PALACE RESULTS 12.07.06 - well done Jack

[ajay khandelwal]

Crystal Palace Circuit League : 12/7/06
The 12th night of racing at Crystal Palace in 2006 held on July 11

Reports & pictures to follow

E/1/2
1 Simon Lewis VC Londres 59.13
2 Iain Paine London Dynamo/Cyclefit
3 Scott Bugden Pearson Cycles
4 Sam Humpheson London Dynamo/Cyclefit
5 Matt Seaton Rapha/Condor
6 Daniele Santoni Pearson Cycles
7 Diego Garavito PM
8 David Jones Dulwich Paragon
9 Allistair Tullett Arctic/Shorter Rochford
10 Julian Clarke Apollo RT
11 William Bell Gemini BC
12 Nigel Ling Kingsnorth Int
13 Anne Boorsma Dulwich Paragon
14 Brian Curtis Corridori


3/4/W
1 Erick Rowsell Corridori 54.13
2 Joe Stegers London Dynamo/Cyclefit 54.18
3 Quentin Tring Brixton Cycles 54.25
4 Alan Flight GS Invicta
5 Max McCalla VC Londres
6 Fraser Wildman Downland Cycles
7 Dennis Preston Dulwich Paragon
8 George Roux Redhill CC
9 David Gardner London Dynamo/Cyclefit
10 Jack Chisholm Addiscombe CC
11 Jeff Tann Dulwich Paragon

[kieran]

Palace 11 July

Well , Toks, Jack and myself turned up for the 3/4/J race and Tim turned up to represent ACC in the E/1/2. Sean was there giving support. The race was only 27 laps this time (the length for the 3/4/J is 3 less than the number showing, this number is for the E/1/2 race) as opposed to 32 last time and 37 the time before that. Anyway the speed quickly picked up and we averaged 23.8mph for the course. Near the end one guy broke away for a solo victory as predicted by Toks before the race. Toks then went about, very vocally, trying to organise the chase but didn?t seem to be getting much help from the rest (except Jack). At the final lap up the hill Toks had spend too much energy in front and was swallowed up in the sprint. You deserved better! Jack did well and I was happy to stick with the front group, maybe next time I will be able to help you Toks, although I think I need to improve my positioning. Anyway no crashes and great weather.

[Toks]

On a perfectly glorious summer's evening approximately thirty riders were on the start line for the 3/4th race at Palace. With Tim in the E12 race it meant there were only three agreeables in action: Kieran, Jack and myself? The pace for the first twenty minutes was fairly steady. I put in a little dig on lap 12 and Dulwich Paragon?s Kevin Knox jumped away with me. We didn?t gain more than a handful of metres and normal service was soon resumed.

A lap later Quentin Tring (Brixton Cycles) also decided to stretch his legs and managed to get a thirty metre gap, but again the pack were wise to the game. There were also attacks from Joe Stegers (LD's, gave me a much needed push last week - nice guy) and another Dulwich rider all comfortably absorbed by the bunch.

With around 15 of the 27 laps to go someone younger and stronger than the rest of us decided it was time to start his evening?s work. I bet there?s probably a number of teenage tearaways in Crystal Palace area but on the cycle circuit, with two wins already to his name Corridori's, Erick Rowsell?s clearly 'the Daddy'.

Unlike his teenage counterpart, Micheal Wilmot, over at Hillingdon, Erick doesn't like to win in the company of others. A solo mission was on the cards all night and I did try to forwarn the big guns about his predictable departure once we got past the halfway point of the race.

I was about 10 riders back when it happened. I saw him sprinting down towards the hairpin, stomping up the little drag and then flying down the descent. We didn?t know it at the time but from that moment onwards we were racing for second spot. With a gap of roughly 15secs it was gonna require an above threshold (your average power output in a 60min all out effort)) from at least four guys to bring him back

A small group of 4 or 5 of us Jack, myself, Kevin Knox, Quentin Tring and David Gardner of London Dynamo immediately started chasing. Although others joined the chase they were in a couple of cases actually hindering our efforts by breaking up the rhythm. Either they were not pulling thru when they should or they were sitting on when they should be pulling. I was very vocal, coaxing and cajoling throughout but alas it was to no avail.

We almost brought young Mr Roswell back two or three times but then people sat up or failed to pull thru which allowed the hotshot junior to just power away again. On the bell I was completely spent and a lap later couldn?t really contest the sprint. A great race nevertheless and of course excellent training. Results don?t always give a true picture of the race but then again that?s Road Racing? Another fantastic ride by Jack and also an excellent performance from a fast improving Keiran?Sean it was good to see you down at Palace last night, thanks for the support