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.