Ballantyne Memorial Trophy Road Race

The Ballantyne Memorial Trophy Road Race (Sponsored by Shepherd Offshore Limited)

“Held under the technical regulations of British Cycling”

On Monday the 5th of May 2014, at The Mitford Cricket Club, The Mitford Estate, Mitford

  • Chief Commissaire:  Mr David Morton
  • Chief Commissaire (Moto):  Mr Ian Dimmick
  • Assistant Commissaire: Mr Ben Dobson

The race is run in memory of Alan Ballantyne, who sadly died aged only 18 years old.  Alan died when out running with the Elswick Harriers one evening.  Following his passing his family sold his bike and other cycling equipment, and used the money to purchase The Ballantyne Memorial Trophy.  Alan was a talented and popular member of The Tyne Olympic Cycling Club.

  • Riders are to assemble at 10.50am at the exit from the Cricket Club grounds.. 
  • At 10.55am the race safety briefing will take place. 
  • At 11.00am the short neutralised section will begin. 

Route

Riders are to turn left onto the B6343 westbound, riders are to give way in the neutralised section, The race will begin proper after about 250 metres by lay by.  The race then continues west on the B6343 to Dyke Neuk at Dyke Neuk go straight on i.e continue in a westerly direction, 400 metres past Dyke Neuk near the Public Telephone an intermediate sprint will take place.  Then Continue through Hartburn (caution required) and Scot’s Gap to Cambo.  Here turn right onto the B6342 to head in a Northerly direction to Harwood Gate.  Here turn left onto unclassified road to head in a North Westerly direction past Winter’s Gibbet To Elsdon.  Riders should exercise caution through Elsdon.  At the end of the village green riders are to turn right onto the B6341 and onto prime at Bilsmoor.   Caution require on Descent of Bilsmoor.  Continue on the B6341 in an easterly direction to Flotterton.  Here turn left onto unclassified road.  To head in a North westerly direction to Sharperton.  Skirt the western edge of Sharperton just after the Coquet bridge turn left onto unclassified road to head in a westerly direction.  Continue to skirt the southern edge of Holystone village then onto T junction at Swindon.  Here turn right back onto the B6341 but now in a westerly direction.  Continue to prime at Bilsmoor.  Then continue to Elsdon, riders are to exercise caution at the bends in Elsdon.  At the start of the village green riders are to turn left onto unclassified road.  Continue to Prime at Winter’s Gibbet, then continue in a south easterly direction to Harwood Gate.  Here turn right onto the B6342 to head in a southerly direction.  At Cambo turn left onto the B6343 to head in an easterly direction.  Continue through Scot’s Gap, Hartburn (caution twisty road) to finish on the B6343 100 metres east of the entrance to the Mitford Estate(Cricket Club).  Approx finish time 1.30pm.

Please note: No hard shell helmet no ride. There will be no neutral service and following cars are not permitted.  Please note rider signing on will close at 10.40am prompt, at this stage a decision will be made on which reserves get a ride.

The race would like to thank the commissaires, the National Escort Group, Cloudberry Medical, Mr Billy Elliot (farmer) for kindly letting the race use his field for parking.  The Mitford Cricket Club and the people of Mitford for making the race welcome our sponsors Shepherd Offshore Limited and everyone else who has made this race possible.

Prizes

  • 1st place £50 and The Ballantyne Memorial Trophy to be held for 1 year
  • 2nd place £15
  • 3rd place £15
  • 4th place £15
  • 5th place £15
  • 1st junior competitor £15
  • 3 primes at £10 each
  • Overall King of the Mountains £10
  • Winner the Dave Walton Memorial sprint £15
  • The winner of the prime on Winter’s Gibbet, also wins a Gibbet Cake Kindly donated by Marion and Alan Graham, of The Elsdon Cyclist’s Café/Tearoom.

Please note primes may be omitted, if the race is short of prime judges on the day.
The first three riders over each hill prime (Bilsmoor(outwards),Bilsmoor (return)and the Gibbet) will be awarded points. 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd and 1point for 3rd place on each prime.

