Congratulations to our 2012 Champions and here are the full results

NYMBO League 2012 Final Positions

Please let me know if there are any mistakes.

I will bring the prizes to the next few events for the leading riders who couldn’t come to Nidderdale.

Hope to see some of you during the winter and all of you when the 2013 league starts in March

4 events on Saturday mornings from November to February

Winter MBO Events 2012-13

Congratulations to the 2012 Champions

Men’s Champion – Andy Conn         Women’s Champion Sheila Pearce

M40 Andy Conn 496 points

M50 Mike Nayler 431

Gen Martin & Max Vesty 422

M60 John Dixon 408

X50 Steve & Andrea Foster 388

M21 Rob Harrison 387

W40 Sheila Pearce 370

W60 Karen Blackburn 304

X40 Ian Makinson & Margaret Scott 268

W21 Jenny Sutton 264

X21 Paul & Samantha Leight 200

W50 Ceri Williams 132

Thanks to Muddybums for providing the t-shirts and Yorkshire Dales Brewery for providing the engraved glasses and beer.

Thanks to the planners and helpers for their hard work and support all year.

Please let me know if you would like to plan an event next year.

Hope to see you next year – but, in the meantime, the winter series starts with a 2 hour event at the Hambleton Inn, Sutton Bank on Saturday 10th November.

A brilliant day for the final event of the season and basic results here

NidderdaleResults   Please let me know if there are any mistakes

Splits on the Ebor site here

http://www.eborienteers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/13/index.html

Here is the map for those who couldn’t make it so that you can follow the routes Nidderdale MBO Map

Planner’s Comments
Originally we were looking at Pateley Bridge for the event centre but having been there at least twice before, I really wanted a change.  Meeting the lady running Dace Banks village hall at a seminar solved the problem, we just needed to find some parking and the sports field obliged.  When I asked about refreshments, the ladies of the village hall were keen – what a good spread they put on at reasonable prices, thanks to all those who sampled their home made wares and made catering worthwhile for them.
Dacre Banks pushed the area further south than any previous events but the A59 was always going to be a natural boundary.  The complex minor road network in the SE would pose some navigational challenges, I am sorry if you felt that the bridleways were poor – you should have seen the ones that I didn’t send you on!  I personally have never seen the ground as waterlogged as it was this year, in fact I changed some control locations to avoid the worst areas.
Looking at the splits there is no commonality of routes, a lot of competitors concentrated on the S side but that area was surprisingly undulating.  Overall winner M21 Rik Thompson 433 pts went E then clockwise, aiming to get them all I think because he didn’t miss any out until near the end, but ran out of time to achieve a clean sweep. Second was M40 Neil Reed 425 pts, he did the SE corner and then went clockwise, coming in from the NE to finish; M40 Stuart Pitches was 5 pts behind with a similar but slightly different route. A tremendous 4th overall from the Vesty generation pair scored 415 pts, they zig-zagged about in the S initially before picking up the NE corner to finish strongly.
First lady Dawn Westrum 371 pts was a comfortable winner of the female classes; mixed pair of Richard Butler/Helen Carter 343 pts just shaded the (much older) Fosters by 2 pts so moral victory to Steve and Andrea  – 34 secs faster and they would have tied.
I had a big help from Alun Powell in putting out controls and the event would not have been possible if Barbara Willis had not found the missing clear, check and start blocks at home and couriered them to a meeting place just off the A1 from whence I was able to get them to Dacre Banks for exactly 10am – whew!  NYMBO and NEMBOS participants must also remember that Steve Willis’s enthusiasm and dedication is the main reason that these events happen – Steve does not always get a competitive ride so a personal thank you Steve for making sure these events take place.
David Day
Organiser’s Comments
What a great day to finish the season. We have had a few wet days so it was great to have a beautiful autumn day in Nidderdale and another excellent course planned by David Day. Thanks as ever to the helpers who made everything run smoothly and Jens for a very clear and accurate map.
The event went well once Barbara had brought the start and finish blocks which I had forgotten!! Dacre Banks & Hartwith village hall made an excellent event centre and the refreshments were delicious.
Looking at the splits everyone went in very different directions but Rik Thompson chose the best route. Martin & Max scored remarkably well again and Ray Morriss rode well after injury. Steve & Andrea won the Mixed battle and I thoroughly enjoyed my ride on the lanes between Thruscross and Birstwith. Thanks to the riders who found the lost SI dibber and my watch.
Prizes were presented to the leading riders so thanks to Rob and Anne from Yorkshire Dales Brewery for the gift packs; Tony Harker from Muddybums for the Tshirts; Chris Lightfoot for engraving the glasses and John Dixon for the bike prizes from Halfords.
The winter events start on Nov 10th at the Hambleton Inn and the 2013 league will start again in March. Please let me know if you want to plan an event.
Steve

It’s the final league event of the season on Saturday (13th) so it’s great to have 95 pre-entries. Online entry has closed but there will be 30 spare maps for anyone who decides to enter on the day.
David Day has planned an excellent course and it’s always a pleasure to ride around this area of outstanding natural beauty.
The event centre is at Dacre Banks Village Hall (not Dacre) and parking is on the sports field 400m away
Refreshments will be on sale all day with all profits going to the village hall so please support them
Registration opens earlier than usual at 9.30 with starts between 10 and 11. We are short of control collectors so please let me know if you would be able to help.
Presentation of league prizes will take place at 3.30 so please stay to applaud the leading riders. Engraved trophies for the category winners as well as prizes donated by Muddybums and Yorkshire Dales Brewery.
I am still finalising the winter events so fliers will be ready by the weekend.