Revolution 40 | Season 10 – 02/Feb/2013
Author: Chris Maher, Pictures courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography
The Venue
The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow’s East-end was the venue for the Revolution Series Season 10 Finale! What a place! This newly built velodrome, with it’s 45º banking in the finest Siberian Spruce, will host the first Revolution road trip from it’s natural home in Manchester of 10 years. Indeed the plan going forward is to utilise all the World Class velodromes throughout the UK, with London’s legacy arena hosting a round in Season 11.
Preview
Starting the evenings programme there are three teams within a chance of taking the championship title, Rapha Condor JTL leading after round three, Rudy Project RT a close second and Rouleur third, with everything to play for.
Several riders had changed teams over the New Year period. This along with the un-familiarity of the steepness of the banking and it’s entry and exit points were going to make an exciting finish to the series.
The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome once again proved a popular destination for the cycling hungry public. Selling out of tickets well in advance, it’s the first opportunity for many a Scot, to get up close to the track and see what all the fuss is about, although Sir Chris Hoy will not be present himself. The evenings programme had a Scottish flavour in the form of the Revolution Sprint. Intertwined with the Championship and the Future Stars events, Scotland’s Craig MacLean, John Paul and Bruce Croall would take on the rest of the World to a cheering home crowd. Indeed it could be said that this event will give an idea of what to expect at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in 2014 when tickets will no doubt be the hottest seats in town.
The man to beat on the evening would be the Ed Clancy. Riding for Rapha, there had been speculation that he wouldn’t ride this last event. Leading the individual points classification, Clancy is no doubt the strongest man on the track over the five races. Close on his heels, Rudy Project’s Christian Grasmann has been consistently at the top, so a slip by Clancy could easily tip the balance of the whole championship.
The Championship Finale
As the racing got underway, it was Clancy who stamped his authority. Winning the flying lap by a huge half second, former sprinter Ross Edgar came in next. Rudy Project’s Nico Hesslich rode into third position, but that pushed them further behind in the Championship.
Next up came the Points Race. Clancy once again rode to an emphatic victory, the Championship became a little closer for a fleeting second, but Rudy Projects Grasmann rode into second. More importantly, team-mate Nico Hesslich scored a vital point for Rudy Project that meant the race ended back level pegging with-in the event but still behind and in contention. Rouleur missed out altogether with Andy Tennant finishing over halfway down, and the Championship was over for them this season.
The Revolution favourite the Madison Kilo, split into two halves was won by Rapha’s duo Clancy and local lad James McCallum. With Rudy Project unable to replicate round 3’s storming sub 55, The Championship was all but sewn up. Rouleur’s Tennant and Burke in their World Champion strips pulled out a third with last years Champions Maxgear Racing a fourth.
The turning point in the event came when Rudy Project’s Nico Hesslich won the Elimination Race. Team-mate Grasmann landed in second with Rapha’s McCallum third. Surprise of the night was Clancy being caught short half way through the race. Although managing to gain one point, The Championship began to slip away. Everything would be decided by the last race of the evening.
It was a classic Scratch Race that was left to decide the Season Ten Championship. In perfect team game-play. The Rudy Project boys began to break the rhythm of Rapha. Taking in turns to go with the breaks, Hesslich and Grasmann fired off alternately. At one point it was almost game over as a break with Simon Yates, Chris Lawless, George Atkins and Grasmann began to reel in the peleton and gain a lap. But with Scotland’s James McCallum slipping towards the back of the peleton it was left to Rapha’s Ed Clancy to find the strength to pull back the leaders in the dying laps and cling onto the Championship title for Rapha Condor JLT. Rouleur’s Burke won the sprint over the line, with team-mate Tennant second. Maxgear Racing’s Chris Latham came over third, but Clancy sealed the over-all victory in fourth. The Rudy Project boys equalled the nine points of Clancy between them, but left them seventeen points short of the overall victory.
