With prize funding to rival international women’s events, a full field of eighty girls assembled at the Grange School Sports Pavilion, Northwich, for the 9.30am roll-out down onto the Bypass road and the start of the twelve laps, ninety-two kilometre circuit race.
Back with the support of Delamere Dairies, Taylor Wimpy and new sponsor Advanced Medical Solutions amongst others, the race soon began to take form, with the first two riders Ellie Campbell (Fusion RT Gearclub Bike Science) and Katie Curtis (Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Int’l) making a break over the Cliff and back down to the Bypass. Bridging the gap Josephine Gilbert (Velosure Starley Primal) swiftly joined them with a thirteen second gap to the Peloton and completion of the first lap.
The Trio stayed out in front gaining ten or more seconds for the second lap, with Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Int’l’s Dame Sarah Storey controlling the head of the main group, before all dropping back into the fold.
The Peloton had splintered after the second ascent of the Cliff and this saw Dame Sarah Storey dropping back around twenty seconds to gather her flock, mainly Joanna Rowsell & Gaby Shaw who had dropped from the main group.
Back at the front of the race, a new four girl group had formed including 2014 Series Champion Nicola Juniper (Team Giordana-Triton), last year winner Katie Archibald (Pearl Izumi), Manon Lloyd (Team USN) and Penny Rowson (Matrix Fitness). They soon gained over fifteen seconds.
Taking over the reigns, once again was Pearl Izumi’s Ciara Horne and National Road Race Champion Laura Trott (Matrix Fitness) donning her red and blue stripped jersey, riding her first Road Series Event for 2015.
Joining the party on lap four were Rebecca Rimmington (Ikon – Mazda), Bethany Crumpton (North West MTB Race Team) and Joanna Rowsell. The group had swollen to seven with a thirty-eight second lead. With two away in the break from Pearl Izumi, it was time for another team to take over the chase. Ellie Coster (Team USN), then Anna Christian (Wiggle Honda) took their turns, but didn’t quite reel the leaders back-in for the Intermediate Sprint.
The Delemare Dairy Intermediate Sprint on lap six saw Joanna Rowsell clip off the front on the Cliff and collect the £200 prize. The bridge had almost been made and it wasn’t long before the main group had reformed once again.
It was after the mid way point that Dame Sarah Storey made her winning move. Seeing an opportunity on the by-pass road, used her time trialling skills to ride away and up the Cliff once more, putting eleven seconds into the chasing Peloton.
As the final few laps went by, Storey stayed away in front and gained additional time, as the other riders all looked at each other. Climbing the Cliff for the final ascend, Storey rode to a thirty-four second lead, making it her second victory of the Cheshire Classic, collecting the Vale Royal Trophy and a second successive win for the Team. Archibald won last year.
There was a large bunch sprint for second place, and Laura Trott took that place. Third over the line was Alice Barnes (Betch.NL-Superior-Brentjens MTB Racing Team) , followed by Emily Kay (Team USN) and Katie Curtis.
The Advance Medical Solutions Team Prize went to Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Int’l.
The Your Sports Therapist most Aggressive Rider went to Dame Sarah Storey.
“Frustrating”, said Nicola Juniper, “The group should of stayed away”.
“It was a superb Team effort. We were told to sit in and cover things in the early days. That’s why Katie (Katie Curtis) went up the road. We then mopped up the prime with Joanne. It was just a case of reading the race, and see who was doing what. I realised it, was my turn really” Dame Sarah Storey.
Sarah had told the girls (Gaby & Katie Archibald) if it comes back, counter move, it doesn’t matter whether some of us don’t finish, we just need to get the win. And it was the move that took the race. She knew that most of the moves were going to happen on the climb, and she would rather climb at her own pace. So making her move on the bypass, had been something that she had thought about.
“I can’t believe it, I’ve always of dreamt of winning it solo… And I’ve done it finally”. Dame Sarah Storey
Cheshire Classic 2015 – British Cycling Women’s Road Series Round 2.
