| NPS - Sherwood Pines |
Saturday 12th
& 13th June 2004
Round 3 of the new Premier mtb series was held at
Sherwood Pines, a flat fast circuit near Clipstone. Last years race here
produced a sprint finish with 7 riders together, would this year
be the same? I made
a good start and was with the leaders on the first lap, I was not right at the
front but still in contention in a group of about 15. Riders were getting
dropped from the group due to the pace - not the demanding terrain... Shortly
into the second lap I had another disaster, my £ 280 titaium egg beater pedal
came loose and fell off! Well it did not fall off, came away from the crank and
was stuck on the bottom of my shoe. (I had not over tightened them as I have had
trouble getting pedals off before as the normally tighten themselves on). I
screwed it back on and set off to try and salvage some sort of result. I was
going ok and moved back up to 20th, does not sound so good but when I looked at
lap times it is not so bad. Jody Crawforth won another round here from Simon
Richardson and Oli Beckingsale.
| Category : Elite Male | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 5 | Jody Crawforth | Evans Cycles RT | 00:22:44:157 | 00:22:57:898 | 00:22:59:635 | 00:23:41:430 | 00:23:17:704 | 01:55:40:824 | Best | 00:22:44:157 | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Simon Richardson | Trek UK | 00:22:43:474 | 00:22:58:581 | 00:22:59:635 | 00:23:52:090 | 00:23:07:157 | 01:55:40:937 | + 00:00:00:113 | 00:22:43:474 | |
| 3 | 19 | 5 | Oli Beckingsale | MBUK/Scott | 00:22:56:808 | 00:22:45:663 | 00:23:00:384 | 00:23:50:189 | 00:23:08:105 | 01:55:41:149 | + 00:00:00:325 | 00:22:45:663 | |
| 4 | 58 | 5 | John Veness | Evans Cycles RT | 00:22:59:044 | 00:22:45:808 | 00:22:58:003 | 00:23:50:189 | 00:23:33:363 | 01:56:06:407 | + 00:00:25:583 | 00:22:45:808 | |
| 5 | 1321 | 5 | Phil Dixon | Ace RT | 00:22:44:157 | 00:22:58:314 | 00:23:00:384 | 00:23:50:925 | 00:23:55:355 | 01:56:29:135 | + 00:00:48:311 | 00:22:44:157 | |
| 6 | 36 | 5 | Adrian Lansley | Pedalon.co.uk | 00:22:59:044 | 00:22:45:808 | 00:22:58:003 | 00:23:52:230 | 00:24:10:209 | 01:56:45:294 | + 00:01:04:470 | 00:22:45:808 | |
| 7 | 11 | 5 | Carl Sturgeon | Lutterworth CC/Power | 00:23:02:441 | 00:22:54:417 | 00:23:34:136 | 00:23:57:584 | 00:23:49:867 | 01:57:18:445 | + 00:01:37:621 | 00:22:54:417 | |
| 8 | 32 | 5 | Jamie Newall | Evans Cycles RT | 00:22:56:418 | 00:22:47:528 | 00:23:21:701 | 00:24:01:651 | 00:24:27:856 | 01:57:35:154 | + 00:01:54:330 | 00:22:47:528 | |
| 9 | 20 | 5 | Sam Gardner | Evans Cycles RT | 00:22:59:044 | 00:22:45:808 | 00:23:32:119 | 00:24:23:336 | 00:24:57:790 | 01:58:38:097 | + 00:02:57:273 | 00:22:45:808 | |
| 10 | 70 | 5 | James Ouchterlony | Angus Bike Chain | 00:23:53:304 | 00:23:58:059 | 00:23:41:209 | 00:23:47:403 | 00:23:34:200 | 01:58:54:175 | + 00:03:13:351 | 00:23:34:200 | |
| 11 | 24 | 5 | Paul Oldham | Giant racing | 00:23:17:457 | 00:23:54:527 | 00:24:06:941 | 00:24:01:050 | 00:23:54:773 | 01:59:14:748 | + 00:03:33:924 | 00:23:17:457 | |
| 12 | 27 | 5 | Geoff Beetham | ER Velo/Bianchi UK | 00:23:00:421 | 00:23:04:172 | 00:24:41:829 | 00:24:34:035 | 00:24:00:864 | 01:59:21:321 | + 00:03:40:497 | 00:23:00:421 | |
| 13 | 1323 | 5 | Phil Spencer | Trek UK | 00:22:56:808 | 00:22:58:665 | 00:24:23:251 | 00:24:29:360 | 00:24:42:398 | 01:59:30:482 | + 00:03:49:658 | 00:22:56:808 | |
| 14 | 1316 | 5 | Oli Cox | 00:23:37:185 | 00:23:51:767 | 00:24:07:296 | 00:24:07:485 | 00:24:01:470 | 01:59:45:203 | + 00:04:04:379 | 00:23:37:185 | ||
| 15 | 48 | 5 | Ross Adams | Red Kite Cycles | 00:23:38:201 | 00:23:52:620 | 00:24:05:427 | 00:24:06:057 | 00:24:05:275 | 01:59:47:580 | + 00:04:06:756 | 00:23:38:201 | |
| 16 | 68 | 5 | Duncan Jamieson | Marin UK | 00:23:17:457 | 00:24:13:364 | 00:24:07:015 | 00:24:05:897 | 00:24:04:667 | 01:59:48:400 | + 00:04:07:576 | 00:23:17:457 | |
| 17 | 59 | 5 | Christopher Minter | Pedalon.co.uk | 00:23:37:185 | 00:23:54:450 | 00:24:05:652 | 00:24:07:630 | 00:24:03:489 | 01:59:48:406 | + 00:04:07:582 | 00:23:37:185 | |
| 18 | 15 | 5 | Richard Wood | Mountain Mania RT | 00:23:42:237 | 00:23:49:398 | 00:24:06:201 | 00:24:04:469 | 00:24:08:731 | 01:59:51:036 | + 00:04:10:212 | 00:23:42:237 | |
| 19 | 57 | 5 | Daniel Duguid | Evans Cycles | 00:23:37:185 | 00:23:53:636 | 00:24:07:015 | 00:24:20:264 | 00:25:22:515 | 02:01:20:615 | + 00:05:39:791 | 00:23:37:185 | |
| 20 | 10 | 5 | Barrie Clarke | Giant racing | 00:23:02:441 | 00:26:18:632 | 00:24:24:432 | 00:24:09:072 | 00:24:07:610 | 02:02:02:187 | + 00:06:21:363 | 00:23:02:441 | |
| 21 | 46 | 5 | Dave Collins | Science in Sport.com | 00:22:59:044 | 00:22:47:018 | 00:23:29:994 | 00:25:13:861 | 00:27:40:826 | 02:02:10:743 | + 00:06:29:919 | 00:22:47:018 | |
| 22 | 1315 | 5 | Dan Booth | 00:23:11:083 | 00:24:19:738 | 00:24:01:751 | 00:24:52:175 | 00:26:29:516 | 02:02:54:263 | + 00:07:13:439 | 00:23:11:083 | ||
Sunday was the enduro again. On a longer more flowing course with lap times nearer 35 minutes. I was riding the 6 hour with Sue Thomas as a team. She set off at the start to give her more chance to race the men. We took our turns and were yo-yoing between second and forth place. With two laps remaining I went out with a 3 minute deficit to second place, after just over a lap I was up to second, where we ended up finishing.
(written 17/06/04)