This year's Tour of the Cornfields raised over £1000 towards developing youth cyclo-cross in the region. It can only run with the help of some great volunteers who gave up loads of time. Thanks must go to:
- Tom and Francis Gallacher - Car Park marshalling
- Knocker and Colin Edwards - Signing on
- Stevie Wyer and Margaret Betts - Feed station
- Vincent Friedlander - Course checking
- Stuart Chatting - Broom Wagon
- Julie and Bob Griffiths - Refreshments
- www.riderhq.com and Dave Copland - Website entries and information
The Tour of the Cornfields is a Cyclo-Sportive based in South Cambridgeshire using quiet lanes and by-ways and bridleways. The ride is ideal for cyclo-cross bikes but anyone on a mountain bike would enjoy it. The route is uses narrow lanes, farm tracks, by-ways and wide off-road paths with over 50% of it off-road. The terrain is flat or gently rolling with just a few short climbs. If the weather is dry it could be a fast ride for the fitter or a gentle meander and look at the rural scenery for the less committed. If the weather is wet it will be a totally different challenge! The route will be signposted and riders will be provided with written directions.
The route follows a number of ancient tracks and roads, including the Harcamlow Way and the Icknield Way. Riders will cross through the site of the abandoned medieval village of Clopton.
There will be one refreshment point at roughly half way but it is strongly recommended that riders are self sufficient especially as the route does not pass any shops or garages.
There is a limit of 175 starters due to the size of the hall and parking. There are no showers at the hall but changing space will be allocated.
New for 2008:
- New HQ
- Revised route which retains the best features and adds new challenges
- Improved off-road route signage
Results (final)
| Number | Name | Start Time | Finish Time | Total time taken | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Norton | DNS | |||
| 2 | Nick Coppens | DNS | |||
| 3 | James Watson | DNS | |||
| 4 | Richard Miller | 09:48 | 14:32 | 04:44 | |
| 5 | Philip Hudson | 09:33 | 14:40 | 05:07 | |
| 6 | Ally Rowe | DNS | |||
| 7 | Tom Clendon | 09:40 | 14:13 | 04:33 | Short cut |
| 8 | Patrick Jones | 09:33 | 15:08 | 05:35 | |
| 9 | Edwin Burden | 09:33 | 15:09 | 05:36 | |
| 10 | Matt Askham | 09:40 | 14:01 | 04:21 | |
| 11 | David Fraser | 09:40 | 14:06 | 04:26 | |
| 12 | Peter St. Amour | 09:35 | 13:26 | 03:51 | |
| 13 | Jef Sharp | 09:40 | 13:25 | 03:45 | |
| 14 | Darren Rose | DNS | |||
| 15 | Simon Lees | 09:45 | 15:07 | 05:22 | |
| 16 | Arthur Davis | 09:33 | 15:11 | 05:38 | |
| 17 | Chris Cope | DNS | |||
| 18 | Mike Parkins | 09:42 | 14:18 | 04:36 | |
| 19 | Damien Foy | 09:45 | DNF | ||
| 20 | Stephen Rann | 09:33 | 14:39 | 05:06 | |
| 21 | Richard Stagg | 09:33 | 13:50 | 04:17 | |
| 22 | Tony Couchman | 09:35 | 13:26 | 03:51 | |
| 23 | Sean Kilroy | 09:35 | DNF | ||
| 24 | Tim Ferguson | DNS | |||
| 25 | John McAndrew | 09:40 | 13:45 | 04:05 | |
| 26 | Bob Griffiths | 09:48 | 14:43 | 04:55 | |
| 27 | G Richards | DNS | |||
| 28 | Ralph Bently | 09:33 | 14:02 | 04:29 | |
| 29 | Alan Donald | 09:45 | 13:48 | 04:03 | Short cut |
| 30 | Alan Jones | 09:45 | 15:02 | 05:17 | |
