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Yorkshire Points Cyclo-Cross - Round 6

Myrtle Park, Bingley, Sunday 22 Nov 2009
Report: Phil Ingham

The Yorkshire Points Cyclo-Cross series moved on to Myrtle Park in Bingley for round six. A popular venue, the park provides a fine test both of fitness and agility and bike handling skills. A long loop round riverside playing fields leads to a series of technical challenges, including lots of off-camber, some very tight singletrack in woodland and a sapping flight of steps before another loop through the upper reaches of the park. Recent rain meant conditions underwheel were soft and the cambers very slippery. But it remained a fair test throughout the day and gave the big - and noisy - spectating contingent plenty of entertainment along the way.

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The Senior and Junior race began under darkening skies and as the field reached the steps at the half-way point of the first lap, it was national Junior champion Tom Moses at the front, closely followed by Noel Clough, Rob Thackray and Neil Crampton. Just inside the top ten were two of the pre-race favourites, Rob Jebb and Chris Young.

Moses looked in fine form as he stretched things out into the second lap. Behind him, Jebb and Young were both making rapid progress and Jebb smoothly moved into second place by passing Clough on the steps. Young was soon homing in on Clough's rear wheel and with Crampton also just in touch, the race was clearly going to be won by one of these five riders.

Rob Jebb (left) and Tom Moses, enjoyed a great battle

Moses and Jebb were locked together for a lap and a half, each trying to make the most of their contrasting strengths - Moses pushing on through the technical sections, using his smooth style and low centre of gravity to good effect; Jebb piling on the pressure on the steps and the short-sharp run up at the end of the playing field section. Both seemed pretty evenly matched on the long slog round the back of the playing field.

For several minutes the battle lay in the balance before Moses began to build a slight advantage: he moved some ten seconds clear of Jebb in the course of a couple of laps, with Young moving into third a further twenty seconds back, with Clough close behind.

Jebb held Moses at ten seconds for much of the mid section of the race, but finally the younger rider's neat style seemed to win the day as, with rain falling and the course cutting up and becoming very slippery, he continued to ride the technical sections with conviction.

Only in the closing stages did Moses falter, stalling on the grass banking at the end of the playing field section and looking a little ragged through the short single-track woodland section which followed. However, Jebb wasn't able to take advantage and seemed to have problems of his own.

The final lap saw Jebb make one last effort and he did reel Moses in a little, but it was much too late to prevent Tom winning comfortably. Young, who looked strong throughout, came in third, with Clough fourth and Crampton fifth. It had been a high quality race ridden at impressive speed, especially given the conditions.

The Veteran and Women's race took place earlier in the best conditions of the day. Jonathan Watson surged into an early lead with Dan Cook. They had a 14 seconds lead over Watson's Zepnat team-mate Matt Denby at the end of the first full lap. However, Denby, who has dominated the series was soon into his stride and he pulled Watson back on the third lap and Cook soon afterwards. From there on, although he didn't run away with it, Denby was in control and gradually extended his lead to some 20 seconds at the finish.

Double top - vet winner Matt Denby and top woman, Adela Carter

Meanwhile, whilst Watson kept up the pressure, Cook faded and had to cede third place to Steve Barnes and that's how it finished, with Cook fourth. Peter Wilkin seemed to relish the sticky conditions and finished first over-50 in 5th place. Adela Carter was the first woman home, in 8th place, continuing her great recent run which has seen her emerge as one of the country's leading women riders in the last six weeks or so.

The first event of the day was a classy Youth race, which saw Jake Womersley, Joe Moses and Billy Harding locked in a tight battle. Moses led for most of the race and he and Womersley managed to gap Harding late in the race. Moses looked on for the win as he also built up a small lead over Womersley, but Jake kept him in his sights and passed him on the steps to claim a narrow win. Amira Mellor was the first female finisher.

There was a great turnout of over 60 riders in the under-10 and under-12 races, with the local East Morton school showing the benefits of Go-Ride sessions and putting out a good number of pupils in both races. Joe Pilling was the under-10 winner, with Annie Feetham the first girl home. Reece Wood won the under-12 race, with Annie Featham taking the female honours.

