Well Street Common Festival Sunday 16th May 2010 - Grass Track Results

Thirty four riders turned out for the Grass Track event at Well Street Common Festival on

Sunday, and many more supporters were cheering them on from trackside. The racing was

competitive on the 150m course and the rain kept off until the final race. Thanks to all who came along and made it an enjoyable event.

More photos from the event can be found here

- http://www.flickr.com/photos/cch-neil/

Full race results below - apologies in advance for any typos

Event	Age Group	1st	2nd	3rd
Scratch	12-15	Ned O’Regan	Bella Dmochowska	Keenon Bethune
Roadie Pursuit	8-11	Logan de Monchaux-Irons	Bede Geoghan-Hart	Keenon Bethune
Scratch	16+	Pete Mitchell	Patrick Field	Mick Touinberrow
Roadie Pursuit	12-15	Brian Koko	Jorell Browne	Ned O’Regan
Scratch	8-11	Bede Geoghan-Hart	Logan de Monchaux-Irons	Keenon Bethune
Devil	12-15	Brian Koko	Jorell Browne	Bella Dmochowska
Devil	8-11	Bede Geoghan-Hart	Logan de Monchaux-Irons	Zofia Woottiff

Event	Age Group	Name	Time
Time Trial	8-11	Bede Geoghan-Hart Zofia Woottiff Logan de Monchaux-Irons Keenon Bethune Leonard Mitchell Frank Moore Sam Bardill Alex Dmochowska Amari Rethmel Vokel Kai Watts Artie O’Regan Oscar Fernandes Sergan Kartal Aaron Bell	24.25 seconds 24.47 24.57 25.69 25.75 26.03 27.63 28.40 30.75 31.38 32.91 40.44 43.03 43.25
Time Trial	12-15	Tyler Clark Bryan Koko Jorell Browne Ned O’Regan Garvey Jay Pyke Bella Dmochowska Louis Modell Cye james Ahmed Abdullamid Mahmoud Soboh James Mari	22.09 23.41 23.55 23.94 24.16 24.37 25.47 25.75 25.85 26.15 28.00
Time Trial	16+	Peter Patrick Harry Dave	20.00 20.56 20.88 23.47

Grass Track Racing Event - Well Street Common Festival

Cycling Club Hackney presents a Grass Track Racing Event at the 2010 Well Street Common Festival on Sunday May 16^th 2010 from 1- 5pm, at Well Street Common London E9. Registration from 12 onwards. Entry is free and there will be prizes and awards for riders taking part.

Races include Time Trial, Roadie Pursuit, Scratch and Devil

Male, female and disability competitors are welcome.

Age categories are: 8-11, 12-15 & 16+. Under 17s need a signed note/consent form from their parent/guardian. If you are under 16 and wish to participate please email asking for a club membership/consent form: keir@cyclingclubhackney.co.uk

Consent forms will be available on the day for young people but they must be signed by a parent or guardian before joining any races. Bring your own bike and helmets must be worn.

Volunteers and helpers needed on the day for time keeping/ marshalling etc - contact neil if you can help - mail@neilirons.co.uk

The Hell of the East - the 3rd ‘Ronde Chelmsford’

Sunday morning saw a dozen foolhardy souls turn up in atrocious conditions at Lea Valley Ice Rink for the 3^rd ‘Ronde Chelmsford’. Reluctantly they set off into the driving rain and gusting headwinds it really was beginning to resemble the Paris –Roubaix at its worst with the potholes substituting for the cobblestones. In what was quickly becoming a battle of attrition it was only a matter of time before riders started baling out - literally - with the likely looking result that no one would complete the full 160km loop. By the time the Matching Green was passed only four riders remained - Patrick Fields the old master of the long distance ride, Dave Moreno and Sean Marlowe on their recumbents and Neil Irons on his hybrid that should have given up the ghost long ago.

They pushed on through the ECCA Senior Championship Road Race at High Easter and some locals on an organised Fun??? Ride and on up North Hill to some very welcome Tortillas and Teas at Danbury. A few more coffees and teas allowed the weather to clear a bit and they set off downhill with the wind finally at their backs.

Dave set off on an elite ride of one leaving the others to work out if they were in the points or on the bus. Bumping into an incredulous Clem Berril – incredulous that anyone started never mind finished - as they hit the start of the Lea Bridge Road he kindly drafted them in to the finish at the Princess of Wales.

Sean Patrick and Neil 160km later still smiling and still wet.

In future years - who knows - the 2010 ‘Ronde Chelmsford’ may become one of those epic tales that hundreds ‘remember’ – well there are four riders who will beg to differ.