Anna Henderson win’s the inaugural Women’s East Cleveland Klondike GP
Women’s National Road Series 2019 – Round 1 | Klondike GP
Picking up from where she left off last Season with a win at the Rydedale, Henderson [Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm] out-sprinted Joscelin Lowden [Brother UK – Fusion RT] along Westgate in Guisborough to take the victory in this first of 8 races in the Women’s calendar in just over 3 hours.
Setting off earlier in the morning on the 2-circuit course of 111.6kms the peloton rode steadily around to the official start before the racing began. Sarah King [Dama Bianchi] was the first attacker to clear the peloton as they made their way on-to the that main circuit, before it all came back together.
The cold stiff coastal breeze made riding difficult for those left exposed to the elements as riders began to drop-off heading out towards the Moors including Dame Sarah Storey [Storey Racing] amongst others before they turned & returned back down towards the coast and the first Queen of the Mountains prime in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Joscelin Lowden took maximum points in both QOM’s to claim the title.
With around 30kms remaining, Christina Wiejak [Team Jadan-Weldtite p/b Vive le Velo] made the first significant attack of the remaining 30-odd riders from a 75-rider field as the race began to ignite.
Brought back into the group, Lowden counter attacked as they climbed Loftus Bank & Carlin How Bank with Henderson joining her. Eight more riders tried to bridge the gap but the strong climbing ability of Lowden kept the chasers at bay as they had an almost 2-minute advantage running into the final few kilometres leaving a bunch sprint for the remainder of the chasing group with team-mates Leah Dixon, Becks Durell & Jess Finnay taking the 3rd-5th places.
This is a bit of a surprise considering going around the course – a little bit windy – a little bit lumpy. I wasn’t feeling great halfway through.
I saw Jos (Lowden) go and you know-what. I might as well give-it-a-kick and see what I have left in my legs. Yeh! It paid-off obviously.
Jos kicked with 20-to-go and I though, she’s so strong I’ll go with her and see what happens. If I get caught as you saw, I’ve got about 5 team-mates behind me. We were a strong unit today.
Results
1 -15 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 3:02:50
2 – 22 Joscelin Lowden Brother.uk Fusion RT st
3 -13 Leah Dixon Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm +1:41
4 -14 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
5 -16 Jessica Finney Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
6 – 59 Lauren Dolan Torelli-Assure st
7 -1 Elinor Barker MBE Drops st
8 – 61 Niamh Fisher Black Torelli-Assure st
9 – 32 Fiona Hunter Johnston Campinense – Velo Performance st
10 – 23 Molly Patch Brother.uk Fusion RT st
11 – 12 Illi Gardner Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
12 – 56 Christina Wiejak Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel +1:47
13 – 3 Anna Christian Drops +1:51
14 – 19 Emily Wadsworth Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm +3:50
15 – 17 Gabriella Shaw Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
16 – 34 Jo Tindley Campinense – Velo Performance st
17 – 28 Elizabeth Bennett Campinense – Velo Performance st
18 – 60 Jennifer George Torelli-Assure st
19 – 46 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods st
20 – 62 Sophie Thackray Torelli-Assure st
21 – 40 Chanel Mason Storey Racing st
22 – 37 Corinne Side Cycle Team OnForm st
23 – 82 Jayati Hine University of Sheffield CC st
24 – 45 Hannah Larbalestier Team Boompods st
25 – 21 Emma Lewis Brother.uk Fusion RT st
26 – 20 Jennifer Hudson Brother.uk Fusion RT st
27 – 9 Jennifer Powell Bianchi Dama st
28 – 26 Claire Steels Brother.uk Fusion RT st
29 – 39 Kelly Murphy Storey Racing +5:42
30 – 27 Ruth Shier Brother.uk Fusion RT +5:43
31 – 57 Mary Wilkinson Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel +7:31
32 – 25 Rebecca Richardson Brother.uk Fusion RT +7:41
33 – 50 Sophie Enever Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel +12:37
34 – 24 Fiona Russell Brother.uk Fusion RT +13:21
35 – 4 Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama +13:24
36 – 5 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st
37 – 72 Molly Weaver Orbea Racing Team +13:27
38 – 80 Amy Gornall The Racing Chance Foundation st
39 – 2 Megan Barker Drops +13:28
40 – 6 Sarah King Bianchi Dama +14:55
Interview – Anna Henderson – Klondike GP Winner – Round 1 – National Road Series 2019 by Cycling Shorts
Anna Henderson of Team OnForm talks to the media after her win in the first ever Women’s Klondike GP – Round 1 of the National Road Series. Audio & Image ©Chris Maher / CyclingShorts.cc
GRN Presca Teamwear Queen of the Mountains
1 – 22 Joscelin Lowden Brother.uk Fusion RT 10
2 – 15 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 4
3 – 32 Fiona Hunter Johnston Campinense – Velo Performance 3
4 – 14 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 2
5 – 59 Lauren Dolan Torelli-Assure 2
6 – 61 Niamh Fisher Black Torelli-Assure 1
Team Classification after Round 1
1 Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 80
2 Brother.uk Fusion RT 40
3 Torelli-Assure 39
4 Drops 26
5 Campinense – Velo Performance 23
6 Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel 9
7 Team Boompods 2
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Chris Maher
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Based in the North East of England; photographer Chris Maher specialises in sports photography with his main interests in Cycling and Super Bikes. Chris has covered sports events from local and national level right up to the Olympics for CyclingShorts.cc.
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