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Gallery – Tour Series Final Manchester – Women’s Race

by Chris Maher | May 26, 2022

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British National Track Championships – Red Dragons Steal The Show

by Chris Maher | Mar 7, 2022

The Welsh pair of Ella Barnwell and Josh Tarling delighted the Newport crowd with emphatic victories at the British National Track Championships, as 13 more national champions were crowned on the penultimate day of competition.

Reigning champion Barnwell retained her Women’s Scratch Race title in a close-fought battle, edging out Anna Morris and last night’s Women’s Individual Pursuit champion Neah Evans.

After also winning her qualifier earlier in the day Carmarthenshire’s Barnwell showed great poise to hold off her rivals in the closing stages and secure a fourth senior national title.

“It feels like such an honour because you’ve got a Welsh crowd, so it’s like home winning the stripes here. It’s amazing really.

“My big aim is representing Wales at the Commonwealth Games, hopefully on the track, but it would be great to do road too – I’d like to go for the win for that.”

Ella Barnwell

Despite only turning 18 last month Joshua Tarling rode fearlessly throughout the 120 lap Points Race, building up an early lead by scoring points in the first five sprints. Charlie Tanfield briefly took the lead after lapping the field, but was then lapped himself to quickly restore Tarling to pole position.

In total Tarling scored in eight of the 10 sprints and took a lap on the field on his way to a winning total of 53 points, and try as they might the pair of Oscar Nilsson Julien (39 points) and John Archibald (38 points) found themselves unable to close the deficit.

“I knew it would be fast because there are quite a lot of people on really big gears and there are some big engines here. I was going to ride a little bit of a smaller gear and I just wanted to get the jump, so I thought I’d go early while I was fresh. Luckily I won two sprints and that gave me that lead, then I could sit on for a bit.

“When John went and I was on him, I knew he’s got such a big engine. I was parking it every time, but I just knew I had to stick with him.”

Joshua Tarling

Para-cycling events

Fin Graham made it two national champion’s jerseys in two days with a commanding victory in the Men’s C3 Pursuit, enjoying a victory margin of more than 20 seconds over Ben Hetherington and Henry Urand. This was Hetherington’s first para-cycling race on the track since a serious injury sustained competing in a club 10 time-trial in 2019, and his delight was clear for all to see.

In the C1-2 Matthew Robertson proved too strong for Ryan Taylor and Sam Ruddock to take the title, while in the C4 Martin Hailstone got the better of Nicholas Fairfield. Will Bjergfelt was the winner in the C5, with Blaine Hunt second and David Murphy third.

In the Women’s C1-3 Pursuit Daphne Schrager stormed to victory in a time of 4:05.004, with Amelia Cass second and Katie Toft third. In the C5 classification Morgan Newberry took the gold ahead of Emma Tod.

In the Para-cycling B Pursuit races Chris McDonald (piloted by Chris Latham) took the men’s competition convincingly, with Brad Gauntlett (piloted by Tim May) and Nadeem Mughal (piloted by Alex Cook) completing the podium. In the women’s event Sophie Unwin (piloted by Jenny Holl) set an impressive time of 3:28.828 in a non-national championship race.

Men’s events

Matt Rotherham won an entertaining Men’s 1,000m Time Trial competition, with less than a second between the three podium places. Rotherham set a blistering time of 1:01.008 to sit in pole position ahead of Harvey McNaughton (1:01.919) with just Jonny Wale left to ride.

While Rotherham waited nervously, defending champion Wale fell just under three tenths of a second slower to take the silver.

Team Inspired claimed the top four spots in the Men’s Sprint competition, with Jack Carlin adding a national title to the Olympic bronze he secured in the same event last summer, after beating teammate Joe Truman in straight legs in the final. The imperious Carlin qualified fastest and didn’t lose a single sprint all day en route to victory. In the battle for bronze Hamish Turnbull defeated Hayden Norris.

Women’s events

Ellie Stone was a surprise winner of the Women’s Keirin, riding brilliantly in the final to surge ahead of Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell for a first senior national title.

Stone required the repechages to progress to the semi-final, where she finished third, behind Capewell and last night’s Women’s Sprint winner Rhian Edmunds, but caught the field off-guard in the final and victory never looked in doubt from then on.

In the Women’s Team Pursuit competition, the Brother UK-Orientation Marketing quartet of Ellen Bennett, Grace Lister, Holly Ramsey and Isabel Sharp caught their Liv CC – Halo Films opponents (Katie-Ann Calton, Ella Jamieson, Matilda McKibben and Awen Roberts) in 2:33.850.

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British National Track Championships – National Record Broken

by Chris Maher | Mar 5, 2022

Dan Bigham added a sixth national title to his growing collection with victory in the individual pursuit on day one of the British National Track Championships in Newport, after breaking the national record in qualifying earlier in the day.

Returning to the track after his British Hour Record success in October last year, he qualified fastest by more than three and a half seconds over the 4,000m, setting up a gold medal ride against friend and former team-mate Charlie Tanfield. Despite Tanfield shaving a second off his qualifying time, Bigham led throughout in the final to take a commanding victory.

“We’re all good mates and we’ve lived together on and off for the past five years. You want them to do well and I’m glad that they do – seeing Charlie back up that well and knocking out 4:07 is really impressive.

“I’m quite happy with how it’s panned out. Being able to focus on it meant that everything came together really nicely.

“My next race is the national time trial championships in June, and I might sneak in Lincoln. Off the back of that, Commonwealth Games, the Hour Record and world time-trial champs.”

