Ibbett takes lead in TransWales
Cotter faster than Italian marathon champion Covre on day two
Day two's linking stage rolled out of Llandiloes at 9:00 am to follow the River Severn towards its source in Hafren Forest before exiting the riders prior to the ascent of Penycrocben at 469m - an open moor which was the site of a Roman fortlet that today merely guards stunning views to the south east. The trail then gently sped downwards towards a tricky rocky chute that spat riders onto a bridge before a short hike-a-bike. Lunch was served at the head of the descent towards the Dyfi Valley to help riders refuel and regroup before charging down a wet and rock slab lathered trail. The descent dropped the riders Foel Fadian at 564m into the Dyfi Valley itself amidst scenery that to die for. "I always forget how good the scenery is here," said singlespeeder Matt Carr, "it could be Scotland or Patagonia."
The Climachx trail is perhaps one of the lesser known gems on the Welsh trail centre map; lacking the trail blazing history of nearby Coed y Brenin or the well-publicised trail density of Afan Argoed in south wales, it's often overlooked. Beginning off a rolling start down some fireroad, it swoops downwards on undulating singletrack and into the woods for an extended section of flowing but rockier terrain. Stone slabs and steps pepper the descent as it snakes its way around the flanks of Myndd-Fron-Felen with enough square edges to see one unlucky rider accruing no less than four punctures. For those with full pressure running in their tyres, the descent then careers faster and faster until the bermalicious crescendo that helps them recreate the speeder bike scene from Return of the Jedi. For those with punctures, it's the rumble of rim on dirt and rock and sketchy turns or a long walk.
Unlike previous TransWales events, for the 2009 edition, the special stages are run during the linking stage itself so that riders' flow wasn't interrupted. They leave the event village in the morning, ride to the special stage, race, and then ride off to the day's end afterwards. This means that tactics on the linking stage are now very much part of the game: should riders go out on the first part of the linking stage in order to arrive at the special stage with clear trail ahead of them for an unimpeded passage? Or should they go steady and hold plenty of reserve in the tank for when they reach the special stage (but also risk getting caught up in traffic on the special stage itself) and then light up the afterburner? For the case of the first man down the special stage it was both.
Johnathan Pugh was first through on the linking stage and the first to the special stage gate; he then put the hammer down and redlined to the finish some 11km hence, and although he admitted afterwards, "[it was] hard on the climb and I was in the big ring, I kept on telling myself, 'Don't pussy out - keep it in the big ring.'" not even the sporadic jet scream of low-flying RAF (Royal Air Force) jets could distract him putting in a time of 25 minutes and 56 seconds. "I was pleased with that as I couldn't have gone any faster." He didn't need to: he was the fastest on the Climachx stage and two minutes clear of his nearest rival in the Schwalbe Tyres men's solo category.
But unlike other endurance racers Pugh isn't on a carbon fibre lightweight rig, he's on an aluminium 120mm travel Trek Fuel EX that weighs in at the 29lb mark all in - seven pounds or so off racing weight. But such solidity and capability means that he can nail the descents without shirking hitting things hard and flat out. Couple this with 2.5-inch tubeless tyres and Pugh feels he can "more than make up any time on a long descent."
Interestingly, Pugh isn't the only racer who has swapped a lightweight 100mm full suss race bike for a trail bike's superior firepower: Josh Ibbett of IronHorse-Extreme is aboard an Iron Horse MKIII and Steve Heading of Whyte Bikes is on a Whyte E-120. Ibbett clocked 28 minutes and 20 seconds to take second on the day in the men's solo category; Steve Heading romped the course in a total time of 28 minutes and three seconds to secure the leader's jersey in the men's solo veteran category - his time that would've placed him second in the men's solo category ahead of Ibbett. Proof, if ever it were needed that fast riders are fast, no matter what bike you put them on.
For Nickson Mwaura the Climachx was his first chance to get to grips with British trail centre terrain; for the duration of the linking stage - as he was yesterday - he'd been right up there with the front runners and seen his way safely down the descent off Foel Fadian - although he admitted he didn't expect to encounter such a severe trail during the event - but the special stage itself saw him struggle with the wet conditions under tyre making things still trickier for the Kenyan. "It was wet and when you placed your tyre somewhere it just went," he said. "I came off on the rocks and [I] didn't have it [mentally] together." But by the time he rolled over the finish line, he'd clocked the 43 minutes and 45 seconds, roughly 17 minutes off the pace to finish 39th overall.
