Williams Charges Away - taken from PZ wheelers website
PZW Crit 1 RAF Portreath 31/03/07
A chill and blustery northerly wind greeted the riders on Saturday afternoon, meaning high speeds along the bottom of the circuit and a long slog along the exposed back straight. A more than usual amount of grit on the surface resulted in more punctures than I can remember before. It was heartening to see so many newcomers lining up at the start and battling through to the end of the race.
In the E/1/2 category race, an early escape by Mark Haynes and James Smith was eventually reeled in, leaving them unable to respond when James Williams and John Vennis powered away with about 10 laps to go. Keith Lilley survived a puncture and wheel change to make a late escape for 3rd, leaving Mark Haynes, James Smith unable to match Dave Bentley's sprint power at the end.
The 3/4 category race saw some text books team riding from PZW. A couple of early digs by Tony Farnell provided the launch pad for Jeff Houghton and and Matt Ewings to jump off the front after a handful of laps. For a long time they hovered 30 seconds off the front, but good policing by Paul Friday (what a pun!) and Tony Farnell ensured that the chasing group of five riders couldn't bridge the gap. Jeff and Matt worked well together and stretched their lead to a comfortable margin in the final one third of the race. Tony Farnell punctured just before the bell, so thankfully didn't have to face the final sprint, powerfully won by Mark Millergill, despite us making him do lots of work early in the race and suffering an earlier puncture and wheel change. Congratulations to Ed for valiantly finishing his first road race and young Pendle for surviving as long as he did.
Many thanks to Matt Southam, Len Pascoe, Tristan Harris, Phil Walker and Jon Pullen who so ably organised and officiated the race and endured the cold wind throughout the afternoon. [2/04/07]
A chill and blustery northerly wind greeted the riders on Saturday afternoon, meaning high speeds along the bottom of the circuit and a long slog along the exposed back straight. A more than usual amount of grit on the surface resulted in more punctures than I can remember before. It was heartening to see so many newcomers lining up at the start and battling through to the end of the race.
In the E/1/2 category race, an early escape by Mark Haynes and James Smith was eventually reeled in, leaving them unable to respond when James Williams and John Vennis powered away with about 10 laps to go. Keith Lilley survived a puncture and wheel change to make a late escape for 3rd, leaving Mark Haynes, James Smith unable to match Dave Bentley's sprint power at the end.
The 3/4 category race saw some text books team riding from PZW. A couple of early digs by Tony Farnell provided the launch pad for Jeff Houghton and and Matt Ewings to jump off the front after a handful of laps. For a long time they hovered 30 seconds off the front, but good policing by Paul Friday (what a pun!) and Tony Farnell ensured that the chasing group of five riders couldn't bridge the gap. Jeff and Matt worked well together and stretched their lead to a comfortable margin in the final one third of the race. Tony Farnell punctured just before the bell, so thankfully didn't have to face the final sprint, powerfully won by Mark Millergill, despite us making him do lots of work early in the race and suffering an earlier puncture and wheel change. Congratulations to Ed for valiantly finishing his first road race and young Pendle for surviving as long as he did.
Many thanks to Matt Southam, Len Pascoe, Tristan Harris, Phil Walker and Jon Pullen who so ably organised and officiated the race and endured the cold wind throughout the afternoon. [2/04/07]
5 comments:
Who is the best looking team member in the team??? Bio-boy or ninja?
I think defo trago is the best looking, the way his tongue just hangs out!!
Now, did Jason or Gary post this??
oh come of it!... its stoney and you know it! Dont feel bad about it though guys.
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