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Clarky Smashes Course Record to Win the 2011 Brigg Bomber

July 10, 2011 Paul Carvill 3 comments
Steve Clark takes the 2011 Brigg Bomber

Steve Clark smashed the course record with 2hrs39m17s to take the win at this years Brigg Bomber.

The annual quadrathlon takes place in Brigg using the River Ancholme for the swim of 1500m and then an 8km kayak before heading off on local roads for the 36km cycle and the 10km run finally finishing off in Brigg centre, to the cheers of the crowd.

This year was blessed with excellent weather and one of the best turnouts we have seen. The mass start was split into two waves with 75% solos and the rest made up of teams.

(Below Left) 1st Wave of the swim gets under way. (Below Right) Lots of support this year with plenty of encouragement from the bridge.
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Main Results

1st Steve Clark

02:39:17
2nd Matt Stevenson

02:42:49
3rd Tim Downing

02:46:49
1st female Helen Dyke

03:02:19
2nd female Kate Lahart

03:33:17
1st Team Brothers Grim AV & Andy Grimwood

02:42:12
2nd team Team Bomber Chris Spavin, Jacob Harley-Becket, Gav mann

02:43:41
as 2nd & 3rd Overall can not be awarded newcomers
1st Newcomer Matt Foulger

02:50:48
2nd Newcomer Tom Watt

02:58:24

Full results are available here SOLO RESULTS & TEAM RESULTS

A selection of photos are available on Flickr which were kindly taken by Mick Hardie.

Also have a look at the “Ode to Quadrathlon” written by Duncan Wright.

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Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon – 10th July

July 7, 2011 Phil Binch No comments
Brigg Bomber

The Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon takes place this Sunday 10th July 2011, and is the British Quadrathlon Championships 2011 and also World Cup race.

The Bomber is not for the faint hearted and kicks off from Broughton Bridge with a 1500m open water swim with a transistion to the Kayaks before paddling 7km up stream past Brigg Leisure Centre to a turn point and back downstream to the Leisure Centre. Then it’s onto the bike for a 36km road time trial, before returning to Brigg for the final 10km road run, with 2 laps around the town and down Cadney Road, finishing at the bandstand in Brigg Market Place.

A total of 64 competitors will take part this year, 28 solo entries and 12 teams, many of which are new to quadrathlon.

Many entries are local but we have also received entries from far & wide, Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland, Germany & Cambridgeshire to name just a few.

For race numbers & wave start times, click here

To view the “at a glance” route map, click here

for the PRE-RACE INFORMATION PACK, click here

Any support would be much appreciated, please come along and cheer everyone on, its a tough race, everyone will need some encouragement.

If you want to know more about the Brigg Bomber Quadrathlon click here.

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North Lincs Adventure Challenge Results

May 29, 2011 Paul Carvill 6 comments
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Sunday the 29th May saw competitors arrive from all over UK to compete in the 10th Annual North Lincs Adventure Challenge. North Lincs Adventure Challenge is an adventure race which is run annually on the bank holiday weekend towards the end of May. There are three disciplines consisting of: a 36 kilometre cycle race on the roads around Brigg, two laps in a canoe or kayak around the Brigg ‘Island’ and a 10K trail run finishing in Brigg Market Place. The day look set to see some rain, however a hellish wind ensured it stayed dry for the most part.

The Race started with the 36 kilometre bike leg with all competitors setting of at 1 minute intervals. Last years winner Steve Clark setting off with the pressure of having the No.1 on his back posted a blistering 52:35, so the race was on. The wind seemed to blow from all directions except from behind!

The kayak leg saw Josh Hook post a brilliant 50:28 followed by newcomer Ian Smith with a blistering 51:23 only beaton by Andy Grimwood who was competing in a team with a 48:04.

On to the run and it was now between Steve Clark and Matt Stephenson for the overall honors. Steve had the advantage and Matt was running like a Steam Train to try and make up lost ground, eventually posting a wicked 38:53. This was not enough to make up the defecit on Senor Clark and Steve took the top spot for the third year in a row missing out on the course record by only a minute.

Peter Chappill and Andy Yeadon received an “Outstanding Achievement Award” for having competed in all 10 of the Adventure Challenge Races.

The days racing was a success and ran smoothly thanks to Andy Veitch who has taken over as Race Director after many great years at the hands of Ken Collier. A big thank you to everyone that helped organise, marshall, registrations, goody bags and support the race. See you next year.