In the open women's category, Italian Marathon Champion Marika Covre (Ideal - Vivibike) put a great effort in with a committed display of flat-out racing, looking confident and assured on the descents until she overcooked it on one of the final berms and lost valuable seconds. In the end she had to settle for second behind a scorching aggressive ride by Rickie Justine Cotter (Cytek). Cotter took the trail by the scruff of its neck to clock the fastest female ride of the day in a time of 34 minutes and 40 seconds, a clear minute and 21 seconds faster than Covre.
Last year's solo female winner Fi Spotswood returned for her fourth consecutive TransWales event; this time, however, she was competing in the Mixed category with riding partner Michael Tomlinson (South Fork Racing) and looking for another top podium result. However the mixed category looks like being a close-run one as Maddie & Jay Horton (Team Certini) have strong designs on the overall. Maddie & Jay Horton took the early lead by romping home on the Climachx trail in a time of 29 minutes and 49 seconds, just under a minute up on Spotswood and Tomlinson who finished in 30 minutes and 42 seconds.
The respective category winners of the special stage automatically become the respective leaders of their categories, with their overall times reflecting the allotted time limits for each linking stage, plus any time penalties accrued along the way.
Day three preview
Day three will see the riders head southwards via special stage two at Nant-y-Arian - including the infamous (and seemingly never ending) Leg Burner climb - before continuing to the stage's end at Cwmystwyth some 73km and 2,300m of climbing hence.
The special stage itself will be a real test of pacing, endurance, and technique as it will take up 25km of the total distance, combining rugged natural trail with sublime singletrack, and a significant amount of climbing. It'll be a real test of the current leaders' metal and could potentially see a significant shift in the overall.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Rickie Justine Cotter (Cytek) | 0:34:40 |
2 | Marika Covre (Ideal - Vivibike) | 0:00:41 |
3 | Amy O'Loughlin (Beyond 925) | 0:04:26 |
4 | Amy Baron-Hall (trio25.blogspot.com) | 0:05:52 |
5 | Maggie McPhillips (Stockport Clarion) | 0:07:56 |
6 | Lowri Bunn (Lowri) | 0:08:22 |
7 | Tatjana Troll | 0:12:09 |
8 | Catherine West | 0:28:07 |
9 | Sarah Haley | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan Pugh (clee cycles KCNC high 5) | 0:25:56 |
2 | Josh Ibbett (IronHorse-Extreme) | 0:02:24 |
3 | Jon Bowie (Trismart) | 0:03:42 |
4 | Gethin Howells (Swansea Wheelers) | 0:04:26 |
5 | Andy Barnsley | 0:05:07 |
6 | Mark McPhillips (Stockport Clarion) | 0:05:25 |
7 | Graham Mcconaghy (army cycling union) | 0:05:27 |
8 | James Sanford (BIKE RLC) | 0:05:29 |
9 | Andrew Mitchell (Chester Tri) | 0:06:29 |
10 | Rob Brown | 0:07:09 |
11 | Alex Metcalfe (Gore Bike Wear) | 0:08:34 |
12 | Richard Morgan | 0:08:36 |
13 | Matt Carr (Trek Bikes) | 0:08:44 |
14 | Ben Washington (Gore Bike Wear) | 0:09:19 |
15 | Ben Phillips | 0:09:49 |
16 | James Dyson (PEDALSPORT CC) | 0:10:25 |
17 | Neil Atkinson (Rideon/Buff) | 0:10:26 |
18 | Matthew Smith (Valley-Boy) | 0:10:53 |