Dan Bigham

Britsih Individual Pursuit Champion

Tokyo silver medallist Neah Evans qualified fastest in the women’s individual pursuit with a time of 3:29.083, setting up a gold medal final against Anna Morris, who qualified second just under a tenth of a second slower, in 3:29.175.

The bronze was taken by Kyle Gordon in 4:14.589, following victory over Michael Gill.

The first medal of the championships was awarded to Lora Fachie, piloted by Georgia Holt, as the pair began their new partnership in style with victory in the women’s tandem sprint in straight rounds. A gold medallist at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games in the individual pursuit, this was a rare foray into the world of sprinting for Fachie, and the pair go again in the kilo on Sunday. Nia Holt and Amy Cole took the silver.

“I’m not known for my sprinting ability so yeah, it was good. It’s nice when you keep it a bit fresh and try new things.

“There’s always the buzz of winning, you know, that’s why we do it, and any race is the same. I think the day you don’t get a buzz is the day that it’s time to retire.”

Lora Fachie

Britsih Individual Pursuit Champion

Evans however still had more in the tank, and shaved off another half of a second to take the national title with a time of 3:28.470, having led Morris throughout. In the battle for bronze, Kate Richardson edged out Sophie Lankford with a time of 3:35.566.

Double Tokyo silver medallist Fin Graham won an entertaining Paracycling Mixed Scratch Race, with a blistering final lap proving too much for Will Bjergfelt in second and Martin Hailstone in third. Graham will look to make it a double tomorrow in the Men’s C1-5 Individual Pursuit.

The Team Inspired quartet of Jack Carlin, Ali Fielding, Joe Truman and Hamish Turnbull took a commanding victory in the Men’s Team Sprint, first qualifying fastest in 43.738 and then catching their opponents SES Racing en route to victory in the semi-final with a time of 44.342.

Team East Midlands (James Bunting, Marcus Hiley, Harry Ledingham Horn and Hayden Norris) were their opponents in the final, but were unable to stop Team Inspired, who took the victory by just over a second. Glasgow Track RCA took bronze with victory over Enhanced.

The final national champion’s jersey of the night went to Rhian Edmunds of Wales Racing Academy, who battled to a thrilling victory over defending champion Sophie Capewell in a deciding leg.

Having defeated both Milly Tanner in the 1/8 final and Lowri Thomas in the semi-finals in straight legs, she then took a 1-0 lead over Capewell in the final. However, Team Sprint world championships bronze medallist Capewell battled back in the second to even things up and set up a decider in the final race of the day.

With a home crowd behind her Edmunds dug deep to take the victory, before a victory lap draped in the red dragon.

Emma Finucane took bronze with a straight legs victory over Lowri Thomas.

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National Road Championships 2021 Lincoln – Report & Images

by Chris Maher | Oct 17, 2021

VICTORIES FOR SWIFT AND GEORGI ON THE FINAL DAY IN LINCOLN

Reigning national champion Ben Swift retained his national road race title on the final day of the 2021 HSBC UK | National Road Championships in Lincoln, following Pfeiffer Georgi’s victory in the women’s race earlier in the day.

The Team Ineos Grenadiers rider fought hard all day in numerous breakaway groups to secure another year in the famous red, white and blue jersey, having first won the crown in Norwich in 2019.

Pfeiffer Georgi stormed to victory in the elite women’s race earlier in the day, coming from a strong 12-rider group that went clear on the first ascent of the Michaelgate climb.

The young rider also won the under-23 championship at the same time as she defeated a crop of experienced riders to take home the jersey.

Elite and under-23 women’s race

There was a delayed start to the women’s race to ensure everything was in order on the 12.6km circuit of Lincoln; a morning of persistent rain meant the riders were taking corners very tentatively in the opening kilometres.

After one lap, the peloton would arrive together as one into the first ascent of the Michaelgate climb. On the front, recent hour record breaker, Joss Lowden (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur), side-by-side with Anna Henderson (Team Jumbo-Visma).

Lowden, alongside three teammates (Dani Christmas, April Tacey and Anna Christian), decided that first time around was the right moment to set a tough pace up the climb with the aim of creating a select group, and they succeeded.

At the top of the cobbled climb with one lap complete a total of 12 riders would go clear never to be caught again, eight riders alongside the four riders from Drops-Le Col; Alice Barnes (CANYON – SRAM RACING), Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM), Anna Henderson (Team Jumbo-Visma), Josie Nelson (Team Coop-Hitec Products), Anna Shackley (Team SD Worx), Danielle Shrosbree (Team LDN – Brother UK), Jo Tindley (Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldse) and Sophie Wright (Alè BTC Ljubljana).

The time gap would grow each time around and up the cobbled climb, and by the time the lead group reached the halfway point in the race (four laps remaining), the group of 12 had over a minute on the peloton behind.

Various attacks would come and go, a notable one for four riders, however a solo effort by Leah Dixon (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) looked to do the most damage to the time split, but nothing would come of it.

At the head of the race and with two laps to go, Pfeiffer Georgi produced the first attack out of the leading group on the climb through Lincoln, with only Henderson and Lowden being able to follow.

Behind, it would be Anna Shackley chasing hard to pull back the leading three riders a few kilometres later, Barnes, Nelson, and Wright alongside her making it a group of seven. A brief counter-attack over the top immediately by reigning national champion Alice Barnes was then pulled back.

The group would become 12 once again towards the end of the penultimate lap, with the remaining five riders re-joining the leaders, and with one lap to go they would cross the line and hear the final lap bell altogether.

The final lap saw attack after attack, firstly by Anna Christian at 10 kilometres to go, swiftly chased down by Jo Tindley and Pfieffer Georgi, the pair riding straight past her to launch their own attack.

