Saturday 2nd May saw Steve Peat's Steel City Downhill return to Grenoside woods in Sheffield for the fifth year running. And once again, the event attracted folk from all corners of the country to come and race the short, eye-wateringly fast downhill track that pinballs its way through the tightly knitted trees of Grenoside. This year would be the first year that racers weren't out there to try and beat Mr Peat down his local trail, of which in the past, Steve has dominated on with barely even laying down a pedal stroke. Due to a knee injury, Peaty was hobbling track-side this year and had recruited Josh Bryceland to be there to set the pace. So 8 broken collar bones, 900 litres of beer, 300 cowbells, a large gaggle of rowdy crowd members, 70 lasses racing and 1 World Cup champion later, Steel City DH raised the bar of grass roots racing for another year running.
Of course, such an event wouldn't be made possible without a great team behind it. Hat's off to Steve Peat, Nick Hamilton, Henry Norman, Steve Hardcastle and everyone else in the amazing crew that makes it all happen.
Until next year.
[PI=12188049 size=h align=c]Joe Bowman the other side of the tape and looking fast. All that time with Steve and the gang seems to be paying off.
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Pro Men:
1st | Josh Bryceland
2nd | James Swinden
3rd | Craig Evans
Pro Women:
1st | Rebecca Baraona
2nd | Joey Gough
3rd | Carrie Poole
Ripper Boys:
1st | James Wilson
2nd | Lewis Carr
3rd | Jake Peat
Juvenile Boys:
1st | Evan Davies
2nd | Sam Taylor
3rd | Matteo Crompton
Youth Boys:
1st | Jordan Beighton
2nd | Richard Brown
3rd | Jake Monk
Junior Men:
1st | Bradley Swinbank
2nd | Sam Hockenhull
3rd | James Hurst
Senior Men:
1st | Ben Lord
2nd | Thomas Cooper
3rd | Oliver Watson
Master Men:
1st | Jonathan Matthews
2nd | James Risker
3rd | Jordan Gould
Veteran Men:
1st | Ben Jaggard-Smith
2nd | Richard Burgoin
3rd | Martin Creaser
Senior Women:
1st | Rebecca Baraona
2nd | Suzanne Lacey
3rd | Ellie Dewdney
Master Women:
1st | Adele Peat
2nd | Becci Skelton
3rd | Rachael Walker
Veteran Women:
1st | Lindsay Hanley
2nd | Janine Wolstenholme
3rd | Melissa Pearson
For Full results see:
https://www.rootsandrain.com/race3132/2015-may-2-steel-city-steel-city-dh-greno-woods/
Mega day and will be returning next year