19 | Robin Calverley (Royal Air Force) | 0:10:58 |
20 | Lee Price | 0:11:08 |
21 | Robert Finch (RAFCC) | 0:11:12 |
22 | Rob Gates (Berks on Bikes) | 0:11:14 |
23 | Damian Keefe (Team DK) | 0:11:23 |
24 | Lee Bacco | 0:11:41 |
25 | Michael Dahlhausen | 0:11:50 |
26 | Will McCabe | 0:12:12 |
27 | Matthew Wood (West Drayton MBC) | 0:12:56 |
28 | Andy Beardsley (Oakes Surveys) | 0:13:51 |
29 | Ricky Dickenson (Cytek) | 0:14:09 |
30 | Wayne Harper | 0:14:43 |
31 | Oliver Castle (Mao MTB) | 0:14:49 |
32 | Rob Gray (Blue Ocean IQ) | 0:15:29 |
33 | Richard Querelle | 0:16:17 |
34 | David James (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:16:36 |
35 | Ben Amesbury (Clwydian) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Jason Keith (nmbc / midaircrisis) | 0:17:11 |
37 | Graeme Spreadbury (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:17:14 |
38 | Phil Dowling (ride-bikes.com) | 0:17:48 |
39 | Nickson Mwaura | 0:17:49 |
40 | Paul Plowman (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:18:01 |
41 | Mark Gray (Knackered Knees) | 0:18:19 |
42 | Noel Gonsalves | 0:19:16 |
43 | Robert Jones (The long and the slow of it) | 0:21:47 |
44 | Paul Clark (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | 0:22:33 |
45 | Anton Michel | 0:24:01 |
46 | Ben Nathan (victoria inn) | 0:24:06 |
47 | Rob Holbeche (No Friends No Gears) | 0:25:19 |
48 | Rick Banks (methley massive minus 1) | 0:25:21 |
49 | Marco kaiser (Team Rad'n Roll) | 0:36:51 |
50 | Jay Elliott (Bikini Shack) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Neil Walters | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Paul Latchem (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Chris Carter (MERIDA) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Neil Dobson (THRESHOLD) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Pascal Herrmann (Gore Bike Wear) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Steve Heading (White Racing UK) | 0:28:03 |
2 | Gareth Bowyer (ffasiynau anabelle fashions) | 0:02:03 |
3 | Jonathan Edwards | 0:02:10 |
4 | Daryl Cavill (Tenby Aces Cycling Club) | 0:03:16 |
5 | Andy Heading | 0:04:29 |
6 | Gary Cousins (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | 0:04:40 |
7 | Graham Hughes | 0:05:40 |
8 | Steve Whitehouse | 0:07:32 |
9 | Tim Johnson | 0:08:24 |
10 | Henry Harris (Gillingham Wheelers) | 0:08:39 |
11 | Bryan Stadden | 0:09:15 |
12 | Simon McAllister (Team Sinobill) | 0:09:20 |
13 | Alex Spiteri-James | 0:09:52 |
14 | Paul Clarke (Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA) | 0:10:12 |
15 | Nick Beauchamp | 0:10:28 |
16 | Adrian Rees (Solitary Refinement) | 0:11:00 |
17 | Gary Hull (chicken legs) | 0:11:02 |
18 | Steve Eastwood (Chester Tri) | 0:11:30 |
19 | Ray Morriss (Mintcake MTB) | 0:11:53 |
20 | Andy Hull | 0:12:53 |
21 | Mario Manica (Carpentari) | 0:12:55 |
22 | Steve Parsons (Beyond 925) | 0:13:23 |
23 | Bill Neave (da me (da fatty)) | 0:13:36 |
24 | Duncan Mellish | 0:15:03 |
25 | Tim Hazell | 0:15:59 |
26 | Andy Crane | 0:18:05 |
27 | Tom Dunn | 0:18:50 |
28 | Gary Wright (NorPol) | 0:19:05 |
29 | Martin Door | 0:21:06 |
30 | Dave Mansell (Madmance) | 0:22:33 |
31 | Stéphane Van Wonterghem | 0:24:27 |
32 | Royston Smith (Long Way Home) | 0:24:33 |
