Event: Norwich ABC November Cross Add this to my calendar (Outlook etc.)
Date: Sunday, 5 November 2006
Promoter: Norwich ABC
Contact: Darrel Glover 01953 455772(h) 07050 038048(m) drgbodyshop@tiscali.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: An all-time Eastern League record number of riders were eager to enjoy a gorgeous autumn day at Eccles Hall School.
Matthew Cook took an early lead in the Youth’s race. Luke Newby chased him round till the thrilling final sprint, which Luke took by half a wheel. Mattie had better get working on his race tactics as this technique has worked for Luke in several races this season. Elliot Brooker and Tom Castle also had strong solid races. Hugo Robinson was first U14 keeping ahead of big sister Hannah who was first girl. Well done to Angela Parker and Donna Ling for excellent performances on their first appearances as Novice Women. Angela kept well in front of Donna to take first prize. We look forward to welcoming them both back to more races.
There were lots of new faces at the Under 12’s race including several Ardens and Parkers. I think they hunt in packs. The charge was led by James Arden, with Alwyn Newstead hot on his trail. At the end of the first lap there was a bit of a tangle in the barrier tape and Alan Trolove took advantage of the situation to lead the race for a few laps with Jack Hardwick on his wheel. George Wood decided to take control in lap 5 and stormed into a commanding lead to win the race, followed in by a tremendous second place for Jack. There were lots of smiling faces – Samantha Parker pipped twin sister Katy to the line. It’s always a pleasure to see Sophie Holmes on the course - she’s a textbook example of racing for the enjoyment of it. The last word must go to Samuel Arden. At five years old he beat plenty of older children and will certainly be a force to be reckoned with.
The judges had a few minutes to stoke up with Karen Glover’s fabulous refreshments ready for the main event. 90 riders were lined up at the start. Uh-oh. The first couple of laps were ‘interesting’ as the riders, led from the start by Shaun Aldous and Nathan Miller, whizzed past in large groups. By lap 3 they had spread out making our lives slightly easier but we were kept on our toes for the full hour. We just about got the lap board sorted with 3 laps to go. Sarcastic comments concerning its absence were not appreciated as scoring that many riders was all-consuming.
Mark Farrow had a great race edging past Nick Ainsworth in lap 5, and finishing as first Veteran and fourth overall. Ben Spashett and Dave Copland leap frogged each other throughout the race till the last lap when Ben surged ahead. Dave couldn’t match the young whipperSpashett’s speed, but managed to pass an on-form, but tiring, Stuart Chatting. I reckon that Dave Miller was out enjoying one too many fireworks last night as he finished in 17th position, well down on his usual top 10 placing.
Ben Paton is blaming his placing on deafness, as he failed to hear his call to the third row of the grid. Paul Harris was evidently working hard as he had no time to hurl random comments at the judges. Andrew Arden used his years of cyclo-cross experience to soundly beat his brother Martin. This may have been because Martin dragged Brian Foster round the whole race. I suspect that Brian had attached a bungee cord to Martin’s bike. Brian maintained his record of never knowingly overtaking any fellow competitor.
Susan Wood took the Ladies prize, making it a double first day chez Wood, as Susan is also known as ‘George’s mum’.
Results:
Sen/Jun/Vet/Women Lap-o-meter League table Youth Under 12
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Shaun Aldous | Senior. | Interbike RT | 11 laps in 1:02:27 |
2 | 2 | Nathan Miller | Senior. | Ipswich BC | +1:05 |
3 | 4 | Ian Newby | Senior. | Diss & District CC | +2:58 |
4 | 76 | Mark Farrow | Veteran . | API/Metrow | +3:00 |
5 | 5 | Nick Ainsworth | Senior. | Fat Birds | +3:28 |
6 | 40 | Ben Spashett | Senior | XRT/Elmy Cycles | +4:59 |
