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Imperial Winter Series – Hillingdon
Event: Saturday 29th January 2011 | Race report and photos by Imperial Racing Team
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Race 10
It was a bitterly cold day with the strong wind tending to neutralise any attacks although a number of riders in the 3rd cat race made fierce attacks off the front. After 49 minutes of racing, the 4th cat race came down to a bunch finish with Rory Wilkinson (Dulwich Paragon) just beating Lewis Norris (Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad). In 3rd place was James Fletcher (Inverse RT/Cyclaim) who was followed by Ben Smith (Welwyn Wheelers).
The WyndyMilla 4th cat prize is awarded to 19th place finisher Chris Rees (Pearson Cycles) and he can look forward to a WyndyMilla ‘go faster’ cycle fitting at their Manor Farm Cycle Centre in Seale.
Similarly, the 3rd cat race finished together but David Ladkin (Kingston Wheelers) with an exceptional burst of speed in the last 150 metres just kept hold of the win from Jamie Pine (Le Col) with only under half a wheel between them. Popular De Ver rider and long time supporter of the Winter Series, Vaughan Luff with Rob Griffiths (London Phoenix CC) in 4th place.
The Maxifuel prize is awarded to 29th place finisher James Curry (Inverse RT/Cyclaim); he receives a Maxifuel pack comprising rucksack with Viperactive energy fuel and gels, bottles and T-shirt.
The E/1/2/3 race started at great pace again with Jake Martin (pendragon-lecol-colnago) shooting off the front almost immediately. However, this time no one went with him and he was brought back after 2 km alone at the front. Felix English (Science-and-Sport) did attempt to cross but was caught. Then after 10 km, Alexander King (Cyclefit Racing Team), Ashley Holding (GB MSTina RT), Tom Smith (Felt Colbornes), Allan Ridler (Team Cycle Kingdom) and English did open a gap but perhaps too early to achieve a significant lead on the main group.
At half distance, as the main group were beginning to tire, a lead group formed and rode away with fierce attacking from all the eight riders namely King, Holding, Ridler, Lewis Atkins (Twenty 3C Orbea), James Moss (Endura Racing), Matt Pilkington (Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad), Arjan Planting (Dulwich Paragon) and Adam Cotterell (WyndyMilla/MaxiFuel).
They moved away smoothly and working well together looked unlikely to be caught although in the main group, English, Martin and Smith, who all surprisingly had missed the move, worked very hard to keep in contention. The eight continued to distance themselves from the chase group, and soon there were continual attacks from King and Moss but Atkins was strong and vigilant and covered the moves.
With just 1 km to the finish, around the top hairpin, Moss attacked hard and strung the group out but to no effect. It was a very hard fought effort to the line where strength more than speed was to count. Pilkington was at the front with just 100 metres to go and it looked as if he had done enough to win but Atkins was determined and clawed his way past him for the line with Cotterell taking an excellent 3rd place holding off Planting and strong finisher Holding.
Moss’s effort told as he tailed off in 8th place, he really deserved more. Jo Skelton (Look Mum No Hands!) held off Vince Halpern (AWcycles), Tom Kruger (45 Road Club) and Smith leading the main group in. Another enthralling race with action all the way.
Full race details are always found at www.imperialracingteam.com
Race 11 – 5th February – starts 13:00
Race 12 – 12th February – starts 13:00 followed by prize presentation & now famous Lucky Rider’s Prizes
Results
Elite/1/2/3
1st Lewis Atkins Twenty 3C Orbea
2nd Matt Pilkington Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
3rd Adam Cotterell WyndyMilla/MaxiFuel
4th Arjan Planting Dulwich Paragon
5th Ashley Holding GB MSTina RT
6th Allan Ridler Team Cycle Kingdom
7th Alexander King Cyclefit Racing Team
8th James Moss Endura Racing
9th Jo Skelton Look Mum No Hands!
