Location: Herne Hill, London
Event: 23 December 2012
Report: Snowdon Sports

The winner of the East and South East Cyclo-Cross Championship, Taylor Johnstone took victory in the Vicious Velo Double Cross, staged at Herne Hill in London on Saturday.

The first race in a weekend of action at the venue which culminated with a round of the London League on Sunday, the event attracted many of the region’s top riders which meant 19-year-old Londoner Johnstone had to be on top form to take the win.

He held off a stern challenge from East and South East Championships junior winner and GB rider Harry Franklin (Hargroves Cycles) to take the win, while the 17-year-old took second ahead of Hackney GT rider Matt Webber – a prolific winner and more than twice his age.

In other categories, Cyclelab placed two riders on the women’s podium with Leona Kadir taking the win ahead of Verity Appleyard (Brotherton Cycles) while Anett Deli (Cyclelab) took third.

GS Henley’s Mike Simpson – who was crowned top veteran in the South of England Championships earlier this month – won the over-40 veterans race ahead of Will Girvan (North Hampshire RC), while the winner of the over-50 category was Mick Bell (London Fire Brigade CC) – again, a regional championship winner in the East and South East race earlier this month.

Condor Cycles’ David Barnes won the Under-16 boys race, while Hargroves Cycles’ starlet Dan Tulett – who is leading the National Trophy Series standings - was an easy winner of the Under-14 boys.

Results:

Seniors:
1 Taylor Johnstone (Team Der Ver)
2 Harry Franklin (Hargroves Cycles)
3 Matt Webber (Hackney GT)
4 Jack Finch (PM Racing)
5 Matt Zeitz (Pearson Cycles)
6 Ben Lewis (Hackney GT)
7 Phil Glowinski (VC Londres)
8 Rob Purcell (Mountain Trax)
9 Vojtch Blazejovsky (Brixton Cycles)
10 Jorge Monse (London Dynamo)
11 Kevin Ball (Dulwich Paragon)
12 Mick Vance (Dulwich Paragon)
13 Krisztian Borbely (Cyclelab)
14 Carl Findlay (Cyclelab)
15 Nick Benton (unattached)
16 Richard Shilton (unattached)
17 Jody Newman (unattached)
18 Paul Burgoine (Finchley RT)
19 Greg Anderson (Pro Bike Kit)
20 Jessie Baines (unattached)
21 Stanley Akinnibi (unattached)
22 John Wright (unattached)
23 Shane Pope (Bayeux)
24 Edwin Burden (London Phoenix) DNF

Juniors
1 Chris McGovern (Sutton CC)

Women
1 Leona Kadir (Cyclelab)
2 Verity Appleyard (Brotherton Cycles)
3 Anett Deli (Cyclelab)
4 Charlotte Easton (Look Mum No Hands)

Vets 40+
1 Mike Simpson (GS Henley)
2 William Girvan (North Hampshire RC)
3 John Polak (unattached)
4 Carl Ferri (Dulwich Paragon)
5 Charlie Codrington (Herne Hill Youth CC)
6 Matt Levett (Brixton CC)
7 Richard Bremner (North Hampshire RC)
8 Alex Beyfus (Sussex Nomads)

Vets 50+
1 Mick Bell (London Fire Brigade CC)
2 Dave McMullen (GWR Team)
3 Dougie Fox (Crawley Wheelers)
4 Duncan Schwier (Twickenham CC)
5 Anthony Dymen (North Hampshire CC)
6 Andy Roberts (GWR Team)
7 Rob Colover (unattached)

Under 16 Boys
1 David Barnes (Condor Cycles)
2 George White (Sutton CC)
3 George Rounce (London Dynamo)
4 William Fax (unattached)

Under 14 Boys
1 Dan Tulett (Hargroves Cycles)
2 Remahn Ullah (Herne Hill Youth CC)
3 Luke Ritchie (Team Darenth)
4 Tom Eadey (Crawley Wheelers)
5 Toby Martin (Team Darenth)
6 Arlo Kendrick (VC Londres)
7 Freddie Argent (Herne Hill Youth CC)
8 Kareem Akinnibi (Herne Hill Youth CC)
9 Hayden Cassidy (Herne Hill Youth CC)

Under 12 Boys
1 Ben Tulett (Hargroves Cycles)
2 Noah Charlton (VC Deal)
3 Tom Martin (Herne Hill Youth CC)
4 Thomas Glaig (VC Londres)
5 Irdan Zaman (Bigfoot)
6 Luke Ashwood (Sutton CC)
7 Seth Ludewick (Herne Hill Youth CC)
8 Barasinn (unattached)
9 Alex Ferri (VC Londres)

Under 10 Boys
1 Joseph Blackmore (Herne Hill Youth CC)
2 Stanley Pratts (Herne Hill Youth CC)
3 Peter Mayrom (Herne Hill Youth CC)
4 Harry Wood (Penge CC)
5 Peter Maytom (Herne Hill Youth CC)
6 Samuel McGhee (Sutton CC)

Under 10 Girls
1 Nell Ludewick (Herne Hill Youth CC)
2 Hildy Bridmoore (Herne Hill Youth CC)

Thanks to www.ukcyclesport.com for the above results

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.