Many thanks to all those who helped out before and on the day to make the events a great success and completed without any incidents of note. Received this feedback from one of the riders

Quick summary of the races from the finish line.

GT Ellingworth: Weather a bit misty early on with Easterley breeze

3 laps to go: Riders 18 Joseph Armstrong and 7 Greg Burt lead with 25 seconds on the bunch. Race deneutralised briefly due to tractor travelling in same direction as the race. – 28.20 lap

2 laps to go: Rider 48 Samuel Parker with 16 second lead on bunch – 28.18 lap

1 lap to go: 6 Riders 7, 40, 10, 13, 7, 19 with 59 second lead on bunch. – 27.52 lap

Finish: Joe Faichney sprints in at head of the 6 man break with the bunch following at 41 seconds

GT Ellingworth – Full Results – 48 Miles

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GA Bennett: Mist now burnt off to leave hot and sunny conditions with Easterly breeze

6 Laps to go: Lined out bunch -> 25.40 lap

5 Laps to go: Riders (39 & 60) with 13 sec lead on bunch -> 25.45 lap

4 Laps to go: 9 Riders with 30 secs lead on 6 chasers with bunch at 15 secs -> 27.00 lap

3 laps to go: 9 Riders (39, 18, 2, 53, 65, 33, 60, 21, ?) with 49 sec lead on 2 chasers (4 & 36) 10 secs to bunch -> 25.59 lap

2 laps to go: 9 riders with 40 sec lead on bunch -> 27.21 lap

1 lap to go: 9 riders with 35 seconds lead on bunch -> 27.40 lap

Finish: Mason Hollyman jumps away from the break on the hill with 1km to go for a clear win with 5 other riders from the break managing to hold off the bunch, which could never quite commit to closing down the break, which never had more than a minutes lead.

Once again the club is promoting the annual GT Elingworth (3/4 category) and GA Bennett (E123 category) races on Monday 28th May on the Hungerton/Skillington circuit

Thanks to all those who have volunteered to help on the day, could marshalls be at the Cricket Club (HQ) on Gorse Lane for 8.30 for the morning event and 12.15 for the afternoon event, for their briefing and bacon rolls!

Full race details attached, note the list of  riders was correct at the time of going to print but there have been a few additions since.

WW Race Rider List 28-05-2018

WW Race Programme 28-05-2018

If you haven’t volunteered to help, please come along anyway and support the local riders Adam Egner and Ehren Courtman in the morning event and Reece Egner, Harry Browning, Steve Young, Peter Cocker and Martyn Ludlam in the afternoon race.