Amy Gornall catches up with Lewis Stewart at the first round of the 2016 Season of the Revolution Series to find out his goals after winning last years HOY Future Stars competition.
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Our writer Amy Gornall caught up with Emily Nelson of Team Breeze at the Revolution Series Round 1 in Manchester.
Interview – Emily Nelson – Round 1 Revolution 2016 by Cycling Shorts
Our writer Amy Gornall caught up with Emily Nelson of Team Breeze at the Revolution Series Round 1 in Manchester. #revolutionseries All Content ©CyclingShorts.cc Images ©CyclingShorts.cc | Chrismaher.co.uk
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Brick Lane, in the heart of London’s East End and formerly known as Whitechapel Lane has always been a vibrant melting pot of a place and the earliest known record of its existence was on a woodcut map that was printed sometime during the 16th Century. It has been home to many communities of immigrants throughout its colourful history. Always a staging post to upward mobility. That mobility sometimes being slow, sometimes quite rapid. It has been home to French Huguenots, Ashkenazi Jews, and then Eastern European and Russian Jews in the early 20th century. It has been an epicentre of changing small scale industries centred around the clothing industry. Weaving, Leather making, Exquisite tailoring and the sweatshops of the rag trade. Home to Fagin and Jack The Ripper. It still retains its flavour of an amalgam of the new and tentative amidst wide boy small entrepreneurs. Shops momentarily flourishing displaying “vintage” clothing….aka, overpriced elegantly displayed jumble sales. The earnest Guardian reading fashionistas leaving their tatty chic boutiques to browse scratched vinyl records and other vendors tatty chic furniture. 35mm cameras that will never be used and they buy their fabulous Indian sub continent, Eastern European and Far Eastern street food lunches in cheap and plentiful non eco friendly styrofoam boxes.
The Truman Brewery’s disused premises opened above a now drained well in 1863 are themselves a tatty chic exhibition space in keeping with the area and ideal therefore to house the show “SPIN” devoted to the urban cycling revolution taking place in London, with a nod here and there to the sporting and serious leisure cycling side of things enabling the hipsters their radical touch of the esoteric work of cycling.
Spin was a show for Hipsters. No doubt whatsoever about that. There was the very deliberate wearing of 20,30,50 year old continental race team kit. I saw one guy. Beard long enough to plait and use as a climbing rope in his Gan team kit, hanging on Chris Boardman’s every word and nodding sagely as he munched on his tofu burger before clattering away in an ancient pair of wooden soled track shoes, converted to take the cleats of a set of middle ‘80s Look Classic pedals. Yes, it really was that sort of occasion. The exhibition was a truly enjoyable reflection of Brick lane’s very nature on to the world of cycling. There was a plentiful amount of beautifully crafted clothing, hand built bespoke bicycles (in steel of course) and the feeling that rather like the place 100 yards down Brick Lane that has now ceased attempting to trade in contemporary Vietnamese Folding food, many of them, for all of their skill and genuine innovation would struggle to stay in business much beyond two years or so. That is a great pity, because in the reviews that will follow shortly, I am going to take you on a wander through the best of SPIN and introduce you to some of the start up businesses that are attempting to take root.
If you’d not seen Rollapaluzza before, you might have been forgiven for turning away before you entered the place. They’d set up their usually thriving space and were attracting their usually lengthy queues accompanied by music so loud and a commentary so unintelligible that you have to walk away or give in. We walked away and that was the point at which we recognised the advantage of this very solid old building, step into the next room and the sound that filled the entrance hall was all but eliminated by the purposeful 19th century walls. A moment to reflect on some art work, depicting some of the greats of our sport….up to the 1990s (yes that was the first indicator) Bartolli, Coppi, Simpson, Merckx, Rijs, Anquetil, LeMond, Hinault, Boardman, Obree, Yndurain, Abdujaporov, and my hero (shut up… its my article) the finest climber of all time Marco(Il Pirate) Pantani. None of them were particularly flattering, but at Brick Lane prices I wasn’t going to be hanging one in my shed anyway.
