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Hull Thursday RC 2 Stage Road Race

sponsored by Keith Carter Ceramics and Allied Surveyors

No need to go into southern Europe for tropical weather, it came to us for the two stage race as we expected, and enjoyed (??), temperatures in the thirties. You don’t often see marshals sheltering from the sun.

Colin Baldwin was the first to try the 7 kilometres climbing to High Hunsley, starting at ten o’clock he managed it just outside his 11 minute target, which is a good par for the course. Steve Macklin was first to better this. Coming in off number 6 he recorded 10:25 and should, we thought, get him in the first ten. The new target was ten and a half minutes and only two minutes later Andy Marshall came back with 10:02. Who was going to get into single minute figures?

John Moore, off no 19, nearly did with 10:01, and then 6 minutes later his team mate Mark Wilkes startled us with a stunning 9:47. Only three minutes later Keith Murray of Wheelspincycles knocked another eight seconds off this to take, and keep, the lead. Simon Baxter did a 9:49 to take third place and Vince Macklam a 9:50 for fourth.

Hull Thursday riders didn’t fare badly either: Michael Chorlton was 10th, Steve Macklin 14th , Karl Downes 17th, Glenn Whitehouse 24th, Mark Walker 44th and Chris Burton 43rd.

Fifty four riders started the road race stage in the midday sun; Paul Purdy smarting somewhat when he was not allowed to continue because the rims on his wheels were too deep(??).

At the end of the first lap, in 18:22, were Lee Cairns, Terry Parker(?) and Graeme Huston with a 35 seconds lead over Levi Huck, Mark Saxton and Ian Bartholomew, six seconds infront of the peloten led by Michael Chorlton. The second lap was a prime lap taken by Jack Rees with Michael Chorlton, Simon Baxter and Ian Bartholomew. Andrew Johnson, John Woodouse and Steve Macklin were pulling the peleton along just half a minute behind.

Lap three saw an interesting group of about eleven riders led by Stephen Duffy and Daniel McClusky developing and this grew to three quarters of a minute by the prime on lap 4. Duffy took the prime but a real chase was going on; Glenn Whitehouse and two others fifteen seconds ahead of the bunch. These had been four very fast laps – 18:20, 17:38, 17:11 and 17:35 – and it was very hot out there.

The group were still together after five laps with Paul Musgrave and Steve Duffy leading and the bunch 43 seconds behind. Although there was a generally slowing down. lap time 18:31, there were quite a few going out of the back and there had been a couple of minor crashes with no-one hurt.

The last of the primes on lap six was taken by Keith Murray from David Woodiwiss and Alan Nixon but this little break was being brought back rapidly. The bunch were now only 11 seconds behind, chasing hard with a few more going out of the back but the lap time was again 18:31.

Three riders detatched themselves from the front on the seventh lap and Paul Bridgen, Kyle Byers and Colin Baldwin had a 46 second lead on the bunch, lapping in 18:15, and this lap saw Mark Ollerenshaw, Ian Bartholomew and Jack Savage disappear out the back.

Expecting a great bunch finish it was a bit of a relief to see Alan Nixon had broke free for a solo win – always the best kind – and Paul Bridgen beat beating Kyle Byers in a two up sprint for second. Even fourth place was a two up sprint, Vince Macklam beating Paul Musgrave just 11 seconds before the remaining bunch, some 23 strong, thundered across the line like an express train.

My apologies for misleading you all with the overall result in the changing rooms; in my haste I added your time bonuses into the overall time instead of subtracting them. My gratitude also to Trevor Blackburn whose pictures allowed us to sort the finish out – and the photos here are Trevor’s.

Results:

