Belgium’s Wouter Claes smashes it to take the leader’s jersey in Race 4.1 West London VR

FLANDRIAN CLAES IS EMPHATIC IN A STUNNING WIN

ZMS / ESTV STREAM (FOLLOWS LA COPA RACE At 1h 5 min IN DOUBLE HEADER)

JONATHAN CRAIN’S RACE STREAM

Doug Hart and Kaspers Hededam burst from the 50 rider peleton as the last kilometer unfolded, it looked decisive but then the Moon Riders Team surged, at one point they looked to be on for a one-two-three finish but in reality it was a lead out, perfectly executed and, once launched, Wouter Claes was unassailable …. look at the gap above, that was a classy finish from the Moon Riders. Miles Askew managed fourth place too, and that puts Moon Riders firmly ahead of reigning champions Rasio Racing in the Team Classification.

Teams are made up of e-racing teams and local club teams and it was brilliant to see one of the Southborough District Wheelers riders, James Currie, take a clear second for the Kent based cycling club. No surprise at third place, as king sprinter Ned Bowen slipped through to start his campaign on a high as he attempts to regain the title he lost to Nick Greenhalgh in Series Three.

This race was almost flat, just 19m ascent, and was designed for a large sprint finish. However, tactics were played out and riders on the front pushed hard so as to drop riders off the back of the bunch throughout the race. Nevertheless, almost 50 riders from the 88 starters (112 entries) were still in contention towards the end. It is testimony to how hard riders on the front were pushing that, in fact the finish was far more strung out due to the high pace.

Despite the prediction of a bunch sprint failing to materialise, the race did, nevertheless produce some results that will mean that some of the contenders have a little catching up to do.

The next race is a little more undulating, so offers a chance for the non-sprinters to pick up points. It is on Wednesday 27th October at 7.30 UK Time and you can ENTER HERE

All the results and classifications are below (scroll down). NOTE: The Six Times Table (Six of the Best) Classification where riders’ six best results count, will only differ from the General Classification from Race Seven so is not published here.

