Conister Bank 10 League Week 8 Results

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:00 +0000

Darren Bell wins another calm and sunny '10' with 22:08, closely followed by fastest Junier Josh Knights with a time of 22:11. Quickest Vets were Peter Gage and Gianni Epifani who both recorded a time of 22:32. Winner in the Juvenile class was Jamie Dudley with 23:20 and fastest Lady was Laura Wasley 24:26.

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Tory Kinrade Update

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Isle of Man Sport Aid recipient Tory Kinrade raced in Rounds 1 and 2 of the North Region Qualifiers for the National Omnium Series last weekend. Both events took place at the Meadowbank Track in Edinburgh. Round 1 should have been held in Dundee but the recently refurbished track and surroundings were still not totally complete.

The format of each day was the same - a scratch race, devil takes the hindmost, points race, sprint and 1 KM time trial.

This was Tory's first competitive outing of the season in qualifying races for the National Omnium Series Final and she finished in 2nd place overall on each day which should stand her in good stead for qualifying early for the Final which will be held at Halesowen in August. Tory was 6th in last year's National Final.

Tory's overall results were only bettered at the weekend by Hannah Blount who is a Great Britain Talent Team rider and who is a 2nd year Under 16, as opposed to Tory who is a first year.

To reach the National Omnium Series Final competitors have to qualify as being in the top 8 finishers overall in their regions.

In preparation for the National Omnium Qualifying rounds Tory recently competed at the Herne Hill Track in London and raced in the Womens age category in the second Spring Omnium event, finishing a solid 6th overall.

Tory is sincerely grateful to Isle of Man Sport Aid and her sponsors - Colin Bell of Eurocars, Louise Byrne of Old Court Chambers and Tower Insurance Company Limited. A big thank you also to the Headteacher and staff of Queen Elizabeth II High School for their support and allowing Tory the time off to travel and compete.

Bikestyle Handicap Round 3

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Bikestyle Handicap organiser Steve Shimmin sends the following news on the Bikestyle series:

Well it looks like we may be on the receiving end of some decent weather for this weeks event. Get the sunceream out!

Can I remind you all to bring your numbers and your timing chip 'hangers'.

In an effort to make things run a little smoother there will NOT be any Entry on the Line facility this week.

All those who want to race and have not entered the series must send me a fully completed TLI Entry Form and the entry fee to me by THURSDAY EVENING 7PM. Send to 4 Birch Hill Gardens, Onchan, IM3 4ET.

Entry fee is £10.00 or £14.00 non TLI Members. Under 18 the fee is £5.00 or £10 non TLI members.

These competitors will be placed on a reserve list and will 'fitted' in depending on the number of series competitors that turn up.

NO ENTRY ON THE LINE. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED.

Bell Wins Colin Nelson Mountain Time Trial

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:40:00 +0000

Pictured L to R: Organiser Mike Kelly, Jake Kelly, Gianni Epifani, Mary Mason, Darren Bell and Jamie Dudley

Ellan Vannin - Applebys rider Darren Bell stormed to victory in Sunday's Colin Nelson Mountain Time Trial over one lap of the TT course. Bell who was on great form at the recent Tour of Ulster clocked a very brisk 1 hour 30 minutes 35 seconds to put in a comfortable margin over second place rider Jake Kelly (Manx Viking Whs) - Kelly also broke the junior record with a ride of 1 hour 35 minutes 22 seconds

The podium was completed by Gianni Epifani (MVW) in 1 hour 37 minutes 29 seconds to take the veteran prize and lower the vet record. Jamie Dudley (Royal London 360) won the Youth category and Mary Mason (Team Manx Telecom) was the ladies winner.

Team Manx Telecom would like to thank the catering team who provided drinks and bacon butties to everyone who attended, the Police, the marshalls, the organising team and Kevin Perry for his skills on the stop watch

Results

Dominant Win for World Champion on stage 13

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:35:00 +0000

World Road Race Champion and Local Laxey Man Mark Cavendish took a dominant Win on the 13th stage of this years Giro d'Italia today. The Team Sky Professional scored his third win of the this years race after 121km of racing. Cav later said on the Team Sky website "The guys went out and just rode their hearts out today and I’m so, so proud. After they did that I had to win; I had to find some gap to get through."

The race now heads into the moutains with a hill top finish set for Stage 14 after 205km of racing.More from cyclingnews.com here More from TeamSky.com here

Photos later.

Strong Manx Team in An Post Ras

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000

Team Isle of Man will compete in this years An Post Ras which starts on the outskirts of Dublin on Sunday. The team lead by 1997 Winner Andrew Roche are on of the strongest we have sent in many years. Christian Varley has jetted in from America while VC Ardennes rider Chris Nicholson joins the team from Belgium. Cycle Premier - Kovert rider Tom Black (TMT) and Greame Hatcher complete the rest of the line up. The first stage is 147kms running down to Killkenny with a further 158km on Day 2. More from Microgaming here Follow the race website here. Good luck lads get stuck in !

