6th June was round 2 of the PDQ Race Series at Odd Down Cycle Circuit in Bath. This series we are offering 3/4 category and Masters races, both as part of a series. As every year we have generous sponsors kindly donating prizes: 73 Degrees Bicycle Shop, Pronto Bikes, Aerocoach, Styrkr, Tru-Tension and Fantastic Finds. Series Leader and Winner jerseys kindly donated by Stimulus Sport.
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3/4 Category Race:
The first race of the night was the 45 minute 3rd and 4th category race. With the overall series 1st and 2nd place not present and not able to ride the rest of the series due to promotion to the 2nd category, the series lead is wide open. 3rd placed in the series Matthew Taylor of Army Cycling took to the start line as the series leader.
At 15 minutes into the race we had the first prime, and this was won by Deacon Cutterham of Velo Club Bristol, followed by 1st Chard Wheelers rider George Whitlock, Daniel Burt, and SRCT Development Team rider Sean Adams.
At 30 minutes into the race we had the second prime, and it was won by Reflex Racing rider Caleb Moon who took the maximum points, followed by Charlie MacFadzean, Bristol RC rider Lui Pollastrone, and George Whitlock.
So the leader in the Sprints Points jersey goes to George Whitlock on 7 points.
The race was fast and not many break aways were given any lee-way, until Deacon Cutterham of Velo Club Bristol attacked with 6 laps to go. Sensing the danger of the move, Robert Pears of Bath Cycling Club bridged the gap to Deacon and the pair started working together. The pace of this pairing was too much for the bunch to reel back in and they stayed away until the finish. It was Rob Pears that took the victory ahead of Deacon Cutterham. Series leader Matthew Taylor of Army Cycling Union brought home the sprint for third.
Full results at bottom of the page.
| Prime 1 | Pts |
| Deacon Cutterham – Velo Club Bristol | 5 |
| George Whitlock – 1st Chard Wheelers | 3 |
| Daniel Burt | 2 |
| Sean Adams – SRCT Development Team | 1 |
| Prime 2 | |
| Caleb Moon – Reflex Racing | 5 |
| Charlie MacFadzean | 3 |
| Lui Pollastrone – Bristol RC | 2 |
| George Whitlock – 1st Chard Wheelers | 1 |
Masters Race:
The overall leader of the series, Justin Hoy of Pronto Bikes, was in the Red Stimulus Sport jersey and the leader of the Sprints Competition, Frazer White of Pontypool RCC, was in the Green Stimulus Sport jersey.
The race started off with the neutralised lap, and as soon as the whistle blew the attacks were coming thick and fast. First attack of the night was made by Bath CC’s David Stoyle and PDQ Cycle Coaching’s Johnny Hollier. This was brought back, a lot of work being done by Pontypool RCC rider Frazer White. Another attack once these were brought back, softened the bunch for what would then be the decisive counterattack. The break consisted of the big hitters: Series Leader Justin Hoy, Sprints Leader Frazer White, 2022 Series 2nd place rider Steven Whitehurst of Reflex Racing, 2021 Series 2nd place rider Andy Edwards of FTP Racing, 2022 Round 1 winner Andy Hoskins of Cardiff JIF, Adrian Warren of Pronto Bikes, Niel Dunnage of PDQ Cycle Coaching and Graeme Lackford of Team Tor 2000. All the series contenders and teams were represented so this looked to be the move. Unfortunately Niel Dunnage and Graeme Lackford suffered for their efforts to ride across to this break and ended up back in the bunch, leaving 6 riders in the break working well together.
The break were away for the first prime, which was won by Sprint Leader Frazer White, from 2nd place in the Sprint Competition Steven Whitehurst. 3rd place over the line was Justin Hoy followed by team mate Adrian Warren.
The break was still away for the 2nd prime which again was won Frazer White, from Steven Whitehurst, Adrian Warren and Justin Hoy. And so Frazer White extended his lead in the hotly contested Sprints Competition to 4 points clear of Steven Whitehurst in 2nd.
The break was looking set to last the distance. The main teams were represented in the break apart from PDQ Cycle Coaching. This meant that the chase lay on their shoulders to bring the break back before the finish for their best placed rider Tristan Stevens, who was lying 2nd overall at the start of the race.
Full results at bottom of the page.