33 | Martin Zepler (Fellowship of the Granny Ring) | 0:30:40 |
34 | Michael Warwick | 0:34:44 |
35 | Dominic Brown (Team Dibbley) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Howard Thomas | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Nick Craig (Scott) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Carl Hutchings (SQUIRT) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kevin Farmer (Racetimingsystems) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Derek the weather man' | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
41 | Andy Roberts | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jay Horton & Maddie Horton (Team Certini) | 0:29:49 |
2 | Michael Tomlinson & Fi Spotswood (South Fork Racing) | 0:00:53 |
3 | Theresia Baumker & Werner Baumker (Team Charl '77) | 0:08:19 |
4 | Christie Boucher & Charles Boucher (Boucher Luck) | 0:10:58 |
5 | Claire Neuhoff & Simon Neuhoff (The Clantons) | 0:11:17 |
6 | Ian Coop & Carly Annable-coop (The Wombles) | 0:22:50 |
7 | Ben Holgate & Jenni Lappalainer (Steel of the Andes) | 0:27:20 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joy Bringer & Camilla Edlin (BAD by association) | 0:48:46 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Dan Lewis & Neil Richardson (Royal Air Force CA) | 0:29:07 |
2 | Andy Jones & Ben Jones (Clee Cycles KCNC) | 0:00:03 |
3 | Brendan Kay & Simon Gough (ARMY CYCLING) | 0:03:25 |
4 | Jonny Williams & James Holness (Beyond 925) | 0:05:41 |
5 | Bjorn Suetens & Koen Dierckens (Los Pistoleros Flamencos) | 0:06:11 |
6 | Robert Axe & Stacy Turner (Team TF Bundy) | 0:07:21 |
7 | Tony Ireland & Phil Marland (Team Tredz) | 0:07:56 |
8 | Eoin Fitzgerald & Chris O'Callaghan (Ballyhoura Boys) | 0:09:10 |
9 | Will Cook & Steve Middleton (Bison Cycleworks) | 0:09:13 |
10 | Brendan Stevens & Stephen Marks (Cornish Piskies) | 0:09:17 |
11 | Sarel Hiemstra & Johan Nell (BatCat) | 0:10:38 |
12 | Simon Whomsley & Neil Clarke (McRutters) | 0:10:51 |
13 | Dan Durrant & Jake Morris (Dan+Jake) | 0:11:04 |
14 | Anthony Morris & Paul Markland (Evans Cycles) | 0:11:22 |
15 | Charlie Buckle & Dan Buckle (Buckle Brothers) | 0:11:47 |
16 | Russ Walton & Stuart Bruce (Cotswold Outdoor) | 0:11:58 |
17 | Dan Hughes & William Packer | 0:14:22 |
18 | Andrew Munro & Wesley Botha (Zulu) | 0:15:05 |
19 | David Pearce & Gareth Joyce (Ride the Alps) | 0:16:26 |
20 | Stuart Bridges & Simon Vining | 0:17:40 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Fulvio Damian & Elvo Del Puppo (Ideal - ViviBike) | 0:30:15 |
2 | David Rielly & Steve Partington (Isle of Man Fire Service) | 0:07:28 |
3 | Mark Johnson & Ray Herring (bicyclemania old duffers) | 0:13:25 |
4 | Graham Denny & Shane Dickenson (Cytek) | 0:14:02 |
5 | Mark Carter & Nick Johnson (Team Stupid) | 0:15:34 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Rickie Justine Cotter (Cytek) | 14:34:40 |
2 | Marika Covre (Ideal - Vivibike) | 0:00:41 |
3 | Amy O'Loughlin (Beyond 925) | 0:04:26 |
4 | Amy Baron-Hall (trio25.blogspot.com) | 0:05:52 |
5 | Maggie McPhillips (Stockport Clarion) | 0:07:56 |
6 | Lowri Bunn (Lowri) | 0:08:22 |
7 | Tatjana Troll | 0:12:09 |
8 | Catherine West | 0:30:07 |
9 | Sarah Haley | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jonathan Pugh (clee cycles KCNC high 5) | 14:25:56 |