7 | 77 | Dave Copland | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +5:14 |
8 | 25 | Stuart Chatting | Senior. | Angliasport | +5:23 |
9 | 14 | Tim Bonnett | Senior. | VC Baracchi | +6:13 |
10 | 11 | Craig Beech | Senior. | Interbike RT | +1 lap +0:24 |
11 | 10 | Robert Hunt | Senior. | API/Metrow | +1 lap +0:28 |
12 | 31 | Tom Stephenson | Senior. | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +0:33 |
13 | 41 | Jonny Ramsey | Senior | Diss & District CC | +1 lap +0:43 |
14 | 44 | Mark Thomson | Senior | St Ives | +1 lap +1:25 |
15 | 85 | Trevor Holmes | Veteran . | Diss & District CC | +1 lap +1:27 |
16 | 37 | Martin Carter | Senior | +1 lap +1:27 | |
17 | 26 | Dave Miller | Senior. | API/Metrow | +1 lap +1:29 |
18 | 82 | Jim Hardwicke | Veteran . | Plomesgate CC | +1 lap +1:33 |
19 | 90 | Clive Ling | Veteran . | Diss & District CC | +1 lap +1:34 |
20 | 121 | Philip Hargreaves | Veteran | VC Norwich / Fitt Signs | +1 lap +1:48 |
21 | 34 | Chris Guy | Senior. | Interbike RT | +1 lap +2:02 |
22 | 87 | Robert Smith | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +2:10 |
23 | 35 | Ben Paton | Senior. | Angliasport | +1 lap +2:37 |
24 | 16 | Adam Keer | Senior. | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +2:43 |
25 | 7 | Neil Stevens | Senior. | VC Norwich / Fitt Signs | +1 lap +2:56 |
26 | 122 | Phil Buick | Veteran | West Drayton | +1 lap +3:55 |
27 | 152 | Carl Harris | Junior. | Fat Birds | +1 lap +4:07 |
28 | 23 | Patrick Harbord | Senior. | VC Baracchi | +1 lap +4:11 |
29 | 96 | Bob Pisolker | Veteran . | Finsbury Park CC | +1 lap +4:14 |
30 | 20 | Stuart Bailey | Senior. | Breeze Bikes.com | +1 lap +4:46 |
31 | 110 | David Constable | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +5:05 |
32 | 6 | Russel Parkins | Senior | VC Norwich / Fitt Signs | +1 lap +5:05 |
33 | 83 | Chris Jillings | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +5:17 |
34 | 18 | David West | Senior. | Angliasport | +1 lap +5:26 |
35 | 51 | Darrel Glover | Senior | Norwich ABC | +1 lap +5:35 |
36 | 106 | Mark Wyer | Veteran . | CC Ashwell | +1 lap +6:40 |
37 | 117 | Alan McLaren | Veteran | Norwich ABC | +2 laps +0:03 |
38 | 95 | Dick Wood | Veteran . | Angliasport | +2 laps +0:07 |
39 | 154 | Daniel Hewitt | Junior. | Fakenham Premier | +2 laps +0:11 |
40 | 126 | Paul Davis | Veteran | St Ives | +2 laps +0:22 |
41 | 22 | Richard Dunnett | Senior. | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +0:43 |
42 | 113 | John Gabriel | Veteran . | Hinckley RC | +2 laps +0:48 |
43 | 89 | David Triggs | Veteran . | Colchester Rovers | +2 laps +0:51 |
44 | 131 | Matthew Spillman | Veteran | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +1:15 |
45 | 32 | Gary Wood | Senior. | Southend Wheelers | +2 laps +1:18 |
46 | 38 | Andrew Whelan | Senior | Mildenhall CC | +2 laps +1:31 |
47 | 153 | James Hewitt | Junior. | Fakenham Premier | +2 laps +1:51 |
48 | 84 | Paul Harris | Veteran . | Fat Birds | +2 laps +1:54 |
49 | 47 | Duncan Crossley | Senior | +2 laps +2:52 | |
50 | 130 | Colin Cracknell | Veteran | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +3:15 |
51 | 119 | Richard Emmerson | Veteran | Flow Racing/WSW | +2 laps +3:18 |
52 | 108 | David Johnson | Veteran . | Unattached | +2 laps +3:25 |
53 | 112 | Alastair Main | Veteran . | Godric CC | +2 laps +4:09 |
54 | 91 | Clive Sparkes | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +4:15 |
55 | 86 | Dominic Castle | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +4:17 |
56 | 105 | Alan French | Veteran . | Interbike RT | +2 laps +4:33 |
57 | 30 | Pat Tozer | Senior. | VC Norwich / Fitt Signs | +2 laps +4:35 |
58 | 125 | Alan Moyles | Veteran | St Ives | +2 laps +4:36 |
59 | 12 | Roger Holmes | Senior. | Angliasport | +2 laps +4:45 |
60 | 109 | Stephen Green | Veteran . | PCA Ciclos Uno | +2 laps +5:09 |
61 | 48 | Michael Mallet | Senior | Flow Racing/WSW | +2 laps +5:20 |
62 | 43 | Paul White | Senior | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +5:22 |
63 | 19 | Thomas Walker | Senior. | Ipswich BC | +2 laps +5:34 |
