come across with some very fast times, with Team ASL as the eventual victors, posting the fastest time of 14:46. In second place were London Dynamo with 15:05, and Paceline RT were in third place with 15:10.

This put Pete Morris of Team ASL into yellow on the day, with Paul Newsome in second place 14 seconds back, and Joseph Murray in third place at 16 seconds – also taking the blue jersey.

Stage 3 – Goodwood Motor Circuit
With General Classification being so tight at the top, everything was to play for on the flat but challenging Goodwood Motor Circuit, famed for epic crosswinds and Supermarine Spitfires!

From the off, Matthew Downie of Primera Team Jobs set about pushing on from the front to gain every possible bonus, putting himself well into contention for the blue jersey, taking almost all available bonus points on the day. With Pete Morris, the yellow jersey wearer choosing to stay out of trouble in the peloton, the race was pretty much decided by an epic ride from Matthew Downie, taking the win in style, and moving up to second place in the Brewin Dolphin points competition.

Stage 4 – Ladies Mile – Ashdown Forest

Rolling out of the beautiful village of Groombridge and into Winnie the Pooh country, this was always going to be a difficult day, with some riders falling foul of the cut-off time and being eliminated from the race. With Primera Team-Jobs taking the initiative and pushing on again, it was left to the yellow jersey to defend every move, working his Team ASL riders hard to keep the gaps to a minimum.

With the bunch almost staying together, a fantastic solo effort from James McKay of Team OnForm produced an impressive win for the team. Joseph Murray of London Dynamo managed to finish ahead of Pete Morris to move the yellow jersey onto his young shoulders, with Matthew Downie taking the blue. With it all to play for on the last stage, it was getting tight at the top!

Stage 5 – Eastbourne Pier to Beachy Head
One of the best locations to start a bike race, outside a pier smelling of delicious sweet goodies and coffee! After a short delay, the race got underway at 09:15, taking the riders onto Upper Dukes Drive, a tough climb out of Eastbourne; the hammer was put down immediately.

Matthew Downie and his team mate TJ Keys, alongside local legend Richard Cartland, made a break for it – the race was all to play for. Joseph Murray was going to have a tough day defending the yellow jersey from his rivals. With the bunch closing the gap, the leading group was reduced to just two riders. With Richard Cartland being distanced, Matthew Downie took another fine win, and was now in second place overall.

Joseph Murray gave one last effort to hold onto the yellow jersey. By the tightest margin in the history of the event, Joseph was the winner of the ORRO Tour of Sussex 2017, with Matthew Downie in second place and Lewis Winfield in third.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our officials, staff, timing partners, drivers, marshals, racemakers, teams, locations, councils and everyone else who helped us to make the ORRO Tour of Sussex a fantastic event.

Overall

1 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
2 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
3 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
4 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
5 Peter Morris Team ASL
6 Paul Newsome Team ASL
7 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
8 Pat Wright Paceline RT
9 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
10 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
11 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
12 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
13 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
14 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
15 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
16 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
17 Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycling Club
18 Mark Emsley Team ASL
19 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
20 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
21 Josh Wakeling Adalta Race Team
22 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
23 Michael Butler Hargroves-Ridley-Montezuma’s
24 Matt Holmes Arctic Tacx RT
25 Craig Joy BowlPhish Racing
26 Robert Telford Veloton Team
27 James Peckham Sotonia CC
28 Keith Henderson Southborough & District Whls
29 Rod Archibald Adalta Race Team
30 Rory Barrett Southborough & District Whls
31 Sean Dunlea Bloodwise QSW
32 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
33 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
34 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
35 Richard Cartland trainSharp Club
36 Peter Allan WyndyMilla
37 Bill Bell Bigfoot CC
38 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
39 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
40 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta
41 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
42 Christopher Filewood Oxted Cycling Club
43 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
44 Matthew Kuwertz Southborough & District Whls

 

