Fisher leads from start for easy win
Ian Fisher (Otley) won the Norton nine-mile road race near Doncaster with ease yesterday after beating Leeds City's Chris Birchall by over a minute.
Fisher took the lead from the start to record his second road victory in successive weeks and his time of 46.55 was good in the windy conditions.
A strong second half saw Birchall consolidate second place ahead of Rotherham's Richard Harris.
Results: 1 I Fisher (Otley) 46:55; 2 C Birchall (Leeds City) 48:15; 3 R Harris (Rotherham) 48:31; 4 S Wright (Doncaster) 49:00; 5 J Metcalfe (York Acorn) 49:22; 6 D Newbold (Hallamshire) 49:55; 7 S Mitchell (Leeds City) 50:36; 8 D Nichol (Derby Tri) 51:04; 9 P Humphries (Rotherham) 51:24; 10 D Allison (Unattached) 51:49.
Team: Doncaster.
Women: 1 J Ayres (Doncaster) 59:2; 2 A Hannon (Ackworth) 60:03; 3 J Dews (Holmfirth) 61:18; 4 J Dick (Hallamshire) 61:47; 5 L Noon (Barnsley) 61:51.
Team: Doncaster.
The full article contains 174 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper.
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Last Updated:
03 March 2008 9:55 AM
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Source:
EP Leeds First & County
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Location:
Leeds