Race 4.1 Runnymede Rumble
13-Oct-21
PlaceNameNationalityTimew/kgPOINTS
1 Wouter Claes [ṀṚ] ṀṚBelgium21:13.44.05 100
2 James Currie bees SDWUK21:15.1 + 1.6913.8 99
3 Ned Bowen [d] [D]USA21:15.3 + 1.9133.72 98
4 Miles Askew [ṀṚ] ṀṚUK21:15.4 + 2.0654.71 97
5 Jan Deca [яʀ] яʀBelgium21:15.5 + 2.0973.35 96
6 James MelvilleUK21:15.6 + 2.1834.2 95
7 Chris MorganAustralia21:15.6 + 2.1964.31 94
8 Will Stone [tlr]UK21:15.8 + 2.4093.31 93
9 Daniel Schoch [ṀṚ] ṀṚDeutschland21:16.2 + 2.7943.44 92
10 Carlos CelaEspana21:16.6 + 3.2094.1 91
11 J. Sammut (a) PocomotionUK21:16.7 + 3.3123.83 90
12 Nick Greenhalghяʀ яʀUK21:16.8 + 3.4254.15 89
13 Kader Allouni poco PocomotionUk21:16.8 + 3.4364.41 88
14 Jan Linden, vd PocomotionNetherlands21:16.8 + 3.4483.94 87
15 Jonathan Crain +RUSA21:16.9 + 3.5114.7 86
16 Brian VinceCanada21:16.9 + 3.5644.33 85
17 Mark Rowbottom яʀ яʀUK21:17.1 + 3.7234.49 84
18 Andrew Beale cUK21:17.2 + 3.8063.77 83
19 Jared Millar (m)UK21:17.3 + 3.9264.59 82
20 Mathias BergkvistSweden21:17.3 + 3.9544.06 81
21 Doug Hart ICCUK21:17.4 + 4.0354.17 80
22 Alasdair McalpineUK21:17.5 + 4.1545.07 79
23 Joe Benians DiUk21:17.6 + 4.1873.88 78
24 Daniel Neugebauer PedalersDeutschland21:17.6 + 4.2143.55 77
25 Kester DobsonUk21:17.8 + 4.4613.77 76
26 Nic LeeUk21:17.9 + 4.5083.79 75
27 Rob Burdon sdwUK21:17.9 + 4.5723.31 74
28 Carl DickasonNew Zealand21:18.0 + 4.6293.64 73
29 Kevan Unsworth (m)Uk21:18.1 + 4.6903.05 72
30 Simon Hall (wvs)Uk21:18.1 + 4.7704.35 71
31 Mario CaveliusDeutschland21:18.1 + 4.7703.64 70
32 Francois Iker [ṀṚ] ṀṚBelgium21:18.2 + 4.8214.78 69
33 Shawn MurtoughUk21:18.3 + 4.9533.97 68
34 Johan Oelofse sanzNew Zealand21:18.4 + 5.0654.55 67
35 Will Hutchins WVRTUK21:18.9 + 5.5523.99 66
36 Paulo AlmeidaPortugal21:19.0 + 5.5854.11 65
37 Tomasz Poniatow. ṀṚ ṀṚPoland21:19.0 + 5.6172.98 64
38 Mike Ade (m) otrUK21:20.3 + 6.9073.66 63
39 Uros VudlerSlovenia21:20.8 + 7.4663.74 62
40 Paul HindsonUk21:20.9 + 7.5503.94 61
41 Flemming Bach (m) eCKD(O)Danmark21:22.3 + 8.9334.08 60
42 Andrzej Krajewski яʀ яʀPoland21:22.9 + 9.5583.65 59
43 Marco VerhoogtNetherlands21:24.4 + 11.0384.17 58
44 Kristen Ege PocomotionDanmark21:25.7 + 12.3753.07 57
45 Matthew FeelyEire21:29.7 + 16.2873.52 56
46 Tomas NygrenSweden21:33.2 + 19.8702.99 55
47 Peter Kennedy (m)UK21:36.5 + 23.1033.39 54
48 Kasper Hededam eCKD(O)Danmark21:42.4 + 29.0054.78 53
49 Gt ThakkarUk22:00.6 + 47.2353.3 52
50 Tom Moss sdw SDWUK22:18.3 + 1:04.9243.59 51
51 David Kent (d)UK22:28.8 + 1:15.4723.34 50
52 Marcin Szkudl [ṀṚ]☄ ṀṚPoland22:29.0 + 1:15.6233.77 49
53 Ian NguruKenya22:29.1 + 1:15.7163.33 48
54 Tom Yates-ijazUK22:30.0 + 1:16.5923.68 47
55 Julian Fussell sdw SDWUK22:50.2 + 1:36.8183.89 46
56 Francisco ZapataEspana22:52.6 + 1:39.2033.21 45
57 Ian Sudds (m)UK22:54.5 + 1:41.1203.73 44
58 James DicksUK22:59.2 + 1:45.8044.52 43
59 Ruben Van der wielBelgium23:28.9 + 2:15.5262.61 42
60 David wcc Buckley wccUK23:30.0 + 2:16.6023.1 41
61 Pino FerroItalia23:30.2 + 2:16.8253.85 40
62 Kristof Keszthelyi-kHungary23:47.8 + 2:34.4763.56 39
63 Darryl GreenUK24:13.8 + 3:00.4523.84 38
64 Simon Miller sdw SDUk24:41.2 + 3:27.7992.82 37
65 Martin WilsonUK24:41.3 + 3:27.9342.94 36
66 Kristof Novi (o)Canada24:42.1 + 3:28.7622.79 35
67 Andrew Goff ṀṚAustralia24:42.2 + 3:28.8563.63 34
68 Alessio GheraItalia24:42.4 + 3:29.0572.93 33
69 Mike Murray cUK24:42.5 + 3:29.1513.19 32
70 Tim CumminsUk24:42.8 + 3:29.4033.23 31
71 Neil Pugh otr dUK24:43.0 + 3:29.6012.68 30
72 Julian Mahecha (m)Columbia24:43.0 + 3:29.6432.85 29
73 Pierre MasséFrance24:43.3 + 3:29.8844.08 28
74 Richard Gillingham cUK24:43.8 + 3:30.4203.44 27
75 Cameron LeesUk24:45.9 + 3:32.5023.75 26
76 Richard GreenUk26:25.7 + 5:12.3143.15 25
77 Mark VassalottiUSA26:26.8 + 5:13.4372.39 24
78 Mike BuckhurstUSA26:26.9 + 5:13.5222.59 23
79 Weiran Shen wccChina26:26.9 + 5:13.5682.27 22
80 Barry SiddleUK26:48.8 + 5:35.4372.57 21
81 Guillaume GibertFrance27:33.6 + 6:20.2472.8 20
82 Rafael NunezEcuador27:38.9 + 6:25.5562.99 19
83 Dennis Martin (g)UK28:48.4 + 7:35.0802 18

