Event Details
Club: | Lakeland Orienteering Club |
Event Name: | Lakeland BikeO Series 3 *** Date Change *** |
Date: | 15/06/10 |
Format: | Bike O |
Mapping: | Ordnance Survey |
Time Limit: | 2 hours |
National League: | - |
League: | Lakeland BikeO 2010 (Lanequest) (Round 3 of 6 events, best 4 to count) |
Electronic Punch: | No |
Event Report
Looking out across Morecambe, the Old Mill at Bardsea, south of Ulverston, was the starting point for the third Lakeland Lanequest. Tony Smith, the organiser had placed the controls west across Birkrigg Common, and beyond Lindal in Furness and then continued north going above Ulverston, to include Broughton Beck and Newland Bottom. The riders would have had some idea of the challenging terrain awaiting them with a close inspection of the event map, especially near control 6, and the area called “The Alps”. Many competitors were caught out, and miss-judged the very hilly roads to the north of Ulverston, and as a result incurred time penalties, due to exceeding the 2 hours time limit.
Star performance of the evening was 16 year old Bryony Halcrow, from Kendal, who scored 226 to decisively win the Juniors class, and a score that would have been good enough to gain her 2nd in the Solo Womens class. That would have been behind first placed local Anne Plant from Pennington near Ulverston with 250 points. Jo Cleary (Haverthwaite) came 2nd in the Solo Women with 216 points, closely followed by Rachel Toyn (Staveley) with 210. Penalties proved decisive in the Solo Men class with a local win for Ulverston’s David Heffernan 280 points incurring only 2 penalties to gain 278 points, from equal second placed David Hollingham who also managed 280 points, but after 15 penalties, had a score of 265. Mike Toyn (Staveley) was in the unusual position for him, of not gaining maximum points and also being pushed down into equal 2nd position, he visited 29 controls to get 290 points, but had 25 penalties to also score 265 to tie for second.
The Generation pairs saw Matt & Katie Woods – Kendal win with an impressive 250 points from second placed Tom & Matthew Phillips 240 points and Steve & Jake Mason in third with 222 points. Time penalties also proved decisive in the Adult pairs/ 3’s, with a win for Andy and Sarah Crozier with 224 points after 6 penalties, from in second Mike Brooks & Andy Beck & Andy Douglas, scoring 212 points after 8 penalties, from Tony & Pauline Richardson who gained 230 points but incurred 20 penalties, to give a score of 210 and third place.
After three events the overall league positions are starting to show, with David Heffernan just ahead of Mike Toyn by 7 points, and Henry Syska third in the Solo Mens, Anne Plant is comfortably leading in the Solo Women, from Rachel Toyn, and Lisa Whetter. In the Juniors Bryony Halcrow, leads from Joseph Oglesby, impressively Bryony’s score in the league would also place her second in the Solo Women. Matt and Katie Woods lead in the Generation pairs from Steve and Jake Mason. The Adults pairs/3’s sees Mike Brooks & Andy Beck & Andy Douglas leading from Tony & Pauline Richardson and Pete Tyson & Dave Thrower. With the best four scores from the six events counting for the league, there is still time for the positions to change.
The next event of the series of six 2010 Lakeland Lanequests, is on Tuesday 22nd June from The Plough, Eaves. SD 495 374 1.5m from Barton (signed) on A6, 11m S M6 J33
Lanequests are 2 hour bike orienteering events on country roads, suitable for all bikes, and with a choice of classes to enter; they are ideal for leisure and also more competitive cyclists alike. Starts are from 5.30 – 7pm, a pre-marked, A4 colour OS map around 1:50,000 is provided, but don’t forget your helmet, food is also available after all events. More details and entry form, visit: www.wheelbase.co.uk or email: carolmcneill@tiscali.co.uk Tel: 01229 861507