Peter King on top of Shap
26th May 2009
Peter King continues his End 2 End Challenge for Prostate Cancer. Pictured left at the the top of Shap before he moves towards Avimore.
2009 Jersey Criterium
24th May 2009
The 2009 Rubis Town Criterium, Jersey was a 1-2 victory for the CandiTV boys. Graham Briggs took 1st place with Malcolm Elliott coming a very close 2nd.
Photographs courtesy of Allan Graham.
CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT Win @ Milton Keynes!
21st May 2009
Graham Briggs, back from injury, stormed across the finnish line ahead of Rob Hayles to win the first round of the Tour Series. The team also took the team prize with Malcolm Elliott 5th, Simon Holt 8th & Matthew Rowe 37th.
Photograph courtesy of Paul Watson.
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CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT @ The 2009 FBD RAS
17th - 25th May 2009
The Team; Russell Downing, Peter Williams, Dale Appleby, James Sampson & Andrew Roche (withdrew 18/05/2009) are currently competeing in the 2009 FBD RAS. Over the course of eight days, stages will finish in Wexford, Cobh, Cahirciveen, Killorglin, Scariff, Castlebar, Clara & Skerries. Once again the 1289 kilometre RAS will be backed by FBD Insurance & the Irish Sports Council. CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT will have plenty of pasta on hand to keep them going! Further race details & stage results can be found at www.fbdinsuranceras.com
Photograph courtesy of www.fbdinsuranceras.com - Russ taking 2nd place in Stage 1!
'Fonzy' Wins the Lincoln!
10th May 2009
Russell Downing won the Lincoln GP for the third time on Sunday. The great weather helped Downing win the battle of the three race leaders to take victory. Ian Wilkinson & Chris Newton took second & third respectively while fellow team mate Malcolm Elliott finished fifth.
Photographs copyright Andy Jones 2009.
CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta RT Dominate the Chas!
3rd May 2009
Russ Downing and his Candi Tv-Marshals Pasta RT team mates, dominated proceedings at the weekend in the Chas Messenger Premier Calendar. Russ finished the race off in style, easily winning the sprint from a four man select group ahead of last weeks Melton winner Ian Wilkinson.
A differing course from the 2008 version faced the team. It’s hilly, heavy roads only favouring strong riders. Some sterling work by the team, whittled the field in half by the time it reached halfway with five riders from the team represented. Russ, James, Malc, Graham and Pete all covered the dangerous moves, giving Russ the chance to save his energy till late.
A crash with three laps remaining took Graham out the race, which also signalled the team into action again. Some big turns by the James and Malc, propelled Pete and Russ into what was to be a 10 man leading group which would fight it out.
With one and half laps remaining some vicious accelerations from Russ whittled it down to four riders, Russ, Kristian House, Ian Wilkinson and Jonathon Tiernan Locke, this proved to be the final selection. Russ controlled every move from here to the finale and added a second consecutive win to the race he also won in 2008.
The team now head towards what proves to be a busy couple of weeks, starting with the Lincoln Grand Prix this weekend.
Sunday 10 th May Lincoln Grand Prix
Thursday 21 st May Tour Series ( Exeter)
Sunday 17 th-24 th FBD Ras Ireland
Thursday 28 th May Tour Series ( Milton Keynes)
Saturday 30 th May Edinburgh Nocturne
Monday 1 st June Roglund Grand Prix ( Norway)
Tuesday 2 nd June Tour Series ( Woking)
Thursday 4 th June Tour Series ( Peterborough)
Saturday 6 th June Smithfield Nocturne
Sunday 7 th June Rydale Grand Prix
Roche on Form in Ulster
Whilst the rest of his team dominated the Chas Messenger, Andy Roche was also showing his form against a tough field in the 3 Day Tour of Ulster. Lying second overall at 5 seconds to Irish rider Martyn Irvine, who was 4 th in last weeks Melton, going into the final day, ended up proving a bit frustrating, with both riders marking each other out the race. However despite 4 th on stage 1, 3 rd on stage 3 and a final overall of 7 th place, Andy’s form is proving to be coming around perfectly for an important period for the team.