Another Drops-Le Col attack saw a last-minute dig by April Tacey at three kilometres to go, and she would ride all the way to the lower slopes of the final ascent of the Michaelgate climb on her own.

However, Georgi flew past Tacey, attacking on the right-hand side of the climb – Josie Nelson fighting hard on the left aiming to match her speed.

Only two bike lengths separated them as they turned left onto Wordsworth Street, the final rise with just 100 metres to go to the finish line, and Anna Henderson was just three bike lengths behind Nelson with Joss Lowden chasing down the Team Jumbo-Visma rider.

Pfeiffer Georgi would ride out of sight to take the win in front of a rapturous Lincolnshire crowd, with Josie Nelson finishing second just three seconds behind. Lowden fought hard, pipping Henderson in the final 100 metres to taking bronze, seven seconds behind Georgi.

Georgi and Nelson both being under-23 also took the top two steps of that podium, Anna Shackley took home bronze, with the Team SD Worx rider fifth overall ahead of the valiant April Tacey in sixth.

“I honestly can’t believe it. I was just crossing the line shaking my head. Just realising that I get to wear the [national champions] jersey for year, that was pretty special.

“I’ve been feeling tired the past couple of weeks, so to feel good today and take the win, it was actually really surprising.

“I knew positioning would be key every lap, but I didn’t expect it to be only 12 [riders] by the first lap. I thought it would maybe be halved, but I didn’t think our breakaway would go all the way to finish.

“But that’s the nature of this race, with it being so narrow, cobbled – and yeah it’s always a fight for positions, so you have to be there every lap, and yeah – stay sharp.”

Pfeiffer Georgi

Women's Elite & Under 23's National Road Race Champion 2021

Elite women’s Results

Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) in 2:3843
Josie Nelson (Team Coop-Hitec Products) +3
Joscelin Lowden (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur) +7

Under-23 women’s Results

Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) in 2:38:43
Josie Nelson (Team Coop-Hitec Products) +3
Anna Shackley (Team SD Worx) +12

Full Women's Race Results

2021 ELITE WOMENS - RESULTS

Rank

BIB

Rider

Team

Category

Time

1	97	Pfeiffer Georgi	Team DSM	U23	2:38:43
2	96	Josie Nelson	Team Coop-Hitec Products	U23	+3
3	37	Joscelin Lowden	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR		+7
4	98	Anna Henderson	Team Jumbo-Visma		+9
5	107	Anna Shackley	Team SD Worx	U23	+12
6	39	April Tacey	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR	U23	+22
7	5	Sophie Wright	Alè BTC Ljubljana	U23	+27
8	106	Danielle Shrosbree	Team LDN – Brother UK		+41
9	73	Jo Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen		+44
10	1	Alice Barnes	CANYON – SRAM RACING		+52
11	36	Dani Christmas	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR		+1:04
12	35	Anna Christian	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR		+1:08
13	108	Leah Dixon	Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank		+2:58
14	29	Becky Storrie	CAMS-Basso		+3:01
15	17	Daisy Barnes	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm	U23	+3:15
16	48	Beth Harley-Jepson	Jadan – Vive le Velo		+5:53
17	34	Elizabeth Bennett	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR	U23	+5:57
18	26	Natalie Grinczer	CAMS-Basso		st
19	66	Isabel Darvill	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen	U23	st
20	25	Illi Gardner	CAMS-Basso	U23	+6:00
21	14	Holly MacMahon	Bianchi Dama		+6:02
22	6	Elizabeth Sanders	Avid Sport		+6:03
23	51	Francesca Hall	Loughborough Lightning – TRG		st
24	43	Alice McWilliam	Grinta Coaching		+6:05
25	80	Megan Dickerson	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy		st
26	3	Victoria Smith	AeroCoach		+6:08
27	65	Charlotte Berry	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen		+6:10
28	4	Anna Morris	AeroLab Ward WheelZ		+6:15
29	13	Jasmine Jones	Bianchi Dama		+6:16
30	118	Kate Richardson	Unattached	U23	+6:18
31	33	Gwenno Hughes	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT	U23	+6:49
32	67	Samantha Fawcett	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen		+8:44
33	23	Louise Hart	Campinense – Velo Performance		st
34	46	Dannielle Khan	Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling Team		st
35	32	Melissa Greaves	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT		+8:52
36	72	Poppy Thompson	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen		st
37	110	Suzetta Guerrini	Team Watto-LDN		+8:56
38	57	Megan Panton	MULTUM ACCOUNTANTS – LSK LADIESCYCLING TEAM	U23	+9:09

DNF	44	Anya Tamplin	HuntBikeWheels	U23
DNF	27	Katie Scott	CAMS-Basso	U23
DNF	115	Beth Maciver	Torvelo Racing	U23
DNF	49	Sophie Lankford	Jadan – Vive le Velo
DNF	90	Lucy Gadd	Storey Racing	U23
DNF	102	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNF	112	Jenny Holl	TEKKERZ CC
DNF	87	Amy Roberts	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
DNF	55	Sophie Enever	LVIV CYCLING TEAM
DNF	85	Rebecca Richards	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNF	54	Chloe Vickers	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
DNF	42	Arianne Holland	Forth Velo
DNF	12	Lydia Watts	AWOL Worx Galliard
DNF	64	Jihanna Bonilla-Allard	PMRR
DNF	62	Madeleine Nutt	Paceline RT
DNF	61	Penny Colloff	Paceline RT
DNF	111	Dannielle Watkinson	Team Watto-LDN
DNF	77	Gemma Sargent	Saint Piran WRT
DNF	76	Bexy Dew	Saint Piran WRT
DNF	2	Hannah Barnes	CANYON – SRAM RACING
DNF	52	Flora Knight	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
DNF	75	Emily Chilton	Saint Piran WRT
DNF	16	Catriona Ross	Bridport CC
DNF	82	Olivia French	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNF	83	Morgan Newberry	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNF	21	Ellen Inglis	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNF	88	Abbie Taylor	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
DNF	7	Hannah Bayes	AWOL-Shear