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Stage 1 – Prologue TT

1 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
2 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
3 Peter Morris Team ASL
4 Richard Cartland trainSharp Club
5 Bill Bell Bigfoot CC
6 Pat Wright Paceline RT
7 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
8 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
9 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
10 Paul Newsome Team ASL
11 Nicholas Clayton Halesowen A & CC
12 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
13 Nick Martin VC Meudon
14 Tom Swingler Halesowen A & CC
15 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
16 Oliver Smee Cycle Team OnForm
17 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
18 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
19 Ian Paine London Dynamo
20 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
21 Josh Wakeling Adalta Race Team
22 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
23 Keith Henderson Southborough & District Whls
24 Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycling Club
25 William Raymond VC Londres
26 Michael Butler Hargroves-Ridley-Montezuma’s
27 Ben Stowe Hemel Hempstead CC
28 Rory Barrett Southborough & District Whls
29 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
30 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
31 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
32 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
33 Will Holland Lovelo Cinelli RT
34 Matt Holmes Arctic Tacx RT
35 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
36 Robert Telford Veloton Team
37 Christopher Filewood Oxted Cycling Club
38 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
39 Mark Emsley Team ASL
40 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
41 James Flury Richardsons-Trek RT
42 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
43 Craig Joy BowlPhish Racing
44 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
45 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
46 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
47 Brindley Taylor Crawley Wheelers
48 Thom Hayward Velo Club Venta
49 Will Auty 4T+ Velo Club
50 Stuart Spies London Dynamo
51 Samuel Andrew Paceline RT
52 Matthew Kuwertz Southborough & District Whls
53 Stuart Baldwin Adalta Race Team
54 James Peckham Sotonia CC
55 Santiago Isaac CaDavid Rivera VC Londres
56 James Hawkins Bigfoot CC
57 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
58 Sean Dunlea Bloodwise QSW
59 Elliot Fullerton Bloodwise QSW
60 Matthew Jones BowlPhish Racing
61 Andrew Bonsall WyndyMilla
62 Peter Allan WyndyMilla
63 James Drain Gemini BC
64 Christopher Hewitt Oxted Cycling Club
65 James Ambrose-Parish Cycle Team OnForm
66 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta
67 James Madgwick Bloodwise QSW
68 Jason Oram Adalta Race Team
69 Rob Stephenson Southborough & District Whls
70 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs
71 Matthew Vallis Lovelo Cinelli RT
72 Rod Archibald Adalta Race Team
73 Bradley Nelson Bloodwise QSW
74 James Franklin Velo Club Venta
75 Robin Basford WyndyMilla
76 Valentino Fontana Gemini BC
77 Andres Jaramillo VC Londres
78 Philip Lenney BowlPhish Racing
79 Patrick Fotheringham Halesowen A & CC

Stage 2 – Team Time Trial
1 Mark Emsley Team ASL
1 Peter Morris Team ASL
1 Paul Newsome Team ASL
1 Brindley Taylor Crawley Wheelers
2 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
2 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
2 Ian Paine London Dynamo
2 Stuart Spies London Dynamo
3 Samuel Andrew Paceline RT
3 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
3 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
3 Pat Wright Paceline RT
4 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
4 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
4 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
5 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
5 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
5 Oliver Smee Cycle Team OnForm
6 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
6 Will Holland Lovelo Cinelli RT
6 Ben Stowe Hemel Hempstead CC
7 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
7 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
7 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
8 Santiago Isaac CaDavid Rivera VC Londres
8 William Raymond VC Londres
8 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
9 Will Auty 4T+ Velo Club
9 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
9 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
9 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
10 Thom Hayward Velo Club Venta
10 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
10 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta

Stage 3 – Goodwood Road

1 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
2 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
3 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
4 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
5 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
6 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
7 Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycling Club
8 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
9 James Ambrose-Parish Cycle Team OnForm
10 Patrick Fotheringham Halesowen A & CC
11 Matt Holmes Arctic Tacx RT
12 William Raymond VC Londres
13 Sean Dunlea Bloodwise QSW
14 Santiago Isaac CaDavid Rivera VC Londres
15 Michael Butler Hargroves-Ridley-Montezuma’s
16 Rory Barrett Southborough & District Whls
17 Craig Joy BowlPhish Racing
18 Jason Oram Adalta Race Team
19 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
20 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
21 Josh Wakeling Adalta Race Team
22 Robert Telford Veloton Team
23 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
24 Keith Henderson Southborough & District Whls
25 James Franklin Velo Club Venta
26 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
27 James Flury Richardsons-Trek RT
28 Bill Bell Bigfoot CC
29 James Hawkins Bigfoot CC
30 Stuart Baldwin Adalta Race Team
31 Andrew Bonsall WyndyMilla
32 Will Auty 4T+ Velo Club
33 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
34 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
35 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
36 Will Holland Lovelo Cinelli RT
37 Matthew Kuwertz Southborough & District Whls
38 Matthew Vallis Lovelo Cinelli RT
39 Rod Archibald Adalta Race Team
40 Brindley Taylor Crawley Wheelers
41 Christopher Filewood Oxted Cycling Club
42 Rob Stephenson Southborough & District Whls
43 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
44 Paul Newsome Team ASL
45 Philip Lenney BowlPhish Racing
46 Matthew Jones BowlPhish Racing
47 Thom Hayward Velo Club Venta
48 James Peckham Sotonia CC
49 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
50 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
51 Richard Cartland trainSharp Club
52 James Madgwick Bloodwise QSW
53 Peter Allan WyndyMilla
54 Stuart Spies London Dynamo
55 Andres Jaramillo VC Londres
56 Peter Morris Team ASL
57 Bradley Nelson Bloodwise QSW
58 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs
59 Mark Emsley Team ASL
60 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
61 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta
62 Robin Basford WyndyMilla
63 Valentino Fontana Gemini BC
64 Oliver Smee Cycle Team OnForm
65 Pat Wright Paceline RT
66 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
67 Ben Stowe Hemel Hempstead CC
68 Nick Martin VC Meudon
69 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
70 Christopher Hewitt Oxted Cycling Club
71 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
72 Ian Paine London Dynamo
73 Samuel Andrew Paceline RT
74 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
75 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
76 Elliot Fullerton Bloodwise QSW
77 James Drain Gemini BC
78 Nicholas Clayton Halesowen A & CC

