It was Groundhog Day at the Moreton Village Evening series, as Jason Eastwood (Hargroves Cycles) strolled to his fourth win in five races. A bright sunny evening greeted the fifty- plus field and despite the recent rain; the roads were dry for this 33 mile handicap.
The riders ahead of the scratch group don't lack the will, perhaps just the fitness, to avoid being swallowed up by that fast moving train, and with more than two laps to go the race was all together.
Stuart Bowers, fresh from his win in the Heath Road Race on Tuesday was full of riding and delivered his team mate to the line perfectly. Bowers held on for second with Steve Groome (Bournemouth Jubilee), finishing strongly in third.
23/06/11 RACE 7
1, JASON EASTWOOD (HARGROVES CYCLES)
2, STUART BOWERS (HARGROVES CYCLES)
3, STEVE GROOME (BJW)
4, SIMON PETTIFER (UNNAT)
5, JOHN HAYES (RIDEBIKE.CO.UK)
6 ANTHONY BIRKBECK (UNNAT)
7, ANDY BOYD (REVE RACING)
8, ROBERT KOPPENHOL, (DRR)
9, SIMON WILLATS (RIDEBIKE.CO.UK)
10, ROLAND TILLEY (RIDEBIKE.CO.UK)
• Clinton Castellar (I-team CC) out sprinted Shaftsbury’s Paul Hopkins (Merida) to win the CC Weymouth Road Race on the Gallows Hill/Monkey World circuit.
A sprint finish always looked likely in this 45 mile race and Portsmouth based Castellar proved the strongest. A touch of wheels, 2 miles from the finish brought down six riders, fortunately all remounted with no serious injury. Scot Oatridge (cc Basingstoke) grabbed third,
• Chris Ball (Biobike RT) came out on top in the Poole Wheelers 10 mile Time Trial. Held on the ski slope course, Ball’s time of 20.14 was 44secs quicker than Benjamin Pearce (Andover Wheelers). Bryce Dyer (VC ST Raphael) claimed third with 21.15. Dyer was putting the finishing touches to his preparation for the National Masters track Championships in Newport next weekend. Dyer had finished 3rd the day before in the Omega stage race at the Mountbatten Track, Portsmouth. Winning the 3 lap time trial (1 mile) in 2.05.18, before a 10th place finish in the following circuit race. Carl Silver (BJW) finished 4th on GC
• The New Forest’s multi- national Champion, Julia Shaw (drag2zero) won her seventh National 50 title at Bentley, Hampshire. Shaw’s impressive time of 1.51.42 in the windy conditions was more than seven minutes clear of her nearest challenger. Bournemouth Jubilee pair Lawrence Down & Phil Harvey recorded times of 2.07.23 &2.18.20 respectively.
• This Saturday sees the official opening ceremony of the new Olympic sized cycle track at Slades Farm. Entrance is free for the event, which will include Cycle track Demonstrations, taster sessions, free bike health checks and local cycle shop displays.
CLUB EVENTS
BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WHEELERS 10 P412 21/06 16 STARTERS
1,J CLEMAS 22.12
2,M SAVAGE 22.32
3,I HAPGOOD (PRIMERA) 22.45
NEW FOREST 25 P304 21/06
1,J HEFFERNAN 1.01.12
2,L ANDREWS (SALISBURY TRI CLUB)1.01.21
3,S ROBERTS 1.05.47
CC WEYMOUTH 10 P451 21/06 14 STARTERS
1,B RIGLAR 23.49
2,J CHAPMAN 24.16
3,G PARKER 24.30
POOLE WHEELERS 10 P459 22/06 16 STARTERS
1,G DIGHTON 22.34
2,T ICKE 22.45
3,S BIRTWISTLE 23.08
GEORGE HERBERT STANCER DISTRICT CHAMPS 10 P459 22/06 7 STARTERS
1, W STEPHENSON (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 22.42
2. T ROBBINS (CARDIFF JIF) 23.13
3,R BUNN (GUERNSEY VC) 23.52
BOURNEMOUTH ARROW 10 P311 23/06 15 STARTERS
1,S WHITEWICK (UTAG-YAMAHA) 20.38 (COURSE RECORD)
2,D PICKERING (BJW) 22.24
3,G ALLAN (G A CYCLES) 22.41
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