Inch Park Youth and Womens CX

23 September 2023

Photo: © Gary Lawson

Again the cross event was blessed with good weather, there was some rain to remind us that winter is approaching. However, not enough to have an impact on enjoyment.

In addition to the 'cross race, there was a charity kit swap organised by Gary Lawson of Pentland Racers, which has raised £385 for C-R-Y in memory of Ben Forsyth. Donate here - https://www.justgiving.com/page/ben-forsyth-2023.

The day began at 8:30 when the course layout began. Within an hour the course was in good shape. The commissaire ran their slide rules over the route, made a few adjustments and we were ready to go.

While course setter-uppers were in action ERC coaches Anna Flynn (GB rider), Izzy Harris (Section head) and Simon Innes (First responder) coached 18 novice female riders in preparation for the women's race. Riders gave great feedback on the session covering hurdles, power climbs and off-camber cornering.

A 30-minute race followed the coaching. Tired but happy could have been a common sentiment at the finish line.
However, there can only be one podium, and here it is.

Our timekeeper, Brian, described the day thus, "Many smiling faces as they crossed the line for each lap never mind their finish lap!
Then in the afternoon, it was a virtual conveyor belt of youths chasing each other around in their respective age groups.
So heartwarming to see the little tots in amongst the slightly older U8 category. Not sure if I could go a bike aged 5 never mind race around a field on one. As ever the competitiveness increases as the age does so there were some fairly rapid circuits from the U14/U16."

There were some memorable performances throughout the day, Guy Rourke (Peebles CC) won the YC boys event in his first year, following his win in the YD category last year, surely one to watch. At the top end, in all senses, was double British champion Gus Lawson who gained the top step in his first year in the A's. We can see him continue to win throughout the season and expect him to come back next year for his final ride in Inch Park. Mountain biker, Daisy Wilkinson, moved to the top step following her 2nd place in '22. Royal Albert's Zoe Martin made her journey worthwhile by lapping the entire field in the 15-minute YD race, a feat repeated by Mairi Dowens (U14) and Daisy. There was a tighter finish in the YC boys with first-year Cobey Stewart beating Sam Kingan into second place by only a half second.

The promoting club triumphed at the start of the day with wins for Esmarelda Sirey (U8) and Finn Revell (U10), seconds for Eilidh Adam and James Kemp, and third place for Eric Watson Teire. Later, Niamh Waters (YA) and Andrew Levinson (YB) won silvers, while Lucy Sweeney came in third in the YB race.

There were many other struggles and battles around the circuit that didn't get mentioned here. Feedback has been very positive from newcomers and old hands alike.

As ever we have to thank a team of volunteers who pulled together to host another successful event, without them, it wouldn't happen.

Thank you also to CoE for the use of the Park, Ptarmigan Coffee as our caffeineator at IPCSC, Inch Park Community Sports Club for the use of their toilets and Cameron Toll for parking.

The full results are given below.

Many thanks to our sponsors, The Bicycle Works, Field & Lawn and Goodson Associates.

Women’s Race







Pos No. Name Club Category Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 360 Catriona Munro Ronde Cycling Club Senior 27:56.958

7
2 340 Monica Anderson Livingston CC Senior 29:22.077 1:25.119 1:25.119 7
3 367 Sandra Scally Hervelo Cycling V40-49 31:14.792 3:17.834 1:52.715 7
4 368 Sharon Versteeg
Senior 31:32.692 3:35.734 17.900 7
5 350 Alice Eaton Hervelo Cycling Senior 31:33.283 3:36.325 0.591 7
6 355 Michaela Jackson Ronde CC V40-49 31:57.121 4:00.163 23.838 7
7 370 Rachel Walsh
V40-49 32:13.150 4:16.192 16.029 7
8 357 Elsbeth McStay
Senior 29:08.267 1 Lap 1 Lap 6
9 320 Aisling Allum
Senior 29:21.066 1 Lap 12.799 6
10 313 Lauren Addis
Senior 29:35.768 1 Lap 14.702 6
11 366 Emily Revell
Senior 29:43.083 1 Lap 7.315 6
12 354 Samantha Gray
Senior 30:11.047 1 Lap 27.964 6
13 377 Gemma Stevenson
V40-49 30:41.873 1 Lap 30.826 6
14 351 Laura Falconer Haddington CC Senior 31:21.352 1 Lap 39.479 6
15 344 Sally-anne Bramley
Senior 31:36.960 1 Lap 15.608 6
16 347 Pauline Chaplin Kinross CC V40-49 31:53.928 1 Lap 16.968 6
17 356 Paula Lusarreta Parga Hervelo Cycling Senior 31:58.627 1 Lap 4.699 6
DNS 345 Claire Cameron Peebles CC Vet 40-49



U8 YE Girls






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 224 Esmeralda Sirey Edinburgh RC 12:12.729

4
2 204 Eilidh Adam Edinburgh RC 13:32.857 1:20.128 1:20.128 4
3 220 Roslyn Birch Royal Albert CC 10:39.245 1 Lap 1 Lap 3
4 223 Alexandra Gray
11:01.110 1 Lap 21.865 3
5 225 Skye Stewart
11:54.728 1 Lap 53.618 3
6 205 Osezefe Akhidenor Edinburgh RC 12:08.126 1 Lap 13.398 3








