Chas Messenger stage race - NE

UK, April 29-May 1, 2006

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Stage 4 - May 1: Hillingdon

Coleman's day but bonus gives overall to Elliott

By Ian Chatfield

After initial heavy rain in the early morning, it was fortunate that the roads mainly dried out for the final stage in the hills to the North West of Long Crendon. The conditions remained dry and windy throughout the stage. An initial unease amongst the bunch caused a couple of spills. James Williamson (Agisko-Dart-cyclingtv) started the third lap with a lone break with a 25 second lead and was joined by Team Milton Keynes rider Richard Cartland. By the end of the lap they had been joined by Matt Bottrill of the De Rosa RT although the gap had been reduced to 15 seconds.

The 3 maintained this lead until the end of the 4th lap when the race came back together. At lap 5 Tony Gibb (PCA) and Matthew Higgins (JE James RT) has forged a gap of 20 seconds; however when this was reduced to 10 secs; Gibb sat up and waited for the bunch. On the final lap Matt Bottrill again attacked and gained 10 seconds, only to be reeled in a short while later. From this point on it was always going to end up in a bunch sprint. This was taken by Neil Coleman (Agisko-Dart-Cyclingtv), with Malcolm Elliott (PCA) second and Simon Gaywood (CC Luton) third. Elliott’s second place gave him a 10 second bonus that let him overtake team mate Tony Gibb, who finished sixth in the stage, for overall honours, Gibb was second with Coleman in third.

Results

1 Neil Coleman (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                          3.16.55
2 Malcolm Elliott (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)        0.05
3 Simon Gaywood (CC Luton)                                          0.10
4 Jason Ormston (Team Quest)                                        0.15
5 Henry Furness (Ride Beyond)                                           
6 Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)                  
7 William Bunday (RAF CC)                                               
8 Steven Richards (VC Meudon)                                       0.15
9 Pete Williams (Kinesis UK)                                            
10 Gareth Hewitt (JE James RT)                                          
11 Warren Jesse (VC Meudon)                                             
12 Richard Cartland (Team Milton Keynes)                                
13 Frederick Johannson (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)       
14 James Williamson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                            
15 Nigel Williams (Python RT)                                           
16 Tim Bedingfield (AW Cycles.co.uk)                                    
17 Matthew Higgins (JE James RT)                                        
18 Mark Wordsworth (JE James RT)                                        
19 Dan Staite (Python RT)                                               
20 Duncan Urqhart (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                              
21 Andy Collis (De Rosa Racing Team)                                    
22 Martin Smith (Team Milton Keynes)                                0.37
23 Keith Coffey (Bec CC)                                                
24 Karl Freeman (Team Milton Keynes)                                0.39
25 Matt Bottrill (De Rosa Racing Team)                                  
26 Kevin Dawson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                            0.39
27 James Sampson (Stilton RT)                                           
28 Steve Golla (High Wycombe CC)                                        
29 James Holland-Leader (www.agiskoviner.com/Liphook Cycles)            
30 Ben Hallam (Glendene RT/Bike Trax)                                   
31 Dave Coulson (JE James RT)                                           
32 Clayton Barrows (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                         1.17
33 Nicholas Dawes (FCCC/East St/Porsche)                                
34 Chris Belsham (JE James RT)                                      1.26
35 Christopher Daddy (JE James RT)                                      
36 Chris Doel (Pacific RT)                                          2.23
37 Adam Weaver (Doncaster Wheelers)                                 3.38
38 Rafal Radziej (Team Economic Energy)                             3.40
39 Stephen Rudkin (Private Member)                                 28.05
40 Robert Stimpson (AW Cycles.co.uk)                                    
41 Domonic Hill (Bec CC)                                                
42 James Hughes (Bec CC)                                                
43 Michael Riccardi (Bec CC)                                            
44 Brian Thursby-Pelham (Totalcycling.com)                              
 
Final overall classification
 
1 Malcolm Elliott (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)     7.33.39
2 Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)              0.04
3 Neil Coleman (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                             0.25
4 Frederick Johannson (Plowman Craven RT-Opera/Leica Geosystems)    0.29
5 Pete Williams (Kinesis UK)                                        0.42
6 Mark Wordsworth (JE James RT)                                     0.47
7 James Williamson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                         0.48
8 Simon Gaywood (CC Luton)                                          0.50
9 Ben Hallam (Glendene RT/Bike Trax)                                0.58
10 Karl Freeman (Team Milton Keynes)                                1.07
11 Henry Furniss (Ride Beyond)                                      1.10
12 Warren Jesse (VC Meudon)                                         1.11
13 Duncan Urqhart (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                          1.13
14 Dan Staite (Python RT)                                           1.17
15 Steven Richards (VC Meudon)                                      1.18
16 Gareth Hewitt (JE James RT)                                      1.19
17 Jason Ormston (Team Quest)                                       1.24
18 Andy Collis (De Rosa Racing Team)                                1.25
19 William Bunday (RAF CC)                                          1.26
20 Tim Bedingfield (AW Cycles.co.uk)                                1.27
21 Matt Bottrill (De Rosa Racing Team)                              1.36
22 James Holland-Leader (www.agiskoviner.com/Liphook Cycles)        1.46
23 Matthew Higgins (JE James RT)                                    1.47
24 Keith Coffey (Bec CC)                                            1.52
25 Martin Smith (Team Milton Keynes)                                2.01
26 Clayton Barrows (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                         2.14
27 Dave Coulson (JE James RT)                                       2.22
28 Christopher Daddy (JE James RT)                                  2.31
29 Chris Belsham (JE James RT)                                      2.38
30 Steve Golla (High Wycombe CC)                                    2.39
31 Kevin Dawson (Agisko-Dart-Cycling.TV)                            2.58
32 James Sampson (Stilton RT)                                       3.12
33 Nigel Williams (Python RT)                                       3.25
34 Richard Cartland (Team Milton Keynes)                            3.27
35 Nicholas Dawes (FCCC/East St/Porsche)                            3.29
36 Chris Doel (Pacific RT)                                          3.35
37 Rafal Radziej (Team Economic Energy)                             6.33
38 Adam Weaver (Doncaster Wheelers)                                18.26
39 Stephen Rudkin (Private Member)                                 29.10
40 Robert Stimpson (AW Cycles.co.uk)                               30.35
41 Brian Thursby Pelham (totalcycling.com)                         31.19
42 Domonic Hill (Bec CC)                                           31.24
43 James Hughes (Bec CC)                                           31.57
44 Michael Riccardi (Bec CC)                                       47.57