| 31 | Alistair Main | DNS | |||
| 32 | Andrew Rigby | DNS | |||
| 33 | Andy Chapman | 09:40 | 14:08 | 04:28 | |
| 34 | Andy Dumbleton | 09:30 | 15:02 | 05:32 | |
| 35 | Andy Hill | DNS | |||
| 36 | Belinda Sinclair | DNS | |||
| 37 | Ben Tinkler | 09:42 | 14:11 | 04:29 | |
| 38 | Bob Pisolkar | 09:48 | 15:00 | 05:12 | |
| 39 | Bruce Mackie | 09:48 | 14:41 | 04:53 | |
| 40 | Patrick Trainor | 09:40 | 14:53 | 05:13 | |
| 41 | Carl Rogers | DNS | |||
| 42 | Carl Thompson | 09:38 | 14:19 | 04:41 | |
| 43 | Christopher Chapman | 09:33 | 15:11 | 05:38 | |
| 44 | James Shrubsall | 09:45 | 14:15 | 04:30 | |
| 45 | Colin Parish | 09:48 | 15:58 | 06:10 | |
| 46 | Darren Huxtable | 09:38 | 15:01 | 05:23 | |
| 47 | Darren Myers | 09:45 | 15:44 | 05:59 | |
| 48 | Dave Copland | 09:38 | 14:27 | 04:49 | |
| 49 | David Webb | 09:30 | 15:20 | 05:50 | |
| 50 | David Cole | 09:40 | 15:44 | 06:04 | |
| 51 | David Hard | 09:42 | 14:08 | 04:26 | |
| 52 | David Watts | 09:40 | 14:11 | 04:31 | |
| 53 | Derek Morgan | DNS | |||
| 54 | Ed Moses | DNS | |||
| 55 | Francis Gallacher | 09:42 | DNF | ||
| 56 | Greg Simcock | 09:38 | 14:19 | 04:41 | |
| 57 | Guy Willson | 09:48 | DNF | ||
| 58 | Harvey Jones | 09:45 | 15:02 | 05:17 | |
| 59 | Ian Mills | 09:40 | 15:44 | 06:04 | |
| 60 | Jim Hewson | DNS | |||
| 61 | James Badman | 09:35 | 14:30 | 04:55 | |
| 62 | James Gilbert | DNS | |||
| 63 | John Henson | 09:30 | 15:48 | 06:18 | |
| 64 | Martin Graves | 09:42 | 14:12 | 04:30 | |
| 65 | Karl Shardlow | 09:33 | 14:16 | 04:43 | |
| 66 | Keith Boswell | 09:40 | 15:07 | 05:27 | |
| 67 | Keith Davis | 09:30 | 15:48 | 06:18 | |
| 68 | Keston Plumb | 09:42 | 15:20 | 05:38 | |
| 69 | Kevin Rolt | 09:35 | 14:12 | 04:37 | |
| 70 | Lorna Webb | 09:33 | 14:02 | 04:29 | |
| 71 | Martin Alexander | 09:30 | 15:30 | 06:00 | |
| 72 | Mike Webb | 09:33 | 14:02 | 04:29 | |
| 73 | Patrick Gibson | 09:30 | 15:30 | 06:00 | |
| 74 | Paul Dommett | 09:30 | 15:28 | 05:58 | |
| 75 | Paul Hills | 09:30 | 15:20 | 05:50 | |
| 76 | Paul Lewis | 09:38 | 15:10 | 05:32 | |
| 77 | Peter Alexander | 09:30 | 15:33 | 06:03 | |
| 78 | Phil Hersey | 09:45 | 15:02 | 05:17 | |
| 79 | Philip Cooper | 09:45 | 14:11 | 04:26 | |
| 80 | Polly Heath | 09:48 | 14:43 | 04:55 | |
| 81 | Rich Self | DNS | |||
| 82 | Richard Muchmore | 09:42 | 14:30 | 04:48 | |
| 83 | Rob McCabe | 09:38 | 15:01 | 05:23 | |
| 84 | Rob Pole | DNS | |||
| 85 | Tom Gallacher | 09:42 | 14:29 | 04:47 | |
| 86 | Tony Bartlett | 09:38 | 14:07 | 04:29 | |
| 87 | Wilf Sinclair | DNS | |||
| 88 | Andrew Le Maire | 09:30 | 15:02 | 05:32 | |
| 89 | Barney Oram | DNS | |||
| 90 | David Collyer | DNS | |||
| 91 | James Walters | DNS | |||
| 92 | Jeremy Redford | DNS | |||
| 93 | Jon Bawden | DNS | |||
| 94 | Kevan White | DNS | |||
| 95 | Kevin Ash | 09:42 | 14:08 | 04:26 | |
| 96 | Malcolm Humphreys | 09:38 | 14:07 | 04:29 | |
| 97 | Colin Edwards | DNS | |||
| 98 | Sara Symington | 09:45 | 13:51 | 04:06 | |
| 99 | Simon Crisp | 09:33 | 14:40 | 05:07 | |
| 100 | Steve Wood | 09:30 | 13:50 | 04:20 | |
| 101 | Stuart Chatting | 10:00 | 15:58 | 05:58 | |
| 102 | Tony Berlin | 09:33 | 13:45 | 04:12 | |
| 103 | Tony Snee | DNS | |||
| 104 | Andrew Brooke | 09:33 | 14:40 | 05:07 | |
| 105 | Wayne Barber | DNS | |||
