Crow Hill near Ringwood was the venue for round 3 of the Southern Area XC MTB Series (SAMS). A full days racing for all categories was on offer, with the elite men last off at 2pm.That lack of rain this spring had left the course rock hard, producing some fast racing that kicked up plenty of dust. Ironically the rain started to fall as the day wore on but it was not enough to dampen the trails.
Steven James (Hargroves Cycles) was at the head of affairs right from the gun. Pedalon.co.uk rider, Adrian Lansley off number 1, led briefly on the first of 5 4 mile laps. James however was never far away as the pair built up a lead on the chasing pack. Tim Dunford (AW Cycles.co.uk) managed to pull away from a small knot of riders who would scrap for the minor placings.
James always looked in control and steadily rode away from Lansley who held on for a well deserved 2nd place with Dunford 3rd
Maxine Filby (Baines Racing Silverstone cycles) was a comfortable winner of the Elite Female race. Finishing almost 9 minutes clear of Jo Munden (Team Cycle Kingdom) with Emma Bradley (WXC Mountain Bike Team UK) 3RD
Elite Men 5 LAPS
1, S JAMES, (HARGROVES CYCLES) 01. 44.16
2, A LANSLEY (PEDALON.CO.UK) 01. 45.50
3, T DUNFORD (AW CYCLES.CO.UK) 01.47.07
ELITE FEMALE 4 LAPS
1, M FILBY (BAINES RACING SIVERSTONE CYCLES) 01.41.56
2, J MUNDEN (TEAM CYCLE KINGDOM) 01.49.06
3, E BRADLEY (WXC MTB TEAM UK) 01.53.13
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