NCRA Handicap spring series 2009 (5 Rounds)

Race 5 - Southwick ---- RESULTS

The final round of the series. Full Photo Gallery here

BCF report here.

Same group spacing, Troy and Steve and Graham were off first and joined by Brownie's group on the road. By Lap 3 the fast Gregs group caught Jacks group of 12 up and then it all joined together without the scratch. Strangely no-one tried anything, the wind meant only the brave could, but it worked out well as scratch didn't show, leaving a mass uphill sprint.

Jack couldn't quite get there this time, coming in 11th with Brownie close behind in 21st just pipping Troy next. Steve valliantly stopped to help a crashed rider, and came in 6 mins down. while Graham had a bizare puncture with a safety pin see HERE.

A good group ending end to a great series, bring on the next one.

OVERALL 5 RACE SERIES RESULTS HERE

Race 4 - Old - Lamport

4th Jack Peterson...pretty clearly ;-)
Paul Brown
Troy Rollason
Graham Dickens
Steve
Bob ...ill
BCF Report and Photos More Race 4 Photos

Jacks Race:
With the Dragon XC race in Wales the next day I fully intended to try and minimise effort for this race. Our starting group was big enough to hide in and for most of the time this plan worked. A few efforts every lap to make sure I cornered near the front, some of those guys just corner like grannies at times. Then we caught Troy and Graham on the last lap, just as the 3 fast guys joined us. Luckily they didnt then try and escape and the mass sprint was on.
Initially i wasn't bothered, the roads where covered in crap, which has wrecked my shades and i could hardly see. But as the fast run-in unfolded, it turned out quite safe and it opened up well. I kicked, perhaps just a touch too late and put a few lengths into the "pack" but had let the 3 big hitters get a few ahead. 4th and well chuffed and yes it was the easiest of the 4 so far, bizzare. 10th in the series now as well.
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Race 3 - Gt Gidding
Results
14 Gregg Payne Rockingham Forest Wheelers
17 Jack Peterson Numplumz Mountain Bikers
22 Troy Rollason Numplumz Mountain Bikers
23 Graham Dickens Numplumz Mountain Bikers
25 Bob Mitchell Numplumz Mountain Bikers
26 Ian Dick Rockingham Forest Wheelers
31 Garry Townsend (Mine and Troy's mate) MI Racing
36 Scott McCann Rockingham Forest Wheelers
Full results

Troys race
3rd race and a beautiful days racing ahead...... met JP and Hollie en-route and then Dave palmer and Gregg too just outside Thrapston.....should have been about 17 ish miles to gt gidding and all together less than last weeks 23m to warm up, and it was a nice day so hay ho.

Arrived at gt gidding only to be told sorry lads next village along to sign on....Glatton! still not bothered its not too far...... (19m)

what we didn't know was that the start was in the original location and back up to gidding so once race kit was donned off we trotted..quick warm up(4m) and team pic...nice one brownie....then BANG

race was on....Gra and myself were in the 6.5 min group so all good today, or so we thought.....our group yet again didi not work very well at all and spent the first 2/3 miles in 1 long line and no through and off.....spose that's normal ish.

anyway gra and i got things going and a couple of others started working too and pretty uneventfull till lap 2 when we lost half of our group. It was at this point No 33 was showing his true colours! he would work his way to the front and then shout change direction.....this went on for a while....and oh how he some verbal...Gra and me had a go but to no avail.

End of lap 2 and scratch caught us and we tagged on for a bit and as usual pumped out the back....my bpm went to 101% and 193 just keeping with them up the hill to gidding phew

Lap 3 and after a bit of solo riding with J.P we joined our group again til the last hil again as poor old Graham's chain came off....nooooo he managed to put it back on and carried on...good effort mate.....then jp bolted and so did no 33 ....bob pushed after him and so did gra and me..........no way....no way is that 33 git beating me to the finish so last corner and me m bob and gra caught him and sped to the finish for a photo head down troy win(22nd overall) No no 33 anywhere....yay (30m)

back for tea and cakes and ride home 3m them 19 miles

Long but good day out 73 miles and buzzin
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Race 2 - Old Lamport

BCF Report Here

On the Old-Lamport course in bright but very windy conditions. Brownie, Graham and Steve above chased down Troy who was given some time on them. The Fast (scratch) guys blew through the field using their power to leave samll groups all over the course. Brownie managed to hang on and grabbed a good finish again, while the rest of us trailed in behind. A tough day out there. Even the finishers seperated into two groups of 3 at the finish.

Results:
13th Brownie @ 21 secs
20th Jack @ 1.31
28th Troy @ 1.52
30th Graham @ 2.34
34th Steve @ 3.01
47th Bob @10.09

Troys view:
Properly happy with today's performance.....although, is 25mile too much of a warm up??? i felt strong as anything until lap 3 and got dropped just passed the village hall.... then scratch caught me at Mawdsley and I kept with them until the next junction, only to be caught by Jack's group at the last junction and chased them with vic barnett to the finish
So too much warm up and too much on the front(ish) I endeed up doing 70 miles today with 30 of those at 177 bpm average........;-)
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Race 1 - Rockingham Valley circuit.
A group of 15 riders including our Paul Brown formed and used their handicap to the full and stayed away, in the sprint Brownie managed to Grab 4th to get the first points for the new official plumz team, superb.
Troy, Graham, Bob and Steve all found the pace and Bringhurst hill a bit heavy and were hoovered up by Jacks group (pictured) who worked well and were themselves not caught by scratch but could not do enough

BCF Report and photos

Full results

4 Paul Brown Numplumz Mountain Bikers
18 Jack Peterson Numplumz Mountain Bikers
33 Gregg Payne Rockingham Forest Wheelers
41 Steve Giles Numplumz Mountain Bikers
43 Graham Dickens Numplumz Mountain Bikers
46 Troy Rollason Numplumz Mountain Bikers
DNF Bob Mitchell