2 | Josh Ibbett (IronHorse-Extreme) | 0:02:24 |
3 | Jon Bowie (Trismart) | 0:03:42 |
4 | Gethin Howells (Swansea Wheelers) | 0:04:26 |
5 | Andy Barnsley | 0:05:07 |
6 | Mark McPhillips (Stockport Clarion) | 0:05:25 |
7 | Graham Mcconaghy (army cycling union) | 0:05:27 |
8 | James Sanford (BIKE RLC) | 0:05:29 |
9 | Andrew Mitchell (Chester Tri) | 0:06:29 |
10 | Rob Brown | 0:07:09 |
11 | Alex Metcalfe (Gore Bike Wear) | 0:08:34 |
12 | Richard Morgan | 0:08:36 |
13 | Matt Carr (Trek Bikes) | 0:08:44 |
14 | Ben Washington (Gore Bike Wear) | 0:11:19 |
15 | Ben Phillips | 0:09:49 |
16 | James Dyson (PEDALSPORT CC) | 0:10:25 |
17 | Neil Atkinson (Rideon/Buff) | 0:10:26 |
18 | Matthew Smith (Valley-Boy) | 0:10:53 |
19 | Robin Calverley (Royal Air Force) | 0:10:58 |
20 | Lee Price | 0:11:08 |
21 | Robert Finch (RAFCC) | 0:11:12 |
22 | Rob Gates (Berks on Bikes) | 0:11:14 |
23 | Damian Keefe (Team DK) | 0:11:23 |
24 | Lee Bacco | 0:11:41 |
25 | Michael Dahlhausen | 0:11:50 |
26 | Will McCabe | 0:12:12 |
27 | Matthew Wood (West Drayton MBC) | 0:12:56 |
28 | Andy Beardsley (Oakes Surveys) | 0:13:51 |
29 | Ricky Dickenson (Cytek) | 0:14:09 |
30 | Wayne Harper | 0:14:45 |
31 | Oliver Castle (Mao MTB) | 0:14:49 |
32 | Rob Gray (Blue Ocean IQ) | 0:15:54 |
33 | Richard Querelle | 0:16:17 |
34 | David James (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:17:01 |
35 | Ben Amesbury (Clwydian) | 0:16:36 |
36 | Jason Keith (nmbc / midaircrisis) | 0:17:39 |
37 | Graeme Spreadbury (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:17:14 |
38 | Phil Dowling (ride-bikes.com) | 0:17:48 |
39 | Nickson Mwaura | 0:17:49 |
40 | Paul Plowman (Anything 4 A Ride) | 0:18:12 |
41 | Mark Gray (Knackered Knees) | 0:18:19 |
42 | Noel Gonsalves | 0:19:16 |
43 | Robert Jones (The long and the slow of it) | 0:21:55 |
44 | Paul Clark (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | 0:23:14 |
45 | Anton Michel | 0:24:01 |
46 | Ben Nathan (victoria inn) | 0:24:34 |
47 | Rob Holbeche (No Friends No Gears) | 0:25:19 |
48 | Rick Banks (methley massive minus 1) | 0:26:10 |
49 | Marco kaiser (Team Rad'n Roll) | 0:38:51 |
50 | Jay Elliott (Bikini Shack) | 0:37:11 |
51 | Neil Walters | 0:36:51 |
52 | Paul Latchem (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | 0:37:23 |
53 | Chris Carter (MERIDA) | 0:38:51 |
54 | Neil Dobson (THRESHOLD) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Pascal Herrmann (Gore Bike Wear) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Steve Heading (White Racing UK) | 14:28:03 |
2 | Gareth Bowyer (ffasiynau anabelle fashions) | 0:02:03 |
3 | Jonathan Edwards | 0:02:10 |
4 | Daryl Cavill (Tenby Aces Cycling Club) | 0:03:16 |
5 | Andy Heading | 0:04:29 |
6 | Gary Cousins (Phasenineclothing.co.uk) | 0:04:40 |
7 | Graham Hughes | 0:05:40 |
8 | Steve Whitehouse | 0:07:32 |
9 | Tim Johnson | 0:08:24 |
10 | Henry Harris (Gillingham Wheelers) | 0:08:39 |
11 | Bryan Stadden | 0:09:15 |
12 | Simon McAllister (Team Sinobill) | 0:09:20 |
13 | Alex Spiteri-James | 0:09:53 |
14 | Paul Clarke (Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA) | 0:10:12 |
15 | Nick Beauchamp | 0:10:30 |
16 | Adrian Rees (Solitary Refinement) | 0:11:00 |
17 | Gary Hull (chicken legs) | 0:11:02 |