*Rank*	*BIB*	*Rider*	*Team*	*Category*	*Time*
DNF	11	Phoebe Martin	AWOL-Oshea
DNF	45	Rachel Langdon	Instafund Racing
DNF	100	Harriet Dodd	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNF	18	Sian Botteley	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNF	71	Millie Skinner	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen
DNF	15	Georgina Panchaud	Bianchi Dama
DNF	41	Laura Cheesman	Evans Cycles Race Team
DNF	20	Abigail Cooper	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm	U23
DNF	22	Laura Pittard	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNF	103	Amy Marks	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNF	31	Sophie Earl	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
DNF	56	Fiona Turnbull	LVIV CYCLING TEAM	U23
DNF	53	Hannah Lancaster	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	U23
DNS	8	Olivia Bent	AWOL-Oshea	U23
DNS	9	Connie Hayes	OWOL-Oshea
DNS	10	Alice Lethbridge	OWOL-Oshea
DNS	19	Imogen Chastell	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNS	24	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso
DNS	28	Hayley Simmonds	CAMS-Basso
DNS	30	Sophie Thackray	CAMS-Basso
DNS	38	Emily Meakin	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR
DNS	40	Alice Towers	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR
DNS	47	Madeleine Gammons	Jadan – Vive le Velo
DNS	50	Abby-Mae Parkinson	Lotto-Soudal Ladies
DNS	58	Georgia Bullard	Natural Greatness – Vib Sports
DNS	59	Amelia Sharpe	NXTG Racing
DNS	60	Emily Wadsworth	NXTG Racing
DNS	63	Helen Ralston	Paceline RT
DNS	68	Amy Gornall	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen
DNS	69	Jennifer Powell	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen
DNS	70	Corinne Side	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen
DNS	74	Sarah Briggs	RFDA
DNS	78	Christina Wiejak	Saint Piran WRT
DNS	79	Madeleine Aldam-Gates	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNS	81	Lucy Ellmore	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNS	84	Gwyneth Parry	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy
DNS	86	Molly Patch	Sopela Womens Team
DNS	89	Annabel Fisher	Stade Rochelais Charente – Maritime Women Cycling
DNS	91	Beth Morrow	Storey Racing
DNS	92	Georgia Hilleard	Team Boompods
DNS	93	Ella Barnwell	Team Breeze
DNS	94	Eluned King	Team Breeze
DNS	95	Sophie Lewis	Team Breeze
DNS	99	Francesca Cutts	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNS	101	Lauren Higham	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNS	104	Polly Mason	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNS	105	Kerry Middleton	Team LDN – Brother UK
DNS	109	Abi Smith	Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank
DNS	113	Olivia Bentley	Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands
DNS	114	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands
DNS	116	Elynor Backstedt	TREK – SEGAFREDO
DNS	117	Charlotte Buchanan	Unattached
DNS	119	Eleanor Wiseman	Unattached

IAN EMMERSON MICHAELGATE AWARD

HSBC UK | NATIONAL ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

IAN EMMERSON MICHAELGATE AWARD

Rank

BIB

Rider

Team Points

1	98	Anna Henderson	Team Jumbo-Visma
2	97	Pfeiffer Georgi	Team DSM
3	1	Alice Barnes	CANYON-SRAM- RACING
4	37	Joscelin Lowden	DROPS-LE- COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR
5	106	Danielle Shrosbree	TEAM LDN- Brother UK
6	35	Anna Christian	DROPS-LE- COL SUPPORTED BY TEMPUR

Elite and under-23 men’s race

A total of 129 riders started the men’s race in Lincoln, amongst them three previous winners in Mark Cavendish MBE, Connor Swift and Ben Swift.

The earliest attack came on the first ascent of the Michaelgate climb, a solo effort from Lewis Askey (GROUPAMA – FDJ), who was only 12 when Cavendish won the race in 2013.

The attack would come to nothing, however the counterattack past Askey by Dan Bigham (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling), and Sam Watson (Team Inspired) would spark the first big move of the day.

A lap later a further four riders would join them: Harry Tanfield (Team Qhubeka Nexthash), Jake Stewart (GROUPAMA – FDJ), Dan McClay (Team Arkea-Samsic) and Ben Swift (Team Ineos Grenadiers), creating a 15-second gap as they started their sixth lap out of 13.

On the seventh lap Ethan Hayter (Team Ineos Grenadiers) rode up the climb with ease and away from everyone else in the peloton, crossing the gap and up to the lead group in no time at all, making it a group of seven.

Behind him Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious), Lewis Askey (GROUPAMA – FDJ) and Connor Swift (Team Arkea-Samsic) also fought hard, joining on the back of the leaders where the numbers would swell to ten. And then ten became 12 as James Shaw (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling) and Sean Flynn (SEG Racing Academy) closed a 35-second gap to join them and one minute five seconds to the peloton.

At the same time up front, Harry Tanfield attacked out the front of the leading group, however he we would be swiftly brought back by Ethan Hayter who was looking mightily strong after taking home two national championship titles this week already in the time-trial and the circuit race.

