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Summer Mountain Bike Series, Race 1, 1 August 2004
2004 Series

At Val de la Mare, St Ouen

Sponsored by
Lawrence de Gruchy Cycles Limited

The start of the summer series coincided with temperatures of 24 degrees in the morning sun.
29 riders started on the undulating, revised Val de la Mare course, but punctures were also going to play a major part in the outcome of the race results.

James Patterson took the lead from the start, closely followed by fellow elite riders Keiron Mills, Richard Tanguy and veteran Bruce Dingle, but into lap 2 and Patterson was passed by Mills & Tanguy who quickly opened up an impressive lead.

 

Lap 3 and a puncture gave the unwell Patterson the excuse to retire from the race. At the front the pace was increasing, Tanguy made a move on lap 4 pulling away from Mills, opening up a 50 foot lead going into lap 5.

Dingle had established a secure lead in the Veterans class and was 3rd overall but was under pressure from leading sport rider James Ollivier.

Lone lady rider Caroline Davies in her first competitive event rode steady and completed her 4 laps despite a fall on the last lap.

Mills was handed the lead back on lap 6 when Tanguy punctured, he lost a lap making the repair and rejoined the race right behind Mills. The two continued together throughout the remaining laps of the 11 lap race. Mills took the line honours but Tanguy had still worked hard enough a lap down to hold onto 6th overall.

Graham Horsley quietly plodded away, using stamina built up from the track races and earned himself 2nd in the elite class. Bruce Dingle proved that age can overcome youthful enthusiasm and took 2nd overall from highest placed sport rider James Ollivier.

The heat was also having an effect on some riders who found it sapping their energy in the closing part of the race, and were glad to receive the final whistle.

OVERALL RESULTS

1 KIERON MILLS ELITE
2 BRUCE DINGLE VET
3 JAMES OLLIVIER SPORT
4 GRAHAM HORSLEY ELITE
5 PETE DINGLE ELITE
6 RICHARD TANGUY ELITE
7 JIM CONNOLLY SPORT
8 COLIN MALZARD VET
9 CHRIS STONE SPORT
10 JACK CUNNINGHAM SPORT
11 CHRISTIAN GUEGAN SPORT
12 PAUL LE BRETON SPORT
13 MARK HUGGETT SPORT
14 IAN CABOT VET
15 TREVOR BERTRAM VET
16 SIMON HOSKING SPORT
17 MIKE JAMES SPORT
18 SIMON SLAFFER VET
19 MICK HILL VET
20 ANDY PARSLOW SPORT
21 MICHAEL BOARER SPORT
22 GRANT COLLINS SPORT
23 CAROLINE DAVIES LADIES
24 GUS WARNER SCHOOL BOY
25 WILL WARNER SCHOOL BOY
D.N.F.
JAMES PATTERSON
JEAN-PAUL BOUIC
GARY OSBOURNE


Class results

Elite Position Name
1 KIERON MILLS
2 GRAHAM HORSLEY
3 PETE DINGLE
4 RICHARD TANGUY

Sport Position Name
1 JAMES OLLIVIER
2 JIM CONNOLLY
3 CHRIS STONE
4 JACK CUNNINGHAM
5 CHRISTIAN GUEGAN
6 PAUL LE BRETON
7 MARK HUGGETT
8 SIMON HOSKING
9 MIKE JAMES
10 ANDY PARSLOW
11 MICHAEL BOARER
12 GRANT COLLINS

Vets Position Name
1 BRUCE DINGLE
2 COLIN MALZARD
3 IAN CABOT
4 TREVOR BERTRAM
5 SIMON SLAFFER
6 MICK HILL

Ladies Position Name
1 CAROLINE DAVIES

School boys Position Name
1 GUS WARNER
2 WILL WARNER

  

 


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