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Hull Thursday Road Club
Ten League Event Two
 Warmer
evening for event two and most did better times, only six failed to improve
and the median average improvement was 40 seconds.
Julian Gromett scored another
impeccable win. I thought that Joel Wainman would have been a little closer
tonight - well he was but only marginally. "Add another forty miles
to the distance and we'll see who's best" said Joel, recognising
Julian as the faster man up to now. Now there's a thought. How many riders
would we get to support a 50 League?
It may seem a little unfair that
riders in the lower divisions can get bonus points for promotion whilst
the riders in the Premier Division have nowhere upwards to go. It works
out ok in the end. The bonus points are awarded only once and once a rider
is promoted he has less chance of winning the division he's moving into.
I waited three quarters of an
hour with my camera for Julian (seems a good name for bike riders - we
have Julian Winn and Julian Ramsbottom and now Julian - now if I had any
more kids ...) only to be baulked by a car at the last minute. Such is
life. More pics later in the day
In Division One, Dave Shackleton
shared first place with Charles Crookes, mixing his road racing with his
time trialling - I've just found out Dave came 13th in the Divi Champs
last Sunday; quite a formidable ride. Despite going backwards by three
seconds, John Lockwood hung on to first place in Division two, being challenged
by John Brearley. Alan Gay and Vanessa Frith are both promoted from Division
Three, a superb ride by Vanessa - and look how closely that Division is
matched. Steven Guymer won Division Four, being promoted for the second
time - but who would expect a 14 year old to do such good rides, he should
get a bit more competition in Division three. Andy Barnes, one of our
newcomers to the club this year (he got second place in last Thursday's
Road Race League) moves up to Division four, he would have been promoted
after the first event but there is a two man restriction in the promotion
rules. And for the second time Les Philips won Division Six but Mike Kilgour
is getting closer.
Steven Guymer is winning the points
competition as you would expect, but he has a number of challengers. See
Points to Date
Next event the 19th June.
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1
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Julian Gromett
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Cottingham Coureurs
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21.50
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21.25
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26
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2
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Joel Wainman
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Pete Read Racing
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22.06
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21.38
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22
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3
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Steven Roe
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Pete Read Racing
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22.07
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21.45
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20
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4
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James Frith
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Pete Read Racing
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22.19
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21.59
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16
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5
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Steve Gore Brown
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Pete Read Racing
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22.23
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22.24
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12
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6
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Neil Cleminshaw
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Hull Thursday RC
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23.02
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22.39
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11
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7
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Derek Roe
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Pete Read Racing
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23.09
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22.48
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9
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8
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Tony Stott
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Science in Sport.com
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23.31
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23.04
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7
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Nigel Goscinski
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Knaresborough RT
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22.25
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dns
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7
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Chris Hopkinson
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Pete Read Racing
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dns
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dns
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0
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1
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Dave Shackleton
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Hull Thursday RC
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23.38
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23.10
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26
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1
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Charles Crookes
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Rutland CC
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23.45
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23.10
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25
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3
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Carl Denney
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Holme Valley Wheelers
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dns
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23.52
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9
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4
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Len Grayson
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Pete Read Racing
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24.15
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23.55
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18
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5
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Steve Gelder
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Pete Read Racing
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24.12
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23.59
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19
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6
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Peter Smith
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Pete Read Racing
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25.33
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24.55
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14
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Mark Dicconson
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Pete Read Racing
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25.20
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dns
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7
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Tony Boardman
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VTTA Manchester NW
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dns
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dns
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0
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Steve Burrows
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Pete Read Racing
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dns
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dns
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0
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Paul Kissane
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Alford Wheelers CC
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dns
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dns
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0
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1
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John Lockwood
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T Rex
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24.07
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24.10
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29
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2
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John Brearley
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City RC
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24.19
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24.16
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21
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3
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Jeremy Ireland
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Bridlington CC
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dns
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24.46
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9
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4
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Martin Turner
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Holme Valley Wheelers
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25.14
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25.03
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15
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4
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Ron Moat
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Doncaster Wheelers
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punc
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25.03
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7
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6
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Peter Macklam
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Leeds St Christopher
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dns
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25.11
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5
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7
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Mark Burtonshaw
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Hull Thursday RC
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24.59
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25.17
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13
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8
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Gil Foston
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Pete Read Racing
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25.52
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25.24
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10
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demoted
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9
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John Macklam
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Leeds St Christopher
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dns
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30.42
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2
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demoted
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Digby Rusling
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Calder Clarion
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25.34
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dns
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6
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1
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Alan Gay
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Pete Read Racing
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25.09
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24.41
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28
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promoted
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2
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Vanessa Frith
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Hull Thursday RC
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25.19
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24.45
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25
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promoted
