Location: Stadt Moers Country Park, Whiston
Event: 25 November 2012
Report: Snowdon Sports
Team Elite’s Giles Drake won yet another race in the North Western Cyclo-Cross League – his fifth of the series – on Sunday.
The race, held at Stadt Moers Country Park, was extremely wet after18 hours of solid rain which eased just a couple of hours before the races.
Drake got away at the start of the race with Pete Middleton (Zepnat) going with him. The 28-year-old Wirral rider attempted a few digs on a wide and usually fast course but Middleton managed to handle everything that was thrown at him.
As the pair got two thirds of the way through the race, Drake upped the tempo and managed to get away from Middleton, increasing his gap slightly with each passing lap.
It was a comfortable victory for Giles Drake in the end in a race which saw many take a tumble or suffer mechanical difficulties.
Giles said after the race: “It was absolutely soaking out there today. Last week was bad but this was much wetter. But because there was water the mud wasn’t quite as thick and bike changing wasn’t as important as it was last week.
“I put a few little digs in early on but then with about a third of the race left, I put the hammer down and eked out the win from there really. I’d guess I was about a minute in front by the end.
“It was very slippery early on but as the race wore on, the course dried out and there was a bit more grip. We got lucky with the weather, after all the rain we had it was dry for the race and it was good fun.
“It was a good, open course with wide tracks so there were no issues with back markers or anything like that.
“I want to try and get the league won so that I can go on and race in a few big events towards the end of the season but we’ll see, just play it by ear. I’ve picked up a bit of a cold so I’m hoping that doesn’t get anything worse.”
Results:
Senior:
1 Giles Drake Team Elite S
2 Peter Middleton Zepnat V45
3 Simon Wilson Metaltek-Scott S
4 Paul Bethell Team Elite V40
5 Adrian Lawrence Team B Global V40
6 Scott Wilson Manchester Wheelers S
7 Alex McNicol Velo Club Moulin S
8 Peter Wilbraham Team Elite S
9 Jerrod Hartley Horwich CC V40
10 Cal Difalco Colnago / Microshift / Skins S
11 Mick Style Manchester Wheelers V45
12 Sean Beswick Zepnat V45
13 Matt Lawton Macclesfield Wheelers S
14 Bruce Dalton Kinesis WK U23
15 Oliver Payton Cycle Sport Pendle J
16 Steff Chandler Horwich CC V40
17 Martin Woffindin Cycle Sport Pendle U23
18 Mark Ferguson High Peak Cycles V50
19 Anthony Morris Evans Cycles S
20 Adam Newall Horwich CC S
21 Nick Shaughnessy UA V40
22 John Rigby Maxgear S
23 Dave Brailsford Horwich CC S
24 Chris Thomas Warrington RC S
25 Andrew Nixon Red Rose Olympic J
26 Andrew Brindle Horwich CC V40
27 Ian Rutherford Lune RCC S
28 Andrew Davies Horwich CC U23
29 Ian Ashworth Cycle Sport Pendle V40
30 Marcus Fielden Macclesfield Wheelers S
31 Joe Heywood Lancs RC V40
32 Alan Dorrington Planet X V40
33 Paul Davies High peak Cycles S
34 Steve Wood Oldham Ruffyeds V45
35 Pete Howarth Withington Wheelers V50
36 Matthew Bates UA S
37 Dave Headon Horwich CC V45
38 Stephen Cooke Harry Middleton Cycling Club S
39 Jacob Peatfield Cycle Sport Pendle J
40 Chris Belsham U/A S
41 Ian Kendall Liverpool Century V40
42 Kevin McCann Liverpool Century S
43 Thomas Frater S
44 Dave Thorp Manchester BMX V40
45 Pat Rowland UA V45
46 John Backhouse Cyclesport International S
47 Jason Ragg Manchester Wheelers S
48 Mike Wilcock Red Rose Olympic V40
49 Mark Rowson Macclesfield Wheelers V45
50 Kevan Underhill Weaver Valley CC V50
51 James Tudor S
52 Mark Jones S
53 Martin Rogers BNECC V50
54 Eddie Hibbert S
55 Chris Gambles Horwich CC S
56 Paul James S
57 Oliver Perez Red Rose Olympic S