Cheshire Classic Results, 2015:
1 Dame Sarah Storey Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Intl 02:36:55
2 Laura Trott Matrix Fitness at 34 seconds
3 Alice Barnes Betch.NL-Superior-Brentjens MTB Racing Team at 36 seconds
4 Emily Kay Team USN
5 Katie Curtis Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Intl
6 Louise Mahe IKON – Mazda
7 Charline Joiner Team WNT
8 Laura Greenhalgh Les Filles Racing Team
9 Henrietta Colborne Bonito Squadra Corse
10 Emily Nelson Team USN
11 Nicola Juniper Team Giordana- Triton
12 Eve Dixon Team 22
13 Gabriella Shaw Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Intl
14 Jennifer George Les Filles Racing Team
15 Natalie Grinczer Fusion RT Gearclub Bike Science
16 Helen Ralston Les Filles Racing Team
17 Rose Osbourne Team WNT
18 Anna Christian Wiggle Honda
19 Susan Freeburn PMR@Toachim House
20 Ellie Campbell Fusion RT Gearclub Bike Science all at same time
Maximilian Levy wins heat one. Eoin Mullen wins heat two
Ev2 Elimination Race Women
Laura Trott
Emily Kay
Leire Olaberria
Sarah Inglebrecht
Amy Hill
Katie Archibald
Abbie Dentus
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Ellie Coster
Ev4 Derny Race Heats (GB v Rest of the World) Men 10Kms
Glen O’Shea (OGE) for the rest of the world takes heat one.
Jack Bobridge (OGE) for the rest of the world takes heat two.
Ev5 UCI Keirin – Minor Final Men
Hungarian Sandor Szalontay wins the minor final.
Ev6 Australian Pursuit (GB v Rest of the World) Men 2 Kms
Matt Gibson, Team Sky (GB)
Martin Irvine, Madison-Genesis (RoW)
Phil Trodden, Rigmar Racers (GB)
Oliver Wood, JLT Condor (GB)
Andy Brown, Team Scotland (GB)
Ev7 Scratch Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Leire OLaberria
Katie Archibald
Emily Kay
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Inglebrecht
Ellie Coster
Keira McVitty
Ev8 Flying Lap (GB v Rest of the World) Men 250m
Ed Clancy 13.412
Oliver Wood 13.826
Matt Gibson 13.985
Alex Minting 14.140
Andy Tennant 14.238
Phil Trodden 14.311
Martin Irvine 14.345 (RoW)
David Muntaner 14.387 (RoW)
Jon Mould 14.425
Jasper De Buyst 14.456 (RoW)
Ev9 UCI Keirin – Final Men
Maximilian Levy
Eddie Dawkins
Jeffery Hoogland
Matt Crampton
Simon Van Velthooven
Eion Mullen
Ev10 Derny Race Final (GB v Rest of the World) Men
Jack Bobridge RoW
Glen O’Shea RoW
Chris Lathan RoW
Jesper Morkov RoW
Ev11 Revolution Longest Lap – Sprinters Men
Jeffery Hoogland
Maximilan Levy
Joe Truman
Eddie Dawkins
Sandor Szalontay
Jamie Alexander
Matt Crampton
Eion Mullen
Simon Van Velthooven
Ev12 Madison (GB v Rest of the World) Men
Hester/ De Buyst RoW
Latham/ Grasmann RoW
Clancy/ Wood
Irvine/ Muntaner RoW
Minting/ Trodden
Rasmussen/ Morkov RoW
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION:
Ev1 UCI Sprint – Qualification 200m Flying Lap Time Trial Men
Eddie Dawkins 10.005
Maximilan Levy 10.111
Sandor Szalontay 10.133
Jeffery Hoogland 10.247
Eion Mullen 10.396
Simon Van Velthooven 10.500
Matt Crampton 10.534
Joe Truman 10.681
Ev2 Elite Championship – Derny Race (Heats) Men 10Kms
Pete Kennaugh & Baeuerlien win heat one.
Glen O’Shea & Zijaard win heat two.
