Cross: Whittington powers to Purdown win

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Location: Stapleton, Bristol
Event: 30 September 2012
Report: Snowdon Sports


Breaking away from a leading group of four riders, John Whittington (CNP-Orbea) steadily increased his lead over the second half of the 11-lap race to win the second round of the Western League at Purdown.

The 24-year-old Bristol rider finished 47 seconds clear of Charles Coleman (Cadence Cannondale) with third-placed Llewellyn Holmes (Strada Cycles) and Matthew Thompson (Cardiff JIF) the only other riders to finish on the same lap on relatively firm going.

Dream Cycling team-mates Tony Davis and Steve Brown were first and second veterans in ninth and tenth places respectively.

Result:

1 John Whittington (CNP-Orbea) 53-57
2 Charles Coleman (Cadence Cannondale) at 47 sec
3 Llewellyn Holmes (Strada Cycles) at 1-25
4 Matthew Thompson (Cardiff JIF) at 3-13
5 Daniel Bell (VC Lincoln) at 1 lap
6 Ian Threadgood (Cheltenham & County CC)
7 Alec Rumball (Bath CC)
8 Ben Hall (Bristol RC)
9 Tony Davis (Dream Cycling)
10 Steve Brown (Dream Cycling)
Veterans: Tony Davis
Women: Helen Cox (unattached)

Youth
1 Oliver Hayward (Gloucester City CC)
2 Joe Whatmore (SVE Cycling)
3 Jacob Stinchcomb (Tandem Club)

Under-12
1 Ned Collier (Dream Cycling)
2 Ellie Hobbs (Yate Tri Strars)
3 Leo Tarrant (Cheltenham & County CC)

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