Dunsfold 30/07/10

[Peachey]

July 30, 2010 - Dunsfold Park Series #8 - Team Velo Sportiff - 4ths - 30 miles

Pos Name Club/Team Cat Race # Time
1 Adam Herridge Team Velo Sportiff 4 31 1:15:50
2 Rogan Redfarn Addiscombe CC 4 53
3 Giorgios Crouch Private Member 4 57
4 Simon Wroxley Hounslow & District Wheelers 4 74
5 Barry Gerhold Redhill CC 4 22
6 Ian Franklin VC Meudon 4V 72
7 Nicholas Martin Team Velo Sportiff 4 37
8 Christopher Dean Private Member 4V 2
9 Colin Stevens VC Meudon 4V 29
10 Angus Brown Redhill CC 4 27
11 Javier Nunez Team Velo Sportiff 4V 32
12 John Clark A3CRG 4V 20
13 I Afrate Private Member 4 12
14 Julian Dale Private Member 4 6
15 Clayton Wilson Private Member 4 13
16 Jonathan Bradbourne Redhill CC 4 45
17 Karl Halliday South Western RC 4 16
18 R Vaudin Redmon CC 4 15
19 Peter Farnfield Dunsfold Park 4V 80
20 Stuart Grieg Redhill CC 4V 66
21 Andrew Hoyle Brighton Mitre 4V 64
22 Martin Porter Thames Velo 4V 9
23 Peter Owen Norwood Paragon CC 4V 5
24 Nick Kirke cycleworks.co.uk 4 54
25 Maurice Brennan Redhill CC 4 14
26 Stuart Gibbons Private Member 4 35
27 Christopher Sharrock Team Velo Sportiff 4 49
28 David Youngman AD Cycles RT 4 52
29 Mark Preswood Private Member 4 36
30 Tony Wybry Team Velo Sportiff 4 41
31 Howard Dyson Redhill CC 4V 81
32 Mike Donohue VC Godalming & Haslemere 4V 1
33 Jan Lbrooy Andover Wheelers 4 77
34 Rob Spate Portsmouth North End CC 4V 3
35 Oliver Gin Redhill CC 4 65
36 David Emery Team Velo Sportiff 4 19
37 Eugene Bardwell Southdown Velo 4V 11
38 Charl Jordan Redhill CC 4 30
39 Paul Miller Redhill CC 4 23
40 Conrad Calitz London Dynamo 4 38
dnf Simon Tonge Redmon CC 4 4
dnf Steve Taylor Redhill CC 4 7
dnf Greg Banks Deeside Thistle 4 34
dnf John McMullan Redhill CC 4 46

Well done Rogan - finally got that point then?

[Rogan]

Thanks Darren - I actually picked up my last required point by placing at Hillingdon a few weeks back. So it's thirds when my renewed license turns up.

Friday was a big turn-out for Dunsfold and I didn’t fancy my chances of placing. It seemed like a Redhill CR with 12 of their riders slowing the pack in support of an instant break away of one Redhill and one private rider who both stormed away from the off. A credit to their efforts, they managed to get some way out (for those who know the circuit they were, at their furthest, bombing down the wind assisted back straight as the main group exited the first left hand bend from the start line)! I have not seen a break like it in the fourths and at one point I imagine I wasn’t alone in thinking that the group were resigned to racing for third place and below. Were it not for Team Velo getting five of their riders organised by the fifth lap we would not have brought them back, although that took another 3 laps. Until this point whenever the group entered the long finish straight 2 or 3 Redhill riders took the front and the pace really dropped into that ‘private airport-like' headwind. In many ways it’s nice to see a team working as a team in support of a strong solo effort.

Lap 8 was fast and the pack was getting strung out and just as the final bell rung out another group of 5 riders broke. I was stuck in the middle of the main group (having taken evasive action not to lead the wind sapping final straight to the bell) and so as the main group reached the bell this new break away was halfway round the first left bend and stretching further away. I panicked a wee bit and managed to release myself from the packs grip and broke to chase them down. Thankfully Simon Wroxley of Houndslow and District Wheelers came with me and we shared the task of bridging the gap. We both pushed on passed a shelled Redhill rider to join the four leaders which took us all the way to the mini roundabout with two left bends to go. At this point I was in the wake of the lead group of six and in need of a rest with the pack hunting us down – one glance behind as we entered the last swooping left bend had them at 30m and gaining... The final straight came into view and I took third slot which soon had to become second as riders tired. Following some very sound advice from Darren P (who placed Second a few weeks earlier) I held my line for as long as possible and got into that leg burning sprinting mode just passed that Army truck. The line came in good time with me second and a wee bit of space before the growling pack arrived. Great workout and delighted with 2nd.

I will be consulting you DP before my next race

[Rob W]

Well done Rogan.See you in the 3rds.There's a race on the 15th at cockney fancy it

[Antloony]

Well done fella, good intelligent racing

[Rogan]

Hi Rob I will send you a PM re the race on the 13th.

Thanks Ant

[Toks]

Excellent result, Rogan Welcome to 3rd catdom