McDonald wins two trophies at the Ashman
It is doubtful that there are many bike trophies which have been contested since 1938 which include the Second World War years.
This is the case for the Ashman Trophy which for many years now has been awarded for the best handicap time for 2 laps of the 11.2 Abbotsley course. Mr Ashman used to own a newsagent shop in St Neots when he donated the trophy.
For many, who are comfortable with the usual 11.2 lap they need to consider pacing for the additional lap and gauge how hard to push in Lap 1 and then consider how much benefit they will gain from the second flying lap start.
14 riders gathered at 10am on Saturday 20th July and congratulations to all for taking part. For some this was their first experience of the two-lap format.
As always it is difficult to predict who will win the Ashman as a PB on one of the laps will usually determine the winner and this could come from any rider on the day.
Sam McDonald was on form today winning the two trophies on offer and our congratulations to Sam for a superb effort.
Simon Murphy was also on form with two second places and well done to Tom for a strong performance in the Handicap to take third place.
Have a look at the photos attached with this report and our thanks to Mandy , John and Mike for giving up their Saturday morning to let the rest of us ride.
Ashman Handicap Trophy 2019 – Podium places (these times are net of the handicap)
- 1st – Sam McDonald – 51:11
- 2nd –Simon Murphy - 51:59
- 3rd –Tom Muldoon - 52:10
Ashman Fastest Time Trophy 2019
- 1st – Sam McDonald – 50:19
- 2nd – Simon Murphy – 52 :43
- 3rd – Simon Elkington - 53:04
Handicap Results
|
Lap |
Lap |
Total |
Handicap |
Net |
Points |
|
|
1 |
2 |
Time |
Time |
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|
Sam McDonald * |
24:54 |
25:25 |
50:19 |
00:52 |
51:11 |
14 |
|
Simon Murphy |
26:19 |
26:24 |
52:43 |
00:44 |
51:59 |
13 |
|
Tom Muldoon |
31:50 |
32:00 |
63:50 |
11:40 |
52:10 |
12 |
|
Mick Lawrence |
29:29 |
29:19 |
58:48 |
06:28 |
52:20 |
11 |
|
Simon Elkington |
26:03 |
27:01 |
53:04 |
00:36 |
52:28 |
10 |
|
David Hodgson |
30:31 |
30:45 |
61:16 |
08:38 |
52:38 |
9 |
|
Martin Bond |
31:07 |
31:22 |
62:29 |
09:36 |
52:53 |
8 |
|
George Lendrum |
31:27 |
31:13 |
62:40 |
09:10 |
53:30 |
7 |
|
Jim Robertson |
33:29 |
34:10 |
67:39 |
13:58 |
53:41 |
6 |
|
Adrian Lewis |
34:18 |
34:18 |
68:36 |
13:56 |
54:40 |
5 |
|
Leon Bradford |
33:18 |
33:18 |
66:36 |
11:02 |
55:34 |
4 |
|
Norman King |
36:39 |
40:15 |
76:54 |
20:52 |
56:02 |
3 |
|
Simon Richardson |
30:19 |
30:22 |
60:41 |
04:36 |
56:05 |
2 |
|
Geoff Smith |
33:14 |
36:04 |
69:18 |
05:14 |
64:04 |
1 |
|
Sam is + 0.52 seconds* |
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Summary
- No PBs on either lap
- Perfect pacing from Adrian and Leon with identical lap times
- Mick and George were quicker on Lap 2 than Lap 1
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Time for 2 Laps |
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|
1 |
Sam McDonald |
50:19 |
|
2 |
Simon Murphy |
52:43 |
|
3 |
Simon Elkington |
53:04 |
|
4 |
Mick Lawrence |
58:48 |
|
5 |
Simon Richardson |
60:41 |
|
6 |
David Hodgson |
61:16 |
|
7 |
Martin Bond |
62:29 |
|
8 |
George Lendrum |
62:40 |
|
9 |
Tom Muldoon |
63:50 |
|
10 |
Leon Bradford |
66:36 |
|
11 |
Jim Robertson |
67:39 |
|
12 |
Adrian Lewis |
68:36 |
|
13 |
Geoff Smith |
69:18 |
|
14 |
Norman King |
76:54 |
Below is a split by Lap:
|
Lap1 |
Lap 2 |
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|
1 |
Sam McDonald |
24:54 |
1 |
Sam McDonald |
25:25 |
|
|
2 |
Simon Elkington |
26:03 |
2 |
Simon Murphy |
26:24 |
|
|
3 |
Simon Murphy |
26:19 |
3 |
Simon Elkington |
27:01 |
|
|
4 |
Mick Lawrence |
29:29 |
4 |
Mick Lawrence |
29:19 |
|
|
5 |
Simon Richardson |
30:19 |
5 |
Simon Richardson |
30:22 |
|
|
6 |
David Hodgson |
30:31 |
6 |
David Hodgson |
30:45 |
|
|
7 |
Martin Bond |
31:07 |
7 |
George Lendrum |
31:13 |
|
|
8 |
George Lendrum |
31:27 |
8 |
Martin Bond |
31:22 |
|
|
9 |
Tom Muldoon |
31:50 |
9 |
Tom Muldoon |
32:00 |
|
|
10 |
