Events: Eddie Soens Memorial

Startsheet for the 59th Eddie Soens Memorial at Aintree and promoted by Harry Middleton CC

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Events: Eddie Soens Memorial

2019 winner Matt Bottrill returns with number 1 on his back

When: Saturday 7th March
Where: Aintree Golf Centre, Melling Road, Aintree, Merseyside L9 5AB

About Eddie Soens
Whilst a successful pre-war competitor, Eddie Soens will be remembered mostly for his unrivalled success as a coach, mentor and manager to a succession of National, Commonwealth and World champions over several decades in the cycling world.

Perhaps the better recalled names include Norman Sheil (twice world pursuit champion), John Geddes, Olympic & world medallist and National Champion; Stan Brittain, National Champion and successful international roadman; Canadian Gordon Singleton, World Keirin champion and record holder. Dave Lloyd, prolific national champion and time trial winner. Barry Hoban in his early amateur days, along with Charly McCoy and Joe McLean for the 1960 Olympic team pursuit.

British top sprinter Paul McHugh was his final pupil. Other national and international champion names become too numerous to mention but one must not forget Harry Middleton with his leading time trial successes. The Eddie Soens Memorial race started off as the Eddie Soens Cycles criterium in 1962 being run around an open road circuit in Bickerstaff, Lancashire and promoted by the then Melling Wheelers.

Over the years this moved to today’s enclosed Aintree race course motor circuit and, after Eddie died in August 1985, it became the memorial event, attracting national riders of the highest quality. Winners internationally recognised include Steve Cummings, Tour de France rider & UK national Champion and Ed Clancy, multiple Olympic gold medallist.

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THE RIDERS

Group 1 (09:30:00)
2 Eleanor Hunt Otley CC WJ4th
3 Darcey Ellis JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team WJ3rd
4 Issy McKinnon Manilla Cycling WJ3rd
5 Annabel Ramsay JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team WJ3rd
6 Madelaine Leech PH-MAS/Paul Milnes Cycles WJ2nd
7 Abi Smith Campinense – Velo Performance WJ1st
8 Kelly Murphy Storey Racing W3rd
9 Lucy Gadd Storey Racing W2nd
10 Sarah Hardy Pro Vision Race Team W2nd
11 Jake Edwards Cog Set Papyrus Racing Club J4th
12 Angus Haygarth Cog Set Papyrus Racing Club J4th
13 Kyle Braun Team Wheelguru J3rd
14 Syd Brown JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
15 Joshua Clough Team SB Hub J3rd
16 William Dykes Cog Set Papyrus Racing Club J3rd
17 Adam Harris Cog Set Papyrus Racing Club J3rd
18 James Hawkins JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
19 Daniel Hepton Paul Milnes – Bradford Olympic RC J3rd
20 Taylor Hill JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
21 Andrew Huntington Lune Racing Cycling Club J3rd
22 Ben Iddon Innovation Racing J3rd
23 Dexter Leeming-Sykes Paul Milnes – Bradford Olympic RC J3rd
24 Tom Lees JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
25 Jacob Leigh JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
26 Harry Paveley Innovation Racing J3rd
27 Ben Pierce Mid Shropshire Wheelers J3rd
28 Cameron Pilkington J3rd
29 George Radcliffe Otley CC J3rd
30 John Roberts Innovation Racing J3rd
31 Ben Singer JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J3rd
32 Thomas Sparkes Cog Set Papyrus Racing Club J3rd
33 Joseph Thorp Macclesfield Wheelers J3rd
34 Ethan Whiteside East Bradford Race Team J3rd
35 Daniel Yates Innovation Racing J3rd
36 Ste Casey 4th
37 Steve Farrow Seamons CC 4th
38 Neil Harrison Liverpool Braveheart Bicycle Club 4th
39 Peter Higgins University of Sheffield CC 4th
40 George Hodgkinson Chorley Cycling Club 4th
41 Robbie Lawton Liverpool Braveheart Bicycle Club 4th
42 Jamie Leung Manchester Wheelers Club 4th
43 Jack Talbot Lakes RC 4th
44 Neil Hyde Harry Middleton Cycling Club 4th
45 Andrew Langan Birkenhead North End CC 4th
46 Mark Noakes 4th

