Grasscrete Women’s Ryedale GP 2021 Round 2 in Ampleforth… Race Start

Grasscrete Ryedale GP 2021

Words & Image: Chris Maher, 22^nd August 2021

Round Two in both the Women’s & Men’s British Cycling National Road Series 2021 started in the grounds Ampleforth College with Ampleforth Abbey as the backdrop to a gruelling gritty 60 mile Women’s Race and 95 mile Men’s Race.

The usual early damp start welcomed around sixty-five riders to the start-line with a forecast of improving condition as the day went on. A circuit not for the fainthearted brought several tumbles & a splits into several groups on the earlier of the larger 2 circuits for the women.

With CAMS Basso Haley Simmonds & Pro-Noctus – Redchilli Bikes Jo Tindley setting the early pace & still a sizable group. The numbers dropped to around Thirty girls by the end of lap two.

Grasscrete Women’s Ryedale GP 2021 Round 2 in Ampleforth…[/caption]

An alliance formed on the smaller circuits when recently crowned Scottish Cycling’s National Women’s Champion Becky Storrie [Brother UK – Cycle Team OnForm] & Illi Gardner [CAMS Basso] forged ahead quickly establishing over a two minutes advantage.

Grasscrete Women’s Ryedale GP 2021 Round 2 in Ampleforth… Storey Racing

With CAMS & OnForm out front, it was left to Storey Racing & AWOL-O’Shea to do the chasing.

Illi GardnerCAMS-Basso. Becky StorrieBrother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm

The race approached the final drag up to the line with 500 metres remaining & a hefty lead for Storrie & Gardner. With two evenly matched riders – It was going to be the one with strongest legs that would take victory, and Gardner had the legs to finish it off for CAMS.

Grasscrete Women’s Ryedale GP 2021 Round 2 in Ampleforth… 1. Illi GardnerCAMS-Basso

After a little wait. Pro-Noctis got a third place with Corrine Side for all their hard work whilst AWOL-O’Shea’s Francesca Morgans-Slader & Connie Hayes took fourth & fifth.

Preparing for the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Val di Sole, Italy 25-29 Aug, U23 Women’s Event Anna Kay took sixth.

CAMS-Basso’s Natalie Grinczer collected the Series Leaders Jersey going into the final round, the Curlew Cup in Northumberland on Sunday 26^th September.

Speaking to Larry & myself after the race.

Illi Said “This is probably my favourite National Series Race. I’ve been looking forward to it all year. I was nervous coming in. So, I’m really happy with the win.

It stayed together longer than I thought when it got to the Climbs it split, but then came back together.

We had a couple of goes to get away but it kept coming back. I sort of attacked coming up here”. On the finish straight with 3 laps remaining.

Becky StorrieBrother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm

Becky Said “It was tough! It was my first-time doing Ryedale, but I hadn’t looked at the course. I’d heard all about it – thought it was right up my street.

I knew going in that I wanted to force a breakaway, especially with somebody like Illi – cos – in Capernwray (Road Race) we were in a breakaway there. So, I knew she would be the perfect person to ride away with”. Going on to say about Illi “She was like a little Mountain Goat going up the climbs – I was struggling Lol”.

Women’s Podium
1. Illi GardnerCAMS-Basso
2. Becky StorrieBrother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
3. Corinne SidePro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes

3. Corinne SidePro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…75
4. Francesca Morgans-SladerAWOL- O’Shea 66
5. Connie HayesAWOL- O’Shea58

WOMEN
1 Illi Gardner (U23) CAMS-Basso 2:44:37
2 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +4
3 Corinne Side (U23) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +2:12
4 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea st
5 Connie Hayes (U23) AWOL OShea st
6 Anna Kay (U23) Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants st
7 Lucy Ellmore (U23) Skoda DSI Cycling Academy +2:15
8 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK st
9 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso st
10 Beth Morrow (U23) Storey Racing st
11 Nicole Coates (U23) Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Scimitar +2:21
12 Morven Yeoman (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +2:27
13 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen st
14 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso +4:11
15 Eilidh Shaw (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +4:33
16 Jessica Finney CAMS-Basso +4:35
17 Lucy Gadd (U23) Storey Racing +4:36
18 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning TRG +4:38
19 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK st
20 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st
21 Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching st
22 Alice Lethbridge AWOL OShea +4:40
23 Bexy Dew Saint Piran Womens +4:43
24 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso +4:46
25 Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN +4:50
26 Jessie Carridge Watts Up Performance +6:53
27 Samantha Stuart Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +8:23
28 Hannah Bayes (U23) AWOL OShea +11:32
29 Hannah Lancaster (U23) Loughborough Lightning TRG st
30 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +11:36
31 Imani Pereira-James (JNR) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm st
32 Katie Scott (U23) CAMS-Basso +11:40
33 Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN +11:43
34 Elizabeth Sanders Avid Sport +11:47
35 Jihanna Bonilla-Allard PMRR +12:52
36 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran Womens st
37 Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama +12:55
38 Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +12:57
39 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama +13:09
40 Ellen Inglis (U23) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +13:48
41 Erin Murphy (JNR) Deeside Thistle CC +14:01

— Erin Avill Storey Racing Did not finish

— Alderney Baker Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not finish

— Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

— Olivia Bent AWOL- O’Shea Did not finish

— Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not finish

— Charlotte Berry Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Did not finish

— Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

— Sarah Briggs RFDA Did not finish

— Polly Burge Jadan – Vive le Velo Did not finish

— Anna Christian DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP… Did not start

— Francesca Cutts Team LDN – Brother UK Did not finish

— Isabel Darvill Team Boompods Did not start

— Megan Dickerson SKODA DSI Cycling Academy

— Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing … DNS

— Isabel Ellis Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not start

— Hannah Farran Team Boompods Did not finish

— Samantha Fawcett Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Did not finish

— Olivia French SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Did not finish

— Madeleine Gammons Jadan – Vive le Velo Did not finish

— Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Did not start

— Amy Graham Team Boompods Did not finish

— Marine Guerin Team Watto-LDN Did not finish

— Beth Harley-Jepson Jadan – Vive le Velo Did not start

— Louise Hart Campinense – Velo Performance Did not finish

— Maddie Heywood Team Watto-LDN Did not start

— Lauren Higham Team LDN – Brother UK Did not finish

— Georgia Hilleard Team Boompods Did not finish

— Anna Marie Hughes 1904 RT Did not start

— Emma Jeffers JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team Did not finish

— Millie Jones Manilla Cycling Did not finish

— Dannielle Khan Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling T… Did not Finish

— Flora Knight Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not finish

— Sophie Lankford Jadan – Vive le Velo Did not start

— Abbie Manley Montezuma’s Race Team Did not start

— Amy Marks Team LDN – Brother UK Did not start

— Phoebe Martin AWOL- O’Shea Did not finish

— Polly Mason Team LDN – Brother UK Did not finish

— Ellen McDermott Team Boompods Did not finish

— Shona Mosley JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team Did not start

— Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama Did not start

— Georgina Paul Ross On Wye & District CC Did not finish

— Laura Pittard Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

— Jennifer Powell Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Did not finish

— Natasha Reddy Bianchi Dama Did not start

— Rebecca Richards SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Did not finish

— Kate Richardson Did not finish

— Louise Scupham AWOL- O’Shea Did not finish

— Rebecca Seal Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not start

— Ruth Shier Team LDN – Brother UK Did not finish

— Millie Skinner Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Did not finish

— Meg Smith Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not start

— Abbie Taylor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus Did not start

— Sophie Thackray CAMS-Basso Did not finish

— Vivienne Tomlin Avid Sport Did not finish

— Chloe Vickers Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not finish

— Christina Wiejak Saint Piran WRT Did not finish

— Mary Wilkinson Crimson Orientation Marketing … Did not start

National Series

1 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso 36
2 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso 30
3 Abi Smith Team Breeze 30
4 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 30
5 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 28
6 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 28
7 Eluned King Team Breeze 26
8 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 26
9 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea 24
10 April Tacey Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur 24
11 Connie Hayes AWOL OShea 22
12 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK 21
13 Anna Kay Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants 20
14 Amira Mellor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 20

Grasscrete Men’s Ryedale GP 2021 Round 2 in Ampleforth… 1 Alex Peters SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 2 Toby Barnes (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT st 3 Oliver Rees (U23) Trinity Road Racing st

Alex Peters [SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling] took the bunch sprint in round two of the British Cycling Elite National Road Series 2021. A close second for Toby Barnes [) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT] and third for [Oliver Rees (U23) Trinity Road Racing].

The race pace was kept high with Canyon DHB Sungod & SwiftCarbon fielding a good presence at the front of the race.

Eventually a two-man-break formed with Canyon DHB SunGod’s Thomas Mein and Zappi Racing Team’s Matthew Kingston gaining over three minutes at one point. The two were caught crossing the finish-line with two laps remaining and as the miles drew down it was left to a six-man-group to sprint for the glory with Peters taking the win.

Alex Peters with SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling Team-mates on the front

Canyon DHB Sungod after all their hard work left the race with the Series Leader’s Jersey on the back of Jacob Scott going into the final round in September.

Alex Peters Said “I’ve ridden Ryedale before & I knew how tough it is – if you go too early, then the legs can explode.

I was thinking I wasn’t strong & I got lots of encouragement from Ross (Lamb) my team-mate. Saying Alex, you are one of the strongest in the race. You can win this! And that encouraged me, helped me big-time”.

MEN
1 Alex Peters SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 3:47:30
2 Toby Barnes (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT st
3 Oliver Rees (U23) Trinity Road Racing st
4 Isaac Mundy Richardsons-Trek DAS st
5 Max Stedman Canyon DHB Sungod st
6 Callum Macleod (U23) Canyon DHB Sungod +14
7 Oliver Peckover (U23) SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling +18
8 Isaac Peatfield (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +20
9 Jacob Scott Canyon DHB Sungod +26
10 Finn Crockett (U23) Wheelbase CabTech Castelli st
11 Matti Dobbins (U23) RT23 st
12 Steve Lampier Saint Piran st
13 Ross Lamb SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling st
14 Owain Roberts (U23) Wales Racing Academy +29
15 Michael Chadwick Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy st
16 Leon Mazzone Crimson Orientation Marketing RT st
17 George Kimber (U23) Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor +36
18 Samuel Beckett (U23) Wales Racing Academy st
19 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB Sungod st
20 Damien Clayton Canyon DHB Sungod st

National Series

1 Jacob Scott Canyon DHB Sungod 42
2 Isaac Peatfield Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 40
3 Finn Crockett Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 38