Report: Masters Grand Prix

Colin Ward and Andy Lyons race winners at the Masters Grand Prix on Easter Monday at the Redbridge Cycle Centre

Report: Masters Grand Prix

Easter Monday saw Round#2 of the ProMasters National Road Series continue with the Masters Grand Prix at HogHill. This round featured 2 races (Category C/D) and (Category E/F/G+), with both races ridden over a tough 80km route that included 3 Hot Spot and 3 KOM points.

The Masters GP – C/Ds
Away for 40 miles, Andy Critchlow (1904 RT) was joined late in the race Colin Ward (Essex Roads) and these 2 strongmen stayed away with Ward taking the win from Critchlow at the top of the Hoggenburg. Strong riding elite Tom Denwood made the podium to make the journey down from Yorkshire worthwhile.
Meuden Pedal Heaven Le Col RT finished 3 riders inside the Top 20 to take home the team prize.

1 Colin Ward Essex Roads CC
2 Andrew Critchlow 1904 RT
3 Thomas Denwood Harrogate Nova CC
4 Paul Pickup Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
5 Daryl Maffey CC London
6 David Mitchinson Contour Cycles Racing Team
7 Jonathan Harris PMR
8 Adrian Lawson Nopinz Symec Race Team
9 Andy Edwards BIKESTRONG-KTM
10 Simon Norman Beds Road Race Team

1st Team Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
1st Cat C Colin Ward Essex Roads CC
1st Cat D Andrew Critchlow 1904 RT
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The Masters GP – E/F/G+
Another breakaway got away from the field and take the top spots, Andy Lyons (API-Metrow/Bodyby JR), Gavin Francis (London Dynamo), Andrew Lowe (Team Corley Cycles) and Campbell Noon (Spiritbikes) escaped in the 2nd half and rode strongly together sharing the HotSpots and KOM points between them. Despite strong counters from behind by Andy Frazer (Ellmore Factory Racing) and Mike Smith (Rapha Cycling), this quartet stayed away to see Andy Lyons take a solo victory (his 2nd win of the weekend) from Lowe and Noon. A good finish by Peter Anderson saw him take 1st in the Cat F classification and Andrew Donaldson (Kingsnorth International) travelled south from West Yorkshire to take the Cat G+ from a strong riding Ken Roesner who secured his second 2nd place of the series to see him take the overall lead.

1 Andy Lyons API-Metrow/Bodyby JR
2 Andrew Lowe Team Corley Cycles
3 Campbell Noon Spiritbikes
4 Gavin Francis London Dynamo
5 Peter Anderson
6 Andrew Fraser Ellmore Factory Racing
7 Craig Wilson Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
8 Jeff Lamb VC Meudon
9 Phillip Heath Ashfield RC
10 Nigel Stephens Team Terminator

1st Cat E Andy Lyons API-Metrow/Bodyby JR
1st Cat F Peter Anderson
1st Cat G Andrew Donaldson Kingsnorth International

TRAINING-PRO Overall Series – Standings after 2 rounds

Cat C
1 Daryl Maffey CC London
2 Andy Edwards BIKESTRONG-KTM
3 Colin Ward Essex Roads CC

Cat D
1 Adrian Lawson Nopinz Symec Race Team
2 Simon Norman Beds Road Race Team
3 Neil Pearson Gemini BC

CAT E
1 Andy Lyons API-Metrow/Bodyby JR
2 Colin Sturgess Kuota – GSG
3 Andrew Lowe Team Corley Cycles

CAT F
1 Craig Wilson Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
2 Nigel Stephens Team Terminator
3 Pater Anderson

CAT G
1 Ken Roesner Bush Healthcare CRT
2 Robin Osborne London Dynamo
3 Peter Anderson Kingsnorth International

The series continues with the next round in Lincolnshire on 7th July with the 125km Circuit of the Wolds