Taunton Vale Cross/South West Cyclo-Cross League Round 2
Location: Wellington, Somerset
Event: 15 September 2013
Report: Snowdon Sports
Photo: Andy Whitehouse
Steve Davies (Hargroves Cycles) showed he will be a force to be reckoned with again this season by taking his second victory of the season in round two of the South West League in Wellington.
The hard ground and freshly cut grass set the scene for a very fast and furious days racing.
For the main race the course was one for the riders who knew how to race in a pack and to use people as shield from the wind.
A fairly high paced, open course that started off dry, but turned into a slippery 'corner fest' near the end as the weather turned for the worse.
This made for exciting and entertaining racing through the technical twisty off camber sections.
Davies, 53 and from Bideford, used his years of experience to great effect winning ahead of
Sherborne’s Kamden Reedy who claimed second some 30 seconds behind.
Exeter rider James Davey had a great ride in his first year as a senior rider to claim third place.
Newly formed Plymouth CX RT had a large showing of riders and took the first women prize with Amy Gallache.
The under-12s race kicked off the day’s proceedings with Freddie Birchill (MDCC) winning overall.
Honours for the under-10s race were taken by Jack Webb (1st Chard Wheelers) and for the U8s it was Edward Ayres (Alltrax).
The Youth Race was dominated by a battle between the top under-14 and under-16 riders with the younger Harry Birchill beating Charlie Meredith (both MDCC club members) to the line.
Results:
1 Steve Davies Hargrove Cycles Veteran
2 Kamden Reedy Team Diabetes UK Senior
3 James Davey MDCC Senior
4 Alistar Lovell Royal Navy Senior
5 Tim Carpenter 3Sixty Performance Veteran
6 Mathew Noble Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Senior
7 Matt Loake South Fork Racing Senior
8 James Bovey MDCC Veteran
9 Alex Dawson Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Senior
10 Andrew Parker MDCC Veteran
11 Steven Holmes Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Senior
12 Alan Vicary Somerset Road Club Veteran
13 Marcuc Durant Unattached Veteran
14 Richard Taylor Exeter Wheelers Veteran
15 Martin Lenney Penzance Wheelers Senior
16 Ben Farrer Certini Senior
17 Carl Austin EliteVelo Senior
18 John Morse VeloCake Veteran
19 Lee Bradley Unattached Veteran
20 Alan Drury MDCC Veteran
21 Graham Roberts Tavistock Wheelers Road CC Senior
22 Mike Mulroy VeloCake Veteran
23 Wayne Hitchcott Somerset Road Club Veteran
24 Vin Cox Empella Senior
25 Stephen Hodge Mondraker UK Senior
26 Simon Philips Unattached Veteran
27 Steve Hodgson South Devon Velo Senior
28 Philip Collings Tavistock Wheelers Road CC Senior
29 Alan Sanders CSSH Senior
30 Brian Bullen 3Sixty Performance Veteran
31 Charlie McFadzean CS Dynamo Junior
32 Chris Mahn 3Sixty Performance Veteran
33 Charles Hough Bike Cellar Junior
34 David Hamilton Hammer Sports Veteran
35 Nick Lumb Exeter Wheelers Veteran
36 Gavin Richards 1st Chard Wheelers Senior
37 Mark Berand Weston Wheelers Veteran
38 Neil Ayres Alltrax Cycling Club Senior
39 William Amery Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Senior
40 Ian Warren VeloCake Veteran
41 Amy Gallacher Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Women
42 Andy Collins MDCC Veteran
43 Angela Pike Plymouth CX-VeloSmith.com Women
44 Tom Woodman Exeter Wheelers Veteran
45 Andy Gowan Unattached Senior
46 Conal Lo-Grier Portsmouth North End CC Veteran
47 Josh Priest Unattached Senior
48 Andrew Kearsey Unattached Senior
49 Jason Jones 1st Chard Wheelers Veteran
50 Julian Guy Sid Valley Veteran
51 Alison Hooper MDCC Women
52 Dave Poole Somerset Road Club Veteran
53 Fiona Verney Exeter Wheelers Women
54 Lester Young Empella Veteran
55 Pete O'Malley Unattached Veteran
56 Elaine Mason MDCC Women
57 Martha Beacham 1st Chard Wheelers Women
58 John Hinds 1st Chard Wheelers Veteran
59 Hannah Devine-Wright KJCC Women
60 Jody George BCTTT Senior
Under-16
1 Harry Birchill MDCC U14 0h 30m 49s
2 Charlie Meredith MDCC U16 +0h 0m 17s
3 Max Hinds 1st Chard Wheelers U14 +0h 3m 50s
4 Joseph West 1st Chard Wheelers U14 +0h 3m 52s
5 Ryan Dunn CS Dynamo U16 +0h 5m 34s
6 Evie Lane Fully Sussed U16 +0h 7m 3s
7 Ross Pratt MDCC U14 +1 lap + 0h 9m 24s
8 Oscar Devine-Wright CS Dynamo U14 +1 lap + 0h 14m 12s
9 Joe Glancy Taunton Bike Club U14 +1 lap + 0h 15m 36s
10 Charlotte Budgen CSSH U14 +2 laps + 0h 15m 34s
11 Joey Rogers 1st Chard Wheelers U14 +2 laps + 0h 17m 57s
Under-12
1 Freddy Brichill MDCC U12
2 Evan Richards 1st Chard Wheelers U12
3 Keiran Collins MDCC U12
4 Ethan Jones 1st Chard Wheelers U12
5 Ruby Faun MDCC U12
6 Jack Webb 1st Chard Wheelers U10
7 Oscar Glancy Taunton Bke Club U12
8 Sol Drury MDCC U10
9 Henry Howells CSSH U10
10 Felix Faun MDCC U12
11 Max Taylor 1st Chard Wheelers U10
12 Oscar West 1st Chard Wheelers U10
13 Samuel Brownhill Taunton Bike Club U10
14 Monty Coate Taunton Bike Club U10
15 Edward Ayres Alltrax U8
16 George Thomas BCTTT U8
17 William Howells CSSH U8
18 Oliver Jones 1st Chard Wheelers U8
19 Imogen Jones 1st Chard Wheelers U10
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