| 106 | Chris Cowen | 09:35 | 15:01 | 05:26 | |
| 107 | Tony Pez | 09:30 | 13:24 | 03:54 | |
| 108 | David Gathard | DNS | |||
| 109 | Fat James | DNS | |||
| 110 | Kevin Ball | DNS | |||
| 111 | David Welch | DNS | |||
| 112 | Andrew Gillott | 09:40 | 14:11 | 04:31 | |
| 113 | Stephen Plumb | 09:42 | 15:20 | 05:38 | |
| 114 | Clive Sparkes | 09:40 | 14:16 | 04:36 | |
| 115 | Dominic Castle | 09:38 | 14:29 | 04:51 | |
| 116 | Tom Castle | 09:38 | 14:29 | 04:51 | |
| 117 | Steve Hill | 09:30 | 15:20 | 05:50 | |
| 118 | Gary Smith | 09:48 | 15:58 | 06:10 | |
| 119 | Mike Hedges | 09:48 | 15:14 | 05:26 | |
| 120 | Tony Madgwick | 09:48 | 15:14 | 05:26 | |
| 121 | David Anscombe | DNS | |||
| 122 | Liam Vincent | 09:40 | 14:11 | 04:31 | |
| 123 | Jamie Wightman | 09:42 | 14:01 | 04:19 | |
| 124 | James Price | 09:35 | 13:51 | 04:16 | |
| 125 | Andrea Halman | 09:35 | 14:35 | 05:00 | |
| 126 | David Tilbury-Davis | 09:45 | 14:08 | 04:23 | |
| 127 | Vincent Friedlander | 09:30 | 13:26 | 03:56 | |
| 128 | Rod Downs | 09:40 | 14:17 | 04:37 | |
| 129 | John Adams | 09:40 | 14:16 | 04:36 | |
| 130 | Jeremy Greer | DNS | |||
| 131 | Jason Turner | 09:38 | 13:45 | 04:07 | |
| 132 | Andy Parker | 09:40 | 14:56 | 05:16 | |
| 133 | Matt Carter | 09:42 | 13:57 | 04:15 | |
| 134 | Tony Mills | 09:30 | 13:26 | 03:56 | |
| 135 | Graham Bacon | 09:38 | 14:01 | 04:23 | |
| 136 | Ian Briggs | 09:35 | 14:01 | 04:26 | |
| 137 | Robbie Laughton | DNS | |||
| 138 | Daniel Zoppelini | 09:40 | 14:42 | 05:02 | |
| 139 | Mark Henderson | DNS | |||
| 140 | Harry Taylor | DNS | |||
| 141 | Scott Morgan | DNS | |||
| 142 | Konrad Manning | 09:48 | 14:16 | 04:28 | |
| 143 | Graham Freer | 09:48 | 15:00 | 05:12 | |
| 144 | Chris Nightingale | 09:42 | 14:29 | 04:47 | |
| 145 | Andy Goll | 09:33 | 14:39 | 05:06 | |
| 146 | Rachel Moss | 09:48 | 14:16 | 04:28 | |
| 147 | Helen Shulver | 09:42 | 15:00 | 05:18 | |
| 148 | Dave Francis | 09:35 | 14:17 | 04:42 | |
| 149 | Ian Badman-Dunphy | 09:35 | 14:11 | 04:36 | |
| 150 | Chris Edwards | DNS | |||
| 151 | Richard Whitehorn | 09:35 | 13:25 | 03:50 | |
| 152 | Stuart Welton | DNS | |||
| 153 | David Porter | 09:35 | 13:28 | 03:53 | Short cut |
| 154 | Robert Cunningham | 09:35 | 13:52 | 04:17 | |
| 155 | Nick Senechal | DNS | |||
| 156 | Shaun Aldous | 09:48 | 14:16 | 04:28 | |
| 157 | Craig Beech | 09:48 | 14:16 | 04:28 | |
| 158 | Tim Butler | 09:38 | 14:27 | 04:49 | |
| 159 | Rob Smith | 09:38 | 14:28 | 04:50 | |
| 160 | Lionel Birnie | 09:45 | 14:17 | 04:32 | |
| 161 | Ian Cleverly | 09:45 | 14:43 | 04:58 | |
| 162 | Amit Chauhan | 09:40 | 15:07 | 05:27 | |
| 163 | Michael Sheridan | 09:42 | 14:11 | 04:29 | |
| 164 | Matt Gallagher | 09:45 | 14:28 | 04:43 | |
| 165 | Robert Medus | DNS | |||
| 166 | Brendan Shephard | DNS | |||
| 167 | Geoff Fletcher | 09:30 | 14:07 | 04:37 | |
| 168 | Ben Caisey | DNS | |||
| 169 | Paul Moss | 09:38 | 13:45 | 04:07 | |
| 170 | Charles Tallack | 09:40 | 15:07 | 05:27 | |
| 171 | Matt Self | 09:35 | 14:00 | 04:25 | |
| 172 | Ian Warnes | 09:38 | 13:45 | 04:07 | |
| 173 | Tom Elliott | 09:42 | 15:17 | 05:35 | |
| 174 | Andy Street | 09:42 | 14:43 | 05:01 | |
| 175 | Steve Hayward | 09:42 | DNF |
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