North Road Hardriders Feb 2023

To welcome the new organising team, the roadworks gods kept away, and on a bright, chilly day, the North Road Hardriders continued to provide the thrills and spills we have come to love. There was a little frost, and a damp patch on the Epping Green corner caused a couple of riders to hit the tarmac, but both completed the course. 

£100 first prizes were on offer, not to mention the Thistle Trophy, and 52 riders registered, the same number as last year, including 6 intrepid North Roaders. The number of young riders including several juniors and juveniles was especially pleasing and offered hope for the long-term future of the event at a time when entries at TTs are generally falling. 

Like last year, Jamie Anderson led the North Roaders home in 1:11:58, with very creditable times from Dan Brown, Jobe Usher, Martin Quinn and Abigail Coles. And like last year, Dan Tarry felt under the weather and wisely decided not to ride. There were four other DNSs. Youngster Abbey Thompson was the only DNF after a mechanical on Cucumber Lane, and thanks to Erol for returning her safely to HQ.

Josh Crow-Stewart (05/03) won the Thistle Trophy as faster rider, and the Mens first prize, in 1:02.09.  Not far behind were Ally Spiers (Harworth and District CC) in 1:03.22 and Freddie Checketts (LFGSS CC) in 1:03.45

Karine Jones (Verulam Really Moving) was fastest woman in 1:13:37, with Elspeth Grace (Cambridge CC) cursing (politely) a dropped chain that put her second by 22 seconds in 1:13.59. Third prize went to Alice Wood (Islington CC) in 1:20.31.

Fastest Veteran was Adrian Tovey of Maldon & District CC in 1:09:52,

Fastest Junior Jamie Bretton Stonham Barns Park - SYRT 1:15:32

Fastest Juvenile Leon Atkins Welwyn Wheelers 1:04:33 £ 20.00

Fastest Espoir Jack Rose Team Milton Keynes 1:24:41 £ 20.00

Fastest Team East London Velo Graham Galvin 1:10:56, Vincent Christan  1:10:16 and Rob Chaplin 1:13:29 

Fastest Veteran on Standard Graham Galvin East London Velo 0:02:33 

Position	First Name	Last Name	Gender	Category	Club	Time	Avg. Speed
1	Josh	Crow-Stewart	Male	Senior	05/03	1:02:09	24.135 Mph
2	Alexander	Speirs	Male	Senior	Harworth and District Cycling Club	1:03:22	23.672 Mph
3	Freddie	Checketts	Male	Senior	LFGSS CC	1:03:45	23.529 Mph
4	Tom	Elwood	Male	Senior	CC London	1:04:14	23.352 Mph
5	Leon	Atkins	Male	Juvenile	Welwyn Whs	1:04:33	23.238 Mph
6	Sam	Brown	Male	Senior	6AM Cycling	1:05:09	23.024 Mph
7	Matthew	Wight	Male	Senior	Verulam Really Moving	1:06:33	22.539 Mph
8	Tom	Hale	Male	Senior	Cambridge University CC	1:07:42	22.157 Mph
9	David	Ross	Male	Senior	Elevate RT	1:08:03	22.043 Mph
10	Andrew	Jarratt	Male	Senior	Finchley RT	1:09:17	21.65 Mph
11	Adam	Swan	Male	Senior	CC Ashwell	1:09:36	21.552 Mph
12	Adrian	Tovey	Male	Vet	Maldon & District CC	1:09:56	21.449 Mph
13	Vincent	Christan	Male	Senior	East London Velo	1:10:16	21.347 Mph
14	Graham	Galvin	Male	Vet	East London Velo	1:10:56	21.147 Mph
15	Geoff	Ewen	Male	Senior	CC Ashwell	1:11:53	20.867 Mph
16	Jamie	Anderson	Male	Vet	North Road CC	1:11:58	20.843 Mph
17	Dermot	Kealey	Male	Vet	Finchley RT	1:12:22	20.728 Mph
18	Alex	Powell	Male	Senior	Team Trident	1:13:06	20.52 Mph
19	Dan	Brown	Male	Senior	North Road CC	1:13:27	20.422 Mph
20	Rob	Chaplin	Male	Vet	East London Velo	1:13:29	20.413 Mph
21	Karine	Jones	Female	Vet	Verulam Really Moving	1:13:37	20.376 Mph
22	Duncan	Godfrey	Male	Vet	Team Trident	1:13:47	20.33 Mph
23	Elspeth	Grace	Female	Senior	Cambridge CC	1:13:59	20.275 Mph
24	Jobe	Usher	Male	Senior	North Road CC	1:14:19	20.184 Mph
25	Hamish	McDougall	Male	Senior	Team Lifting Gear Products	1:15:33	19.854 Mph
26	Jamie	Bretton	Male	Junior	Stonham Barns Park – SYRT	1:15:52	19.772 Mph
27	Nicholas	Palmer	Male	Senior	CC London	1:16:19	19.655 Mph
28	Nicholas	Coe	Male	Vet	Verulam Really Moving	1:16:56	19.497 Mph
29	Graham	Stogden	Male	Vet	Verulam CC	1:17:02	19.472 Mph
30	Sinclair	Easton	Male	Vet	CC London	1:17:14	19.422 Mph
31	David	Fitzgerald	Male	Vet	CC London	1:17:24	19.38 Mph
32	Mike	Bridge	Male	Vet	Verulam CC	1:17:51	19.268 Mph
33	Martin	Quinn	Male	Vet	North Road CC	1:18:59	18.991 Mph
34	Alice	Elwood	Female	Senior	Islington Cycling Club	1:20:31	18.63 Mph
35	Adrian	Lauchlan	Male	Vet	Southgate CC	1:20:50	18.557 Mph
36	Henrietta	Broadway	Female	Senior	CC London	1:22:34	18.167 Mph
37	Jack	Rose	Male	Espoir	Team Milton Keynes	1:24:41	17.713 Mph
38	Thomas	Godfrey	Male	Juvenile	Bedfordshire Road CC	1:25:56	17.455 Mph
39	Crispin	Henley	Male	Senior	CC London	1:26:23	17.364 Mph
40	Harry	Weedon	Male	Espoir	Cambridge University CC	1:26:24	17.361 Mph
41	Janka	Pekarova	Female	Vet	CC London	1:26:31	17.338 Mph
42	Peter	Redshaw	Male	Vet	CC London	1:27:08	17.215 Mph
43	Nick	Hickman	Male	Vet	Team Salesengine.co.uk	1:32:23	16.237 Mph
44	Edith	Smith	Female	Juvenile	Stonham Barns Park – SYRT	1:36:41	15.515 Mph
45	Abigail	Coles	Female	Senior	North Road CC	1:36:52	15.485 Mph
46	Sean	McDougall	Male	Vet	Icknield RC	1:38:28	15.234 Mph
DNF	Abbey	Thompson	Female	Juvenile	Stonham Barns Park – SYRT
DNS	Anton	Blackie	Male	Senior	Rapha Cycling Club
DNS	John	Jones	Male	Vet	Verulam Really Moving
DNS	Gregory	Smith	Male	Vet	Finsbury Park CC
DNS	Daniel	Tarry	Male	Senior	North Road CC
DNS	John	Watson	Male	Vet	Hitchin Nomads CC

 

Thanks to all the organisers, helpers, marshals, timekeepers, caterers, photographers and riders, but especially to Neil Lewis. Neil took his leave after a decade of running this challenging event so brilliantly, with Graham Potter taking over as organiser.  Well done Graham for stepping in so ably, and good luck for the future. 

Photo: Ian Turner