58th Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race Photo by Photo by Larry Hickmott Saturday 9th March 2019 EVENT MANUAL Merseyside Cycling Development Group The 58th Eddie Soens Memorial Cycle Race 9.30am Saturday 9th March 2019 Aintree Racecourse Club Circuit A Regional C+ handicap event for categories: Elite, 1, 2, 3, 4, Juniors & Women 30 laps of 1.64 miles/2.65 km. Total race distance: 49.2 miles/81 km Event Headquarters Aintree Golf Centre, Melling Road, Aintree, Merseyside L9 5AB. Tel 0151 523 5157 Important information for all competitors, officials & spectators ◼ Please park as directed by race marshals & signage. Parking on the Golf Centre Car Park is only permitted on the side closest to the circuit. Team vehicles/gazebos are NOT PERMITTED HERE. ◼ Vehicular access to the circuit is for accredited vehicles only. ◼ Spectators are only permitted in the area shown on the course plan above. All other areas, including the whole of the Golf Course are strictly out of bounds. Any violation could jeopardise our future use of the circuit. ◼ Only persons with the appropriate accreditation are permitted in the start/finish area. Your co-operation is appreciated Race Manual - Page: 2 Welcome to The Soens 2019 - the 58th edition of Merseyside cycling’s very own ’spring classic’. This year we again have a massive entry, proving the popularity of the race and its unique location. As well as Eddie Soens, this event also stands as a memorial to Ken Matthews, president of Kirkby Cycling Club and organiser of the race for 40 years. Whether you are riding, spectating or officiating we hope that you have a great day here at Aintree. Race Officials Organiser Carl Lawrenson Chief Commissaire Rob Finegan Assistant Commissaires Frank Daniels, Peter Deary, Gordon Harling Moto Commissaire Malcolm Dixon Chief Judge Carole Leigh Timekeeper/Judge Tom Greep Assistant Judges Patrick Nestor, George Rose Race Announcer Bob Barber Videofinish & Transponders Mark Young - myeventtiming Signing On Beryl Bowes, John Gilmore Lap Scorer/Gear Checker Bob Jump Neutral Service Brother Neutral Service: Brian Rigby, John Rigby, Roy Holmes, Malcolm Shaw First Aid Mersey Medical Services Course Facilities Aintree Racecourse Co Event Facilities British Cycling, Event Solutions Marshals Colin Baldwin, John Gilmore, Phil Leigh, Jon Williams Members and friends from North West cycling clubs Special thanks to: The staff at Aintree Golf Centre; British Cycling; Merseyside Cycling Development Group; Gordon Singleton; Mark Young at myeventtiming; British Cycling North West Region race officials (what a team!); Larry Hickmott at VeloUK; Cycling Weekly and Liverpool Echo for media coverage. … and everyone who has helped with this event! Any complaints regarding this event should be sent within 24 hours, to: [email protected] event website: www.ccsdigital.org.uk twitter: @SoensRace facebook: SoensRace Race Manual - Page: 3 List of Competitors : Group 1 & 2 GROUP 1 : 4th, Junior 3rd & 4th, Youth A, Women GROUP 2 : 3rd, Junior 1st & 2nd @ 0 minutes @ + 1 minute 118 Mark Astles 3C Payment Sports 4M 66 Gary Webster 3C Payment sports 3M 119 Mark Wood 3C Payment Sports 4M 67 Darren Milligan Abingdon Race Team 3 120 Kieran Morris Abergavenny Road Club 3J 68 Adam Whitfield Abingdon Race Team 3 