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COMPOMOTIVE WHEELS
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Here are the results of the Compomotive Summer Road Race on 7th June 2009. Owing to torrential rain in the morning and standing water on narrow roads, the race was postponed by 30 minutes and reduced by 2 laps from the advertised 5 and a half laps (102 km) of the Cardington/Old Warden circuit. Understandably, only 28 riders decided to sign on, virtually all 2nd catters. However, in the end, whilst the roads remained damp, the race was run off in dry weather and a break of 5 developed on the penultimate lap, comprising James Fox (Team MK), Tim Carter (Team Virgin Active), Jim Moffatt (Sprit Racing Team), Gavin Rumbles (CC Luton) and Phil Hersey (Eagle RC). In the final lap, Phil Hersey was dropped on Hillfort hill, and the 4-man break continued to the line with James Fox clinching first from Jim Moffatt by a few seconds. The 4 had a lead of about a minute over the chasing bunch.
I would like to thank all the competitors who rode, and to those who took the time and effort to turn up but decided better of the conditions. I am pleased to report that I have again had nothing but praise from the riders regarding the way the event was run this year by the Icknield Road Club (you have no idea!), so thank you to all the marshals and officials who helped on the day to make it a smooth running event.
I have posted below the result down to 20th position, which is everyone that finished.
Winner James Fox (Team Milton Keynes)
(Andy Parrish 8/06/09)
Results
| Compomotive Summer Road Race (63 miles/102km) 59 entries (28 starters) |
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| Position | No. | Name | Club/sponsor |
| 1 | 13 | James Fox | Team Milton Keynes |
| 2 @ 3 secs | 7 | Tim Carter | Team Active Virgin |
| 3 @ 4 secs | 22 | Jim Moffatt | Spirit Racing Team |
| 4 @ 9 secs | 42 | Gavin Rumbles * | CC Luton |
| 5 @ 1 min 10 secs | 16 | Phil Hersey | Eagle RC |
| 6 @ 1 min 22 secs | 33 | Paul Caton | Anders/TMG/Horizon |
| 7 @ 2 min 30secs | 18 | Mike Jackson | CC Luton |
| 8 @ 2 min 30secs | 21 | James Jones | Didcot Phoenix CC |
| 9 @ 2 min 30secs | 17 | James Holland-Leader | Agiskoviner |
| 10 @ 2 min 30secs | 10 | Richard Da Silva |
Stevenage CC |
| 11 @ 2 min 30secs | 28 | Chris Smith | Python RT |
| 12 @ 2 min 30 secs | 1 | Paul Bennett | Melton Olympic CC |
| 13 @ 2 min 30 secs | 14 | Marco Coppollo | Gemini BC |
| 14 @ 2 min 30 secs | 24 | David Palmer | www.cycling.com RT |
| 15 @ 2 min 33 secs | 2 | Mike Bisson | DHCyclesport.co.uk/Colnago |
| 16 @ 2 min 40 secs | 49 | Geoff Williams | Python RT |
| 17 @ 2 min 40 secs | 47 | Gray Turnock | Finsbury Park CC |
| 18 @ 2 min 51 secs | 35 | Paul Freeman | Alpha RC |
| 19 @ 2 min 59 secs | 26 | Justin Radford | Python RT |
| 20 @ 3 min 05 secs | 57 | Mike Deeney (EOL) * | CC Luton |
DNF - 58 (Andy Hudson Cambridge CC), 59 (Chris Hurd VC Lincoln), 60 (Conor Dunne Hemel Hempstead CC)
* 3rd cat. All others 2nd cat.
Event Organiser: Andrew Parrish (IRC)
My thanks to Jon Miles (Chief Commissaire) and
Matthew Carton (Assistant Chief Commissaire) and to the assistance of all the marshals and officials on the day - in particular to Alan Davies and Peter Holgate for signing on duties, Richard Noon and Barry Gilzean for driving lead cars, Tim Davies and Sam Gilzean for being radio operators, Muriel Holgate and Freda Lee for catering, Gordon Hart, Gerry Ashley, John Lee and Roy Porter for Judging, Maurice Burton as photographer, and not least Peter Tasker for organising the marshals and Peter Jones for putting out the signs and being First Aid and Service Vehicle, all at the
same time.
Of course the event would not have been possible without the help of marshals; Dick and Jean Lyon, Lister Williams, Maurice Burton, Roy Porter, Peter Tasker, Keith Prime, Chris Collier-Woods, Steve Chapman, Rino Bit, Julie Marsden, Julie O'Brian, John Lee and Martin Brooks. Thank you.
If you have comments to improve the running of next year's event, please pass them on to Andy Parrish or Peter Tasker.
WELL DONE TO EVERYONE THAT RODE
Website controller Andy Parrish (IRC Racing Secretary (BC events)) AP Web Design.
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