Ev3 UCI Points Race (25km) Women
Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Leire Olaberria
Emily Kay
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Ev4 UCI Sprint – Quarter Finals Men
Dawkins, Levy, Van Velthooven & Mullen through to semis.
Ev5 Elite Championship – Derny Race Final Men 10Kms
Peter Kenaaugh
Glen O’Shea
Lief Lampater
Ed Clancy
Jesper Morkov
Alex Rasmussen
Marc Hester
Mark Stewart
Ev7 UCI Hour Record – Sarah Storey
Dame Sarah Storey is the first woman since 2003 to tackle the UCI hour record. Set by Dutch cyclist Leontien Zijlaard Van Moorsel, Sarah had trained on the run-up to the attempt in the yet un-opened Derby Velodrome. Her target 46.065kms.
She had requested a ambient temp of around 25ºc, and with the packed Lee Valley VeloPark thought this would give her the best chance of success.
Sarah started her assault on the record, by marginally gaining a second or two over each of the early kilometers. She had been confident of her pace to the halfway point through training. But by the midway point her time had slipped by around thirty seconds on Van Moorsel. With the hardest part of the ride still to come, it looked like Sarah would fall a lot shorter than firstly anticipated. Her time slipped a bit further as the laps went by, but with the help of the audience and her supporters around the track, she managed to stabilise the deficit.
Approaching the final five minutes, it looked liked the shortfall would be un-bridgeable. Indeed, Sarah failed to take the title she had dreamed of getting, but the last three minutes had everyone on the edges of their seats as her pace increased to an almost un-believable sprint. Using every ounce of strength left in her body, Sarah managed 45.502kms, just over 500m short of Van Moorsel’s time.
Sarah broke two records in this attempt. Hat’s off to her grit and determination to fight all the way till the end. Taking some time to recover, trackside. Said it was a horrible experience that she didn’t fancy trying it again!
Sarah has set the best British time recorded over the hour, by a Women, and a new World Record for an C5 Paralympian athlete.
Ev8 Elite Championship Points Race (25km) Men
Glenn O’Shea
Leif Lampater
Martin Irvine
Germain Burton
Mark Stewart
Peter Kennaugh
Jack Bobridge
Alex Rasmussen
Chris Latham
Ed Clancy
Ev9 Elimination Race Women
Laura Trott
Leire Olaberria
Emily Kay
Emily Nelson
Amy Hill
Katie Archibald
Abbie Dentus
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Kiera McVitty
Katie Curtis
Ev10 UCI Sprint – 5th to 8th Final Men
Minor final went to Jeffery Hoogland.
SATURDAY EVENING SESSION:
Ev11 UCI Sprint – Semi Finals Match A Men
Eddie Dawkins & Maximilian Levy progress to the final.
Ev12 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Boys
Rhys Britton
Fred Wright
Lewis Stewart
Matthew Walls
Jack Plumley
Matthew Draper
Frank Longstaff
Joe Nally
Jamie Ridehalgh
Tom Pidcock
Ev13 Derny Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Emily Kay
Leire Olaberria
Amy Hill
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Ev14 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Girls
Sophie Capewell
Eleanor Dickinson
Sophie Williams
Rosa Martin
Megan Chard
Jessica Roberts
Henrietta Colbourne
Jayati Hine
Eve Jefferies
Elizabeth Bennett
Ev16 UCI Scratch Race (15km) Men
Jack Bobridge
Oli Wood
Leif Lampater
Peter Lampater
Mark Stewart
Glenn O’Shea
Chris Latham
Christian Grasmann
