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South Gloucestershire | 10 miles | U102
Youngster James Bentley powered to victory – and led Team Bottrill to a 1-2-3 in the shortened Matlock CC hilly 25 in Derbyshire on Saturday afternoon.
Temporary traffic lights in the first two miles of the scheduled AH2 course near Rowsley forced organisers to shorten the course, which started at the foot on a one in seven hill.
Heavy rain the day before gave way to intermittent sunshine during the event itself – although there was one big puddle that had not drained away on Moor Lane in Youlgrave which gave riders something to think about.
Bentley clocked 53.58 to take the win by 1-07 from previous winner Charles Taylor, while their team-mate Graham Kemp completed a clean sweep of the podium with third, almost two minutes behind espoir Bentley.
Peak Road Club placed Steve Gibson and Chris Myhill fourth and fifth respectively and they were the fastest two veterans, with Gibson covering the distance in 57.53, while Myhill crossed the line in exactly 59 minutes.
Ann Walsham (Maxx RT) was the fastest woman, covering the course in 1-09-45, giving her the win in that category by almost four minutes from Rachel Batt (Buxton CC).
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Results:
Pos Firstname Lastname Club Category Time
1 James Bentley Team Bottrill / HSS Hire Espoir 53:58
2 Charles Taylor Team Bottrill / HSS Hire Senior 55:05
3 Graham Kemp Team Bottrill / HSS Hire Senior 55:54
4 Steve Gibson Peak Road Club Veteran 57:53
5 Chris Myhill Peak Road Club Veteran 59:00
6 Tony Grassby Peak Road Club Veteran 59:06
7 Rob Watkinson Doncaster Wheelers C.C. Veteran 59:47
8 Chris Osment Matlock CC Veteran 1:00:42
9 Harry Thompson Leicestershire RC Espoir 1:01:20
10 Hamish Mcdougall Leicester Forest CC Senior 1:01:25
11 Courtney Blockley-Campton Lutterworth Cycle Centre Racing Team Senior 1:01:28
12 Trevor Mayne Birdwell Wheelers Veteran 1:01:33
13 Paul Turner Leicester Forest CC Veteran 1:01:55
14 Stuart Faver Melton Olympic CC Veteran 1:02:10
15 Chris Hopkinson CC Desiragear Veteran 1:02:52
16 Pete Laud Common Lane Occasionals Veteran 1:03:41
17 Hayden Smedley Derby Triathlon Club Senior 1:04:14
18 Jez Reynard Common Lane Occasionals Veteran 1:05:12
19 Iain Melrose Team MiVelo Racing Senior 1:06:05
20 Malachi Lowe Velo Club Long Eaton Espoir 1:06:12
21 Anthony Smith Team Milton Keynes Senior 1:06:45
22 Lee Statham Houghton CC Veteran 1:08:52
23 Ann Walsham Maxx R. T. Veteran W 01:09:45
24 Gary Kondor Bolsover and District CC Veteran 1:10:07
25 Stephen I'Anson Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles Veteran 1:10:11
26 Paul Jones Velo Club Long Eaton Veteran 1:10:39
27 Ewan Mackie Matlock CC Juvenile 1:11:00
28 Oliver Wright Common Lane Occasionals Veteran 1:11:43
29 Stewart Marsh Matlock CC Veteran 1:11:56
30 Michael Wilkinson North Notts Olympic CC Veteran 1:13:00
31 Rachel Batt Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles Senior W 01:13:32
32 John Duckworth Matlock CC Veteran 1:13:33
33 Andrew Woolf Matlock CC Veteran 1:14:01
34 Sally Maitland Beeston Cycling Club Veteran W 01:14:51
35 Andrew Marshall Matlock CC Veteran 1:15:50
36 Sarah Soden Leicester Forest CC Veteran W 01:23:48
37 Susan Smith Velo Club Long Eaton Veteran W 01:35:51
x Jennifer Scotney Matlock CC Senior W DNS
x Louise Hughes Velo Club Long Eaton Veteran W DNS
x Claire Steels Peterborough CC Senior W DNS
x Steve Strange Matlock CC Senior DNS(apol)
x Gavin Evans Rutland Cycling Club Senior DNS(apol)
x Leon Wright Race Hub Senior DNS(apol)
x Kevin White Matlock CC Veteran DNS(apol)
x Phil Kilpatrick Langdale Lightweights R T Senior DNS