Me, on a bike, in a race. Who'd a thought it?

Tracked down the race report and two photos of me from the Beyond MTB/West Drayton Mountian Bike Club circuits held at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on March 17.

James Whatling of Team Synergy made a do or die escape from the 86 rider bunch on lap 2 of the first of three Beyond MBC Crits at Hillingdon on March 17.
He never got more than 40 seconds away from the bunch and it took until halfway through the race that he was caught by the two riders that made up the final three; Erick Rowsell (Team Corridori) and Jerome Walters (Sigma Sport).
The three worked well and at times on the windy day looked likely to get brought back by the wind swept and fragmenting bunch.
The three up sprint was won by Rowsell; with Walters and Whatling following in.
Two more escaped with 5 laps to complete Tomas Chmelewski of the promoting club and Andrew Bye (Kingston Wheelers). Paul Crook also of Beyond led in the bunch.

The Novice race was won by Joshua Scott.
30 ERICK ROWSALL TEAM CORRIDORI 2J 1 01:11:56
56 JEROME WALTERS SIGMA SPORT 3 2 st
9 JAMES WHATLING TEAM SYNERGY 2 3 st
73 ANDREW BYE KINGSTON WHEELERS 2 4 01:12:21
68 KAZEK RYS BEYOND MBC 2 5 st
46 PAUL CROOK BEYOND MBC 2 6 01:12:33
76 PAUL DELAHUNTY LONDON DYNAMO 2 7 ST
87 BEN WHITE FINCHLEY RT 3 8 ST
66 GEOFF WILLIAMS PYTHON RT 3 9 ST
33 MICK HILL TEAM QUEST 2 10 ST
34 GIANLUCA CAPELLO PEARSONS CYCLES 2 11 ST
1 ROGER WOODFORD AWCYCLES/GIANT 3 12 ST
11 DAVID HUTCHSON CHELTENHAM 2 13 ST
61 DAVID GAYLER KENTON RC 3 14 ST
74 ALAN SHERMAN KINGSTON WHEELERS 3 15 ST
43 HUGO ROBINS ECONOMIC ENERGY 3 16 ST
79 JIM KENT LONDON DYNAMO 3 17 ST
82 RUDIE MARIAS TEAM DEVER 2 18 ST
36 SEAN BRENNAN TEAM SYNERGY 2 19 ST
15 SHAUN REED BAYEUX LANDSCAPES 3 20 ST
5 MATTHEW SLATOR 53-12 MULTISPORTS 3 21 ST
86 NAT SPURLING FINSBURY PARK C 2 22 ST
72 MIKE BISSON DHCYCLESPORT.CO.UK 2 23 ST
24 PETER JONES HILLINGDON CC 2 24 ST
64 GAVIN SMITH TEAM QUEST 2 25 ST
60 DAVID PHILLIPS EAGLE RC 4 26 ST
37 ROBERT STIMPSON PYTHON RT 3 27 ST
55 ANDY FOWKES THAMES VELO 3 28 ST
3 JOHN HEATON-ARMSTRONG FIT FOR 3 29 ST
35 BEN PRESTON EAGLE RC 3 30 ST
59 STEVE SAUNDERS KINGSTON WHEELERS 3 31 ST
2 PAUL WILLIAMS BEYOND MBC 3 32 ST
18 ANDREW STRONGE LONDON DYNAMO 2 33 ST
51 KEITH KNIGHT ADDISCOMBE CC 3 34 ST
63 ALEX KIRK SHAVEDLEGS.CO.UK 3 35 ST
75 LUKE MERRILEES BEYOND MBC 3J 36 ST
38 PHIL STARR PYTHON RT 3 37 ST
78 JAMES LEACH TWICKENHAM CC 2 38 ST
39 MATT OSBORN TEAM QUEST 3 39 ST
28 STEVE GOLLA HIGH WYCOMBE CC 2 40 ST