The Glencoe ski resort was the venue for the Scottish National Champs and the steep, rocky track wasn’t making things easy. Come Sunday & race day the rain came in and made everything that little more tricky.

Ben Cathro took top honours with the Elite Men win with 4 other MTBCut.tv team mates taking big results home.

Senior Men
1. Ben Cathro 2:49.933
2. Joe Barnes 2:51.892
3. Chris Hutchens 2:53.547

Women
1. Jaymie Mart 4:41.035
2. Bex Reilly 4:43.471

Juvenile
1. George Gannicott 3:24.806
2. Ross Wilcox 3:30.711
3. Stuart Wilcox 3:36.624

Youth
1. Lewis Buchanan 2:57.655
2. Fraser McGlone 2:58.498
3. Daniel Carrigan 3:11.075

Junior
1. James Scott 3:01.957
2. Arran Gannicott 3:02.220
3. Willem Herd 3:19.482

Veteran
1. Alastair Maclennan 3:13.966
2. Neil Wilson 3:14.856
3. Stevie Boyd 3:23.174

Master
1. Phil Mowat 3:31.937
2. Chris Coates 3:34.883
3. John Young 3:38.986

From Pete @ Hotlines:
Chris Coates, James Scott, Chris Hutchens, Joe Barnes and Ben Cathro all came home with at least a medal which came with a dusting of champions trophies and jerseys.

Chris Coates was unlucky to come second and take the silver as a dismount in his second run brought him down 4 seconds behind the man in 1st. Following his crash, Chris stayed trackside to allow the rider behind him to pass only to discover that the rider behind him had punctured and he needn’t have waited. A silver medal was not shabby considering the above. Medal number on for MTBCut.tv.

James Scott’s runs were more fortuitous and a strong second run meant that he took his second consecutive Scottish Championship title in the Junior category on the steep and muddy course. Scratch title and trophy number one.

However it was in the Elite men’s that Stu Thomson’s boys really showed their class. 3 riders remained to come down the rain soaked hill in the MTBCut colours and those Chris Hutchens, Joe Barnes and Ben Cathro climbed the podium in that order. Total domination in the elite category. A medal each for Chris and Joe and a Scottish Champion jersey and a large trophy for Ben Cathro.

Big thanks to Ian Linton for the snaps & Pete @ Hotlines for hooking us up with the info!

Jim News