It would be at the start of lap nine that an attack came from Dan McClay, hurriedly followed by Fred Wright, Ben Swift and Harry Tanfield, and the four riders sparked trouble behind as the remaining riders were left looking at each other, wondering who was going to chase.

A couple of laps of back and forth in the war of attrition that is the national championships, with two laps to go only Ethan Hayter, Lewis Askey, Connor Swift and Sam Watson remained with one new member to the chasing group, Alex Richardson (Alpecin-Fenix), who jumped across to the chasing group on lap 10.

The penultimate time up the Michaelgate climb saw fireworks when Fred Wright decided to show his hand, powering over the cobbles as his competitors fought for the smooth gutter section at the side of the road.

Only Swift and Tanfield could follow, Dan McClay suffering for his earlier effort. In the group behind Ethan Hayter barely looked out of breath as he took Lewis Askey over the top of the climb with him, the duo in pursuit of the three riders ahead.

Ben Swift went first, Fred Wright chasing his wheel as Tanfield dropped away behind them hugging the gutter for smooth road. The duo pressed on ahead in a thrilling final sprint up the climb, shoulder to shoulder into the penultimate corner and left-hand turn to the 100 metres to go sign.

Wright was holding his wheel all the way around the final corner and onto the tarmac before his head slumped, absolutely spent, allowing Swift to ride away to victory.

Behind Hayter had flown past Tanfield on the climb in the final metres to steal third, seven seconds behind his teammate.

“I was really looking forward to the race, I’ve enjoyed my time for sure in this jersey. It gives you that extra motivation for sure, it was something that I really wanted to keep and luckily, I’ve got for another eight months in it or something.

“It’s been a bit of a difficult year. I knew coming into this race my form was good, but I’ve had to do it the hard way – I spent most of the day off the front just going from group to group, but yeah I’m made up really!

“It was incredible – it’s been so long since we’ve had really big crowds in British racing, so it was so good to see. Michaelgate’s hard, but those crowds it made it a little bit easier.”

Ben Swift

Men's National Road Race Champion 2021

Elite men’s result:

Ben Swift (Team Ineos Grenadiers) 3:45:19
Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) +2
Ethan Hayter (Team Ineos Grenadiers) +7

Under-23 men’s result:

Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) +2
Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) +24
Leo Hayter (Development Team DSM) +1.30

Full Men's Race Results

2021 ELITE MENS - RESULTS

Rank

BIB

Rider

Team

Category

Time

1	1	Ben Swift	Team Ineos Grenadiers		3:45:19
2	10	Fred Wright	Bahrain-Victorious	U23	+2
3	2	Ethan Hayter	Team Ineos Grenadiers		+7
4	126	Harry Tanfield	Team Qhubeka Nexthash		+12
5	45	Lewis Askey	Equipe Cycliste Continentale Groupama-FDJ	U23	+24
6	6	Alexandar Richardson	Alpecin-Fenix		+1:12
7	110	Daniel Mclay	Team Arkea-Samsic		+1:30
8	39	Leo Hayter	Development Team DSM	U23	st
9	71	James Shaw	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		+1:33
10	115	Samuel Watson	Team Inspired	U23	+1:38
11	111	Connor Swift	Team Arkea-Samsic		+1:52
12	96	Sean Flynn	SEG Racing Academy	U23	+2:25
13	75	Gruffudd Lewis	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		+2:29
14	18	Jacob Scott	Canyon DHB Sungod		+2:32
15	108	Josh Whitehead	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling	U23	st
16	17	Jim Brown	Canyon DHB Sungod	U23	+2:39
17	150	Ben Granger	Zappi Racing Team	U23	+2:42
18	105	Ross Lamb	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling		+2:47
19	102	Alex Peters	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling		+2:53
20	25	Charlie Tanfield	Canyon DHB Sungod		+3:24
21	40	Oscar Onley	Development Team DSM	U23	+3:59
22	29	Alistair Slater	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy		+6:21
23	120	Cameron Orr	Team Inspired	U23	+6:23
24	133	Ben Turner	TRINITY Road Racing	U23	+6:27
25	135	Oliver Rees	TRINITY Road Racing	U23	+6:28
26	144	Owain Roberts	Wales Racing Academy	U23	+6:30
27	161	Matthew Kingston	Zappi Racing Team	U23	+6:38
28	132	Thomas Gloag	TRINITY Road Racing	U23	+6:41
29	134	Cameron Mason	TRINITY Road Racing	U23	+6:48
30	130	Charlie Quarterman	TREK – SEGAFREDO		+6:54
31	5	Henry Lawton	AG2R Citroen U23 Team	U23	+6:55
32	81	Isaac Mundy	Richardsons Trek DAS		+8:11
33	42	Thomas Armstrong	ELECTRO HIPER EUROPA		+8:13
34	4	Zak Coleman	Acrog-Tormans	U23	+8:14
35	117	Alfred George	Team Inspired	U23	+8:20
36	8	Joseph Laverick	Axeon Hagens Berman CT	U23	+8:26
37	52	David Hird	Halesowen A & CC Academy	U23	+8:32
38	23	Callum Macleod	Canyon DHB Sungod	U23	+8:38
39	16	Matthew Bostock	Canyon DHB Sungod		+8:55
40	19	Maximilian Stedman	Canyon DHB Sungod		st
41	90	Steve Lampier	Saint Piran		+9:04

