Eastern League today

[chamoniards]

Andy, Mark and I raced in Colchester today in the Eastern cross league.

Jody Crawforth was racing along with a load of other quality riders in this Cat A race. It was super icy with the ground frozen solid and re-freezing during the race where it had thawed in the sun. It was a great course though with a bit of wooded single track and a couple of dismounts each lap.

Andy was first Dulwich rider and finished 10th. I was 13th after getting seconds ahead of Andy before rolling a tub and having to run with the bike halfway round the course. Mark rode a solid race and brought up the Dulwich rear to finish 21st.



42 Jody Crawforth Senior Artic Premier RT 10 laps in 1:02:24
2 41 Jamie Newall Senior VC Meudon +2:21
3 1 Nathan Miller Senior. Lotto Olympia Team Interbike +2:54
4 2 Shaun Aldous Senior. Extreme Sports Therapy +3:32
5 27 David Nichols Senior. Artic Premier RT +4:31
6 45 Darren Barclay Senior Artic Premier RT +4:47
7 157 Hugo Humphries Junior Mosquito Blues +5:32
8 9 Greg Simcock Senior. XRT/www.Elmycycles.co.uk +5:48
9 24 Andrew Nichols Senior. Cambridge Uni +5:55
10 44 Andy Waterman Senior Dulwich Paragon +6:52
11 46 Michael Raven Senior Extreme Sports Therapy +7:09
12 17 Martin Carter Senior. Unattached +1 lap +0:43
13 102 Kevin Knox E/Vet Dulwich Paragon +1 lap +0:57
14 85 Ian Newby E/Vet. Diss & District CC +1 lap +1:42
15 38 Robert Hunt Senior. API Metrow +1 lap +2:06
16 71 Gavin Rumbles E/Vet. CC Luton +1 lap +2:26
17 88 Ben Paton E/Vet. Amis Velo RT +1 lap +3:03
18 12 Richard Dunnett Senior. Diss & District CC +1 lap +3:21
19 16 Martin Dunnett Senior. Diss & District CC +1 lap +3:50
20 5 Adam Keer Senior. Ipswich BC +1 lap +3:59
21 21 Mark Thomson Senior. Dulwich Paragon +1 lap +4:16
22 105 Stephen Brazier E/Vet MTS +1 lap +4:26
23 84 Tim Butler E/Vet 50+. Ipswich BC +1 lap +4:50
24 103 Konrad Manning E/Vet Rapha Condor Sharp +1 lap +4:56
25 80 Philip Peacock E/Vet. St Ives CC +1 lap +4:58
26 87 Craig Beech E/Vet. Lotto Olympia Team Interbike +1 lap +5:14
27 72 Julian Parker E/Vet. Ipswich BC +1 lap +5:18
28 93 Phil Buick E/Vet 50+. Thetford MTB Racing +1 lap +5:26
29 76 Bruce Robinson E/Vet 50+. Shaftesbury CC +1 lap +5:38
30 43 Dominic Schils Senior Van Eyck Sport-Wambeek +1 lap +5:53
31 99 Craig Stevens E/Vet. PCA Ciclos Uno +1 lap +6:27
32 74 Dave Copland E/Vet. Ipswich BC +1 lap +6:40
33 19 Matt Gallagher Senior. PCA Ciclos Uno +1 lap +6:46
34 97 Bruce Mackie E/Vet. Lee Valley Youth CC +1 lap +7:23
35 104 David Fraser E/Vet Unattached +1 lap +7:39
36 36 Neil Stevens Senior. VC Norwich +1 lap +7:52
37 90 Philip Cooper E/Vet 60+. Unattached +1 lap +7:53
38 107 Phil Murrell E/Vet Finsbury Park CC +2 laps +0:12
39 153 Tom Castle Junior. Ipswich BC +2 laps +0:58
40 78 Jim Hardwicke E/Vet. Plomesgate CC +2 laps +1:04
41 91 Kieron Dunlea E/Vet. PCA Ciclos Uno +2 laps +1:05
42 47 Paul Barrow Senior Amis Velo RT +2 laps +2:27
43 77 Geoff Bores E/Vet 50+. Ford CC +2 laps +2:40
44 83 David West E/Vet. Amis Velo RT +2 laps +4:30
45 40 Steve Grimwood Senior Ipswich BC +2 laps +6:01
46 20 Thomas Walker Senior. Ipswich BC +2 laps +6:24
47 23 Lee Rowling Senior. Chelmer CC +2 laps +7:37
48 151 Luke Newby Junior. Diss & District CC +3 laps +1:02
- 48 Mark Holt Senior Cambridge Uni DNF
- 86 Stuart Chatting E/Vet. Amis Velo RT DNF
- 106 Phil Hersey E/Vet Eagle RC DNF
- 155 Sam Pettit Junior Essex Roads CC DNF

[andyw]

Great course today and a truly top quality field - you'll see nearly all of the names in the top 20 (ok Mark, 21) competing at top level races at some point. To have the national champ there was the icing on the cake.

The course would have been a real test regardless of the conditions, but the ice just made it all the tougher. Still, we didn't have it as bad as they did up north... www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/sets/72157623130849008/

[Nigel Wood]

Well done guys - Kevin top vet again! I hope they grid the nationals next week as you should be well up there.

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Yes Andy, conditions weren't the easiest at Todmorden. Being full of cold I can't say I did DP proud but it was a learning experience, e.g. snow provides a soft landing when you go over the handlebars! www.flickr.com/photos/britishcyclingphotos/4242010540/in/set-72157623130849008/

[delia]

Glad to see that the mighty Toddy is putting people through their paces. I like how they don't cancel races up north regardless of the weather conditions. It cos we're wll hard, like.

[Nigel Wood]

Jan 4, 2010 11:06:55 GMT @delia said:

Glad to see that the mighty Toddy is putting people through their paces. I like how they don't cancel races up north regardless of the weather conditions. It cos we're wll hard, like.

Great ride at HH Delia. I couldn't help but notice in the results you finished between the aptly named riders North and Nutter.

Coincidence - I think not

[Deleted]

Well done chaps on the ranking points.

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You may have had most of the top 20, but Roger Hammond turned up to the one-man-and-his-dog outfit that is the Western League yesterday. The excitment caused us all to fall off our bikes at one point or another.

He lapped me.....lots!

[chamoniards]

I love the photo of you in the snow David. What a great sport cyclo-cross is! We all go off racing in different leagues around the country and all have great stories to tell. It doesn't matter what level of experience you have you'll be racing against National Champions and top professional riders in conditions that most people wouldn't even go outdoors in. Fantastic stuff.