The La Sportiva Mountain Madness Champions -- 2014
Andreas Efstathiou and Pola Hadjipapa, winners respectively of the King and Queen of the Mountains title for 2014, receive their prizes of a pair of La Sportiva mountain shoes from Marios Hadjipetris of GET OUT stores. Also in the picture on the right is race organiser Christelle de Jager, who crafted the trophies from wood and stones found while marking out the trails.
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FULL RESULTS OF THE 2014 SERIES
RESULTS OF MACHAIRAS 30 KM RACE HELD ON JANUARY 18, 2014
1 Marian Constantin 2:58; 2 David Simpson 3:00; * 3 Ektoras Agathakleous 3:17; * 4 Costas Patinios 3:20; 5 Sergio Nikolaides 3:24; 6 Andreas Efstathiou 3:30; 7 Orfeas Kyriakou 3:32; 8 Michalis Karatzis 3:34; 9 Alexis Georgiou 3:39; 10 Jeremy Westmore 3:57; 11 Makis Kounnides; 4:01; 12 Tony Hawk 4:08; 13 Vladimir Zhukov 4:10;14 Marek Stancik and Michal Thomka, 4:14; 16 Janet Anderson (F) 4:16; 17 Pola Hadjipapa 4:25 (F); 18 Panicos Papagregoriou 4:28; 19 Natalie Christopher 4:32 (F); 20 Argyris Manolas 4:34; 21 Nicholas Kypreos 4:37; 22 Andreas Mashias 4:49; 23 Quentin Macilray 4:52; 24 Alexandros Xanthopoulos 4:53; 25 Marios Hadjipetris 4:54; 26 Paul Parker 4:56; 27 Konstantin Romanovsky 5:01; 28 Lyukmanov Marat 5:07; 29 Janine Haidar 5:15 (F)
* 15 minutes time penalty due to cutting course by inadvertently taking incorrect trail up to Kionia. Positions were not affected by time penalty.
POINTS AFTER RACE 1 (MACHAIRAS)
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Men: Marian Constantin 15; David Simpson 10; Ektoras Agathakleous 8; Costas Patinios 7; Sergio Nikolaides 6; Andreas Efstathiou 5; Orfeas Kyriakou 4; Michalis Karatzis 3; Alexis Georgiou 2; Jeremy Westmore 1
Women: Janet Anderson 15; Pola Hadjipapa 10; Natalie Christopher 8, Janine Haidar 7
AGROS 27KM MOUNTAIN RACE (La Sportiva Mountain Madness Race 2) February 22 results
1 David Simpson 2:45’33; 2 Michalis Karatzis 3:06’43; 3 Andreas Efstathiou 3:08’50; 4 Makis Kounnides 3:12’02; 5 Alexis Georgiou 3:13’29; 6 Polys Hadjimetriou 3:18’43; 7 Kevin Morrison 3:25’12; 8 Tony Hawk 3:35’17; 9 Peter Lapornik 3:46’28;10 Joseph Krauss 3:48’03;11 Marek Stancik 3:48’50;12 Michal Thomka 3:55’14;13 Christos Afxentiou 3:55’58; 14 Marios Hadjipetris 3:58,29;15 Juha Kaila 4:05’22; 16 Pola Hadjipapa 4:05’44 (F); 17 Orfeas Kyriakou 4:18’22; 18 Alexandros Alexandrou 4:18’23;19 Andreas Mashias 4:18’28; 20 Stavri Thrasyvoulou (F) 4:19’15; 21 Branislav Ondusko 4:20’37; 22 Apostolis Kosmos 4:26’10; 23 Natalie Christopher (F) 4:26’30; 24 Quentin Macilray 4:34’19; 25 Alexandros Xanthopoulos 4:38’43; 26 Sam Tucker 5:22’38; 27 Lukyamanov Marat 6:30
King of the Mountain (first man to top of Madari fire lookout station): David Simpson
Queen of the Mountain (first woman to top of Madari fire lookout station): Stavri Thrasyvoulou
Points awarded for race:
Men: David Simpson 15; Michalis Karatzis 10; Andreas Efstathiou 8; Makis Kounnides 7; Alexis Georgiou 6; Polys Hadjimetriou 5; Kevin Morrison 4; Tony Hawk 3; Peter Lapornik 2; Joseph Krauss 1
