Sunday saw another successful Sotonia Summer Road Race take place, featuring seven Sotonia riders: Tim Cooke, Mark Edwards, Tim Dawkins, James Peckham, Phil Wilks, Paul Ransom and Jonathan Hall.
While the fast, hilly start caught out a few riders including Tim C and Mark, they soldiered on, working well together to complete most of the race. In the bunch, our other team riders looked comfortable and all stayed in the bunch to the finish – no small feat given the blistering pace and high level of competition, gaining valuable race experience.
A four man break escaped on the first of 7.5 laps of the tough circuit, and built a lead of 40 seconds. James Peckham made a bid to break free of the bunch shortly after but was brought back before another group of seven formed, leaving the bunch over three minutes down as the race entered the last lap. Ben Marks of Cycleworks sprinted clear to win.
Tim Dawkins finished 26th, James Peckham 31st, Jon Hall 36th, Paul Ransom 37th, Phil Wilks 43rd, Mark Edwards 45th and Tim Cooke 46th. Big respect to first time road racer Jonathan Hall for staying the course! Well done guys, proud of you all!
The race was incident free with not even a flat tyre for neutral service. The commissaires and riders were very complimentary about how well the event was run which is testament to the hard work all the volunteers put in on the day and beforehand. Thank you so much to all the marshals, helpers, cake makers, tea servers, car park attendants and drivers. We couldn’t have done it without you! 🙂
Sotonia Criterium races coming soon
Next up are the Sotonia Criterium Races at Winchester Park & Ride on Sunday 9th August…
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Thanks to Graham Robins for the pics. Full race gallery here
Results
| Pos | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Marks | Cycleworks |
| 2 | James Boyman | Farnham RC |
| 3 | Philip Peters | Danny Shane – Storck Racing |
| 4 | Andrew Pickett | Eden Veranda Racing |
| 5 | Paul Double | Velo Club Venta |
| 6 | Liam Walsh | VC St Raphael |
| 7 | Matthew Downie | DHC Racing |
| 8 | Kris Jasper | |
| 9 | David Billings | VC St Raphael |
| 10 | George Stainton-Ellis | ASL Projects Racing Team |
| 11 | Daniel Bone | I-Team Cyclists’ Club |
| 12 | George Smith | Gillingham and District Wheelers |
| 13 | William Griffiths | Veloton Team |
| 14 | Scott Michaels | Southampton University RC |
| 15 | Andrew Gough | Velo Club Venta |
| 16 | Robert Ward | Danny Shane – Storck Racing |
| 17 | Steven Whitcher | DHC Racing |
| 18 | Dominic Judd | Velo Club Venta |
| 19 | Patryk Rucki | Skinline RC |
| 20 | Calum Gillespie | Cycleworks.co.uk |
| 21 | Rob Yeatman | Cotswold Cycles RT |
| 22 | Joseph Henstridge | NFTO Race Club |
| 23 | Theo Webb | Velo Club Venta |
| 24 | Ryan Weston | Poole Whls CC |
| 25 | Trevor Smith | Cotswold Veldrijden |
| 26 | Timothy Dawkins | Sotonia CC |
| 27 | Thomas Key | Southampton University RC |
| 28 | Thomas Leach | Felt Racing |
| 29 | Lewis Martin | Eden Veranda Racing |
| 30 | Martin Rowland | Poole Whls CC |
| 31 | James Peckham | Sotonia CC |
| 32 | James Cooper | Rock N Road Cycles |
| 33 | Douglas Tandy | Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club |
| 34 | Nicholas O’Hara | 3C Cyclexperience |
| 35 | James Hywel-Davies | Gillingham and District Wheelers |
| 36 | Jonathan Hall | Sotonia CC |
| 37 | Paul Ransom | Sotonia CC |
| 38 | Ian Taylor | Leicester Forest CC |
| 39 | Patrick Brown | Eden Veranda Racing |
| 40 | Patrick Martin | WyndyMilla |
| 41 | Alex Harding | Andover Whls |
| 42 | Tim O’Rourke | Imperial Racing Team |
| 43 | Phil Wilks | Sotonia CC |
| 44 | Andrew Mackay | DHC Racing |
| 45 | Mark Edwards | Sotonia CC |
| 46 | Tim Cooke | Sotonia CC |