Colin Nelson Start Sheet Revised

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:20:00 +0000

Please note, the original Start Sheet has been revised to spread certain riders out a bit fairer. Please check again to see if your start time has changed:

Sundays Mountain Time Trial start sheet can be found here

Conister Bank 10 League Week 7 Results

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:35:00 +0000

Another windy week in the grim North for 105 riders in this weeks 10. Cycle Premier -Kovert/Team Manx Telecoms Tom Black took the victory on the night (22:22) ahead of Rapha Condor/TMT rider Tim Kennaugh (22:26) who returns to riding 10's for the first time in two years. Josh Knights continues to show good testing form to take fastest Junior (22:47) closely followed by Jake Kelly (23:15). Team Manx Telecom's Peter Gage finished ahead of TMT's Rob Cormode and Juan Kinley to take the Vets win (22:37) this week. Jamie Dudley was the quickest Juvenile (22:46). Alison Clague was fastest Lady and Lady Vet (27:01).

Full Results here

Social Cancelled

Mon, 14 May 2012 04:35:00 +0000

Sadly, the fundraiser / social evening planned for this coming friday has been cancelled. Thanks to all the people who put their names down to attend, the organising team and everyone who offered up some great prizes.

Kennaugh Wins Tour of West

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Team Manx Telecom rider Tim Kennaugh (Rapha Condor Sharp) has won the Tour of the West. The third round of the Black Grace Cowley sponsored road race series saw a field of over 30 riders in the A race set of for 5 grawling laps at 9am with the B at 9.15am. The race over 72miles saw a string of early attacks but it was Kennaugh and Hatcher who took the race winning move early on in the second lap. Team Manx Telecom rider Aaron Livsey along with Andrew Roche and Tom Black escaped from a strong group of 10 on the last lap with Roche grabbing third spot at the line with Black fourth and Livsey fifth. Martin Hall from Manx Viking Wheelers won the B. A results here and B here. Full report later + photos when available.

Thanks to all the organisers, police and marshals for making the event a success. Special thanks to Black Grace Cowley for their continued support in the event.

Ferguson shines in Bikestyle Handicap

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:25:00 +0000

Young Phoebe Ferguson took a convincing victory in the second round of the Bikestyle Handicap Road Race Series last night. Ferguson another talent to emerge from the popular Royal London 360 series kept clear along with three others to fight it out at the finish. The wind played a major factor with a severe head wind from Sandygate up to finish past the airfield. The scratch group consisting of Andrew Roche,Aaron Livsey,Robin Garry, Tom Black, Tim Kennaugh and Cal Crutchlow worked well to catch the groups on the third lap. Black managed to escape from the large group of over 40 riders on the road to take 5th with Jack Wolsencroft, Leon Mazzone and Trevor Kirkwood completing the top 8. Gavin Quayle took 2nd with David Heath 3rd and Justin Bowen the first lady in 4th spot. Results here

Cavendish takes Second Giro stage.

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:15:00 +0000

Manx Missile Mark Cavendish took his second Giro stage when when he sprinted to victory after 199km of racing in Fano on Thursday. The Team Sky rider beat Matthew Goss and Daniele Bennati who claimed 2nd and 3rd. A group of 4 riders jumped away in a break lasting over 170km with the last 20km being totally controlled by Team Sky, FDJ-BigMat, Orica-GreenEdge and Liquigas-Cannondale. In the closing metres in looked like Cav had gone to early as Goss closed in but the World Champion delivered a final kick to take his 70th professional victory. Peter Kennaugh finished 32nd. More from Cyclingnews.com here Picture from Cyclingnews.com here

Microgaming in Ulster

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:00 +0000

Team Microgaming competed in the tough 3 Day Tour of Ulster Stage Race over the bank holiday weekend. Andrew Roche, Darren Bell, Elliot Baxter and Team Manx Telecom riders Aaron Livsey and Tom Black completed the team with Bell and Baxter finishing 3rd on the opening and final stage. Baxters strong ride on Day one came after some tough climbs and plenty of late attacks with a group of 3 which clipped away with about 4 km remaining. This contained Elliot, James Moss, and the stage winner Adam Armstrong. Unfortunately Aaron Livsey punctured early on and was left stranded by neutral service, so his day was run. Tom Black had a good ride to finish in the main bunch. More from TIOM Website here. Roche,Bell,Baxter,Livsey and Black would particularly like to Thank Brian Roche for giving up his long weekend and paying out of his own pocket to drive the team car in the race cavalcade. More from Irishcycling.com here

Colin Nelson Memorial Mountain Time Trial

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:55:00 +0000

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Conister Bank 10 League Week 6 Results

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:45:00 +0000

No surprises in the 10 league this week! Tom Black, Darren Bell and Josh Knights once again take the podium for this weeks 10. First Vet Rob Cormode continuing the close battle with Peter Gage. Fastest in the Juv cat was Jamie Dudley and quickest Lady once again is Laura Wasley with Wendy Sandford taking fastest Lady Vet.

