The UK’s Daffodils Sportive in Yorkshire is a springtime delight. Named after the world famous daffodils of Farndale, through which the route passes, the 8th edition offered routes for all – 65, 116 and 134 kilometres of quiet country lanes, small villages, peaceful dales and some of the most beautiful North Yorkshire scenery.
While the absent sun kept things cool most of the day, at least it didn’t pour rain like in years past on the 400+ participants.
Fastest on the long course was Richard Airey who soloed to the finish in 4:33:11, while Pollock Venda Louise Pollack was the fastest women in 5:03:44 to finish 18th overall.
Full results and rankings for the 65, 116 and 134 kilometre Daffodils Sportive rides are below:
DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 134KM COURSE RESULTS | |||
Airey | Richard | Male | 04:33:11.12 |
Chard | Julian | Male | 04:45:08.89 |
Smith | Paul | Male | 04:45:09.78 |
Page | Mathew | Male | 04:45:10.88 |
Meigh | Robert | Male | 04:45:17.62 |
Padwell | Richard | Male | 04:47:21.70 |
Smithson | Matthew | Male | 04:47:29.91 |
Whitehead | Jon | Male | 04:51:57.86 |
Ashworth | Phil | Male | 04:54:02.48 |
Douglas | Lee | Male | 04:56:48.64 |
Gunn | Peter | Male | 04:58:52.25 |
Firman | Tony | Male | 04:58:55.70 |
Warrilow | Matt | Male | 04:59:36.21 |
Buckle | Richard | Male | 05:00:06.13 |
Evans | Nick | Male | 05:00:12.96 |
Campbell | Mark | Male | 05:00:53.58 |
Richardson | Michael | Male | 05:01:19.80 |
Pollock | Venda Louise | Female | 05:03:44.87 |
Hopper | Paul | Male | 05:04:18.47 |
Hopper | Terence | Male | 05:04:19.47 |
Canning | Mark | Male | 05:06:04.84 |
Moon | Ste | Male | 05:08:57.73 |
Blythe | Will | Male | 05:11:13.50 |
Butterworth | Daniel | Male | 05:12:28.42 |
Nicholls | Mark | Male | 05:13:10.01 |
Thompson | Richard | Male | 05:15:18.37 |
Smith | Maxwell | Male | 05:15:24.47 |
Stubbs | Roger | Male | 05:15:38.39 |
Baird | Aisling | Female | 05:18:10.52 |
Cook | Richard | Male | 05:19:23.10 |
Berry | Andrew | Male | 05:20:32.45 |
Hatton | Mark | Male | 05:25:16.86 |
Timmins | Michael | Male | 05:25:38.75 |
Summersgill | Ian | Male | 05:25:42.88 |
Barnes | Gary | Male | 05:25:44.46 |
Mottram | David | Male | 05:25:44.52 |
Jackson | Danielle | Female | 05:26:33.30 |
Tippling | Mark | Male | 05:26:42.68 |
Mccartan | Mike | Male | 05:26:42.94 |
Simmonds | Mark | Male | 05:26:44.05 |
Kealey | Michael | Male | 05:26:45.67 |
Phillipson | Tom | Male | 05:27:32.80 |
Simon | Marshall | Male | 05:27:36.95 |
Clemmit | Joanne | Female | 05:28:39.30 |
Morrison | Stuart | Male | 05:30:21.66 |
Poole | Sonny | Male | 05:31:52.36 |
Poole | Richard | Male | 05:31:55.57 |
Massey | Andy | Male | 05:32:17.29 |
Cree | Richard | Male | 05:32:18.50 |
Massey | Owen | Male | 05:32:23.86 |
Hall | Michael | Male | 05:32:49.65 |
Rea | John | Male | 05:38:34.09 |
Chandler | Ben | Male | 05:38:43.16 |
