Event: XRT-Elmy Cycles Supacross   Add this to my calendar (Outlook etc.)

Date: Sunday, 2 January 2011

Promoter: XRT-Elmy Cycles

Contact: Nathan Miller 07814 678064 / 01473 424108 natbikes@hotmail.com

Location: Foxhall Stadium, Foxhall Road, Ipswich, IP4 5TL.

Photos: From Kevin Rolt. (women/vet race only).

Video: From Mark Carroll (MECcyclingUK):

• Youth race
• Senior/Junior/Elite Vet race

Report: Two junior riders showed the benefits of racing in Belgium over the Christmas period as preparation for this weekend's National Championship, Hugo Robinson (xrt -elmy cycles) and Taylor Johnstone (Team DE VER) taking the top two places in the category A xrt - elmy cycles - supacross at former nationals venue Foxhall stadium near Ipswich.

Team tactics played a part in the race early on as Hugo and teammate Nathan Miller lead into the woods on the 1st lap, Miller letting Robinson open a small lead whilst holding back the chasers in the narrow sections of the course, once back in the open Johnstone gave chase with Miller, Darren Barclay (arctic rt), Greg Simcock (phil corley cycles) and Andy Waterman (vicious velo) forming a chasing quartet a few seconds further back. Current National Youth champion Robinson kept piling on the pressure up front and steadily increased his lead, racing on his regular training ground Robinson never looked in trouble, smoothly attacking the course's sandy twists and turns. The chase group behind split up with Barclay dragging Miller up to Johnstone, Waterman got tangled up in the bushes leaving Simcock alone in 5th.

The closing stages and Robinson is safe in the lead whilst teammate Miller gives the commisaires something to think about as his aggressive overtaking of Johnstone just before the finish causes uproar in the pits, Miller just crossing the line in second with the commisaires then handing him a small time penalty to reverse the placings. Kevin Knox (vicious velo) rounded out the top 10 taking the 1st elite vet prize.

In the Vets and Womens race Phil Buick (thetford mtb) and Bruce Robinson (shaftesbury cc) had a right ding dong battle as different parts of the course suited each of their strengths, Buick a mountain biker during the summer was quicker through the woods whilst Robinson a regular time trialist was quicker on the more open stretches, it all ended in a sprint where Buick 1st out of the last corner just held off Robinson with a lunge for the line.

Corrine Hall (corridori) and Claire Beaumont (rapha) battled amongst the vets and themselves, Corrine getting away from Claire mid race, the pair both well inside the top 10 at the finish.

Harry Franklin (hargroves cycles) showed his class, comfortably winning the youth race whilst new hargroves signing Dan Tulett did the same in the Under 12's race, his younger brother Ben (palmer park velo) taking 2nd and 1st under 10.

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