{"id":1241,"date":"2011-06-29T20:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T19:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2011-06-29T20:45:47","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T19:45:47","slug":"british-cycling-national-road-race-championships-%e2%80%93-women%e2%80%99s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=1241","title":{"rendered":"British Cycling &#8211; National Road Race Championships \u2013 Women\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1241 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1156b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1156b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1156b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1156b.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1253'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s National RR Champion &#8211; Lizzie Armitstead\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1026b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1026b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1026b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1026b.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1249'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s National RR Championship &#8211; Stamfordham\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1018b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1018b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1018b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1018b.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1248'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s National RR Championship &#8211; 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Nicole Cooke\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1160b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1160b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1160b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1160b.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1254'>\n\t\t\t\tChampagne Podium For Lizzie Armitstead\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1142b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1142b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1142b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1142b.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1252'>\n\t\t\t\tU23 Women&#8217;s RR Champion &#8211; Laura Trott\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1014b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1014b-200x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Women&#039;s National Road Race Championship\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1014b-200x89.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/WomensNatRRChampionships2011_1014b.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1247'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen&#8217;s National RR Champion &#8211; Lizzie Armitstead\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Northern Rock Cyclone 2011<\/h4>\n<h5>British Cycling &#8211; National Road Race Championships \u2013 Women\u2019s<\/h5>\n<pre>Author: Chris Maher, Pictures courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography<\/pre>\n<p>The 2011 National Road Championships returned to the NE of England this year. The Northern Rock Cyclone\u2019s is a double circuit, consisting of 1 large circuit and 3 small circuits at Stamfordham, Northumberland. This lumpy course has a steep ascend of the Ryals. The Women\u2019s event covering a distance of 64m started at 9.00am heading anticlockwise out of the village and up a left hand climb.<\/p>\n<p>The larger 22 mile circuit is covered firstly and this includes the climb of the Ryals. This climb would provide the splits in the bunch that would shaped the race.<\/p>\n<p>Approaching the bottom part of the Ryals, a four girl group had already gained some time on the peleton and by the top of this main climb Emma Pooley &#8211; Garmin Cervelo, Nichole Cooke &#8211; MCipollini, Lizzie Armitstead &amp; Sharon Laws (both Garmin Cervelo) had formed the decisive move.<\/p>\n<p>Moving onto the 3 smaller laps, the girls maintained a healthy gap of over two minutes, with two more groups forming behind them. In the second group, Dani King \u2013 Horizon Fitness, Laura Trott \u2013 Moving Ladies, Lucy Martin \u2013 Garmin Cervelo, Helen Wyman \u2013 Kona Factory Racing &amp; Catherine Williamson &#8211; Konica Minolta chased hard, but where unable to bridge across. Slipping further back, Horizon Fitness\u2019s Joanna Rowsell was part of a 20 girl group that finished over five minutes down.<\/p>\n<p>Former U23 Champion Lizzie Armitstead out sprinted Nicole Cooke, (Ten Times National Champion) to take the Gold Medal, with Sharon Laws collecting the Bronze. Last years Champion Emma Pooley followed in 4<sup>th<\/sup> place.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Trott brought in the second group, to take the U23 Championship title, and out sprinted Garmin Cervelo\u2019s Lucy Martin, who took the Silver Medal. Horizon Fitness\u2019s Dani King was hot on her heels and collected the Bronze Medal in the U23 title.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Senior Result<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lizzie Armitstead\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garmin Cervelo<\/li>\n<li>Nicole Cooke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MCipollini<\/li>\n<li>Sharon Laws\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garmin Cervelo<\/li>\n<li>Emma Pooley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garmin Cervelo<\/li>\n<li>Laura Trott\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moving Ladies<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Martin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garmin Cervelo<\/li>\n<li>Dani King\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Horizon Fitness \u2013 Prendas Ciclismo<\/li>\n<li>Catherine Williamson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Konica Minolta<\/li>\n<li>Katie Colclough\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HTC Highroad<\/li>\n<li>10.Emma Grant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For Viored<\/li>\n<p><strong>\ufeff<\/strong><\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Under 23\u2019s Result<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Laura Trott \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moving Ladies<\/li>\n<li>Lucy Martin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garmin Cervelo<\/li>\n<li>Dani King\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Horizon Fitness \u2013 Prendas Ciclismo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Rock Cyclone 2011 British Cycling &#8211; National Road Race Championships \u2013 Women\u2019s Author: Chris Maher, Pictures courtesy of: Chris Maher | Photography The 2011 National Road Championships returned to the NE of England this year. 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