Local Cycling News

A fast and furious race saw junior Will Stephenson (Bournemouth Arrow/Hotel Collingwood) taking victory right on the line.

The fast moving scratch group was taking no prisoners tonight and the race was all together with more than three laps remaining. As soon as the catch was made the attacks came thick and fast with slower riders being shelled out the back!

Simon Willats (Ridebike.co.uk) escaped with three laps to go and with ever-fit teammates Roland Tilley & Mark Chadbourne riding shotgun the move was looking good.However, Hargroves Cycles pair, Luke Gray & series leader Jason Eastwood had other ideas and by the bell Willats was back in the bunch.

Eastwood had won at the Mountbatten centre, Portsmouth, the night before and must have been licking his lips at the bunch sprint that was about to unfold. National U23 Cyclo-Cross Champion, Luke Gray gave his teammate the perfect lead out but coming up fast and unnoticed on the inside was Stephenson. The sixteen year old took it on the line from the sprint specialist Eastwood; the youngster is enjoying a great season and looked strong and confident in the dramatic finale. Tilley, consistent as ever, grabbed third in the exciting dash for the line.

Provisional Result
1, WILL STEPHENSON (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW/HOTEL COLLINGWOOD)
2, JASON EASTWOOD (HARGROVES CYCLES)
3, ROLAND TILLEY (RIDEBIKE.CO.UK)
4, GREGG SHROSBREE (MERIDA)
5, STEVE DRING (TEAM ECHELON ROTOR)
6, JORDAN WADE (POOLE WHEELERS
7, SHAUN AMOR (UK BIKING)
8, JOHN HAYES (RIDEBIKE.CO.UK)
9, JOSH DAY (OFF CAMBER)
10, RYAN HASLER (CYCLE EXPERIENCE)

Luke Gray (Hargroves Cycles) won round 6 of the summer series at Ludgershall in Wiltshire. The 40 minute + 5 lap race on the Army testing track started slowly with a few half hearted attacks. Four riders eventually got away and established a small gap. Gray, wanting some of the action attacked off the front of the peloton, taking just over a lap to join up with the lead group. Working well together they stayed away, with Gray proving the strongest in the sprint.

photo: Lisa Lindstrom
• Louise Burman (A3CRG) came away from the National Masters Track Championships at Newport Velodrome with a silver & bronze medal. Burman came second in the 2 KM pursuit but was disappointed with her third place in the 500 metre time trial. “I have ridden faster in training but on the day I just didn’t get it all out” she said.

Burman will be working on her starts ahead of the Europeans in Montichiari, Italy in August and the World Masters in Manchester in October. Bryce Dyer (VC ST Raphael) won a silver medal in the 1KM Time Trial. Dyer was "pretty happy" with the result. "When you are up against pure specialists even getting a medal is a result"

Bryce Dyer

• Poole Wheelers trio, Richard Martin, Andy Buddle and Cliff Free recorded a time of 1.34.36. However this was only good enough for 20th place at the National Team Time Trial Championships. On a rolling 36 mile course at Rake in Hampshire, the SIS.com team was clear winners with 1.15.34.

Terry Jeffries (New Forest cc) traveled to Cirencester for the Corinium 25. The 63 year old veteran was rewarded with a season’s best time of 58.46.Jeffries was frustrated the following day however, as road works forced the cancellation of the Bristol South 10,it looked like a "float day" as well.

Para-Cycling World Champions, Barney Storey (MBE) & Sarah Storey (OBE)were both at Bournemouth Track last weekend.

Tandem Pilot, Barney, gave a master class in Tandem Track riding and was also busy constantly changing Stokers, all keen to try out the new track. Barney & Sarah have just ridden the Deloitte John o Groats to Lands End ride, raising money for the 2012 paralympics.

Sarah will soon start her build up to the Para-Cycling world Road Championships in Denmark in September. Riding with her team, Horizon Fitness/Prendas Ciclismo, she will get the best preparation possible ahead of the Worlds.

Barney will focus on track work with less racing before thoughts turn to the World Championships in Los Angeles in February 2012.

• Sally Bigham (Ergon-Topeak) won the 95km Kitzalp MTB marathon in Austria. Poole based Bigham is in good form and the 4400 metres of climbing in this tough race suited her. Her win comes on the back of a solid 6th place at the World Marathon Championships.
• Confusion reined at the Southern Area downhill Championships. Problems with the timing system in the UK BIKE PARK event at Okeford Hill meant that no results have yet been released and no champion declared.
• James Gilfillan (Team feat) will start favourite for this Sundays Jubilee 25 mile Time Trial. Poole based Gilfillan has just completed the Race across America.

