Tour of the Peak - 1.5Great Britain, September 16, 20012000 Results Results Past winners Lovatt at the PeakBy Gerry McManus
Mark Lovatt (Pro-Vision-Ribble-Kairfree) climbed to his fourth consecutive victory in the Peak District on Sunday 16th September. He powered his way across the undulating countryside, taking all but one of the eight mountains primes in the 85-mile Premier Calendar Race. The warm sunshine was largely ineffective due to the prevailing wind and the riders who were dropped on the first of the 5-mile climbs up Snake Pass were destined to stay that way. On the first of two laps, Lovatt was already flexing his muscles and had escaped at the Bradwell Climb with a sole rider temporarily glued to his back-wheel. By the time they reached Snake Pass for the second time, any elastic to a chasing group of six had snapped. Lovatt's lead was up to 1'10 as he powered up the hill in the big ring.
The select chasing group behind contained Ross Muir and Alexander Ross (both Scotland), Gavin Evans (JE James RT), Matt Stephens (Sigma Sport RT), Kevin Dawson (Pete Read RT) and Julian Gromett (Cottingham Coureurs RT). Playing the policeman role, Lovatt's teammate John Tanner was closing fast at a further 15 sec with David Cook (Middridge RT). Late entry Jamie Burrow (US Postal) had missed the vital move and was going backwards through the field. Tanner's late move enabled him to finish on his own for second spot, nearly three minutes behind; with Stevens in third only a few seconds back. Julian Gromett took the verdict in the six-man group that followed. James Dobbin (Bath Univ.) came in 68th and lantern rouge at over half-an-hour behind, proving the severity of the scenic course. The UCI 1.5 ranking hardly seems adequate. PhotographyGerry McManus also took these fine shots.
Results - 137 km1 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree 3.25.35 (39.80 km/h) 2 John Tanner (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles/Kairfree 2.29 3 Matthew Stephens (GBr) Sigma Sport Pro Cycle Shop 2.40 4 Julian Gromett (GBr) Cottingham Coureurs RT/Pete Dunn/T 4.41 5 Kevin Dawson (GBr) Pete Read RT/Caygill Cycles/Roh 4.43 6 David Cook (GBr) Middridge CRT/Middridge Enginee 7 Alexander Ross (GBr) Scotland 8 Ross Muir (GBr) Scotland 9 Gavin Evans (GBr) JE James RT/ JEJ/Daccordi/Miche 10 Anthony Malarczyk (GBr) Atom Elite RT Atom Cycle Frame 7.34 11 Dean Downing (GBr) John Saye Racing Team 12 David Clarke (GBr) Nord 87 13 Paul Watson (GBr) Loughborough Students CC 8.06 14 Jim Henderson (GBr) Southport CC/Annimait/Synon 8.48 15 Denis Lynch (Irl) Ireland 8.56 16 Gavin Poupart (GBr) Stilton RT/TAL/Parrot Print 17 Christopher Young (GBr) Team Marie Curie Cancer Care/Pa 18 Chris Anelay (GBr) VC Voodoo/Triangle Tri-shop(Leed 19 Denis Easton (Irl) Northern Ireland Commonwealth 10.23 20 Duncan Urquhart (GBr) Team Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 21 Neil Smith (GBr) VC Lincoln/TMS Landrover/Imsport 22 Dave Coulson (GBr) JE James RT/ JEJ/Daccordi/Miche 11.04 23 Rob Jebb (GBr) Team OSC/Ron Hill/Leisure Lak 24 Jason MacIntyre (GBr) Team Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 11.32 25 James Davies (GBr) England U-21 26 Kieron McMahon (Irl) Munster 12.15 27 Hamish Haynes (GBr) T’Stoelmakerke 28 Rowan Horner (GBr) VC St. Raphael/Waite Contracts 29 David Van Hemelrijk (Bel) 't Stoelmakerke 30 Roger Morgan (GBr) Liphook Cycles RT/Briko 12.19 31 Pete Hinchliffe (GBr) Doncaster Wheelers/Don Valley C 12.32 32 Mark Perry (GBr) Bournemouth Arrow/Fircroft Hote 12.39 33 Stephen Feeney (GBr) Leigh Premier RC 34 Brendan Curry (GBr) JE James RT/ JEJ/Daccordi/Miche 35 Tim Bayley (GBr) Arctic RT 13.25 36 Jamie Burrow (GBr) US Postal Service 37 James Gilfillan (GBr) York Cycleworks/Trek/Shimano 13.45 38 Richard Cahill (Irl) Munster 15.12 39 Gary Willis (GBr) Team Velo Ecosse/Montpeliers 17.09 40 Rick King (GBr) VS Brigantti /Upex Properties/TTP 41 Steven Richards (GBr) VC Meudon /Colbornes Garages/C 42 Graeme Hatcher (GBr) Manx Viking Wheelers/HSBC Ban 43 David Berkley (NZl) Sigma Sport Pro Cycle Shop 44 Samuel Ward (GBr) Knaresborough RT/Continental/No 45 Graeme Lackford (GBr) Anglia Sport/Condor Cycles 46 Oli Cox (GBr) Diamondback Racing 47 John Wych (GBr) VC Baracchi 48 Geoffrey Beetham (GBr) Prestige VC.com/Viner/BT Cellnet 49 Mark Kiernan (Irl) Classic Walls/Snap Printing/NCBI 50 Shane Prendergast (Irl) Classic Walls/Snap Printing/NCBI 51 John Horgan (Irl) Munster 52 Alastair Kay (GBr) Scotland 53 Lee Feeney (GBr) Leigh Premier RC 54 Peter Hey (GBr) West Pennine 55 Mike Kiss (GBr) British Universities Squad(BUSA) 56 Trevor Greener (GBr) GS Metro 57 Matt Holmes (GBr) V S Quimperois 58 Matthew Armitage (GBr) Sowerby Bros CRT 59 Mark Wordsworth (GBr) Dinnington RC/Ideal Travel/Drill S 60 Thomas Hogan (Irl) Ireland 61 Gary McQuaid (Irl) Ireland 62 Gary Dodd (GBr) Sigma Sport Pro Cycle Shop 63 Jonathan Muir (GBr) York Cycleworks/Trek/Shimano 64 Simon Gaywood (GBr) CC Luton/Bandon Cleaning/Dyso 65 Gareth Hewitt (GBr) JE James RT/ JEJ/Daccordi/Miche 17.26 66 Alistair Rutherford (GBr) GS Strada /Rudy Project/Pinarell 67 Sam Clark (GBr) Fastrack RT/www.Cycletrade.co. 28.10 68 James Dobbin (GBr) Bath Uni. Triathlon Club 30.43 Starters: 113 Finishers: 68 King of the Mountains Competition Chinley Lap 1 Julian Gromett (GBr) Cottingham Cou. RT/Pete Dunn/T Lap 2 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Chunal Lap 1 Tim Bayley (GBr) Arctic RT Lap 2 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Snake Lap 1 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Lap 2 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Bradwell Lap 1 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Lap 2 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Overall 1 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Pro-Vision/Ribble Cycles /Kairfree Past winners2001 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Elite 2000 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Elite 1999 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Elite 1998 Mark Lovatt (GBr) Elite 1997 ? 1996 Simon Bray (GBr) Elite 1995 John Tanner (GBr) 1994 Simeon Hampsall (GBr) 1993 Matthew Stephens (GBr) 1992 ? 1991 John Charlesworth (GBr) Amateur 1990 Chris Creagan (GBr) 1989 Neil Hoban (GBr) 1987 Paul Curran (GBr) 1986 Jonathan Clay (GBr) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, Berlin |
