Criterium
Hove Park
3rd August 2001
Fortunately the weather had taken a turn for the better for the criterium in Hove Park on Friday.  The circuit was 1.85 km / 1.15 miles around, generally well-surfaced and ran up one side of the park and down the other, so was far from flat.  I would imagaine that the course was effectively flat-out for all but the fastest machines, though a little caution was needed on the final bend, having as it did a bump in the middle of the track.  Some terrific racing, but unfortunately three crashes of varying severity...

The races were run on a heats - semis - final basis.  The first five riders from each heat (with the exception of Heat 3, which was the Ladies, Juniors and Dennis race) went through to the semi-final, with the next fastest thirty on time also going through.  At least, that was the theory, though Phil Wray and I couldn't get the numbers to add up no matter how many times we counted them... The first five in each semi-final qualified for the final, plus the next fifteen on time.  Rosmarie Bühler decided she'd had enough, so we offered Sean Costin a run.  He also declined, so Ian Humphries got the nod.

Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
 Combined Heats
Semi-Final 1  Semi-Final 2 Combined Semi-Finals
Final Overall Results
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Last Updated on 13/08/01
By Dave Larrington