Leaders in the age categories:
- 40-49 years – Justin Hoy
- 50-59 years – Spencer Hardman
- 60-69 years – Robert Pears
- 70+ years – Vince Ellis
| Prime 1 | Pts |
| Frazer White – Pontypool RCC | 5 |
| Steve Whitehurst – Reflex Racing | 3 |
| Justin Hoy – Pronto Bikes CC | 2 |
| Adrian Warren – Pronto Bikes CC | 1 |
| Prime 2 | |
| Frazer White – Pontypool RCC | 5 |
| Steve Whitehurst – Reflex Racing | 3 |
| Adrian Warren – Pronto Bikes CC | 2 |
| Justin Hoy – Pronto Bikes CC | 1 |
Next races in the Series are all bookable via the BC website:
PROVISIONAL RESULTS:
3/4 Category:
- 1 Robert Pears Bath Cycling Club
- 2 Deacon Cutterham FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
- 3 Matthew Taylor Army Cycling Union
- 4 Samuel Nisbet Big Maggys
- 5 Felix Skelton Ribble rechrg Race Team
- 6 Caleb Moon Reflex Racing
- 7 Lui Pollastrone Bristol RC
- 8 Rick Hawker VeloVitesse
- 9 George Whitlock 1st Chard Whls
- 10 Ed Trevor-Jones Bristol RC
- 11 Darren Gardner Bath Cycling Club
- 12 Ben Vangasse
- 13 Adrian Riddleston
- 14 Daniel Burt
- 15 Dylan Cherrault Avid Sport
- 16 Sean Adams SRCT Development Team
- 17 Doug Keyte Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA
- 18 Conor Crilly Bristol RC
- 19 Harvin Johal Salt & Sham Cycle Club
- 20 Luke Jerome Racing Club Ravenna
- 21 Charles Thibault Bath Cycling Club
- 22 Daniel Clifford
- 23 Gabriel Hamon Cardiff JIF
- 24 Luke Godfrey PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 25 Ollie Smith
- 26 George Magner Bath Cycling Club
- 27 Tim Lages
- 28 Sam Rutty Velo Club Bristol
- 29 Charlie McFadzean
- 30 Joseph Lycett MSW
- 31 Ollie Read Bradford on Avon
- 32 Lewis Wiley
- 33 Omar Islam Dulwich Paragon CC
3/4 Category Overall Series Standings:
- 1: Matthew Taylor – Army Cycling Union – 96 pts
- 2: Samuel Nisbet – Big Maggys – 94 pts
- 3: George Whitlock – 1st Chard Whls – 88 pts
- 4: Ben Vangasse – – 84 pts
- 5: Caleb Moon – Reflex Racing – 83 pts
- 6: Darren Gardner – Bath Cycling Club – 82 pts
- 7: Daniel Burt – – 81 pts
- 8: Dylan Cherrault – Avid Sport – 75 pts
- 9: Adrian Riddleston – Gillingham and District Wheelers – 75 pts
- 10: Rick Hawker – VeloVitesse – 72 pts
- 11: Doug Keyte – Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA – 65 pts
- 12: Luke Jerome – Racing Club Ravenna – 64 pts
- 13: Harvin Johal – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 56 pts
- 14: Joseph Surmon – Sn Vitae Bim Bam Coaching RT – 50 pts
- 15: Robert Pears – Bath Cycling Club – 50 pts
- 16: Grant Leavy – Velo Club Bristol – 49 pts
- 17: Deacon Cutterham – FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing – 49 pts
- 18: Luke Godfrey – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 47 pts
- 19: Felix Skelton – Ribble rechrg Race Team – 46 pts
- 20: Lui Pollastrone – Bristol RC – 44 pts
3rd/4th Sprints Competition Overall:
- 1: Joseph Surmon -10 pts
- 3: George Whitlock -7 pts
- 2: Grant Leavy -5 pts
- 4: Deacon Cuttingham -5 pts
- 5: Caleb Moon -5 pts
- 6: Daniel Burt -3 pts
- 7: Charlie MacFadzean -3 pts
- 8: Peter Higgins -2 pts
- 9: Lui Pollastrone -2 pts
- 10: Matthew Taylor -1 pts
- 11: Sean Adams -1 pts
Masters 40yrs+ Rd 2 Results:
- 1 Justin Hoy Pronto Bikes
- 2 Frazer White Pontypool RCC
- 3 Andy Hoskins Cardiff JIF
- 4 Steven Whitehurst Reflex Racing
- 5 Andy Edwards FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
- 6 Adrian Warren Pronto Bikes
