Cycling HORNBY CLUB'S 10-MILE RACE

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29107, 20 January 1960, Page 10

Cycling HORNBY CLUB'S 10-MILE RACE

M. Wildermotli First

The twenty-one starters in the Hornby Cycling Club’s 10 mile weekly race on Monday evening rode hard on the outward run, assisted by a strong wind. On the return they had to struggle against the strong wind. A mile and a half from the finish R. Lucas cleared out from his co-markers off 40 seconds. One mile from the finish M. Wildermoth and A. Howison, both off 1‘,4 minutes, rode away from the leading bunch, which was breaking up. Lucas rode strongly through the stragglers but just failed to catch the leaders by 7sec. Nearing the line Wildermoth gained on Howison to win by two lengths. K. Brown, off scratch, rode a determined solo race over the last 11? miles to get up for fastest time.

Results were:— M. Wildermoth (llimin) 25min Bsec 1; A. Howison (llimin) 25min 9sec, 2; R. Lucas (40sec) 24m in 40sec, 3. Fastest Time.—K. Brown (scr) 24min 23sec. Boys Seven Mile Race.—B. McClellend (3%min) 16min Bsec, 1; T. Toback (2’/ 4 mln) 15min Osec, 2: K. Burgess (2’imin) 15min 35sec 3. Fastest Time.—K. Smith (%min) 14min 2sec. Sports Special, 4>/ 2 miles.—C. Crampton (2min) 12min 55sec, 1; G. Phillips (scr) llmin 30sec, 2; I. Wallace (3min) 14min 30.2 sec, 3. Fastest Time. —G. Phillips (scr) llmin 30sec. CHRISTCHURCH CLUB The Christchurch Amateur Cycling Club resumed its 10 mile weekly races on Monday evening. The race on Monday was a graded scratch race with both the A and B grades racing together. Throughout the journey the B grade riders kept with the A grade riders and it was only in the last sprint that they were overshadowed. The winner of the B grade, D. Wood, was only 2sec behind the winner of the A grade, G. Hill. In hard conditions G. Hill led out for a long sprint with R. Fowler in attendance and it was only at the finish that Hill gained the advantage to beat Fowler by o.2sec. T. Weir finished third, Isec behind Hill Results were:— A Grade.—G. Hill 27min 15sec, 1; R. Fowler 27min 15.2 sec, 2; T. Weir 27min 16sec, 3. B Grade. —D. Wood 27min 17sec, 1; P. Cook 27min 18sec 2. Boys’ Race, 2 miles—O. Blanck (3>4min) 9min Isec, 1; D. Lewis (S'imin) 9min 2sec, 2; I. Stidder (Simin) (Jmin 37sec, 3. Fastest Time.—D. Gutry (scr) 6min 6sec.