West London VR Series 4  Team StandingsAfter 1 race
TeamPoints
1stMOON RIDERS 1197
2ndRASIO RACING185
3rdPOCOMOTION178
4thGLASGOW UNITED CC174
5thWATFORD VELO SPORT RT156
6thSOUTHBOROUGH (SDW) HORNETS152
7thMOON RIDERS 2141
8thTEAM SANZ140
9thWESTERLEY TWO130
10thSOUTHBOROUGH (SDW) STINGERS127
11thTEAM CAMERON126
12thWESTERLEY ONE100
13thSOUTHBOROUGH (SDW) BEES62

West London VR Standings
Series Four 
After 1 Race
NAMENATIONPOINTS
Wouter Claes [ṀṚ] ṀṚBelgium100
James Currie bees SDWUK99
Ned Bowen [d] [D]USA98
Miles Askew [ṀṚ] ṀṚUK97
Jan Deca [яʀ] яʀBelgium96
James MelvilleUK95
Chris MorganAustralia94
Will Stone [tlr]UK93
Daniel Schoch [ṀṚ] ṀṚDeutschland92
Carlos CelaEspana91
J. Sammut (a) PocomotionUK90
Nick Greenhalghяʀ яʀUK89
Kader Allouni poco PocomotionUk88
Jan Linden, vd PocomotionNetherlands87
Jonathan Crain +RUSA86
Brian VinceCanada85
Mark Rowbottom яʀ яʀUK84
Andrew Beale cUK83
Jared Millar (m)UK82
Mathias BergkvistSweden81
Doug Hart ICCUK80
Alasdair McalpineUK79
Joe Benians DiUk78
Daniel Neugebauer PedalersDeutschland77
Kester DobsonUk76
Nic LeeUk75
Rob Burdon sdwUK74
Carl DickasonNew Zealand73
Kevan Unsworth (m)Uk72
Simon Hall (wvs)Uk71
Mario CaveliusDeutschland70
Francois Iker [ṀṚ] ṀṚBelgium69
Shawn MurtoughUk68
Johan Oelofse sanzNew Zealand67
Will Hutchins WVRTUK66
Paulo AlmeidaPortugal65
Tomasz Poniatow. ṀṚ ṀṚPoland64
Mike Ade (m) otrUK63
Uros VudlerSlovenia62
Paul HindsonUk61
Flemming Bach (m) eCKD(O)Danmark60
Andrzej Krajewski яʀ яʀPoland59
Marco VerhoogtNetherlands58
Kristen Ege PocomotionDanmark57
Matthew FeelyEire56
Tomas NygrenSweden55
Peter Kennedy (m)UK54
Kasper Hededam eCKD(O)Danmark53
Gt ThakkarUk52
Tom Moss sdw SDWUK51
David Kent (d)UK50
Marcin Szkudl [ṀṚ]☄ ṀṚPoland49
Ian NguruKenya48
Tom Yates-ijazUK47
Julian Fussell sdw SDWUK46
Francisco ZapataEspana45
Ian Sudds (m)UK44
James DicksUK43
Ruben Van der wielBelgium42
David wcc Buckley wccUK41
Pino FerroItalia40
Kristof Keszthelyi-kHungary39
Darryl GreenUK38
Simon Miller sdw SDUk37
Martin WilsonUK36
Kristof Novi (o)Canada35
Andrew Goff ṀṚAustralia34
Alessio GheraItalia33
Mike Murray cUK32
Tim CumminsUk31
Neil Pugh otr dUK30
Julian Mahecha (m)Columbia29
Pierre MasséFrance28
Richard Gillingham cUK27
Cameron LeesUk26
Richard GreenUk25
Mark VassalottiUSA24
Mike BuckhurstUSA23
Weiran Shen wccChina22
Barry SiddleUK21
Guillaume GibertFrance20
Rafael NunezEcuador19
Dennis Martin (g)UK18