Race Date: 26th November
Following on from the not quite photo, but still exciting, finish for the overall title in the inaugural divisional championships, we also got to find out the category winners. Without further ado:
Senior Women
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Heather Hatton | 462.17 | 50 | 512.17 |
Charlotte Roper | 434.01 | 70 | 504.01 |
Nicola Ross | 419.41 | 80 | 499.41 |
Gillian Allen | 440.71 | 50 | 490.71 |
Kim Bateman | 398.62 | 70 | 468.62 |
Despite not racing Heather clung onto top spot as Charlotte fell at the last to finish just behind.
Senior Men
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Phil Skelton | 496.75 | 80 | 576.75 |
Joe Sweetnam-Powell | 486.87 | 80 | 566.87 |
Liam Turner | 467.75 | 60 | 527.75 |
Stephen Schubeler | 459.93 | 50 | 509.93 |
David Forrest | 438.47 | 70 | 508.47 |
No surprises here in the top 3, or the finishing order, after the divisional championships. A shout out to Dave Forrest for his 5th place finish, showing he will won’t be out of place in the Premiership next season.
Female V40
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Sarah Allcard | 435.40 | 90 | 525.40 |
Lucy Broom | 449.29 | 50 | 499.29 |
Tracey Davies | 403.12 | 90 | 493.12 |
Claire Johnson | 396.79 | 80 | 476.79 |
Sarah Ward | 392.27 | 60 | 452.27 |
A fine effort by the Dronfield Dynamo confirmed Sarah as the category winner. Kudos to Lucy for being competitive and finishing second despite having significantly less bonus points than some of her rivals.
Male V40
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Michael Richardson | 410.07 | 90 | 500.07 |
Adrian Fisher | 419.25 | 80 | 499.25 |
Chris Guy | 424.76 | 60 | 484.76 |
Neil Schofield | 392.15 | 90 | 482.15 |
Adam McAuley | 393.29 | 80 | 473.29 |
There really was a photo finish in the M40 category as Michael finished a squint ahead of Adrian, 0.82 points the winning margin in the end.
Female V50
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Nicky Rafferty | 428.73 | 60 | 488.73 |
Kate Scott | 330.10 | 40 | 370.10 |
Gaynor Hobson | 305.53 | 60 | 365.53 |
Jo Gleig | 277.18 | 60 | 337.18 |
Jo Carnie | 286.56 | 40 | 326.56 |
With Nicky having secured 1st place last round, there were no real shocks in the F50 category. In the battle of the Jo’s, Gleig did leap frog Carnie to move up into 4th spot.
Male V50
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Rob Betts | 412.75 | 110 | 522.75 |
Michael Slater | 403.51 | 70 | 473.51 |
Stuart Jones | 380.25 | 80 | 460.25 |
Paddy Treehowes | 399.01 | 60 | 459.01 |
Dominic Sleath | 373.24 | 80 | 453.24 |
Mr Betts completed a lap of honour at Doncaster (in 38:33!) to put the cherry on top of a fantastic year of running and finish nearly 50 points clear of Michael.
Female F60
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Stephanie Street | 366.50 | 60 | 426.50 |
Helen Eberlin | 354.10 | 60 | 414.10 |
Nicole Nield | 330.59 | 70 | 400.59 |
Gill Pearson | 251.91 | 50 | 301.91 |
Sheena Woodhead | 171.10 | 30 | 201.10 |
Stephanic Street saw off Helen at the Doncaster Derby to hold onto pole position and claim the title for this year.
Male M60
Name | Base Points | Bonus Points | Total Points |
Ian Blackburn | 248.48 | 40 | 288.48 |
Richard Binks | 184.41 | 30 | 214.41 |
David Parry | 127.39 | 20 | 147.39 |
David Bownes | 117.55 | 20 | 137.55 |
Barry Gyte | 74.31 | 10 | 84.31 |
Despite finishing behind Richard on the day, Ian’s race in hand proved to be decisive in securing the overall win.
Full standings as ever are here.