Dave Hughes Road Race successes

David Cole · Post by **David Cole** » 13 Jul 2016 21:25

Dave Hughes has taken up road racing again this year after a very long break ( decades rather than years). Anyway he has done very well and looks like a leading contender for the Beacon RCC Road Race Trophy.

Below is a list of races he has entered together with the results and if you would like to see him in action, he will be competing in the LVRC National Road Race Championships on Saturday (16 July 9.00 AM) at Stourport Circuit

DAVE HUGHES ROAD RACE RESULTS 2016

RACE 1 Sat 2nd April SOLIHULL EARLY SEASON CIRCUIT RACE 2nd

RACE 2 Sun 8th May Stourbridge Velo Enville RR (Percy Stallard event) 2nd

RACE 3 Tues 24th May MK Bowl Crit 1st

RACE 4 29th May National RR Champs 19th

RACE 5 Sat/Sun 11/12 June WYRE FOREST 2DAY Day 1 1st
and race 6 Day 2 1st
O/A 1st
Age groups E &F together but separate races. On Sat beat all of the E aged racers inc Chris Davis and Ralph Keeler.

RACE 7 Tues 14th June MK Bowl Over 65 Champs 1st

RACE 8 Sun 19 June Audlem Over 65 Champs 1st
(note; beating Don Parry, reigning over 65 National Champion).

RACE 9 Sat 25 June Worc St Johns Crit (Series 2) 1st

Race 10 Sat 9th July Worc St Johns Crit (Series 3) 1st

Race 11 Sat 16th July National Criterium Championships ?

Well done Dave

Andy Terry · Post by **Andy Terry** » 14 Jul 2016 21:42

Awesome set of results, Dave. Well done!

Yosser · Post by **Yosser** » 15 Jul 2016 07:19

Cheers Andy, but now (Fri) really feeling the pressure to be in top 6 or so on Sat. At the National RR Champs the pace was significantly higher than other races, so much so that I 'cramped' out before the sprint.
It should be better for me over the shorter distance but Crit racing is always something of a lottery.
And I haven't fallen off this year...

Yosser · Post by **Yosser** » 15 Jul 2016 07:21

And before anyone else posts it, 'haven't fallen off YET this year'!

Les Ladbury · Post by **Les Ladbury** » 15 Jul 2016 10:06

Many congratulations on your not having having off yet this year
An awesome performance
Your race results aren't bad either

L

George · Post by **George** » 15 Jul 2016 10:19

Wow, I must confess that I was only aware of about half of those results. Mr Hughes has been hiding his light under a bushel. And, of course, Dave also squeezed in a 50-mile TT at 24.5mph. Just for training, probably.

What I really want to know is how the presentation of the Road Race Trophy is going to work at the dinner.

Simon Dighton · Post by **Simon Dighton** » 16 Jul 2016 15:08

Nice one Dave, superb results and good placing today -podium in National Champs sounds pretty spectacular to me

Best Simon

Yosser · Post by **Yosser** » 16 Jul 2016 15:35

Thanks Simon but can't help feeling somewhat deflated. Think I could have got it if had't chased so much through the race. Kept trying to control the front. Not my usual style in a previous life.
Still, might have seen the podium places slip away if I hadn't. Most of the group seemed happy to play chicken and I cracked. No complaints, done that many times myself. The silver medallist hadn't been close to me all year, till today. Just didn't have the usual zip at the end.
This time next year Rodney...

George · Post by **George** » 16 Jul 2016 21:08

Well, I thought you did bloody well, Dave. You did some work on the front trying to get back the lone break. That was a gamble that could have given you a chance to sprint for gold. However, the gamble didn't work out, and in the end it probably cost you silver. But that's racing.

Full set of unedited images at:
https://goo.gl/photos/Y5zxB1jAm8fK7S696

Yosser · Post by **Yosser** » 17 Jul 2016 02:15

Hi George, couldn't sleep hence time of posting...
Yes I agree, that's racing. That chase to bridge to the break was the burning of several matches rather than just the one. Really thought that break would stick and couldn't stand the thought of Gold and Silver disappearing over the horizon..
Super image George. I think I remember that corner incident, going too fast into the corner and had to break as I exited (V Dangerous, dont do this children) as I was cornering faster than Dave Woods and almost caught his back wheel. I have new tyres that are awesome for cornering but testing the limits here.
(BTW, I can't get the photo link to work on my PC.)
Image; Dave Woods (One of the break riders I bridged to during the race), me, Don Parry, National RR champion and winner today, and the last one in the image is the silver medallist, Ken Bradbury.
Cheers for coming George, nice to see so many Beacon people at an event. Definitely gives you a lift. It felt like the old days when people had the time (or made the time?) to watch each other race. (Heaves sigh and becomes wistful).
Time for bed, off on hols tomorrow, er later today.

laurence_cooley · Post by **laurence_cooley** » 17 Jul 2016 08:36

There's a stray "[/img]" at the end of the link - if you remove that, it will work.

Yosser · Post by **Yosser** » 17 Jul 2016 11:07

Cheers Laurence.

George · Post by **George** » 17 Jul 2016 15:57

laurence_cooley wrote:There's a stray "[/img]" at the end of the link - if you remove that, it will work.

Sorry, that was a bit sloppy of me. I've removed it now.

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