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Scottish Cross Country SXC News
Friday 19 June 2009
Fort William Report
Fort William played host to round 4 of the Buff SXC series incorporating the Scottish Championships on the 14th June. Over 200 riders travelled from as far afield as Australia and New Zealand, and were treated to a cracking course which used parts of the 2007 World Championship course, sections previously used in World Cups and some new rooty natural single track descents. The threatened heavy rain showers never materialised and the sun shone. The only complaint form rider was the midges!
The juvenile race was a close one with Stuart Wilcox (Inners MTB racing/i-cycles) beating local rider, Ben Miller by 8 seconds, with Stuart’s brother Ross a further minute down taking the bronze medal. The gold medal in the girls race went to series leader Lucy Grant (Glentress Riders) with Yuka Gallagher (777 MTB Club) taking the silver and Louise Borthwick (Edinburgh RC) the bronze. Grant Ferguson (Dooleys Cycles RT) continued his unbeaten run in the youth race, with Joe Home in second place. In 3rd place, taking the silver medal in the Scottish Championships was last year’s juvenile champion, Ryan Fenwick (Stewartry Wheelers/MPG cycles) with Lewis Kirkwood (Glentress Riders) finishing in the bronze medal position. Katy Winton won the youth girl’s championships and was lying in 3rd place in the senior women’s race at the end of her 2 laps! The junior race was a battle between local rider, Jamie Maxwell (Nevis Cycles) and series leader, Ewan Clark (Drumlanrig/Rik’s Bike Shed). The 3rd lap saw Maxwell pull away to eventually win by just over a minute. Ian Lee (Derwentside CC) finished in 3rd place a further 3 minutes back.
The veteran’s race was a battle between series leader Gary McCrae (Team Leslie Bikeshop- Right Move Windows), last year’s winner Kenny Kentley (Velo Ecosse) and former downhiller turned roadie, Paul French (I cycles). McCrae pulled away on the 2nd lap and won by almost a minute with Kentley taking the silver and French the bronze. Anne Murray continued her dominance of the female veterans category, winning by 7 minutes from last year’s masters series winner, Jo Cardwell, with Julie Nimmo (Walkers CC) finishing 3rd. Gregor Grant took his 4th win in a row in the grand veterans category, with last year’s champion Billy Matthews (Square Wheels) taking the silver medal and Aussie visitor Geoff Luder (Adelaide MTB Club) finishing 3rd.) The grand veteran women’s race was won by Lesley Yarrow, with Mary Wark in 2nd place taking the Scottish title. Sandy Wallace (Sandy Wallace Cycles) won the super veterans championship for the 3rd year in a row with his team mate Sandy Allan taking the silver medal.
In the female sport category, series leader Morven Brown (Rockhard Racing MTB) won from Charlotte Blau and Natalie Milne (Team Leslie Bikeshop – Right Move Windows) and then kept going for a 4th lap to finish 4th in the Scottish Championships. The master’s women’s race was won by series leader Mari Todd (Sandy Wallace Cycles) from the first ever Scottish women’s champion, Elaine Hopley (Stirling Bike Club) with Judi Oates (Square Wheels) in 3rd place. Sue Clarke (Scienceinsport.com) won the elite women’s race, with Lee Craigie finishing 2nd and taking the Scottish title. Lesley Ingram (Glentress Riders) took the silver medal and last year’s sport series winner, Mona Petrie (HPR UK Ltd) in the bronze medal position.
Iain Haworth (Stirling Bike Club) won the male sport race by almost 1 minute from Barry Wilson (Spokes RT) and David Arnott (Peebles RT) In the masters championships, Paul Newnham (Edinburgh RC) made a successful comeback to take the gold medal from Paul McInally (Rock & Road Cycles) with Gordon Bathgate (Square Wheels) finishing in the bronze medal position). The elite men’s race saw series leader Andy Barlow (Dirt School) lead from the start to take his first Scottish title. Brendan Sharret from New Zealand finished in 2nd place. Silver medal in the Scottish Championships went to last year’s sport series winner Dave Henderson (Pedal Power.org.uk/Endura RT) with his team mate James Fraser-Moodie taking the bronze medal.
The series takes a break for the summer, with the next round being held on the 2014 Commonwealth Games course at Cathkin Braes, Glasgow on the 9th August.