The 4 man Team Feat squad finished second in the 5 day race across the USA. Expected to challenge the triathlete will be Steve Clark (Team Milton Keynes) and Tom Alliban (Revo Racing). Local hopes lie with Gary Dighton & Terry Icke (Poole Wheelers & Paul Jones (BJW)

CLUB EVENTS

BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE HILLY 24 P427 05/07 6 STARTERS
1,E DEANE 58.30
2,C ROWE 1.00.31
3,D HICKS 1.01.40

NEW FOREST CC 25 P335 05/07 11 STARTERS
1,B BOARDMAN 1.03.47
2,S GRACE(GA CYCLES) 1.07.37
3,T BUTLER 1.07.53
Two crashes on a wet cattle grid, including the winner Boardman.

CC WEYMOUTH 10 P459 05/07 8 STARTERS
1,J CHAPMAN 24.05
2,J GLYNN 24.29
3,P DUNN 25.21

POOLE WH/WESSEX RC 25 P413 06/07 CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN & POOR VISIBILITY

BOURNEMOUTH ARROW 10 P311 07/07 14 STARTERS
1,J GILFILLAN (TEAM FEAT) 21.55
2,D PICKERING (BJW) 22.49
3,B BOARDMAN 23.48

Local Cycling News

Sally Bigham(Ergon-Topeak) took silver at the European Marathon Championships in Kleinzell, Austria.Bigham broke away with Finnish rider, Pia Sundstedt after only 12km of the 90km race. With almost 3000 metres of vertical ascent and plenty of slippery forest singletrack, it was a technical course. Sally had to give second best to Sunstedt's repeated attacks but was comfortable in second place.

"It was a really fun course with lots of constant climbing, it was a tough course but i really liked it, said the very happy silver medalist, Sally went on to say "There were a few technical singletrails close to the start, so it was important to get in front straight away. Pia was very strong and deserved to win, i am now looking forward to the World Marathon Champs in two weeks time"

A wet,cold and windy morning greeted the field for the Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 10 mile TT. Non starters included, pre race favourite, James Gilfillan (Team Feat) and Terry Icke (Poole WH). Gilfillan had stayed in bed, Icke was at the HQ at Lytchett Matravers but decided not to start. Paul Jones (BJW) splashed his way to a race winning 22.09. Jones has won both his clubs open events so far this year, his win in the Hilly 42km back in March his only other success this season.

Will Stephenson (Bournemouth Arrow/Hotel Collingwood) continued his good run of form with 2nd place in the John Andrews Memorial Road Race in Somerset. The first year junior was always near the front of the 65 mile race and when eventual winner Peter Vincent (Mid-Devon cc) attacked, Stephenson managed to respond finishing 8 seconds down.

Steve Dring (Team Echelon-Rotor) won the TLI Independance day Road Race from Glenn Longland (Antelope RT.In wet and windy conditions Dring held off the old campaigner, Longland.


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Club Events

Bournemouth Jubilee 25 P304 14/06 9 STARTERS
1, J CLEMAS 1.00.16
2, C ROWE 1.01.41
3, D FRENCH 1.02.31

Cliff Rowe

NEW FOREST CC 10 P164 14/06 47 STARTERS
1, J SHAW (DRAG2ZERO) 23.00
2, J HEFFERNAN 23.29 (PB)
3, H BULSTRODE (SOUTHAMPTON RC) 23.32

BOURNEMOUTH & DISTRICT WOMENS C A 15 P165 15/06 8 STARTERS
1,K KING (SOTONIA CC) 34.50
2,G LONGLAND (ANTELOPE RT) 34.59
3,C WHITE 40.25

POOLE WHEELERS 14 P414 15/06 14 STARTERS
1, S BIRTWISTLE 32.59
2,R DAVIDSON 33.15
3,M GRAVEN 35.39

BOURNEMOUTH ARROW 10 P311 16/06 25 STARTERS
1,J DIBBEN (HARGROVES CYCLES) 22.03
2,W STEPHENSON 22.43
3,D PICKERING (BJW) 22.54

..and finally, i have just spent the week working with the Great Britain Para-Cycling Squad on the Ride Across Britain. Going the "wrong way" from John o' Groats to Lands End, over 500 cyclists are raising money for the Paralympics London 2012. Covering over 100 miles each day for 9 days it is proving a real challenge and the wet windy summer has only made it harder, with the participants sleeping in tents each night. The Para-Squad were showing their support and getting in some good base miles,riding from Glasgow to Bath. Its a fantastic event, very well organised and supported and finishes at Lands End on Sunday 19th June.