Veitch | Cliff | Male | 05:39:28.10 |
Walton | Graeme | Male | 05:40:40.85 |
Gee | Stephen | Male | 05:40:46.87 |
Kew | Wayne | Male | 05:40:59.36 |
Appleby | Keith | Male | 05:41:02.89 |
Young | James | Male | 05:41:36.54 |
Harrison | Ian | Male | 05:42:48.74 |
Walker | Rob | Male | 05:42:54.28 |
Buenaventura | John | Male | 05:47:18.20 |
Neylon | Darren | Male | 05:47:54.42 |
Leonard | Christian | Male | 05:48:07.00 |
Dobson | Andy | Male | 05:48:08.39 |
Shakeshaft | Phil | Male | 05:48:49.96 |
Neill | Nick | Male | 05:49:23.84 |
Price | John | Male | 05:50:01.76 |
Kavanagh | Dominic | Male | 05:50:29.25 |
Saddington | Stephen | Male | 05:50:38.62 |
Hughes | Martin | Male | 05:50:54.25 |
Mellors | Benjamin | Male | 05:52:00.92 |
Mcandrew | Graham | Male | 05:52:01.16 |
Walker | Rachel | Female | 05:52:50.82 |
Atkinson | Graham | Male | 05:53:21.50 |
Rhodes | Paul | Male | 05:53:54.14 |
Gilby | Mick | Male | 05:55:04.98 |
Dixon | John | Male | 05:55:52.98 |
Whitaker | Andrew | Male | 05:56:15.02 |
Woods | Richard | Male | 05:56:34.39 |
Fielding | Brian | Male | 05:57:05.59 |
Painter | Stephen | Male | 05:57:06.94 |
Markham | Andy | Male | 05:57:07.13 |
Jones | Stephen | Male | 05:57:11.41 |
Fielding | Ben | Male | 05:57:12.63 |
Kirkbride | Darren | Male | 05:57:50.35 |
Connor | Dennis | Male | 06:00:01.22 |
Mccusker | Jack | Male | 06:00:30.52 |
Pendlington | David | Male | 06:00:33.66 |
Hamilton | Paul | Male | 06:01:22.25 |
Vallence | Simon | Male | 06:01:25.26 |
Whittle | Paul | Male | 06:01:26.08 |
Slorach | Stuart | Male | 06:01:54.88 |
Bartholomew | Rob | Male | 06:02:27.56 |
Laking | Anthony | Male | 06:05:44.54 |
Ellis | Paul | Male | 06:08:08.31 |
Conlin | Billy | Male | 06:08:41.53 |
Berry | Paul | Male | 06:08:45.50 |
Carr | Simon | Male | 06:09:44.62 |
Plumpton | Edward | Male | 06:09:46.36 |
Llewellyn | Mark | Male | 06:10:33.30 |
Brown | Paul | Male | 06:11:58.24 |
Frost | Jonathan | Male | 06:12:02.24 |
O’Connell | Mark | Male | 06:13:17.84 |
Lowther | Anthony | Male | 06:15:26.75 |
Young | Michael | Male | 06:17:15.21 |
Haydock | Simon | Male | 06:17:31.65 |
Robinson | Ben | Male | 06:18:00.04 |
Wilson | Richard | Male | 06:18:03.58 |
Banks | Andrew | Male | 06:18:20.73 |
Walker | Melanie | Female | 06:18:48.90 |
Schofield | Alison | Female | 06:18:49.11 |
Kirvan-Rodgers | Rebecca | Female | 06:18:50.50 |
Nichols | James | Male | 06:19:19.37 |
Davidson | Tracey | Female | 06:19:27.62 |
Ward | Scott | Male | 06:19:28.30 |
Brown | David | Male | 06:19:52.64 |
Heaton | Patrick | Male | 06:21:58.77 |
Sommerville | Jack | Male | 06:21:59.61 |
Barber | Sean | Male | 06:22:06.11 |
Jepson | Rob | Male | 06:22:06.84 |
Teasdale | Shirley | Female | 06:23:59.32 |
Teasdale | Katie | Female | 06:24:00.57 |
Casson | Derek | Male | 06:24:32.22 |
Scott | Gemma | Female | 06:25:55.55 |
Scott | Craig | Male | 06:25:58.33 |