Geoff Smith |
33:14 |
10 |
Leon Bradford |
33:18 |
|
|
11 |
Leon Bradford |
33:18 |
11 |
Jim Robertson |
34:10 |
|
|
12 |
Jim Robertson |
33:29 |
12 |
Adrian Lewis |
34:18 |
|
|
13 |
Adrian Lewis |
34:18 |
13 |
Geoff Smith |
36:04 |
|
|
14 |
Norman King |
36:39 |
14 |
Norman King |
40:15 |
|
Handicap Results
The points from the Ashman also count towards the 2019 Handicap Trophy and Sam took the maximum 14 points on offer this morning.
Handicap Trophy – 2019 – Running Total
The destiny of the 2019 Handicap Trophy remains undetermined as we enter the final phase of the season with 6 TT’s left.
Simon Murphy has once again opened up a slender lead over Simon Elkington
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Ashman |
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|
Name |
04/07/2019 |
11/07/2019 |
18/07/2019 |
20/07/2019 |
TOTAL |
|
|
1 |
Simon Murphy |
21 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
190 |
|
2 |
Simon Elkington |
15 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
176.5 |
|
3 |
Leon Bradford |
16 |
16 |
15 |
4 |
140 |
|
4 |
Richard Bond |
20 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
122.5 |
|
5 |
Alistair Henderson |
14 |
13 |
11.5 |
0 |
121.5 |
|
6 |
Norman King |
11 |
11.5 |
6 |
3 |
108.5 |
|
7 |
Martin Bond |
18 |
10 |
11.5 |
8 |
103 |
|
8 |
Pat Ellerbeck |
0 |
15 |
7 |
0 |
101 |
|
9 |
Jim Robertson |
13 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
95 |
|
10 |
Tom Muldoon |
22 |
18 |
14 |
12 |
81 |
|
11 |
Mark Greenhow |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
|
12 |
Richard Rogers |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
|
13 |
Matt Gurnell |
0 |
11.5 |
0 |
0 |
66.5 |
|
14 |
Mandy Rogers |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
|
15 |
Sam McDonald |
0 |
9 |
0 |
14 |
60 |
|
16 |
George Lendrum |
12 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
57.5 |
|
17 |
Ruth Stapleton |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
|
18 |
Matt Charter |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
|
19 |
Roger Silk |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
|
20 |
Graham Wesson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
21 |
Neil Adams |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39.5 |
|
22 |
Adrian Lewis |
6 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
39 |
|
23 |
Geoff Smith |
7 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
37.5 |
|
24 |
Alan Hurst |
9 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
31.5 |
|
25 |
Nic Pillinger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
26 |
Wayne Hamilton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
27 |
Andrew Kluth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30.5 |
|
28 |
Dawn Parr |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
29 |
David Wilson |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
30 |
Wayne Tunnah |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
31 |
Ian Macaulay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
32 |
Mick Lawrence |
5 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
17 |
|
33 |
Jane Wilson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
34 |
David Hodgson |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
|
35 |
David Lindsay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
36 |
Paul Littledyke |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
37 |
Danny Brooks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
38 |
Chris Green |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
39 |
Mike Biggs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
40 |
Stephen Lyons |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
41 |
Karl Hiner |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
42 |
Simon Richardson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
43 |
Dave Richards |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
44 |
Chris Preston |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
45 |
Daniel Grant |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |