Excellent showing as Murray takes third!Byline: IVAN BOYES Boyes is a chain of department stores in the UK. William Boyes founded the firm in 1881 and his sons, grandsons and great-grandchildren have carried on the business. It is still family owned today and has grown from one small shop in Scarborough, North Yorkshire to a chain of 33 HUDDERSFIELD's Tom Murray Tom Murray may refer to:
The leading Lindley-based Plowman Craven Madisons rider featured prominently throughout the 7.75 laps of an 11.5-mile circuit on which it was virtually impossible to take a breather Verb 1. take a breather - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax catch one's breath, rest, breathe intermit, pause, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" . Right from the start, the Elite riders were making life difficult for those in the bunch with several breakaways going clear. The decisive move of the day came when Tom Barras (Plowman Craven) and Richard Hepworth (Arctic Premier) from Kirkburton went clear and were joined by five others by the end of the next lap, including Murray and former National Road Race Champion John Tanner John Tanner may refer to:
On the bell lap bell lap n. The final lap of a race, as at a track meet, signaled by the ringing of a bell as the leader begins the lap. , Barras, Murray and Tanner had got a large gap on the other four escapees and with Murray softening up Tanner with an early dig for the finish line, it was left to Barras to cross the line arms aloft as Yorkshire Champion with Tanner in second and Murray in third. Hepworth finished seventh, with Mark Buckingham (Huddersfield Star Wheelers) getting fifth in the bunch sprint to get 13th place. This was Buckingham's first race over 55 miles and considering the standard of riders he was up against and his lack of race racing experience, this was a very impressive result. In the Masters/Junior race on the same course, several local riders were in the points. Richard Binks (Holme Valley Wheelers) was second in the 40-44 age category, just beating Paul Dixon (VS Cycles), while in the junior race Ben Kellet (Holme Valley Wheelers) was fifth. . In the fourth round of the Sovereign 10-mile Time Trial series, Ben Kellet came out on top with a very impressive time of 25min 19sec in windy conditions. Best Star Wheeler was Mark Buckingham, stopping the clock at 26min 04sec to get fourth place. . Talented Star Wheeler David Longbottom is starting to show good form in the White Rose Youth League events at Richard Dunn Sport Centre in Bradford. Longbottom was three seconds off the best time in the one-lap time trial and finished in the top 10 in the circuit race. . The Eric Biddulph Memorial Road Race promoted by Huddersfield Star Wheelers takes place this Sunday. The race is over 35miles on a challenging circuit near Birdsedge. The event is named after Star Wheelers' former club secretary and stalwart who passed away last year. The HQ is Crowedge Community Centre and the race starts at 10am. Spectators are encouraged to come up to cheer on the riders and then attend the prize presentation afterwards.. CAPTION(S): JUST CHAMPION: Tom Murray celebrates his third place after helping teammate Tom Barras take the county title at Denby Dale. Picture by Andy May Sports Images |
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