Northlands Cross

IainF

A somewhat depleted CCA filed in the CX yesterday with many doing the 3 peaks. Very sunny conditions made for a fast and hot race round Northlands Park. This is the course with the ditch - modified this year with a chicane just before it. The practice lap is funny with everyone trying every possible way to get over it without getting off - nearly always ending in a slow-mo, over-the-handle-bars crash. In the end I only saw Adam and a few juniors jumping it. The course was a good one with a few offs, couple of punchy hills and some flat out sprints. Mark, Pete and Stuart had a good battle with the lead changing several times between Pete and Mark; Adam, Nathan and Jackie all had great races and the younger riders as ever continue to prop us up in the overall club points (3rd).

results:
U8
Logan Ayers 2nd

U10
Louis Oppen 2nd

U12
Alistair Oppen 17th

Youth:
Adam Lightfoot 1st
Nathan Hardy 10th (U14)
Sam Daniels 17th (U14)
Mark Lightfoot 19th (U14)
Archie Foulkes 26th (U14)

Vet 40
Iain Foulkes 23rd

Vet 50 (women)
Jackie Filed 2nd

Vet 50 (men)
Pete Daniels 28th
Mark Wyer 30th
Stuart Field 34th

Stuart F

Nice write up Iain. Well done to all the CCA riders. Not especially technical but some testing climbs and clingy grass in the heat made for a tough race. The chicane before the ditch was a good idea as it made for closer racing. Not so much of a disadvantage for the dismounters. Interestingly the Tullett brothers who rode the whole senior race together about a minute ahead of their nearest rivals took it 2 ways. One dismount and the other a hop. Little difference between the two.