Barnesbury Cycling Club | | Sam Walton Border Trophy

Sam Walton Border Trophy

Sun 19/08/2012
Event Date
Road Race
Event Type
86 Miles
Distance

Full Details and Entry: http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/78487/The-Sam-Walton-Memorial-Border-Trophy-Road-Race

Named after Sam Walton, a very popular member of the Barnesbury Cycling Club, who tragically died in a motorcycling accident in July 2000. Sam was Barnesbury junior BAR in 1989, club hill climb champion in ’92, ’93 and ’99; club road race champion in ’92 and ’99; Barnesbury BAR in ’89, ’90 and ’99. He also won several national student titles and was both N&DCA and Manchester & Ditrrict BAR.

Notes

The race allows entry on the line. As usual, several more riders are expected to sign on the line.
This is a National B Road Race, therefore BC points are awarded down to 20th place.
Free refreshments will be provided after the event in Netherwitton Village Hall.
Prize presentation to be held after the race in Village Hall.
PARKING – Please try to park on the road leading out from Netherwitton towards Longwitton (part of race neutral section) in order to avoid congestion in the village centre.

Start Time: 10.30

Riders are to assemble behind the lead cars and assistant commissaire 200 yards east of Netherwitton village on the flat stretch of road. The race will be neutralised for approximately ¼ mile as it heads west back into Netherwitton and takes 1st left to START at ‘The Trench’ on unclassified road. The race heads east towards LONGWITTON (2 miles) and continues to Rothley cross roads, where turn left and south to SCOTS GAP (6 miles). Head east along B643 to Hartburn (CAUTION!), Dyke Neuk (11 miles) to MITFORD (15 miles). Turn sharp left in Mitford (CAUTION!) and up hill (St. Leonard’s Lane) and continue in a westerly direction through PIGDON (18 miles) and back to Netherwitton (22 miles). This time, continue north through Netherwitton, up RITTON BANK PRIME (25 miles) to Forestburn Gate (EXTREME CAUTION ON FAST DESCENT!!) where turn sharp left (CAUTION!) and head south on B6342 over COLDRIFE PRIME (28 miles), continue south to Rothley cross roads where turn right along B6342 to Harwood junction (signposted Elsdon) where right and along Gibbet road to ELSDON (39 miles), bear right and head east along B6341 for approximately 4 miles where turn left at junction signposted ‘Sharperton’. Bear right all the time and loop back onto B6341 and head back west through Hepple (52 miles) over BILSMOOR PRIME (57 miles) through Elsdon and up the GIBBET PRIME (61 miles), continue east to Harwood junction where turn Right along B6342 to Cambo (66 miles) where turn left and continue east through Scots Gap, HARTBURN (70 miles) back to Mitford (76 miles), where take sharp left up hill (CAUTION!), heading west, retracing route through Pigdon and back to FINISH apx. ¼ mile before Netherwitton village on flat stretch of road. TOTAL RACE DISTANCE = 85 miles (apx). Points are awarded down to 20th place

Start List

Rider	Club	Cat
1. Kit Gilham	HERBALIFE-LEISURE / LAKES BIKES.COM	E
2. Andrew Hawdon	HERBALIFE-LEISURE / LAKES BIKES.COM	E
3. Simon Baxter	HERBALIFE-LEISURE / LAKES BIKES.COM	1
4. Alastair Kay	HERBALIFE-LEISURE / LAKES BIKES.COM	1
5. Thomas Timothy	VELO 29 – OTR – VANKRU	2
6. Daniel Smith	VELO 29 – OTR – VANKRU	1
7. Ronald McWiliam	RAF	3
8. Michael Kinight	TEAM HOPE FACTORY RACING	3
9. Ewan Minty	BERWICK WHEELERS CC	3
10. Julian Judge	VC LINCOLN	3
11. Richard Jones	ACHIEVECYCLECOACHING.CO.UK	2
12. Matty Cooper	ACHIEVECYCLECOACHING.CO.UK	3
13. Jack Rees	ACHIEVECYCLECOACHING.CO.UK
14. Ian Taylor	ADEPT PRECISION RT	1
15. Karl Juan Denton	BLUMILK.COM	2
16. Nicholas Spencer	GOSFORTH RC	2
17. Christopher Daddy	SQUADRA RT	1
18. Jamie Caldwell	CYCLE PREMIER – KOVERT	E
19. Matthew France	SUNDERLAND CLARION CC	3
20. Michael Sloanes	SUNDERLAND CLARION CC	2
21. Patrick Pennefather	BEACON WHEELERS	2
22. Carl Donaldson	BREEZE BIKES	3
23. James Alder	VC BRIGANTI / CYCLEWAYS RT	2

Prize list:

1st place £50 & the Sam Walton Border Trophy to be held for one year.
2nd place £40
3rd place £35         6th £20
4th place £30         7th £20
5th place £25         8th £15

1st ‘3rd Cat’£20

Race distance approx 85 miles, and the race will attract some of the best riders in the country.

Approximate Route:

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Event Info

Results

1st	Kit Gilham	Herbalife / Lakes Bike	86 MILES in 3hrs 33 minutes 30s
2nd	Simon Baxter	Herbalife / Lakes Bikes	@ 45 secs (KOM)
3rd	Ben Ives	We Love Mountains RT	@ 1 min 28 secs
4th	James Alder	VC Briganti	@ st
5th	Daniel Smith	Velo 29 / OTR / Vankru	@st
6th	Colin Humphrey	Team Sportscover	@st
7th	Scott McCrossan	Rock n Roll Cycles	@st
8th	Alastair Kay	Herbalife / Lakes Bikes	@ 2 min 26 secs
9th	Thomas Timothy	Velo 29 / OTR / Vankru	@st
10th	Richard Bot	Herbalife / Lakes Bikes	@ 2min 38 secs
11th	Ian Taylor	Adept Precision RT	@ 2min 59 secs
12th	Jamie Caldwel	Cycle Premier / Kovert	@ 3min 11 secs
13th	Andrew Hawdon	Herbalife / Lakes Bikes	@ st
14th	Thomas Stewart	RST Racing	@ st
15th	Nicholas Spencer	Gosforth RC	@st
16th	Alastair Hepworth	VS Cycles	@st
17th	Neil Taylor	Edinburgh RC	@st
18th	Karl Denton	Team Blumilk	@st
19th	Harry Tanfield	Team Wallis	@ 4 mins 40 secs
20th	Patrick Pennefather	Beacon Wheelers	@ 5 mins 03 secs
21st	Ayrton Pellet	Edinburgh RC	@ 5 mins 53 secs (1ST 3RD cat)