The Ballantyne Trophy is run not to make profit.  When the race accounts are finalised any excess money will be given out as posted prizes.  People apart from designated officials are not to park in the grounds of The Cricket Club instead they should park in the field opposite the cricket club.

Litter is not required either in Mitford, or discarded on the course of the race.  Any complaints regarding the race should be made in writing, and should be addressed to the event secretary, Christopher Gray, Bothiebrigg Cottage, Charleston, Nigg, Aberdeen, AB12 3TP.

Start List

No Rider Club  
1 Mark Armstrong Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
2 Steve Clark Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
3 Andrew Dickson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
4 Robert Forster Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
5 Gordon Hodgson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
6 Brian Johnson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
7 Jamie Johnson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
8 Jonathan Kelly Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
9 Dean Madden Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
10 Ian Ramsey Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
11 Terry Wilkinson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles  
12 Michael Coxon Achieve CC  
13 Ethan Delaney Achieve CC  
14 James Moohan Achieve CC  
15 Neil McCabe Achieve CC  
16 Tony Rees Achieve CC  
17 Calum Stevens Achieve CC  
18 Iain Turnbull Achieve CC  
19 Mark Robertson Army Cycling Union  
20 John Jones Beacon Wheelers  
21 Michael Harcourt Blackhawk Bikes  
22 Jamie Pattison Blackhawk Bikes  
23 Mark Breeze Blumilk.com  
24 Neil Baxter Blumilk.com  
25 John Cann Blumilk.com  
26 Colin Ash Cestria Cycles  
27 Stewart Dixon Cestria Cycles  
28 David Hopper Cestria Cycles  
29 Donald Mackenzie Cestria Cycles  
30 Nathan Thornton Colomba Cycles  
31 Bradley Tooze Derwentside CC  
32 Jonathan Davey Edinburgh RC  
33 Andrew Kitchin Edinburgh RC  
34 Graeme Scott Edinburgh RC  
35 Anthony Dawson EMC  
36 Craig Goff-Cooper EMC  
37 Ian Hesler Ferryhill Wheelers  
38 Robert Spink Ferryhill Wheeler  
39 Neil Kemp  Glasgow Nightingale  
40 James McPake GJS Cruise Racing  
41 Jonathan Bayley Gosforth RC  
42 Alexander Benn Gosforth RC  
43 Chris Constanti Gosforth RC  
44 Rory McCrystal  Gosforth RC  
45 Stephen Walton Gosforth RC  
46 Andrew Hall GS Metro  
47 Graeme Huston GS Metro  
48 Neil Souter GS Metro  
49 Andrew Brennan Houghton CC  
50 Mark Harrison Houghton CC  
51 Jonathan Farnaby Ingear Coaching Biemme  
52 Jonathan Wears Kingsnorth International Wheelers  
53 Thomas Hordon Marton RT  
54 Matthew Woodhouse Manchester Wheelers  
55 David Goodwin Newcastle Cheviot  
56 Michael Aspey Northumbria Police CC  
57 Tom Harcourt NRG/Godley RT  
58 Ben Honeysett NRG/Godley RT  
59 Joseph Davison PH – MAS Cycling  
60 Lewis Walker Reading CC  
61 James Howard Rock to Roll Cycles  
62 Jonathan Richardson Start Cycles  
63 Kris Adlington Sunderland Clarion  
64 Chris Barnard Sunderland Clarion  
65 Paul Cottrell Sunderland Clarion  
66 Matthew France Sunderland Clarion  
67 Stuart Grey Sunderland Clarion  
68 Steven Gordon Sunderland Clarion  
69 Mark Tully Sunderland Clarion  
70 Keith Laird Team Thomsons Cycles  
71 Callum Grieve twenty3c.co.uk  
72 Patrick Clark (Jun) Tyneside Vagabonds CC  
73 Richard Lewis Tyneside Vagabonds CC  
74 Tim Wilcock Tyneside Vagabonds CC  
75 Simon Forster Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue  
76 Hendrik Nahler West Lothian Clarion  
77 Craig Gath York Cycleworks  
78 Richard Allen Private Member  
79 Chris Mather Private Member  
80 Alex McLean Private Member  
81 Matthew Atkinson Durham University CC Reserve
82 Joshua Ferguson Kuota – Spinergy GSG Reserve
83 Greg Taylor (Jun) Hetton Hawks CC Reserve
84 Oliver Reeves Durham University CC Reserve
85 Steven Fullerton Darlington CC Reserve
86 Andrew Bradley Manchester Wheelers  Reserve
87 Les Evans Deeside Thistle CC Reserve
88 Tim Caine Berwick Wheelers CC Reserve
89 James Wilson Manilla Cycling Reserve
90 Drew Pidgeon Manilla Cycling Reserve
91 David Winn Manilla Cycling Reserve
92 Benjamin Sutcliffe Manilla Cycling Reserve

