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Maldon & District RR - Steeple
Sunday 5th April
Richard Norris, Brett Travers and
Dick Wood rode the 3rd and 4th category event whilst
Alan Lawrence, Paul Dewberry and Ben Wright jumped in at
the deep end to ride the main event at the Maldon &
District CC Road Races at Steeple on Sunday 5th April.
The 3rd and 4th category event proved to be unfortunate
for Richard. Despite getting into one or two moves early
on, lack of commitment from riders from other clubs
resulted in the group coming back together. A bit later,
experiencing what felt like a softening rear tyre and
some auto gear changing Richard decided to pull over
only to discover his rear wheel had slipped from the
drop out. Correcting the problem meant a chase back to
the main group and with a tailwind Richard rode hard to
get back on but to no avail. In the end he decided to
throw the towel in and ease off the pace and use the day
for some training miles. Brett and Dick finished safely
in the main bunch.
The main event for Elite, 1st, 2nd and 3rd category
riders was contested for over a 65 mile circuit. During
the race Alan managed to grab a chat with Cyclo-Cross
legend Chris Young whose son Paul rides for the Glendene
CC. Whilst Alan finished safely in the bunch Paul was
unfortunate to find himself at the back of the group and
losing contact. Despite a 36mph chase to get back on
Paul was unable to regain contact and decided to sit up
and call it a day . Event winner was Dan Kogan (BMC UK
Racing Team), second was former National Junior Road
Race Champion Adam Norris (BMC UK Racing Team) with
Jason White (BC Private Member) coming in third. |