THE Battle on the Beach took place this weekend, Saturday and Sunday (Apr 6,7) at Pembrey Country Park.
Thousands of competitors and spectators descended on the park and were welcomed with glorious sunshine.
The course was a total of 3 laps (or 2 laps for fun categories), covering approximately 45km.
The event attracts elite and amateur athletes alike and is quite a spectacle to watch.
The top 10 finishers were as follows:
Pos | Bib No | Name | Time | Category | Cat Pos | Second Cat | Second Cat Pos | Gender | Gen Pos | Club | Lap1 | C/Pos | Lap2 | C/Pos | Lap3 | C/Pos | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Bram IMMING | 1:11:24.8 | Senior (16+) | 1 | Male | 1 | TEAM IMMING-AGU | 23:04.6 | 4 | 25:49.6 | 1 | 22:30.5 | 2 | |||
2 | 69 | Henk VERDONK | 1:11:25.0 | Senior (16+) | 2 | Male | 2 | TEAM IMMING-AGU | 23:04.1 | 3 | 25:50.6 | 2 | 22:30.2 | 1 | |||
3 | 8 | Dan EVANS | 1:12:31.3 | Senior (16+) | 3 | Male | 3 | ASSOS EQUIPE / CANNONDALE | 23:03.3 | 2 | 26:24.7 | 6 | 23:03.2 | 4 | |||
4 | 17 | Gruffudd LEWIS | 1:12:31.5 | Senior (16+) | 4 | Male | 4 | RIBBLE PRO CYCLING | 23:04.9 | 5 | 26:24.0 | 5 | 23:02.5 | 3 | |||
5 | 81 | Nick CRAIG | 1:12:33.0 | Grand Veteran (50-59) | 1 | Male | 5 | SCOTT RACING | 23:38.4 | 1 | 25:50.9 | 1 | 23:03.7 | 1 | |||
6 | 7 | Giles DRAKE | 1:13:38.0 | Senior (16+) | 5 | Male | 6 | WHEELBASE | 23:38.8 | 7 | 26:32.3 | 7 | 23:26.9 | 5 | |||
7 | 91 | Seb HERROD | 1:14:45.3 | Senior (16+) | 6 | Male | 7 | ROTOR RACE TEAM | 23:47.7 | 9 | 27:06.5 | 8 | 23:51.0 | 6 | |||
8 | 15 | Paul HOPKINS | 1:14:46.4 | Veteran (40-49) | 1 | Male | 8 | MERIDA FACTORY RACING | 23:48.0 | 1 | 27:06.7 | 3 | 23:51.6 | 1 | |||
9 | 24 | Daniel GUEST | 1:14:47.8 | Veteran (40-49) | 2 | Male | 9 | COTSWOLD VELDRIJDEN | 23:48.6 | 2 | 27:06.6 | 2 | 23:52.5 | 2 | |||
10 | 11 | Benjamin WADEY | 1:15:20.2 | Senior (16+) | 7 | Male | 10 | CLEE CYCLES | 23:02.6 | 1 | 26:10.3 | 3 | 26:07.3 | 18 |
Byron Williams was at the event to bring you these wonderful photographs.
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