Barnes | Michael | Male | 06:26:08.48 |
Prescott | John | Male | 06:26:53.57 |
Walker | Bob | Male | 06:27:46.09 |
Gipps | Alex | Female | 06:27:51.63 |
Leigh | Steven | Male | 06:28:18.10 |
Wesson | Paul | Male | 06:29:26.84 |
Nicholson | Helen | Female | 06:30:07.20 |
Dodd | John | Male | 06:30:45.11 |
Sharpe | Kate | Female | 06:32:02.22 |
Sharpe | Kate | Female | 06:32:02.42 |
Mitchell | Darryn | Male | 06:34:02.83 |
Gaughan | Mark | Male | 06:34:04.21 |
Glenwright | Stephen | Male | 06:34:29.25 |
Chisholm | Craig | Male | 06:35:05.61 |
Mclean | Stephen | Male | 06:37:53.87 |
Wood | Darren | Male | 06:38:04.24 |
Robbins | Garry | Male | 06:38:22.39 |
Hockney | Mark | Male | 06:40:20.41 |
Belfield | Craig | Male | 06:40:24.98 |
Belfield | Ross | Male | 06:40:25.90 |
Williams | Dean | Male | 06:41:32.01 |
Kershaw | Martin | Male | 06:41:34.66 |
Procter | David | Male | 06:41:52.54 |
Jones | Gavin | Male | 06:41:52.81 |
Hulme | Jeff | Male | 06:41:54.68 |
Lideard | Michael | Male | 06:41:58.30 |
Holtorp | Gavin | Male | 06:42:17.04 |
Loftus | Phil | Male | 06:46:10.88 |
Puddick | Alan | Male | 06:48:16.04 |
Cahill | Richard | Male | 06:50:11.71 |
Simon | Neil | Male | 06:53:03.45 |
Lawler | Jonathan | Male | 06:53:48.03 |
Richardson | Alan | Male | 06:53:59.63 |
Richardson | Liam | Male | 06:54:00.86 |
Richardson | Susan | Female | 06:54:01.11 |
Trotter | Paul | Male | 06:59:49.23 |
Collingwood | John | Male | 07:01:04.24 |
Farrow | Sara | Female | 07:01:06.40 |
Cribb | Paul | Male | 07:01:49.45 |
Turner | Mick | Male | 07:01:53.21 |
Leadbeater | Robert | Male | 07:02:02.90 |
Chapman | Natalie | Female | 07:03:11.19 |
Cox | Ian | Male | 07:03:15.56 |
Cox | Peter | Male | 07:03:25.17 |
Crane | Gill | Female | 07:05:00.64 |
Lee | Katy | Female | 07:05:02.77 |
Grainger | David | Male | 07:06:12.30 |
Barlow | Stephen | Male | 07:06:15.33 |
Mann | Angela | Female | 07:07:25.97 |
Hayton | Mark | Male | 07:07:28.82 |
Fish | Ian | Male | 07:10:28.58 |
Richardson | Glyn | Male | 07:10:49.38 |
Winspear | Chris | Male | 07:10:52.02 |
Hartley | James | Male | 07:10:52.87 |
Herridge | John | Male | 07:10:53.83 |
Kelly | Vincent | Male | 07:14:12.63 |
Pickering | Rob | Male | 07:15:11.06 |
Brennan | Michael | Male | 07:15:34.04 |
Brennan | Sarah | Female | 07:15:35.09 |
Ritchie | Gavin | Male | 07:16:03.49 |
Wright | Craig | Male | 07:26:40.52 |
Ferguson | Richard | Male | 07:26:42.06 |
Gent | Matthew | Male | 07:26:54.33 |
Duffy | Kelvin | Male | 07:33:54.03 |
Scullion | Chris | Male | 07:33:54.69 |
Mcneill | Mark | Male | 07:37:31.22 |
Mansell | Antony | Male | 07:37:31.81 |
Wyndham-Webb | Karen | Female | 07:38:43.19 |
DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 116KM COURSE RESULTS | |||
Tate | Dan | Male | 04:37:06.47 |
Selby | Martin | Male | 04:47:26.09 |
North | Les | Male | 04:56:01.33 |
Evans | Gary | Male | 05:01:22.68 |