More Images (by Ian Harris): Senior & Junior | Vets & Women | Youth

Results

Senior & Junior

1 Tom Moses J 12 laps in 00:54:00.90
2 Rob Jebb S 12 laps in 00:54:15.55
3 Chris Young S 12 laps in 00:55:35.85
4 Noel Clough S 12 laps in 00:56:32.50
5 Neil Crampton S 12 laps in 00:58:45.50
6 Tim Beldun S 11 laps in 00:54:01.20
7 Ian Taylor S 11 laps in 00:54:02.50
8 Paul Young J 11 laps in 00:54:27.45
9 Rob Thackray S 11 laps in 00:54:39.20
10 Oliver Webster J 11 laps in 00:55:28.10
11 Simon Maudsley S 11 laps in 00:56:07.05
12 Jonny Limbert S 11 laps in 00:57:02.25
13 Robert Watson S 11 laps in 00:57:24.60
14 Robin Bradbury S 11 laps in 00:57:44.50
15 Phil Hinchliffe S 11 laps in 00:58:15.60
16 Jack Clarkson J 11 laps in 00:59:19.05
17 James Thompson S 11 laps in 00:59:50.70
18 Bob Addey S 10 laps in 00:55:55.05
19 Rick Cribmee S 10 laps in 00:57:53.40
20 Jon Hobson S 10 laps in 00:58:22.05
21 Marcus Spencer S 10 laps in 00:58:33.85
22 Nick Kotlarewski S 10 laps in 00:58:51.85
23 James Dalton S 10 laps in 00:59:18.40
24 Stefan Mactire S 10 laps in 00:59:37.70
25 Tim Kershaw S 9 laps in 00:54:46.75
26 John Hopkinson S 9 laps in 00:55:58.45
27 Scott Woodhead J 9 laps in 00:56:12.45
28 David Morris S 9 laps in 00:56:34.40
29 Peter Gallagher S 9 laps in 00:56:49.00
30 Paul Milsom S 9 laps in 00:57:01.05
31 Herschel Stevens J 9 laps in 00:58:29.25
32 Mark Bateman S 8 laps in 00:53:51.85
33 Joe Richards S 8 laps in 00:54:36.40
34 Andrew Wood S 8 laps in 00:55:44.70
35 R Burnham S 8 laps in 00:56:29.05
36 Richard Starkie S 8 laps in 00:56:38.00
37 Richard Stansfield S 7 laps in 00:56:36.05

Vets and Women

1 Matt Denby V40 8 laps in 00:38:36.25
2 Jon Watson V40 8 laps in 00:38:56.20
3 Steve Barnes V40 8 laps in 00:39:24.30
4 Dan Cook V40 8 laps in 00:39:32.90
5 Peter Wilkin V50 8 laps in 00:40:55.85
6 Darrell Bradbury V40 8 laps in 00:41:19.15
7 Mike Young V40 8 laps in 00:42:14.20
8 Adela Carter SL 8 laps in 00:43:29.65
9 Paul Whatrough V40 8 laps in 00:43:36.30
10 Wayne Nicholson V40 8 laps in 00:43:42.90
11 Mick Rowson V40 8 laps in 00:43:50.60
12 Charles Warren V40 8 laps in 00:44:22.60
13 Tim Beachill V50 7 laps in 00:38:40.60
14 Andy Whitworth V40 7 laps in 00:39:12.65
15 Paul Sleeford V40 7 laps in 00:39:34.25
16 Ian Obrien V40 7 laps in 00:39:37.25
17 Julian Hodgson V40 7 laps in 00:39:38.00
18 Dermot McKee V40 7 laps in 00:39:56.75
19 Andrew Metcalfe V40 7 laps in 00:40:31.80
20 Leon Davidson V40 7 laps in 00:40:32.90
21 Graham Bird V40 7 laps in 00:40:41.00
22 John Belson V40 7 laps in 00:41:02.30
23 Martin Torrie V40 7 laps in 00:41:02.75
24 Richard Allen V40 7 laps in 00:41:23.65
25 Brian Perks V50 7 laps in 00:41:30.35
26 Phil Ingham V40 7 laps in 00:42:10.55
27 Kev Hickie V40 7 laps in 00:42:47.25
28 Tim Evans V40 7 laps in 00:43:11.95
29 G Pickavey V40 7 laps in 00:43:27.20
30 Giles Bailey V40 7 laps in 00:43:33.90
31 Chips Chippendale V40 7 laps in 00:44:23.85
32 Andrew Shelbourne V40 7 laps in 00:44:24.85
33 Andrew Samllwood V40 7 laps in 00:44:56.75
34 Owen Henriksen V40 7 laps in 00:45:20.40
35 Lynn Bland LV40 7 laps in 00:45:55.70
36 Simon Pickard V40 6 laps in 00:38:37.45
37 Rennee Saxton SL 6 laps in 00:38:52.95
38 Ken Saville V40 6 laps in 00:39:17.00
39 Paul Warrener V40 6 laps in 00:39:25.20
40 Martin Brass V40 6 laps in 00:39:38.75
41 Dick Ballantine V40 6 laps in 00:40:30.10
42 Peter Stone V40 6 laps in 00:40:38.75
43 Glen Lambert V50 6 laps in 00:41:01.25
44 John Redmond V50 6 laps in 00:41:09.50
45 David Jennaway V40 6 laps in 00:41:13.60
46 A Jones V50 6 laps in 00:41:19.15
47 Craig Forrester V40 6 laps in 00:41:22.85
48 Peter Bradford V40 6 laps in 00:41:25.40
49 Kirsty Forrester SL 6 laps in 00:41:54.05
50 Peter Dixon V40 6 laps in 00:43:47.40
51 Steven Cavell V50 6 laps in 00:44:16.25
52 Chris Parcul V40 6 laps in 00:45:03.85
53 A Lord V40 6 laps in 00:45:10.45
54 Chris Nunn V40 6 laps in 00:45:22.85
55 N Rolinson LV40 6 laps in 00:45:23.95
56 Hillary Bloor LV50 6 laps in 00:45:34.45
57 Jenn Hopkins SL 6 laps in 00:45:39.40
58 Chris Beetham V40 6 laps in 00:46:22.20
59 Gordon Dalagarino V40 5 laps in 00:31:28.45
60 Peter Payton V50 5 laps in 00:32:24.20
61 Garry Marsh V50 5 laps in 00:39:58.45
62 Rebecca Warmersley J 5 laps in 00:40:09.90
63 Karen Payton LV40 5 laps in 00:43:40.95
64 David Hudson V40 5 laps in 00:43:44.45
65 Ian Hagyard V50 5 laps in 00:43:55.15
66 Peter Wilson V70 5 laps in 00:44:58.70
67 P Hellman V60 5 laps in 00:45:27.85
68 David Ward V70 5 laps in 00:46:05.55
69 Jane Curwen LV40 5 laps in 00:48:20.10
70 David Green V40 4 laps in 00:26:31.15
71 Clare Daniel LV40 4 laps in 00:41:40.80
72 Dave Cook V60 4 laps in 00:46:28.25