The whole feel of the show was not so much a display of products to do with the world of cycling, but products that were designed to fit lifestyle choices of which cycling is but a part. Cycling fits very nicely into the choices made by the eco friendly….correction, obsessively eco friendly and thats not necessarily a bad thing, but there is a pedantic quirkiness about almost every exhibitor that makes sense to some. Indeed, with the exception of one or two of cycling better known brands. Boardman Elite and Bianchi, most were at the end of the cycling spectrum that says commuter or courier rider that seek form over function. Indeed the more conventional the product on offer the more out of place it looked.
A number of the products quirky or not, really did impress and I shall review them and in some cases road test them too. There was the stuff that did interest me. The bespoke frame builders, some of whom were brazing but joint and brazed steel frames that are becoming popular again amongst some sections of the regular cycling community. Sadly when we were there these craftsmen were not drawing anywhere near as much attention as the stand selling those bloody ridiculous Dura Ace equipped Bamboo framed bikes…… yes, exactly what I thought!
As I say, there was a kind of studied pedantry to the wares on offer. Quill stems, rat trap pedals with old style toe clips barely a modern pedal on view. I fell in love with a gorgeous titanium framed bike… The frame was brand spanking new, but everything on it was a (admittedly beautifully done) restored and refurbished ‘80s item. The entire group and finishing kit was old style 5 speed friction shift Campagnolo record. It gleamed. It stunned….. its price tag made me wince……. no, trust me you don’t want to know.
When it comes to anything approaching regular bike choices these folk are cautious. Yes I want something that says serious cyclist, but I don’t feel comfortable going into my LBS, so I’ll stick my nose in the trough with names I recognise Boardman, Bianchi and Cinelli… We can’t be seen to be going into Halfords or Evans and buying something cheaper and far more appropriate to our needs, it has to say chic. It has to say, “at weekends my other bike is a Porsche and my winters are spent at Cortina or Chamonix”.
Yes it was a Hipsters show and if thats your thing, good on yer. You’re riding a bike and anyone who has read my drivel before, knows that this will always get my vote. I half begged to be given this assignment and I’m glad I went for the few products that were in my jaded opinion worthy of attention and for the wonderful (and well attended) interview and Q&A with my hero of the entire show, Martyn Ashton. Will I go again next year? No. But I love Brick Lane, the street food etc, the tiny record stalls and the markets. I even like the quirky nature of SPIN….it’s just that very little of it was for me.
“You should buy this kit; it’s called Fat Lad at the Back”
“These shorts would be great for you; they are called Fat Lass at the Back”
“This top would suit you; you can buy it from Fat Lad at the Back”
People of all shapes and sizes often ask me for kit recommendations, but I am not sure if I can say any of those sentences out loud without losing friends, clients or offending someone!
Fat Lad at The Back was the nickname of Richard Bye, the founder of the company, and is a term of endearment. The company admit it is a touchy subject having the marmite effect – either you love it or hate it, but they bravely persevered.
Fat Lad at the Back (FLAB) is a sportswear brand born in Yorkshire, with the clothing manufactured by a family-run company in Italy. The Fat Lad brand was originally created for what their website calls “Mr Averages, MAMIL’s with a 44” chest and a 38” waist”, but it quickly became apparent that there were bigger cyclists so it introduced larger sizes including a Spare Tyre range for the larger build. A women’s range was soon created, which took into consideration women’s curves and comfort.
A Twitter conversation the morning of The London Bike Show suggested I should speak to FLAB at the show after a discussion about the lack of kit for women who are not “a flat chested size 8-12” with one rider asking “how can these new brands be “women’s” when the biggest chest size they do it a 14” and another saying “it is a huge barrier to women coming into the sport”.
I spoke to several designers of women’s cycling clothing at the show and did indeed find the largest size, called XL, was only a UK14-16. One designer I spoke with said unfortunately they just can justify the additional expenses needed to design, produce and hold stock of the larger sizes which are less popular.
Instead of just sizing up the clothing the FLAB garments have been redesigned so they properly fit and flatter different sizes of rider. Some items state the name boldly in large text across the garments, other are more subtle with just a small logo. I have to confess that having ‘Fat Lass at the Back’ across my bottom was a great training inspiration as I pedalled furiously to disprove the label!
I tried the Flabularse Shorts (RRP £49.99) and the short sleeved ladies Lanterne Rouge Jersey (RRP 49.99) both available from size 8 to size 26.
