Race Results June 2005

Thursday 30th June 

Milton Keynes Criterium

52km mass start cycle road race

Mickey Summers continued his excellent road racing form to gain an 3rd in the 52k mid week Criterium race at Milton Keynes.   

Mickey gained further points to boost his rating and has now gained Category 2 status. This means that he will now be racing with the better riders in the UK and hopes to improve further with the intensity of stronger competition.

Sunday 26th June 

Bedford Sprint Series Race 3

400m pool swim /25k bike/5k run

Strong performances from FVS TRI athletes in the last of the 3 race sprint triathlon series at Bedford saw an age group win for Felicity Bertram, 2nd places for Anna Priestly and Pete Eames and a 3rd for Lesley Dutton.

Consistent performances from the FVS TRI ladies resulted in 3rd, 4th and 5th overall in the Series for Lesley Dutton, Mandy Waters and Anna Priestly. Paul Dutton also completed the whole series and was placed 24th overall in the male competition, just pipped by wife Lesley!

A good triathlon debut for strong runner Mark Simpson (7th fastest run) and FVS TRI debut performances from Ian Hobbs and Andrew Procter

Sunday 26th June

Trentham Sprint Triathlon

750 metre lake Swim / 23k Bike/ 5k Run  

Andrew Forster won his age group again for the second week running with a time of 1:18:24.

The race was held in a very scenic setting at Trentham Gardens but the swim was a little muddy! 

Sunday 26th June

Northants Ian Walker Memorial Road Race

95km mass start road race  

Jeremy Prodger finished this event in the bunch managing to avoid the mass pile up in the last 500m but not contesting the sprint up front!

Sunday 26th June

Circuit of the Cotswolds

102 mile road circuit 

In the spirit of continental style mass participation cycle events, this inaugural loop attracted many riders from Clubs all over the UK. 

FVS TRI members Jon Gillham, Kevin Holt, Dave Farthing, Ellie Burton, Steve Harrison and Colin Cumberland embarked on this epic ride with mixed results. Although the scenery was grand, the roads were narrow and poorly surfaced in places leading to many minor and some major spills. 

In separate incidents on the same hill, Kevin Holt and Ellie Burton both had the misfortune to come off their bikes. Kevin has a minor shoulder problem and Ellie communed with nature landing in a bed of nettles having to take avoiding action at speed to avoid a downed rider (not Kev!) 

Colin finished in 8.22 having started with a different group, and Ellie finished in 7:50 surrounding by all the boys who made sure she completed without further incident.  

Saturday 25th  June

Dambuster Olympic Triathlon

1500m river swim/43k bike/9.6k road run  

FVS TRI couple Simon Hall and Sam Tophill travelled to Rutland water to compete in the Dambuster triathlon which doubled as a World Championship qualifier and so attracting a quality field. 

The scenery was excellent but the weather was poor with rain throughout and a strong breeze. 

Thursday 23rd June

Milton Keynes Criterium

52km mass start cycle road race

Mickey Summers continued his excellent road racing form to gain an 8th placing in the bunch sprint at the end of the 52k mid week Criterium race at Milton Keynes.  This style of racing fast and sometimes furious based over a short

1 mile circuit around the Milton Keynes Bowl.

Mickey gained further points to boost his rating and is almost at the level required to gain the prestigious Category 2 status.

Wednesday 22nd June

St Albans Sunrise Summer Aquathlon

500m pool swim/5k run

Steve Sets New St Albans Course Record!

Steve Harrison scored a stunning victory in the popular early morning

St Albans Sunrise Aquathlon setting a new course record of 23:32 and beating his previous years time by nearly 5 minutes. 

Kevin Holt was 4th overall in 25:30 and Penny Wylie was first female home for FVS TRI with 30:32 and was rewarded with 3rd Female (1st Female Vet) 

Wednesday 22nd June

Stevenage CC  Evening  10m TT

9.3m individual TT

13 FVS TRI cyclists supported the 6th in the series of Stevenage CC organised Evening Time Trials around the Whitwell loop.

In near perfect conditions the competition intensified with Jeremy Prodger smashing the Club Course Record despite previous record holder Mickey Summers also setting a new PB. There was also PBs for 7 other riders including Felicity Bertram, the only rider to compete in every race to date and a strong debut performance from new member Craig Talbot

Steve Harrison was an excellent 4th despite having won the St Albans Aquathlon early that same morning! 

Sunday 19th June

FVS TRI IRONMEN! 

Ironman France

2.4m sea swim/112m bike/26.2m road run

Top FVS TRI triathlete Gavin May continued his remarkable performances in Ironman events with a top time in the French race held in the magnificent location of Nice in the South of France.  Gavin was joined by veteran triathlete Ian Ellery for the event and they both sported matching Club white tri suits to combat the oppressively hot conditions!

Despite an enforced lay off with illness which prevented any serious training after his success in Ironman Hawaii late last year, Gavin produced a storming 3:37 marathon to finish the event in 11:18.

Ian also recorded a super time despite 2 punctures disrupting his race! After a well deserved rest, Gavin will now enter serious training for the World Championships to be held in Denmark in August.