The Millennium Way Relay & Cycle

 

 

Wednesday 26th December 2007

Millennium Way Relay 2007 action here

Jenny Brierley crosses the Tholt e Will road 2005 (photo by Murray Lambden)

 

 

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The Millennium Way Relay & cycle, one of the highlights of the Christmas sporting calendar takes place on Wednesday 26th December 2007. The action starts from 9.30am at Sky Hill, Ramsey, with teams of four runners tackling the Millennium Way in a relay to the finish at Castletown Square. In addition, cyclists run the first leg of the route to Brandywell Road, and then complete the course on two wheels. In order to give everyone an equal chance of winning, relay teams are handicapped with the slower teams starting first. Cyclists also have the option to make up the first leg of a relay team, handing over to second leg runners at the Brandywell Road, and continuing on the bike to complete the individual cycling event.

 

Millennium Way Relay Winners 2006 Cain Army. Left to right; Andy Quayle, Nick Cain, Steve Cain, Lee Cain.

 

The four legs of the relay vary in both distance and terrain. The toughest and longest is the first leg from Sky Hill to Brandywell Road, whilst the second leg from Brandywell to Crosby is rough in places but largely downhill with the exception of the climb out of the Baldwin valley. The third leg from Crosby to St Marks is the shortest of the four and is all on the road but predominantly uphill, whilst the fourth and final stage from St Marks to Castletown is mainly flat but can be very boggy in places.

 

more about the Millennium Way

Entry For 2007 CLOSED

 

Millennium Way Relay & Cycle Rules 2007 

Thanks to the following for supplying entry forms;

Bikestyle, Bucks Road, Douglas

Ballakermeen Stores, Westbourne Drive, Douglas

Entries closed at 12 noon on Saturday 8th December

   

 

 
 

Marshals  2007  

Brandywell (Leg 2 start)

Ritchie Stevenson

timing official/marshal

Adrian Cowin

timing official/marshal

St. Lukes Church

Bob Corrin

counter checkpoint/marshal

West Baldwin road crossing

Brian Brough

marshal

Top of Crosby hill/exit MWR track Crosby

Clyde Quine

marshal

Crosby/Peel Road crossing

Dave Ronan

stop box/marshal

Jim Anderson

stop box/marshal

Alison Creer

marshal

Crosby (Leg 3 start)

Chris Quine

timing official/marshal

Andy Duncan

timing official/marshal

 

Daphne Barwell

marshal

Garth Crossroads road crossing

Lucy Webster & boyfriend

marshal

marshal

St. Marks (Leg 4 start)

Judy Morrey

timing official/marshal

Enid Watson

timing official/marshal

Ballamodha (farm exit)

Adrian & Jan Cowin

marshal

Ballamodha (Silverdale entrance)

Sean Hands

marshal

Exit Rushen Abbey road crossing

Richard Orton

marshal

 

marshal

Castletown Roundabout road crossing

Ron Ronan

marshal

Dave Wilkinson

marshal

Castletown Bridge

Helen Gibson

marshal

Bethany Clague

marshal

Glue Pot/Police Station

Tom Bateson

marshal

Finish

Maureen Cox

timing official/marshal

Kevin Walmsley

timing official/marshal

 

 

1999-2005 fastest of all time (by Murray Lambden)

1979-2005 fastest 12 of all time (by Murray Lambden)

 

Stan Sille & Barry Williams on leg 4 in the 2004 event

Millennium Way Relay 2007 action here

Millennium Way Relay 2006 action here

Millennium Way Relay 2005 action here

Millennium Way Relay 2004 action here

Millennium Way Relay 2000 action here

 

Past Winners

 

Year

Team Name

1st Leg 2nd Leg 3rd Leg 4th Leg

1979

Forresters Arms

D.Newton

K.Callister

P.Cain

S.Kelly

1980

Lumberjacks

T.Varley

R.Stevenson

S.Kelly

D.Newton

1981

Glen Maye

R.Miles

S.Parkinson

I.Callister

D.Lockley

1982

Alcove Horsebites

M.Lambden

T.Conway

M.Caley

C.Richard

1983

The ‘A’ Team

J.Anderson

A.Fox

A.Sayle

D.Ronan

1984

Ping Pongers

T.Varley

G.Wilson

D.Comish

G.Clarke

1985

Turkey Trotters

A.Fox

D.Ronan

D.Hall

J.Anderson

1986

Northern Geriatrics

G.Clarke

J.Leece

S.Hall

R.Radcliffe

1987

Manx Mountain Marathon Men

A.Gage

T.Varley

T.Rowley

M.Gage

1988

Corky’s Crawlers

A.Nicholson

D.Isherwood

K.Osborn

S.Corkill

1989

Manx Paper Stock (1988) Ltd

A.Gomer

L.Gomer

J.Gomer

M.Herriott

1990

Have you seen a vet

G.Brew

S.Davies

G.Arnold

S.Hall

1991

Bayfine Billharriers

D.Ronan

I.Ronan

S.Jacobs

J.Ronan

1992

Backward at Coming Forward

J.Crellin

J.Anderson

S.Shimmin

D.Ronan

1993

Road & Track Moto-Cross

G.Kirby

R.Gaylor

K.McCanney

R.Hurst

1994

Return of the Slappers

S.Temple

D.Karran

T.Duke

B.Martin

1995

Race Cancelled

1996

Friends of Speedy Iris

A.Malpas

S.Watt

J.Way

T.Paxton

1997

Broadway Baptist Church

R.Webb

G.Webb

D.Anderson

G.Robinson

1998

Team Bikestyle

R.Jamieson

P.Sykes

A.Jamieson

S.Cain

1999

Fire Service

T.Varley

T.Jones

C.Varley

D.Craine

2000

Southern Santa’s

N.Smith

M.Preston

K.Clague

P.Horne

2001

Zurich International Shufflers

A.Beattie

R.Gotrel

P.Nolan

C.Quine

2002

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