The shorts fitted well and had some nice details including a draw string for the waist and a soft stretchy panel across the tummy allowing you to pull them right up over the belly area. I normally wear bib shorts and think generally bibs are more flattering with smoother lines, but agree shorts certainly make toilet stops easier and mean there is no need to remove a jersey, which some riders may feel self-conscious about, especially if having to go al fresco! Unfortunately as there was no knot tied in the draw string it had been lost in the waistband prior to me wearing, but with a bit of fiddling I retrieved it. The shorts are black with flattering seams, a large logo on the leg and across the lower back. The pad was comfortable on long road rides, the mountain bike and on the turbo.
The jersey is noticeably longer than my other jerseys, this is great for us ladies who like to pull things down over our hips and bottom and there is certainly no chance of any bare flesh when standing upright. The colour changes gradually down the top with the darker, more flattering colours over the lower torso and brighter colours across the bust and shoulders drawing the eye away from the areas we are usually more self conscious about. The sleeves are loose and long with no restrictive bands. A zipped pocket is handy for your valuables and a full length zip is always a plus in jerseys of this price range.
Both items washed well and I would happily recommend them if I could find a polite way of doing so!
Fat Lad at The Back has become a community, not just a brand, with riders involved in the development of new products and social media filled with riders’ photos, comments and inspirational rides. The company encourages everyone to have a go, have fun and enjoy their sport.
When former rugby player Alastair Little was forced to cut his 25-year career short after a life-changing neck injury, he was devastated and soon piled on weight as his life spiralled towards depression. He managed to turn his life around after discovering a love for cycling. Riding with friends at Fat Lad at the Back, Alastair took to the road and after a few months he started to see the results, losing more than five stone and dramatically boosting his confidence.
Alastair said: “It was the motivation and help I received from the guys at FLAB which really inspired me to stick at it and lose the weight and not only that, I enjoyed the social aspect to cycling, and suddenly sport was bringing me back to life again.”
FLAB introduced Alastair to other, likeminded riders who taught him that he wasn’t alone.
FLAB Sportive – 8th May 2016
In a bid to further welcome novice cyclists, FLAB has introduced a new 25-mile event alongside its 50 and 75-mile distance sportives, taking place on the Yorkshire roads in May and in the Chiltern Hills in October. Looking after riders will be experienced FLAMbassadors riding in the sportives to encourage and support riders on the journey.
Fat Lad in Charge Richard Bye, who has 20 years’ experience cycling many of Yorkshire’s most recognised routes, said: “This year we have added a 25 miler as we hope to inspire some new riders who may fancy a sportive, but have never thought they could!”
“The food stops are also legendary and include black pudding scotch eggs and lots of other stuff which our fat Lads and Lasses like, as well as the usual fruit and flapjack based options. We also have a BBQ afterwards which went down really well last year, this means people hang about and chat and share rather than just getting in their cars and leaving.”
Richard went on to say “Since founding FLAB we have been overwhelmed by how many people have come to us saying how much confidence they’ve gained with our support”
You can enter the sportive here and can find FLAB on the web http://fatladattheback.com/ on Facebook and on Twitter
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Lewis Stewart and Jessica Roberts secure the Hoy Future Star Titles 2016, whilst Team WIGGINS claim the Season Thirteen Elite Championship.
A full house greeted the final session of the Revolution Series, Season Thirteen at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. Sir Chris Hoy led the Hoy Future Stars around the circuit as the final evening of racing got underway. Sir Chris was there at the end to present all the winners, celebrating their achievements with a huge cloud-burst of glittering foil over the heads of the podium winners.
Jessica Roberts, Team USN led the series from start to finish, going two-up from last years season. Starting the day with a significant lead, Jessica rode a controlled race, her highest place was finishing third in the twenty-lap scratch race.
Sophie Williams, Orica GreenEdge rode herself into second position, winning the twenty-lap Points Race on the way.
Third place went to Scotland’s Rhona Callander with team-mate Jenny Holl close behind.
Anna Docherty, Maloja Pushbikers RT finished off the top five wining the Scratch Race on the night.
A sneaky win for Amber Joseph, Team Pedalsure halfway through the night, saw her finish with-in the top ten.
