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Location: Ancaster Karting Circuit, Ancaster, Lincolnshire
Event: 16 September 2012
Report: James Evans/Snowdon Sports
Photos: Ray Stuart
There were 94 riders starting an extremely challenging course in Ancaster on Sunday. But it was Andrew Stuart of Nottingham Clarion who produced a great ride to take his first win in senior cyclo-cross.
The race took in eight laps of a circuit which was made up of two clear halves - the first part set on a field with a slight incline followed by a downhill section with lots of ruts which made for a very bumpy ride.
Lots of loose soil and sand made for an technically demanding length of track causing the back ends of the bikes to skid out. The contest was made all the more difficult by a strong headwind which lashed over the track.
At the start, it was Gareth Whittall (Clay Cross RT) that led, taking Mark Cotton (Ellmore Factory Racing), Richard Lister (RWD Bikes) and John Thompson with him.
But Cotton took the lead over the technical part of the course and managed to hold the lead for a lap-and-a-half.
But Stuart caught up with him and managed to open up a ten second gap over his rivals. For the rest of the race, Stuart continued to pull away, gradually increasing his lead, lap after lap. He finished 30 seconds ahead of Mark Cotton, who was comfortable in second.
Andrew said after the race: “I’m really happy to win - my first win in senior cross. It was a really windswept and bumpy course.
“Two laps in I just went all out and managed to edge out a gap and then just built on the lead from there. It was very technical, especially the sandy and rocky section in the woods.
“I didn’t race in the first round, I only enter the odd race in this league. I usually race in the Notts and Derby League but this one wasn’t too far away from where I live so I popped over and I’m glad I did!”
Results:
Seniors:
1st Andrew Stewart Heanor Clarion 8 laps in 53:45
2nd Mark Cotton Ellmore Factory Racing at 0:30
3rd Gareth Whitall Clay Cross RT at 1:25
4th Richard Lister RWD Brakes 1st Vet at 1:39
5th Jon Wells VC Lincoln at 2:32
6th Jon Mozley Cycle Premier Kovert at 3:25
7th Graham Clark Time RT 2nd Vet at 3:58
8th Adam Ellis Spalding CC 3rd Vet at 4:15
9th Mark Willett Sherwood Pines at 4:49
10th Martin Kennedy Keep the Beat Cycling at 4:59
11th Asa Elkington Boston Wheelers
12th Charlie Porter Boston Wheelers
13th Brian Stanley Ace Racing Team 4th Vet
14th Kristian Bravin Leicestershire RC 5th Vet
15th Richard Hamblin Sleaford Wheelers
16th David Perry VC Charnwood 6th Vet
17th Carl Dyson Clay Cross RT
18th Ivan Oxborough VC Lincoln
19th George Thompson Sleaford Wheelers
20th Darryl Hewson Alford Wheelers
21st Martyn Gammidge Unattached 7th Vet
22nd Mark Jacklin Fenland Clarion 8th Vet
23rd Andrew Willett Sherwood Pines 9th Vet
24th Bruce Dalton Kinesis Morvelo Project
25th Graham Gee Sherwood Pines 10th Vet
26th Bart Kieres Bourne Wheelers
27th Martin MacGregor VC Lincoln
28th Dave Allen Alford Wheelers
29th Martin White Boston Wheelers 11th Vet
30th Darren Smith Boston Wheelers
31st Gavin Daley VC Lincoln
32nd Mervin Dudley Sherwood Pines 1st Vet 50+
33rd Henry Heyes Skegness Wheelers
34th Aaron Tuplin Cherry Valley RT
35th Daniel Kelley Clay Cross RT
36th Diane Lee Zepnat RT 1st Lady
37th Glen Allison Sherwood Pines 2nd Vet 50+
38th Shane Norton Spalding CC 12th Vet
39th Richard Eve Wishbech Wheelers
40th David Brearley Cottingham Couriers
41st Wayne Hutson Arrow Cycles
42nd Carl Norris Sherwood Pines 13th Vet
43rd Sam Mullenger VC Lincoln
44th Peter Cocker VC Lincoln 1st Junior
45th Tim Roberts Sherwood Pines 14th Vet
46th Keith Munton Bourne Wheelers
47th Gavin Sykes VC Lincoln 15th Vet
48th Paul Dann VC Lincoln 16th Vet
49th Martin Cullen VC Lincoln 17th Vet
50th Sam Bentley Spalding CC 2nd Junior
