Monday 2 March 2015

Pipedream

FRANTIC FINISH TO PIPEDREAM

Records tumbled in the Pipedream race at Dolgarrog, which was the second qualifier in the North Wales Series and  first in the Welsh Open Championship.

 Up front there was a fascinating battle between fellow internationals Matthew Roberts (Eryri), who led by 29 seconds at the summit, and Felipe Jones (Aberystwyth).

 On the technical descent through the forest Jones overhauled Roberts but in a sprint finish the Eryri man held on to win by a single second, slicing two minutes off the 2011 record.

 Katie Beecher (Mynydd Du), winner of the Moel Yci race two weeks ago, had an even more comfortable victory this time, finishing six minutes clear of teenager Bronwen Jenkinson, but just missed the ladies' record.

 Other records fell to John Parkinson (Eryri, M40) and Don Williams (Eryri, M70).

 Results: 1 M Roberts (Eryri) 33.16, 2 F Jones (Aberystwyth) 33.17, 3 D Lewis (Sarn Helen) 36.13, 4 J Parkinson (Eryri, M40) 36.26, 5 D Parker (Meirionnydd) 36.28, 6 T Budd (Glossopdale) 36.34. M40: 2 R Grantham (Pensby) 36.40, 3 J Brown (Buckley) 37.44. M50: 1 S Toogood (Buckley) 40.31, 2 M Belshaw (Eryri) 40.48, 3 D Baugh (Denbigh) 42.38. M60: 1 C Wilcox (Clwydian) 43.41, 2 S Roberts (Oswestry) 44.18, 3 N Hindle (WFRA) 47.00. M70: 1 D Williams (Eryri) 51.02, 2 J Morris (Buck) 52.06, 3  G Fielding (Eryri) 53.13.
 Ladies: 1 K Beecher (Mynydd Du) 38.08, 2  B Jenkinson (Eryri) 43.46, 3 L Emery-Jones (Eryri) 44.49. L40: 1 J Heming (Eryri) 46.34, 2 A Rosbottom (P ensby) 49.27, 3 L Palmer (Glossopdale) 52.01. L50: 1 C Mills (Mercia) 50.18, 2 S Howarth (Mercia) 51.44, 3 L Jones (Wrex) 52.47. L60: M Oliver (Eryri) 78.05.

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