 

Please note reserve places will be offered where available to riders (81 to 94) in numerical order.  Please note no more than 80 riders will be started on the day.  If for any reason any rider numbered 1 to 80, cannot attend, please let me know.

Event Info

Provisional Results

Position Rider No Time Rider Club
1 71 2hr 18Mins Callum Grieve twenty3c.co.uk
2 70 01:47 Keith Laird Team Thomsons Cycles
3 19 02:17 Mark Robertson Army Cycling Union
4 17 02:22 Calum Stevens Achieve CC
5 39 02:30 Neil Kemp  Glasgow Nightingale
6 83 03:28 Greg Taylor (Jun) Hetton Hawks CC
7 72 st Patrick Clark (Jun) Tyneside Vagabonds CC
8 21 st Michael Harcourt Blackhawk Bikes
9 52 st Jonathan Wears Kingsnorth International Wheelers
10 32 st Jonathan Davey Edinburgh RC
11 25 st John Cann Blumilk.com
12 35 st Anthony Dawson EMC
13 26 st Colin Ash Cestria Cycles
14 57 st Tom Harcourt NRG/Godley RT
15 48 04:33 Neil Souter GS Metro
16 33 st Andrew Kitchin Edinburgh RC
17 77 st Craig Gath York Cycleworks
18 11 st Terry Wilkinson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
19 85 st Steven Fullerton Darlington CC
20 44 st Rory McCrystal  Gosforth RC
21 93 04:39 Dave Jones EMC
22 ? 05:50 Mark Harrison Derwenside CC
23 6 st Brian Johnson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
24 56 st Michael Aspey Northumbria Police CC
25 23 05:55 Mark Breeze Blumilk.com
26 31 08:00 Bradley Tooze Derwentside CC
27 22 st Jamie Pattison Blackhawk Bikes
28 18 st Iain Turnbull Achieve CC
29 53 st Thomas Hordon Marton RT
30 45 st Stephen Walton Gosforth RC
31 62 st Jonathan Richardson Start Cycles
32 65 st Paul Cottrell Sunderland Clarion
33 41 10:15 Jonathan Bayley Gosforth RC
34 60 11:00 Lewis Walker Reading CC
35 13 st Ethan Delaney Achieve CC
36 9 st Dean Madden Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
37 46 st Andrew Hall GS Metro
38 30 st Nathan Thornton Colomba Cycles
39 24 st Neil Baxter Blumilk.com
40 67 st Stuart Grey Sunderland Clarion
41 34 st Graeme Scott Edinburgh RC
42 59 12:40 Joseph Davison PH – MAS Cycling
43 61 st James Howard Rock to Roll Cycles
44 55 st David Goodwin Newcastle Cheviot
45 8 14:30 Jonathan Kelly Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
46 1 16:15 Mark Armstrong Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
47 20 16:30 John Jones Beacon Wheelers
48 43 20:00 Chris Constanti Gosforth RC
49 15 22:00 Neil McCabe Achieve CC
50 5 st Gordon Hodgson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
51 3 st Andrew Dickson Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
52 63 st Kris Adlington Sunderland Clarion
53 12 st Michael Coxon Achieve CC
54 2 st Steve Clark Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
55 4 st Robert Forster Barnesbury CC – Start Cycles
56 36 30:00:00 Craig Goff-Cooper EMC

 


Full Results