Scotland’s Lewis Stewart wasn’t going to lose the Hoy Future Star title at the last hurdle, finishing down the bottom in the final race-the Scratch Race, but had done enough by winning the Six Lap Dash earlier on in the night.
Lewis took over the Series lead after a strong top five finish at round one in Manchester. He extended his lead and maintained it through-out the remaining rounds fending off a late challenge from the side-lined Fred Wright, Telegraph Allstars and Jim Brown, ONE Pro Cycling.
Fred Wright set-off strong winning the first race of the evening-the Points Race, whilst Jim Brown won the final race of the evening-the Scratch Race, sealing his third slot in the Championship.
Alistair Fielding, Orica GreedEdge and Hamish Turnbull, Maloja Pushbikers RT finish off the top five in the Championship scoring high in the three final races of the season.
It was Team WIGGINS that stole the show, riding a commanding performance and into the Revolution history books. Owain Doull and Jon Dibben joined forces once more winning the Revolution favourite, the One-Kilometre Madison Time Trial setting blistering time of 00:54.852, just 300ths shy of the record. They went on to win the one-hundred and twenty lap UCI Points Race, lapping the majority of the field three times. Scotland’s Mark Stewart and Team Sky-and current World Time Trial Champion Vasil Kiryienka were the only riders to put up a challenge with a defiant Andy Tennant that crossed the finish line first.
Ex GB Sprint School man Kian Emadi started the day off setting the quickest Championship Flying Lap with a time of 13.097, Dibben came home second. Emadi backed-up his win in the Championship Longest Lap before Dibben sealed the sixty-lap UCI Scratch Race win. The duo went on to win a controversial Team Elimination Race, where Team Pedalsure resigned to a second place finish.
This was enough to win the days highest points tally, and the overall Revolution Series Championship 2015/16.
Returning to the boards for the first time since the Olympics in London, Theo Bos showed his time on the road as a World Class Sprinter had not hampered his desire to return to the track, and possibly Rio later in the Summer.
Bos showed his prowess in the Keirin and the Sprint heats fending of the likes of Robert Fӧrstemann and Lewis Oliva. Oliva set the quickest two-hundred meter qualifying flying lap almost touching the sub ten-second barrier earlier in the day, but lost out to Bos in both heats of the Sprint Finals in the evening session.
Local man Matt Rotherham couldn’t contain his enthusiasm at winning several of his races though-out the night, riding around the boards arms aloft, encouraging the crowd to cheer on rapturously.
There’s no stopping golden girl Laura Trott, Matrix Fitness, or is there? Preparing herself for the upcoming World Track Championships in London, Laura showed her good form continues riding a commanding performance in the eighty-lap UCI Points Race, lapping the field three times no-less.
Newly formed Team Breeze member Emily Nelson managed to gain a lap also, showing her good form on the back of the recent UCI Track World Cup in Hong Kong where she debuted in the Team Pursuit, finishing second in that event. Poland’s Malgorzata Wojtyra finished third and will be facing Laura at the Worlds too.
The answer to the question above is yes. Beating Laura is no mean feat, but Emily put her good condition to the test in the twenty-lap Elimination-Scratch Race setting off with a couple of laps remaining, gaining half a lap, and that was good enough to see Laura’s last minute dash for the glory, dashed.
The queen of the track returned to claim her signature race victory in the Elimination Race. Second went to Nelson once more, and Wojtyra third.
The final race of the Revolution for this season finished with the Women’s UCI Scratch Race. There was no doubt who the dominant force was, Laura set off midway through the race with nine-laps remaining and took a lap with ease, whilst the rest just looked on in amazement.
