After missing a week's worth of racing; this Saturday was a long wait and racing this week was with a twist. The target was to finish as high as possible BUT not in the top 3 which would have meant promotion to Cat 2 and no way to earn any more points in the 3rd Cat Winter Series.
Before we started the Peloton got a warning about bad handling/inconsiderate cycling - one guy was singled out for repeated bad cycling (last week's race and the one before) - rumours have been circulaiting...(no-one in the pic below!)
After an uneventful start, noted only for it's complete uneventfulness, suddenly 20 minutes in there was real DRAMA! I got a puncture at the top of the back straight (the worst possible place). I drifted to the back running flat but by the second last corner I had to dismount, run up the home straight and see if any one had a spare rear wheel. Fortunately Doug (the organiser) had one (Thanks again!). I flipped the old one out and started putting the new one in and the 3rds rushed past - shit! Tightening the bolts and setting off Le Mans style I had to nail it for a lap and a half to get back on.
That was hard work and at one point I thought it might have been game over. I sat at the back for a couple of laps to regain my composure and then started to move up.Closing up on the 4ths about three riders bridged the gap but no-one seemed too bothered. So I went to the front to pull the front runners up and we moved passed the 4ths without any issues. Not many people seem to think this is a time to be vigilant?
There was some fairly sketchy riding again - particularly on the home straight when the peloton kept bunching up - fortunately these were low speed encounters.
As the 5 lap warning came up I moved right near the front and managed to get on the right wheels. A Willesden CC rider kept the line drawn out on the second last lap with me tucked in behind. On the last lap I kept behind the first wheel and as the sprint started I tried to judge my finish to allow 3 riders to cross the line ahead. It was quite a tight finish and I almost nailed it to perfection but 2 riders just snuck ahead so 6th it was to be.
So, with one more race to go, I lie second but both Jimbo in first and Steven Jackson in third cannot earn any more points in the third series (having made 2nd Cat). A top 6 finish next week will bring me the Series title! Excited? Yes!
Photos: Gavin Morton
Imperial Winter Series - Race 11
Place Club Series points
1st w 91 Ed Rose Progression Fitness 3 200
2nd w111 Jacek Reder private member 3 150
3rd w138 Eric Degolier Energy Cycles 3
4th w102 Phil Adams CC Ashwell 3 130
5th w139 Jonathan Shubert Verulam CC 3
6th w 41 Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 3 120
7th w 73 Roland Chuter private member 3 110
8th w132 Matt O'Callaghan Exiles CC 3 100
9th w 93 Jai Watson Dulwich Paragon CC 3 90
10th w114 Paul Derrick BadTri/Fred Baker Cycles 3
11th w126 Tristian Natoli awcycles 3
12th w 6 Mark Northover CC Giro 3 80
13th w120 Jon Pybus awcycles 3 70
14th w 39 Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team 3 60
15th w133 Ian Redding TimeRT-TerryWrightCycles 3 50
16th w 38 Mark Chan Dulwich Paragon 3 40
17th w 84 Chris Long T.V.S. Sherborne 3 30
18th w129 Neil Macleod lonon dynamo 3
19th w 29 Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC 3 20
20th w128 Mike Jubb Verulam CC 3
21st w115 Adam Ellis Splading CC 3
22nd w 85 Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ 3 10
23rd w122 Declan Higgins Twickenham CC 3J
24th w134 Rupert Beale Onelife-Fuga Racing Team 3J
25th w 43 Phillip Burgess Norwood Paragon CC 3
26th w 60 Peter Dixon Willesden CC 3
27th w124 Adam Tranter Mike Vaughan Cycles 3
28th w 74 Sam Connolley Maldon & District CC 3J
29th w 94 Gareth Welch Dulwich Paragon 3
30th w123 Piers Curle Exciles 3
31st w136 Mike Joseph Colavita USA 3
32nd w 76 Peter Jones Hillingdon Cycling Club 3
33rd w 35 Andy Lack Kingston Wheelers 3
34th w112 Gordon Kenneway London Dynamo 3