- 7 Tristan Stevens PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 8 Gavi Lancaster PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 9 John Russell Reflex Racing
- 10 Nicholas Beale Pronto Bikes
- 11 Rob Pears Bath Cycling Club
- 12 Spencer Hardman Velo Club Bristol
- 13 Daniel Carr Salt & Sham Cycle Club
- 14 Christopher Hill A403 Rogue
- 15 Colin Parry PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 16 Rupert Beale Pronto Bikes
- 17 Antony Neads PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 18 Graeme Lackford Team Tor 2000 Kalas
- 19 Paul Hayward Pontypool RCC
- 20 Paul Walsingham Reflex Racing
- 21 Steven Cottington Bath Cycling Club
- 22 David Rutty Velo Club Bristol
- 23 Dave Turton Pronto Bikes
- 24 Matthew Dale Velo Club Bristol
- 25 Peter Phillips Bath Cycling Club
- 26 Vincent Ellis Velo Schils – Interbike RT
- 27 David Stoyle Bath Cycling Club
- 28 John Hollier PDQ Cycle Coaching
- 29 Richard Franklin Avid Sport
- 30 Haydn Davies Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films
- DNF Niel Dunnage PDQ Cycle Coaching
- DNF Simon Martin Bath Cycling Club
- DNF Nick Creed Somer Valley CC
Masters 40yrs+ Overall Standings:
- 1: Justin Hoy – Pronto Bikes – 100 pts
- 2: Frazer White – Pontypool RCC – 97 pts
- 3: Tristan Stevens – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 93 pts
- 4: Andy Edwards – FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing – 93 pts
- 5: Steven Whitehurst – Reflex Racing – 92 pts
- 6: Adrian Warren – Pronto Bikes – 91 pts
- 7: Andy Hoskins – Cardiff JIF – 87 pts
- 8: Robert Pears – Bath Cycling Club – 83 pts
- 9: Daniel Carr – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 82 pts
- 10: Spencer Hardman – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 79 pts
- 11: Nicholas Beale – Rapha Cycling Club – 76 pts
- 12: Rupert Beale – Rapha Cycling Club – 73 pts
- 13: Dave Turton – Pronto Bikes – 70 pts
- 14: Antony Neads – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 70 pts
- 15: Colin Parry – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 70 pts
- 16: Matthew Dale – Velo Club Bristol – 68 pts
- 17: Graeme Lackford – Team Tor 2000 Kalas – 63 pts
- 18: Paul Hayward – Pontypool RCC – 61 pts
- 19: David Rutty – Velo Club Bristol – 60 pts
- 20: Steven Cottington – Bath Cycling Club – 58 pts
- 21: Niel Dunnage – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 53 pts
- 22: John Hollier – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 46 pts
- 23: David Stoyle – Bath Cycling Club – 44 pts
- 24: Vincent Ellis – Velo Schils – Interbike RT – 44 pts
- 25: Garry Hodges – Salt & Sham Cycle Club – 37 pts
- 26: Richard Franklin – Avid Sport – 36 pts
- 27: Jonathan Wiggins – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 32 pts
- 28: Nick Creed – Somer Valley CC – 27 pts
- 29: Grant Leavy – Velo Club Bristol – 26 pts
- 30: Gerry Bowditch – Reflex Racing – 25 pts
- 31: Rob Pewtner – Cheltenham & County Cycling Club – 24 pts
- 32: Adrian Thompson – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 22 pts
- 33: Marcus Williams – Reflex Racing – 21 pts
- 34: Jason Streather – PDQ Cycle Coaching – 18 pts
- 35: Simon Worsley – Cheltenham & County Cycling Club – 17 pts
- 36: Andrew Merrett – Velo Club Bristol – 16 pts
- 37: Robin Morgan – Velo Club Bristol – 15 pts
- 38: Christopher Hamblin – Bath Cycling Club – 13 pts
Masters Sprints Competition Overall:
- 1: Frazer White -18 pts
- 2: Steven Whitehurst -14 pts
- 3: Justin Hoy -5 pts
- 4: Adrian Warren -4 pts
- 5: Andy Edwards -2 pts
- 6: Daniel Carr -1 pts