Poole Wheelers, Gary Dighton Memorial 10, Report,Results,Pictures

“If I could only win one open this year this one is it” said a clearly emotional Paul Jones (Primera-sport.com) after winning the Poole Wheelers Gary Dighton Memorial 10. Jones, good friend and training partner of the late Dighton took the win by three seconds from Mike Ford (Pewsey Racing) with Gregg Parker (VC ST Raphael/Waites Contracts) a further 14 seconds back in third place. Parker, still nursing a shoulder injury from a crash the previous week led St Raphael to the team award backed up by Jimmy Little & Terry Icke. The cheap speed offered by the P415 “Ski Slope” course on the edge of Poole harbour always attracts a big field, though most of the 95 who entered lost time on the headwind trip down to the Bakers Arms roundabout.

Paul Jones,Emily Dighton,Luke Dighton.
Full Provisional Results

1, PAUL JONES (PRIMERA-SPORT.COM) 20.13

2, MICHAEL FORD (PEWSEY RACING) 20.16

3, GREGG PARKER (VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES CONTRACTS) 20.30

4, JIMMY LITTLE (VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES CONTRACTS) 20.38

5, PADDY DUNN (CC WEYMOUTH) 20.53

6, JOHN SAMWAYS (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 20.55

7, LES PICK (POOLE WH) 21.10

8, WILLIAM GRAINGER (ANDOVER WH) 21.11

9, JOHN SIBLEY (VELOREFINED) 21.12

10, DAVE DALTON (FAREHAM WH) 21.13

11, MARK DENNEY (POOLE WH) 21.15
12, DAVE PICKERING (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 21.17
13, TERRY ICKE (VC ST RAPHAEL) 21.32
14=PAUL ASHLEY (FAREHAM WH) 21.36
14=SAM WADSLEY (POOLE WH) 21.36
16=BARRIE WATKINSON (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 21.37
16=CLIFF ROWE (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 21.37
18, NICK YOUNG (YEOVIL CC) 21.40
19, DANIEL EDWARDS (SOTONIA CC) 21.44
20, BRYCE RIGLAR (CC WEYMOUTH) 21.57
21, TOM ALIBAN (1ST CHARD WH) 21.58
22, JOHN CHAPMAN (CC WEYMOUTH) 21.59
23, CHRIS EWING (FAREHAM WH) 22.00
24, STEVE LEGG (RT 316) 22.02
25, BRENDAN REESE (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 22.04
26, RICHARD DAVIDSON (POOLE WH) 22.05
27, STU THOMPSON (VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES CONTRACTS) 22.06
28, DOUG PARKER (SID VALLEY CC) 22.11
29=CRAIG HARRIS (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 22.14
29=PHIL WILKS (SOTONIA CC ) 22.14
31=JONATHAN HYNDMAN (SOTONIA CC) 22.15
31=PETE PERRIN (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 22.15
33, HUGO BALDACHINO (YEOVIL CC) 22.17
34, ALAN MILLWARD (YEOVIL CC0 22.18
35, CHRIS MARTIN (YEOVIL CC) 22.24
36, STEPHEN WOOD (ANTELOPE RT) 22.30
37, DARREN LEWIS (POOLE WH) 22.34

38, GARY TUSKIN (POOLE WH) 22.35
39, STUART PECKHAM (NEW FOREST CC) 22.39
40, STUART MARTINGALE (SOTONIA CC) 22.44
41, ALISTAIR GAIN (POOLE WH) 22.51
42=WILL SOLOMAN (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 22.52
42=CRAIG WESTON (POOLE WH) 22.52
44, GARY CURE (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 23.00
45, ANDY MORGAN (KINETIC-ONE CD) 23.07
46, ANDREW HANLEY (NEW FOREST CC) 23.08
47,KEVIN RIDGE (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 23.10
48,PETER WILSON (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 23.32
49,MATT BLYTHE (BOURNEMOUTH ARROW) 23.37
50, PETER LYNK (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 23.48
52, THOMAS PILONI (ZOOM TRI) 23.55
53, STEPHEN SKINNER (NEW FOREST CC) 24.01
54, PETE TRUNWITT (NEW FOREST CC) 24.02
55, MARC BARFOOT (VC VENTA) 24.14
56, PHIL HARVEY (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 24.19
57, ANDREW PARKHILL (ZOOM TRI) 24.34
58, ADRIAN WATKINS (TORNADO CC) 24.39
59, HOWARD PANKHURST (POOLE WH) 24.46
60, DAVE ENGLAND (CRABWOOD CC) 24.52
61, COLIN CROCKER (SOTONIA) 24.55
62, WILLIAM SIMMONS (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILE WH) 25.00

63, CAROLINE LIGHT (SARUM VELO) 25.01
64=SARAH WISE (MUD SWEAT GEARS) 25.05
64=ANDREW JACKSON (CC WEYMOUTH) 25.05
66, MARK USHER (BIKE CITY T3) 25.07
67,TERRY BELBIN (POOLE WH) 25.08
68,CHRISTOPHER MULLET (GILLINGHAM & DIST WH) 25.22
69, SARAH WHEELER (GILLINGHAM & DIST WH) 25.44
70, SERGIO DE NOTO (TRI LONDON) 26.04
71, CHRIS SUMMERS (SOTONIA CC) 26.32
72, NICK FRIEND (WESSEX RC) 26.35
73, ALAN SPARKES (POOLE WH) 27.08
74, BOB JOLLIFFE (NEW FOREST CC) 27.28
75, ELAINE PEARSON (MUD SWEAT GEARS) 27.29
76, DOUG WARD (YEOVIL CC) 28.20
77, JOHN PICK (CHRONOS RT) 29.59
78,DOUG CONROY (REDMON CC) 30.46
TANDEM
JOHN MARRINER /LUCA DE NOTO (BOURNEMOUTH JUBILEE WH) 26.44

Gary Dighton sadly took his own life in January 2015, a ride in his memory was held a week later, Report HERE