Weather was cold (3 deg C) but sunny, with a fresh SE breeze
Junior/Youth Road Race Championship 2008
1st Craig Eden 6pts
Spoco Time Trial Championship 2008
1st Peter Ware 100pts
2nd John Rigby 40pts
=3rd ED Leary 38pts
=3rd Ian Sutcliffe 38pts
=5th Billy Fairclough 36pts
=5th Jeff Freeman 36pts
7th John Cheshire 34pts
8th Kate Dwyer 20pts
Weather Conditions: Excellent with the sun shining, very little wind but with some running water to contend with across the road in places. Comments: An excellent turnout – thanks to all those who turned up to ride or to watch from the roadside/finish. Congratulations to Mark Quinn for producing the fastest ride on the day. Thanks to the following members of the Merseyside Wheelers:- Jimmy Hassan for Signing –On; John Clarke for starting time-keeper; Bob Memery for Pusher-Off; Paul Olson for Finish Time-keeper and Kit Carson for keeping things running smoothly!! Thanks to the Manager of the Prince William Pub for permission to use his car park.
Veterans
1/ Mick Style (Manchester Whlrs Club)
2/ David Headon (Horwich CC)
3/ Dean Smith (Liverpool Century RC)
4/ Russell Owen (Horwich CC)
5/ Sean Beswick (Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles)
Juniors
1/ Martin Woffindin (Sport City Velo)
2/ Lewis Burke (Macclesfield Wheelers)
3/ James Layland (Sport City Velo)
4/ Michael Gregg (Liverpool Century RC)
Women
1/ Carolyn Wright Horwich CC)
2/ Kelly Baptista
3/ Jennifer Rowlands
Youth
1/ Jack Bowyer (Sport City Velo)
2/ Jack Humphreys (Red Rose Olympic CC)
3/ Edward McParland (JD Cycles Ilkley)
4/ Thomas Armstrong (Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors)
5/ Lewis Sharman (Liverpool Century RC)
6/ Jack Sadler Wheelbase.co.uk/Gore Bike Wear)
7/ Dan Whelan (Liverpool Century RC)
8/ Benjamin Matthews (Deeside Olympic RRC/Veeboard/GWC)
9/ Christian Braybrooke (Eastlands Velo)
10/ Hannah Layland (Sport City Velo)
11/ Bryn Davies (Eastlands Velo)
12/ Andrew Nixon (Red Rose Olympic CC)
13/ Jack Cooper (Red Rose Olympic CC)
14/ Rebecca Preece (Red Rose Olympic CC)
15/ Zoe Armstrong (Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors)
16/ Clare Gore (Red Rose Olympic CC)
17/ Luke Williams
Under 12
1/ Alexander Braybrooke (Eastlands Velo)
2/ Fabian Brennan
3/ Leighton Sharman (Liverpool Century RC)
4/ Robert Armstrong (Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors)
5/ Bill Cooper (Red Rose Olympic CC)
6/ Jessica Wilkinson (Birkenhead North End CC/The Bike Factory)
7/ Oran Speakman (Salt Ayre Cycling Ass)
8/ Matthew Braybrooke (Eastlands Velo)
9/ Lottie Cooper
10/ Moira Davies (Eastlands Velo)
11/ Solomon Kerfoot-Robson (Rhos On Sea CC)
12/ Tyla Loftus (Lakes RC)
13/ Adam Hartley (Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors)
14/ Kim Baptista (Eastlands Velo)
15/ Caroline Humphreys (Red Rose Olympic CC)
16/ Lewis Hartley (Ribble Valley CRC - Juniors)
17/ Becky Sackfield
18/ Michael Tinsley
19/ Matthew Baptista (Eastlands Velo)
20/ Chris Sackfield
21/ Sam Kendal
22/ Jack Marion
23/ Sam Murray (Wheelspincycles.com - Scott)
24/ Stella Marion
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Rigby 138pts (7)
3/ Roy Tinsley 127pts (7)
4/ Ian Sutcliffe 100pts (5)
5/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
6/ Graham Saunders 74pts (5)
7/ Neil Tinsley 51pts (2)
8/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Rigby 139pts (7)
3/ Roy Tinsley 108pts (6)
4/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 80pts (4)
6/ Graham Saunders 74pts (5)
7/ Neil Tinsley 51pts (2)
8/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ Roy Tinsley 108pts (6)
3/ John Rigby 99pts (5)
4/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 80pts (4)
6/ Graham Saunders 74pts (5)
7/ Neil Tinsley 51pts (2)
8/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ Roy Tinsley 108pts (6)
3/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
4/ Ian Sutcliffe 80pts (4)
5/ John Rigby 79pts (4)
6/ Graham Saunders 57pts (4)
7/ Neil Tinsley 51pts (2)
8/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
3/ Roy Tinsley 90pts (5)
4/ Ian Sutcliffe 80pts (4)
5/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
6/ Graham Saunders 57pts (4)
7/ Neil Tinsley 51pts (2)
8/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
3/ Roy Tinsley 72pts (4)
4/ Ian Sutcliffe 60pts (3)
5/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
6/ Graham Saunders 37pts (2)
7/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
8/ Neil Tinsley 34pts (2)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Billy Fairclough (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services) Time 0.24.16 DNS
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Cheshire 95pts (5)
3/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
4/ Roy Tinsley 54pts (3)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 40pts (2)
6/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
7/ Neil Tinsley 34pts (2)
8/ Graham Saunders 18pts (1)
9/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
DNF
Peter Jones (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
Joe Allen (New Brighton CC)
Ray Pugh (Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC))
Rob Pugh (FP Mailing CT)
Dennis Lang (Clayton Velo)