Final Overall General
Classification
1 Downey, Sean Banbridge CC 8h21'15"
2 Martin, Thomas Clann Éireann CC 8h21'33" @18"
3 Cassidy, Ciaran Engraveit.ie/BDBC.net 8h21'43" @28"
4 Williams, Simon Juiced Orchard 8h21'48" @33"
5 Monaghan, Barry Newry Wheelers 8h21'54" @39"
6 Irvine, Martyn Curran Racing 8h22'25" @01'10"
7 Roche, Andrew Isle of Man 8h22'30" @01'15"
8 Lavery, Philip Winning Solutions 8h23'00" @01'45"
9 Murphy, Conor Usher 8h23'24" @02'09"
10 Bennett, Sam Dan Morrissey 8h23'52" @02'37"
Photograph courtesy of British Cycling.
East Midlands International CiCLE Classic
26th April 2009
Ian Wilkinson Triumphed in this years East Midlands International Cicle Classic. He used his in-depth 'Cyclo Cross' experience to avoid any mechanical problems which plagued CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta riders Russell Downing & Peter Williams. Despite punctures Russell eventually finished 8th.
Photographs copyright Andy Jones 2009.
The pictures say it all!
3 Stage Wins For CandiTV/Marshalls Pasta @ the Girvan!
11th - 13th April 2009
CandiTV's Graham Briggs (pictured) was ecstatic with his Stage 2 win at the Girvan on Saturday. Russell Downing took the 3rd & final stage to finish 5th overall but it was Pete Williams who took the tartan honors this weekend finishing 3rd. Pete would have won if it wasn't for a 20 second penalty he incured.
Photographs courtesy British Cycling & Andy Jones.
9th April 2009
Marshalls Pasta are proud to annouce their 2009 sponsorship of CandiTV/Pinarello RT. The full press release can viewed here.
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A Close Finnish - Russell Downing 2nd in the Tour of Reservior!
29th March 2009
Only 8 seconds astray in a sprint finnish, 'Fonzy' took 2nd place. Ironically Dale Appleby punctured 5 miles from the finnish line, missing another podium spot for CandiTV/Pinarello RT.
Full results can be found here.....
Photograph courtesy British Cycling.
One Weekend, 3 Wins & a 2nd Place Finish!
21st -22nd March 2009
1. Andy Roche (left) Won the Isle of Man Road race.
2. Russell Downing (centre left) Won the Darley Moore 1st Cat Race.
3. Pete Williams (centre right) Won the Ribble Valley TT over 19 miles
4. Hannah Barnes (right) Came 2nd in the National Youth Circuit Race Series, Round 1.
Photographs copyright Yellow 2009.
'Fonzy' on Form......First Race, First Winners Jersey!
14th March 2009 - Bikeline Two Day - The first round of the 2009 Premier Calendar Series may have been cut short but Russell Downing still managed his first win of the season. The time trial featured 120 riders & lasted for two hours with Downing victorious, finishing 3 seconds ahead of Ian Bibby in 2.37.
Photographs courtesey of Andy Jones.
Manchester Velodrome - Revolution 22
6th December 2008 - Russell Downing & Malcolm Elliott entertained Jenifer & Mike Oliver at the Manchester Velodrome on Saturday, pictured here with Chris Hoy.
The 2009 CandiTV/Pinarello RT Roster!
31st October 2008/15th November 2008
Team manager Phil Griffiths is pleased to announce the CandiTV/Pinarello RT 2009 roster.
The riders confirmed for the forthcoming season are:
- Russell 'Fonzy' Downing
- Malcolm Elliott
- Peter Williams
- Graham Briggs
- Andy Roche
- Lee Davis
- James Sampson
- Dale Appleby