Evans Cycles - Surrey League 5 Day - NE

UK, August 13-17, 2004

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Stage 3b - August 15: Goodwood & South Downs circuit, 84 miles

A good day at Goodwood

By Simon Melville/Surrey Cycle Racing League

Stage 3b winner Tim Barry
Photo ©: Gerry McManus

The third day of Britain's longest bicycle race saw the remaining 87 riders complete the two part stage at Goodwood. Based at the Goodwood motor racing circuit, the riders took on a single lap (2.4 miles) individual time trial in the morning before setting out on an 84.3 mile road race which took them to the top of the South Downs seven times during the afternoon.

In damp, drizzly weather, the time trial was won by Andrew Roche (Isle of Man) in 4 minutes 45 seconds, with Neil Coleman just 5 seconds slower but still quick enough to retain his race leader's yellow jersey.

The road race started with the 8-man strong Prestige VC team controlling the pace of the bunch so as to enable their man, Duncan Urqhart, to consolidate his position as the 'green jersey' points leader as he took maximum points at each of the 'hot spot sprints' on the motor circuit before the race led out onto the public roads.

By the first ascent of the long Halnakar Hill, the front of the bunch had begun to break up as a succession of attacks came from riders from different teams. By the second ascent a leading group of nine riders had established itself in the lead. Two laps later, a second group of eight riders bridged to the front as they came onto the shorter 'inner' circuit leading up to the prime 'King of the Mountains' sprint at Pilley Green Lodge.

This larger group worked together to extend the gap from the main bunch to more than two minutes although, when the race returned for a final five-lap stint on the motor race circuit, this gap was greatly reduced by concerted work from the front of the followers, in particular by race leader, Neil Coleman, who had been closely marked throughout the early stages but who by now wished to see the gap reduced as much as possible. A crash on the, by now wet and slippery, surface of the penultimate corner nearly spelled trouble for Coleman as some 20 riders came down around him. Fortunately he was unscathed and finished the stage still retaining the yellow jersey, just a few seconds ahead of Anthony Malarczyk (Wales).

In a close sprint from the front group, the stage was won by Tim Barry (Team Munster) from Ben Greenwood (Recycling.co.uk), with Andy Lyons (Parrot Print RT) third. Urqhart retains the Sprints Jersey and National Elite MTB Champion Jody Crawforth (Evans RT) now wears the King of the Mountains jersey.

Tomorrow sees the race move to Ardingly where the course is described as 'nothing steep but definitely wearing' with 'in some places the road surfaces are not brilliant'. So after the cobble-like potholes and gravel of yesterday's circuit at Newdigate, it seems as though the riders are in for another exciting ride.

Results

1 Tim Barry (Team Munster)               3.16.08
2 Ben Greenwood (Recycling.co.uk)               
3 Gary Dodd (Sigma Sport)                       
4 Andy Lyons (Parrot Print RT)                  
5 Tim Dunford (Pacific Racing)                  
6 Vincent Gleeson (Team Munster)                
7 Danny Axford (Parrot Print RT)                
8 Greg Roche (Energy Cycles)                    
9 John Veness (Evans Cycles RT)                 
10 Jody Crawforth (Evans Cycles RT)             
11 Duncan Urqhart (Prestige VC)                 
12 Matt Melville (VC St Raphael)                
13 Thomas Gardner (Glendene CC)                 
14 Steve Gowar (Pacific Racing)                 
15 Andrew Roche (Jersey/Isle of Man)        1.09
16 Paul Helion (Usher IRC)                      
17 Stephen Bayliss (Pacific Racing)             
18 Shaun Snodden (Recycling.co.uk)              
19 Antony Malarcyk (Wales)                      
20 Martin Smith (Central Division)              
21 Paul Griffin (Team Munster)                  
22 Adam Thomson (Swindon RC)                    
23 Christian Varley (Jersey/Isle of Man)        
24 Roger Morgan (Parrot Print RT)               
25 Dave Coulson (JE James Racing )              
26 Neil Coleman (Alcan Bianchi)                 
27 Ed Perry (SP Systems)                        
28 Robert English (Private)                     
29 Daniel Duguid (Evans Cycles RT)              
30 Jamie Newall (Evans Cycles RT)               
31 Andrew Cook (Jersey/Isle of Man)             
32 Paul Butler (Prestige VC)                    
33 James Flanagan (Central Division)            
34 John Horgan (Team Munster)                   
35 Matthew Ellis (Saey-Deschart)                
36 Simon McNamara (Team Synergy)                
37 Ryan O'Connor (Ballymena RC)                 
38 Gareth Jones (Energy Cycles)                 
39 Chris McNamara (Team Synergy)                
40 Jon Ibbotson (Pacific Racing)                
41 Rob Partridge (Wales)                        
42 John Dempsey (Team Munster)                  
43 Tony Kelly (Pacific Racing)                  
44 Dave Berkeley (Pearson Cycles)               
45 Rob Enslin (Prestige VC)                     
46 Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk)               
47 Dave Crowley (Port Talbot Wheelers)          
48 Tim Wallis (Parrot Print RT)                 
49 Adrian Bird (Artic Shorter Roch)             
50 Dave Worthington (Prestige VC)               
51 Sam Firby (Jersey/Isle of Man)               
52 Chris Spence (Jersey/Isle of Man)            
53 Brian Keneally (Team Munster)                
54 Duncan Stewart (Private)                     
55 Sam Gardner (Evans Cycles RT)                
56 Chris Birch (Evans Cycles RT)                
57 Alastair Kay (York Cycleworks)               
58 Andrew Eagles (Dulwich Paragon)              
59 Martin Ford (Jersey/Isle of Man)             
60 Henry Furniss (The London Firm)              
61 Simon Saunders (SP Systems)                  
62 Richard Whitehorn (Glendene CC)              
63 Chris Doel (Central Division)                
64 Guy Pearson (Pearson Cycles)                 
65 Richard Jones (Energy Cycles)                
66 Nick Kenwright (Energy Cycles)               
67 Jeffrey Capper (www.cyclestore.co)           
68 Andrew Rigg (Prestige VC)                    
69 Gareth Hewitt (JE James Racing )         4.46
70 Micheal Cotty (Evans Cycles RT)          7.09
71 Colin Peerman (Private)                      
72 James Louter (In Gear RT)               13.09
73 Eoin Concannon (Team Munster)                
74 Gary Flint (In Gear RT)                 19.02
74 Alistair Cann (Jersey/Isle of Man)           
74 Ian Black (Kingsnorth International)         
74 Rowan Horner (VC St Raphael)                 
78 Gary Kristensen (Prestige VC)           36.09
79 Justin Hoy (Evans Cycles RT)          1.01.09
80 Stuart Lemanski (City Cycle Club)            
 
