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Chas Messenger stage race - NE
UK, April 29-May 1, 2006
Stage 1 - April 29: Hillingdon circuit
Gibb takes first stage and early lead
By Ian Chatfield
After numerous attacks a group of 3 Duncan Urquhart (Agisko-Dart-Cyclingtv), Pete Williams (Kenisis UK) and Tom Hemmant (London Dynamo/Cyclefit) managed to forge a break at the half way stage of the 64km stage. However with the six riders from Plowman Craven RT riding to the fore of the bunch this was limited to about 20 seconds. By 15 laps to go it was all back together resulting in a bunch sprint led out to perfection by the Plowman Craven squad for Tony Gibb to take the stage from Simon Gaywood (CC Luton) and Malcolm Elliot also from Plowman. The final three laps were marred by a crash, with all completing stage riders given the same time by the race panel. All unable to finish were given 1 lap time. The fastest lap of the day being 2mins 03 secs.
Results
1 Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 1.27.27 2 Simon Gaywood (CC Luton) 0.05 3 Malcolm Elliott (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 0.10 4 Ben Hallam (Glendene RT/Bike Trax) 0.15 5 Joe Bayfield (AW Cycles.co.uk) 6 Karl Freeman (Team Milton Keynes) 7 Neil Coleman (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 8 Clayton Barrows (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 9 Jason Ormston (Team Quest) 10 Henry Furniss (Ride Beyond) 11 Andy Collis (De Rosa Racing Team) 12 Christopher Daddy (JE James RT) 13 Vincent Halpern (AW Cycles.co.uk) 14 Mark Wordsworth (JE James RT) 15 George Stewart (Team Quest) 16 Simon Howes (Sigma Sport RT) 17 Ed Graefe (Team Economic Energy) 18 Matt Bottrill (De Rosa Racing Team) 19 Chris Belsham (JE James RT) 20 Warren Jesse (VC Meudon) 21 Pete Williams (Kinesis UK) 22 William Bunday (RAF CC) 23 Martin Smith (Team Milton Keynes) 24 Robin Basford (Ride Beyond) 25 Adam Weaver (Doncaster Wheelers) 26 Tom Hemmant (London Dynamo/Cyclefit) 27 Dan Staite (Python RT) 28 Steve Bonnici (Team Economic Energy) 29 Steven Richards (VC Meudon) 30 Justin Hoy (Evans Cycles RT) 31 Geoffrey Lulham (Evans Cycles RT) 32 James Holland-Leader (www.agiskoviner.com/Liphook Cycles) 33 Ben Pochee (Rapha Condor) 34 James Williamson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 35 Ben Wilson (AW Cycles.co.uk) 36 Keith Coffey (Bec CC) 37 Frederick Johannson (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 38 Shawn Blakey (Ride Beyond) 39 Steve Gowar (Sigma Sport RT) 40 Stephen Rudkin (Private Member) 41 Mark McKay (Glendene RT/Bike Trax) 42 Chris Doel (Pacific RT) 43 Gareth Hewitt (JE James RT) 44 Alex Higham (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 45 Duncan Urqhart (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 46 Paul Mace (High Wycombe CC) 47 Jaco Ehlers (De Rosa Racing Team) 48 Kevin Dawson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV) 49 Tim Bedingfield (AW Cycles.co.uk) 50 Adam Norris (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 51 Wesley Cole (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 52 Matthew Higgins (JE James RT) 53 Dave Coulson (JE James RT) 54 Craig Butland (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems) 55 Steve Golla (High Wycombe CC) 56 Tim Smith (Beyond MBC/Specialized) 57 Robert Stimpson (AW Cycles.co.uk) 58 Nicholas Dawes (FCCC/East St/Porsche) 59 Tom Crouch (Team Milton Keynes) 60 Martin Freeman (Wills Wheels) 61 Matt Melville (AW Cycles.co.uk) 62 James Sampson (Stilton RT) 63 Domonic Hill (Bec CC) 64 Michael Riccardi (Bec CC) 65 Adam Roud (Cycle Club Basingstoke) 66 Chris Bartlett (Glendene RT/Bike Trax) 68 Brian Thursby Pelham (totalcycling.com) 69 Nigel Williams (Python RT) 2.15 70 Rafal Radziej (Team Economic Energy) 71 Richard Cartland (Team Milton Keynes) 72 Steve Smith (Python RT) 73 Nathaniel Spurling (Ride Beyond) 74 Ian Paine (London Dynamo/Cyclefit) 75 James Hughes (Bec CC)
