Dean and Stones win LVRC event at Barton
Neil Dean wins the Barton Wheelers LVRC Australian Pursuit at Barton on Humber on Saturday 14th April, with Rob Stones collecting the points prize for winning the most primes and also finishing 10th overall.
On a cold, wet and windy day 39 starters braved the elements and the rough road surface which the council had promised to repair, but hadn’t. There were no riders from groups G & H, so the Es & Fs made their escape and were caught for 4 and 3 minutes by the Ds & Cs forming a large bunch. The Bs and As starting a further 2 and 3 minutes back respectively formed another bunch, but were only able to reduce that deficit 1 minute 30 seconds.
Not wanting to leave the result to a bunch sprint, Neil Dean went to the front with 800m to go and, with everyone feeling the strong cross wind, upped the pace and led to the finish.
Overall Result:
| Position | Name | Club | Group |
| 1st | Neil Dean | Hull Thursday RC | C |
| 2nd | Keith Middleton | VC Lincoln | C |
| 3rd | Fred Easton | Doncaster Wheelers | C |
| 4th | Dave Scargill | Birdwell Wheelers | D |
| 5th | Paul Wakefield | Lindsey Roads CC | C |
| 6th | Geoff Davison | Scunthorpe Poly | C |
| 7th | Dave Robinson | Alp Action Ettridge Cycles | D |
| 8th | Steve Macklin | Wilsons Wheels RT | D |
| 9th | Paul Sleaford | Norton Wheelers | C |
| 10th | Rob Stones | Hull Thursday RC | F |
Primes
| Position | Name | Club | Group |
| 1st | Rob Stones | Hull Thursday RC | F |
| 2nd | Dave Robinson | Alp Action Ettridge Cycles | D |
| 3rd | David Herbert | Herbert Hartlepool CC | F |
| 4th | Paul Wakefield | Lindsey Roads CC | C |
Neil and Rob collect their prizes from organiser David Haddock:
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