The splits are on the results page. Andrew Windrum won the battle of the Andy’s this month by 10 points. They both had impressive scores so thanks to Conrad & Jill for an excellent, challenging course – and prefect weather. Thanks also to the helpers who make these events happen so that i can enjoy my 3 hour ride. Full report tomorrow
There are already some familiar names at the top of each category. Thanks to John Dixon for working out your points. Please let me know if there are any mistakes.
Sorry for the delay but here are the Handicap Results for Barningham
Congratulations to Jeff, Phil, John, James & Julia and Sheila. They can claim their free entry to our next event at Ingleby Greenhow by emailing their details to nymboevents@btinternet.com
2014 Barningham 50000 Working Drawing with Controls 23rd February Congratulations to Ben Martin on his first overall win when the event was dominated by a strong westerly wind.
It was great to see 80 riders travel north for what would have been a NEMBOS event last year. I thoroughly enjoyed checking out these rarely visited bridleways north of Swaledale. I knew that some of them didn’t exist on the ground so I was very pleased when 3 gamekeepers allowed us to use the private estate tracks across Barningham, Hurst and Scargill Moors. The wind made riding west very difficult so not many riders opted for the long route up the Pennine Way.
Thanks as ever to Jens for another excellent map and the helpers who made everything run smoothly as well as Barningham Village Hall for an excellent event centre.
Scores were lower than usual due to the strong wind so congratulations to the category winners especially Ben Martin (M21) who won overall for the first time with 367 points, Phil Webster (M50) 353, Phil Upton (M40) 336, Ray Morriss (M60) 331, James Martin (M18) 280, Sheila Pearce (W40) 280, James Annan & Julia Hargreaves (X50) 230 on a tandem, Alan & Ben Botham (Gen) for the second event in a row with 175. You can follow their splits and check out the map on the NYMBO web site.
Andrew Windrum wasn’t well enough to ride so retired after an hour and Andy Conn had a mechanical so everyone will be scoring more league points than usual this month!!
I wasn’t particularly looking forward to collecting controls having listened to your comments about the wind as you finished. Fortunately, the sun came out and the wind dropped so I had a great ride above Barningham collecting 41 57 (taped route) 52 and 38. Andy & Chris Parson had a long but enjoyable off-road drive across Hurst Moor and the Pennine Way. Thanks also to Jenny Sutton, John Dixon, Graham Townsend and Phill & Sarah Collings who collected the other 16 controls. Everything was collected in by 6.15 and I was home by 7.
The next NYMBO event is a 3 hour MBO Score event at Ingleby Greenhow on Saturday 17th May.
Don’t forget that the OMM Bike is in Kielder Forest on 26th & 27th April so more great riding in Kielder, Kershope & Wark Forest using maps drawn by Jens Strain. I’ve planned the courses with a lot of help from Jim Imber and we’re looking forward to putting out the 60 controls next Friday.There will be an exellent event centre at Hawkhope just beneath the dam and 100 riders have already entered. You can still enter online and full details are available on http://www.theomm.com/events/OMM_Bike_Spring/
You can also enter on the BMBO site.
Hope to see you at another event soon
Steve
Here are the adjusted results for last Saturday.
NYMBO League Handicaps (Updated 5th April)
Congratulations to the winners who can claim a free entry (by email) for Barningham in April – Simon Horlock, John Skelton, Helen Bagley, Chris Hollingbery, Ruth Greenwood & Graeme Murray
I worked out the handicaps based on your results in the NYMBO, BMBO and NEMBOS leagues last year as well as the 3 winter events. If it worked perfectly everyone would end up with the same score as the winner. 44 riders scored more than Andrew Windrum’s 506 points so I need to do some tweaking before Barningham. Any comments/suggestions will be gratefully received.
I have a full list of everyone’s handicap which I will post before Barningham once I have made a few changes.
Here are yesterday’s maps which were drawn by Dennis Hooton and Emily Benham.
Thanks to Andy & Corinne Parsons for another excellent course on the Hambleton Hills which Andrew Windrum couldn’t quite manage to clear. Must have been saving himself for putting out controls tomorrow. 120 riders enjoyed dry but windy conditions.. Thankfully, the weather had improved over the last fortnight so the tracks were much easier to ride than in February – and definitely better than this time last year when they were covered in 2 feet of snow!
Thanks as ever to Jens for another excellent map and the helpers who made everything run smoothly as well as Sutton Bank Visitor Centre for an excellent event centre. It’s just a pity that the cafe closed so promptly even though I had told them about the event a month ago. Congratulations to the category winners especially Andrew Windrum (M40) who won overall with 506 points, Ben Martin (M21) 448, Tim Evans (M40) 438, Roger de Faye (M60) 427, Andrea & Steve Foster (X50) 394, James Martin (M18) 370, Sheila Pearce (W40) 364, Alan & Ben Botham (Gen) 235. You can follow their splits and check out the map on the NYMBO web site.
I thoroughly enjoyed my ride as ever despite the headwind heading back to Sutton Bank. I was also chuffed to see my grandson competing with his Dad in the Generation class. The future of NYMBO is in safe hands!!
2014 Sutton Bank 30000 Working Drawing with Controls 2nd March
I will work out and post the Handicap results tomorrow. There will be free entry at the next event for the 5 leading riders.
The next NYMBO event is a 4 hour MBO Score event at Barningham & Arkengarthdale on Saturday 12th April. Hope to see you there.
Steve
Here are the blank maps for Wheldrake and Bishopwood.
Wheldrake Start Bishopwood Start
Start between 10.30 and 11.30 at Wheldrake but there will be a chasing start from 2pm (until 2.30) at Bishopwood
Only 20 pre-entries so far but you have got until midnight on Friday to enter online at http://www.bmbo.org.uk
Glad we have got a better turn out at Sutton Bank on Saturday with 110 riders so far
Thanks to Frank & Sandra Appleton for an excellent course, Jens for a very clear map and the Blackamoor Inn for a very warm welcome.
Here are the results and the map
2014 Bridge Hewick 50000 Working Drawing with Controls 15th February
Please let me know if there are any mistakes.
Our next event is the first League event of 2014 at Sutton Bank on Saturday 15th March. Andy Parsons has planned an excellent course in great countryside and we are starting at the visitor centre so excellent cafe, bike shop and toilets.
This is followed by the British MTBO Sprint Championships on Sunday 16th March at Wheldrake Woods & Bishopwood near York. Andrew Windrum has planned 2 very fast courses in these intricate woods.
Hope to see you there
Steve
Here is the blank map for Saturday. 40 pre-entries so Jens has printed 50 maps. You can ride any type of bike but, as we are called NYMBO, prizes will only be awarded to leading riders on mountain bikes this month.
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