  • 1st Place – Steve Clark – LiNCSQUAD – 2:26:43
  • 2nd Place – Matt Stephenson - Stockport – 2:29:42
  • 3rd Place – Ian Smith - Herefordshire – 2:31:20
  • 4th Place – Peter Connolly -  LiNCSQUAD – 2:38:18
  • 5th Place – Phil Binch – LiNCSQUAD -2:38:50
  • 1st Lady – Alison Deykin – LiNCSQUAD – 3:10:15
  • 1st Team – Tony Yeats and Andy Grimwood – 2:42:29

(Course Record – John Parker – Worcester Canoe Club – 2:25:43) 

FULL RESULTS HERE

Previous Adventure Challenge Results

Some photos taken by Mick Hardie from today.
Some photos taken by Ben Nobbs from today.

Feel free to leave your own message about the event.

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North Lincs Adventure Challenge – Start times

May 25, 2011 Phil Binch One comment
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Please find below start times & race numbers for the North Lincs Challenge on Sunday 29th May.
Registration will open from 7am to 7:45am, please follow the signs at the leisure centre to register where you will receive your race numbers.
Please arrange your kayak in race order on the river bank with lowest race numbers closest to the bridge, paddles & buoyancy must be left in the transition area.
A Race briefing will take place in the transition area (artificial football pitch) at 8am, all competitors are required to attend. (A marshall briefing will take place at 7:45 am on the grass outside the front door of the leisure centre)
Please arrive at the exit to Leisure Centre at least 5 minutes before your start time, a marshall will direct you to the start line when appropriate.
On behalf of the Lincsquad Events Committee, thank you for taking part, have a great race & don’t forget to come to the T-shirt tour around Brigg on the sunday night, everyone is invited.
Please read the full race briefing prior to the event DOWNLOAD RACE BRIEFING

 

Race No. Forename  Surname  Start time 
38 Sallie    Joseph  08:30    
37 Mark  Askew  08:31 
36  Antony  Runnegar  08:32 
35  Paul  Hewson  08:33 
34  Shaun  Crummey  08:34 
33  Andrew  Yeadon  08:35 
32  Steve  Lund  08:36 
31  Jeff  Chappill  08:37 
30  Peter  Chappill  08:38 
29  David  Leigh  08:39 
28  David  Heffernan    08:40 
27 Alison  Deykin  08:41 
26  Mark  Craswell  08:42 
25  Darren  Jordan  08:43 
24  TEAM Lindsay, Ben, Chris  Lindsay Heathfield, Ben Chappill, Chris Spavin  08:44 
23  TEAM Rayment  Natalie Rayment, Alan Rayment, Neil Bvatt  08:45 
22  TEAM Good in Parts  Tony Yeats, Andy Grimwood  08:46 
21  TEAM Steve, Becky, Emma  Steve Grocock, Becky Bowen, Emma Phillips  08:47 
20  Paul  Barley  08:48 
19  David  Finch  08:49 
18  Gareth  Barker  08:50 
17  Steve  Dolby  08:51 
16  Rob  Wood  08:52 
15  Rick  Stenton  08:53 
14  Paul  Carvill  08:54 
13  Alan  Cardy  08:55 
12  Giles  Byworth  08:56 
11  Ian  Smith  08:57 
10  Dan  Broughton  08:58 
9  Nigel  Crowe  08:59 
8  Tim  Deykin  09:00 
7  Pete  Stockdale  09:01 
6  Josh  Hook  09:02 
5  Mark  York  09:03 
4  Peter  Connolly  09:04 
3  Phil  Binch  09:05 
2  Matt  Stephenson  09:06 
1  Steve  Clark  09:07 
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North Lincs Adventure Challenge

May 20, 2011 Paul Carvill No comments
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Last chance to enter the North Lincs Adventure Challenge which takes place at the Ancholme Leisure Centre on the 29th May 2011 from 8am. You can either enter Solo or as a Team.

This will be the 10th Anniversary of the Challenge and we are looking to make it bigger and better than ever.

The race is a triathlon with a difference and kicks off with a 36km road cycle followed by a 10km kayak which takes you round the Brigg Island. You then finish of with an off road 10K which follows the river bank down to Broughton Bridge.

You can either enter Online Entry or via post using our Entry Form.

Don’t forget we also have the infamous T:Shirt tour around Brigg on the Sunday evening.

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