Women: Pola Hadjipapa 15; Stavri Thrasyvoulou 10; Natalie Christopher 8
TOTAL POINTS FOR LA SPORTIVA MOUNTAIN MADNESS SERIES AFTER RACE 2 (Machairas plus Agros):
Men: David Simpson 25; Marian Constantin 15; Andreas Efstathiou 13; Michalis Karatzis 13; Alexis Georgiou 8; Ektoras Agathakleous 8; Makis Kounnides 7; Costas Patinios 7; Sergios Nikolaides 6; Kevin Morrison 4; Orfeas Kyriakou 4; Tony Hawk 3; Peter Lapornik 2; Jeremy Westmore 1; Joseph Krauss 1
Women: Pola Hadjipapa 25; Natalie Christopher 16; Janet Anderson 15; Stavri Thrasyvoulou 10; Janine Haidar 7
STARRY NIGHT MADNESS 17km RESULTS (Race 3) JULY 26
1 Andreas Efstathiou 1:23,05; 2 Makis Kounnides 1:26,08; 3 Freddy Simpson 1:27,38; 4 Jeremy Westmore 1:30,47; 5 Tryfon Demetriou 1:30,54; 6 Reginos Vraihimis 1:31,37; 7 Michalis Philippou 1:32,07; 8 Karim Ramadan 1:33,23; 9 Adam James 1:33,37;10 Scott McCurry 1: 38,10; 11 Stephen Reeves 1:39,44; 12 Moss Hamilton 1:39,47; 13 Stephen Thornton 1:41,22; 14 Marios Hadjipetris 1:41,54; 15 Konstantinou Costas 1:42,23;16 Peter Lapornik 1:43,31; 17 Luke Moore 1:44.14; 18 Anthony Sarginson 1:45,42; 19 Pete Graham 1:46,27; 20 Lydia Alba (1st woman) 1:46,27; 21 Tamas Kolonics 1:46,27; 22 Michael Zannetos 1:47,11; 23 Sophocles Theodoros 1:49,53; 24 Pola Hadjipapa (2nd woman) 1:49,53; 25 Eliophotos Eliophotou 1:49,53; 26 Oscar Sosa 1:49,53; 27 Ben Forster 1:54,26; 28 Scott Dingley 1:54,27; 29 Vladimir Zhukov 1:54,48; 30 Nikolai Orekhov 1:57,44; 31 Alexandros Xanthopoulos 1:57,56; 32 Janet Anderson (3rd woman) 1:57,57; 33 James Atkinson; 1:58,02; 34 Simon Bailey 1:58,03; 35 Matthew Bloxman 1:58,05; 36 Daryl Parkinson 2:01,07; 37 Paul Parker 2:02,53; 38 Andreas Aristotelous 2:03,41;39 Stephen Thornton 2:04,49;40; Natalie Christopher(F) 2:05,02; 41 Andry Vanga (F) 2:05,47;42; 42 Misko Thomka 2:05,47;42; 43 Claudia Pagoulatou(F) 2:06,25; 44 Griselda Mendoza(F) 2:08,16; 45 Paul Upton 2:12,45; 46 Stephen Williams 2:17,06; 47 Chris Papadopoulos 2:26,07; 48 Valerya Makarycheva(F) 2:32,56; 49 Ed Boanas 2:40
POINTS AWARDED FOR RACE:
MEN
Andreas Efstathiou 15; Makis Kounnides 10; Freddy Simpson 8; Jeremy Westmore 7; Tryfon Demetriou 6; Reginos Vraihimis 5; Michalis Philippou 4; Karim Ramadan 3; Adam James 2; 10 Scott McCurry 1
WOMEN:
Lydia Alba 15; Pola Hadjipapa 10; Janet Anderson 8; Natalie Christopher 7; Andry Vanga 6; Claudia Pagoulatou 5; Griselda Mendoza 4; Valerya Makarycheva 3
POINTS STANDINGS AFTER FIRST 3 RACES (points from 3 races unless stated otherwise)
Runners have to do at least 3 of the 5 La Sportiva Mountain Madness races by the end of the series to be eligible for the overall points competition. If a runner does more than 3 races, only their best scoring 3 races will count towards their total. Points are awarded as follows: 15 points for a first place, 10 for second, 8 for third, 7 for fourth, 6 for fifth, 5 for sixth, 4 for seventh, 3 for eighth, 2 for ninth and 1 for tenth. Runners who complete all five races in the series, regardless of position, will receive 5 bonus points.
