{"id":6072,"date":"2017-05-27T22:05:14","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2017-05-28T10:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T09:27:48","slug":"tour-series-2017-durham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=6072","title":{"rendered":"Tour Series 2017 – Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tour Series 2017, Round 9 Durham – Tom Pidcock, GBR, PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Current Junior World Cyclo-Cross Champion, Seventeen-year-old Tom Pidcock solos to victory in the penultimate round of the 2017 Tour Series in Durham.<\/pre>\n
Winner of the Junior Paris-Roubaix earlier this year Pidcock [PH Mas Paul Milnes Oldfield] had time for a bike change before the final couple of laps with Conor Swift [Madison Genesis] and Alister Slater [JLT Condor] chasing him down.<\/p>\n
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Tom Pidcock with five laps in Durham remaining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The pair had survived crashes on the slippery wet surface with mechanicals and punctures all over the place.<\/p>\n
They were part of a twenty or so group of riders that settled into the lead group after fifteen minutes of racing had unfolded.<\/p>\n
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Sighting lap as the Tour Series Durham gets underway!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Around the midway point, Pidcock took off and no-one could follow his move. Pidcock stretched his lead to almost half-a-lap passing many riders one-by-one.<\/p>\n
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Early race action on the Crossgate cobbles in Durham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The final chase for the win came with around fifteen minutes remaining as the group blew apart leaving Swift and Slater working hard together, getting to with-in ten seconds in the closing stages of the race.<\/p>\n
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Care is required when descending the cobbles down Crossgate [Ed Clancy (R)]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Pidcock had plenty of time to celebrate his impressive victory in Durham in only his second ride in this Tour Series.<\/p>\n
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Leading group picking off riders one-by-one on the South Street cobbles!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Eyes were then on Madison Genesis and JTL Condor as they battled through grimy conditions for the team competition with riders all over the place. Both Madison and JLT were well represented in the front group all evening so there was await to find out in which order they would cross the line.<\/p>\n
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Applause for Tom Pidcock from 2nd place Conor Swift, Madison Genesis in Durham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Swift crossed the line in second place but JLT\u2019s Slater, Lampier and Briggs were next to follow, giving them the team win on the night.<\/p>\n
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All important 4th & 5th for JLT Condor with Steve Lampier & Graham Briggs in Durham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
JLT extend their lead to three points going into the final round in Stevenage on Bank Holiday Monday 29th May.<\/p>\n
Rory Townsend [BIKE-Channel Canyon] set the Brother fastest lap of 2:15.407<\/p>\n
Wheelbase Altura MGD finished off as the Northern Guest Team competition winners.<\/p>\n
Individual Race Result<\/pre>\n
1, Tom Pidcock, GBR, PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield, 29-laps, 1:11:56.881
\n2, Connor Swift, GBR, Madison Genesis, + 5.959
\n3, Ali Slater, GBR, JLT Condor, + 10.325
\n4, Steve Lampier, GBR, JLT Condor, + 1:18.673
\n5, Graham Briggs, GBR, JLT Condor, + 1:18.910
\n6, Johnny McEvoy, GBR, Madison Genesis, + 1:19.653
\n7, Richard Handley, GBR, Madison Genesis, + 1:22.204
\n8, Liam Holohan, GBR, Metaltek Kuota, + 1:24.807
\n9, Kristian House, GBR, ONE Pro Cycling, + 1:27.562
\n10, Ed Clancy, GBR, JLT Condor, + 1:28.852
\n11, Dylan Hughes, GBR, Scotland, + 1.55.621
\n12, All plus 1 lap<\/p>\n
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Round 9 Team Winners in Durham, JLT Condor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Team Standings, post-Round Nine<\/pre>\n
1, JLT Condor, 92pts
\n2, Madison Genesis, 89pts
\n3, BIKE Channel Canyon, 76pts
\n4, ONE Pro Cycling, 74pts
\n5, Team Raleigh GAC, 66pts
\n6, Metaltek Kuota, 50pts
\n7, Morvelo Basso, 43pts<\/p>\n
Wiggle Points Standings, post-Round Nine<\/pre>\n
1, Sebastian Mora, ESP, Team Raleigh GAC, 84pts
\n2, Brenton Jones, AUS, JLT Condor, 42pts
\n3, James Lowsley-Williams, GBR, BIKE Channel Canyon, 40pts<\/p>\n
Brother Fastest Lap<\/pre>\n
Rory Townsend, GBR, BIKE Channel Canyon, 2:15.407<\/p>\n
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Tom Pidcock [PH Mas Paul Milnes Oldfield] in the final few laps in the Durham Tour Series<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The most popular viewing point in Durham! Crash corner turning right onto South Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Final refreshments for Matt Holmes as the Durham Tour Series draws to a close<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tour Series 2017, Round 9 Durham, Briggs leading the chase up South Street for JLT Condor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A minutes advantage for Tom Pidcock on the cobbles in Durham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Congratulations for Tom Pidcock in the Tour Series, Durham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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