Ev1 UCI Sprint – Qualification 200m Time Trial Men
1: Lewis Oliva 10.097
2: Matt Rotherham 10.156
3: Theo Bos 10.163
4: Robert Fӧrstemann 10.191
5: Sandor Szalontay 10.260
6: Thomas Scammell 10.268
7: Sebastien Vigier 10.295
8: Ryan Owens 10.323
9: Melvin Landerneau 10.332
10: Thomas Copponi 10.360
11: Jack Carlin 10.502
12: Davide Ceci 10.530
13: Yorick Bos 10.730
14:Alex Joliffe10.913
Ev2 Elite Championship Flying Lap Men
1: Kian Emadi 13.097
2: Jon Dibben 13.454
3: Chris Latham 13.490
4: David Muntaner 13.850
5: Felix English 13.939
6: Anders Oddli 14.003
7: Ethan Hayter 14.019
8: Dan McLay 14.099
9: Mark Stewart 14.100
10: Reece Wood 14.270
11: Melvin Van Zijl 14.860
12: Vasil Kiryienka 14.893
Ev3 UCI Sprint – Quarter Finals Men
Oliva, Rotterham, Bos & Szalontay progress through.
Ev5 UCI Points Race (20km)Women
1: Laura Trott +3
2: Emily Nelson +1
3: Malgorzata Wojtyra
4: Charline Joiner
5: Emily Kay
6: Rebecca Raybould
7: Verena Eberhardt
8: Lydia Gurley
9: Hetty Niblett
10: Amelia Winther-Olsen
11: Megan Barker
12: Ellie Coster
13: Manon Lloyd
14: Annasley Park
15: Neah Evans
16: Monica Dew
17: Ellen McDermott
18: Abbie Dentus
19: Nikki Kovacs
20: Sophie Black
21: Laura Basso
22: Henrietta Colborne
Ev7 Elite Championship – Points Race (30km) Men
1: Jon Dibben
2: Mark Stewart
3: Vasil Kiryienka
4: Chris Latham
5: Owain Doull
6: David Muntaner
7: Andy Tennant
8: Ethan Hayter
9: Marc Hester
10: Christian Grassmann
11: Felix English
12: Melvin Van Zijl
13: Reece Wood
14: Evan Oliphant
15: Dan McLay
16: Anders Oddli
17: Fredrik Steen
18: Germain Burton
19: Alistair Rutherford
Ev9 Scratch / Elimination Women
1: Emily Nelson
2: Laura Trott
3: Manon Lloyd
4: Ellie Coster
5: Emily Kay
6: Laura Basso
7: Abbie Dentus
8: Lydia Gurley
9: Annasley Park
10: Amelia Winther-Olsen
Ev12 Revolution Longest Lap Sprinters
Ryan Owens, Matt Rotherham, Lewis Oliva, Thomis Copponi
Ev13 UCI Sprint – Minor Finals Men
Robert Fӧrstemann won the Sprint Minor Final
Ev14 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km)Boys
1: Fred Wright
2: Matthew Shaw
3: Rhys Britton
4: Chris Heaton
5: Lewis Stewart
6: Jim Brown
7: Charles Page
8: Alistair Fielding
9: Theo Hartley
10: Hamish Turnbull
Ev15 UCI Sprint – Finals Match A Men
Theo Bos beat Lewis Oliva in the finals
Matthew Rotterham beat Sandor Szalontay for third place.
Ev17 Revolution Longest Lap Men
Kian Emadi, Reece Wood, Marc Hester, Mark Stewart
Ev19 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km)Girls
1: Sophie Williams
2: Emily Tillett
3: Jenny Holl
4: Amber Joseph
5: Jessica Roberts
6: Rhona Callender
7: Ellie Russell
8: Elizabeth Bennett
9: Rachel Jary
10: Samantha Verrill
Ev21 Elite Championship – Scratch Race (15km) Men
1: Jon Dibben
2: Chris Latham
3: Mark Stewart
4: Dvid Muntaner
5: Felix English
6: Alistair Rutherford
7: Reece Wood
8: Anders Oddli
9: Ethan Hayter
10: Vasil Kiryienka
Ev23 Elimination Race Women
1: Laura Trott
2: Emily Nelson
3: Malgorzata Wojtyra
4: Annasley Park
5: Abbie Dentus
6: Neah Evans
7: Lydia Gurley
8: Manon Lloyd
9: Charline Joiner
10: Laura Basso
Ev24 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash (1.5km) Boys
1: Lewis Stewart
2: Hamish Turnbull
3: Rhys Britton
4: Fred Wright
5: Alistair Fielding
6: Anthony Anderson
7: Joe Nally
8: Chris Heaton
9: Jake Stewart
10: Matthew Burke
Ev25/27 Elite Championship 1Km Madison Time Trial – Men
1: Team Wiggins 00.54:852
2: Team Pedalsure 00.55.252
3: ONE Pro Cycling 00.56.565
4: Maloja Pushbikers RT
5: Telegraph Allstars
6: Team USN
7: The Nab Racing
8: Scotland Burness Paull
9: Orica GreenEdge
10: VCUK-Champion Systems
11: JLT Condor p/b Mavic
Ev28 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash Girls
