Round 4 of the MTB XC race series was held at Margham Park in South Wales over the weekend 16-17th July, as well as the usual XC race format their was the Short Track racing and first ever Marathon Championships.
In the Women's Elite race Jenny Copnall managed a 1' 30” win over Sue Thomas despite crashing hard in the 2nd lap, Copnall can anticipate the series win at the next and final round.
The Sport category was dominated by Kate George with team mate Sarah Carter riding in to 2nd place whilst the Expert category saw Climb on Bike riders Jules Toone and Paula Moseley taking 1st and 2nd places.
Photo courtesy Joolze Dymond
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Marathon Championships
Sunday's Marathon Championship race was held on a 25km loop at the same venue as the XC racing, just with more hills and fast descents. The Championship race covered 100km but shorter distances or 1, 2 or 4 laps were available to non-championship category riders.Nearly 750 riders rode the event making it one of the most popular events so far this year.
The women's Championship race was dominated by Caroline Jackson and Elizabeth Scalia, with Jackson gradually increasing her lead with each lap, winning by over 6 minutes after 4 laps in a total time of 04:57:36:516.
For a full race report by Joolze Dymond on the BCF website
Joolze Dymond has a gallery of images from the event
XC race results
Elite Female
- 1 Jenny Copnall Subaru/Gary Fisher 02:00:21:121
- 2 Sue Thomas 02:01:51:941
- 3 Jenn O'Connor Specialized 02:04:00:805
- 4 Katy Simcock Giant Racing 02:06:02:645
- 5 Hazel Wakefield Raleigh/ERV 02:14:41:413
- 6 Kate Potter Specialized 02:15:33:123
- 7 Ruth Macgavigan Raleigh/ERV 02:17:22:627
- 8 Sophie Johnson 02:19:20:371
- 9 Genevieve Whitson Vic Uni Mtb Club 02:23:15:526
- 10 Caroline Goward Evans Cycles RT 02:26:14:202
Expert Female
- 1 Jules Toone Climb on Bikes RT 01:40:02:247
- 2 Paula Moseley Climb On Bikes RT 01:42:17:043
- 3 Gemma Carter VC Deal/Activ 01:43:30:850
- 4 Marcie Reinhart Oxford Uni CC 01:47:17:208
- 5 Abi Greenaway Saracen 01:49:15:051
- 6 Nicky Hughes Trek/Activ 01:54:09:728
- 7 Pippa Lansdown 02:04:33:164
- 8 Ciara Macmanus 01:16:20:031
Sport Female
- 1 Kate George Specialized 01:11:29:956
- 2 Sarah Carter Specialized 01:16:26:228
- 3 Fran Moore 01:17:55:567
- 4 Morag Duff 01:28:12:560
- 5 Catherine Tytherleig The Muddy Funsters DNF
Master Female
- 1 Michelle Bergstrand Raleigh/ERV 01:43:45:406
- 2 Renell Bartlett John Lloyd Race Even 01:46:14:104
- 3 Deborah Wilkins Nationwide CC 01:46:42:454
- 4 Jean Limpitlaw Team mk 01:53:09:068
- 5 Theresa Jackson CC Luton 02:01:09:053
- 6 Gaynor Lea Climb on bikes 02:03:06:428
- 7 Karen Brammer Leisure Wheels 02:07:35:638
- 8 Julie Barrett Ride-On 02:14:21:572
- 9 Gail Birkett Dysynni CC 02:17:39:348
- 10 Fiona Walker Sandy Wallace Cycles 02:29:16:022
Veteran Female
- 1 Debbie Burton Activ/Trek 01:16:35:645
- 2 Tracy Miles Climb On Bikes 01:18:05:638
- 3 Kate Wheeler 01:20:19:385
- 4 Carol Tilley Ride Cycleworks 01:25:18:906
Junior Female
- 1 Fiona Blagg Esporta Crawley 01:23:12:552
Juvenile Female
- 1 Rebecca James Abergavenny CC 00:36:32:234
- 2 Jessica Laird XMTB Cycling Ulster 00:37:17:225
- 3 Manon Carpenter Dragon Downhill 00:48:47:591
Youth Female
- 1 Annabel Simpson Raleigh/Erv 01:08:06:907
- 2 Gabriella Coates Evans Cycles RT 01:17:50:707
100km National Championship Women
- 1 Caroline Jackson Massi-Abarth 04:57:36:516
- 2 Elizabeth Scalia Bikes Ragusa 05:04:03:644
- 3 Helen Purdy Marin UK 05:17:23:738
- 4 Maddie Horton 05:44:44:181
- 5 Lydia Gould Hargroves/Trant 06:17:04:497
- 6 Nicola Macleod Raleigh/ERV 07:29:20:533
- 7 Hannah Reynolds Team MBR 05:00:38:376
- 8 Liz Slater John Lloyd Racing 05:14:54:541
- 9 Kim Hurst pedalon.co.uk 02:46:27:510
- 10 Abigail Armstrong London Phoenix 03:53:26:288