DSQ	92	Leon Mazzone	Saint Piran
DNF	59	Matthew Holmes	Lotto Soudal
DNF	41	Jack Crook	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	U23
DNF	7	Oliver Knight	AVC Aix en Provence	U23
DNF	67	Conor McGoldrick	Primera-TeamJobs
DNF	68	Nicholas Tyrie	Primera-TeamJobs
DNF	142	Cameron Biddle	Vredestein Basso
DNF	60	Oliver Robinson	LVIV CYCLING TEAM	U23
DNF	89	Ross Holland	Saint Piran
DNF	138	Daniel McDermott	Unattached
DNF	36	George Wood	Cycling Sheffield
DNF	78	Joe Wilson	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	63	Sebastian Garry	Nopinz Motip Race Team
DNF	64	Oliver Hucks	Nopinz Motip Race Team
DNF	156	Matthew Lock	TAAP Cervelo
DNF	160	William Truelove	Wales Racing Academy
DNF	15	Joshua Avery	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNF	128	Neil Phillips	TEKKERZ CC
DNF	98	William Perrett	Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team
DNF	30	Michael Chadwick	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy
DNF	157	George Kimber	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNF	61	Jack Freeman	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
DNF	143	Joe Holt	Wales Racing Academy
DNF	76	Charles Page	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	121	Sam Brand	Team Novo Nordisk

*Rank*	*BIB*	*Rider*	*Team*	*Category*	*Time*
DNF	43	John Archibald	Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
DNF	26	Reece Wood	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	24	Robert Scott	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	14	Matthew Walls	BORA – Hansgrohe
DNF	145	William Roberts	Wales Racing Academy
DNF	27	Oliver Wood	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	34	Joey Walker	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
DNF	38	Mark Cavendish MBE	DECEUNINCK – QUICK – STEP
DNF	112	Robert Donaldson	Team Inspired	U23
DNF	12	Jamieson Blain	BIKESTRONG-KTM	U23
DNF	13	Joseph Rees	BIKESTRONG-KTM	U23
DNF	164	Harley Matthews	DAP Cycling Club
DNF	56	Matthew Clements	Kuwait Pro Cycling Team
DNF	33	Toby Barnes	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT	U23
DNF	165	Christopher Walkinshaw	Team PB Performance
DNF	69	Daniel Bigham	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	107	Oliver Peckover	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
DNF	57	James Jobber	Kuwait Pro Cycling Team
DNF	70	Matthew Gibson	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	50	Jake Stewart	GROUPAMA – FDJ
DNF	20	Daniel Tulett	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	147	Finn Crockett	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
DNF	154	Tom Merry	Vanelli-Project Go
DNF	151	Frazier Carr	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNF	93	Bradley Symonds	Saint Piran
DNF	103	William Bjergfelt	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
DNF	80	Peter Cocker	Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF	11	Scott Davies	Bahrain-Victorious
DNF	153	Jordan Peacock	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNF	21	Damien Clayton	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	87	Matthew Ellis	Saint Piran
DNF	95	Michael Gill	Saint Piran Development
DNF	91	Oliver Maxwell	Saint Piran
DNF	88	Iwan Evans	Saint Piran
DNF	74	Zeb Kyffin	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	48	Tobias Dahlhaus	Foran CCC
DNF	55	William Foster	JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
DNF	82	William Scott	Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF	31	Dean Watson	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy
DNF	136	Richard Todd	TRINITY Road Racing
DNF	66	Gary Freeman	Orwell Velo
DNF	123	Matthew King	Team PB Performance
DNF	119	William Tidball	Team Inspired
DNF	127	Oscar Hutchings	Team Tor 2000 Kalas
DNF	86	Tristan Davies	Saint Piran
DNF	85	Tom Mazzone	Saint Piran
DNF	146	Samuel Beckett	Wales Racing Academy
DNF	49	Joe Pidcock	GROUPAMA – FDJ
DNF	79	Theodor Obholzer	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNF	139	Oliver Moors	Unattached
DNF	158	Toby Jarvis	Team PB Performance
DNF	149	Jesse Yates	YOELEO TEST TEAM P/B 4MIND
DNF	125	James Bentley	Team PB Performance
DNF	124	James Chapman	Team PB Performance
DNF	152	Matthew Downie	TAAP Cervelo
DNF	140	Joe Hill	UpShift Nutrition Race Team
DNF	163	Timothy Torrie	TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
DNF	122	Nathan Smith	Team Novo Nordisk Development
DNF	84	Matti Dobbins	RT23
DNF	109	Ash Coning	Tavfer Measindot Mortágua
DNF	65	Daniel Shoobridge	Nopinz Motip Race Team
DNF	22	Euan Macleod	Canyon DHB Sungod
DNF	44	Mark Christian	Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
DNS	3	Owain Doull MBE	Team Ineos Grenadiers
DNS	9	Stephen Williams	Bahrain-Victorious
DNS	28	Tom Portsmouth	Carbonbike Discar Academy
DNS	32	Xeno Young	Creuse Oxygène Gueret

