Goodwood 3rd Cats

[Marek]

Got down to Goodwood this afternoon for the 3rd cat race. As I opened my car door on arrival I nearly lost it, the car door that is. It was very windy today, which is not great at Goodwood which is windy on the calmest days due to the fact it is in such an exposed area.

I watched the end of the 4th cat race which had some guy timetrialling a few minutes ahead of the bunch, which apparently he had been doing since the first lap. Thats the kind of stupid thing that I would do on the first lap, except winning seems to be the bit that I struggle with. This guy must have won by a few minutes over a chasing group of 5 or 6 riders and then the peleton came in with an ACC rider taking about 3rd in the sprint.

Then it was my turn. I had Simon H and Tim Liquigas for company at the start. This was Simons first race back after his accident and Tim had been ill three days during the week.

The race started off with some nutter attacking straight from the gun, no it was not me. We soon reeled him back in and then a group of three took off. I did a bit more on the front and then we got them back again. Quite a quick first lap and then second lap again people were trying there luck. If you were not in the right place the wind was punishing and those at the back were getting dispensed of very quickly. In fact by about the third lap we had dropped half the peleton including my two ACC buddies, there were about 15 to 20 of us left.

After a few more laps of mini breaks going and coming back a break started to form up ahead of me. It started with three then grew to about 5 then around 8. I was now on the front of the peleton and giving it some to try and catch the break, I looked around to see if someone would come through, uh oh, no one left. The race was blown apart, this meant a big effort so I put my head down and hammered it, thankfully the breakaway was not attacking too much and I managed to get back on. Now there were around 8 or 9 of us left.

We got around for the next few laps at a reasonable pace and then the last lap it was cat and mouse. Everyone looking over there shoulders, people faking to break etc. It was a slow lap and look destined for a sprint. I sat about 8th man from the front into the chicane and then gave it some. I had not got up the peleton far enough and my sprint is not really that good, I think I got up a couple of places and reckon I placed about 6th or 7th.

Pretty happy with that and really enjoyed the race, was quite short at 44kms but amazing how many people got dropped so early because of the wind. Definetly pays to stay near the front.

Cheers

Marek....

[huw williams]

Well done mate - you were indeed 7th results below. A top ten and a new shed in the same weekend - life doesn't get much better than that.

Particulary well done to Simon after such an enforced lay-off

Neil Stone was the guy you saw in the 4ths and Alan Malarkay was in the pack a bit further back. Results at bottom. I also notice the Scarletts and Nick Mann were in there riding for their respective 'trade' teams.
Well done guys.


With Toks in action at the Surrey Leagues, ACC had a lot of representation at Norwood Hill, Goodwood, Eastway and Flanders this weekend.


3rds - 30 miles
Pos Name Club/Team Cat Time
1 Philip Glowinski VC de Londres 3 1:07:00
2 Martin McCrossan trackcycling.co.uk 3
3 Chester Hill TM Racing 3
4 Tim Elverson VC Meudon 3
5 Kevin Blann Velocity the Exercise Deck 3V
6 Garry Timlick GS Helix 3
7 Marek Siwicki Addiscombe CC 3
8 Rod Saxby agiskoviner.com 3
9 Martin Williamson London Dynamo 3 @ 2:00
10 James Ebdon SP Systems/Wightlink 3J
11 Colin Bateman Festival RC 3V
12 Steve Atkinson Private Member 3
13 Keith Brooks VC Meudon 3V
14 James McManus Interbike RT 3V @ 2:30
15 Stephen Knight Team Axiom 3
16 Richard Barrowclough Private Member 3V
17 John Powell Crawley CC 3
18 Peter Thorp-Hincks TM Racing 3
19 Pete Connelly Army CU 3V
20 Jo Corbett TM Racing 3 @ 3:15
21 Simon Hazeldine 34th Nomads 3
22 Peter Moore SP Systems/Wightlink 3V
23 Dean Frost Private Member 3
24 Tim Harris Addiscombe CC 3
25 Jon Masters Redhill CC 3V
26 Andy Norfolk agiskoviner.com 3
27 Colin Summerfield VC Meudon 3V @ 3:30
28 Tom McCall Private Member 3V
29 Chris Wallis TM Racing 3
30 Stephen Ferris VC Meudon 3V
31 Daniel Clark Brighton Mitre 3
32 Hannah Bussey VC Meudon 1W
33 Oly Aldridge VC Meudon 3V
34 Andrew Milner VC Meudon 3V
35 Marek Glowinski VC de Londres 3V @ 1 lap
36 Lindsey Ruocco VC Meudon 3V
37 Colin Addison VC Meudon 3Vl


