Road Race League 2011 – Event 7
The last Thursday in the Tour de France may have been full of surprises but there were none in the seventh event in the Road Race League series. Inevitably the scratch group reached everyone before the finish. Perhaps a bit quicker than anticipated by catching everyone in three laps and Marloe Rodman showed what a powerhouse he is, spreading the rest of the field well behind him.
Group one was Phil Bixby, Andy Noble, Sebastian Pickard, David Kennedy, James Westmoreland, Terry Parker, Steve Green, Rob McElnea, Sam Hoad, Tom MacDonald, Nicola Moore, Tim Davison, Adrian Marsh and Jonathon Snowdon,
In group two we had Cameron Brooks, Brad Palmer, Rob Stones, Lee Coulson, Craig Medcalf, Paul Campbell, Nicholas Fairfield, Glen Harrison, Chris Hutchinson, Tom England, Paul Drop, Gerry Lumb, Andrew Carroll, Richard Cutsforth, Stuart Fletcher, Simon Pickering and Derek Palmer.
Starting in group three was Paul Rymer, Stewart Pickard, Steve Johnson, Gary Trees, Theo Brumhead, Mark Walker, Mark Mckeown, Rob Brown, , Garry Fulstow, Tony Goundry, Mark Robinson, Neil Dean, Benjamin Bell, John Hopper, Paul Waddington, David Atkin, Steve Macklin and Gary Knowles.
Group four comprised Peter Fielding Smith, David Brearley, Karl Downs, Dan Keena, Mel Blackford, Jason Young, Stephen Swales, Lewis Jackson, Rob Busby and Dean Fulstow.
Finally the scratch group five was made up of Marloe Rodman, Nathan Wilson, Steven Guymer, David Shackleton, Chris Daddy, Richard Moore, Ben Ives, James Gullen and Matthew Fenton.
The riders are now spread more widely across the groups and I’m sure you have a better race because of it. Naturally the scratched riders come out strong in the end and you can only make yourself a better rider by competing alongside of them. It was very fast tonight and I think everyone was really tested. Young Paul Rymer of VC Beverley proved his worth coming 6th alongside Chris Daddy; they say sprinters are born not made but they have to be there at the finish. Here’s the lap times:
| Group One | Group Two | Group Three | Group Four | Group Five | |
| Lap one | 19.40 | 18.33 | 17.51 | 17.34 | 16.44 |
| Lap Two | 19.18 | 18.25 | 18.19 | 17.50 | 16.40 |
| Lap Three | 18.07 | 16.41 | |||
| Lap Four | 16.51 |
Dave Shackleton maintains his lead in the overall points competition and can only be passed by Chris Daddy who is six points behind him; I’ll bet Nathan Wilson regrets that bit of cyclo-cross he tried towards the finish in event four.
Result
| Pos | No. | Name | Club | G7 | Time |
| 1 | 72 | Marloe Rodman | Team Sports Cover | 5 | In 1: 13: 56 |
| 2 | 69 | Nathan Wilson | Wilsons Wheels RT | 5 | s.t. |
| 3 | 29 | Steven Guymer | Active/CP Cycles RT | 5 | @ 1 sec |
| 4 | 60 | David Shackleton | Wilsons Wheels RT | 5 | s.t. |
| 5 | 16 | Chris Daddy | Star Bikes RT | 5 | s.t. |
| 6 | 59 | Paul Rymer | Velo Club Beverley | 3 | s.t. |
| 7 | 49 | Richard Moore | Star Bikes RT | 5 | s.t. |
| 8 | 23 | Peter Fielding Smith | Richardsons RT Cube | 4 | s.t. |
| 9 | 6 | David Brearley | Cottingham Coureurs | 4 | s.t. |
| 10 | 37 | Ben Ives | We love Mountains RT | 5 | s.t. |
| 11 | 19 | Karl Downs | Star Bikes RT | 4 | @ 4 secs |
| 12 | 83 | Dan Keena | Star Bikes RT | 4 | @ 7 secs |
| 13 | 5 | Mel Blackford | Bridlington CC | 4 | @ 9 secs |
| 14 | 58 | Stewart Pickard | Bridlington CC | 3 | s.t. |
| 15 | 39 | Steve Johnson | 3 | @ 10 secs | |
| 16 | 79 | Cameron Brooks | Clifton CC | 2 | @ 11 secs |
| 17 | 75 | James Gullen | Wallace Cycles | 5 | @ 12 secs |
| 18 | 62 | Gary Trees | Wilsons Wheels | 3 | s.t. |
| 19 | 80 | Theo Brumhead | Exeter University CC | 3 | @ 15 secs |
| 20 | 70 | Jason Young | City Road Club | 4 | @ 36 secs |
| 21 | 64 | Mark Walker | Hull Thursday RC | 3 | @ 43 secs |
| 22 | 46 | Mark Mckeown | We love Mountains RT | 3 | @ 50 secs |
| 23 | 53 | Brad Palmer | Cottingham Couriers | 2 | @ 51 secs |
| 24 | 65 | Rob Stones | Hull Thursday RC | 2 | @ 53 secs |
| 25 | 15 | Lee Coulson | Hull Thursday RC | 2 | s.t. |
| 26 | 47 | Craig Medcalf | Richardsons RT Cube | 2 | @ 54 secs |
| 27 | 11 | Paul Campbell | Hull Thursday RC | 2 | s.t. |
| 28 | 8 | Rob Brown | Velo Club Beverley | 3 | s.t. |
| 29 | 26 | Garry Fulstow | Wilsons Wheels RT | 3 | @ 55 secs |
| 30 | 21 | Nicholas Fairfield | City Road Club | 2 | s.t. |
| 31 | 28 | Tony Goundry | Active/CP Cycles RT | 3 | @ 57 secs |
| 32 | 31 | Glen Harrison | Hull Thursday RC | 2 | s.t. |
| 33 | 71 | Mark Robinson | Active/CP Cycles RT | 3 | @ 59 secs |
| 34 | 61 | Stephen Swales | Active/CP Cycles RT | 4 | @ 1’ 00” |
| 35 | 36 | Chris Hutchinson | Bridlington CC | 2 | @ 1’ 11” |
| 36 | 87 | Tom England | Active/CP Cycles RT | 2 | @ 1’ 12” |
| 37 | 66 | Phil Bixby | Clifton CC | 1 | s.t. |
| 38 | 20 | Paul Drop | Velo Club Beverley | 2 | @ 1’ 13” |
| 39 | 43 | Gerry Lumb | Active/CP Cycles RT | 2 | @ 1’ 18” |
| 40 | 10 | Andrew Carroll | Hull Thursday RC | 2 | @ 1’ 19” |
| 41 | 85 | Andy Noble | Wilsons Wheels | 1 | @ 1’ 26 |
| 42 | 17 | Neil Dean | Hull Thursday RC | 3 | @ 1’ 54” |
| 43 | Unknown ? | @ 3’ 54” | |||
| 44 | 81 | Adrian Marsh | 1 | @ 6’ 10” | |
| 45 | 57 | Sebastian Pickard | Bridlington CC | 1 | @ 6’ 57” |
| 46 | 84 | David Kennedy | 1 | @ 6’ 58” | |
| 47 | 74 | James Westmoreland | 1 | @ 7’ 00” | |
| 48 | 55 | Terry Parker | Hull & East Riding RC | 1 | s.t. |
| 49 | 76 | Steve Green | Hull Thursday RC | 1 | s.t. |
| 50 | 14 | Richard Cutsforth | Velo Club Beverley | 2 | @ 12’ 00” |
| 51 | 82 | Rob McElnea | 1 | @ 16’ 00” | |
| 52 | 3 | Benjamin Bell | 3 | @ 1 lap |
and pionts to Event Seven