Jennings | David | Female | 05:03:14.23 |
Dorward | Grant | Male | 05:05:59.49 |
Gunning | Darcy | Male | 05:06:02.88 |
Oxberry | Colin | Male | 05:06:27.73 |
Bishop | Chris | Male | 05:07:24.03 |
Kimball | Ben | Male | 05:08:27.52 |
Davison | Stephen | Male | 05:09:29.83 |
Worth | Bob | Male | 05:10:31.32 |
Hayward | David | Male | 05:11:07.24 |
Hanson | Bryn | Male | 05:11:15.75 |
Armstrong | Chris | Male | 05:11:55.20 |
Brooks | Paul | Male | 05:17:10.33 |
Smith | Kevin | Male | 05:18:07.17 |
Bellamy | William | Male | 05:18:09.06 |
Welsh | Iain | Male | 05:18:16.20 |
Laidler | Duncan | Male | 05:19:19.67 |
Walker | Colin | Male | 05:19:46.33 |
Whiting | Mark | Male | 05:20:22.00 |
Campbell | Mark | Male | 05:21:33.19 |
Stamp | Richard | Male | 05:21:33.95 |
Bell | Philip | Male | 05:21:35.24 |
Harrison | Mike | Male | 05:22:10.48 |
Hampshire | Russell | Male | 05:23:03.88 |
Foster | Vernon | Male | 05:23:22.31 |
Glen | Michael | Male | 05:23:31.55 |
Brannan | James | Male | 05:24:24.19 |
Elton | Jamie | Male | 05:25:37.40 |
Dixon | Brian | Male | 05:27:36.64 |
Tate | Jonathan | Male | 05:31:53.00 |
Armstrong | Allen | Male | 05:32:02.56 |
Foot | Paul | Male | 05:32:33.89 |
Maxted | Richard | Male | 05:33:23.82 |
Maher | Samantha | Female | 05:33:24.26 |
Martin | James | Male | 05:33:27.86 |
Martin | Richard | Male | 05:33:29.28 |
Hodgson | Carl | Male | 05:34:17.65 |
Barber | Andrew | Male | 05:34:20.02 |
Burkhart | James | Male | 05:34:23.11 |
Whitfield | Tim | Male | 05:34:50.99 |
Worfolk | Chris | Male | 05:36:20.55 |
Leonte | Bogdan | Male | 05:36:22.07 |
Connolly | Michael | Male | 05:36:45.91 |
Watson | Stephen | Male | 05:36:47.58 |
Taylor | Ian | Male | 05:36:48.23 |
Gallagher | John | Male | 05:36:51.14 |
Burton | Peter | Male | 05:37:28.25 |
Dawson | Tony | Male | 05:37:29.18 |
Licence | Gareth | Male | 05:37:37.28 |
Humphrey | Darren | Male | 05:37:39.89 |
Berry | Kathryn | Female | 05:38:43.93 |
Parker | Andrew | Male | 05:42:45.06 |
Hepworth | Darren | Male | 05:42:54.84 |
Simpson | Nick | Male | 05:42:55.05 |
Grewer | Mark | Male | 05:42:55.97 |
Summerfield | Quentin | Male | 05:43:07.16 |
Wilkins | Yvette | Female | 05:43:59.66 |
Corkhill | Gary | Male | 05:43:59.70 |
Leat | Chris | Male | 05:45:46.13 |
Smith | Daren | Male | 05:46:15.68 |
Smith | Peter | Male | 05:46:16.85 |
Worth | Cath | Female | 05:47:40.27 |
Robinson | Joe | Male | 05:51:00.61 |
Robinson | Phillip | Male | 05:51:01.32 |
Baldry | Honor | Female | 05:51:02.84 |
Brown | Susan | Female | 05:54:51.04 |
Earle | Stephen | Male | 05:56:01.64 |
Craig | Stuart | Male | 05:56:11.39 |
Weyer | Paul | Male | 05:56:21.91 |
Graham | Jeff | Male | 05:57:00.73 |
Bentley | Jonathan | Male | 05:57:09.99 |
Webb | Russ | Male | 05:57:29.85 |
Auty | John | Male | 05:59:03.07 |
Sweeney | Brian | Male | 05:59:05.88 |
Firth | Tom | Male | 05:59:07.41 |
Steel | Kevin Paul | Male | 05:59:13.03 |