Group 2 (09:31:00)
47 Thomas Bates Team Wheelguru J2nd
48 Benjamin Bright Marsh Tracks Racing – Trek J2nd
49 Oliver Cole Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm J2nd
50 Liam Davison JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team J2nd
51 Alex Dobrowolski Team SB Hub J2nd
52 George Evans Team Bottrill J2nd
53 Tyler Hannay Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team J2nd
54 William Harding Marsh Tracks Racing – Trek J2nd
55 Aidan Lawrence HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team J2nd
56 Hugo Lutz-Atkinson HUUB Ribble Performance Academy J2nd
57 Benjamin Peatfield VAN RYSEL – AG2R LA MONDIALE J2nd
58 Kieran Riley Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team J2nd
59 Cian Roberts The Bulls J2nd
60 James Satoor Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team J2nd
61 Francis Woodcock Team SB Hub J2nd
62 Fraser Ayears Welland Valley CC 3rd
63 Edward Baldwin Seamons CC 3rd
64 Simon Beldon Team Bottrill 3rd
65 Neil Burns Liverpool Braveheart Bicycle Club 3rd
66 Joseph Cadwallader Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3rd
67 Jack Cole The Bike Bar RT 3rd
68 Oliver Cookson Team Ineos 3rd
69 Sam Dobson Team SB Hub 3rd
70 George Elliott Innovation Racing 3rd
71 Richard Evans Birkenhead North End CC 3rd
72 George Finch Liverpool University Cycling Club 3rd
73 Richard Flynn Team SB Hub 3rd
74 Gareth Frankland Team SB Hub 3rd
75 Jarod Garrington Graham Weigh Racing 3rd
76 Finlay Graham Para-T 3rd
77 Ryan Greaves HUUB Ribble Performance Academy 3rd
78 Tony Harvey Harry Middleton Cycling Club 3rd
79 George Higgins Birkenhead North End CC 3rd
80 John Hines 3C Payment sports 3rd
81 Mark Howard Liverpool Braveheart Bicycle Club 3rd
82 Harry Hunt Otley CC 3rd
83 Jack Johnson JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 3rd
84 Matthew Kellett 3RT 3rd
85 Wai Lee JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 3rd
86 Martin Lefley Bella In Sella Racing 3rd
87 James Little Holmfirth Cycling Club 3rd
88 Nick Louis JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 3rd
89 David Lowe 3rd
90 Thomas Maher Horwich CC 3rd
91 Ben Metcalfe Cheshire Maverick CC 3rd
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92 Darren Milligan Abingdon Race Team 3rd
93 Philip Mitchell Cheshire Maverick CC 3rd
94 Joshua Morris Liverpool Phoenix CC Aintree 3rd
95 Kieran Morris Team Bottrill 3rd
96 Isaac Russell Team PB Performance 3rd
97 Ben Samuels 3rd
98 Ben Stead 3RT 3rd
99 Adam Whitfield Abingdon Race Team 3rd
100 Philip Williams Team Bottrill 3rd
101 Bailey Wilmot Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 3rd

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Group 3 (09:31:30)
102 William Abbott Innovation Racing 2nd
103 Richie Allen GS Metro 2nd
104 Michael Ashurst Tactic Sport 2nd
105 Raymond Bell Liverpool Braveheart Bicycle Club 2nd
106 Gavin Berry Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA 2nd
001 Matthew Bottrill Team Bottrill 2nd
107 Jonathan Bourne Pro Vision Race Team 2nd
108 Lee Brown Holmfirth Cycling Club 2nd
109 joe coukham Shibden Cycling Club 2nd
110 Charlie Critchley Tactic Sport 2nd
111 Conor Davies Saint Piran 2nd
112 James Duffy Bury Clarion Cycling Club 2nd
113 James Foggensteiner Team PB Performance 2nd
114 Thomas Ford EvoVelo Karbona 2nd
115 Jordan Giles Southampton University Road Club 2nd
116 Ben Goodwin Marford and Gresford Velo 2nd
117 Thomas Hanlon Team Chronomaster 2nd
118 Gareth Harvey OVB 2nd
119 Zac Herrod AeroLab Ward WheelZ 2nd
120 Christopher Humphries Onimpex Bio Racer RT 2nd
121 Alexander Hutchinson Prologue Racing Team 2nd
122 Ben Lloyd Pro Vision Race Team 2nd
123 Marc Lowden Aerobic Power Race Team 2nd
124 Conor McKinnon Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC 2nd
125 Cameron McLaren Vector Cycling Race Team 2nd
126 Robert Pape VC York 2nd
127 David Parrington Hoppers Rollers 2nd
128 Christopher Quin Onimpex Bio Racer RT 2nd
129 Billy Robinson PMRR 2nd
130 Tom Roper Liverpool University Cycling Club 2nd
131 Chris Thomas Better Cycling 2nd
132 Matthew Wales Team Aspire 2nd
133 Jenson Young Saint Piran 2nd

