Archer Spring Criterium
Archer Spring Criterium
By Stuart Benstead
West London’s Hillingdon circuit hosted the Archer Spring Criterium
With a roar and a one handed salute Tony Gibb, CSE Racing, outsprinted the whole of the remaining field at the end of the 58th annual Archer Spring Criterium at Hillingdon circuit for his hat trick of victories over the past three years and to claim another £100 first prize. There were 84 entries from 1st, 2nd and a few 3rd cat riders attracted by the bumper prize list and to unseat the uncrowned ‘King of Hillingdon’.
In fact with eight laps of the 50 mile race it looked as they might succeed as Mike Jackson, CC Luton, Craig McLean, Nuun/Sigma Sport, Luke Merillees, WyndyMilla/Reynolds, Clive Nicholls, Zappi CC, Alex Paton, Pedal Heaven/Colbournes, Alexander Royle, BH/Solidor, and Michael Mottram, KTM opened a 25 second lead and were working well. The pace told whittled them down to five, with McLean and Merillees dropping off, but victory still looked possible.
Alas for them, however, the CSE and Richardsons/Trek teams had lead out chains that would not have been out of place in pro racing and they were all together at the bell and the winner was almost inevitable, with Gibb having warmed to the task in recent weeks by winning the previous two Tuesday evening races.
Pos. Race No Forename Surname Team/Club
1 17 Anthony Gibb CSE Racing
2 18 Joe Giggins Richardsons-Trek RT
3 71 Joe Barry Ride 24/7
4 1 Nick Abraham BC Private
5 77 Symon Lewis Nuun-Sigma Sport-London Race Team
6 45 Martin Ruepp Iceni Velo
7 67 Oliver Rossi Richardsons-Trek RT
8 49 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven Colbornes RT
9 40 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven Colbornes RT
10 55 Ian Rees Dymag
11 26 Jerzy Kuzminski High Wycombe Cycling Club
12 42 George Richardson Team Tor 2000
13 33 Joshua Mitchell RP Racing Team
14 19 George Gori Nuun-Sigma Sport-London Race Team
15 9 Adam Capes Finchley Racing Team
16 73 Vincent Halpern Handsling Racing
17 82 Jo Skelton Look Mum No Hands
18 68 Dean Shannon Richardsons-Trek RT
19 20 Andrew Griffiths Richardsons-Trek RT
20 38 Matthew Osborn Casp Racing
21 54 Albert Ellison VC Meudon
22 56 Michael Mottram KTM- Road and Trail
23 75 Matt Landsley RP Racing Team
24 12 Lee Desborough St Ives CC
25 74 James Sale PCH UK RT
26 4 Kieran Brady City Cycle Centre.com
27 10 Wayne Coombs BH-Solidor-WAM Youth
28 25 Richard Jerome Team Dassi
29 64 Paul McGrath North Road CC
30 78 Kieran Dineen Amersham RC
31 69 Ollie Bates Welwyn Wheelers
32 65 Mike Saunders BC Private
33 31 Craig McLean Nuun-Sigma Sport-London Race Team
34 61 Sinon Keen Crest CC
35 47 Michael Skipsey TMG Horizon Cycling Team
36 37 James Norris High Wycombe Cycling Club
37 79 Leo Lerner VO2 Development Team
38 23 Scott Holmes Hillingdon Cycling Club
39 81 Tom Beasley East London Velo
40 28 Donal Linehan Newbury RC
41 72 Phil Holloway Southend and County Wheelers
42 63 Matt Jones Corley Cycles
43 62 Harriet Owen Matrix-Vulpine
44 52 Adam Cotterell WyndyMilla – Reynolds
45 36 Clive Nicholls Zappis Cycling Club
46 16 Cameron Fraser Nuun-Sigma Sport-London Race Team
47 58 Toby Neave VC St Raphael
48 41 Philip Peters CSE Racing
49 15 Henry Farrell CSE Racing
50 70 Mike Ward Ride 24/7
51 76 Ryan Visser CSE Racing
52 59 Mark Northover Revolutions Racing
53 27 Owen Lake Richardsons-Trek RT
54 32 Luke Merrilees WyndyMilla – Reynolds
55 44 Alexander Royle BH-Solidor-WAM Youth
56 48 Jason Streather VC St Raphael
57 80 Ajelo Gheistis