Weekly Round-up (Posted from India)

image, sportagraph.com
• Poole-Based mountain biker, Sally Bigham (Topeak-Ergon) has just returned home after a hectic few weeks travelling and racing. A year’s sabbatical from her Bournemouth University job, has given her the time to concentrate on cycling, and the extra training time is starting to pay dividends. Bigham, with Karien Van Jaarsveld, recently won the Cape Epic stage race in South Africa and followed up that victory with second place at the Rocky Mountain Bike Marathon at Riva Del Garda, Italy. The 105 KM course included 3561 meters of climbing with lots of technical descents, made tricky after a few days rain. Sally loves this race and after missing out last year due to injury,was glad to be back. So glad in fact, she had been training in the Italian mountains the week before the event. Bigham was forced to give second best to the Finnish cyclist, Pia Sundstedt, who proved too strong on the long mountain climbs. Bigham’s time of 5hrs 7 was only 3 minutes behind the flying Finn.

image;Sportograph.com

She will now focus on the European and World Championships next month, “I am hoping to improve on my 7th & 8th placing’s last year. After that I will race the Trans Alp, an 8 day stage race in July. I will also be racing in other, big one day marathon events in Austria,Norway and France” Said Sally.

• Warming up for the National Championships in Hartelepool in two weeks’ time, Stephen Whitewick (Utag Yamaha) won the Hampshire RC 10 mile time trial. Recording a time of 20.21, Whitewick finished 21 seconds ahead of team mate and British Best All-Rounder, Julian Jenkinson. Terry Icke (Poole Wh), with 22.19 finished in 8th place. Whitewick will face stiffer competition at the National 10 Champs, with Olympic gold medalist Bradley Wiggins (Sky Pro Cycling) expected to take the title. Other locals in the mix were
J Thacker (vc st Raphael) 22.27, J Chapman (cc Weymouth) 23.10, N Spencer (BJW) 23.34, R Martin (Poole WH) 23.38, T Jeffries (NFCC) 24.49, Judith Martin (PW) 27.50. Claire Day (Born to Bike) won the Ladies race at the Ogmore Valley Wheelers 25. With a time of 1.01.19 on the R25 in Wales, Claire also finished ahead of husband Tim,1.02.48.

This years Moreton Village circuit series kicks off next Thursday, 12th May. Long time promoter, Pete Washington is standing down this year so the series is being run on a Co-Operative bases. All riders hoping to race will be expected to marshall at least one event in the 13 race series. Enough people have already volunteered to officiate at the first race. You can sign up to marshall on the date of your choice on the Series website; moretoncycleraces.org.uk. Racing is under The League International rules with a handicap format. The Moreton circuit is fast and flat with three corners that come round quickly, race distance is about 30 miles/1hr 10m. Entry is on the line with the first group off at 7pm.
Hugo Walters (NFCC) Picked up 4th in the U16s at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth last Saturday, Walters team mate John Heffernan & Steve Moss & Ellie Gilham (Bournemouth Arrow/Hotel Collingwod) were also racing.

Alex Rowe (BJW)


• Rob Jeffries (Poole WH) consistently picks up results on the track, at the Bank Holiday meeting at Palmer Park Velodrome, Reading. Jeffries won the B sprint final and placed 2nd in the Derny Paced race. His team mate Gordon Skillen, however was not so lucky, a crash in the final race of the meeting saw Gordon T Bone a couple of riders. He left some skin on the track but was more concerned about his broken frame. Meanwhile, Alex Rowe (BJW) came off in a downhill MTB event and sustained a broken elbow, (did mine in a RR two years ago and i can tell you its very painful). Apparently Alex hit a tree!!

club events



Poole Wheelers 27km 2/5/11 P433 14 Starters
1, P Jones(BJW) 37.21
2, S Biirtwistle 38.23
3, L Girling 39.39

BJW 10 3/5/11 P303 19 Starters
1, L Piercy (drag2zero) 23.13
2, M Savage 23.42
3, S Mclaughlin 23.51

New Forest CC 10 2/5/11 P337 29 Starters
1, C Humm 24.17
2, B Boardman 24.23
3, R Claridge (Crabwood CC) 24.26

CC Weymouth 10 2/5/11 P451 14 Starters
1, B Riglar 24.36
2, J Thacker (vc St Raphael) 25.13
3, J Glynn 25.18

Poole WH 10 4/5/11 P431 23 Starters
1,G Dighton 23.01
2,S Birtwistle 23.02
3,T Icke 23.08

Bournemouth Arrow 10 5/4/11 P311 26 Starters
1,W.Stephenson 22.29
2,W Newbury(Primera) 22.41
3,N Spencer 23.14