Crit Result: PDQ Masters Series Rd 3

Andy Edwards the winner of round 3 of the PDQ Masters series at Odd Down (Bath) on June 20

Crit Result: PDQ Masters Series Rd 3

It was another amazing evening where the weather Gods were kind to us. The threat of rain was always there but it held off thankfully for a dry evening of racing. Going into this penultimate round, the series had Justin Hoy of Pronto Bike CC in the Red Stimulus Sport jersey, but sadly absent through illness was the sprints leader Frazer White, leaving his lead vulnerable.

The race was aggressive as ever with moves being fired off up the road all the time. Never far from the action was Cardiff Jif rider Andy Hoskins who has to be noted as the most aggressive rider of the night. We even had the red jersey out in front for a while as Justin tapped off the front, chased down hard by second in the series Tristan Stevens of PDQ Cycle Coaching, sensing the danger.

A break of five riders, Colin Parry of PDQ Cycle Coaching, Andy Edwards of FTP Racing, Andy Hoskins, Graeme Lackford of Team Tor 2000 and John Russell of Reflex Racing got away. By all accounts that contained some really strong riders and a good mix of teams represented, but they lacked representation of the Series Leader Pronto Bikes CC and so this was doomed to fail. And it was Nicolas Beale on the front of the bunch working hard to bring the break back for his team captain.

The first prime was won by Steven Whitehurst of Reflex Racing, helping his quest to snatch the lead in the Sprints competition. Justin Hoy crossed in 2nd place followed by Tristan Stevens and Adrian Warren of Pronto Bike CC.

There were splinter groups that managed to escape the bunch over the following laps but nothing was getting much distance, the bunch was marking everything. The second prime was won by Dave Turton of Pronto Bikes CC, followed by Jeremy Broughton of Reflex Racing, both denying Steven Whitehurst maximum points for the night who crossed the line 3rd ahead of Tristan Stevens. The 7 points scored on the night for Steve was enough to put him 3 points clear in the Sprints Competition and an exciting finale ahead in the final round of the series.

Another rider who was ever present in the moves and always near the front of the bunch was Tristan Stevens. Tristan formed a break with John Russell of Reflex Racing with 5 laps to go and they worked hard to try and stay away. Andy Hoskins bridged the gap to make it 3 riders. As the bell rang the breakaway were reeled back in and it was all set up for a bunch gallop. Sadly the series leader had health problems during the race and lost contact with the bunch with 5 laps to go so didn’t contest the win.

Going down the back straight, it was again Andy Hoskins lighting it up and escaping the bunch trying his trademark one lap flyer to try and win the race. He was caught with just 50m to go and managed to hold on for 7th place. Andy Edwards led home the chase and took the win ahead of Marco Panfilo of Reflex Racing and Dave Turton. And so the Series Leader jersey changes hands too and Andy Edwards will pull on the red jersey in the finale on 4th July.

The organisers want to wish Justin Hoy well and also Andy Hoskins who came down hard in a race on Friday evening.

Video of the racing can be found here: https://youtu.be/B4B_Q73i_ug

Series is sponsored by 73 Degrees Bicycle Shop, Pronto Bikes, Aerocoach, Styrkr, Tru-Tension Fantastic Finds and Stimulus Sport.

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Race Results Round 3
1 Andy Edwards, FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
2 Marco Panfilo, Reflex Racing
3 Dave Turton, Pronto Bikes
4 Rob Pears, Bath Cycling Club
5 Ashley Harvey, Stayer Racing
6 Jeremy Broughton, Reflex Racing
7 Andy Hoskins, Cardiff JIF
8 Rupert Beale, Pronto Bikes
9 Nicholas Beale, Pronto Bikes
10 Antony Neads, PDQ Cycle Coaching
11 Steven Whitehurst, Reflex Racing
12 Spencer Hardman, Velo Club Bristol
13 Gavin Lancaster, PDQ Cycle Coaching
14 Tristan Stevens, PDQ Cycle Coaching
15 Colin Parry, PDQ Cycle Coaching
16 Adrian Warren, Pronto Bikes
17 David Rutty, Velo Club Bristol
18 Steven Cottington, Bath Cycling Club
19 John Russell, Reflex Racing
20 Graeme Lackford, Team Tor 2000 Kalas
21 Joe Loader, Reflex Racing
22 Christopher Hill, A403 Rogue
23 Gerry Bowditch, Reflex Racing
24 Peter Phillips, Bath Cycling Club
25 Niel Dunnage, PDQ Cycle Coaching
26 Justin Hoy, Pronto Bikes
27 Robin Morgan, Velo Club Bristol
28 David Stoyle, Bath Cycling Club
29 Vincent Ellis, Velo Schils – Interbike RT
30 Haydn Davies, Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films