Youth

1 Jake Womersley U16 M 6 laps in 00:28:02.30
2 Joe Moses U16 M 6 laps in 00:28:05.50
3 Billy Harding U14 M 6 laps in 00:28:44.35
4 Nick Barnes U16 M 6 laps in 00:28:57.15
5 Edwin OliverEvans U16 M 6 laps in 00:29:08.45
6 Jake Ledger U16 M 6 laps in 00:30:53.25
7 Seb Marsh U14 M 6 laps in 00:33:57.95
8 Tom Saville U16 M 5 laps in 00:28:09.25
9 Tom Jolly U16 M 5 laps in 00:28:37.25
10 Ben Pygott U16 M 5 laps in 00:28:42.10
11 Leon Gledhill U14 M 5 laps in 00:29:04.40
12 Sam Dronsfield U14 M 5 laps in 00:29:09.00
13 Chris Barnes U14 M 5 laps in 00:30:07.05
14 Amira Mellor U14 F 5 laps in 00:30:50.65
15 Lauren ObBrien U14 F 5 laps in 00:32:12.15
16 Alex Theaker U16 M 5 laps in 00:33:50.00
17 Rob Harper U14 M 5 laps in 00:34:29.90
18 Harmonie Waterman U14 F 5 laps in 00:34:51.20
19 Oliver Payton U14 M 5 laps in 00:35:55.85
20 Hannah Saville U14 F 4 laps in 00:29:16.15
21 Natalie Gil U14 F 4 laps in 00:31:46.55
22 Madeline Rolinson U14 F 4 laps in 00:34:41.40

Under 10

1 Joe Pilling Wakefield Junior Tri
2 Mason Hollyman Sowerby Bros
3 Tiras Walterman Holme Valley Wh
4 Jenson Young Pedalsport
5 David Lewis North Midland Youth
6 Jack Ford Holme Valley Wh
7 Tom Whitworth Hudds RC
8 Annie Feetham Wakefield Tri
9 Alex Grice EBCC
10 Sunniuah Waterman Holme Valley Wh
11 Harry Shelbourne Wakefield Junior Tri
12 Thomas Hudson
13 Felicity Gledhill Holme Valley Wh
14 Taylor Nunn Paul Milnes RT
15 Amy Hinchliffe Wakefield Tri
16 Ben Johnson Bradford RCC
17 Henry Hollyman Sowerby Bros
18 Chloe Loftus Salt Ayre Cog Set
19 William Thackray Paul Milnes RT
20 Sam Holden East Morton
21 Harry Fenwick
22 Thomas Whittingham East Morton
23 Eve Anderton EBKC
24 Thomas Ford HVW
25 Joab Jacklin East Morton
26 Isabelle
27 Jack Bradley East Morton
28 Thomas Shand East Morton
29 William Chidsey East Morton
30 Elphina Waterman Holme Valley Wh
31 Alice Shelbourne Wakefield Tri
32 Louis Pasquier Wakefield Tri
33 Chloe Hinchliffe Wakefield Tri
34 Taylor Smith East Morton
35 Sajai Waterman Holme Valley Wh
36 Ben Pickard JD Cycles
37 Seth Anderton Hudds SW

Under-12

1 Reece Wood Aire Valley RT
2 Matt Walls Eastlands Velo
3 Jake Beach Aire Valley RT
4 Seth Waterman Holme Valley Wh
5 Joe Parker Crosstrax
6 Ben Dransfield Wakefield Junior Tri
6 John Humphrey Wakefield Junior Tri
8 Lewis Howarth East Morton
9 Grace Featham Wakefield Junior Tri
10 Tyler Loftus Salt Ayre Cog Set
11 Thomas Wilson EBCC
12 Hannah Wood Wakefield Junior Tri
13 Simeon Young Pedalsport
14 Rebekah Rolinson East Bradford CC
15 Jamie Ridehalgh Aire Valley
16 Thomas Day East Morton
17 Sophie Thackray Paul Milnes RT
18 Annie Beach Wakefield Junior Tri
19 Elizabeth Kildunne East Morton
20 Gracie Anderton EBKC
21 Elizabeth Denby Aire Valley