Thaxter makes his Mark

Huddersfield Star Wheeler Mark Thaxter was fastest Veteran & 2nd overall in the Yorkshire 10 mile Time Trial Championships on Sunday. Thaxter is obviously on great form as he was 2nd on the same course earlier in the week in the Yorkshire Cycling Federation event. Professional Triathlete Philip Graves was fastest over the course in 20min 54sec, Thaxter stopped the clock in 21min 13sec & Alistair Wareham (Team Swift) was in 3rd place with a time of 21min 31sec. Wareham was on the top step of the podium in the Drighlington 25 mile event on Saturday posting an impressive time of 52min 23sec.

Local riders Jacob Scott (Planet X) & Jake Womersley (Sportscover Altura RT) were in the thick of the action in the National Junior Road Race Championships on Sunday in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. After a frenetic start to the 111km race both Scott & Womersley got into the decisive breakaway group of 19 riders. With 30km to go the group began the 4km climb up to Brynmawr & the group split again with Scott & Womersley in the 2nd group. After 3 hours of racing it was Sam Lowe (Hargroves Cycles) who took the victory & the National Champions Jersey, Scott finished in 12th & Womersley was 13th.

Richard Binks gained his 2nd Category racing license with 4th place in the Steve Rigby Memorial Road Race on Sunday. Race winner Andrew Shaw (Dinnington RC) won the race with a solo attack with 5 laps to go in the 50 mile 3rd & 4th Category event on the Ledston Circuit near Kippax with Binks finishing in 3rd in the bunch sprint.

39 young riders representing several local cycling clubs & schools competed in the Huddersfield Star Wheelers Go-Ride Cyclo-Cross race at Newsome High School & Sports College on Saturday. There was a 1 lap sprint race, a longer handicap event & also an obstacle course to complete. Riders were split into groups based on ability & medals & certificates were awarded to the first 3 Boys & Girls. Star Wheeler Ella Hampson was 2nd Girl in her group with Hannah Whitworth (Huddersfield RC) in 3rd place. Luca Longo & Amos Dukes both received bronze medals in their races. In the expert group it was Matt Taylor (Pedalsport) who overcame a huge handicap to win the race. Holme Valley Wheelers Andrew & Nicky Farquhar weren’t far behind in 2nd & 3rd places.