Farmery | Ian | Male | 06:01:25.08 |
Dalby | Rob | Male | 06:01:25.61 |
Hearn | Denis | Male | 06:01:27.24 |
Fox | David | Male | 06:01:31.00 |
Stoddart | Collette | Female | 06:02:52.43 |
Mackay | Alan | Male | 06:02:53.63 |
Blackburn | Kathryn | Female | 06:04:00.78 |
Vincent | Helen | Female | 06:06:07.52 |
Harris | Matthew | Male | 06:06:14.13 |
Vincent | James | Male | 06:06:44.63 |
Hudson | Andrew | Male | 06:07:29.51 |
Taylor | Lee | Male | 06:08:02.50 |
Read | Claire | Female | 06:09:38.88 |
Read | Harry | Male | 06:09:40.54 |
Watts | Neil | Male | 06:10:01.49 |
Leadbeater | Chris | Male | 06:10:05.68 |
Smith | Craig | Male | 06:13:15.83 |
Stobart | Lynne | Female | 06:13:32.98 |
Wilkinson | Lesley | Female | 06:13:34.90 |
Barke | Andrew | Male | 06:18:02.67 |
Lowther | Alan | Male | 06:18:08.76 |
Harkins | Eric | Male | 06:18:10.26 |
Mason | Julian | Male | 06:18:43.25 |
Mason | Keely | Female | 06:18:44.88 |
Hall | Helen | Female | 06:19:15.92 |
Turnbull | Liz | Female | 06:19:58.70 |
Halstead | Martyn | Male | 06:20:02.96 |
Irvine | Vivienne | Female | 06:24:30.79 |
Davies | Frances | Female | 06:25:16.11 |
Jennison | Caroline | Female | 06:27:09.80 |
West | Simon | Male | 06:28:11.93 |
Lear | Russell | Male | 06:28:57.98 |
Finney | Peter | Male | 06:30:55.48 |
Roberts | Tony | Male | 06:30:59.68 |
Bostock | Paul | Male | 06:33:10.68 |
Jordan | Diane | Female | 06:34:25.38 |
Neal | Terence | Male | 06:34:30.18 |
Foster | Nigel | Male | 06:35:05.47 |
Davis | Paul | Male | 06:36:50.50 |
Laycock | Richard | Male | 06:37:52.27 |
Jackson | Neil | Male | 06:39:04.05 |
Krishnamoorthy | Palani | Male | 06:39:14.59 |
Joyce | David | Male | 06:40:08.13 |
Daniels | Neil | Male | 06:40:32.36 |
Kneeshaw | Adrian | Male | 06:40:34.77 |
Reilly | Dave | Male | 06:44:02.91 |
Northrop | Dean | Male | 06:44:09.44 |
Dobson | Andrew | Male | 06:45:24.89 |
Mcmullan | Stephen | Male | 06:45:26.94 |
Mcmullan | Dave | Male | 06:45:27.38 |
Pickering | Russell | Male | 06:45:27.82 |
Packham | David | Male | 06:46:49.82 |
Bage | Phil | Male | 06:47:05.82 |
Wallis | James | Male | 06:47:08.22 |
Barber | Gareth | Male | 06:55:46.04 |
DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 65KM COURSE RESULTS | |||
Ions | Gavin | Male | 02:14:39.50 |
Kelly | Chris | Male | 02:14:40.53 |
Pipes | Jon | Male | 02:19:16.19 |
Dennehy | Michael | Male | 02:27:23.07 |
Halewood | Steve | Male | 02:31:34.79 |
Fletcher | Stef | Male | 02:39:32.55 |
Scott | Paul | Male | 02:39:33.41 |
Banks | Jenny | Female | 02:40:40.31 |
Mcdermott | Anthony | Male | 02:41:46.91 |
Tipper | Martin | Male | 02:41:47.42 |
Smith | Benjamin | Male | 02:41:49.42 |
Wallace | John | Male | 02:41:49.82 |
Sherry | Viv | Female | 02:49:38.71 |
Jones | Nigel | Male | 02:56:53.18 |
Rohan | Matthew | Male | 02:56:57.28 |
Jones | Anna | Female | 02:57:05.38 |
Potts | Mike | Male | 02:57:14.31 |