General classification after stage 3b
 
1 Neil Coleman (Alcan Bianchi)          11.04.23
2 Antony Malarcyk (Wales)                   0.07
3 Shaun Snodden (Recycling.co.uk)           0.10
4 Paul Griffin (Team Munster)               0.18
5 Tim Barry (Team Munster)                  0.36
6 Gary Dodd (Sigma Sport)                       
7 Tim Dunford (Pacific Racing)              0.44
8 Matt Melville (VC St Raphael)             0.47
9 Sam Gardner (Evans Cycles RT)             0.58
10 Andrew Roche (Jersey/Isle of Man)        1.26
11 Ryan O'Connor (Ballymena RC)             1.35
12 Richard Whitehorn (Glendene CC)          1.41
13 James Flanagan (Central Division)        1.49
14 Roger Morgan (Parrot Print RT)           1.50
15 Dave Crowley (Port Talbot Wheelers)      2.14
16 Jeffrey Capper (www.cyclestore.co)           
17 John Horgan (Team Munster)               2.52
18 Duncan Urqhart (Prestige VC)             3.18
19 Paul Helion (Usher IRC)                  4.16
20 Martin Smith (Central Division)          4.20
21 Andy Lyons (Parrot Print RT)             4.31
22 Danny Axford (Parrot Print RT)               
23 Rob Partridge (Wales)                    4.39
24 Ben Greenwood (Recycling.co.uk)          4.42
25 Brian Keneally (Team Munster)            4.51
26 Vincent Gleeson (Team Munster)           4.58
27 Thomas Gardner (Glendene CC)             5.02
28 Martin Ford (Jersey/Isle of Man)         5.06
29 Steve Gowar (Pacific Racing)             5.07
30 John Veness (Evans Cycles RT)            5.08
31 Greg Roche (Energy Cycles)               5.31
32 Ed Perry (SP Systems)                    5.40
33 Andrew Cook (Jersey/Isle of Man)         5.43
34 Chris Birch (Evans Cycles RT)            5.45
35 Rob Enslin (Prestige VC)                 5.46
36 Christian Varley (Jersey/Isle of Man)    5.51
37 Robert English (Private)                     
38 Adam Thomson (Swindon RC)                5.53
39 Jody Crawforth (Evans Cycles RT)         5.55
40 Alastair Kay (York Cycleworks)           5.57
41 Simon McNamara (Team Synergy)            5.58
42 Jon Ibbotson (Pacific Racing)                
43 Jamie Newall (Evans Cycles RT)           5.59
44 Henry Furniss (The London Firm)          6.00
45 Sam Firby (Jersey/Isle of Man)           6.01
46 Daniel Duguid (Evans Cycles RT)          6.04
47 Dave Coulson (JE James Racing )          6.05
48 Gareth Jones (Energy Cycles)             6.07
49 Paul Butler (Prestige VC)                    
50 Chris McNamara (Team Synergy)            6.09
51 Matthew Ellis (Saey-Deschart)            6.14
52 Chris Doel (Central Division)            6.15
53 Simon Saunders (SP Systems)              6.16
54 Stephen Bayliss (Pacific Racing)         6.21
55 Adrian Bird (Artic Shorter Roch)             
56 Andrew Eagles (Dulwich Paragon)          6.25
57 Duncan Stewart (Private)                     
58 Tim Wallis (Parrot Print RT)             6.31
59 Guy Pearson (Pearson Cycles)             6.34
60 Chris Spence (Jersey/Isle of Man)        6.43
61 Tony Kelly (Pacific Racing)              6.44
62 Andrew Rigg (Prestige VC)                6.47
63 Dave Worthington (Prestige VC)           6.50
64 Dave Berkeley (Pearson Cycles)           7.04
65 Nick Kenwright (Energy Cycles)           7.08
66 Richard Jones (Energy Cycles)            7.11
67 Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk)           7.28
68 John Dempsey (Team Munster)              8.56
69 Gareth Hewitt (JE James Racing )         9.48
70 Micheal Cotty (Evans Cycles RT)         12.26
71 Colin Peerman (Private)                 14.47
72 Eoin Concannon (Team Munster)           19.18
73 Rowan Horner (VC St Raphael)            23.44
74 Gary Flint (In Gear RT)                 23.53
75 Ian Black (Kingsnorth International)    24.23
76 James Louter (In Gear RT)               31.26
77 Alistair Cann (Jersey/Isle of Man)      32.40
78 Gary Kristensen (Prestige VC)           50.47
79 Justin Hoy (Evans Cycles RT)          1.05.57
80 Stuart Lemanski (City Cycle Club)     1.29.37
 