51st Stephen Collin Bourne Wheelers 18th Vet
52nd Steven Hilbert VC Lincoln 3rd Vet 50+
53rd Robert Briggs Rossington Wheelers 4th Vet 50+
54th Sam Tuplin Ellmore Factory Racing
55th Lennox Saint Boston Wheelers 3rd Junior
56th Paul Hutson Arrow Cycles
57th Jody Bett VC Lincoln
58th Paul Dalton Matlock CC 5th Vet 50+
59th Sean East Witham Wheelers 19th Vet
60th S Jones Unattached
61st Malc Jacklin Fenland Clarion 20th Vet
62nd Joe Ashworth Alford Wheelers
63rd Mick Mcdermott Heanor Clarion 1st Vet 60+
64th Jimmy Armstrong VC Lincoln 21st Vet
65th Simon Hookway Sherwood Pines 22nd Vet
66th Karl Fraser VC Lincoln 23rd Vet
67th Matt Bishop Lincoln Wheelers
68th Andy Stewart Unattached
69th Simon Cocker Witham Wheelers 2nd Vet 60+
70th Chris Crawford Witham Wheelers 24th Vet
71st Simon Santry Spalding CC 25th Vet
72nd Dan Carr Boston Wheelers
73rd ? Webster Spalding CC 26th Vet
74th Barry Robinson VC Lincoln 3rd Vet 60+
75th Andy Pack Spalding CC 27th Vet
76th Tom Comben Bourne Wheelers
77th Sian Botteley Bourne Wheelers 2nd Lady / 4th Junior
78th Steve Air SPCC Vet (category unknown)
79th Graham Illingworth Unattached 28th Vet
80th J Jones Unattached 4th Vet 60+
81st Chris Peel Spalding CC 29th Vet
82nd Terry Biestey Scunthorpe Poly CC 5th Vet 60+
83rd Mike Parkins Bourne Wheelers 6th Vet 60+
84th Alan Ringrose Newark Castle 30th Vet
85th G Richards Spalding CC 31t Vet
86th Ben Appleby Alford Wheelers
87th Jane Roberts VC Lincoln 3rd Lady
88th John Noone Lincoln Wheelers 32nd Vet
Youth:
1st Jake Poole CycleShack 6 laps in 34:40
2nd Henry Thompson Sleaford Wheelers at 1:27
3rd Harry Lewis Sherwood Pines 1st U14 at 2:28
4th George Baker Kingscliffe Flyers at 2:51
5th Tim James Bourne Wheelers at 3:22
6th Scott Hookway Sherwood Pines 2nd U14 at 4:08
7th Max Williamson Lincsquad at 4:48
8th James Armstrong VC Lincoln 3rd U14 at 4:54
9th Matt Ellis Spalding CC 4th U14 at 6:10
10th Robbie Sturdy Lincsquad at 1 lap
11th James Carter Witham Wheelers
12th Oliver Snodden Sherwood Pines 5th U14
13th Tilly Wilks VC Lincoln 1st Girl
14th Jess Willett Sherwood Pines
15th Mark Gee Sherwood Pines 6th U14
16th Aaron Bateman Bourne Wheelers 7th U14
17th Callum Baker Newark Castle
18th Reece Moradakhan Spalding CC
19th Jack Hollyoack Unattached
20th Adam Botteley Bourne Wheelers
21st Jennifer McAndrew Spalding CC 2nd Girl
22nd Jacob Santry Spalding CC 8th U14
23rd Thomas Webster Spalding CC 9th U14
24th Robert McAndrew Spalding CC 10th U14
25th Rebeca Richards Newark Castle 3rd Girl at 2 laps
26th Lewis Hill Newark Castle
27th Robert Ward Bourne Wheelers
28th Dan Pritchett Newark Castle 11th U14
29th Joseph Collins Bourne Wheelers 12th U14
30th Jamie Nation Bourne Wheelers
31st Isabel Dann VC Lincoln 4th Girl/13th U14
32nd Eleanor Crawford Witham Wheelers 5th Girl/14th U14
33rd Luke Fraser VC Lincoln 15th U14 at 3 laps
34th Megan Kendall Spalding CC 6th Girl/16th U14
35th Zoe Sawula Newark Castle 7th Girl
36th Sophie Wright Spalding CC 8th Girl/17th U14
Under-12s:
1st Jake Norton Spalding CC
2nd Bradley Sprogis VC Lincoln
3rd Kerrigan Robb Witham Wheeelers
4th Max Poole Lincsquad
5th Cameron Nielson Spalding CC
6th Tom Wright Spalding CC
7th Abigail Armstrong VC Lincoln 1st Girl
8th Nathan Preistly Newark Castle
9th Warren Eve Spalding CC
10th Bryn Richards Spalding CC
11th Ben Norton Spalding CC
12th Alexander Garret Bourne Wheelers
13th Milo Sawuk Newark Castle
14th Oliver Sawyer VC Lincoln
15th Alexander Armstrong VC Lincoln
16th James Broughton VC Lincoln
17th Jake Kennedy VC Lincoln
18th Molly Peel Spalding CC 2nd Girl
19th Matthew Wooley Newark Castle
20th Nathan Townsend Witham Wheeelers
21st Matthew Comben Bourne Wheelers
22nd Thomas Smith Boston Wheelers
23rd James Timms Unattached
24th Fynn Thursby Boston Wheelers
25th Byron Bett VC Lincoln
26th Oliver Corr Boston Wheelers
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.