Henson | David | Male | 02:57:31.23 |
Yorkston | Stuart | Male | 02:59:24.89 |
Bezuidenhout | Sarah | Female | 03:02:07.32 |
Bezuidenhout | Grant | Male | 03:02:11.28 |
Johnson | Denise | Female | 03:04:35.76 |
Lithgo | Peter | Male | 03:05:40.33 |
Fletcher | Peter | Male | 03:05:43.39 |
Waterhouse | Sam | Male | 03:10:49.00 |
Whitehead | Colin | Male | 03:10:49.35 |
Lees | Terry | Male | 03:11:06.28 |
Knight | Jonathan | Male | 03:13:07.57 |
Knight | Angela | Female | 03:13:35.39 |
Bright | Andrew | Male | 03:16:27.32 |
Haddock | Ben | Male | 03:18:00.91 |
Mellor | David | Male | 03:18:01.24 |
Reilly | Heath | Male | 03:20:53.76 |
Rigg | Nigel | Male | 03:20:55.02 |
Stevens | Wayne | Male | 03:20:56.21 |
Henry | Catherine | Female | 03:22:18.84 |
Lennon | John | Male | 03:23:38.31 |
Lennon | Chris | Male | 03:23:43.20 |
Chown | Hugh | Male | 03:26:03.99 |
Keyworth | Matthew | Male | 03:27:36.92 |
Magee | Jillian | Female | 03:30:01.50 |
Horton | David | Male | 03:35:04.23 |
Horton | Caroline | Female | 03:35:09.67 |
Snowdon | Caroline | Female | 03:35:09.72 |
Baker | Jonny | Male | 03:35:13.46 |
Phillips | Victoria | Female | 03:35:15.16 |
Waudby | Sally | Female | 03:36:43.76 |
Casper | Deborah | Female | 03:36:45.68 |
Scales | Stephen | Male | 03:38:25.62 |
Leathard | Margaret | Male | 03:38:45.90 |
Walker | Michael | Male | 03:38:47.25 |
Nawoj | Linda | Female | 03:42:46.57 |
Kisby | Lydia | Female | 03:42:47.55 |
Lane | Oscar | Male | 03:44:09.86 |
Lane | Nick | Male | 03:44:13.34 |
Leathard | David | Male | 03:44:16.90 |
Hopper | Robert | Male | 03:44:35.65 |
Martin | Paul | Male | 03:47:17.85 |
Fletcher | Amanda | Female | 03:47:23.12 |
Wyrill | Mike | Male | 03:49:48.39 |
Fidler | Andréa | Female | 03:50:26.20 |
Fidler | Paul | Male | 03:50:27.24 |
Green | Kirsty | Female | 03:53:43.56 |
Green | Dan | Male | 03:53:43.72 |
Nicholson | Dave | Male | 03:53:45.13 |
Baxter | Martin | Male | 03:54:13.10 |
Burnham | Dave | Male | 03:59:09.96 |
Winterhalder | Rachel | Female | 04:00:32.94 |
Davies | Jamie | Male | 04:01:48.98 |
Davies | John | Male | 04:01:53.33 |
Whiting | Ewan | Male | 04:01:53.66 |
Whiting | Helen | Male | 04:01:54.23 |
Hardy | Jennifer | Female | 04:02:02.90 |
Hardy | Steven | Male | 04:02:15.51 |
Hamilton | Ian | Male | 04:04:43.18 |
Sanders | Mark | Male | 04:04:46.21 |
Canning | Amanda | Female | 04:05:05.40 |
Bradbury | Helen | Female | 04:05:06.64 |
Haigh | Jane | Female | 04:05:07.76 |
Hamilton | Louise | Female | 04:05:10.58 |
Wright | Jon | Male | 04:09:41.69 |
Bennett | Brian | Male | 04:09:41.88 |
Simpson | Nicola | Female | 04:09:44.41 |
Cheesbrough | Anna | Female | 04:09:44.48 |
Wilby | Fiona | Female | 04:09:45.80 |
Reilly | Lisa | Female | 05:14:37.82 |
Northrop | Karen | Female | 05:14:38.86 |
Johnstone | Darren | Male | 05:25:43.61 |
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