MEN:
1 Andreas Efstathiou 28; 2 David Simpson 25 (2 races); 3 Makis Kounnides 17; 4 Marian Constantin 15 (1 race); 5 Michalis Karatzis 13 (2 races); 6 Jeremy Westmore 8 (2 races), Alexis Georgiou 8 (2 races), Ektoras Agathakleous 8 (1 race) and Freddy Simpson 8 (1 race);10 Costas Patinios 7 (1 race); 11 Sergio Nikolaides 6 (1 race) and Tryfon Demetriou 6 (1 race); 13 Polys Hadjidemetriou 5 (1 race) and Reginos Vraihimis 5 (1 race); 15 Orfeas Fotini 4 (2 races); Kevin Morrison 4 (1 race) and Michalis Philippou 4 (1 race); 18 Tony Hawk 3 (2 races) and Karim Ramadan 3 (1 race); 20 Peter Lapornik 2 (2 races) and Adam James 2 (1 race); 22 Jo Krauss 1 (1 race) and Scott McCurryy 1 (1 race)
WOMEN:
1 Pola Hadjipapa 35; 2 Natalie Christopher 23 and Janet Anderson 23 (2 races); 4 Lydia Alba 15 (1 race); 5 Stavri Thrasyvoulou 10 (1 race); 6 Janine Haidar 7 (1 race); 7 Andry Vanga 6 (1 race); 8 Claudia Pagoulatou 5 (1 race); 9 Griselda Mendoza 4 (1 race); 10 Valerya Makarycheva 3 (1 race)
RACE 4: Troodos Magical Mystery Tour 18km (September 27) results
1 Oscar Sosa 2:04,22; Andreas Efstathiou 2:09,10; 3 Makis Kounnides 2:10,05; 4 David Simpson 2:12,29; 5 Jeremy Westmore 2:14,40; 6 Ian Hines 2:22,53; 7 Marios Hadjipetris 2:26,52; 8 Tony Hawk 2:33,38; 9 Pola Hadjipapa (F) 2:35,33; 10 Liga Apine (F) 72 2:36,16; 11 Sophocles Theodorou 2:37,33; 12 Evgeny Votyakov 2:41,15; 13 Michal Thomka 2:43,23; 14 Andreas Mashias 2:45,12; 15 Nikolai Orekhov 2:45,30; 16 Chris Benson and Tom Bennett Britton 2:46,14; 18 Oratios Ierodiakonou 2:52,36; 19 Natalie Christopher (F) 2:52,45; 20 Quentin Macilray 3:00,07; 21 Katarina Kira Böhm (F) 3:02,38; 22 Antonis Kallis 3:06,51 ; 23 Angelos Sofocleous 3:08,41; 24 Marat 3:29,32; 25 Andy Bashford 3:37,45; 26 Delma Steele (F) 3:53,07; 27 Toni Sanders-Tzanetakou (F) 3:53,13
POINTS AWARDED FOR RACE 4 (TROODOS):
MEN: Oscar Sosa 15, Andreas Efstathiou 10, Makis Kounnides 8, David Simpson 7, Jeremy Westmore 6, Ian Hines 5, Marios Hadjipetris 4, Tony Hawk 3, Sophocles Theodorou 2, Evgeny Votyakov 1
WOMEN: Pola Hadjipapa 15, Liga Apine 10, Natalie Christopher 8, Katarina Kira Bohm 7, Delma Steele 6, Toni Sanders-Tzanetakou 5
POINTS AFTER 4 RACES: (from 3 races unless otherwise stated)
MEN:
1 Andreas Efstathiou (33); 2 David Simpson (32); 3 Makis Kounnides (25); 4 Oscar Sosa (15 – two races); 5 Jeremy Westmore (14); 6 Michalis Karatzis (13 – two races); 7 Alexis Georgiou (8 – two races); 8 Tony Hawk (6); 9 Orfeas Fotini (4 – two races); 10 Marios Hadjipetris (4); 11 Sophocles Theodorou (2 – two races)
WOMEN:
1 Pola Hadjipapa (40 points); 2 Natalie Christopher (24); 3 Janet Anderson (23 – two races); 4 Valerya Makarycheva (3 – two races)
Race 5: Madari Vertical Challenge (Nov 30) results
MEN:
1 Marian Constantin 44:55; 2 Oscar Sosa 47, 39; 3 David Simpson 49,07
WOMEN:
1 Andry Vanga 56:32; Liga Apine 1:02,03; 3 Janet Anderson 1:05,12
FULL RESULTS
1 Marian Constantin 44:55; 2 Oscar Sosa 47:39; 3 David Simpson 49:07; 4 Makis Kounnides, Andreas Efstathiou 52:25; 6 Polys Hadjidemetriou 53:05; 7 Tony Hawk 53:56; 8 Michalis Philippou 55:26; 9 Andrew Fox 55:40; 10 Aristotelis Irzenski 56:26; 11 Andry Vanga (F) 56:32; 12 Ian Hines 58:56; 13 Jeremy Westmore 59:14; 14 Liga Apine (F) 1:02,03; 15 Sergio Nikolaides 1:02,15; 16 George Andreou 1:02,22; 17 Alexandros Xanthopoulos 1:02,23; 18 Patrick Schmidt 1:04,07; 19 Sophocles Theodorou 1:05; 20 Frank 1:05,11, 21 Janet Anderson (F) 1:05,12; 22 Marios Hadjipetris 1:05.31; 23 Katherine Long (F) 1:05,32; 24 Paul Parker 1:05,42; 25 Mary Fry (F) 1:05,55; 26 Peter Lapornik 1:06,44; 27 Pola Hadjipapa (F) 1:07,18; 28 Lauren Satterfield (F) 1:07,20; 29 Nikolai Orekhov 1;07, 55; 30 Alexandros Alexandrou 1:09,48; 31 Yulia Tremsina (F) 1:12,09; 32 Oratios Ierodiakonou 1:12,26; 33 Eliophotos Eliophotou 1:13,20; 34 Natalie Christopher (F) 1:14,32; 35; 35 Antonis Kacoullis 1:15,05; 36 Charalambos Charalambous 1:16,06; 37 Quentin Macilray 1:16,16; 38 Michal Thomka 1:17,08; 39 Sam Tucker 1:17, 35 ; 40 Andreas Phylactou 1:18,55; 41 James Mackay 1:18,56; 42 Michael Saab 1:19,45; 43 Murat Pehlivanogullari 1:23,45; 44 Chris Papadopoulos: time unknown, route unknown (did his own wild trail blazing route in completely the wrong direction after taking an unfortunate ‘short’ cut – but survived to tell the tell the tale and get back to the pub for a drink)
FINAL STANDINGS IN THE LA SPORTIVA MOUNTAIN MADNESS 2014 SERIES
MEN:
1 ANDREAS EFSTATHIOU 38
2 DAVID SIMPSON 33
3 MAKIS KOUNNIDES 30
4 OSCAR SOSA 25
5 JEREMY WESTMORE 14
6 TONY HAWK 10
7 MARIOS HADJIPETRIS 9
8 MICHAL THOMKA 5
9 PETER LAPORNIK, SOPHOCLES THEODOROU 2
WOMEN:
1 POLA HADJIPAPA 45
2. JANET ANDERSON 31
3. NATALIE CHRISTOPHER 29