Time Trial Finish

PTT	Name	Club / Team	Cat	Time
1	Keith Murray	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	09.39.3
2	Mark Wilkes	GB Fire Service RT	3rd	09.47.3
3	Simon Baxter	Adept Precision RT	4th	09.49.9
4	Vincent Macklam	Yorkshire Road Club	4th	09.50.9
5	Andy Marshall	VC Cycles Brighouse	4th	10..02.5
6	John Moore	GB Fire Service RT	3rd V	10.01.0
7	Alan Nixon	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	10.09.2
8	Steve Savage	Clifton CC	3rd	10.13.1
9	Levi James Huck	Pinarello RT	4th	10.16.7
10	Michael Chorlton	Hull Thursday RC	4th	10.19.0
11	Richard Robinson	Cherry Valley RT	3rd	10.20.2
12	Mark Saxton	Huddersfield RC	3rd	10.21.2
13	Stephen Duffy	Velo Club Lincoln	3rd V	10.25.1
14	Steve Macklin	Hull Thursday Road ‘Club	3rd V	10.25.2
15	Paul Musgrave	Clifton C C York	3rd	10.35.1
16	James Struthers	Lindsey Roads	4th	10.36.8
17	Karl Downes	Hull Thursday RC	4th	10.38.0
18	Paul Hickman	Private	4th	10.41.3
19	Kyle Byers	Scunthorpe Poly CC	3rd	10.42.1
20	Julian Lowes	Alford Wheelers	3rd	10.45.0
21	Kirk Robb	Sunderland Clarion C C	4th	10.45.4
22	Paul Brigden	Clifton C C York	3rd	10.51.1
23	John Brearley	City Road Club (Hull)	3rd	10.56.3
24	Glenn Whitehouse	Hull Thursday Road Club	4th	10.58.5
25	Robert Sproston	Featherstone R C	3rd	10.59.4
26	Andrew Johnson	Clifton CC	3rd V	11..09.8
27	Jack Rees	Adept Precision RT	3rd J	11.01.9	30.sec
28	Andy Moss	Adept Precision RT	4th V	11.03.5
29	Daniel McClusky	White Knight Road Club	3rd	11.04.1
30	Graeme Huston	Zeus CRT	3rd	11.04.3
31	Colin Baldwin	Malton Wheelers	4th	11.04.5
32	Paul Purdy	Star Bikes RT	3rd	11.05.2
33	Luke Barber	Knaresborough RT	3rd J	11.09.5	30.sec
34	Marcus Nainby	Scunthorpe Poly CC	4th	11.11.2
35	Michael Lever	VS Cycles Brighouse	3rd V	11.12.9
36	Simon Pope	Private	3rd	11.14.2
37	Mark Mather	Ferryhill Wheelers	4th	11.16.1
38	Jack Savage	Barton Wheelers	4th	11.16.9
39	Matthew Enticknap	Malton Wheelers	4th	11.17.9
40	Mark Walker	Hull Thursday Road Club	4th J	11.19.1
41	Jonathan Woodhouse	Wakefield CC	3rd V	11.19.9
42	Mark Ollerenshaw	Velo Club Beverley	4th	11.20.2
43	Chris Burton	Hull Thursday Road Club	3rd	11.21.3
44	Michael Gill	Team Chevin Cycles	3rd	11.22.9
45	Paul Jolliffe	Cottingham Coureurs	4th J	11.29.0
46	Tony Workman	Lancashire RC	4th	11.30.9
47	Fred Easton	Doncaster Wheelers	3rd V	11.38.5
48	Ian Bartholomew	Adept Precision RT	3rd	11.39.8
49	Terry Parker	Hull & East Riding Road Club	3rd V	11.40.0
50	Peter Foster	Sunderland Clarion	4th	11.42.5
51	Anthony Atkin	Private	4th	11.50.1
52	David Woodiwiss	Plan B Racing	4th	11.55.2
53	Andrew Bates	Leeds RRC	4th	12.02.8
54	Lee Cairns	Team Swift - Allsports	3rd	12.09.1	2min
55	Philip Brighton	Dinnington RC	3rd	12.11.2
56	Jason Shipton	Private	4th	15.07.2	4min
	Simon Nicholls	Obri Coaching RT	4th	dns
	Shane Leadley	Private	4th J	dns
	John Oldridge	Airedale Olympic CC	3rd	dns
	Craig Wilson	Birdwell Wheelers	3rd	dns