18 | Steve Eastwood (Chester Tri) | 0:11:30 |
19 | Ray Morriss (Mintcake MTB) | 0:11:53 |
20 | Andy Hull | 0:12:53 |
21 | Mario Manica (Carpentari) | 0:12:55 |
22 | Steve Parsons (Beyond 925) | 0:13:23 |
23 | Bill Neave (da me (da fatty)) | 0:13:36 |
24 | Duncan Mellish | 0:15:03 |
25 | Tim Hazell | 0:15:59 |
26 | Andy Crane | 0:18:20 |
27 | Tom Dunn | 0:19:23 |
28 | Gary Wright (NorPol) | 0:19:28 |
29 | Martin Door | 0:21:39 |
30 | Dave Mansell (Madmance) | 0:22:33 |
31 | Stéphane Van Wonterghem | 0:24:27 |
32 | Royston Smith (Long Way Home) | 0:24:51 |
33 | Martin Zepler (Fellowship of the Granny Ring) | 0:31:30 |
34 | Michael Warwick | 0:36:44 |
35 | Dominic Brown (Team Dibbley) | 0:34:44 |
36 | Howard Thomas | 0:36:44 |
37 | Nick Craig (Scott) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Carl Hutchings (SQUIRT) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Kevin Farmer (Racetimingsystems) | 0:34:44 |
40 | Derek the weather man' | 0:36:44 |
41 | Andy Roberts | 0:34:44 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jay Horton & Maddie Horton (Team Certini) | 14:29:49 |
2 | Michael Tomlinson & Fi Spotswood (South Fork Racing) | 0:00:53 |
3 | Theresia Baumker & Werner Baumker (Team Charl '77) | 0:08:20 |
4 | Christie Boucher & Charles Boucher (Boucher Luck) | 0:10:58 |
5 | Claire Neuhoff & Simon Neuhoff (The Clantons) | 0:11:17 |
6 | Ian Coop & Carly Annable-coop (The Wombles) | 0:23:36 |
7 | Ben Holgate & Jenni Lappalainer (Steel of the Andes) | 0:28:19 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joy Bringer & Camilla Edlin (BAD by association) | 14:49:18 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Dan Lewis & Neil Richardson (Royal Air Force CA) | 14:29:07 |
2 | Andy Jones & Ben Jones (Clee Cycles KCNC) | 0:00:03 |
3 | Brendan Kay & Simon Gough (ARMY CYCLING) | 0:03:25 |
4 | Jonny Williams & James Holness (Beyond 925) | 0:05:41 |
5 | Bjorn Suetens & Koen Dierckens (Los Pistoleros Flamencos) | 0:06:12 |
6 | Robert Axe & Stacy Turner (Team TF Bundy) | 0:07:21 |
7 | Tony Ireland & Phil Marland (Team Tredz) | 0:07:56 |
8 | Eoin Fitzgerald & Chris O'Callaghan (Ballyhoura Boys) | 0:09:10 |
9 | Will Cook & Steve Middleton (Bison Cycleworks) | 0:09:13 |
10 | Brendan Stevens & Stephen Marks (Cornish Piskies) | 0:09:18 |
11 | Sarel Hiemstra & Johan Nell (BatCat) | 0:10:38 |
12 | Simon Whomsley & Neil Clarke (McRutters) | 0:10:52 |
13 | Dan Durrant & Jake Morris (Dan+Jake) | 0:11:04 |
14 | Anthony Morris & Paul Markland (Evans Cycles) | 0:11:23 |
15 | Charlie Buckle & Dan Buckle (Buckle Brothers) | 0:11:47 |
16 | Russ Walton & Stuart Bruce (Cotswold Outdoor) | 0:11:59 |
17 | Dan Hughes & William Packer | 0:14:22 |
18 | Andrew Munro & Wesley Botha (Zulu) | 0:15:06 |
19 | David Pearce & Gareth Joyce (Ride the Alps) | 0:16:26 |
20 | Stuart Bridges & Simon Vining | 0:17:40 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Fulvio Damian & Elvo Del Puppo (Ideal - ViviBike) | 14:30:14 |
2 | David Rielly & Steve Partington (Isle of Man Fire Service) | 0:07:29 |
3 | Mark Johnson & Ray Herring (bicyclemania old duffers) | 0:13:51 |
4 | Graham Denny & Shane Dickenson (Cytek) | 0:14:03 |
5 | Mark Carter & Nick Johnson (Team Stupid) | 0:15:34 |
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