121 William Young Audlem Cycling Club 4M 69 122 Matthew Sice BBM Revolution Cycling Club 4 70 Frazer Morley BC PM 3 123 Richard Moores BC PM 4 71 John Kent Birkenhead North End CC 3M 124 Scott Morley BC PM 4 72 Thomas Mitchell Birkenhead North End CC 2J 125 James Richardson Bury Clarion Cycling Club 4M 73 Declan Brady Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3 126 Francis Woodcock Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3J 74 Joseph Cadwallader Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3M 127 Ethan Whiteside East Bradford Race Team 3J 75 James Duffy Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3 128 James Wordsworth Fensham Howes - MAS Design 3J 76 David Gamble Bury Clarion Cycling Club 3M 129 George Finch GS Invicta-ELO-Herberts Cycles 4 77 Jon Chambers Chevin Cycles.com Trek 3M 130 Alex Dobrowolski Harry Middleton Cycling Club 4J 78 Stuart Crawford Chorley Cycling Club 3M 131 Louis Evans Innovation Racing 3J 79 Peter Smith Cowley Road Condors 3 132 Thomas Halfpenney Innovation Racing 3J 80 Jamie O'Connor Cycling Performance Squad 2J 133 Adam Smith Innovation Racing 3J 81 Alfred George Discovery Junior Cycling Club 1J 134 Eze Ekoku Liverpool Century Cycling Ac’y 3J 82 Andrew Fraser Ellmore Factory Racing 3M 135 Thomas Stewart Liverpool Century Cycling Ac’y 3J 83 Robert Donaldson Fensham Howes - MAS Design 2J 136 Jac Gruffydd Liverpool University CC 4 84 Joseph Pidcock Fensham Howes - MAS Design 2J 137 William Harding Marsh Tracks Racing - Trek 3J 85 Isaac Peatfield Green Jersey RT 2J 138 Darren Parsons Pro Vision Cycle Clothing 4M 86 Oliver Rees HMT Hospitals Giant CT 1J 139 Rachael Brown Pro Vision Race Team 4W 87 Max Rushby HMT Hospitals Giant CT 2J 140 Abi Smith RFDA 3JW 88 Jenson Young HMT Hospitals Giant CT 2J 141 Phoebe Martin RST/Cycle Division RT 2W 89 Jerrod Hartley Horwich CC 3M 142 Hayden Norris RST/Cycle Division RT 3J 90 William Abbott Innovation Racing 2J 143 Monica Dew Storey Racing 2W 91 Joe Burns Innovation Racing 2J 144 Christina Wiejak Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive Velo 2W 92 Raymond Bell Liverpool Braveheart BC 3M 145 Liam Davison Team JRC 3J 93 Neil Hughes Liverpool Braveheart BC 3 146 Ellen Inglis Team JRC 3JW 94 Jack Crook Liverpool Mercury (Dolan) CC 3 147 Daniels Kucerjavijs Team JRC 3J 95 Joshua Morris Liverpool Phoenix CC Aintree 3 148 Jo Ryding Team JRC 3W 96 Tom Roper Liverpool University CC 3 149 Ben Singer Team JRC 4J 97 Stephen Burns North Cheshire Clarion 3 150 Claire Whitworth Team JRC 4MW 98 Thomas McRoyall North Cheshire Clarion 3 151 George Wood Team JRC 3J 99 Harry Hunt Otley CC 3 152 Kevin Blades Team Lusso 4M 100 Neil Wilson Paramount CRT 3M 153 101 Samuel Watson Fensham Howes - MAS Design 1J 154 Lewis Dobbing Team Ribble 3J 102 Stephen Talbot Pro Vision Cycle Clothing 3M 155 Benjamin Bulloch Team SB Hub 3J 103 Farley Barber Pro Vision Race Team 2J 156 Matthew Finegan Team SB Hub 3J 104 Alexander Coates Pro Vision Race Team 2J 157 Thomas Bates Team Wheelguru 3J 105 Joe Coukham Shibden Cycling Club 2J 158 Chris Finnan Transition Race Team 4 106 Jack Rootkin-Gray Solihull CC 2J 107 Conor McKinnon Southport CC 2J 108 Scott Howieson Spokes Racing Team 2J 109 Toby Williams Team Aspire 3 110 Anthony Greenhalgh Team Chronomaster 3M 111 Joe Wilson Team