Category: Results

Rd 9 Eston Hills, Middlesbourgh.

The day started off with a sharp over night frost / ice but the sun came out over Eston Hills to make a beautiful but chilly day. There was a fantastic days racing for all ages & abilities across the three races. The results are in the Results Section to the right. Many thanks to Derek George and all his helpers from Cleveland Wheelers CC for organising the event. Also a big thank you to the University of Teeside for the use of the land. Photos are here – https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/NECCLRD9EstonHills Many thanks to Sustrans / Get Moving Redcar & Cleveland. They have very kindly donated loads of additional prizes / freebies / guides etc. All the kids will get a great goodie bags full of goodies. Check out there website http://www.activetravel.me/

NECCL WINTER SERIES Round 7 Gypsies Green Velodrome, South Shields. Sun 23rd December 2012

What a day, glourious sunshine, strong breeze blowing over the top of the venue! and Santa made a guest apperance as well. After 3 days near solid rain the course was in fantastic condition with no deep mud anywhere. The conditions were very fast under tyre and with every type of cx terrain you could possibly expect with steps, run ups, off chamber corners, sandpit (which was great fun), drop offs etc. First off were the U12’s on a shortened course but still testing inc the sandpit. Again B Dowson led from the strat and came in first in 12.30mins covering 6 laps. There was great battle for 2nd & 3rd between A Grahma & A Brown until the last lap when Sam pulled away to get 2nd followed by A rran 3rd overall & 1st U10. They all went away with a good hanful of goodies as its nearly Xmas. Onto the U14/16’s was based on the full course and F Roberston led from the start to take 1st overall and 1st U16 in 28.12mins covering 5 laps. 2nd was N Hamilton, 1st U14, then 3rd R Stoves, 2nd U14 and then 3rd U14 A Brown. Again all went away with cash and a handful of Xmas goodies.

Onto the main race the sun was still out and the wind was more gusty now on the more exposed top sections of the course. T Fawcett led from the start and pulled a clear led and came in 1st covering 11 laps. 2nd Sen was C Ash then 3rd Sen A Nixon. 1st V40 R Honour, 1st V50 G Turner, 1st V60 J CArr, 1st Jun E Davidson, 1st Lady S Murray. Full reusults are in the Results Section. Leagues are also updated inc rd7. Photos are here – https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/NECCLRD7SouthShields02 more pics here as well thanks to Richard Elsdon http://www.flickr.com/photos/dickyelsdon/sets/72157632319657529/with/8301497516/

Many thanks to Andrew Burridge & all his heplers for organising the round. Also a thank you to South Tyneside Council for the use of Gypsies Green and all the facilities.

RD5 Sun 9th Dec 2012 – Whitby. Well the weather finally broke for the event today with no signs of any frost/ice and snow all gone. The sun was out but so was the wind but then again you cannot have everything. The course around the grounds of the school was challenging with steep climbs, fast descents, switch back corners, hurdles etc and the ground held up very well . The winners on the day were U12 A Brown, U14 A Brown, U16 F Clatherty, 1st Sen C Ash, 2nd M Lewis, 3rd D Binks, V40 R Honour, V50 G Turner, V60 D Mclean, Jun E Davidson full results are  in the Results Section. Photo gallery here – https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/NECCLRD5WHITBY many thanks to Rob and Tom and all the helpers from Malton Wheelers CC. Also a big thank you to Caedmon School for use of the facilities & grounds.

NECCL WINTER SERIES – Round 3 Gallagher Park, Bedlington, Northumberland Sun 4th Nov 2012

With a heavy overnight frost/ice and freezing fog  this was a great start to the day but by the time the first race started the sun was blazing and very little wind made for fantastic race conditions. The U12’s did a shortened course based around the top field area and had a gentle climb in to test the younger ones. D Holmes led from the start with P Errington chasing behind and A Brown chasing Paul it was a great battle. The gaps started to grow slightly as the race progressed but all riders kept their positions for the finishing flag. Then it was onto the older kids U16/14’s which was based around the full 1.22mile adult circuit. The ground was starting to soften in places with the sun melting the overnight frost but was still good going. C Aspey led from the start and knew the course well with A Brown holding a gap to maintain second place. 3rd place S Myers was starting to catch A Brown on the last lap but Angus had a strong finish and kept 2nd overall. The last race of the day was the main race with Sen/Vet/Lady & Jun doing the full 50-60mins. The course was in very good condition considering the recent weather and there was only one soft short muddy uphill section to tackle. There was a great mix of up / down / singletrack and off chamber corners. There was some great battles between many riders and including plenty of singlespeed nutters. On that note Colin May Velo Club Edinburgh took the overall win on the day by a clear margin with A Burridge SWARM taking second and C Donaldson GS Metro third . 1st V40 G Mount, 1st V50 P Robson, 1st V60 J Carr and 1st Lady was H Ingoe. Many thanks to Geoff Turner & all the helpers / marshalls from Barnesbury CC for orgainising the event. Also a thank you to the Council for the use of the land. The photos are here https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247 and the full results are in the RESULTS Section.

