Winter finally arrived for the North of England Cyclo-Cross Championships at Barnard Castle last Sunday. Freezing cold winds & sleet & snow showers were the order of the day, the course had been used for a race the previous day & was covered in 2-3 inches of mud.
Hartshead youngster Abby-Mae Parkinson (RST Racing Team-Trigon) took her 2nd win in as many weeks in the Under 16 Girls race over 3 minutes ahead of her nearest rival Jessica Wikinson (Birkenhead CC).
Jake Womersley (Aire Valley RT) was in the thick of the action in the Juniors race, Joe Moses (Paul Milnes RT) won by over 30 seconds but it was very close for the podium positions with Womersley just fading in the closing stages of the 45 minute race finishing in 4th place.
National Champion Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) took the win in the Seniors event with team mate Jack Clarkson, from Halifax, showing some good form in 2nd place.
It was a slightly surprising result in the Veterans race with Noel Clough (Wheelbase) getting the better of team mate Chris Young, former Holme Valley Wheeler Richard Binks (Clay Cross RT) struggled with the conditions and finished in 19th place. Graham Piccavey (Huddersfield Star Wheelers) was 29th.
The next big event on the Cyclo-Cross calendar is the National Trophy event at Peel Park, Bradford this Sunday. Races start at 10.30am with the Veteran 40-49 category & finish with the Seniors/Under 23 race at 2.30pm.
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