Ed Clancy
Matt Gibson
Ev18 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash Boys
Fred Wright
Hamish Turnbull
Rhys Britton
William Roberts
Jamie Ridehalgh
Oliver Peckover
Mitchell Powell
Matthew Draper
Danny Mulholland
Joe Nally
Ev19 Elite Championship 1km Madison Time Trial Men
JLT Condor 00.55.043
Maloja Pushbikers
Team USN
Team Ignitr
Rigmar Racers
Orica GreenEdge
Telegraph Allstars
Madison-Genesis
Team Scotland
NFTO
Team Sky
Ev20 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash Girls
Sophie Capewell
Eleanor Dickinson
Rosa Martin
Sophie Williams
Rebecca Raybould
Megan Chard
Eve Jefferies
Jenny Holl
Henrietta Colbourne
Lauren Murphy
Ev21 UCI Sprint – Finals
Eddie Dawkins beats Maximilian Levy…
Ev23 UCI Scratch Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Emily Kay
Katie Archibald
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Keira McVitty
Ev25 Revolution Longest Lap (24 riders) Men
Ed Clancy
Chris Latham
Joe Holt
Mark Stewart
Alex Minting
Jon Mould
Matt Gibson
David Muntaner
Marc Hester
Christian Grasmann
Ev26 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Boys
Rhys Britton
Alex Jolliffe
Matthew Draper
Fred Wright
Oliver Postle
Hamish Turnbull
Lewis Stewart
Danny Mulholland
William Roberts
Oliver Peckover
Ev28 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Girls
Eleanor Dickinson
Anna Docherty
Amy Smith
Elizabeth Bennett
Sophie Capewell
Jessica Roberts
Henrietta Colbourne
Rachel Jary
Rebecca Raybould
Rosa Martin
Ev29 Elite Championship Team Elimination Men
JLT Condor
Orica GreenEdge
Team USN
Team Ignitr
Telegraph Allstars
NFTO
Rigmar Racers
Maloja Pushbikers
Madison-Genesis
Team Scotland
Team Sky
Ev30 PRESENTATIONS – WINNING TEAM & HOY FUTURE STARS
Orica GreenEdge topped the points table the London event.
Hoy Future Star Boy Championship
Rhys Britton USN 400 ↔
Fred Wright TAL 354 ↔
Matthew Draper TPP 288 ↔
Jamie Ridehalgh TPP 271 ↔
Alex Jolliffe OGE 269 ↔
Hamish Turnbull MAL 262 ↔
William Roberts USN 219 ↑
Matthew Walls TIG 203 ↑
Frank Longstaff JLT 187 ↑
Mitchell Powell OGE 187 ↑
Hoy Future Star Girl Championship
Eleanor Dickinson NFT 378 ↔
Sophie Capewell MAL 342 ↑
Jessica Roberts USN 312 ↓
Elizabeth Bennett USN 286 ↔
Rosa Martin RIG 261 ↑
Henrietta Colbourne NFT 259 ↓
Anna Docherty TPP 224 ↑
Sophie Williams OGE 216 ↑
Monica Dew TIG 216 ↓
Rebecca Raybould JLT 208 ↑
Championship Leader Board Result
Maloja Pushbikers RT 243 ↔
Orica GreenEdge 225 ↔
Telegraph All-stars 189 ↔
JLT Condor 184 ↑
Team Ignitr 169 ↑
Madison Genesis 162 ↓
Team USN 147 ↑
Team Sky 140 ↑
Team Scotland 127 ↑
Rigmar Racers 123 ↔
NFTO 122 ↑
Team Polypipe 113 ↓
The Revolution returns back to Freeview Television this series. The highlights will be shown the Saturday morning after the event on Channel 4. Then on 4OD catch-up on line.
Catch up with the highlights on Saturday 7th March at 7.00am. Presenting the one hour show will be Matt Barbet, Sian Welby, & Rebecca Charlton with Guest Presenter Rob Hayles
The next round of Revolution will be the season finale, race 51… in National Cycling Centre, Manchester on March 14th 2015.
Flickr Photo Gallery Updated Regularly throughout the Winter Season at
Starting the renewed interest in the hour record, recently retired German Pro Cycling Jens Voigt set the new benchmark of 51.110 (And the oldest holder) on 18thSept 2014
Matthias Brandle (Swi) 51.852 30 Oct 2014
Next Attempt! Jack Bobridge, 31st Jan 2015. Melbourne fell short!