1: Amber Joseph
2: Ellie Russell
3: Anna Docherty
4: Elizabeth Bennett
5: Rhona Callender
6: Georgia Ashworth
7: Samantha Verrill
8: Jenny Holl
9: Sophie Williams
10: Georgia Hilliard
Ev29 Elite Championship – Team Elimination Men
1: Team Wiggins
2: Team Pedalsure
3: ONE Pro Cycling
4: Maloja Pushbikers RT
5: Telegraph Allstars
6: Team USN
7: The Nab Racing
8: Scotland Burness Paull
9: Orica GreenEdge
10: VCUK-Champion Systems
11: JLT Condor p/b Mavic
Ev30 UCI Keirin Final Men
Theo Bos, Thomas Coppini, Matt Rotherham, Lewis OLiva
Ev31 Presentation – Elite Championship
Winning Team on Night & Winning Team Overall
2015/16 Champions are Team WIGGINS
Ev32 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km)Boys
1: Jim Brown
2: Fred Wright
3: Alistair Fielding
4: Hamish Turnbull
5: Joe Nally
6: Jamie Ridehalgh
7: Rhys Britton
8: Anthony Anderson
9: Jake Stewart
10: Jacob Vaughan
Ev33 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km)Girls
1: Anna Docherty
2: Sophie Williams
3: Jessica Roberts
4: Jenny Holl
5: Samantha Verrill
6: Jayati Hine
7: Lauren Bate-Lowe
8: Amber Joseph
9: Rachel Jary
10: Elizabeth Bennett
Ev34 UCI Scratch Race (10km)Women
1: Laura Trott +1
2: Rebecca Raybould
3: Emily Nelson
4: Megan Barker
5: Laura Basso
6: Malgorzata Wojtyra
7: Ellie Coster
8: Charline Joiner
9: Verena Eberhardt
10: Neah Evans
Revolution 57
Elite Championship Table after round six
HOY Future Star Boys Table after round five
HOY Future Star Girls Table after round five
That concludes our Revolution Series for this season, but we’ll be back for the next Revolution at a track near you. In the mean time, we have the Worlds, then Rio to look forward to, then back for the Nats before we resume once more. Good luck to all our cycling athletes, both track and road, whoever gets selected.
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The Future’s Bright for Fred Wright! Hoy Future Star Fred Wright – Telegraph Allstars, returned to the boards and a triple victory in Manchester..
Hoy Future Star Fred Wright returned to the boards of Manchester for the penultimate round of Series Thirteen of the Revolution Series. Wright had been sidelined in an incident at the London Round, and has watched his lead after London slip, trailing the new leader Lewis Stewart (Scotland) by seventy-six points.
Fred came out all guns blazing to win all three races, and has reduced his deficite to forty-three points behind Lewis, and tall order going into the final round if he is to steal the overall title. He showed his determination going for a solo-break towards the end of the twenty-lap Scratch Race that looked quite impressive gaining just over half a lap on the field. As the front runners were all swept-up in the closing lap, Wright burst out of the pack once more and over the line for his third podium.
The Scottish pairing of Stewart and Nally proved an winning combination in the Madison, collecting points in both sprints and finishing across the line in first position.
Jessica Roberts (Team USN) retained the overall Future Star Girls title going into the final round. She holds the lead by Sixty-two points. Things weren’t as easy this time around for Roberts as the Scottish girl Jenny Holl took the Points Race victory and the Scratch Race victory.
Roberts pairing with Elizabeth Bennett proved a successful combination in the Madison, beating Holl and Rhona Callander by one point, evening up the victories on the day to two win each.
It was all change at the top of the Elite Championship as Team WIGGINS climb up the leader board before the final battle later in January as the series concludes. They now lead Team Pedalsure by twenty-nine points who had a poor night in Manchester.