4/3W/4W - 24 miles
Pos Name Club/Team Cat Time
1 Duncan Hards VC Meudon 4 1:00:00
2 Allan Ridler Army CU 4 @ 1:00
3 Simon Francis Fit-For 4
4 David Shaw i-team.co.uk 4V
5 Rupert Rivett Sussex Nomads 4V
6 James Hull Charlotteville CC 4
7 David Reeves TM Racing 4 @ 2:00
8 Mark Gibbs VC Meudon 4V
9 Neil Stone Addiscombe CC 4
10 George Roux Redhill CC J
11 Mike Fletcher London Dynamo 4
12 Kris Fowler Private Member 4
13 Howard Radcliffe i-team.co.uk 4
14 Peter Nichols i-team.co.uk 4
15 Alan Brooks Bayeux Landscapes 4V
16 Roland Kusay Redhill CC 4
17 Chris Scarlett TSN-Sportful 4
18 Chris Putnam BN12 RT 4
19 William Robin Sussex Nomads 4
20 Jason Eccles Army Tri 4
21 Richard Sanders Redhill CC 4V
22 Nicholas Wallis Hounslow & District 4V
23 Graham Merritt Sussex Nomads 4
24 Ian Hendry Hastings & St Leonards CC 4
25 Lucio Pessia TM Racing 4
26 Joseph O'Sullivan Charlotteville CC 4J
27 David Burt Crawley Tri Club 4
28 Gavin Garrett Redhill CC 4V
29 John Willis Bayeux Landscapes 4V
30 Claude Lhomme Redhill CC 4V
31 Tim Sales Redhill CC 4V
32 Stuart Edmonds Sussex Nomads 4V
33 George Davey Army Tri 4
34 Heidi Mason Hastings & St Leonards CC 4W
35 Stephen Lee Farnborough & Camberley 4
36 Bernard Hall Private Member 4V
37 Alan Malarkey Addiscombe CC 4V
38 Tracy Langlands Farnborough & Camberley 4W
39 Nick Mann Metropolitain Police CC 4V
40 Nick H? Hastings & St Leonards CC 4
41 Christopher Parker Hastings & St Leonards CC 4V
42 Llyr Wynn-Jones London Dynamo 4
43 Lisa Scarlett TSN-Sportful 4W

[Grahame]

Would Philip Glowinski be the "other" Marek's son?

[sylv]

Yes. The one whom Marek lent me the yellow track bike for a while. There's something wrong in this sentence what is it.

Good result anyhow.

And Nick Mann racing for the MET!

[sylv]

Simon doesn't seem to have loss any form while off the bike. On Saturday's clubrun I left late due to the flash storm and met a group of riders mending a puncture: Simon, Kevin and another guy who we lost at some point (I though I'd recognized him as Dave Kennet, so when Kevin and I took the lead after the wheel was fixed, I just went as fast as I could. When we looked back at a traffic light he wasn't there, and I realised it wasn't Dave. We waited a while and even rode back for a bit, but assumed he's turned back afterwards). Anyway getting close to Charlwood Simon was trying to get back onto Kevin's wheel (which I was failing to do), whizzed by me and 'ping' snapped a rear wheel spoke in the process.

Or maybe it was just the extra weight he said he'd put on

[Toks]

Hey Marek fantastic effort! points on board already maybe that challenge for 2nd cat is back on. Lots of Chapeaus to Tim. Simon H, Neil, Chris and Lisa. Wow, all we need is Yohan and Keiran racing now!!

[Yohan]

..there goes another dig in the ribs from Toks....keep it up mate...I've still got a few remaining!
I'm still a newbie...I don't 'have' to race 'proper' yet

[Maria David]

Well done on getting through your first road race Lisa !
It's really great to see and ACC lady on a road race results sheet, especially in the early season.