64 | 128 | Jerry Turner | Veteran | JT Cycles | +2 laps +5:37 |
65 | 50 | Keith Richarson | Senior | Mildenhall CC | +2 laps +5:39 |
66 | 42 | Brett Rusted | Senior | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +6:02 |
67 | 45 | Steve Dunnett | Senior | Diss & District CC | +2 laps +6:39 |
68 | 118 | Andrew Arden | Veteran | Norwich ABC | +2 laps +7:27 |
69 | 99 | Alan Chapman | Veteran . | Mildenhall CC | +2 laps +7:37 |
70 | 116 | David George | Veteran | Norwich ABC | +3 laps +0:05 |
71 | 120 | Martin Hewitt | Veteran | Fakenham Premier | +3 laps +0:20 |
72 | 129 | Stuart Hocknell | Veteran | St Ives | +3 laps +1:46 |
73 | 173 | Susan Wood | Women. | Southend Wheelers | +3 laps +1:57 |
74 | 174 | Jen Ives | Women | Unattached | +3 laps +2:26 |
75 | 39 | Kevin Parker | Senior | Team Cambridge | +3 laps +3:40 |
76 | 171 | Sarah Arnold | Women. | API/Metrow | +3 laps +4:40 |
77 | 15 | Steve George | Senior. | VC Norwich / Fitt Signs | +3 laps +4:56 |
78 | 115 | Richard Jackson | Veteran | Colchester Rovers | +3 laps +6:32 |
79 | 103 | Paul Gilson | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | +3 laps +7:01 |
80 | 123 | Martin Arden | Veteran | Unattached | +4 laps +2:46 |
81 | 124 | Brian Foster | Veteran | Fakenham Premier | +4 laps +2:48 |
- | 17 | Toby Miller | Senior. | Ipswich BC | DNF |
- | 28 | Nathan Simmons | Senior. | Kings Lynn CC | DNF |
- | 33 | Ray Snow | Senior. | JD Cycles | DNF |
- | 49 | Joe Skipper | Senior | VC Baracchi | DNF |
- | 78 | Julian Parker | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | DNF |
- | 94 | Philip Peacock | Veteran . | JT Cycles | DNF |
- | 100 | Tim Butler | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | DNF |
- | 102 | Colin Newstead | Veteran . | Ipswich BC | DNF |
- | 127 | James Carpenter | Veteran | West Suffolk Whls | DNF |
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Luke Newby | Youth. | Diss & District CC | 5 laps in 31:56 |
2 | 2 | Matthew Cook | Youth. | Mildenhall CC | +0:01 |
3 | 16 | Elliot Brooker | Youth. | CC Ashwell | +1:45 |
4 | 8 | Tom Castle | Youth. | Ipswich BC | +2:00 |
5 | 11 | David Nichols | Youth. | Chelmer CC | +2:53 |
6 | 19 | Andrew Constable | Youth | Ipswich BC | +3:09 |
7 | 12 | Hugo Robinson | Yth/U14. | Ipswich BC | +3:46 |
8 | 22 | Jake Hales | Youth | Interbike RT | +5:03 |
9 | 10 | William Adams | Yth/U14. | Mildenhall CC | +6:11 |
10 | 4 | Hannah Robinson | Youth. | Ipswich BC | +6:50 |
11 | 23 | Christopher Johnston | Youth | Cambridge CC | +1 lap +0:23 |
12 | 7 | Lewis Parker | Yth/U14. | Ipswich BC | +1 lap +0:47 |
13 | 18 | Joshua Green | Yth/U14. | Lee Valley Youth CC | +1 lap +0:47 |
14 | 5 | Frazer Wood | Yth/U14. | Angliasport | +1 lap +1:30 |
15 | 9 | Jenny Hardwicke | Yth/U14. | Plomesgate CC | +1 lap +4:14 |
16 | 17 | Calvert Churchill | Yth/U14. | API/Metrow | +1 lap +4:48 |
17 | 25 | Angela Parker | Novice Ldy | Team Cambridge | +1 lap +4:53 |
18 | 21 | Daniel Snow | Yth/U14. | JD Cycles | +1 lap +5:22 |
19 | 24 | Donna Ling | Novice Ldy | Diss & District CC | +1 lap +6:47 |
Under 12 Lap-o-meter League table Sen/Jun/Vet/Women Youth
Position | Number | Name | Category | Team | Time |
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1 | 9 | George Wood | U12. | Southend Wheelers | 11 laps in 15:45 |
2 | 4 | Jack Hardwicke | U10. | Plomesgate CC | +0:15 |
3 | 12 | Alan Trolove | U12 | West Suffolk Whls | +0:16 |
4 | 1 | James Arden | U10. | Norwich ABC | +0:43 |
5 | 2 | Alwyn Newstead | U12. | Ipswich BC | +1:07 |
6 | 10 | James Jackson | U10. | Colchester Rovers | +1 lap +0:49 |
7 | 17 | Lucy Emmerson | U12 | Team Flow | +2 laps +1:15 |
8 | 13 | Samantha Parker | U12 | Team Cambridge | +2 laps +1:19 |
9 | 14 | Katy Parker | U12 | Team Cambridge | +2 laps +1:32 |
10 | 15 | Danielle Parker | U10 | Team Cambridge | +3 laps +0:09 |
11 | 20 | Samuel Arden | U6 | +3 laps +0:41 | |
12 | 19 | Toby White | U10 | +3 laps +1:26 | |
13 | 18 | Matthew Baker | U8 | Norwich ABC | +4 laps +0:27 |
14 | 5 | Sophie Holmes | U8. | Diss & District CC | +4 laps +1:07 |
15 | 16 | Jake Emmerson | U8 | Team Flow | +4 laps +1:12 |