| Pos | Name | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | David Shackleton | Wilsons Wheels RT | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Chris Daddy | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Nathan Wilson | Wilsons Wheels RT | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Ben Ives | We love Mountains RT | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Stephen Swales | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | John Hopper | Cottingham Couriers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | David Brearley | Cottingham Coureurs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Brad Palmer | Cottingham Couriers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| =9 | Steven Guymer | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| =9 | Matthew Fenton | Cottingham Couriers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| =11 | Lee Coulson | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| =11 | Paul Rymer | Velo Club Beverley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| =11 | Richard Moore | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Marloe Rodman | Team Sports Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| =15 | Tom England | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =15 | Steve Johnson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| =15 | Mark Robinson | Active/CP Cycles RT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =15 | Karl Downs | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =19 | Gerry Lumb | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| =19 | Jason Young | City Road Club | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| =21 | Paul Campbell | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =21 | Paul Waddington | Velo Club Beverley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =21 | Lewis Jackson | Cottingham Courriers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =24 | Glen Harrison | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Theo Brumhead | Exeter Uni. CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Rob Brown | Velo Club Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Tony Goundry | Active/CP Cycles RT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =28 | Sam Hoad | Bridlington CC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| =28 | Peter Fielding Smith | Richardsons RT Cube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| =30 | Rob Stones | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Nicholas Fairfield | City Road Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Chris Hutchinson | Bridlington CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Mel Blackford | Bridlington CC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Nick Coupland | We love Mountains RT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Gary Trees | Wilsons Wheels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pos | Name | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | David Shackleton | Wilsons Wheels RT | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Chris Daddy | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Nathan Wilson | Wilsons Wheels RT | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Ben Ives | We love Mountains RT | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Stephen Swales | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | John Hopper | Cottingham Couriers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | David Brearley | Cottingham Coureurs | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Brad Palmer | Cottingham Couriers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| =9 | Steven Guymer | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| =9 | Matthew Fenton | Cottingham Couriers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| =11 | Lee Coulson | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| =11 | Paul Rymer | Velo Club Beverley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| =11 | Richard Moore | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Marloe Rodman | Team Sports Cover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| =15 | Tom England | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =15 | Steve Johnson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| =15 | Mark Robinson | Active/CP Cycles RT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =15 | Karl Downs | Star Bikes RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| =19 | Gerry Lumb | Active/CP Cycles RT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| =19 | Jason Young | City Road Club | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| =21 | Paul Campbell | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =21 | Paul Waddington | Velo Club Beverley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =21 | Lewis Jackson | Cottingham Courriers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| =24 | Glen Harrison | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Theo Brumhead | Exeter Uni. CC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Rob Brown | Velo Club Beverley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =24 | Tony Goundry | Active/CP Cycles RT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| =28 | Sam Hoad | Bridlington CC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| =28 | Peter Fielding Smith | Richardsons RT Cube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| =30 | Rob Stones | Hull Thursday RC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Nicholas Fairfield | City Road Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Chris Hutchinson | Bridlington CC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Mel Blackford | Bridlington CC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| =30 | Nick Coupland | We love Mountains RT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Gary Trees | Wilsons Wheels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |