Kristian House powered to a solo victory in the 2010 Edinburgh Nocturne with Garmin-Transitions pro Cameron Meyer second and Endura Racing’s Evan Oliphant third. For much of the race Scottish Road Champion Oliphant led on his own but Rapha Condor Sharp’s House pulled him back and distanced himself from the chasers in impressive style.

In other races Neil Taylor of Edinburgh RC and Richard Chapman of the Bicycle Works took victories in the Cycling Weekly Support Races, Bruce Croall won the Marshalls Pasta Folding Bike Race and the Marriott Dalmahoy were victorious in the Team Challenge.

The Nocturne Series now moves to Blackpool with the Blackpool Nocturne taking place on August 21st. For full details go to www.nocturneseries.com

Provisional Results

Elite

1. Kristian House, Rapha Condor Sharp

2. Cameron Meyer, Garmin Transitions @36 seconds

3. Evan Oliphant, Endura Racing

4. Alex Coutts, Giant ART

5. David Clarke, Pendragon Le Col Colnago

6. Callum Wilkinson, ENdura Racing @1.00

7. Joshus Edmondson, Motorpoint Marshals Pasta @ 1 lap

8. Luke Durbridge, Jayco Skins

9. Ben Greenwood, Rapha Condor Sharp

10. David Lines, ENdura Racing

Category 4 Race

1. Neil Taylor, ERC

2. Lindsay Gordon, Musselburgh RC @ 3 secs

3. David Caesar, the bicycle works

4. Dougy Cameron, Velo Club Moulin @ 16 secs

5. Georges Avraam, Edinburgh RC @1.06

6. Simon Muir, Velo Club Moulin @1.12

7. Malclolm Paterson, Glasgow Nightingale, @1.16

8. Ian Wallace, Edinburgh RC @1.19

9. Jack Mclaren, Falkirk BC, @1.22

10. Jack McCallum, Velo Club Moulin @1.39

Category 2/3 Race

1. Richard Chapman, The Bicycle Works

2. Ross Crook, Edinburgh RC

3. Gary McCrae, Team Leslie Bikes/Right Move

4. James Thompson, Boneshakers Trek

5. Graeme Neagle, Glasgow Wheelers

6. David Lindsay, the Bicycle Works

7. Justin Radford, Python RT

8. Andrew Matheson, Mussleburgh Roads CC

9. Harry Grey, Birkenhead NE CC,

10. Craig Adams, Falkirk BC

Folding Bike Race

1. Bruce Croall, Dahon

2. Mike McFarlane, Birdy

3. David Rees, Brompton

4. Nigel Saffery, Brompton

5. Tim Barnes, Brompton

6. Gavin Morton, Brompton

7. Gary Hitchen, Raleigh

8. James Young, Elswick Hopper

9. Paul McGreal, Ridgeback

10. Rupert Wyllie, Brompton

Astley & Tyldesley opened their 2010 season on Sunday with a trip to Stockport, for a Northern Combination Division match. A & T’s youngsters put in a gallant display against a much older Stockport team, consisting of half their first team, before going down 93 – 54. Ali Lam, Matt Turner, Jack Lush, Mat Lush and Jake Read all raced unbeaten for Stockport. Joel Partington and Matthew Turnbull were joint top scorers for A & T, with Sacha Street recovering well after a fall first time out.

Northern Combination Division match result.

Stockport 93 Astley & Tyldesley 54

Stockport: Ali Lam 20, Jake Read 16, Matt Turner 14 (2), Jack Lush 10 (2), Mat Lush 10 (2), James Carter 9 (3), Joe Pickford 8, Georgina Healey 6.

A & T: Joel Partington 12, Matthew Turnbull 11 (1), Sacha Street 10 (2), Stefan Whitelegg 10, Max Evans 6 (1), Adam Turnbull 5.

Referee – Alan Taylor.

Joel Partington won the English Schools U-12 Roller Cycling Championships last week, to add to the four titles he already holds in other cycling disciplines. Sacha Street represented Wigan at the Gt. Manchester Champions Challenge on Saturday and finished 3rd in the Boys Cycling Sprint Final.

This years edition of the East Midlands International CiCLE Classic is set to be the hardest ever with an addition to the route of another ten kilometres; including a second ascent of the Cold Overtonberg ; and at least ten foreign teams to challenge Britain’s best road racing competitors on Sunday 25th April.

Whilst the additional ten kilometres have been added basically for logistical reasons it is expected that the consequence will be that the further climb of Cold Overtonberg will provide an added opportunity for breakaways coming as it does shortly in advance of the first passage of the feared ‘Somerberg’ sector.

“Over the past five years the CiCLE Classic has built its reputation as THE race to win, and in 2010 as once again Britain’s only single day international road race, we have even more to prove by being bigger and better, and showing that it is not just Britain’s best road race, but also Britain’s biggest international race on that day,” said Race Director Colin Clews.

The potential reward to the winner will also be greater once again this year with the roll-over of the £300 Maestro UK sponsored ‘ bonus’ prize for the first rider to win the event in the ‘grand manner’; or in other words; alone. Whilst in 2008 Keiren Power and then Ian Wilkinson in 2009 rode to their wins by outsprinting another rider, had ‘Wilko’ won alone without any other rider having entered the finishing straight by the time he crossed the line, he would have received another £300 to his £1800 first prize. Because he failed to do so, in 2010 a bonus prize of £600 is now on offer to any rider winning the CiCLE Classic alone.

The village of Owston will again feature as the ‘heart’ of the race and the attractions for the many who congregate there to see the seven passages of the race are likely to be greater than ever this year. And, with the Discover Rutland CiCLE Tour taking place the day before with over 600 participants this year, all looks set for a great weekend of cycling action throughout the Rutland and East Leicestershire area.

An Itlaian Fair will accompany the start of the race in Oakham’s High Street, and for the second year the finish of the race in Melton’s main street will coincide with the St Georges Day parades to be held involving local scout and other youth groups.

Once again the race receives main sponsorship from the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and MARS UK under the Dolmio brand name, but additional sponsorship is provided this year from Dare2b extreme clothing who will be providing clothing for the officials working on the race. “With the extreme nature of the CiCLE Classic in British road racing, our partnership with Dare2b is a perfect match which we look forward to developing further at both the CiCLE Classic and its sister promotion, the Rutland International CiCLE Classic ‘Cross where Dare2b products were first used to such good effect in January of this year.”

As in previous years the ‘Most Agressive Rider ‘Award is sponsored by the Melton Building Society, and Rouleur magazine sponsors the four main ‘special’ sectors on the course.

Just a few days now remain to the second Rutland County Rutland County CiCLE Classic ‘Cross races on Sunday 17^th January, and everything is now in place for the biggest ‘showdown’ of the British Winter cyclo-cross season. Not only does the main Elite Mens event see the biggest contingent of foreign competitors taking part in any British cyclo-cross race this Winter, but the race takes on especial importance following the postponement due to the weather of the National Championships which should have been held in Birmingham last weekend.

As a consequence, not only does the Whitwell based meeting conclude this season’s closely contested British Cycling National Trophy series, but it will now also be the last opportunity for riders to impress the selectors of the British team for the forthcoming World Championships in the Czech Republic at the end of the month.

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The annual charity BMX / Cycle Speedway event is taking place on the Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway track at Gin Pit on Sunday 20th December. Registrations take place at 11.30 am, with racing starting at 12 noon. There is a £5 entry fee. Entries are open to all British Cycling registered riders, with riders to race on their own BMX or Mountain bikes. This event is being run in conjunction with Simon Barber of the Mid Lancs BMX club.

The Astley & Tyldesley track is located at the Astley & Tyldesley Miners’ Welfare Club, Meanley Road, Gin Pit, Astley, Gt. Manchester. M29 7DW.

Top class Winter cycling action returns to the Rutland and Melton area on Sunday 17th January 2010 when the second Rutland County International CiCLE Classic ‘Cross races take place at the scenic venue of Whitwell Leisure Park alongside the North Shore of Rutland Water. The races encompass the sixth and final round of this Winter’s British Cycling National Trophy series of major cyclo-cross promotions.

With the Elite Men’s race being rated as a UCI Category 2 event offering World ranking points to the leaders, the event has attracted attention from several riders from the ‘hotbed’ of cyclo-cross; Belgium.

With the Rutland circuit of just over two kilometres rated as one of the fastest courses in the country, the course is likely to suit the foreign visitors, although coming a week after  ..Continue reading..