35th w 98 Mark O'Brien Archer RC 3
36th w 50 Stuart Stow Twickenham CC 3
37th w125 Gareth Dickenson Farnborough & Camberley CC 3
38th w 97 Andrew Stronge London Dynamo 3
39th w 82 Adam Buckland banjocycles.com/specialized/torq 3
40th w 75 David Webborn London Dynamo CC 3
41st w 62 Nick Franzini London Dynamo 3
42nd w106 Christopher Wright Private Member 3
43rd w119 Adam White Reading CC 3
44th w 77 Paul Stedman Reading CC 3
45th w130 Josh Vicino VC Meudon 3J
46th w135 Nigel Burns St Ives CC 3
Series Standing - Imperial Winter Series 3rd Cat Leader Board
PosTotal Rider Club Race Points 1-11
1st 930 William Platt KW CC 110 200 150 130 40 * 100 200
2nd 840 Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 120 150 100 130 * 130 90 120
3rd 820 Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC 200 120 150 150 * 200
4th 720 Tim Benham DHCYCLESPORT.CO.UK 200 200 200 * 120
5th 650 Ed Rose Progression Fitness 30 * 120 200 100 200
6th 630 Nathan Smith London Phoenix 130 120 100 130 * 150
7th 550 Mark Northover CC Giro 80 90 80 * 110 110 80
8th 470 Andy Angwin London Phoenix 130 70 120 * 100 50
9th 410 jacek reder private member * 130 130 150
10th 400 Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC 90 110 110 70 * 20
Photos: Gavin Morton
Imperial Winter Series - Race 11
Place Club Series points
1st w 91 Ed Rose Progression Fitness 3 200
2nd w111 Jacek Reder private member 3 150
3rd w138 Eric Degolier Energy Cycles 3
4th w102 Phil Adams CC Ashwell 3 130
5th w139 Jonathan Shubert Verulam CC 3
6th w 41 Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 3 120
7th w 73 Roland Chuter private member 3 110
8th w132 Matt O'Callaghan Exiles CC 3 100
9th w 93 Jai Watson Dulwich Paragon CC 3 90
10th w114 Paul Derrick BadTri/Fred Baker Cycles 3
11th w126 Tristian Natoli awcycles 3
12th w 6 Mark Northover CC Giro 3 80
13th w120 Jon Pybus awcycles 3 70
14th w 39 Dave Ryan Imperial Racing Team 3 60
15th w133 Ian Redding TimeRT-TerryWrightCycles 3 50
16th w 38 Mark Chan Dulwich Paragon 3 40
17th w 84 Chris Long T.V.S. Sherborne 3 30
18th w129 Neil Macleod lonon dynamo 3
19th w 29 Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC 3 20
20th w128 Mike Jubb Verulam CC 3
21st w115 Adam Ellis Splading CC 3
22nd w 85 Simon North Hemel Hempstead CC/TORQ 3 10
23rd w122 Declan Higgins Twickenham CC 3J
24th w134 Rupert Beale Onelife-Fuga Racing Team 3J
25th w 43 Phillip Burgess Norwood Paragon CC 3
26th w 60 Peter Dixon Willesden CC 3
27th w124 Adam Tranter Mike Vaughan Cycles 3
28th w 74 Sam Connolley Maldon & District CC 3J
29th w 94 Gareth Welch Dulwich Paragon 3
30th w123 Piers Curle Exciles 3
31st w136 Mike Joseph Colavita USA 3
32nd w 76 Peter Jones Hillingdon Cycling Club 3
33rd w 35 Andy Lack Kingston Wheelers 3
34th w112 Gordon Kenneway London Dynamo 3
35th w 98 Mark O'Brien Archer RC 3
36th w 50 Stuart Stow Twickenham CC 3
37th w125 Gareth Dickenson Farnborough & Camberley CC 3
38th w 97 Andrew Stronge London Dynamo 3
39th w 82 Adam Buckland banjocycles.com/specialized/torq 3
40th w 75 David Webborn London Dynamo CC 3
41st w 62 Nick Franzini London Dynamo 3
42nd w106 Christopher Wright Private Member 3
43rd w119 Adam White Reading CC 3
44th w 77 Paul Stedman Reading CC 3
45th w130 Josh Vicino VC Meudon 3J
46th w135 Nigel Burns St Ives CC 3
Series Standing - Imperial Winter Series 3rd Cat Leader Board
PosTotal Rider Club Race Points 1-11
1st 930 William Platt KW CC 110 200 150 130 40 * 100 200
2nd 840 Alan Strang Dulwich Paragon 120 150 100 130 * 130 90 120
3rd 820 Steven Jackson Rollapaluza CC 200 120 150 150 * 200
4th 720 Tim Benham DHCYCLESPORT.CO.UK 200 200 200 * 120
5th 650 Ed Rose Progression Fitness 30 * 120 200 100 200
6th 630 Nathan Smith London Phoenix 130 120 100 130 * 150
7th 550 Mark Northover CC Giro 80 90 80 * 110 110 80
8th 470 Andy Angwin London Phoenix 130 70 120 * 100 50
9th 410 jacek reder private member * 130 130 150
10th 400 Ralph Keeler Cambridge CC 90 110 110 70 * 20
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