58 Duncan Smith CRC S
59 Derek Schofield Rossendale Road Club V55
60 Adam Webster S
61 Becky Preece Red Rose Olympic WU23
62 Ray Pugh Liverpool Mercury ( Dolan) V55
63 Stewart Dwyer St Helens CRC V50
64 Craig Tabiner Port Sunlight Wheelers V40
65 Ian Clarke Birkenhead NE V45
66 Clive Wilkinson Birkenhead North End CC V45
67 Mark Barker Manchester Triathlon Club V45
68 Denis Mason Horwich CC S
69 Gus French Here Come the Belgians V50
70 Giles Perkins North Cheshire Clarion V45
71 Richie Watts Rossendale RC V45
72 Michael John Ogden Manchester Wheelers V50
73 Graham Kennerley Lancaster CC V55
74 Stan Boyd St Helens CRC S
75 Mike Cleary Manchester Wheelers V40
76 Mick Speirs Horwich CC V55
77 Paul Warrener Rossendale Rideon V45
78 Phil Braybrooke Manchester Wheelers V50
79 Steve Simpson U/A S
80 Jan Shearsmith Manchester Wheelers V50
81 Geraint Parry Liverpool Century RC S
82 Mike Plant North Cheshire Clarion S
83 Robert Longden North Cheshire Clarion V40
84 Dave Martin Red Rose Olympic V40
85 Mike Oshea Rossendale Road Club V50
86 David Hollingworth Red Rose Olympic V45
87 Alan Shuttleworth Altrincham RC V65
88 Bob Clarke Red Rose Olympic V40
89 Mark Lenderyou Manchester Wheelers V45
90 Eleanor Underhill Weaver Valley CC WV50
91 Brian Clayton UA V60
92 Rebecca Rimmington UA WS
93 John Hussey S
94 Matt Kinsey GKU V40
95 Eric Fitzhenrg U23
96 Geoff Robinson Glossop Velo V50
97 Mary White Horwich CC WV60
98 Paul O'Halloran ua V45
99 Dave Halman Altrincham RC V60
100 Jeremy Eastham Red Rose Olympic V45
101 Bob Duckworth Bury Clarion V65
Junior: Oliver Payton (Cycle Sport Pendle). Lady: Becky Preece (Red Rose Olympic CC). Under 23:
Bruce Dalton (The Kinesis Morvelo Project). Veteran 40: Peter Middleton.
Youth:
1 Ewan Grivell-Mellor Mid Shropshire Whls U16B
2 Joseph Peatfield Bolton Hot Wheels CC U16B
3 Matthew Walls Velocity U16B
4 Tom Figgins Bolton Hot Wheels U16B
5 Thomas Clarke Red Rose Olympic U16B
6 Alistair Leivers BYCA U14B
7 Nathan Hawthorn Eastlands Velo U14B
8 Jessica Wilkinson Birkenhead North End CC U16G
9 Martha Gill Bolton Hot Wheels CC U16G
10 Bailey Payne Cycle Sport Pendle U16B
11 Cory Edmondson Cycle Sport Pendle U14B
12 Tyla Loftus Beacon Wheelers U14B
13 Devon Round MSW U14B
14 Kim Baptista Eastlands Velo U14G
15 Lewis Hartley Eastlands Velo U14B
16 Rosa Martin BYCA U16G
17 Sam Hollingworth Red Rose Olympic U14B
18 Georgia Savory Cycle Sport Pendle U14G
19 Brendan Thompson Liverpool Century R. C. U14B
20 Felix Benson Eason U14B
Under-12s:
1 Matti Egglestone Beacon Wheelers U12B
2 Tyler Koch Bolton Hotwheels U12B
3 Nicole Clarke Port Sunlight Wheelers U12G
4 Robert Donaldson Mossley RC U12B
5 Ammel Talib North Cheshire Clarion U12B
6 Robbie Rowson Macclesfield Wheelers U12B
7 Oliver Walton Pedalsport CC U12B
8 Thomas Wood Oldham Ruffyeds U12B
9 Ben Wilcock Red Rose Olympic U12B
10 Jaish Talib North Cheshire Clarion
11 Alfie Payne Cycle Sport Pendle U12B
12 Shannon Hawthorn Cycle Sport Pendle U12G
13 Ben Wells U12B
Under-10s:
1 Ben Peatfield Bolton Hotwheels U10B
2 Matthew Baptista Eastlands Velo U10B
3 Aiden Lawrence MK Cycles U10B
4 Joe Thorpe Manchester BMX U10B
5 Maani Talib North Cheshire Clarion U10B
6 Sam Kendall Liverpool Century R. C. U10B
7 Andrew Clarke Port Sunlight Wheelers U8B
8 Arees Talib North Cheshire Clarion U8B
9 Nick Bradshaw Ruffyeds U10B
10 Anna Harris Chester Tri Club U10G
11 James Donaldson Mossley CRT U8B
12 Spencer Unsworth BYCA U10B
13 Joe Rutterford Salt Aire U10B
14 Bryn Lawrence MK Cycles U8B
15 Evelyn Black Chester Go ride U10G
16 Seb Kinsey Glossop U8B
17 Jake Holland Red Rose Olympic U8B
18 Isobel Koch Bolton Hotwheels U8G
19 Charlotte Kendall Liverpool Century R. C. U8G
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