50 of us have now completed the 7 races to qualify for the Competition and win a mug with their name on it.
Andrew (adding Pie & Peas to wins at Radcliffe and Buxton) strengthens his Series leadership. Tom (winner at Bluebell and Roaches) moves up to second. Jim (winner at Knype Pool) drops to third. Allan (winner at Cloud 9) holds fourth. Then come Mike (Passing Cloud), Diane, Matt, Graham, Sharon, and Steve. Damien has won his four races and leads at Congleton/South Manchester, he is currently 53rd. Rob won at Bamford and Bollington. Barry leads at Lyme Park. Peter won at The Port, Trafford and Crewe.
Diane Mcvey’s win at Buxton was her 10 th.in the Ladies’ League, she also leads at Congleton/South Manchester. Sharon has wins at Bollington, Llandudno and Crewe, she leads at Lyme Park. Louisa, in 3rd. place, was first at Passing Cloud and Bluebell. Diane Bygrave, winner at Roaches, displaces Janine in 4th. Sally Gilliver (winner at Bamford) leads Huma, Nicky, Gail, Sally Price, Amy and Kate.
The winners in League 1 reflect those in the Main Table but here Tom retains his lead ahead of Andrew, Jim is 3rd. then, Allan, Diane Mike, Graham and Phil.
Sharon leads League 2 with six victories. Matt won The Port, Bluebell, Roaches and Mad Hatter and is best-placed to take the second promotion place. Steve in 3rd. is still seeking his first stage win. Jarrod’s Pie & Peas victory takes him up to 4th. Richard won at Buxton then comes Louisa. Ian, in 7th. won at Passing Clouds and Bamford. Brian has wins at Bollington, Llandudno and Cloud9 and leads both Parkruns.
Gareth, leading at Lyme Park and winner at Radcliffe and Bluebell, is joint top in League 3 with Tony (winner at Trafford, Crewe, and Bamford). Christian is 3rd. with the win at Buxton and the lead at Congleton/South Manchester. Diane won at Ellesmere and Bollington. However only two points separate these top four. Sally winner at Passing Cloud and Knype Pool is followed by Geoff and Huma, (winner at Cloud 9). Chris is under-pressure from Nicky, Patrick, John, and Amy. Aron has won all his five races.
Bernard with five wins narrowly tops League 4 from Jon, who has also won five times. Gail (winner at Trafford and Bluebell) holds third from Sally (winner at Buxworth, Roaches and Bollington). Kate (who won at The Port) has displaced Ian in 5th. Clare is 7th. then Gavin and Carolyn.
Rachel with five wins and the lead at both Parkruns leap-frogs to the top of League 5. Simon winner at The Port, Knype Pool and Cloud 9 is favourite for the second promotion place but is being challenged by Nina (Trafford and Crewe), Julie, who has won her last three races (Bollington, Roaches, Passing Clouds) and Jan. Don slips to 6th. Sarah (winner at Bamford) and Trevor are tied., Belinda is 9th. Soraya, largely recovered from her cycle crash, won at Llandudno and Bluebell. Leanne won at Buxton.
To avoid relegation from either League 1 or 2 it looks probable that running 7 races will suffice. In Leagues 3 and 4 it may be that everyone completes the 7 races, or only one person falls short, and there is a genuine relegation contest.
Gail Hill (18 races), Chris Cannon (18), Tony Hulme (15), Matt Taylor (14), Huma Rahman (14), Ian Ashcroft (14), Simon Fenton (13), John Porteus (13), Don Bullough (12), Patrick Grannan (12), Geoff Gilbert (12), Janine Ellis (12), Paul Norris (12), Diane McVey (12) and Allan McCormick (12), provided they have the minimum 5 races on, and 5 races off, road, qualify for the free 2015 WRC running shirt, sporting their name
Category Leaders:-
SF: Amy, Nina, Rachel, SM: Allan, Phil, Aron
F35: Diane M, Sally P, Sarah
F40: Sharon, Louisa, Diane B M40: Jim, Matt, Richard
F45: Janine, Huma, Carolyn M45: Andrew, Mike, Graham
F50: Sally G, Clare, Kate M50: Ian S, Tim, Bernard
F55: Nicky M55: Paul N, Chris C, Don
M60: Tom, Geoff, Andy
M65: Tony, Ian A, Mick
M70: Simon, Trevor
Ian