HARWORTH RESULTS 2010

Race 7 Harworth Series: 03-06-10

The first race of the Harworth Series was contested by the B & C groups on the shorter 4.2 mile circuit. The hot, sunny conditions made for a welcome change compared to the cold conditions at Torworth.

The Group C race was eventful from the start with Daniel Lowthorpe (Rutland CC) & Dan Storey (Sheffrec CC) attacking and gaining a half minute advantage on the bunch by the end of the very first lap. They managed to extend this lead and hold it at between 40 & 50 seconds over the next 3 laps. With 2 laps to go, a chasing group of 5 riders established who were 45 seconds behind the leading duo with the bunch now well over a minute down. By the bell, the chasing group had split which really didn't give them much chance of catching the race long break which now had a gap approaching a minute. At the finish line, Dan Storey easily won the sprint from Lowthorpe with Mark Mallender (Rutland CC) taking 3rd place ahead of Lee Allen (RVO Racing) & Phil Axe (Sharrow CC/Projekt Wheels) over a minute behind the leading duo. As a result, Mallender takes over top spot in the Overall Group C Standings.

The Group B race was less competitive. There were numerous attempts to break away but no significant advantage was ever gained. At the line, David Marsden (Sheffield Tri Club) proved the strongest on the uphill finish ahead of James Hunt (Sheffrec CC), these two gaining a small gap on the rest of the field. Sam Kirby (RVO Racing) continues to hold a comfortable lead in group B.

GROUP B RESULTS

1	David Marsden	Sheffield TRI Club	29.4miles in 1hr 10mins 11secs
2	James Hunt	Sheffrec CC	Same Time
3	Steve Tomkin	Thurcroft CC	@ 4 secs
4	Frans Schrijver	Sheffrec CC
5	Ian Iveson	South Elmsall CC
6	Sam Kirby	RVO Racing
7	Dominic Smith	Retford & District Wheelers
8	Simon Cocker	TLI
9	Alex Mitchell	Sheffrec CC
10	Peter Beverley	Featherstone RC	All Same Time

GROUP C RESULTS

Race 8 Harworth Series: 10-06-10

Cool conditions returned for the 2nd week of races at Harworth contested on the normal 6 mile circuit by the A & B Groups.

The Group B stayed together for the whole of the race with no attacks gaining any significant advantage. At the finish, Sam Kirby (RVO Racing) proved to be the strongest on the uphill finish outsprinting Dominic Smith (Retford & District Wheelers) with Tom Sutton (Sheffield Phoenix CC) in 3rd place. The win extended Kirby's lead in the Group B Overall Standings.

The Group A race was more eventful with a breakaway group consisting of 4 riders, Alan Hamshaw, Keith Ollerenshaw (both Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre), Andy Smith (Rutland CC) & Matt Thompson (Sheffrec CC) establishing a 45 second lead over the bunch on the 3rd of the 5 laps. With a lap to go Tom Saville (Norton Wheelers) & Nick Downham (Sheffrec CC) gave chase, 35 seconds down on the leading quartet with the bunch a further half a minute behind. At the line, Hamshaw proved to be the strongest winning the sprint from Thompson with Ollerenshaw in 3rd & Smith 17 seconds down in 4th place. Saville & Downham were 5th & 6th, 42 seconds behind the winner with the bunch trailing in over 2 minutes behind.

GROUP A RESULTS

GROUP B RESULTS

1	Sam Kirby	RVO Racing	30 miles in 1hr 10mins 55secs
2	Dominic Smith	Retford & District Wheelers
3	Tom Sutton	Sheffield Phoenix CC
4	Steve Tomkin	Thurcroft CC
5	Frans Schrijver	Sheffrec CC
6	Andy Robinson	Dinnington RC
7	Dave Marshal	RVO Racing
8	David Marsden	Sheffield TRI Club
9	David Beresford	Norton Wheelers
10	Daniel Sudbury	Sheffrec CC	All Same Time

Race 9 Harworth Series: 17-06-10

Warm conditions were a welcome return for the 3rd races of the Harworth Series contested by the A & C groups.
Once again the Group C race was hotly contested with a breakaway of three riders, Daniel Storey (Sheffrec CC), Jordon Skinner (Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre) & Marc Mallender (Rutland CC) establishing a lead on the 2nd of the 5 laps. The leading trio were soon joined by Jamie Burgan (Boneshakersbikes.com/Trek) & veteran Phil Axe (Sharrow CC/Projekt Wheels) and by the bell the leading group had a minute's lead on the bunch. At the finish Skinner won the sprint ahead of Burgan, Axe, Storey with Mallender in 5th spot.

The bunch sprint was won by James Thompson (Boneshakersbikes.com) over a minute behind. The result means that both Burgan & Mallender are now joint leaders in the Group C Overall Standings.

The Group A race failed to provide a breakaway despite the difficult course. The bunch stayed together for the duration of the race with Richard Walker (Sheffrec CC) taking the sprint for his 2nd victory this year. Andrew Lees (Sheffrec CC) was in 2nd place with Richard Nutt (Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre) in 3rd. Scott Haggart (Dinnington RC) finished in 7th place to retain a narrow lead over Tom Saville (Norton Wheelers) in the Group B Overall Standings.

GROUP A RESULTS

GROUP C RESULTS

1	Jordon Skinner	Dinnington RC	30 miles in 1hr 11mins 13secs
2	Jamie Burgan	Boneshakerbikes.com/Trek
3	Phil Axe	Sharrow CC / Projekt Wheels
4	Daniel Storey	Sheffrec CC
5	Marc Mallender	Rutland CC	All Same Time
6	James Thompson	Boneshakerbikes.com/Trek	@ 1 min 05 secs
7	Marc Etches	Sheffrecc CC
8	David Furniss	Doncaster Wheelers
9	Simon Keeton	Rutland CC
10	Tim Rowson	RVO Racing	All Same Time

Race 10 Harworth Series: 24-06-10

The warm, sunny conditions continued at Harworth where groups B & C were contesting the 4th round of races of the Series. In contrast to most of the previous races, the bunch were not letting an early breakaway succeed in the Group C race. Past double NMRRL champion Marc Etches (Sheffrec CC) & Marc Mallender (Rutland CC) opened a small gap at the end of the 2nd of the 5 laps but the race was altogether again just a lap later. Only on the final lap did a group gain a small advantage coming into the long uphill finishing straight and at the line, juvenile Alex Minting (Planet X) took the sprint from Jamie Burgan (Boneshakersbikes.com/Trek) with Daniel Storey (Sheffrec CC) in 3rd place.

The Group B race was once again relatively uneventful with the only significant gap occuring with one lap to go where Daniel Dickinson (Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre) & Sam Kirby (RVO Racing) opened up a small advantage on the rest of the field. By the finish the race was all back together and in a hard fought bunch sprint Dominic Smith (Retford & District Wheelers) was the clear winner ahead of Steve Tomkin (Thurcroft CC) with Andy Robinson (Dinnington RC) & David Marsden (Sheffield Tri Club) just inches behind in 3rd & 4th places.

GROUP B RESULTS

1	Dominic Smith	Retford & District Wheelers	30 miles in 1hr 12mins 48secs
2	Steve Tomkin	Thurcroft CC
3	Andy Robinson	Dinnington RC
4	David Marsden	Sheffield TRI Club
5	Tom Sutton	Sheffield Phoenix CC
6	John Smith	Yorkshire Velo
7	Simon Jackson	Sheffrec CC
8	Mat Barker-Quick	Harworth & District Wheelers
9	Ian Iveson	South Elmsall CC
10	Dave Marshal	RVO Racing	All Same Time

GROUP C RESULTS

Race 11 Harworth Series: 01-07-10

Sunny, warm conditions continued for another week at Harworth which in previous years has been associated with some very wet weather. The penultimate week was contested by the A & B groups.

The Group B race proved to be the most eventful of their whole year so far with a breakaway finally getting a gap. Six riders, Daniel Dickinson & Andy Robinson (both Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre), Peter Beverley (Featherstone RC), David Marsden (Sheffield Tri Club), James Hunt (Sheffrec CC) & Simon Cocker (TLI) opened up a 26 second lead at the end of the 2nd lap. The gap had increased to 45 seconds a lap later and this lead was maintained to the bell lap.

At the finish, Dickinson proved to be the strongest finishing well clear of Beverley with Cocker in 3rd place. The bunch realising they had no chance of catching the break on the final lap came in nearly one and a half minutes down.
With Dominic Smith (Retford & District Wheelers) not riding, Sam Kirby (RVO Racing) failed to take full advantage to extend his lead in the Overall Group B standings, managing just 10th place.

The Group A race mostly stayed together for the duration of the race with no attacks managing to gain a significant advantage. Veteran, John Downing (Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre) won the sprint from juvenile Tom Saville (Norton Wheelers) with Nick Downham (Sheffrec CC) in 3rd place. Saville's 2nd place means he now leads the Group A Overall standings.

GROUP A RESULTS

GROUP B RESULTS

1	Daniel Dickinson	Dinnington RC	30miles in 1hr 08mins 24secs
2	Peter Beverley	Featherstone RC
3	Simon Cocker	TLI
4	James Hunt	Sheffrec CC
5	David Marsden	Sheffield TRI Club	All Same Time
6	Andy Robinson	Dinnington RC	@ 14 secs
7	Tom Sutton	Sheffield Phoenix	@ 1 min 25 secs
8	David Beresford	Norton Wheelers
9	Alex Mitchell	Sheffrec CC
10	Sam Kirby	RVO Racing	All Same Time

Race 12 Harworth Series: 08-07-10

The good weather conditions continued for the last races at Harworth featuring the A & C groups.

The Group C race proved to be less eventful than their previous races on this circuit with few attacks managing to open up a decent gap. James Thompson (Boneshakersbikes.com/Trek) & Tim Rowson (RVO Racing) managed to gain a 16 second advantage on the bunch at the end of the 2nd lap but the field was back together again just a lap later and generally that's how it stayed for the remainder of the race. At the finish, past double NMRRL champion Marc Etches (Sheffrec CC) proved to be the strongest on the uphill finish, taking his first victory in this year's League ahead of Dave Furniss (Doncaster Wheelers/Don Valley Cycles) with Group C Overall Leader, Jamie Burgan (Boneshakersbikes.com) in 3rd place. Burgan continues to lead the Group C Overall Standings with Dan Storey (Sheffrec CC) moving into 2nd place with his 4th place.

The Group A race followed a similar pattern with no breakaways managing to open any significant gap. Andrew Lees (Sheffrec CC) made it a double win for Sheffrec CC on the night, finishining well clear of veteran John Downing (Dinnington RC/Universal Cycle Centre) with juvenile Tom Saville (Norton Wheelers) in 3rd place. Saville continues to lead the Group A Overall Standings ahead of Downing.

GROUP A RESULTS

1	Andrew Lees	Sheffrec CC	30 miles in 1hr 11mins 28secs
2	John Downing	Dinnington RC
3	Tom Saville	Norton Wheelers
4	Cameron Reilly	Dinnington RC
5	Richard Nutt	Dinnington RC
6	John Hadley	Doncaster Wheelers
7	Alan Hamshaw	Dinnington RC
8	Peter Ryalls	Sheffield Phoenix
9	Barry Parker	RVO Racing
10	Daniel Shinn	Sheffrecc CC	All Same Time

GROUP C RESULTS