Round the Pond Massed Start Racing

Race Report

The Caesarean Cycling Club ran the annual 13 lap “Round the Pond” massed start race yesterday. Straight from the drop of the flag a fast pace was set and on completion of one lap a breakaway group was already 30 seconds ahead. The group consisting of G.Audoire, D.Ecobichon and S.Perchard were working like a well drilled pursuit team and were unlikely to be caught.

After 3 laps the juniors were started with the trailing senior riders, but were still unable to reduce the lead of the breakaways.

The pattern of the race changed very little until the 12th lap when S.Perchard was tailed off on the Five Mile Road leaving G.Audoire and D.Ecobichon to sprint it out for top honours. The judges verdict by only inches went to Don Ecobichon.

The sprint in the juniors was once again a good one. With 200 yards to go D.Le Brocq shoot into the lead, D.Lidster challenged but K.de la Haye come through fast on the outside and won by half a length from D.Le Brocq.

Although Lidster’s performance in Time Trails is well above his nearest junior rivals he seems unable in mass start racing to perform so well. This is not an uncommon occurrence in cycling but it is a fault which he should set out to correct.

Details

Date	Time	Series	Season	Club
10th April 1960	08:00	General Racing	1960	CCC

Race Results

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Position	Rider	Club	Category	Time	Category Position
99	Mr Bill Hubert	319	Senior	0:00
7	Mr David Le Brocq	319	Junior	0:00	2nd Junior
5	Mr Don Cook	Caesarean Cycling Club	Senior	0:00
1	Mr Donald Ecobichon	319	Senior	0:00	1:34:37
8	Mr Doug Lidster	319	Junior	0:00	3rd Junior
2	Mr Graeme Audoire	319	Senior	0:00
4	Mr Jim Tanswell	Caesarean Cycling Club	Senior	0:00
100	Mr Mike Sallai	Caesarean Cycling Club	Senior	0:00
3	Mr Stan Perchard	Caesarean Cycling Club	Senior	0:00
0	Mr Ken de la Haye	Caesarean Cycling Club	Junior	0:00

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