New WR holder is Rohan Dennis, 08th Feb 2015, WR Suisse 52.491
Rees rides to dream finish at the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100
A desire to raise money for charity drove Ian Rees to be first across the line at the end of the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 this morning, completing a journey of recovery for the 43-year-old Bristol-based diabetic who was inspired by watching last year’s event.
Twelve months ago the former pro stood leaning on his crutches beside The Mall watching the first ever Prudential RideLondon sportive and promised himself that he would lead the mass riders under the finish gantry in 2014 to raise money and the profile of diabetes research.
After 86 of the hardest rain-drenched miles he’s ever ridden, Rees achieved his dream with the aid of his Bristol Dymag TID clubmates Paul Merryweather and Matthew Franklin, and believes his Herculean efforts will bring in some much-needed funds for the diabetes charity JDRF.
“I couldn’t do it last year because I broke my leg, but I watched it with people from the charity and told them that I would be first across the line this year to raise their profile,” said Rees, his mud-splattered face breaking into a smile of pure relief.
“Here I am a year on, and I did it. I can’t believe it. That was the hardest ride I’ve had since I was a pro in France in the 1990s.”
Rees, who’s never done a sportive before, set up the Dymag club with Merryweather to raise money for diabetes research two years ago after being forced to abandon his pro cycling career when he was diagnosed with the condition.
“This is what we really wanted to do,” said Merryweather, who followed Rees safely across the line at the head of a 60-strong bunch of early-finishing sportive riders.”
“I helped Ian set up the team two years ago so this was all about getting him home first and giving JDRF some profile. So it’s mission accomplished; it’s all quite inspirational.”
The group had a plan to stay near the front of the pack, avoiding as far as possible any problems caused by the adverse weather, and were full of praise for the organisers’ decision to shorten the 100-mile route by 14 miles, cutting out the potentially treacherous climbs up and down Box Hill and Leith Hill.
“We worked so well as a team,” said Rees. “The rain and the speed we were going at the front made it so hard.”
“But it was such a good decision to cut out the hills. I hit a cat’s eye at one point and nearly came off, and there were a few crashes, so I’m really glad they took the hills out because coming down Box Hill or Leith Hill would’ve been deadly.”
“RideLondon have done an absolutely brilliant job. The organisation is as good as a pro race on the continent. I was so impressed, they should do these all over the country. I will do it again next year, definitely.”
Nicola Roberts and Bella Leach were impressed too. The two London friends rode the route together and crossed the line side-by-side, the first women to complete the sportive.
“It was wet but it was great fun,” said Roberts, a member of the Dulwich Paragon club. “It wasn’t too windy so you could still ride. Everyone was just getting on with it really and smiling and chatting.”
“Some of the corners and descents were quite sketchy but people were very considerate, slowing down and talking to each other.”
“I really enjoyed it, it was really good fun to just get out there and stretch the legs,” agreed Leach, a London Phoenix rider. “Nicola and I rode the whole way together so we wanted to cross the line together.”
“I’ve never been up Box Hill or Leith Hill and after today it feels like I’m destined to never ride them!”
Wiggle Honda’s Neil Towns was also among the early finishers, completing his second Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100.
“Riding at the front was really exciting,” he said. “I did the event last year. It was slighty damper than last year but still fantastic, still good riding. It’s a lovely bike ride that isn’t too challenging so you can just get out there and ride for the fun of it.”
“There were fewer supporters than last year but the ones who were out gave it some welly. I’ll definitely be back next year.”
“This event’s like the London Marathon for cyclists – if you can get a place you jump at it. A beautiful bike ride; the spirit of the London Olympics carries on.”
Ben Knapp backed up the other riders’ support for the shortened route, relishing a ride started by three world greats of women’s cycling: world and Olympic road race champion Marianne Vos, double Olympic track champion Laura Trott and multiple Paralympic gold medallist Dame Sarah Storey.
