Event: Norwich ABC 125th Anniversary Cross Add this to my calendar (Outlook etc.)
Date: Sunday, 7 November 2004
Promoter: Norwich ABC
Contact: Darrel Glover 01953 455772(h) 07050 038048(m) darrel@drgbodyshop.co.uk
Location: New Eccles Hall School, Eccles, Nr Attleborough, Norfolk. Click here for a map. Click the grey arrows at the bottom right of the map to see a detailed version.
Report: A beautiful autumnal day at Eccles tempted a good field for a fine day’s racing. Congratulations are due to Darrel Glover and his team for excellent facilities and planning, and to Norwich ABC on their 125th Anniversary.
In the Under 12’s race Hugo Robinson stormed round in cyclonic fashion, with only Andrew Philips avoiding being lapped. Cara put in yet another strong performance to be first girl. All competitors are commended for excellent sporting efforts. It’s nice to see that Connor Barry can now get round the course without help from Daddy. Paul Barry is also pleased about that.
The youth race gave Carl Harris his fourth win of the season, thus nudging him ahead of Andrew Griffiths in the league. Peter Hargreaves was making time up on Carl all the way through the final laps, but didn’t quite have the oomph to grab the win. Luke Newby had his best ride of the season so far, and Dale Jackson continued his run of finding the most unpleasant place to fall, landing himself in a nettle patch. Mandy Cook wrapped up the ladies race. Kerrick Newstead put in a good effort for the Junior race, but it wasn’t enough to catch an on-form James Jackson. Kerrick suffered from carrying too much hair round the course.
The battle of the vets continues to twist and turn. Today Mark Farrow took the lead from the first lap. Try as he might, Dave Copland was off the pace and couldn’t catch him. Donald MacGregor got the Senior Vets (that’s “quite old”) and it was good to see Tim Butler put in a very respectable performance after a long break from racing while recovering from injury. John Terrell was also having a good day judging by his smile at the end. That doesn’t mean much though, as John is usually smiling. Bruce Robinson made an easy win of the Grand Vets (that’s “very old”). New boy on the block, Clive Sparkes, showed old timer Chris Gooch how to win the Master Vet category (that’s “seriously old”) and Brian Foster moaned and groaned his way to Super Vet winner (that’s “older than you’d care to think about”).
In the Senior race Carl Davey continues the sparkling form he has maintained all season. Carls Davey and Thompson and Shaun Aldous played cat and mouse for the first four laps, but then Carl Davey pulled away for another emphatic win with his special tongue to chin pose for the finish line. For his second ever ‘cross race, Matt Spillman shows that triathletes can do it in style. Neil Stevens is a welcome returner to the league after a few weeks of changing nappy duty. He was a bit down on past form, no doubt due to the sleepless nights.
Results:
Sen/Jun/Vet/Women Lap-o-meter League table Youth Under 12
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
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1 | 1 | Carl Davey | Sen | Unattached | 10 laps in 59:48 |
2 | 13 | Carl Thompson | Sen | XRT/Elmy Cycles | +0:46 |
3 | 5 | Shaun Aldous | Sen | Interbike/Boyer/Eddy Merckx/Diavolo/Schils | +1:00 |
4 | 19 | Glenn Stanford | Sen | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +1:21 |
5 | 3 | Ian Newby | Sen | Diss & District CC | +1:44 |
6 | 16 | Greg Simcock | Sen | XRT/Elmy Cycles | +2:08 |
7 | 12 | Nathan Miller | Sen | Anglia Sport | +2:58 |
8 | 17 | Ivan Burch | Sen | Anglia Sport | +4:30 |
9 | 21 | Daryl Gooch | Sen | Team Clean/Time Out | +4:53 |
10 | 61 | Mark Farrow | Vet | VC Norwich/Fitt Signs | +5:38 |
11 | 62 | Dave Copland | Vet | Ipswich BC | +6:11 |
12 | 49 | Ben Spashett | Sen | XRT/Elmy Cycles | +1 lap +0:54 |
13 | 7 | Michael Dunn | Sen | Unattached | +1 lap +1:28 |
14 | 81 | Trevor Holmes | Vet | Diss & District | +1 lap +2:00 |
15 | 6 | Stuart Chatting | Sen | Anglia Sport | +1 lap +2:18 |
16 | 98 | Donald MacGregor | Sen/Vet | Team Marie Curie | +1 lap +2:23 |
17 | 126 | James Jackson | Jun | Lee Valley Youth CC | +1 lap +2:28 |
18 | 46 | Ben Paton | Sen | Anglia Sport | +1 lap +2:37 |
19 | 80 | Bruce Robinson | Grand/Vet | Shaftesbury CC | +1 lap +2:54 |
20 | 99 | Tim Butler | Sen/Vet | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +3:43 |
21 | 47 | Matt Spillman | Sen | Diss & District CC | +1 lap +3:52 |
22 | 23 | Terry Smith | Sen | Colchester Rovers | +1 lap +4:03 |
23 | 121 | Kerrick Newstead | Jun | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +4:16 |
24 | 70 | Dom Mingaye | Vet | RAF CC | +1 lap +4:49 |