*Rank*	*BIB*	*Rider*	*Team*	*Category*	*Time*
DNS	35	Isaac Peatfield	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
DNS	37	Matthew Taylor	Cycling Sheffield
DNS	46	Toby Perry	Equipo La Tova – Asesoria Almudevar
DNS	47	Robert Orr	EuroCyclingTrips – CMI Pro Cycling
DNS	51	Alex Haines	GSC BLAGNAC VS 31
DNS	53	Lewis Bulley	Indulek-Doltcini-Derito CyclingTeam
DNS	54	Alex Dowsett	Israel Start-Up Nation
DNS	58	Timothy Lynch	London Dynamo
DNS	62	Gabriel Cullaigh	Movistar Team
DNS	72	William Brown	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNS	73	Cameron Jeffers	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNS	77	Simon Wilson	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
DNS	83	Samuel Asker	Richardsons Trek DAS
DNS	94	Jenson Young	Saint Piran
DNS	97	Harrison Wood	SEG Racing Academy
DNS	99	Charles Walker	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNS	100	Clay Davies	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNS	101	Tom Couzens	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNS	104	William Harper	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
DNS	106	Christopher Latham	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
DNS	113	Oliver Stockwell	Team Inspired
DNS	114	Ethan Vernon	Team Inspired
DNS	116	Rhys Britton	Team Inspired
DNS	118	Max Rushby	Team Inspired
DNS	129	Christopher Lawless	Total Direct Energie
DNS	131	Sam Culverwell	TRINITY Road Racing
DNS	137	Tosh Teare	TRINITY Road Racing
DNS	141	Tobias Bartlett	Velo Club Lincoln
DNS	148	Alexander Sherwin	YOELEO TEST TEAM P/B 4MIND
DNS	155	Josh Housley	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
DNS	159	Fraser Martin	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
DNS	162	Angus Hawkins	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor

The Brian Cossavella Michaelgate Award

Rank

BIB

Rider

Team Points

1	115	Samuel Watson	Team Inspired	U23	10
2	10	Fred Wright	Bahrain-Victorious	U23	9
3	45	Lewis Askey	Equipe Cycliste Continetale Groupama-FDJ	U23	9
4	110	Daniel Mclay	Team Arkea-Samsic		7
5	1	Ben Swift	Team Ineos Grenadiers		7
6	2	Ethan Hayter	Team Ineos Grenadiers		4
7	111	Conor Swift	Team Arkea-Samsic		3
8	126	Harry Tanfield	Team Qhubeka Nexthash		2

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The Finale of the 2021 AJ Bell Women’s Tour – Report and Gallery

by Chris Maher | Oct 9, 2021

DEMI VOLLERING WINS THE AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR IN FELIXSTOWE

Demi Vollering (SD Worx) clinched overall victory in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, Britain’s biggest professional women’s race, as World Road Race Champion Elisa Balsamo (Valcar – Travel & Service) clinched the final stage – her first in the rainbow jersey.

Balsamo headed home Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) and Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) in front of packed crowds along Felixstowe’s seafront basking in the October sunshine, for the win in her final race of 2021.

Vollering finished safely within the main field to celebrate the overall victory by one minute two seconds over Juliette Labous (Team DSM), with Clara Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) a further three seconds in arrears.

The win is Vollering’s first UCI Women’s WorldTour stage race victory and comes in a season where she has also won the prestigious single day races Liege-Bastogne-Liege and La Course.

“To win in this jersey is amazing – it was the perfect day,” [referring to her World Championship jersey] “My team did a really great lead-out for me.”

“We knew we were strong in the sprints but today was perfect. It’s wonderful. This was my first time at this race but I will definitely come here again!”

Elisa Balsamo

Stage 6 Winner, Valcar – Travel & Service

“It feels great. It’s really nice to win a stage race for the first time,” said Vollering. “I made a big gap in the time trial and then the last three days were flat so we tried to sprint for Amy [Pieters]and then we only needed to control it. It was a good week and really nice with a lot of people next to the road. It is always nice to see so many people into women’s cycling.”

Demi Vollering

Winner of the 2021 AJ Bell Women's Tour, Team SD Worx

The day was marked by a five-rider escape started by Eugenia Bujak (Alé BTC Ljubljana), containing Ana Santesteban (Team BikeExchange), Dani Christmas (Drops Le Col s/b TEMPUR), Sofia Bertizzolo (Liv Racing), and Veronica Ewers (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank). The quintet built a lead of just over three minutes, making Santesteban the virtual leader on the road, but a combination of Vollering’s SD Worx’s squad and the other teams working towards the sprint pulled things back to set up the fast finish in Felixstowe.

Once again the Valcar – Travel & Service team performed an excellent lead-out after having gone close in previous days, but this time the World Champion was able to cap the team performance and round out the AJ Bell Women’s Tour with a win.

Behind Wiebes took second to secure the Sigma Sports Points jersey thanks to her brace of stage wins, with Hosking taking another top three position.

Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) won the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey for the best climber in the race while having taken the Eisberg Sprints jersey on day one in Oxfordshire, Nina Kessler (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) held on to the red jersey.

Alice Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing) was the top British rider in seventh overall and one of three Brits in the top 10 with Pfieffer Georgi (Team DSM) in eighth, and Joss Lowden (Drops Le Col s/b Tempur) in tenth. There was further success for British riders with Hayley Simmonds (CAMS Basso) taking the Combativity Award after her tenacious stage five ride, while SD Worx clinched the team classification.

Highlights of Stage Six are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Saturday 9 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Demi Vollering Overall AJ Bell Women’s Tour Winner 2021

Demi Vollering speaks to the media after winning the 2021 AJ Bell Women’s Tour in Felixstowe.

