Report: Sudbury MCC tackles slippery four hour Endurothon
By TMX Archives on 11th Mar 20
After storms and widespread flooding the first event of the season for Sudbury was looking in doubt.
It was full-steam ahead with a brace of tractors ready if the going got too sticky and, with last-minute entries on the day, 81 adults and 10 youths tackled the challenging slippery course.
Riders had the option to tackle it as an Iron Man on your own or as a two-man team to break up the two-hour race with the winner being the team or individual notching up the most laps in the four hours.
It started with a Le Mans-style sprint to the bikes with first away from the ranks proving a fairly accurate prediction of finishing places.
The first hour saw the backmarkers lapped as the more experienced riders set a fearsome pace skimming over the deep ruts and twisting through the wooded sections.
But as the sun came out and the wind dried the track to near-perfect conditions, those with the energy pushed through and the laps quickened.
Will Hughes and James Jackman led the way in the Championship Two-Man race with 35 laps to their credit, holding off Dan Willis/ Jason Morland on the same number, with Joe Phillips/ Ryan Allison a lap behind.
The Youths competitors fought it out with a fierce pace from the start for the hour-long second race of the day, battling over a shorter drier course than the earlier adults with no less determination and lack of air.
Adam Durkin/ Tom Sargent got the nod over Doug Lote and Edward Elkin after both pairs completed 32 laps in the Experts, one more than Phil Roper and Ian Parker .
There was a bit of breathing space for Clubman winners Barnaby Knight and Archie Gunton who completed 29 laps to finish comfortably in front of the Josh Fullalove/ Mitchell Beagrie and Clive Smith/ Richard Squirrel pairings who both completed 26 laps.
Jack Berry was crowned Iron Man with an excellent 30 laps to his name, a full four more than runner-up Oliver Macrae who had the same distance between him and third-placed Jason Carsbolt.
Michael Wilson was first away from the line in the Youths and enjoyed a lively scrap with Will Belton for the first three laps to keep spectators on their toes before Belton retired following a close encounter with a tree leaving Michael to take the chequered flag, closely followed by Billy Sargent and Will Turtle.
Results
Adults
Championship Two-Man: 1 Will Hughes & James Jackman 35 laps, 2 Dan Willis & Jason Morland 35, 3 Joe Phillips & Ryan Allison 3, 4 Toby Morley & Shaun Southgate 34, 5 Travis Frost & Oliver Brader 32, 6 Ryan McDonnell & Jack Nicolau 25.
Expert Two-Man: 1 Adam Durkin & Tom Sargent 32, 2 Doug Lote & Edward Elkin 32, 3 Phil Roper & Ian Parker 31, 4 Jeremy Savory & Kane Fisher 18.
Clubman Two-Man: 1 Barnaby Knight & Archie Gunton 29, 2 Josh Fullalove & Mitchell Beagrie 26, 3 Clive Smith & Richard Squirrel 26, 4 Shaun Palfrey & Daniel Cummings 26, 5 Jake Lane & Charlie Baker 25.
Iron Man: 1 Jack Berry 30, 2 Oliver Macrae 26, 3 Jason Carsbolt 22, 4 Frank Newington 21, 5 Chris Hart 21, 6 Simon Davies 17, 7 Toby Rogers 16.
Youths: 1 Michael Wilson 15 laps, 2 Billy Sargent 15, 3 William Turtle 14, 4 Mason Miller 13, 5 Fraser Lawrence 13, 6 Archie Newington 12, 7 Freya Jolly 12, 8 William Belton, 9 Charlie Carsboult, 10 Louie Curry.
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