Shimano BDS Round 5 Revolution Bike Park - Video

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"Very disappointed with the knee jerk decision made by the Commissaire at this weekends British Downhill Series event at Revolution Bike Park. After announcing that Philip Atwill won the event and then giving out another run to a rider after running wide on a corner and getting caught up in the course tape. After hearing from the marshall who saw the incident that the tape 'may' have been slightly loose and hanging down it was not blown out onto the track (SAME FOR ALL RIDERS) This rider convinced the marshall he was due a re run and when the marshall got asked by the Commissaire "did the tape cause an obstruction to the rider" he answered yes which of course it did because the rider rode into it and had the course tape not been there he wouldn't have crashed. It's just not acceptable for a rider to get a sighting lap on a wet track and then race 30 minutes later on a drying track especially not under these circumstances. This didn't just cheat Phil out of his first BDS win but was completely unfair to every other rider in the elite category. No doubt all other riders could have knocked quite a bit of time off their first race times given a second run after feeling out the wet conditions. Should Phil have crashed due to catching his handle bar on the course tape under the same circumstances we would have took it on the chin and brought it to the next round. In future the commissaire should take longer to assess the situation and property speak to the marshall about what happened, it has already been admitted that after speaking to the marshall in detail that a re run would not have been issued. This isn't a dig at the team or this rider but to the commissaire at the event. Don't normally like making these things public but only those who know Phil well will understand how much effort he puts into his racing and this weekend not only has his first BDS win been robbed from him but also bonuses and points towards the overall that Phil would now be closer to leading hadn't the commissaire made this mistake."



Here's the track preview from the weekend. Follow Matt Simmonds down the track as blistering pace... Si wasn't too far behind we promise.

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Final Results

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Schwalbe Tyres Elite Men

Marc Beaumont 2:43.857
Phil Atwill 2:45.520
Adam Brayton 2:46.107

Schwalbe Tyres Elite Women

Manon Carpenter 3:25.325
Lucy Drees 3:47.938
Bocci Skelton 4:12.649

Spank Junior Men

Joe Breeden 2:52.766
Charlie Hatton 2:53.974
James Purvis 2:58.641

Rachel Atherton Junior Women

Cairn Bell 3:49.146
Aston Tutt 3:56.028
Megan James 4:05.852

X-Fusion Expert Men

Lewis Boyce 3:00.087
Calum Mcgee 3:01.825
Matt Rushton 3:02.833

Uberbike Open Women

Martha Gill 4:38.208
Lindsay Hanley 4:43.802
Ellie Dewdney 4:50.685

DMR Juvenile Boys

Chris Cumming 3:08.060
Harry Barrett 3:14.766
Luke Williamson 3:25.841

Kore Components Grand Veteran Men

Richard Binns 3:49.844
Mick Waud 4:22.427
Steve Felstead 4:54.212

Dainese Veteran Men

Will Longdon 3:15.849
Andrew Titley 3:15.997
Mark Weightman 3:19.630

Super Alloy Springs Youth Boys

Kade Edwards 3:01.930
Jamie Edmonson 3:03.489
Luke Birkett 3:06.583

NS Bikes Master Men

Neil White 3:02.450
Adam Smith 3:05.321
Peter Walton 3:08.673

PRO Tharsis Senior Men

Andrew Cooper 3:03.501
Kieran Davies 3:09.422
Jay Teague 3:12.337

Full results Here.

Next round will be on the 17th - 18th of September at Llangollen.

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