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Report: Corley Cycles Summer Series R5

Event: 19th May 2011
Promoted by: Milton Keynes Cycling Association
Venue: Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes, Bucks
Report: Sarah Hooper, Phil Corley Cycles

The first half of the circuit was competed on the inside ring of the MK Bowl and after half an hour the top gate was opened to introduce a couple of corners (and to stop the riders getting too dizzy)!

In the E/1/2 race a group of six managed to get away shortly after the circuit opened out. The leaders got a maximum gap of 40 seconds, though the peloton couldn't quite get them back before the end with the six of them finishing 12 seconds ahead of the bunch sprint.

With 4 laps to go the cat and mouse tactics started but with all attacks nullified it was always going to be down to a sprint finish. Matt Jones (Team Raleigh) and Mike Jackson (CC Luton) wound up their sprints at the start of the little rise to the line with Mike Smith (Corley Cycles) just missing out on coming round Jones for the win. Ian Knight (Corley Cycles) just took the bunch sprint by less than a tyres width from Tom Kruger (45 Road Club).

Alan West (45 Road Club) took a fine win in the 3/4 race, winning by a couple of bike lengths from Mike Deeney (CC Luton).

RESULTS

E/1/2

1 Matthew Jones Team Raleigh
2 Mike Smith Corley Cycles
3 Mike Jackon CC Luton
4 Jake Hales Corley Cycles
5 Roger Browne Beeline Bikes
6 Richard Wood Team MK
7 Ian Knight Corley Cycles
8 Tom Kruger 45 Road Club
9 Chris Eggleton Corley Cycles
10 Liam Stones 45 Road Club
11 Ben Price Greenwheel Cycles
12 Sean Dines Virgin Active
13 Tony Kiss Stratford CC
14 Dave Watson Spirit Racing
15 Jamie Scott Renault Rotor Racing
16 Aaron McCaffrey Virgin Active
17 John Peters CC Luton
18 Mike Wragg Python RT
19 Paul Londors Python RT
20 Henry Martin PM
21 Nigel Hobday Cambridge CC

3/4/WOMEN/JNRS

1 Alan West 45 Road Club
2 Mike Deeney CC Luton
3 Richard John PM
4 Justin Belcher Banbury Star
5 Paul Keefe iCycle
6 Chris Palfreeman 45 Road Club
7 Glen McMenamin North Bucks Road Club
8 Cameron Foster Team Zappis
9 Matthew Foreman CC Luton
10 Hannah Barnes Motorpoint
11 Justin Garon 45 Road Club
12 Jason Painton Rides on Air
13 Stephen Goodman Twenty3c
14 Russell Rowles Spirit Racing
15 Aaron Westgarth A5 Rangers
16 Martin Quill Team MK