Ladies Competition
WINNER
Kate Dwyer Time 0.24.21
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 216pts (11)
2/ John Cheshire 76pts (4)
3/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
4/ Roy Tinsley 54pts (3)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Neil Tinsley 34pts (2)
7/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
8/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Peter Ware DNS
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 196pts (10)
2/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
3/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Jonny Mercer 19pts (1)
8/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Ladies Competition
WINNER
Kate Dwyer Time was 1.05.04
Ian Sutcliffe DNS
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 176pts (9)
2/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
3/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Peter Ware DNS
Ian Sutcliffe DNS
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 176pts (9)
2/ John Rigby 59pts (3)
3/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 157pts (8)
2/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
3/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 137pts (7)
2/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
3/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 137pts (7)
2/ John Cheshire 57pts (3)
3/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
4/ Roy Tinsley 36pts (2)
5/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
6/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
7/ Neil Tinsley 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Ian Chapman (Obricoaching RT) DNF
Col Hodgson (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services) DNF
John Cheshire (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services) DNF
Steve Hodgson (Obricoaching RT) DNF
Chris Molden (Liverpool Century RT) DNF
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 117pts (6)
2/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
3/ John Cheshire 38pts (2)
4/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
6/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Here are a few pictures taken at last weeks race, just click the logo.
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St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 97pts (5)
2/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
3/ John Cheshire 38pts (2)
4/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
6/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
2/ Jeff Freeman (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
3/ Joseph Allen (New Brighten CC)
4/ Matthew Jones (Lotto Olympia Team Interbike)
5/ James Henderson (Southport CC)
6/ Harry McNally (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
7/ Stewart Dwyer (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
8/ Adam Wood (Horwich CC)
9/ Ray Pugh (Liverpool Mercury/Dolan)
10/ David Headon (Horwich CC)
11/ Mike Cliffe (Liverpool Century)
12/ John Cheshire (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
13/ Christopher Molden (Liverpool Century)
14/ Brian Rigby (St Helens CRC-D Sparrow Plumbing & Heating Services)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 97pts (5)
2/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
3/ John Cheshire 38pts (2)
4/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
6/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Shane O'Neill & Colin Humphrey got away quiet early in the race and managed to keep the peleton at bay all the way to the end finishing with a 40 second advantage. A group of around eight riders did get away and at one point it looked as through they would bridge the gap only to be held up by a slow moving wagon, which gave the peleton the chance to reel them back in. St Helens riders Stewart Dwyer, Craig Eden, Jeff Freeman & Harry McNally all finished in the main peleton and John Rigby was a DNF
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 77pts (4)
2/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
3/ John Cheshire 38pts (2)
4/ Jeff Freeman 35pts (2)
5/ Ian Sutcliffe 20pts (1)
6/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
Craig
I hope to have some picture of Craig in action on the site later this week
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 58pts (3)
2/ John Rigby 39pts (2)
3/ John Cheshire 38pts (2)
4/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
5/ Jeff Freeman 17pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 39pts (2)
2/ John Cheshire 20pts (1)
3/ John Rigby 19pts (1)
4/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 39pts (2)
2/ John Rigby 19pts (1)
3/ Roy Tinsley 18pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth (Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Craig Eden 20pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Senior(Best 11 Rides count)
1/ Billy Fairclough 20pts (1)
2/ John Rigby 19pts (1)
St Helens Points Competition Junior/Youth(Best 11 Rides count)
1/
Overall League Position
9th with 13pts
John started in group 2
The Devil
2nd
The 1km Scratch Race
Winner
The Points Race
2nd
Overall League Position
4th with 7pts