Road Race Result

Pos	Name	Club / Team	Cat	Bonuses	@
1	Alan Nixon	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	00:00:30	02:24:54
2	Paul Brigden	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:00:20	00:00:16
3	Kyle Byers	Scunthorpe Poly CC	3rd	00:00:10	00:00:16
4	Vincent Macklam	Yorkshire Road Club	4th	00:00:00	00:00:33
5	Paul Musgrave	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:33
6	James Struthers	Lindsey Roads	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
7	Jason Shipton	Private	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
8	Michael Lever	VS Cycles Brighouse	3rd V	00:00:00	00:00:44
9	Andy Marshall	VS Cycles Brighouse	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
10	Robert Sproston	Featherstone R C	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:44
11	Fred Easton	Doncaster Wheelers	3rd V	00:00:00	00:00:44
12	Chris Burton	Hull Thursday Road Club	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:44
13	Steve Macklin	Hull Thursday Road ‘Club	3rd V	00:00:00	00:00:44
14	Steve Savage	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:44
15	Keith Murray	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	00:00:10	00:00:44
16	Jack Rees	Adept Precision RT	3rd J	00:00:10	00:00:44
17	Karl Downes	Hull Thursday RC	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
18	Simon Baxter	Adept Precision RT	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
19	Paul Jolliffe	Cottingham Coureurs	4th J	00:00:00	00:00:44
20	Andy Moss	Adept Precision RT	4th V	00:00:00	00:00:44
21	Luke Barber	Knaresborough RT	3rd J	00:00:00	00:00:44
22	Matthew Enticknap	Malton Wheelers	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
23	Paul Hickman	Private	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
24	Mark Mather	Ferryhill Wheelers	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
25	Stephen Duffy	Velo Club Lincoln	3rd V	00:00:10	00:00:44
26	Tony Workman	Lancashire RC	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44
27	Michael Gill	Team Chevin Cycles	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:44
28	Julian Lowes	Alford Wheelers	3rd	00:00:00	00:00:44
29	Glenn Whitehouse	Hull Thursday Road Club	4th	00:00:00	00:00:44

Position Overall

Pov	Name	Club / Team	Cat	TT-Time	Bonuses	RoadRace	Total Time
1	Alan Nixon	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	00:10:09	00:00:30	02:24:54	02:34:33
2	Keith Murray	Wheelspincycles.com / Scott	3rd	00:09:39	00:00:10	02:25:38	02:35:07
3	Vincent Macklam	Yorkshire Road Club	4th	00:09:50	00:00:00	02:25:27	02:35:17
4	Simon Baxter	Adept Precision RT	4th	00:09:49	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:35:27
5	Andy Marshall	VS Cycles Brighouse	4th	00:10:02	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:35:40
6	Paul Brigden	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:10:51	00:00:20	02:25:10	02:35:41
7	Kyle Byers	Scunthorpe Poly CC	3rd	00:10:42	00:00:10	02:25:10	02:35:42
8	Steve Savage	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:10:13	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:35:51
9	Stephen Duffy	Velo Club Lincoln	3rd V	00:10:25	00:00:10	02:25:38	02:35:53
10	Paul Musgrave	Clifton C C York	3rd	00:10:35	00:00:00	02:25:27	02:36:02
11	Steve Macklin	Hull Thursday Road ‘Club	3rd V	00:10:25	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:03
12	James Struthers	Lindsey Roads	4th	00:10:36	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:14
13	Karl Downes	Hull Thursday RC	4th	00:10:38	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:16
14	Paul Hickman	Private	4th	00:10:41	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:19
15	Julian Lowes	Alford Wheelers	3rd	00:10:45	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:23
16	Jack Rees	Adept Precision RT	3rd J	00:11:01	00:00:10	02:25:38	02:36:29
17	Glenn Whitehouse	Hull Thursday Road Club	4th	00:10:58	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:36
18	Robert Sproston	Featherstone R C	3rd	00:10:59	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:37
19	Andy Moss	Adept Precision RT	4th V	00:11:03	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:41
20	Luke Barber	Knaresborough RT	3rd J	00:11:09	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:47
21	Michael Lever	VS Cycles Brighouse	3rd V	00:11:12	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:50
22	Mark Mather	Ferryhill Wheelers	4th	00:11:16	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:54
23	Matthew Enticknap	Malton Wheelers	4th	00:11:17	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:55
24	Chris Burton	Hull Thursday Road Club	3rd	00:11:21	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:36:59
25	Michael Gill	Team Chevin Cycles	3rd	00:11:22	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:37:00
26	Paul Jolliffe	Cottingham Coureurs	4th J	00:11:29	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:37:07
27	Tony Workman	Lancashire RC	4th	00:11:30	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:37:08
28	Fred Easton	Doncaster Wheelers	3rd V	00:11:38	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:37:16
29	Jason Shipton	Private	4th	00:15:07	00:00:00	02:25:38	02:40:45

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