Event Results
Ev1 Revolution Sprint Qualifying 200m TT
- John Paul Scotland 10.426
- Matthew Baranoski USA 10.535
- Kevin Mansker USA 10.610
- Teun Mulder Netherlands 10.619
- Matt Rotherham Great Britain 10.694
- Craig MacLean Scotland 10.707
- Louis Oliva Great Britain 10.898
- Bruce Croall Scotland 10.967
Ev2 DHL Future Stars Points Race – Boys 5km
- Thomas Rotherham Maxgear Racing
- Tristan Robbins howies
- Levi Moody Sportscover
Ev3 Championship Flying Lap
- Ed Clancy Rapha Condor 13.546
- Ross Edgar IG Sigmasport 13.687
- Nico Hesslich Rudy Project 13.954
- Chris Latham Maxgear Racing 13.979
- Steven Burke Rouleur 14.069
- Jody Cundy FACE Partnership 14.130
- Chris Lawless Team Sky 14.407
- Steve Schets howies 14.531
- Oliver Wood Sportscover 14.603
- Raymond Kreder WD-40 14.738
- Sam Lowe NetApp Endura 15.108
- Mark Stewart Raleigh GAC 15.470
Ev4 Revolution Sprint – Omnium Round 1
Teun Mulder beat Matt Rotherham
Craig MacLean beat Kevin Mansker
Matthew Baranoski beat Louis Oliva
John Paul beat Bruce Croall
Ev5 DHL Future Stars 6 Lap Dash – Girls 1.5km
- Emily Nelson IG Sigmasport
- Grace Garner Team Sky
- Ellie Coster howies
Ev6 Championship – 1km Madison Time Trial 6 Teams
- FACE Partnership 58.128
- NetApp Endura 1:00.758
- Sportscover 1:00.776
- WD-40
- IG Sigmasport
- Raleigh GAC
Ev7 Revolution Sprint – Omnium Semi finals
Matthew Baranoski beat Teun Mulder
John Paul beat Craig MacLean
Ev8 DHL Future Stars 6 Lap Dash – Boys
- Levi Moody Sportscover
- Louis Magnani Raleigh GAC
- Harrison Fielding Raleigh GAC
Ev9 Championship Points Race 10km
- Ed Clancy Rapha Condor
- Christian Grasmann Rudy Project RT
- Simon Yates Maxgear Racing
Ev10 Revolution Sprint Omnium Losers Handicap
Bruce Croal
Teun Mulder
Matt Rotherham
Ev11 DHL Future Stars Points Race – Girls 5km
- Emily Haycox howies
- Grace Garner Team Sky
- Emily Nelson IG Sigmasport
Ev12 Championship – 1km Madison Time Trial 6 Teams
- Rapha Condor JLT 56.928
- Rudy Project 57.110
- Rouleur 57.278
- Maxgear Racing 58.629
- howies 1:00.313
- Team Sky 1:01.209
Ev13 Revolution Sprint Omnium – Final
American Matthew Baranoski beat Scotland’s John Paul
Ev14 DHL Future Stars Scratch Race – Boys 5km
- Thomas Rotherham Maxgear Racing
- Leon Gledhill Sportscover
- Levi Moody Sportscover
Ev15 Championship – Elimination Race 10km
- Nico Hesslich Rudy Project RT
- Christian Grasmann Rudy Project RT
- James MaCallum Rapha Condor JLT
Ev16 Revolution Sprint Omnium – Keirin
American Matthew Baranoski fended off a stiff challenge from Scotland’s John Paul & Fellow American Kevin Mansker.
Ev17 DHL Future Stars Scratch Race – Girls 10km
- Emily Haycox howies
- Ellie Coster howies
- Emily Nelson IG Sigmasport
Ev18 Championship – Scratch Race 10km
- Steven Burke Rouleur
- Andy Tennant Rouleur
- Chris Latham Maxgear Racing
Ev19 Presentations – Winning Team & Future Stars
Rudy Project Road Team collect the most points in Revolution 40 with 47.
In the last race of the evening. The Team Sprint competition was won by The Rest of the World, Teun Mulder, Matthew Baranoski & Kevin Mansker who beat the Scottish Team…
Event 40 Results
- Rudy Project 65
- Maxgear Racing 62
- Rapha Condor JLT 56
- Rouleur 41
- WD-40 38
- FACE Partnership 32
- IG Sigmasport 25
- Team Sky 19
- howies 18
- NetApp Endura 16
- Sportscover 14
- Raleigh GAC 4
DHL Future Boy Champion after round 4 is Levi Moody.
- Levi Moody Sportscover 282 ↔
- Thomas Rotherham Maxgear Racing 246 ↑
- Tristan Robbins howies 235 ↓
- Joe Evans Rudy Project RT 211 ↔
- Jake Kelly Rudy Project 192 ↔
DHL Future Girl Champion after round 4 is Emily Haycox
- Emily Haycox howies 263 ↑
- Jessica Roberts Raleigh GAC 256 ↓
- Emily Nelson IG Sigmasport 225 ↔
- Grace Garner Team Sky 220 ↔
- Ellie Coster howies 180 ↑
Championship Leader Board
- Rapha Condor JLT 216 ↔
- Rudy Project RT 200 ↔
- Rouleur 166 ↔
- Maxgear Racing 165 ↑
- Team Sky 141 ↓
- WD-40 138 ↔
- howies 128 ↓
- FACE Partnership 116 ↔
- IG Sigmasport 95 ↑
- NetApp Endura 88 ↓
- Sportscover 71 ↔
- Raleigh GAC 36 ↔
In the Elite Championship, Rapha Condor JLT’s Ed Clancy amassed the most points totalling 122 over the four rounds. Maxgear Racings Simon Yates came second with 69 & Rudy Project’s Christian Grasmann came third with 60 points.
The next round of Revolution will be race 41… Later in 2013.
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