Ian Rees – post race
“It was a bit disappointing to have the route shortened but coming across the top of Newlands was pretty nasty so everyone understood why the organisers did it. It was the right decision,” said the Dulwich Paragon rider.”
“More than a quarter of Dulwich Paragon’s 600 members were riding today so it’s a really great event for everyone.”
“Having Marianne Vos, Sarah Storey and Laura Trott starting the ride was great. We set off feeling really inspired.”
All three women then rode the sportive themselves – Vos delighted to be back on the roads where she won Olympic gold two years ago.
“I’ve never done a ride as big as this; it was really something special,” said the Dutch rider who finished second in yesterday’s Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix.
“Just to ride with all these people and see everyone coming out riding, not caring about the rain was fantastic. It was great fun.”
“It was great to back on the roads of London 2012 and to see more than 20,000 out there too was fabulous. I saw quite a lot of them, I think, and everyone was taking care of themselves and each other.”
Round Five of the Women’s Road Series returned to Northumberland for the third edition of the Curlew Cup. Won initially by Dame Sarah Storey in 2012, then Hannah Barnes in 2013, it follows the course of the Men’s Beaumont Trophy, but usually only on the smaller of the two circuits of Thirteen miles.
This year the Women’s event incorporates one of the larger twenty-two mile circuits that take’s in the double stepped Ryals climb on the last of the four circuits. If the race reaches here in a group, then it’s surely going to be the key point in the race. After the climb, it’s then a flat final run of around four miles to the finish line in Stamfordham.
Race
A sunny 9.15am start for the girls in Stamfordham. Only forty or so riders took to the start line (out of seventy-six registered).
Series Leader Nicola Juniper (Team Echelon) and her closest rival Katie Archibald (Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International) were the focus for the day. No Wiggle Honda ladies present in this round, but still plenty of quality riders from Matrix Fitness Vulpine, Epic Cycles Scott WRT and Velosport Pasta Montegrappa to name but a few.
Team Jadan continue their development with Sam Thoy and Annabel Sill riding the course and the National Series for the first time.
A neutralised first climb out of Stamfordham, saw the girls safely away. Sat on the back where Pearl Izumi’s Katie Archibald & Dame Sarah Storey.
Forty minutes later the group returned and were still all intact. Archibald and (Charline) Joiner headed the group, and series leader Nicola Juniper close at hand.
It was clear that Juniper’s objective was to mark any moves by Archibald, whose Pearl Izumi team mates including Joiner (returning to road racing for the first time since her training accident in Spain), were going to make it hard and use their numbers to control the race. Joiner took the first prime of the race.
On the third climb out of Stamfordham, Epic Cycles started to make a move but nothing really came of it. Joiner once again took the prime.
On the final small lap out of Stamfordham, it was Velosport Pasta Monegrappa’s turn to escape from the group and try and form a working group. But once again they were brought back together. Joiner took the final prime in the race.
Around the backside of the course as the pace increased, the field then began to split, and coming back into Stamfordham for the final large Ryals lap, the group had split in half with smaller pockets of riders trailing behind. This was where the race began to form.
With the main contenders all in the leading group, now down to about twenty, Pearl Izumi began to take control.
As the Ryals approached, the field were reduced further, to around eight riders.
It was Dame Helen Storey that cranked the pace to full gas, for the last run into Stamfordham. This left team-mate and GC contender Archibald a clear path to sprint for the finish line.
Series leader Juniper wasn’t going to let her get away easily and followed her in to a close second. Third on the day went to Matrix Fitness Vulpine’s Jessie Walker, just ahead of both Gemma Neill and Gabby Shaw.
Reflection
Things nearly went horribly wrong for Series Leader Nicola Juniper who’s car broke-down on route, and left her One-Hundred and Fifty miles short of where she wanted to be!
I spoke to Nicola after the race and asked her about her thoughts on the season so far.
She had won the first Series race, the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir in a two girl sprint, up to the finish line, against Alexi Shaw (Epic Cycles Scott WRT), she had come fourth, in round two; the Cheshire Classic with another climb to the finish.
