Jenny McCauley who won the British NPS last Saturday went on to win the first round of the Trek Enduro Series on Sunday in Newham Park. Almost 200 riders took part in the cross country enduro events in horrendous weather conditions similar to what we had in some Irish events last Sunday. With 6, 4 and 2 hour events, Jenny took part in the six hour marathon with the Elite males and females.
The mountain bike marathon is becoming a very popular event, this year Ireland will host it first MTB Marathon championship in Carlingford, Co Louth on the 18 September. Trek 6-4-2 Enduro Series # 1 - NE Newnham Park, UK, April 17, 2005
Results 6hr Elite Female laps time
1 Jenny McCauley (Bray Wheelers) 6 5.46.05
2 Jenn O'Connor (Specialized) 6 6.15.53
3 Kate Potter (Specialized) 6 6.41.20
4 Nicola Macleod (Raleigh/ERV) 5 5.51.09
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The 1st round of the prestigious British Premier MTB series in Newnham Park, on Saturday 16th April 2005
Was won by Bray Wheelers Jenny McCauley, Irish Olympic rider, after a race-long battle withJenny Copnall and Beth McCluskey
Pic courtesy of British Cycling
For Irish Olympic rider Jenny McCauley, her win was somewhat unplanned, though very welcome: “I was over in Germany talking to my new team, Biking Cyprus, when I decided to take in the NPS on the way home. I had no helmet and had to pop out last night to buy one – I got a great one for £20! I had no mud tyres either, but it didn’t seem to be a problem.” “I got a good start and picked a line which took me round the mud at the bottom of the first climb, which put me in the lead. I had a brief problem at the bottom of the pipeline descent which dropped me back to about 8th, but after that I got to the front again by the end of the second lap and rode clear on the last lap.I’m really pleased and surprised at the result, especially considering I only decided to ride last night!
Pic courtesy of British Cycling
McCauley beat Britain’s best female riderJenny Copnall by over two minutes
and our own Beth McCluskey by three and a half minutes. This performance
byJenny McCauley will go into the record books as the first Irish MTB rider
to win an Elite NPS cross country event in the UK. Elite Female
| 1 | Jenny McCauley | Bray Wheelers | 01:57:57:5 | /tr>
| 2 | Jenny Copnall | Suba/Gary Fisher | 02:00:12:8 | /tr>
| 3 | Beth McCluskey | Ralei/ERV | 02:01:26:1 | /tr>
| 4 | Hazel Wakefield | Ralei/ERV | 02:03:10:3 | /tr>
| 5 | Kate Potter
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Specialized | 02:04:08:0 | /tr> /table>
