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Large field of riders brave the elements to prove Service Cycling lives.
With 74 names on the start sheets the 2 race event proved ever popular on the traffic free Merryfield Aerodrome. Final results and more photographs (courtesy of Mrs Ann Owens) read more
RNRMCA 7th Annual Road Race Championships 2010 - Result
1. The above championships took place at RNAS Merryfield, ILTON, Somerset, on Fri 30 Apr 10. The event consisted of two separate races; the first being the ‘Sprint’ aimed at novices or beginners consisting of 40 minutes + 2 laps (approximately 24 miles). The second race was the ‘Open’ which was aimed at those more experienced athletes who compete on a regular basis. They covered 60 minutes + 2 laps (approximately 32 miles).
RESULTS
2. The standard of competition throughout both races was very high and extremely competitive, making it a very exciting and unpredictable, especially as it attracted various guest riders from the Army and the RAF. The RAF also included their own championships within the event. Results were as follows: OPEN
1st S/Sgt Smith 26 Engr Regt Army Guest 2nd CPOMA Smith HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 3rd PO Duckworth HMS HERON RNRMCA 4th CPOPT Childs HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 5th Sgt Westwell JSU Northwood RAF Guest 6th Lt Kelly HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 7th S/Sgt Ridler 26 Engr Regt Army Guest 8th LPT Peden HMS NELSON RNRMCA 9th Maj Green MoD Abbey Wood Army Guest 10th F/Sgt Murphy MoD St Athan RAF Guest 11th WO2 Rumball MoD Abbey Wood Army Guest 12th Mr Easter Associate Member RNRMCA 13th Sgt McWilliam RAF Waddington RAF Guest 14th Mr Sadler Associate Member RNRMCA 15th Cpl Mallen RAF Brize RAF Guest 16th Lt Cdr Sanderson HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 17th Maj McCulley Navy Command HQ RNRMCA 18th Mr Bird Associate Member RNRMCA 19th Sgt Cunningham RAF Waddington RAF Guest 20th C/Sgt Edwards HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 21st Flt Lt Pearson RAF Kinloss RAF Guest 22nd Cpl Shuttleworth RAF Marham RAF Guest 23rd WO1 Drew HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA 24th CPO Whitehead HMS HERON RNRMCA 25th WO1 Rickard HMS DRAKE RNRMCA 26th Sgt Cuningham RAF Waddington RAF Guest 27th LS(D) Chudley HMS DRAKE RNRMCA 28th CPO Plummer HMS HERON RNRMCA 29th Lt Cdr Pollard Navy Command HQ RNRMCA DNF S/Sgt Rob Jones 11 Training Battalion Army Guest DNF WO1 Vellacott Navy Command HQ RNRMCA DNF CPO Gaskell HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA DNF PO(D) Satchwell HMS DRAKE RNRMCA DNF Lt Ashby HMS DRAKE RNRMCA DNF Sgt Hardy RAF Odiham RAF Guest DNS CPO Dawson HMS DIAMOND RNRMCA DNS SAC Mace RAF Boulmer RAF Guest
SPRINT
1st Capt Hawken MSSG Army Guest 2nd Surg Cdr Hall HMS HERON RNRMCA 3rd CPO Stanley RNAS Culdrose RNRMCA 4th CPO Gusterson RNAS Culdrose RNRMCA 5th WO2 Lloyd HMS HERON RNRMCA 6th CPO Lawless RNAS Culdrose Guest 7th Sgt Griffin RAF Cottesmore RAF Guest 8th CFN Mintram 11 Training Battalion Guest
The following riders all started, but due to the mass group finish, the remaining positions could not be identified.
No 51 Mr Milne Associate Member RNRMCA No 54 POPT Coot HMS RALEIGH RNRMCA No 55 Lt Cdr Talbot HMS DRAKE RNRMCA No 57 C/Sgt Hazeldine 40 Cdo RM RNRMCA No 58 Cpl Lawton FPGRM RNRMCA No 59 Lt Cdr Worman HMS HERON RNRMCA No 63 Sgt Taylor RM Poole RNRMCA No 64 Lt Rrobert HMS NELSON RNRMCA No 65 Cpl Rixom RM Poole RNRMCA No 66 C/Sgt Tooley Cdo Log Regt RM RNRMCA No 67 Lt Hollyfield RNRMCA No 71 AB McKibbin HMS DRAKE Guest No 73 Mr Watts Mid Devon CC Guest No 74 Cdr Rich HMS HERON Guest No 76 CFN Mintram 11 Training Battalion Guest No 77 CPO Gimbert RNAS Culdrose Guest No 78 CPO Henry RNAS Culdrose Guest No 79 CPO Campbell RNAS Culdrose Guest No 81 PO Roche RNAS Culdrose Guest No 82 WO2 Biddulph 38 Engineer Regiment Army Guest No 84 Mr Bergman Mid-Devon CC Guest No 85 S/Sgt Calver 26 Engr Regt Army Guest No 86 WO2 Jones RM Poole Guest DNS S/Sgt Hooper 36 Engineer Regt Army Guest DNS Sgt Powell RAF Kinloss RAF Guest DNS FS Elkin RAF Benson RAF Guest DNS Lt Paget HMS COLLINGWOOD RNRMCA DNS Sqn Ldr Page RAF Conningsby RAF Guest DNS WO1 Williams Aldershot HQ Guest
PRIZE WINNERS
OPEN:
RNRMCA
1st CPOMA Smith HMS RALEIGH 2nd PO Duckworth HMS HERON 3rd CPOPT Childs HMS RALEIGH
GUEST
1st S/Sgt Smith 26 Engr Regt 2nd Sgt Westwell JSU Northwood 3rd S/Sgt Ridler 26 Engr Regt
SPRINT:
RNRMCA
1st Surg Cdr Hall RN HMS HERON 2nd CPO Stanley RNAS Culdrose 3rd CPO Gusterson RNAS Culdrose
GUEST
1st Capt Hawken MSSG

Open 1hr + 2 laps - 37 entered, 35 started)




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