She spoke about being pleased that she still had the lead. She had done her homework and knew that there was a two point difference between first and second positions, so her objective was to mark her closest rival (Archibald) today. It’s no secret that the Pearl Izumi girls and the Wiggle Honda girls want to use their team tactics to take the overall series, Nicola said they would have to work for it, if that’s what they wanted to do. She was going to chip away at the remaining rounds, but wouldn’t be disappointed if one on the younger girls took away the lead.
She has great admiration for both Katie and Laura, her closest rivals. They’re both “World Class” athletes she pointed out, “They both ride the track, and the road”. “I’m getting older,” she laughed. “As long as I’m riding my bike, I’m quite happy”. And when talking to the other girls about racing, they all show the same passion.
Nicola told me her objectives this year were to do a ten, and a twenty (Time Trial, that is), and the Nocturne that she won a week or so ago! So has good reason to be ‘quite happy’ with things at the moment.
Nicola is down to ride the Otley GP on Wednesday 2nd July for round six. It looks like she will be up against Laura Trott who’s lying third so far, no Katie Archibald on the entry list yet.
There are another five rounds to go in the series, a couple of two-days and a couple of circuit races. The next race in the North here, is the Ryedale GP out of Ampleforth, North Yorkshire, on Sunday 20th July. It includes the National Junior Women’s Road Race Championships.
Nicola Juniper retains her lead in the Women’s Road Race Series after round five, but Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International’s Katie Archibald is closing-in, in second place. Wiggle Honda’s Laura Trott remains in third place.
Race Result
1 Katie Archibald 2:24.35 – Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
2 Nicola Juniper 0.01 – Team Echelon
3 Jessie Walker 0.01 – Matrix Fitness Vulpine
4 Gemma Neill 0.01 – Un-attached
5 Gabby Shaw 0.01 – Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
6 Alexi Shaw 0.01 – Epic Cylcles Scott WRT
7 Rebecca Rimmington 0.03 – Merlin Cycles
8 Julie Erskine 0.03 – Velosport
9 Anna Ewing 0.03 – VW Breda
10 Jane Barr 0.03 – Velocity
11 Anna Christian 0.04 – WyndyMilla Reynolds
12 Chloe Frazer 0.04 – Deeside Thistle
13 Emma Grant 0.05 – Tibco
14 Lucy Coldwell 0.05 – Velosport
15 Dame Sarah Storey 0.12 – Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
16 Hannah Walker 0.52 – Epic Cycles Scott WRT
17 Lauren Creamer 0.52 – Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
18 Elizabeth Holden 0.53 – RST Racing Team
19 Charline Joiner 0.53 – Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
20 Eve Dixon 0.53 – Team 22
35 Sam Thoy 15.21 – Team Jadan
36 Annabel Sill 15.21 – Team Jadan
Prime Charline JoinerPearl Izumi Sports Tours International
Ave Speed 32.476 Kph
Women’s Road Race Standings after Round Five
1 Nicola Juniper – 139 – Team Echelon
2 Katie Archibald – 135 – Pearl Izumi-Sports Tours International
3 Laura Trott – 101 – Wiggle Honda
4 Gabriella Shaw – 80 – Pearl Izumi-Sports Tours International
5 Danielle King – 64 – Wiggle Honda
6 Grace Garner – 58 – RST Racing Team
7 Elinor Barker – 55 – Wiggle Honda
8 Lydia Boylan – 50 – Velosport – Pasta Montegrappa
With thanks to Andy Wood and all at the Cheshire Classic. Alan Sheldon for all his excellent editing and sound… and to the Cycling Shorts Team for their hard work; Heather Bamforth, Fred ‘Lightning Twitter Fingers’ Bamforth and Chris Maher.
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Sunshine greeted the 34th edition of the Weaver Valley Cycling Club’s Cheshire Classic Women’s Road Race. Round Two of the British Cycling Women’s Road Series 2015.
“Frustrating”, said Nicola Juniper, “The group should of stayed away”.
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