Points classification
 
1 Duncan Urqhart (Prestige VC)                61 pts
2 Neil Coleman (Alcan Bianchi)                25
3 Andrew Roche (Jersey/Isle of Man)           22
4 Tim Barry (Team Munster)                    18
5 James Flanagan (Central Division)           15
5 Brian Keneally (Team Munster)               15
5 Shaun Snodden (Recycling.co.uk)             15
8 Ben Greenwood (Recycling.co.uk)             14
8 Paul Griffin (Team Munster)                 14
10 Tim Dunford (Pacific Racing)               12
10 Gary Dodd (Sigma Sport)                    12
12 Richard Whitehorn (Glendene CC)            11
12 James Louter (In Gear RT)                  11
12 Jeffrey Capper (www.cyclestore.co)         11
15 Paul Butler (Prestige VC)                  10
16 Sam Gardner (Evans Cycles RT)               9
16 Andy Lyons (Parrot Print RT)                9
18 Vincent Gleeson (Team Munster)              7
19 Jody Crawforth (Evans Cycles RT)            6
19 Danny Axford (Parrot Print RT)              6
19 Paul Helion (Usher IRC)                     6
22 Rob Partridge (Wales)                       5
22 Antony Malarcyk (Wales)                     5
24 Christian Varley (Jersey/Isle of Man)       4
24 Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk)              4
26 Greg Roche (Energy Cycles)                  3
26 Rowan Horner (VC St Raphael)                3
26 Ryan O'Connor (Ballymena RC)                3
26 Martin Ford (Jersey/Isle of Man)            3
30 Gareth Jones (Energy Cycles)                2
30 John Veness (Evans Cycles RT)               2
32 Andrew Cook (Jersey/Isle of Man)            1
32 Roger Morgan (Parrot Print RT)              1
32 Gary Kristensen (Prestige VC)               1
32 Robert English (Private)                    1
32 Martin Smith (Central Division)             1
32 Dave Crowley (Port Talbot Wheelers)         1
 
KOM classification
 
1 Jody Crawforth (Evans Cycles RT)            46 pts
2 Paul Griffin (Team Munster)                 33
3 Danny Axford (Parrot Print RT)              22
4 James Flanagan (Central Division)           17
5 Duncan Urqhart (Prestige VC)                16
6 Jamie Newall (Evans Cycles RT)              13
6 Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk)              13
8 John Veness (Evans Cycles RT)               10
8 Paul Butler (Prestige VC)                   10
8 Martin Smith (Central Division)             10
8 Paul Helion (Usher IRC)                     10
12 Andrew Roche (Jersey/Isle of Man)           8
13 Gary Dodd (Sigma Sport)                     7
14 Tim Dunford (Pacific Racing)                6
14 Ben Greenwood (Recycling.co.uk)             6
14 Rowan Horner (VC St Raphael)                6
17 Greg Roche (Energy Cycles)                  5
18 Matt Melville (VC St Raphael)               4
19 Antony Malarcyk (Wales)                     3
19 Jeffrey Capper (www.cyclestore.co)          3
21 Sam Gardner (Evans Cycles RT)               2
21 Christian Varley (Jersey/Isle of Man)       2
21 Chris Spence (Jersey/Isle of Man)           2
21 Ryan O'Connor (Ballymena RC)                2
25 Gareth Jones (Energy Cycles)                1
25 Thomas Gardner (Glendene CC)                1
25 Gary Flint (In Gear RT)                     1
25 Dave Coulson (JE James Racing )             1
25 Tim Barry (Team Munster)                    1
25 Shaun Snodden (Recycling.co.uk)             1