Ribble 2J 112 Sam Dobson Team SB Hub 3M 113 Richard Flynn Team SB Hub 3M 114 Gareth Frankland Team SB Hub 3M 115 Henry James Team SB Hub 2J 116 Harvey Stroh Team SB Hub 2J 117 Zac Herrod University of Derby CC 3 Race Manual - Page: 4 List of Competitors : Group 3 & 4 GROUP 3 : 2nd GROUP 4 : Elite, 1st @ + 1 minute 30 seconds @ + 3 minutes 28 Ben Samuels BC PM 2 1 Edward Clancy OBE Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK E 29 George Higgins Birkenhead North End CC 2 2 Graham Briggs Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK E 30 Marc Lowden Bury Clarion Cycling Club 2 3 Adam Kenway Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK 1 31 George Pickering Cheshire Maverick CC 2 4 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK 1 32 Nicholas Whitley Chester RC 2M 5 Christopher Latham Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK E 33 Jonathan Bridge Crimson Performance RT 2 6 Frederik Scheske Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK E 34 Jamie Ridehalgh Crimson Performance RT 2 7 Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK 1 35 Jake Womersley Crimson Performance RT 2 8 Red Walters Vitus Pro Cycling Brother UK 1 36 Theodor Obholzer Durham University CC 2 9 Hamish Graham BC PM 1 37 Lewis Hartley Eiser Hirumet 2 10 Dillon Byrne Bella In Sella Racing 1 38 Richie Allen GS Metro 2 11 39 Matthew Warhurst High Peak Cycles RT 2 12 Ben Harrison Crimson Performance RT 1M 40 David Parrington Hoppers Rollers 2 13 Oliver Huszar Crimson Performance RT 1 41 Samuel Carmichael Innovation Racing 2 14 Russell Downing Giordana Racing 1M 42 Tobias Bartlett Kingsnorth International Whls 2 15 James Noonan Hoppers Rollers 1 43 Declan Hudson Liverpool Century RC 2 16 David Bolland Kingsnorth International Whls 1 44 Paul Wilkinson North Cheshire Clarion 2 17 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis E 45 Ryan Pike Onimpex Bio Racer RT 2 18 Matthew Holmes Madison Genesis 1 46 Christopher Quin Onimpex Bio Racer RT 2M 19 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis E 47 Alex Ridehalgh Paceline Cycles North 2 20 Cameron Biddle Morvelo Basso 1 48 Graham Howell Port Talbot Wheelers 2 21 Michael Ashurst Onimpex Bio Racer RT 1 49 Jonathan Bourne Pro Vision Race Team 2 22 Ben Joughin Pro Vision Race Team 1 50 Ben Lloyd Pro Vision Race Team 2 23 Gruffudd Lewis Ribble Pro Cycling 1 51 Alexander Simmons Pro Vision Race Team 2 24 Chris Sherriffs Ribble Pro Cycling E 52 Alexander Hutchinson Prologue Racing Team 2 25 Simon Wilson Ribble Pro Cycling E 53 Will King Prologue Racing Team 2 26 Cameron Jeffers Saint Piran E 54 Matthew Taylor Prologue Racing Team 2 27 Andy Shackel Team Wiggle 1 55 Steven Whitehurst Somer Valley CC 2M 56 Charlie Critchley Tactic Sport 2 57 Matthew Dobbing TBW23 Stuart Hall Gett Taxi 2 58 Kieran Hotson TBW23 Stuart Hall Gett Taxi 2 59 Matthew Bottrill Team Bottrill - Vanguard 2M 60 Thomas Hanlon Team Chronomaster 2 61 James Bentley Team PB Performance 2 62 Martin Phillips Team PB Performance 2 63 Alex Harvey The Bike Bar RT 2 64 Ronnie Coleman TS Racing - OTR 2M 65 Ben Christian University Of Manchester CC 2 Race Manual - Page: 5 Race Information This section details important race procedures and regulations, so please take the time to read the following information carefully.