The UK National Championships took place at Bala in Wales, a dry and dusty weekend saw great racing on the hill. The team walked away with a great set of results. Pete Robinson rode well to take 17th in Youth, Ali Wilson 12th in Junior. Paul Kemp 2nd in the Grand -Vets, Paul French made the long drive down from Scotland to take 4th in Veterans, Tom Deacon pushed hard for 6th in Elite, Expert rider Rich Thomas raced in Elite this weekend taking 20th.
Last weekend Pearce Cycles Summer Series Rnd 5 was at a venue classed as an old favorite; Hopton. Once again the weather stayed clear leaving a dry track for racing. Pete Robison took 13th in Youth, Rich Thomas 2nd in Expert and Tom Deacon stormed to 1st in Elite. Top racing well done guys!
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Latest updates from another two weekends of racing, first off a wet Caersws where Tom Deacon was flying the flag for ancillotti taking second in the Elite category.
Last weekend the UK's racers made the long journey up to Fort William for NPS Rnd 3. The team out in force putting in some great runs on one of the world's hardest courses. Jack Geoghegan took 9th in the super competitive Junior category.
Youth rider Pete Robinson went down in his race run but still took 23rd with a split elbow; after a few brutal practice runs which had already left him with a strapped up wrist and fingers. Rich Thomas was flying on track and put in a solid run to take a well deserved 3rd in Expert.
A big get well soon goes out to Will Leather-smith racing for the first time at the Fort a crash off the final jump in sight of the finish put an end to his racing, leaving him with a broken leg which has since been pinned and plated.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
We had a dry and dusty weekend track side for the fourth round of the Pearce Cycles summer series.
The track arguably the best in the country and certainly a rider favorite was running flat out fast, a perfect mixture of steep technical and open sections with some of the best berms anywhere. Some corners got a bit loose over the weekend but this just added to the fun.
Come Sunday's racing Pete Robinson took 5th in Youth with a cracking time. Rich Thomas was flying taking 1st in the Expert category. Elite rider Tom Deacon took a well deserved 2nd in a hotly contested final.
Things are looking good for the National Champs to be held at the same venue this coming weekend. Watch this Space...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
We had some strong finishes by Team Ancillotti UK riders Jack Geoghegan and Tom Deacon at Fort Bill. The track was dry and dusty all week, the speed and roughness of the course was punishing on both riders and bikes leaving them battered and exhausted. It took superb bike skills and fitness to put in a good time.
Come Sunday race runs, Tom and Jack put in quick runs and tied on 55th with identical times of 5.11.07. Jacks time placed him 9th in the Junior standings this round. Well Done Guys!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The place to be last weekend was Innerleithen in Scotland; many of those who stayed down south got wet very wet and spent time dreaming of the sunshine and racing action taking place further north. The track for those that made the trip was super steep dusty. technical and flat out fast. Perfect!
Over the weekends racing the team had some fantastic results all round Rich Thomas won Experts his first Expert win and a top result, Ali Wilson pinned it to take the Junior category win, with team mate Jack Geoghegan coming in 47th.
Pete Robinson came so close to a podium in Youth this weekend putting in a flat out ride for 6th (only knocked out of the top five after another rider had a rerun). Tom Deacon took 21st in Elite against a highly competitive field of top riders. Paul Kemp rode well for 15th in Veterans. Well Done Guys!
Pics courtesy of: David Dower www.daviddower.com
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
A double header here for all you racing fans this week, last weekend saw the second round of the Pearce Cycles summer series at Hopton. A muddy course made things interesting but racing was still flat out. An even muddier finishing field was a challenge for everyone both in the morning and on leaving. Who else needed tractor assistance?
Sliding down through the greasy corners into the finish Rich Thomas put in a great run to take 2nd, new ancillotti signing Tom Deacon took 5th in Elite in his first race on the new bike. Pete Robinson rode well earning himself a well deserved 6th place in the Youth category, with Paul Kemp taking 12th in Veterans.
This weekend was the opening NPS of 2008 at AE Forest on a track with a good mix of new and old sections which kept riders interested. Weather over the weekend made this another wet race spikes being the tyre of choice especially on the new sections towards the top of the course. Find your line and fight for grip!
Come race time Tom Deacon came 13th in the super competitive Elite category; Rich Thomas found the conditions a challenge with a few slips which saw him ride to 42nd in Expert. Pete Robinson was flying in his race run but a mistake in the last few corners before the finish saw him of the bike and into 24th place.
Jack Geoghegan looked quick and rode well to take 10th in Junior, Ali Wilson came in 11th just fractions of a second behind Jack. Paul Kemp put in a strong run for 15th in Veteran. Well Done Guys!
Images Courtesy of : David Dower www.daviddower.comMonday, October 22, 2007
What better way to round of the season, but with a downtown race! a downhill race through the streets of a Penarth, Cardiff to be exact. A chance for all the riders to kick back and have some good clean fun and offered the chance to showcase the sport to the public by bringing the excitement of a mtb race right to their doorsteps!
In front of a cheering crowd of thousands Ancillotti team riders Matt Simmonds (Elite), Joe Smith (Junior) and Alan Blood (Veteran) put in flying runs taking the win in their categories after dominating the seeding. Matt's Elite race time of 1.18 was the fastest of the day. Co-factory Youth rider Pete Robinson took 15th. One thing you could not fault at this race was the atmosphere. Three top podiums places Well Done Guys!
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