10th Vince Halpern Awcycles.co.uk
11th Tom Kruger 45 Road Club
12th Tom Smith Felt Colbornes
13th Jerzy Kuzminski London Phoenix
14th Henry Bird Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
15th Felix English Science-and-Sport.com
16th Michael Widera Inverse Racing / Cyclaim
17th David Swan Asfra racing
18th Charlie Fawke One Life Dev Squad
19th Nick Calverey Finchley RT
20th Tom Moore Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
21st Josh Maynard Welwyn Wheelers
22nd Robin Basford WyndyMilla
23rd James Leach Onelife Fuga RT
24th Tom Laker Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
25th Drew Holmes One Life Dev Squad
26th Geoff Powell High Wycombe CC
27th Declan Higgins Twickenham CC
28th Martin Dawkins Team Quest
29th Brock Duncumb Rogers One Life Dev Squad
30th Jake Martin pendragon-lecol-colnago
31st Wayne Thomas Reading CC
32nd Patrick Hawkins Dulwich Paragon
33rd Mario Manelfi private
34th Martin Garratt London Dynamo
35th Tom Gallacher Welwyn Wheelers
36th Martin Hulbert VC Meudon
37th Simon Henley Team Corley Cycles
38th Alex Anderson Welwyn Wheelers
39th George Farrell Welwyn Wheelers
3rd cat 29th Janaury 2011
1st David Ladkin Kingston Wheelers
2nd Jamie Pine Le Col
3rd Vaughan Luff De Ver
4th Rob Griffiths London Phoenix CC
5th David Robinson CC Ashwell
6th Ralph de Kanter Norwood Paragon CC
7th Simon Dawson Inverse/Cyclaim RT
8th Paul Troughton Wheelbase/LondonPhoenix
9th Andy Pollintine Dulwich Paragon
10th Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead CC
11th Tom Holmes private member
12th Jacek Reder private member
13th Cameron Swarbrick AWCycles
14th Chris Wood WyndyMilla
15th Andy Lack Kingston Wheelers
16th Adam Stone North Road CC
17th Stephen Campbell Twickenham CC
18th Kristof Neys London Dynamo
19th Jonathan Dredge London Dynamo
20th Frazier Carr AWCycles
21st Robert LeMaster Private member
22nd Greg Barber Charlotteville CC
23rd Adam White Reading CC
24th Rob Cook Private Member
25th Paul Steadman Reading CC
26th Rory Tounsend Prestige VC
27th Mark Lawn Inverse RT/Cyclaim.co.uk
28th Nick Franzini London Dynamo
29th James Curry Inverse RT/Cyclaim
30th Martin Porter Thames Velo
31st Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ
32nd Lawrence Carpenter Rapha Condor
33rd Phil Adams Ashwell CC
34th Mark O'Brien Archer RC
35th Monica DaPolenza Awcycle.co.uk
36th Andy Angwin London Phoenix
37th Craig McLean London Dynamo
38th Andrew Ghagan VC Elan
4th cat 29th Janaury 2011
1st Rory Wilkinson Dulwich Paragon
2nd Lewis Norris Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
3rd James Fletcher Inverse RT/Cyclaim
4th Ben Smith Welwyn Wheelers
5th Theo Hill London dynamo
6th Max Brown Didcot Phoenix
7th Daniel Doncaster CC Ashwell
8th Russell Jones Team Matador
9th H Catchpole private member
10th Joshua Swords VC Meudon
11th Brett Greenwood Kingston Wheelers
12th Daniel Justin Dulwich Paragon
13th Paul Buckley Thames Velo
14th Jake Benefield London Dynamo
15th Clem Halpin Twickenham CC
16th Phil Holland Roy Pink
17th Michael Vance Dulwich Paragon
18th Bernard Yu London Dynamo
19th Chris Rees Pearson Cycles
20th Rob Ellis New Forest CC
21st Simon Parton Kingston Wheelers
22nd Daniel Skinner Twickenham CC
23rd Tom Redwood Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
24th Richard Mathie Imperial College Cycling Club
25th Alan Nixon Amersham RCC
26th Iain Boardman Dulwich Paragon
27th Phil Wege Inverse/Cyclaim
28th Stuart Hale Reading CC