25 | 29 | Craig Beech | Sen | Interbike/Boyer/Eddy Merckx/Diavolo/Schils | +1 lap +5:01 |
26 | 50 | Joe Waller | Sen | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +1 lap +5:27 |
27 | 92 | Carlton Ainsworth | Vet | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +1 lap +5:41 |
28 | 76 | Darrel Glover | Vet | Norwich ABC | +1 lap +5:45 |
29 | 40 | Patrick Harbord | Sen | VC Baracchi | +1 lap +6:01 |
30 | 127 | Jay Hunter | Jun | Interbike/Boyer/Eddy Merckx/Diavolo/Schils | +1 lap +6:55 |
31 | 42 | Stuart Main | Sen | Godric CC | +1 lap +6:58 |
32 | 63 | Chris Jillings | Sen/Vet | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +7:17 |
33 | 14 | Colin Newstead | Sen | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +7:27 |
34 | 94 | Philip Hargreaves | Sen/Vet | VC Norwich/Fitt Signs | +2 laps +0:35 |
35 | 65 | John Terrell | Sen/Vet | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +0:48 |
36 | 41 | Geoff Brewster | Sen | Ely & District | +2 laps +1:37 |
37 | 106 | Dave Johnson | Vet | Unattached | +2 laps +2:16 |
38 | 105 | Cliff Bailey | Vet | Slime Surfers MTB | +2 laps +2:16 |
39 | 9 | Neil Stevens | Sen | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +2 laps +2:17 |
40 | 43 | Stephen Downy | Sen | UEA | +2 laps +3:03 |
41 | 37 | Jim Hardwicke | Sen | Plomesgate CC | +2 laps +3:29 |
42 | 45 | Alan McLaren | Sen | Norwich ABC | +2 laps +3:31 |
43 | 39 | Richard Emmerson | Sen | Team Flow Racing | +2 laps +3:41 |
44 | 77 | Kevin Howe | Vet | Flow Racing | +2 laps +5:02 |
45 | 69 | Paul Harris | Vet | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +2 laps +5:24 |
46 | 36 | Martin Holland | Sen | Ely & District | +2 laps +5:35 |
47 | 107 | Phil Buick | Vet | Titus Cycles | +2 laps +5:44 |
48 | 90 | Clive Sparkes | Mast/Vet | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +5:52 |
49 | 48 | Paul White | Sen | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +7:02 |
50 | 15 | Matt Kyle | Sen | Basildon CC | +2 laps +7:55 |
51 | 101 | Dick Wood | Vet | Anglia Sport | +2 laps +8:35 |
52 | 89 | Paul Barry | Vet | Ipswich BC | +3 laps +0:05 |
53 | 91 | Alan French | Vet | Interbike/Boyer/Eddy Merckx/Diavolo/Schils | +3 laps +0:13 |
54 | 103 | Chris Gooch | Mast/Vet | James Hay RT | +3 laps +0:32 |
55 | 75 | Alan Chapman | Grand/Vet | Mildenhall CC | +3 laps +2:25 |
56 | 93 | Dennis Reeve | Grand/Vet | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +3 laps +3:00 |
57 | 79 | Simon Larbey | Sen/Vet | Mildenhall CC | +3 laps +3:45 |
58 | 44 | Darren Cotten | Sen | Unattached | +3 laps +4:03 |
59 | 128 | Jonty Dennis | Jun | +3 laps +5:54 | |
60 | 102 | Brian Foster | Sup/Vet | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | +3 laps +6:27 |
61 | 104 | Dave George | Vet | Norwich ABC | +3 laps +7:09 |
62 | 132 | Mandy Cook | Lady | Mildenhall CC | +3 laps +8:23 |
63 | 108 | Peter Dickerson | Vet | +3 laps +9:18 | |
64 | 100 | Barry Archer | Vet | Mildenhall CC | +4 laps +1:16 |
65 | 136 | Claire Larbey | Lady | Mildenhall CC | +4 laps +2:31 |
66 | 125 | Neil Fellingham | Jun | Ipswich BC | +4 laps +4:42 |
- | 38 | Richard Green | Sen | Unattached | DNF |
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Carl Harris | Youth | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi UK | 4 laps in 30:38 |
2 | 18 | Peter Hargreaves | Youth | VC Norwich/Fitt Signs | +0:13 |
3 | 6 | Dominic Schils | Yth/U14 | Interbike/Boyer/Eddy Merckx/Diavolo/Schils | +2:14 |
4 | 11 | Luke Newby | Yth/U14 | Diss & District CC | +3:21 |
5 | 13 | Matthew Cook | Yth/U14 | Mildenhall CC | +4:15 |
6 | 4 | Mark Chapman | Youth | Mildenhall CC | +5:06 |
7 | 19 | Dale Jackson | Yth/U14 | Lee Valley Youth CC | +6:57 |
8 | 15 | Hannah Robinson | Yth/Girl/U14 | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +2:00 |
Under 12 Lap-o-meter League table Sen/Jun/Vet/Women Youth
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Hugo Robinson | U10 | Ipswich BC | 10 laps in 14:23 |
2 | 23 | Andrew Philips | U12 | Mildenhall CC | +1:22 |
3 | 25 | George Mattin | U12 | Anglia Sport | +1 lap +0:30 |
4 | 2 | Cara Ainsworth | U12 | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi | +1 lap +0:54 |
5 | 24 | Frazer Wood | U12 | Anglia Sport | +2 laps +0:01 |
6 | 8 | James Arden | U10 | Norwich ABC | +2 laps +0:19 |
7 | 22 | Jack Hardwicke | U8 | Plomesgate CC | +2 laps +0:55 |
8 | 18 | Jonathon Barry | U12 | Ipswich BC | +3 laps +1:12 |
9 | 4 | Alwyn Newstead | U10 | Ipswich BC | +3 laps +1:50 |
10 | 6 | Kaley Ainsworth | U10 | Eastern Region Velo/Bianchi | +4 laps +0:56 |
11 | 21 | David Archer | U9 | Unattached | +4 laps +1:23 |
12 | 19 | Conor Barry | U7 | Ipswich BC | +5 laps +1:23 |