Result: Monster Cross 2021

Xan Crees, Toby Barnes, Alison Kinloch and Phil Glaze winners at the Monster Cross 2021, Cyclocross Endurance race with a difference

Result: Monster Cross 2021

The previous days rain and endurance run on the course made for hard going at Sunday’s three hour Monster Cross at Catton Park in Staffordshire. 192 riders lined up for the start, with three hours of riding facing them. The 6.5km course through grass and woodland which had been churned to a thick sticky mud would prove very testing for many riders and machines.

As the riders completed their first lap it was international ‘cross riders Toby and Dan Barnes leading the field through in a little over twenty minutes. In third was Graham Briggs with Ali Slater on his wheel, while Nick Craig was steadily moving through the field after a late start due to mechanical problems. Graham Briggs’ first lap was his last, punctures on lap two forcing his early retirement.

The pairs teams could take time out to rest and clean bikes, whilst the solo riders could only use what equipment they had available and those with a single bike start to struggle. At the front Toby Barnes continued to lap at a steady pace, whilst Dan eased slightly and was passed by Ali Slater. Nick Craig continued to make up ground lost at the start and moved up into fourth place. In the Solo Women’s race it was Xan Crees who was lapping at a pace no one else could match, extending her lead over Veteran Alison Kinloch with each passing lap, with Alderney Baker in third.

After the first hour of racing several riders had retired but the sun came out and a gentle breeze started to dry the course and make things slightly easier. The welcome sound of the bell came as Toby Barnes crossed the line after two and half hours of racing and the final lap made his finishing time of 2:44:47, over three minutes ahead of Slater. Xan Crees continued her march to victory in the women’s race, finishing in 3:04:59, followed by Kinloch and Baker.

Overall, feedback from riders was that Monster Cross had been just that, a big event which could only be tamed by riders bringing their best to the race.

Solo Women
1 Xan Crees
2 Alderney Baker
3 Natalie Jenks
4 Rachel Connerney
5 Jodie Janes
6 Erin Corrigan
7 Clare Walkeden

Solo Men
1 Toby Barnes
2 Ali Slater
3 Daniel Barnes
4 Nick Craig
5 Seb Herrod
6 Andrew Lindley
7 Sam Watson
8 Nathan Wilson
9 Oliver Hayward
10 Luke Beswick
11 Tom Whitworth
12 Simon Harding
13 James Harman
14 John Mcallister
15 Nicky Morris
16 Bruce Dalton
17 David Carr
18 John Isaac
19 David Steed
20 Josh Williams
21 Joseph Evans
22 Stephen Stuart
23 Andrew White
24 James Bailey
25 Peter Chomczuk
26 Jon White
27 Nick Waldron
28 Daniel Lloyd
29 Matthew Law
30 Robin Coxon
31 Erin Baker
32 Ethan Whiteside
33 Samuel Howes
34 Darren Giddings
35 Owen Prince
36 Richard Jones
37 Chris Carter
38 Lloyd Smith
39 Joe Lewis
40 Harry Wilson
41 Noah Torn
42 Graham Briggs
43 Ian Harcourt
44 Liam Abbotts
45 Gordon Richards

Solo Men Vets (40+)
1 Phil Glaze
2 Nick Popham
3 Philip Simcock
4 Christian Aucote
5 Ian Russell
6 Anthony White
7 Peter Harris
8 Morgan Donnelly
9 Adrian Hill
10 Bob Addey
11 Benjamin Cousen
12 Pascal Arnoux
13 Marcus Durant
14 Ben Martin
15 Bradley Murphy
16 Andy Collis
17 Leon Field
18 Tony Mills
19 Greg Simcock
20 Nicholas Hill
21 Ben Swain
22 Shaun Campling
23 Neil Upton
24 Craig Morris
25 Kevin Hayward
26 Carl Bullingham
27 Colin Shearer
28 Jim Davies
29 Dave Wilby
30 Ian Jones
31 Gavin Chatterton
32 Michael Greaney
33 Jon Bister
34 Matthew Larner
35 Andrew Whiteside
36 Mike Sheldrake
37 Jon Petyt
38 Ian Munday
39 Jason Brooks
40 Andrew Burgess
41 Simon Askham
42 Ed Burkitt
43 Rich Cutsforth
44 Jon Chandler
45 Gaz Pemberton
46 Peter Fielding-Smith
47 Nigel Herrod
48 Dave Kirkham
49 Robert Copeland
50 Darren Parsons
51 Mark Sherriff
52 Mark Etherton
53 Andy Stewart
54 Pete Smith
55 Andy Moore
56 David Riley
57 Mark Snutch
58 Alan Bontoft
59 Sandy Meek
60 Ross Adams
61 Kristian Thomas
62 Michael Williams
63 Johnathan Wilshaw
64 Edward Milbourn
65 Marcus Abbotts
66 Tony Kitson
67 Paul Brown
68 Matthew Hall
69 Steve Bowman
70 David Shaw
71 Lee Goddard
72 Ben Theobold
73 Nicholas Weatherall
74 Grant Roberts
75 Mick Byrne
76 Jim Sutherland
77 Carl Salisbury
78 Giles Dumont
79 Graham Bryce
80 Andy Gray
81 David Morriss
82 Steve Green
83 John Carr
84 Christopher Goldie
85 Simon Myatt
86 John Pritchard
87 Scott Stewart
88 Wayne Henderson
89 Chris Thacker
90 Stuart Reeves

Solo Women Vets (40+)
1 Alison Kinloch
2 cheri Mills
3 Karen Heppenstall
4 Tracey Fletcher
5 Caroline Harvey
6 Natalie Creswick
7 Nicola Davies
8 Cathy Atkinson
9 Maggie Mcphillips
10 Eleanor Firth

Pairs Men
1 PEACOCK/BURKE
2 HALE/MARRIOT
3 WOODWARD/CHILTON
4 COLLEY/COLLEY
5 HINCHCLIFFE/WALSHAW
6 PREECE/PREECE
7 HIGGINS/TATE
8 VAN DER VEKEN/MCKENDRY
9 FINDLAY/THOMAS
10 DYMOND/TITLEY
11 DOW/BARDGET
12 DILKS/DILKS
13 COOK/DEAN
14 BACKHOUSE/BACKHOUSE
15 PRINCE/PRINCE
16 PRENTICE/VEVERS
17 STEVENSON/STEVENSON
18 BRADLEY/BRADLEY
19 PATTERSON/FITZGERALD
20 DEELEY/OSMAN
21 DOWSE/COTTON-BETTERRIDGE
22 WILLIAMS/GARDNER
23 ALLEN/HARVEY
24 SCHIRMER/FISHWICK

Pairs Mixed
1 PRIOR/PRIOR
2 WOMERSLEY/SIMPSON
3 HINCHCLIFFE/BUCKINGHAM
4 BRADBROOK/BRADBROOK
5 LAWSON/WOODBRIDGE
6 VALLANCE/NORMAN
7 CONNALL/CONNALL
8 MOTTERSHEAD/JONES
9 HUMPHREYS/HUMPHREYS

Pairs Women
1 SIMCOCK/ROWSON
2 SNEDDON/LEE
3 CRUMPTON/LARBALESTIER
4 GRIMSHAW/TAYLOR