U8 YE Boys






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 235 Cameron Lynch
10:39.137

4
2 233 James Kemp Edinburgh RC 11:30.564 51.427 51.427 4
3 240 Eric Watson Teire Edinburgh RC 11:51.570 1:12.433 21.006 4
4 238 Corey Mill
12:28.026 1:48.889 36.456 4
5 239 Olly Richardson
13:10.249 2:31.112 42.223 4
6 228 Noah Campbell Almeida
13:19.976 2:40.839 9.727 4
7 229 Oran Falconer
13:29.059 2:49.922 9.083 4
8 237 Oliver Malaszuk
14:13.759 3:34.622 44.700 4
9 226 Archie Addis
11:00.144 1 Lap 1 Lap 3
10 234 Stuart Kyles
11:24.517 1 Lap 24.373 3
11 231 Juraj Ihnat
11:54.927 1 Lap 30.410 3
12 373 Theo Szadurski Edinburgh RC 14:35.805 1 Lap 2:40.878 3
DNS 227 Finn Black












U10 YD Girls






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 250 Zoe Martin Royal Albert CC 15:53.774

7
2 245 Lucy Dixon Falkirk Junior Bike Club 14:35.042 1 Lap 1 Lap 6
3 254 Gemma Tattersall Falkirk Junior Bike Club 15:03.884 1 Lap 28.842 6
4 241 Flora Addis
15:05.673 1 Lap 1.789 6
5 246 Victoria Faraday Edinburgh RC 15:58.110 1 Lap 52.437 6
6 252 Willow McAdam
16:06.657 1 Lap 8.547 6
7 242 Niamh Clifford
13:58.889 2 Laps 1 Lap 5
8 249 Charlotte Kyles Edinburgh RC 14:31.352 2 Laps 32.463 5
9 255 Annie Whale
15:49.312 2 Laps 1:17.960 5
10 244 Maggie Cook Edinburgh RC 15:58.418 2 Laps 9.106 5
DNS 247 Emma Kingan












U10 YD Boys






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 277 Finn Revell Edinburgh RC 13:39.431

7
2 284 Rhuari Toole Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club 14:37.130 57.699 57.699 7
3 282 Mitch Stewart SteppingStanes Youth Cycling Club 14:48.398 1:08.967 11.268 7
4 270 Benjamin Mullen Falkirk Junior Bike Club 15:37.908 1:58.477 49.510 7
5 260 Samuel Dickie Annan Youth Cycling Club 15:43.045 2:03.614 5.137 7
6 273 Magnus Ogg Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club 15:48.364 2:08.933 5.319 7
7 267 Teo Luszkiewicz-Kirsz Edinburgh RC 13:40.646 1 Lap 1 Lap 6
8 275 Zach Paterson Royal Albert CC 14:04.521 1 Lap 23.875 6
9 263 Arran Hooker Edinburgh RC 15:10.618 1 Lap 1:06.097 6
10 265 Joseph Keba Edinburgh RC 15:25.112 1 Lap 14.494 6
11 262 Ruan Halpenny-McDowall
14:00.296 2 Laps 1 Lap 5
12 258 Robert Cook Edinburgh RC 14:10.563 2 Laps 10.267 5
13 276 Rory Rait
14:15.816 2 Laps 5.253 5
14 269 Craig McKay Falkirk Junior Bike Club 14:56.463 2 Laps 40.647 5
15 289 Conall Wood Edinburgh RC 15:03.412 2 Laps 6.949 5
16 261 Callum Dinwoodie Edinburgh RC 15:13.962 2 Laps 10.550 5
17 281 Eli Steven
15:43.698 2 Laps 29.736 5
18 256 Osezua Akhidenor Edinburgh RC 16:08.583 2 Laps 24.885 5
19 288 Diarmuid Twynham




DNS 257 Aulay Black




DNS 268 Mack McDonald Edinburgh RC



DNS 278 Daniel Rice Falkirk Junior Bike Club



DNS 280 Ruaridh Simpson West Lothian Clarion CC



U12 YC Girls






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 294 Eilidh Scally Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club 17:08.893

5
2 296 Boo Williams Royal Albert CC 18:30.523 1:21.630 1:21.630 5
3 298 Lilly Wright Falkirk Junior Bike Club 18:31.142 1:22.249 0.619 5
4 295 Isabella Smith Ythan CC 19:14.245 2:05.352 43.103 5
5 293 Freya Florence McQueen Falkirk Junior Bike Club 16:20.028 1 Lap 1 Lap 4
6 292 Cara Drackford Falkirk Junior Bike Club 18:02.675 1 Lap 1:42.647 4
7 290 Caitlin Birch Royal Albert CC 18:03.186 1 Lap 0.511 4
8 291 Ally Clifford
18:42.548 1 Lap 39.362 4
9 297 Isobel Wood Edinburgh RC 16:08.246 2 Laps 1 Lap 3








U12 YC Boys






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 150 Cobey Stewart SteppingStanes Youth Cycling Club 15:36.371

