Downie Takes Solo Win at a Rain Soaked Moreton

Turn 1 is tight! Turn 2 takes you into the wind! Turn 3 takes you home! there is nothing in the 3 mile Moreton circuit to encourage heroics. Strong legs and commitment are essential and even then that's usually not enough to evade the almost obligatory bunch kick........

Matt Downie (Primera-Teamjobs) soloed to victory on a rain-soaked election night at Moreton in Dorset.
The 20 year old is in fine form and was stringing the scratch group out well before the slower riders had been hunted down in the latest round of the Bournemouth Cycleworks sponsored series. Dark clouds, heavy rain and exercising democratic rights kept the numbers low but the pace was high in the saturated country lanes.

Giles Greening (Tri-uk) a winner last year, followed the move with three laps to go but could not live with the irrepressible Downie and was soon back in the bunch.

Downie  was in sight but forged on, opening a gap of 10 seconds as he took the bell, the gap was twice that when he crossed the line. James Horton (VC ST Raphael) took the keenly contested dash for second place with Max Moyles (Exeter Uni cc) edging out Jason Gault (Primera-teamjobs) for third, words were spoken but all was forgotten on the cool down lap.

Lora White (HubCC) rode away in the womens race, finishing well clear of Steph Weaver.

*Wisely or unwisely Jason Gault announced on social media that should Labour win the General election he will ride next weeks race naked. Whether this is in celebration or despair at the result is a matter between Gault and the returning officer but whatever the outcome "Localriders,Localraces" will be there to report the bare facts

1 MATT DOWNIE PRIMERA-TEAMJOBS
2 JAMES HORTON VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES CONTRACTS
3 MAX MOYLES EXETER UNI CC
4 JASON GAULT* PRIMERA-TEAMJOBS
5 WILL PAGE RNRMCA
6 GILES GREENING TRI-UK
7 JULIAN LOCKWOOD PRIMERA-TEAMJOBS
8 ANDREW MACKAY SOTONIA CC
9 NICHOLAS PYMAN
10 DAN MURPHY

WOMEN
1 LORA WHITE HUB CC
2 STEPH WEAVER UNATT
3 CAROL TILLEY

Full Results
1 Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs Race Team S
2 James Horton VC St Raphael M
3 Max Moyles University of Exeter Cycling Club S
4 Jason Gault Primera-TeamJobs Race Team A
5 Oscar Hutchings VC Equipe-Flix S
6 Giles Greening M
7 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs Race Team C
8 Andrew MacKay Sotonia Cycling Club M
9 Nicolas Pyman Purbeck Peloton CC M
10 Dan Murphy CC Weymouth A
11 Rupert Silman Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers A
12 Chris Wilson Tornado Road Cycling Club M
13 Kevin Egan Poole Wheelers CC M
14 Graham Biles Mud Sweat n Gears CC A
15 Jack Trunwitt Bournemouth Arrow CC J
16 Bob Ford UK-Biking/Bournemouth Cycleworks/Trek F
17 Lewis Stripp Mud Sweat n Gears CC M
18 Lyndon Thompson New Forest Cycling Club B

Age Category Winners
J Jack Trunwitt Bournemouth Arrow CC
S Matthew Downie Primera-TeamJobs Race Team
M James Horton VC St Raphael
A Jason Gault Primera-TeamJobs Race Team
B Lyndon Thompson New Forest Cycling Club
C Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs Race Team
F Bob Ford UK-Biking/Bournemouth Cycleworks/Trek

Women
1 Lora White Hub Vélo C
2 Stephanie Weaver B
3 Carol Tilley Ridebike.co.uk F

Age Category Winners
B Stephanie Weaver
C Lora White Hub Vélo
F Carol Tilley Ridebike.co.uk

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