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Report: Barkston Heath Circuit Races

Event: 17th April (rescheduled from 16th May)
Promoted by: Witham Wheelers
Venue: RAF Barkston Heath, Lincs
Report: Simon Cocker

After using a small self contained circuit at RAF Barkston Heath, 5 miles from Grantham in Lincolnshire for inter-club coaching for the last 3 years, Witham Wheelers with an increasing Juvenile membership, thought it was time to try it out for an open event. Approximately 1 mile round, well surfaced with generally flowing corners and safe run-of areas it seemed ideal for Youth racing.

With help from Club sponsor Echo Personnel and event sponsor local specialist lightweight bike shop Pedalpushers, http://www.pedalpushersbikeshop.co.uk it was decided to try local demand for races for all the Youth categories plus a senior 3/4 cat race. The CDE riders were put together in one race over 15 minutes + 2 laps which produced some really competitive riding with Scot Hookway of Sherwood Pines winning a tight sprint from Matt Ellis of Spalding.

A good field for the AB race saw a large bunch gradually reduced to just 6 riders contesting the final sprint after 30 minutes + 3 laps with Luke Markham of Rugby just edging out James Shaw. Grace Garner (Leics RC) led in the second bunch to win the B category overall.

The senior AB race saw 42 riders produce another competitive race without any breakaway gaining a big advantage and after 45 minutes + 5 laps. Ben Green VC Lincoln got the jump into the final corner for a convincing sprint victory from Oliver Nutall (Nottingham Clarion) and Grace Garner (Motorpoint Point) an excellent 3rd.

Event organizer Simon Cocker reported that he has had lots of positive feedback since the event and general opinion was that the circuit is an excellent addition to the East Midlands racing scene and Witham Wheelers will be looking at future promotions at the same venue. For local cyclists coaching sessions will be starting there on Wednesday 27th April, see club web site for more details http://www.withamwheelers.co.uk/

Thanks to the event sponsors Pedalpushers for their help with the event and Alan East for the photographs. For full list of results and more photographs see the club web site.

Results

Senior 3/4

1 Ben Green VC Lincoln
2 Oliver Nutall Nottingham Clarion
3 Lucy Garner Motorpoint Pasta
4 Michael Jones Nottingham Clarion
5 Patrick Warren VC Lincoln
6 Craig Wood Nottingham Clarion
7 Tim Berry TS Bikes Co.
8 Peter Collins Mercia HBM CC
9 Mark Cotton Bycka Sport
10 Paul Conneely Witham Wheelers

Youth A

1 Luke Markham Rugby Velo
2 James Shaw Heanor Clarion
3 Adam De Smit VC Lincoln
4 Harry Crew Derby Mercury
5 Peter Cocker Witham Wheelers
7 Callum Rogers Scunthorpe RC
6 James Peckover Nottingham Clarion
8 Simon Beedham Lincsquad
9 Harry Browning Witham Wheelers
10 Ollie Fensom Spalding CC
11 Harry Bellars Spalding CC
12 Torin Cannings Lincsquad
13 Ashley Money Witham Wheelers
14 David Bolland Liverpool Mercury
15 Hannah Blount Derby Mercury
16 Carl Jennings Witham Wheelers
17 Matthew Waters Retford Wheelers
18 Saskia Hook Heanor Clarion
19 Robyn Bolland Liverpool Mercury
20 Cameron Bibby Witham Wheelers
21 Sian Botteley Bourne Whs

Youth B

1 Grace Garner Leicestershire RC
2 Karl Baillie Witham Wheelers
3 Marcus Burnett Team MK
4 Campbell Pollock Bourne Whs
5 Reece Egner Witham Wheelers
6 Henry Thompson Sleaford Whs
7 Oliver Peckover Nottingham Clarion
8 Reece Morodokhan Spalding CC
9 Jennifer McAndrew Spalding CC

Youth C

1 Scott Hookway Sherwood Pines
2 Matt Ellis Spalding CC
3 Adam Egner Witham Whs
4 Robert McAndrew Spalding CC
5 Aaron Bateman Bourne Whs
6 Tilly Gurney Spalding CC
7 Eleanor Crawford Witham Whs

Youth D

1 Kerrigan Robb Witham Wheelers
2 Jake Norton Spalding CC
3 Thomas Wilkinson Forest Town Aces

Youth E

1 Ben Norton Spalding CC
2 Edward Gurney Spalding CC
3 Jake Kennedy VC Lincoln

British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.