PRIMES

Prime 1
Steven Whitehurst
Justin Hoy
Tristan Stevens
Adrian Warren

Prime 2
Dave Turton
Jeremy Broughton
Steven Whitehurst
Tristan Stevens

Overall Series Standings after 3 rounds
1: Andy Edwards – FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing – 143 pts
2: Steven Whitehurst – Reflex Racing – 132 pts
3: Andy Hoskins – Cardiff JIF – 131 pts
4: Robert Pears – Bath Cycling Club – 130 pts
5: Tristan Stevens – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 130 pts
6: Adrian Warren – Pronto Bikes – 126 pts
7: Justin Hoy – Pronto Bikes – 125 pts
8: Nicholas Beale – Rapha Cycling Club – 118 pts
9: Spencer Hardman – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 118 pts
10: Dave Turton – Pronto Bikes – 118 pts
11: Rupert Beale – Rapha Cycling Club – 116 pts
12: Antony Neads – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 111 pts
13: Colin Parry – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 106 pts
14: Frazer White – Pontypool RCC – 97 pts
15: Graeme Lackford – Team Tor 2000 Kalas – 94 pts
16: David Rutty – Velo Club Bristol – 94 pts
17: Steven Cottington – Bath Cycling Club – 91 pts
18: Daniel Carr – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 82 pts
19: Gavin Lancaster – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 81 pts
20: Niel Dunnage – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 79 pts
21: Matthew Dale – Velo Club Bristol – 68 pts
22: David Stoyle – Bath Cycling Club – 67 pts
23: Christopher Hill – A403 Rogue – 66 pts
24: Vincent Ellis – Velo Schils – Interbike RT – 66 pts
25: Paul Hayward – Pontypool RCC – 61 pts
26: Peter Phillips – Bath Cycling Club – 53 pts
27: Gerry Bowditch – Reflex Racing – 53 pts
28: Paul Walsingham – Reflex Racing – 51 pts
29: Marco Panfilo – Reflex Racing – 49 pts
30: John Hollier – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 46 pts
31: Ashley Harvey – Stayer Racing – 46 pts
32: Jeremy Broughton – Reflex Racing – 45 pts
33: Haydn Davies – Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films – 42 pts
34: Robin Morgan – Velo Club Bristol – 39 pts
35: Garry Hodges – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 37 pts
36: Richard Franklin – Avid Sport – 36 pts
37: John Russell – Reflex Racing – 32 pts
38: Jonathan Wiggins – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 32 pts
39: Joe Loader – Reflex Racing – 30 pts
40: Nick Creed – Somer Valley CC – 27 pts
41: Grant Leavy – Velo Club Bristol – 26 pts
42: Rob Pewtner – Cheltenham & County Cycling Club – 24 pts
43: Adrian Thompson – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 22 pts
44: Marcus Williams – Reflex Racing – 21 pts
45: Jason Streather – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 18 pts
46: Simon Worsley – Cheltenham & County Cycling Club – 17 pts
47: Andrew Merrett – Velo Club Bristol – 16 pts
48: Christopher Hamblin – Bath Cycling Club – 13 pts

Sprints Competition
1: Steven Whitehurst -21 pts
2: Frazer White -18 pts
3: Justin Hoy -8 pts
4: Adrian Warren -5 pts
5: Dave Turton -5 pts
6: Jeremy Broughton -3 pts
7: Tristan Stevens -3 pts
8: Andy Edwards -2 pts
9: Daniel Carr -1 pts