UPDATE: The times below all seem out by 30 seconds, the start times are wrong. Subtract 30 seconds from your time until they're fixed. Positions remain correct.

Full results

Last Call For Fundraiser

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:30:00 +0000

The event is open to anyone and takes place at the Manx Legion, Market Hill, Douglas on Friday May 18 at 8pm

It promises to be a full on night of entertainment with a live band, food plus some great prizes in the raffle and auction.

By booking a ticket you have done your bit to assist our future stars, feel free to bring your family and friends along and make a night of it. Tickets are priced at £10 including food and entertainment. Please contact Tina 626852 / 439333 or email tinakelly@manx.net by this Friday May 11

Knights 6th in IOM Tour but Holden star of the show

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:35:00 +0000

Mountivation Cycling Academy rider Josh Knights finished 6th overall in the tough Isle of Man Junior Tour held over the bank holiday weekend. Knights who is a member of Manx Viking Wheelers finished 20 seconds behind race winner Joe Moses from Sportscover Altura with Jochum Buchener 2nd and Joe Kirkham from Hargroves 3rd.

In Fridays prolouge Jake Kelly riding for Team Microgaming IOM finished just short of the podium with a time of 1min 46sec 2seconds short of winner Jacob Ragan from Max Gear RT. Knights was 11th with Alex Haddock 33rd and Nick Corlett 34th. Aaron Lund won the Youth D Boys prolouge and Elizabeth Holden took a convincing win in the Youth A Girls. Mairi Harrison also took victory in the Youth E making it a fine opening night for Isle of Man riders.

Saturdays road race round Peel was always going to be a tough one and the Microgaming Junior riders equitted themselfs well with Jake Kelly 21st, Alex Haddock and Nick Corlett finished 36th and 37th. Josh Knights from Mountivation was 23rd. Sebastian Baylis from Mid Devon took the win.

The afternoon saw the Youth riders take to the tough circuit round Braaid featuring some tough climbs. In the Youth A Girls it was local talent Elizabeth Holden who was the star of the show again increasing her overall lead in the Tour with just one day left.

It didn't stop there for local success and Matthew Davies clinched a fine win in the Youth A boys on Sunday. Alexander Braybrooked 2nd and Danny Fox 3rd. Leon Mazzone was 4th with Jamie Dudley 5th. Overall Jamie Dudley just missed 3rd spot with team mate Leon Mazzone 5th and Nathan Draper 6th. Certainly some top talent coming through.

In the Junior Boys Josh Knights finished 4th after a tough weekend of racing with Microgaming Isle of Man rider Jake Kelly 12th. Nick Corlett finished 16th and Alex Haddock 37th.

Elizabeth Holden made it a 3rd podium spot in three days with team mate Sophie Black 3rd. Manon Lloyd took the win. Overall Holden took a deserved victory and Matha Gill 2nd. Sophie Black finished 4th.

More from BritishCycling here More from Youthtour website here Results from ManxTiming Solutions here

Well Done to everyone who took part. Thanks to everyone for organising yet another very successful event.

Cavendish sprints to Giro Win

Tue, 08 May 2012 10:15:00 +0000

World Road Race Champion Mark Cavendish took an impressive victory on Stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia beating Matt Goss and Geoffrey Soupe after a crash on the last corner. The 206km stage saw an early breakaway with Alfredo Balloni (Farnese Vini), Olivier Kaisen (Lotto Belisol) and Miguel Rubiano (Androni Giacattoli-Venezuela) quickly building up a huge lead. The gap topped out at 13:15 with 145km to go. With 40km to go the trio were relled in by the fasting moving peleton and yet more attacks were launched. Sky controlled it well and delivered Cavendish to the line in style and as usual Cavendish was first to praise his team mates. More from cyclingnews.com here

Picture from Cyclingnews.com

Black wins Conister Bank Week 5

Fri, 04 May 2012 04:10:00 +0000

A big difference from last weeks washout, there's lots of PB's this week under near perfect conditions on the Sandygate out-and-back course.

Cycle Premier -Kovert (TMT) rider Tom Black has won round five of the Conister Bank 10 league with a time of 21:32, closely followed by Darren Bell on 21:41.

Jost Knights is showing good form for this weekends Youth Tour with the fastest Junior time of 22:05.

Gianni Epifani shows that the London Marathon didn't hurt his bike legs and was the fastest Vet with 22:49.

Quickest lady once again goes to Laura Wasley with 24:44. Lady Vet winner Alison Clague with 26:06 and quickest Juv was Jamie Dudley with 23:49.

Congrats to everyone on their PB's!

Full results here

Varley on the podium in Gila opener

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:15:00 +0000

Simple Green Bike Relgion rider Christian Varley has finished 3rd on the opening stage of the tough Tour of Gila stage race in Silver City new Mexico. Varleys team mate Louis Meintjes took the win with Coulton Hartich taking second. The race continues today. More here Results here