Laura Trott, Matrix Pro Cycling dominated the Elite Women’s UCI race events once more. Fending off stiff competition, this time from the Netherlands Kristen Wild. Fighting back after a tumble with Leire Olaberria and Henrietta Colbourne, Trott wearing her new National Champions skin suit went on to take the Points Race podium.
It didn’t all go Trotts way though. Emily Nelson had enough pace to steal the final race of the evening, the Women’s UCI Scratch Race, with Trott settling for second position.
The Elite Sprinters put on a show to a packed National Cycling Centre audience here in Manchester too. German rider Robert Fӧrstemann ensured our top lads were pushed to their limits.
Setting the quickest Sprint Qualifier, Matt Rotherham was very enthusiastic throughout the whole event thrilling the crowd with some quick racing. Winning the Longest Lap & Sprint Competitions, Rotherham rode around the boards, arms aloft, much to the delight of the crowd. Rotherham beat Oliva in the finals in two straight heats.
Lewis Oliva took the Keirin competition podium, coming second in the first race to Rotherham, but Matt finished further down in the second race losing by a few points, with Oliva winning the second heat.
Revolution 56 – Round 5 Penultimate Round Manchester 02nd January 2016
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION:
Doors open at 12:00. Racing from 13:00 to 16:30
Ev1 UCI Sprint – Qualification 200m Time Trial Men
1: Matthew Rotherham 10.144
2: Robert Förstemann 10.146
3: Lewis Oliva 10.151
4: Thomas Scammell 10.305
5: Ryan Owens 10.354
6: Alex Joliffe 10.661
7: Dominic Suozzi 10.673
8: Sam Ligtlee 10.693
Ev2 Elite Championship – Flying Lap Men
1: Ollie Wood 13.251
2: Chris Latham 13.521
3: Mark Cavendish 13.654
4: Elia Viviani 13.664
5: Jon Dibben 13.765
6: Joe Holt 13.867
7: David Muntaner 13.928
8: Angus Claxton 14.092
9: Simone Consonni 14.122
10: Reece Wood 14.249
11: Garbiel Cullaigh 14.272
12: Nathan Draper 14.622
Ev4 UCI Points Race (20km) Women
1: Laura Trott
2: Elinor Barker
3: Emily Kay
4: Emily Nelson
5: Kristen Wild
6: Ellie Dickenson
7: Manon Lloyd
8: Danielle Khan
9: Leire Olabarria
10: Henrietta Colborne
11: Megan Barker
12: Charline Joiner
13: Abbie Dentus
14: Rebecca Raybould
15: Annasley Park
Ev6 Elite Championship UCI Points Race (30km) Men
1: Jon Dibben
2: Mark Stewart
3: Matt Gibson
4: David Muntaner
5: Elia Viviani
6: Owain Doull
7: Matt Bostock
8: Ollie Wood
9: Gabriel Cullaigh
10: Christian Grasmann
11: Joe Holt
12: Jacob Ragan
13: Joey Walker
14: Angus Claxton
15: Nathan Draper
Ev8 HOY Future Stars Madison – Girls 10km
1: Team USN Jessica Roberts/ Elizabeth Bennett
2: Scotland Burness Paull Jenny Holl/ Rhona Callender
3: Maloja Pushbikers RT Docherty/ Hine
4: Team WIGGINS Russell/ Hilliard
5: ONE Pro Cycling Dolan/ Morgan
6: Team Sky
7: Orica GreedEdge
8: VCUK-Champion Systems
9: Team Pedalsure
10: Telegraph Allstars
11: JLT Condor p/b Mavic
12: The Nab Racing
Ev9 Scratch / Elimination 5Kms Women
1: Laura Trott
2: Kristen Wild
3: Ellie Dickinson
4: Emily Kay
5: Emily Nelson
6: Danielle Khan
7: Leire Olaberria
8: Abbie Dentus
9: Manon Lloyd
10: Elinor Barker
11: Charline Joiner
12: Keira McVitty
13: Annasley Park
14: Megan Barker
15: Monica Dew
Ev10 HOY Future Stars Madison – Boys 10km
1: Scotland Burness Paull Lewis Stewart/ Joe Nally
2: Maloja Pushbikers Hamish Turnbull/ Matthew Shaw
3: The Nab Racing Alex Ridehalgh/ Jamie Ridehalgh
4: Telegraph Allstars
5: ONE Pro Cycling
6: Team WIGGINS
7: Team USN
8: VCUK-Champion Systems
9: Team Sky
10: Orica GrenEdge
11: Team Pedalsure
12: JLT Condor p/b Mavic
Ev12 Revolution Longest Lap – Sprinters
SATURDAY EVENING SESSION:
Doors open at 18:00. Racing from 19:00 to approx. 22:30
Ev14 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Girls
1: Jenny Holl
2: Jessica Roberts
3: Anna Docherty
4: Sophie Williams
5: Rachel Jary
6: Amber Joseph
7: Ellie Russell
8: Rhona Callender
9: Samantha Verrill
10: Charlotte Cole-Hossain
Ev16 Special Event GB v Team Wiggins Team Pursuit (2km) Men
Team WIGGINS beat Team GBR by one second.
