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 The 5^TH round of the Cyclo Cross North East League took place in Arctic conditions at Croft Motor Racing Circuit on the 03/01/2010.

The event organised by Hambleton Road Club/Cowley Cycles Race Team attracted a top quality field including several medal contenders for the upcoming National Championships held in Sutton Coalfield.

The senior race started at a frantic pace with Stephen Ward (MTS Cycles-Inbuild) taking an early lead from Paul Oldham from the Hope Factory Racing Team, closely followed by Keith Murray also of Hope Factory Racing Team, Stuart Wearmouth and Malcolm Lewis both riding for MTS Cycles. As the race progressed the riders battled through freezing temperatures, snow and ice, demonstrating incredible riding skills. Paul Oldham took command of the race on the 2^nd of 11 laps and continued to pull away to take a convincing win from Stephen Ward. A frantic battle behind the leading pair saw Stuart Wearmouth claim 3^rd place in front of Keith Murry and Malcolm Lewis with Pete Middlehurst taking 6^th place. Several members of the promoting club rode with Darren Binks the highest place finisher in 9^th place, Richard Atkinson 12^th and race organiser Steve Middleton finishing a creditable 17^th after coordinating the day’s races.

Other riders from Hambleton Road/Cowley Cycles race team finished the race with Nigel Wilkinson in 23^rd, Paul Roberts in 29^th, Darren Gladwin in 31^st and Neil Turner making his cyclo Cross debut riding a full suspension mountain bike !

Adam Martin of the Active Cycles-Fentimens Cycle Race team took an easy win in the youth race and looks to be in fine form for the National Championships.

Race organiser Steve Middleton was please with the outcome of the event despite the challenging conditions. There had been question marks over the running of the event due to the weather; however, Steve persevered with the organisation and was determined to run the event as planned after having to cancel a major Road Race in April 2009 due to unnecessary interference from a local Safety Advisory Group.

Please follow the link below to view all images from the event.

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/MIDDLESHRC/CXNE5CroftCircuit?feat=directlink

Hambleton Road Club are promoting round 5 of the cxne (Cyclo Cross North East) league held under British Cycling regulations.

The event takes place at Croft Motor Racing Circuit on the 03/01/2010 and promises to be a very popular race due to the fast and flowing nature of the course covering a variety of terrain.

This race offers an exiting opportunity to ride at this unique venue and is also ideal preparation for the National Championships in Sutton Coalfield the following weekend.

All races will be electronically timed, offering instant results that shows finishing positions, overall time, individual lap times and time gaps in-between riders.

The racing starts at 10-30am for the under 12s followed by the youths at 11-00am and the senior race at 12-30.

Refreshments will be available on the day from 09-30 onwards.

Further event details can be found at http://www.necca.org.uk/

All Enquiries stevemiddleton1@yahoo.co.uk

A top class field of 70 of the regions most talented cyclist assembled for the inaugural running of the circuit race at RAF Leeming on Sunday 26^th July. The race, jointly organised by Northallerton based Cycling club, Hambleton Road Club and RAF Leeming was contested over 13 laps of a challenging 4 mile circuit around the air field at RAF Leeming, covering 52 miles in total. Despite the rain and strong blustery wind the race started at a frantic pace with Malcolm Lewis of the Deli Baps Cycle Race Team attacking on the first lap to open a gap on the chasing bunch. As the race progressed Malcolm dropped back to the peleton which in turn led to several counter attacks from other riders. A Group of 6 riders formed after the 3^rd lap which included some of the strongest riders in the race, Shaun Tyson, Dominic Munnelly, Damian Sharp, James Alder, John Tuckett and Tony Glover worked well together to open a commanding lead of over a minute. The Peleton chased the break and reduced the gap to 10 seconds with 5 laps remaining; this allowed John Davidson Chris Clark, Michael Dales and Blah Di Blah to bridge the gap to the leaders. The riders that jumped the gap initiated some new energy into the break that increased the gap on the peleton back up to 45 seconds at the bell lap. The 10 riders fought out the race over the last lap, however, the final results was decided by a sprint finish with James Alder, MTS Cycle sport, taking the win from Shaun Tyson of the Adept Precision Race Team with Damian Sharp, West Yorkshire Police, Finishing 3^rd ahead of Dominic Munnelly of the KB Cycles Race Team.

By kind permission of the Station Commander.

Group Captain William R Gibson BSc MA CDipAF MRAeS RAF

Hambleton Road Club

Are to host a 50 mile Circuit Race at RAF Leeming

Using a 4 mile closed road circuit utilizing the airfield taxiways

Under the rules of British Cycling

2, 3, 4 category Riders

Sunday 26th July 2009

T.B.A Race Briefing at the Station Gymnasium.
10.00 Race start time

Entry fee £12.00 per rider by pre-entry only. (Cheques payable to Hambleton Road Club)
The race is limited to 100 riders.
ON LINE ENTRY option is NOT available for this event
(See below for specific entry requirements to enable you to access RAF Leeming)

Send entries to: Steve Middleton
59 Quaker Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1EE
Contact: stevemiddleton1@yahoo.co.uk 07515 059361
Further event details available at www.hambletonroadclub.co.uk

Special Note
Because of RAF Leeming being a military establishment, access for the public requires extra security measures. All individuals HAVE to be pre-booked onto the base. It is a requirement that all people attending the event, riders, spectators (all vehicle occupants etc) are entered onto an attendance register prior to their arrival (hence no entry on line). Simply, if you are not on the list you will not be allowed entry onto the base.

Please provide the following information, on separate sheet to your entry details:

Vehicle registration / make / model of car you will be attending the event in
(If you’re unsure about car-sharing etc, include your car details anyway, better safe than sorry)

List of all occupants you expect to have in the vehicle

Photographic ID will be required by all adults wishing to enter the base.
(No ID, no entry)

With regret and bitter disappointment I am forced to cancel the 2009 Hambleton Road Race.  

 I was invited to a meeting with the local Safety Advisory Group on Tuesday 07^th April 2009. The conclusion of this meeting was that the race/s can only proceed with a road closure order and Police Motorbike outriders to implement a “rolling road closure” costing £2500.

 I am deeply disappointed to cancel the races; however, with such a short time scale to work with I have no real option but to cancel. I have tried to find additional funding, and have worked closely with the Police to find an alternative solution, unfortunately this has not happened.

 Ultimately I aim to get the Hambleton Road Race back on the calendar in 2010. I will also continue to work with the Safety Advisory Group to help secure the future of road racing in the region.

Steve Middleton