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3
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Chris Burton
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Hull Thursday RC
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25.03
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24.47
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17
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4
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Huw Crawley
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Thurcroft CC
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26.01
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24.51
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18
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5
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Harry Dixon
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Huddersfield RC
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25.33
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24.53
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15
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6
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Tristan Batch
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T Rex
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25.05
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24.56
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19
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7
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Tony Baxter
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Withington Wheelers
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25.20
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25.54
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10
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8
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Brian Haskell
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Huddersfield RC
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26.23
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25.57
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10
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9
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Mike Williams
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Pete Read Racing
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27.02
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26.21
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8
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demoted
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Mick Adams
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Hull Thursday RC
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dns
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dns
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0
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1
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Steven Guymer
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Manx RC
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24.31
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24.25
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30
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promoted
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2
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Chris Garden
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Hull Thursday RC
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25.16
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24.59
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27
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3
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Mike Pickering
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Hull Thursday RC
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26.41
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25.57
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21
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4
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Geoff Sparks
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Holme Valley Wheelers
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26.23
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26.00
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19
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5
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Andy Blanchard
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Huddersfield Star Whs
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26.43
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26.37
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14
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6
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Martin Whiteley
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Holme Valley Wheelers
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27.06
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26.38
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13
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7
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Thomas Oldfield
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Huddersfield RC
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27.48
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26.42
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11
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8
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Brian Rose
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Brough Wheelers
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dns
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28.03
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3
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9
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Chris Baker
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Brough Wheelers
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28.37
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28.58
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7
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demoted
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Paul Hayward
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Hull Thursday RC
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dns
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dns
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0
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1
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Andy Barnes
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Hull Thursday RC
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25.47
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25.17
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28
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promoted
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2
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Gary Lamping
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Hull Thursday RC
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27.40
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26.14
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22
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3
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Gary Brearley
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City RC
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29.20
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26.24
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18
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4
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John Anson
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Hull Thursday RC
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29.12
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27.57
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18
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5
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John Dyson
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Hull Thursday RC
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dns
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27.58
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6
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6
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Frank Gelder
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Brough Wheelers
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29.33
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27.59
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14
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7
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Arthur Thackray
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Pete Read Racing
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29.27
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28.05
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14
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8
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Gary Sherriff
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Hull Thursday RC
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31.37
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29.36
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11
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Mickie Hornby
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Clifton CC
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dns
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dns
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0
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Jeff Boardman
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Beeston RC
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dns
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dns
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0
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1
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Les Philips
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City RC
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27.45
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27.18
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26
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2
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Mike Kilgour
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Hull Thursday RC
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29.42
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27.27
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25
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3
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Derek Milner
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Ravensthorpe CC
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dns
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27.53
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9
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4
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Andrew Penny
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Hull Thursday RC
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dns
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29.32
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7
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5
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John Martin
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Hull Thursday RC
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dns
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30.16
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6
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6
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Brian Whitfield
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Hull & East Riding RC
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31.56
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30.20
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19
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7
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Dennis Hunter
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Hull Thursday RC
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32.12
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31.16
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15
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8
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Brian Garfitt
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Hull Thursday RC
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33.26
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32.22
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13
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9
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Roy Harvey
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Hull Thursday RC
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32.31
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32.47
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8
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10
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Peter Benham
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Hull & East Riding RC
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36.44
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35.24
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9
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2003 Ten League Series