Group 4 (09:32:30)
134 Ben Barlow Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 1st
135 Jack Crook Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC 1st
136 William Foster JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 1st
137 Joe Holt Wales Racing Academy 1st
138 Declan Hudson Onimpex Bio Racer RT 1st
139 Gruff Lewis Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 1st
140 Thomas Mitchell Birkenhead North End CC 1st
141 Theodor Obholzer Durham University Cycling Club 1st
142 Jack Rees Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 1st
143 Joe Reilly Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 1st
144 Jimmy Smith Team Chronomaster 1st
145 Matthew Taylor Cycling Sheffield 1st
146 Christopher Walkinshaw Team PB Performance 1st
147 William Brown Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite
148 Dillon Byrne Elite
149 Jacob Tipper Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite
150 Simon Wilson Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite

Dave Williams, head of Kuota UK and GSG clothing, wins in 1996 for the second year in a row

FORMER WINNERS
1962 Bruce O’Prey Liverpool Premier
1963 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1964 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1965 Ken Hill Liverpool Mercury RC
1966 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC
1967 Pete Matthews Liverpool Mercury RC
1968 Les West Tunstall Wheelers
1969 Billy Whiteside Kirkby CC
1970 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1971 John Clewarth Kirkby CC
1972 Andy Whitehead Deeside Olympic
1973 Willi Moore Merseyside Wheelers
1974 Brian Rourke Tunstall Wheelers
1975 Kevin Apter Kirkby CC
1976 Ian Hallam Beeston RC
1977 Doug Dailey Kirkby CC
1978 Terry Dolan Liverpool Mercury RC
1979 Alan Nichols East Bradford CC
1980 Bob Barlow Manchester Police CC
1981 Phil Thomas Liverpool Mercury RC
1982 Gary Sadler GS Strada
1983 Neil Mitchell Kirkby CC
1984 Dennis Lightfoot Manchester Wheelers
1985 Eamonn Rooney VC Slough
1986 Karl Smith Clayton Velo
1987 Eamonn Rooney Alpha CC
1988 Bernie Burns Bradford Wheelers
1989 Pete Maxwell Kirkby CC
1990 Mark Gornall Manchester Wheelers
1991 Julie Hill Liverpool Mercury RC
1992 Matt Illingworth GS Strada
1993 Simon Lillistone North Wirral Velo
1994 Matt Illingworth North Wirral Velo
1995 Dave Williams RT Italia
1996 Dave Williams Team Ambrosia
1997 Glen Holmes Adidas Sci-con
1998 Matt Bottrill North Wirral Velo
1999 Steve Cummings Birkenhead North End CC
2000 Julian Ramsbottom Scunthorpe Poly CC
2001 Tony Gibb Team Quest
2002 Tony Gibb Team PCA – Orbea
2003 Chris Newton Corima RT
2004 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT
2005 Rob Hayles Recycling.co.uk
2006 Event cancelled due to snow
2007 Ian Stannard Team 100% Me
2008 Tony Gibb Plowman Craven RT
2009 Ed Clancy Team Halfords Bikehut
2010 Joshua Edmonson Motorpoint Marshalls Pasta
2011 James Stewart Team UK Youth
2012 Russell Downing Endura Racing
2013 Ed Clancy Rapha Condor JLT
2014 Ian Wilkinson Team Raleigh
2015 Peter Williams One Pro Cycling
2016 Bertie Newey Catford CC Equipe-Banks
2017 Ed Clancy JLT Condor
2018 Jon Mould JLT Condor
2019 Matt Bottrill  Team Bottrill

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