5
2 135 Sam Kingan Pentland Racers 15:36.958 0.587 0.587 5
3 143 Alexander Mullen
15:55.955 19.584 18.997 5
4 96 Angus Dowens West Lothian Clarion CC 16:02.273 25.902 6.318 5
5 134 Ethan Kidd
16:47.770 1:11.399 45.497 5
6 142 Ewan Martin West Lothian Clarion CC 17:52.836 2:16.465 1:05.066 5
7 147 Alasdair Ogg Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club 18:15.527 2:39.156 22.691 5
8 133 Evan Howson Falkirk Junior Bike Club 18:16.071 2:39.700 0.544 5
9 125 Niall Gallagher Edinburgh RC 18:42.469 3:06.098 26.398 5
10 130 Zack Szadurski Edinburgh RC 18:54.849 3:18.478 12.380 5
11 114 Alasdair fulton West Lothian Clarion CC 19:16.257 3:39.886 21.408 5
12 93 Ruaridh Cook Edinburgh RC 19:16.946 3:40.575 0.689 5
13 137 Dara Levinson Edinburgh RC 19:17.492 3:41.121 0.546 5
14 112 Alex Faraday Edinburgh RC 15:55.801 1 Lap 1 Lap 4
15 149 JJ Park Edinburgh RC 17:17.224 1 Lap 1:21.423 4
16 132 Calum Howie Edinburgh RC 18:12.468 1 Lap 55.244 4
17 140 Max Malaszuk Edinburgh RC 18:28.917 1 Lap 16.449 4
18 172 Ruairi Hamill Edinburgh RC 20:00.238 1 Lap 1:31.321 4
19 138 Denny Lo Edinburgh RC 16:17.908 2 Laps 1 Lap 3
20 153 Donnacha Twynham
18:29.934 2 Laps 2:12.026 3
DNS 145 Sam Murray




DNS 300 Cooper Black












U14 YB Girls






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 157 Mairi Dowens West Lothian Clarion CC 33:11.100

9
2 161 Emma Hall Pentland Racers 32:54.188 1 Lap 1 Lap 8
3 165 Lucy Sweeney Edinburgh RC 33:00.241 1 Lap 6.053 8
4 164 Ella McQueen Falkirk Junior Bike Club 33:25.047 1 Lap 24.806 8
5 162 Sarah McCormac Falkirk Junior Bike Club 31:43.312 2 Laps 1 Lap 7








U14 YB Boys






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 175 Guy Rorke Peebles CC 33:03.242

10
2 170 Andrew Levinson Edinburgh RC 33:26.826 23.584 23.584 10
3 168 Rhuairdh Fulton West Lothian Clarion CC 30:29.145 1 Lap 1 Lap 9
4 177 Josh Stewart SteppingStanes Youth Cycling Club 30:45.764 1 Lap 16.619 9
5 173 Reuben McLardie Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club 31:32.479 1 Lap 46.715 9
6 171 Thomas MacLeod Stirling Bike Club 31:09.954 2 Laps 1 Lap 8
7 166 Jim Connor Edinburgh RC 30:28.886 3 Laps 1 Lap 7
8 176 Henry Sharp Kelso Wheelers 31:42.875 3 Laps 1:13.989 7
9 174 Oliver Quinn
32:23.137 3 Laps 40.262 7
10 169 Tristan Hogg-McCarthy
32:29.418 5 Laps 2 Laps 5
DNF 178 Cillian Sweeney Discovery Junior Cycling Club 6:00.000 9 Laps 4 Laps 1








U16 YA Girls






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 186 Daisy Wilkinson Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT) 32:53.040

9
2 185 Niamh Waters Edinburgh RC 32:26.057 1 Lap 1 Lap 8
3 179 Georgina Bark West Lothian Clarion CC 33:34.995 1 Lap 1:08.938 8
4 183 Abigail Chaplin Discovery Junior Cycling Club 34:11.608 1 Lap 36.613 8
DNS 184 Lyla Dobson West Lothian Clarion CC











U16 YA Boys






Pos No. Name Club Total Tm Diff Gap Laps
1 195 Gus Lawson Pentland Racers 31:20.686

10
2 187 Gregor Calvert West Lothian Clarion CC 32:17.773 57.087 57.087 10
3 193 Xander Graham SCOTT Racing 32:23.426 1:02.740 5.653 10
4 194 Jamie Hall Pentland Racers 32:46.362 1:25.676 22.936 10
5 196 Edward Lindsay Carnegie Cyclones 33:55.349 2:34.663 1:08.987 10
6 199 Ewan Sexton West Lothian Clarion CC 34:13.130 2:52.444 17.781 10
7 311 Cailean Vorster West Lothian Clarion CC 31:54.026 1 Lap 1 Lap 9
8 192 Joel Gillan
32:38.954 1 Lap 44.928 9
9 190 Arran Drackford Falkirk Junior Bike Club 33:30.981 1 Lap 52.027 9
10 198 Oliver Paterson West Lothian Clarion CC 33:55.185 1 Lap 24.204 9
11 188 Thomas Curry
32:11.021 2 Laps 1 Lap 8