One Peak of Hetton – Yes it was back again for another season for riders to test their legs out on the One Peak of Hetton 1.4 mile course. Scot ran the course in an anti clockwise direction so the riders had a helping hand from the strong breeze to reach the top every lap 🙂 In the Main race the drizzle kept off and the sun even came out for the laps few laps. There was a pack of fiver riders for most of the race with a couple dropping off near the end. On the bell lap C Ash and C May were wheel to wheel with C May (Velo Club Edinburgh) taking the win on the line 8 laps 51.44 with C Ash (Blackhawckbikes) second 51.45, M Graham (Dirt Wheels Cycles) coming in third 53.01. There was close battles between small packs of riders making a great race. Evey rider who signed on got a goodie then after the refreshments they all got a prize. In the U16/14/12’s race J Howard (Cleveland Wheelers CC) led from the start to cover 4 laps in 28.18, A Brown (Infinity Cycles) second then P Errington (Hetton Hawks CC) third. The firsts race of the day was on a shortened course and A Brown U10 (Hetton Hwaks CC) led from the start and had a very strong race covering 5 lpas in 11.54, second was Lititia Hay U8 (Hetton Hawks CC). All the kids got goodies after there races. Many thanks to MBE, Springboard Sunderland, Sunderland Council, Tony L & helpers. Photos are here https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/MBEOnePeakOfHetton and results are in the One Peak 2012 Section.

Well its called the Winter Series but riders were racing in best weather conditions we have had all summer with temperatures hitting 22 degress around the course with a breeze in places and dust in the air. The event was based at Woodham Academy and set within the grounds, comprising of  mixed terrain and a couple of ditches to test the riders skills out. The day started with the U12’s doing a shortned course around the top field with B Dowson 1st U12 leading from the start and held a good strong gap inc lapping the littler ones, 2nd J Wilson U12 followed through  then 3rd A Brown U10. The second race was the U14/16’s with N Hamilton U14 taking 1st place who pulled away from the start and held the same gap for the duration of the race,  2nd J Anderson U14, 3rd T Tanfield U14 with L Kotch 1st U16. The Sen race had a very fast start from the top of the field with a good field of strong riders taking on the 1.32mile course. After a couple of laps C Ash had pulled a gap from A Nixon with the rest of field forming smaller groups and having good battles between themselves. At the end it was a blackhawkbikes wipe out with C Ash 1st, A Nixon 2nd & D Binks 3rd. E Davidson was 1st Jun, R Powell 1st V40 & I Robson 1st V50. Full results are in the results section now. Nearly 400 free pics here https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/NECCLRD1NewtonAycliffe Many thanks to Tony Liddle VC167, I Dunn Ferryhill Wheelers and all the helpers on the day. Also many thanks to Woodham Academy, Willmot Dixon & Durham County Council for use of the land and facilities. Garmin and strava stats are here http://www.strava.com/runs/21374504 and http://connect.garmin.com/activity/220610191

Busy nights racing at the Country Park with 59 riders warming themselves up ready for the start of winter series this Sunday @ Newton Aycliffe. The weather and ground conditions were fantastic on the night and the course was altered from Rd 3 in places just to give it a little mix up of all terrain types.  Well done to A Martin Cestria Cycles 1st on the night & overall winner of the series, young L Parkin Infinity Cycles was overall runner up of the series by one point from K Haswell Cestrria Cycles.  T Mein MTS winner on the night and overall U14 winner. B Dowson Hetton Hawks was overall U12 winner & A Brown Hetton Hawks winner on the night and overall U10 winner with L Hay Hetton Hawks overall U8 winner. Overall there was 80 riders competing over series with 29 league finishers. Many thanks to John & Co from Springboard for the use of the land and facilities. Hope everyone enjoyed the series and hope to see you all at the One Peak of Hetton on Sun 30th Sept 2012. Results & updated League table are in the results section. Couple hundred + pics  🙂 https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/MBEAUTUMNRD4

Cracking nights racing @ Hetton Lyons Country Park in a much better evenings weather. 44 riders turned up on the night to battle around the 1.4mile course which was run in opposite direction to Rd 1. Well done to A Martin, T Mein & A Brown for winning their races.  N Johnson & B Brown won the spot prizes. Results are  in the results section & the League table is now in the results section as well.  Loads of free photos here as well https://picasaweb.google.com/neccl247/MBEAUTUMNRD2

Strava stats from the riders are here http://www.strava.com/segments/22-aug-hetton-lyons-lap-2196632