Sunday 19 January 2014

Grand Prix Express NW XC League (4)

ERYRI GEARBOX FAILS BUT DEESIDE MOVE UP A GEAR

Deeside's men are set to make a bit of history by taking the Division 1 title in the Grand Prix Express North Wales Cross-Country League for the first time.

 In the fourth and penultimate fixture on a rain-sodden Lilleshall course they extended their lead and are now 343 points clear of second-placed Shrewsbury.

 Telford veteran Paul Ward dominated the race, looking in superb form, with the Eryri pair of Richard Roberts and Nathan Jones battling it out for second and third.

 The Eryri bus broke down on the way but teenager Bronwen Jenkinson joined the race late to ensure that their ladies had a complete team and still lie second behind Colwyn Bay.

 Results. Men: 1 P Ward (Tel, M45) 33.31, 2 R Roberts (Eryri) 34.27, 3 N Jones (Eryri, U20) 34.35, 4 S Boyton (Dee) 35.08, 5 J Wignall (Bangor Uni) 35.15, 6 J Brocklehurst (Shrews) 35.31, 7 L Jones (Dee, M40) 35.39, 8 D Kashi (Bangor Uni) 35.35, 9 D Weston (Wrex) 36.38, 10 R Heath (Tel) 36.43.

 Teams. Division 1: Deeside 91, Telford 122, Eryri 164, Shrewsbury 199, Tattenhall 352, Oswestry 383, Wrexham 500, Meirionnydd 649. DEivision 2: Bangor University 162, Buckley 350, Denbigh 376, Cowlyn Bay 473, Prestatyn 538, Wrecsam Tri 590, West Cheshire 617, Whitchurch 690, Abergele 734, Cybi 738, Menai 765, Maldwyn 801, Bridgnorth 824, Deestriders 852, Aberystwyth 857.

 M40: 2 D Alexander (West Chesh) 36.46, 3 J Brown (Buck) 37.29. M45: 2 G Norgrove (Wrecsam Tri) 37.58, 3 G Blackwell (Dee) 38.51. M50: 1 J Garmson (Tel) 39.19, 2 P Plant (Tel) 39.21, 3 S Toogood (Buck) 40.26. M55: 1 G Jones (Prest) 40.58, 2 A Lewis (Eryri) 41.15, 3 E Davies (Mald) 41.28. M60: 1 M Cortvriend (Denbigh) 43.31, 2 L Corthup (Buck) 44.55, 3 G Nixon (Prest) 46.29. M65: 1 JG Evans (Aberystwyth) 49.21, 2 J Morris (Buck0 49.34, 3 DA Williams (Wrex) 57.45.

 Teams: Telford 22, Buckley 35, Eryri 58, Deeside 66, Oswestry 67, Shrewsbury 69, Tattenhall 77, Colwyn Bay 92, Prestatyn 101, Denbigh 110, Colwyn Bay 116, Wrexham 169.

 M70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 28.53, 2 D Hughes (Prest, M75) 33.19, 3 R Harrison-Jones (Prest, M75) 35.44, 4 P Norman (Wrex, M75) 37.26, 5 B Forster (Wrex, M80) 38.50.

 Men under 17: 1 T Henry (Dee) 22.12, 2 R Halliwell (Dee) 24.10, 3 B Harrison (Prest) 27.47.

 Ladies: 1 A Lavender (Osw) 22.27, 2 D Williams (Menai) 23.28, 3 I Redfern (CB, L40) 23.57, 4 A Rowlands (Eryri, L35) 23.38, 5 S Mackness (Tel) 24.26, 6 M Davies (Menai, U17) 24.56, 7 S Caskey (Bangor Uni) 25.07, 8 B Taylor (Bangor Uni, U200 25.38, 9 B Law (Eryri) 25.57, 10 L Morley (Wrex, L40) 26.05.

 Teams. Division 1: Telford 51, Colwyn Bay 63, Eryri 65, Oswestry 80, Denbigh 112, Wrexham 142, Buckley 146. Division 2: Prestatyn 71, Menai 83, Bangor University 90, Tattenhall 118, Abergele 171, Wrecsam Tri 176, Bro Dysynni 179, Shrewsbury 180.

 Masters. L35: 2 W Trimble (Eryri) 26.39, 3 N Cane (Prest) 28.06. l40: 3 V Whitehead (Denbigh) 28.51. l45: 1 D Sanders (Tel) 27.03, 2 H McArthur (CB) 27.39, 3 L Blagden (Tel) 28.01. L50: 1 E Collins (Denbigh) 27.16, 2 Y Hill (Osw) 28.56, 3 B Tiedtke (Prest) 29.46. L55: 1 A Whitelaw (Wrex) 29.14, 2 G Waring n(Prest) 29.55, 3 M Baugh (Denbigh) 36.40. L60: 1 M Docking (Wrex) 30.42, 2 B Ward (Osw) 31.24, 3 Y Marconi-Nolan (Bro Dys) 39.27. L65: 1 C Birch (Abergele) 28.58, 2 M Griffiths (Bro Dys) 42.08. L70: M Singleton (CB) 40.02.

 Teams: Colwyn Bay 18, Telford 29, Wrexham 41, Prestatyn 46, Oswestry 52, Tattenhall 84.

AGGREGATES AFTER FOUR RACES.
Men, Division 1: Deeside 495, Shrewsbury 838, Telford 900, Eryri 1,327, Tettenhall 1,449, Meirionnydd 1,549, Oswestry 1,627, Wrexham 2,281. Division 2: Bangor University 647, Buckley 1,239, Colwyn Bay 1,502, Denbigh 1,702, Prestatyn 1,924, Wrecsam Tri 2,478, West Cheshire 2,562, Abergele 2,636, Cybi 2,702, Menai 2,942, Whitchurch 2,965, Deestriders 3,063, Bridgnorth 3,550, Aberystwyth 3,564, Maldwyn 3,567.

 Masters: Buckley 134, Shrewsbury 202, Eryri 230, Telford 263, Prestatyn 342, Tattenhall 370, Colwyn Bay 402, Denbigh 419, Wrexham 593.

 Ladies: Division 1. Colwyn Bay 228, Eryri 263, Oswestry 323, Telford 324, Wrexham 386, Denbigh 708, Buckley 715. Division 2: Menai 265, Prestatyn 402, Bangor University 428, Tattenhall 484, Abergele 649, Bro Dysynni 719, Wrecsam Tri 803, Shrewsbury 954.

 Masters: Wrexham 100, Colwyn Bay 166, Oswestry 173, Prestatyn 260, Oswestry 173.

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