Latest News: 17^th August 2009 *** Win for Dan *** Dan rode the Kings Lynn 25 on Sat 15^th August – on a windy day he clocked a time of 55.26 which was too good for the rest of the field. Also, on the same day, Mark Jervis came 2^nd in the Older Mans RR.

6^th July 2009 *** 5 Wins for Dan*** Dan has been training and racing hard recently, and has recorded a number of wins. The biggest win was in the Peterborough CC Race sponsored by Baxter and King Construction – he attacked early on with 2 others and they then stayed away for the remainder of the race and at the finish there was only ever to be one winner … Dan. Elsewhere both Nige and MarkJ are going well – on 5^th July Nige was 7^th in the London Dynamo race and MarkJ was 4^th in the Finchley RT organised Paul Simon Homes Road Race.

24^th February 2009 Members of the team have been training hard over winter and will start competing again in early March – see the calendar page for more detailed information. The results page will be updated as soon as the results start coming in!

14^th September 2008 *** Win for Dan*** Dan took the win in front of a small but good quality field in the John Walker Memorial RR. Well supported by Nige in the final 8 man selection, Dan then showed he was the fastest sprinter. Win number 8 – obviously I missed a few on here but it was getting repetitive … I could write a few more words but hear it from the man himself in his Blog section (I’ve shortened it from the original 1000 words).

14^th August *** Win for Darren*** Darren won the midweek Eelmore crit to move up to 2^nd cat in style. Nige took 5^th in the Barrie Elcombe Memorial Road Race.

3^rd August *** Win for Dan*** In a strong team showing Python took a 1-2 in the Worcester Evening News road race. Nigel made the early move of 9 riders and then Chris and Dan bridge across in a similar sized group to give Python a strong representation in the front group. Nigel then attacked with Ben Anstie and then Dan jumped across with Steve Dring to form the winning 4-man group. Dan jumped early on the finishing hill and just held off Nigel on the line to give the team a great result.

22^nd July Dan took 2^nd in the Masters 35-39 national championship. In a strong team showing both Nige and Dan made it into a group of 12 that forged an early and then Dan made it into the decisive split only to lose out to Martin smith (AW Cycles) in the final sprint.

14^th July 2008 Justin and Mark have both regained their 2^nd Category Licences recently. Justin did his through doing the ride of the day at the Dave Ryan Memorial RR – attacking solo early on he stayed away until within sniffing distance of the winning line when a 4 man chasing group came past him on the steep uphill approach. At least this time it was not a team mate that took the win from him and 5^th on the day sealed his 2^nd cat. Mark went back to 2^nd cat status after taking 4^th from a 4 man break that just about managed to stay clear of the chasing bunch in the popular Oakley Village RR.

29^th June 2008 ***Win for Dan (5^th for Python)***

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Photo: Simon Gooderham http://good.zenfolio.com Dan and Nige rode the well-organized Shaftesbury road race held on a circuit featuring a tough climb. Both Nige and Dan got into the winning move the hard way – they missed the original 10 man split but then got across in a group of 6 after some serious chasing. Feeling strong Dan attacked with 20 miles left and only Martin Smith (AW Cycles) was able to go with him. A lap later and Dan sensing Martin weakening and the break coming back attacked again to take the win in style.

25th June 2008 ***Win for Steve*** Steve led a Python 1-2 when he out-sprinted Justin and the rest of the 6 man break at Eelmore. The Python put all 3 riders into a 6 man break that developed soon after half distance and then with a tactical advantage drove it to ensure it stayed away. MarkW led out the sprint with Justin on his wheel and it looked like Justin would take the win until Steve edged past in the final burst to the line.

15^th June 2008 ***Win for Dan*** Dan chalked up Python’s third win of the season in the NCRA RR – attacking by himself he held on to take the victory alone and in style.

8^th June 2008 ***Win for Mark*** Mark won the Kenton RC support race (Ginger Smallwood Memorial) – he went away with one other with a lap to go and they held a 30 sec gap to the finish where Mark out-sprinted his breakaway companion. In the main race Dan and Nige both got into the early 12 man move which stayed away to the finish. Both Nige and Dan were attacking but the group kept on coming back together but coming over the top of the climb for the last time Nige got away only to be caught shortly before the finish. Dan showed a good sprint to take 3^rd whilst Nige came in 10^th. Good teamwork which on another day might have had an even better result.

26^th May 2008 ***Win for Dan*** Dan won the opening stage of the SERRL 3-day stage race and successfully defended his lead over the next 2 days to take the overall vistory! Nice one Dan!

12^th May 2008: Nige, Dan and the rest of the team gave a really strong performance in the Lea Valley RR – Nige and Dan both made it into 6-strong selection only for Dan to puncture – he still went on to finish 8^th but we lost our numerical advantage. Nige went on to finish an excellent 2^nd behind a super strong Phil Hetzel (Ipswich BC).

8^th May 2008: Nige has continued his string of top 10 placings taking 6^th in the Twickenham and 8^th in the AW Cycles RR. Darren scored a 3^rd in the Eelmore criteriums and is now starting to move towards his 2^nd cat. Dan and Justin have also been in the results too.

14^th April 2008: The team have kicked of their season. On Saturday 12^th April the team was launched at Blenheim Palace – photo’s will appear on the website shortly. Results so far this year include a 3^rd for Mark, a 6^th for Darren and a 10^th for Nige. A number of the team are starting to go well and it shouldn’t be long before we see further placings.

5^th February 2008: Python Racing Team are please to announce that the team will be sponsored by SmartestEnergy, Ixia, Real451 and PUSH Print in 2008. Riders will be using Maximuscle energy products. The team are very grateful for the support and will be spurred on to greater success. For further information on our sponsors please see the sponsors link.