Results

STAGE 6 RESULTS

1 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:53:51

2 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 03:53:51

3 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 03:53:51

4 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:53:51

5 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:53:51

6 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:53:51

7 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:53:51

8 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 03:53:51

9 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:53:51

10 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:53:51

11 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:53:51

12 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 03:53:51

13 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:53:54

14 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 03:53:54

15 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 03:53:54

16 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 03:53:54

17 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:53:54

18 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 03:53:54

19 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:53:54

20 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 03:53:54

21 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:53:54

22 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 03:54:01

23 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 03:54:01

24 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:01

25 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:54:02

26 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

27 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

28 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

29 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:02

30 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:54:02

31 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:02

32 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

33 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 03:54:02

34 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 03:54:02

35 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:02

36 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:54:02

37 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 03:54:02

38 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:54:02

39 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 03:54:02

40 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

41 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:54:02

42 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:02

43 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:15

44 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 03:54:15

45 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:54:15

46 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:54:15

47 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 03:54:21

48 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 03:54:21

49 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:54:21

50 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 03:54:21

51 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:21

52 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 03:54:21

53 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 03:54:27

54 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 03:54:32

55 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:55:00

56 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 03:55:01

57 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 03:56:33

58 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 03:56:39

59 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:56:39

60 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:56:46

61 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 03:56:35

62 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 03:56:58

63 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 03:57:02

64 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 03:57:02

65 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 03:58:07

66 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 03:58:07

67 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 03:58:11

68 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 03:58:32

69 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:59:29

70 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 03:59:29

71 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 03:59:49

72 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 03:59:49

73 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 04:01:04

905 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

905 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 15:54:38

1 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 15:54:38

2 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 15:55:40

3 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:55:43

4 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 15:55:45

5 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 15:56:04

6 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 15:56:17

7 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:56:19

8 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 15:56:24

9 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:56:25

10 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 15:56:25

11 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 15:56:31

12 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 15:56:33

13 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 15:56:47

14 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 15:56:48

15 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 15:56:54

16 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:57:10

17 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:57:16

18 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:21

19 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:24

20 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:57:27

21 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 15:57:28

22 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 15:57:32

23 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 15:57:37

24 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:57:39

25 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15:57:45

26 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:57:58

27 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 15:58:00

28 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 15:58:04

29 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 15:58:06

30 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 15:58:09

31 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 15:58:12

32 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:58:24

33 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 15:58:26

34 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:58:40

35 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15:58:40

36 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:58:42

37 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 15:58:59

38 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 15:59:20

39 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 15:59:41

40 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 15:59:48

41 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 15:59:49

42 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 15:59:50

43 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 16:00:03

44 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 16:00:18

45 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 16:00:35

46 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 16:00:40

47 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:01:40

48 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 16:02:09

49 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 16:02:23

50 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:02:35

51 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 16:03:11

52 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:03:21

53 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 16:03:30

54 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:04:39

55 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:05:03

56 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 16:05:27

57 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:05:58

58 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 16:06:14

59 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 16:06:16

60 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 16:06:33

61 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:08:02

62 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 16:08:35

63 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 16:10:06

64 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 16:10:11

65 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 16:14:19

66 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 16:14:45

67 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 16:15:23

68 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 16:16:36

69 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 16:21:19

70 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:26:45

71 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 16:32:04

72 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 16:36:18

73 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 16:38:17

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 42pts

1 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 42pts

2 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 37pts

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 33pts

4 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 32pts

5 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 27pts

6 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 23pts

7 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 20pts

8 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 19pts

9 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 16pts

10 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 14pts

11 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 12pts

12 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 12pts

13 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 11pts

14 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 10pts

15 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 8pts

16 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 7pts

17 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 7pts

18 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 7pts

19 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 6pts

20 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 6pts

21 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 6pts

22 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

23 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 5pts

24 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 4pts

25 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 4pts

26 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 3pts

27 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 3pts

28 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 3pts

29 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 2pts

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 20pts

1 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 20pts

2 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 14pts

3 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 11pts

4 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 6pts

5 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 6pts

6 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 6pts

7 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

8 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 3pts

9 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 3pts

10 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

11 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 2pts

12 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 2pts

13 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 2pts

14 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

15 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 2pts

16 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1pt

17 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

18 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

19 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 1pt

20 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 1pt

21 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 1pt

22 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 1pt

23 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 1pt

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY - FINAL STANDINGS

Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15pts

1 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 15pts

2 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 7pts

3 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 6pts

4 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 6pts

5 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 6pts

6 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 5pts

7 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 4pts

8 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 3pts

9 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 3pts

10 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 2pts

11 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

12 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 2pts

13 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

14 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 1pt

15 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 1pt

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

1 Team SD Worx [NED] 47:46:56

2 Team DSM [GER] 47:48:20

3 Movistar Team [ESP] 47:50:13

4 Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank [USA] 47:50:52

5 Canyon SRAM Racing [GER] 47:51:59

6 Ale BTC Ljubljana [ITA] 47:52:10

7 FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope [FRA] 47:53:11

8 Team BikeExchange [AUS] 47:53:58

9 Valcar – Travel & Service [ITA] 47:54:03

10 Parkhotel Valkenburg [NED] 47:55:23

11 Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR [GBR] 47:56:23

12 CAMS – Basso [GBR] 47:57:50

13 Trek – Segafredo [USA] 48:05:39

14 Team Coop – Hitec Products [NOR] 48:09:24

15 AWOL O’Shea [GBR] 48:42:50

2022 Women's Tour Preview

The next edition of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour takes place between Monday 6 and Saturday 11 June 2022. Final race details will be confirmed by the UCI, cycling’s governing body, in Autumn 2021.

GRAND DÉPART: COLCHESTER
In addition to hosting the start of stage five in the 2021 Women’s Tour, Colchester will also welcome the world’s best riders on day one of next year’s race.
Race organisers SweetSpot are working alongside Colchester Borough Council in partnership with Colchester Amphora Trading Ltd, its wholly-owned commercial company, to deliver the event.

STAGE TBA: OXFORDSHIRE
Oxfordshire will feature in the Women’s Tour for a third-consecutive year in 2022 as part of a three-year partnership with SweetSpot.
Details of the 2022 stage will be announced next year.

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