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National Championships 2005
Bringewood
James - 20th July 2005
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Last year Fort William enjoyed the national champs, but this year its returned to Shropshire back at Bringewood, theres no threat of fields of midges here!
The evtn was run by the Pearce Cycles team, and before we go onto anything else I have to say it was one of the best run events I have ever seen, the Pearces still working the magic after 10 years of organising events!
The course started on the second, lower start (not the one with the trig point) and went straight into some tight, steep switchbacks before throwing you off an 8ft high, 10-13ft stepdown into a tight berm, then it was around some steep off camber corners, down the hill into a very rooty corner, U turn here then back onto the old course, over the jump onto the fireroad, pedal like mad down onto the long super fast section.
Once you get used to flying along in the sunshine its back into the woods, over the big jump, avoid all the roots if possible then down onto possibly the driest section i've ever seen at Bringewood (you could have built a sandcastle in it!) some tight switchbacks and technical corners then down onto the final tabletop and spint to the finish. It was probably the best course at Bringewood, scary fast but also pretty technical for good measure.
The weather had really put the icing on the cake for this weekend, it was dry as a bone, there was an inch of dust on top of the track over hardpack, which made for some comedy crashes in a cloud of dust!
Juvenile
Danny Hart takes the win on his Balfa, only 20 seconds behind the senior podium and so much more to come!
Danny Hart BALFA UK/Descent World - 2:20
Bernard Kerr Smart/The Bicycle Factory - 2:24
Alastair Wilson - 2:29
Youth
Joseph Smith snatches the win from Bryceland this time but with only 2 seconds seperating them, we've got a lot more to see from this pair.
Joseph Smith Ancillotti UK - 2:11
Joshua Bryceland Royal Orange - 2:14.073
Ruaridh Cunningham - Probikesport/Morewood - 2:14.563
Junior
Fairclough crashes out and leaves the door wide open, Simmonds takes the win with Richard Thomas close behind.
Matt Simmonds MuddyFox - 2:08
Richard Thomas Ancillotti UK - 2:11
Ralph Jones - 2:12
Grand Veteran
Chris Waddup was flying (in grand veteran terms, naturally) to take the win from Phil Smart by over 24 seconds!
Chris Waddup Ox Bikes - 2:51
Phil Smart Pearce Cycles - 3:15
Paul Braithwaite - 3:36
Veteran
Keith Wilson Commencal - 2:23
Alan Blood - 2:26
Jerry Twigg Cycle World - 2:29
Master
Stu Hughes took a break from racing mini bikes to head down and takes the win with Tim Ponting coming back to DH to take second place by .8 of a second and Beaumont Racings Darren Howarth takes 3rd.
Stu Hughes Minibikemx.com - 2:14
Tim Ponting Mojo Suspension - 2:15.199
Darren Howarth Beaumont Racing/Kona - 2:15.904
Juvenile Women
Great to see some a lot more women racing these days, hopefully it'll keep going.
Monet Adams The Bike Cellar - 3:34
Junior Women
Aimee Dix Team Skene - 3:06
Master Women
Jules Coventry Ancillotti UK/Extreme Drinks - 2:38
Karen Ballantine All Terrain Cycles - 2:45
Caroline Mackinlay Southerndownhill.com - 2:56
Senior Women
Racheal Atherton Animal/Giant - 2:20
Helen Gaskell Halfords Bikehut - 2:21
Anja Rees Jones BN3Sports/Kona/661/SRAM - 2:30
Senior Men
WELL! Longden snaps a chain at the start and cant avoid the start gate so has to race with no chain, Peaty has only just had surgery on his shoulder, and the Athertons left the day before.. Big respect to Dan Stanbridge for taking 3rd, a future World beater?
Steve Peat - Team Orange England - 2:01
Marc Beaumont MBUK/Santa Cruz - 2:02
Dan Stanbridge Muddy Fox - 2:05
Big thanks to Dave & Lindsey Pearce, all the course builders, uplift drivers, marshals, the food ladies, all the trade stands, British Cycling and everyone involved in making one of the best events ever happen!
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