Ev17 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Boys
1: Fred Wright
2: Lewis Stewart
3: Conor Davis
4: Matthew Burke
5: Oscar Mingay
6: Jake Stewart
7: Jim Brown
8: Louis Rose-Davies
9: Theo Hartley
10: Jamie Ridehalgh
Ev19 Elimination Race Women
1: Laura Trott
2: Kristen Wild
3: Emily Kay
4: Leire Olaberria
5: Emily Nelson
6: Manon Lloyd
7: Megan Barker
8: Keira McVitty
9: Abbie Dentus
10: Henrietta Colborne
11: Ellie Dickinson
12: Danielle Khan
13: Ellie Coster
14: Elinor Barker
15: Annasley Park
Ev21 Elite Championship Scratch Race (15km) Men
1: Jon Dibben
2: Elia Viviani
3: Matt Gibson
4: Andy Tennant
5: Mark Stewart
6: Joe Holt
7: Christian Grasmann
8: Jacob Ragan
9: Owain Doull
10: Ollie Wood
11: Reece Wood
12: Matt Bostock
13: Simone Consonni
14: Angus Claxton
15: Joey Walker
Ev24 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash (1.km) Girls
1: Jessica Roberts
2: Rhona Callander
3: Jenny Holl
4: Sophie William
5: Ellie Russell
6: Lauren Dolan
7:Elizabeth Bennett
8: Gemma Penman
9: Samantha Verrill
10: Tara Ferguson
Ev27 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash (1.5km) Boys
1: Fred Wright
2: Jake Stewart
3: Chris Heaton
4: Hamish Turnbull
5: Matthew Burke
6: Jim Brown
7: Sam Tillett
8: Jamie Ridehalgh
9: Jacob Vaughan
10: Lewis Stewart
Ev28 Elite Championship Madison Chase (30 mins) Men
1: Maloja Pushbikers RT
2: Telegraph Allstars
3: JLT Condor p/b Mavic
Ev31 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Girls
1: Jenny Holl
2: Jessica Roberts
3: Sophie Williams
4: Samantha Verrill
5: Rhona Callander
6: Savanah Morgan
7: Ellie Russell
8: Elizabeth Bennett
9: Rachel Jary
10: Georgia Ashworth
Ev32 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Boys
1: Fred Wright
2: Alistair Fielding
3: Jim Brown
4: Sam Tillett
5: Theo Hartley
6: Conor Davies
7: Chris Heaton
8: Hamish Turnbull
9: Ben Hardwick
10: Jake Stewart
Ev33 UCI Scratch Race Women
1: Emily Nelson
2: Laura Trott
3: Emily Kay
4: Leire Olaberria
5: Kristen Wild
6: Elinor Barker
7: Megan Barker
8: Danielle Khan
9: Annasley Park
10: Manon Lloyd
11: Ellie Coster
12: Charline Joiner
13: Rebecca Raybould
14: Emma Cockcroft
15: Monica Dew
The next round of Revolution will be Race 57 the Finale for Series Thirteen.
Round 1: 14/15/16 August Derby
Round 2: 24 October Manchester
Round 3: 14 November London
Round 4: 28 November Glasgow
Round 5: 02 January Manchester
Round 6: 23 January Manchester
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