Rose Bikes British Downhill Series – Moelfre Results

Moelfre is done and dusted. Check out all the results from all classes at today’s British Downhill Series.

British Cycling’s National Downhill MTB Series – the BDS round 5 produced some action packed racing across all categories today. Spectators turned out in great numbers to cheer on the UK’s top downhill mountain bike racers on this open Welsh hillside. Rain over night was a welcome sight as the track was damped down, providing a more tackier and consistent surface, filling riders with confidence as the day rolled on. Come the end of practice the course had dried out thoroughly come 11:00, just in time for the start of the timed seeding runs. Race runs commenced at 14:15 with the DMR Juvenile riders hitting the track first for their one race run. Jamie Edmundson took the top slot again for the fourth time this year and takes a strong lead into the final round. Marzocchi Youth Men’s Matt Walker is on average 5 seconds in front of the competition with four wins under his belt and is now unstoppable for the series title. Steve Felstead leaps into the series lead for the Hookit Grand Veterans. Dainese veteran men’s category saw Nigel Page almost 9 seconds in front of the rest for the ex UCi Masters World Champion. In the NS Bikes master men’s race Dave List took top honours to challenge Kye Forte for the series overall lead.

Hazel Wakefield leapfrogs Becci Skelton after taking the win today by the narrowest of margins, only two tenths of a second between them for the Flare Clothing Women.
The female stars of the future are gaining in number with 9 riders contesting the Atherton racing junior women. Third place in the series, Elena Melton went fastest with a winning time of 3:16, two and a half seconds in front Aston Tutt.

Spank Junior Men saw Jacob Dickson’s second win of the series in front of current series leader Frazer McCubbing. Shimano senior men had Leuan Williams lead out an ever growing Thomas Proffitt by over two seconds. X-Fusion expert men’s Dan Farley made his second BDS podium of the season, bettering his previous fourth place by storming into first place.

Manon Carpenter was challenged by current UCi 4x World Champion Katy Curd on this jump fuelled track, Manon extended the time between her rival after a close call in seeding. Schwalbe Elite category was won in a time of 2:29:835 by Matt Simmonds who was also the fastest through the speed trap and was awarded the fastest time of the day for a bumper pay day.