Stage 4 – Ladies Mile Road

1 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
2 Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycling Club
3 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
4 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
5 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
6 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
7 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
8 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
9 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
10 Will Holland Lovelo Cinelli RT
11 Pat Wright Paceline RT
12 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
13 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
14 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
15 Paul Newsome Team ASL
16 Peter Morris Team ASL
17 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
18 Brindley Taylor Crawley Wheelers
19 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
20 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
21 Josh Wakeling Adalta Race Team
22 Matt Holmes Arctic Tacx RT
23 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
24 Stuart Baldwin Adalta Race Team
25 Will Auty 4T+ Velo Club
26 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
27 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
28 Oliver Smee Cycle Team OnForm
29 Rod Archibald Adalta Race Team
30 Peter Allan WyndyMilla
31 Michael Butler Hargroves-Ridley-Montezuma’s
32 Sean Dunlea Bloodwise QSW
33 Bill Bell Bigfoot CC
34 Andrew Bonsall WyndyMilla
35 James Drain Gemini BC
36 Craig Joy BowlPhish Racing
37 James Hawkins Bigfoot CC
38 Rory Barrett Southborough & District Whls
39 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
40 James Ambrose-Parish Cycle Team OnForm
41 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
42 James Flury Richardsons-Trek RT
43 Matthew Jones BowlPhish Racing
44 Mark Emsley Team ASL
45 James Madgwick Bloodwise QSW
46 Stuart Spies London Dynamo
47 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta
48 James Peckham Sotonia CC
49 William Raymond VC Londres
50 Robert Telford Veloton Team
51 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
52 Santiago Isaac CaDavid Rivera VC Londres
53 Nicholas Clayton Halesowen A & CC
54 Keith Henderson Southborough & District Whls
55 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
56 Christopher Filewood Oxted Cycling Club
57 Elliot Fullerton Bloodwise QSW
58 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs
59 Samuel Andrew Paceline RT
60 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
61 James Franklin Velo Club Venta
62 Ian Paine London Dynamo
63 Jason Oram Adalta Race Team
64 Richard Cartland trainSharp Club
65 Nick Martin VC Meudon
66 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
67 Ben Stowe Hemel Hempstead CC
68 Rob Stephenson Southborough & District Whls
69 Andres Jaramillo VC Londres
70 Matthew Kuwertz Southborough & District Whls
71 Philip Lenney BowlPhish Racing
72 Matthew Vallis Lovelo Cinelli RT

Stage 5 – Beachy Head Road

1 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs
2 Richard Cartland trainSharp Club
3 Lewis Winfield VC Londres
4 Joseph Murray London Dynamo
5 Joshua Curtis Lovelo Cinelli RT
6 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso RT
7 Robert Telford Veloton Team
8 Adrian Lawson Latchem Sunwise Race Team
9 James McKay TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
10 James Plumb Velo Club Venta
11 Andrew Critchlow WyndyMilla
12 Michael Butler Hargroves-Ridley-Montezuma’s
13 Thomas Kirk Morvelo Basso RT
14 Pat Wright Paceline RT
15 Thomas Rowing Abellio – SFA Racing Team
16 Rob Sharland Paceline RT
17 Matt Holmes Arctic Tacx RT
18 James Peckham Sotonia CC
19 Peter Morris Team ASL
20 Paul Newsome Team ASL
21 Ian Vagg 4T+ Velo Club
22 Josh Wakeling Adalta Race Team
23 Tim Whitehead Oxted Cycling Club
24 Keith Henderson Southborough & District Whls
25 Mark Emsley Team ASL
26 Elliott Joseph Watford Velo Sport
27 James Hywel-Davies Latchem Sunwise Race Team
28 Peter Hodson-Thomas Latchem Sunwise Race Team
29 Craig Joy BowlPhish Racing
30 Rod Archibald Adalta Race Team
31 Sean Dunlea Bloodwise QSW
32 Rory Barrett Southborough & District Whls
33 Tom Lane Latchem Sunwise Race Team
34 Richmond Rogers 4T+ Velo Club
35 Edward Silverton Morvelo Basso RT
36 Peter Allan WyndyMilla
37 Bill Bell Bigfoot CC
38 Benoit Ramsay Paceline RT
39 David Prickett Morvelo Basso RT
40 Thomas Key Primera-TeamJobs
41 Oliver Winwood Bratchell Velo Club Venta
42 Matthew Kuwertz Southborough & District Whls
43 Jamie Francis London Dynamo
44 Christopher Filewood Oxted Cycling Club

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