{"id":7401,"date":"2018-07-01T23:15:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T23:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2018-07-05T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T20:15:44","slug":"hsbc-uk-bc-national-road-race-championships-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7401","title":{"rendered":"HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Winner – Jessica Roberts [Team Breeze]<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Winner – Connor Swift [Madison-Genesis]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Domestic Bliss On The Roads Of Northumberland For Jessica Roberts & Connor Swift In The 2018 National Road Race Championships In Stamfordham.<\/h4>\n

Fending off the Continental based Stars of the Road around the infamous 22-mile Ryals loop in Northumberland, Jessica Roberts [Team Breeze] and Connor Swift [Madison-Genesis] took emotional wins across the line in Stamfordham as blistering temperatures melted the road surfaces in a hotly contested race that brought glory to the Domestic Scene in both the Men\u2019s & Women\u2019s races.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Race<\/pre>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Race Start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – All together after 5kms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A strong field of Women were amongst the 87 starters including Olympic Track & Road rider Dani Rowe [WaowDeals Pro Cycling], Hannah Barnes [CANYON-SRAM Racing] & Lizzy Banks [Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team].<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – All together up the Ryals for the 1st time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Dani Christmas, Nikki Juniper & Illi Gardner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
It was another Continental rider that lit the torch in the early stages as Dani Christmas [Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias] set about an early break along with former Women\u2019s Road Series winner Nikki Juniper [NJC-Biemme-Echelon] and ever active Illi Gardner [YRDP] building a lead of around 30s before returning to the fold.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Dani Christmas, Nikki Juniper & Illi Gardner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Sarah Storey setting the tempo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Peloton were together as the riders tackled the Ryals for a second time.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – All together for the 2nd ascend with Mel Lowther checking the damage,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – 2nd ascend of the Ryals with Anna Henderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Through Matfen Juniper moved off the front again, this time joined by Hannah Payton & Anna Christian [Trek-Drops] along with Natalie Grinczer [WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling]. A 30s gap opened up as the riders passed the line for the penultimate time with 36km remaining.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National RR Champs | 2018 – Break away group with Anna Christian, Nikki Juniper, Natalie Grinczer & Hannah Payton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Down to half-a-lap remaining, the 4 leaders were in-sight of the peloton as Dani Rowe [WaowDeals Pro Cycling Team] reeled them back into the fold.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs | 2018 – Peloton including Anna Kay & Sarah Storey, Illi Gardner, Chloe Fraser & Jo Tindley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Rowe attacked in hope of the Jersey, the speed of the peloton increased and a single line formed in pursuit.<\/p>\n
Defending U23 Champion & newly crowned U23 Time Trial Champion Mel Lowther [Storey Racing] counter-attacks.<\/p>\n
Roberts bridged across to Lowther gaining a small gap, as the peloton were kept at bay up & over the Ryals and the final push, with 7 kms remaining and a 22s advantage.<\/p>\n
With only a few kilometres remaining Emma Grant [Team Tibco Silicon Valley] tried chasing the leading duo down, Anna Henderson [Cycle Team OnForm] joined her.<\/p>\n
The gap halved & nineteen-year-old Roberts began to sense that Lowther was unable to sustain the pace and decided to give it 100% commitment – taking it all the way to the line for not one, but two National Jerseys.<\/p>\n
Rowe came a close second with Roberts team-mate Eleanor Dickinson [Team Breeze] third. Finishing 3rd on the U23 Podium Anna Kay [Storey Racing] who finished fourth overall with 5th place going to another Team Breeze rider Megan Barker.<\/p>\n
Jessica Roberts reaction to winning both the U23 & Senior Titles. \u201cYes, I\u2019m really, really happy. I didn\u2019t expect that. In that final 1km I just went for it, gave it my all \u2013 and it payed off. Yeh, I\u2019m over the Moon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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HSBC-UK BC Nat RR Champs | 2018 – Podium L-R Dani Rowe, Jess Roberts & Ellie Dickenson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A big target for Dani Rowe this year, competing at the Nationals, got put into jeopardy crashing heavily on the penultimate OVO Energy Women\u2019s Tour. Although finishing the final stage and a 2nd on the podium said afterwards \u201cProbably never been so gutted to be second \u2013 to be honest. I really wanted the Jersey, but like I said I think I did everything I could today. I tried to make it as hard as I could, unfortunately nothing was kind-a sticking \u2013 but I was trying to hurt everyone else\u2019s legs as much as I could.<\/p>\n
I knew I had a good sprint, I wasn\u2019t too bothered if it came down to a sprint. Obviously, Jess counter attacked myself-actually on the back half of the circuit.<\/p>\n
The gap was coming down, but the finish line came a little bit too soon unfortunately\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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HSBC-UK BC Nat RR Champs | 2018 – u23 Podium L-R Ellie Dickinson, Jess Roberts & Anna Kay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Race Result<\/pre>\n
Gold – 1 69 Jessica Roberts (U23) Team Breeze 2:43:23
\nSilver – 2 92 Danielle Rowe WaowDeals Pro Cycling Team +1
\nBronze – 3 66 Eleanor Dickinson (U23) Team Breeze st
\n4 58 Anna Kay (U23) Storey Racing st
\n5 63 Megan Barker (U23) Team Breeze st
\n6 91 Elizabeth Banks Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team st
\n7 2 Emily Wadsworth (U23) 100% ME st
\n8 12 Henrietta Colborne (U23) Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias st
\n9 39 Alice Cobb Lares-Waowdeals Women Cycling T st
\n10 77 Laura Massey Torelli-Brother st
\n11 17 Hannah Barnes CANYON \/\/ SRAM RACING st
\n12 94 Elinor Barker Wiggle High5 st
\n13 11 Dani Christmas Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias st
\n14 37 Rachel Langdon Gray Goat Mobile Bullseye Total st
\n15 87 Abigail Van Twisk (U23) Trek-Drops +6
\n16 45 Jennifer Powell NJC – Biemme – Echelon st
\n17 76 Jennifer George Torelli-Brother +8
\n18 22 Anna Henderson (U23) Cycle Team OnForm st
\n19 25 Alicia Speake Cycle Team OnForm +11
\n20 59 Melissa Lowther (U23) Storey Racing +15
\n21 73 Emma Grant Team TIBCO \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Silicon Valley B +21
\n22 78 Sophie Wright (U23) Torelli-Brother st
\n23 84 Hannah Payton Trek-Drops st
\n24 65 Abigail Dentus (U23) Team Breeze st
\n25 80 Anna Christian Trek-Drops st
\n26 100 Illi Gardner (U23) YRDP st
\n27 15 Hannah Larbalestier Boompods EDCO NRG st
\n28 8 Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama st
\n29 60 Chanel Mason Storey Racing st
\n30 71 Annabel Fisher Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel st<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Winner Connor Swift [Madison-Genesis]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men\u2019s Race<\/pre>\n
A gutsy move by Connor Swift [Madison-Genesis] paid dividends with 13km remaining on the final small circuit of the National Road Championships. Time-trialling himself along the last half of the course – looked at one point – as if former National Champion Adam Blythe [Aqua Blue Sport] was going to get across from what was effectively the remnants of the days big break. Blythe got to within whiskers of contesting the sprint-finish but just ran out of gas in the dying kilometres to finish second – 22s back.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Final small circuit as Connor Swift heads the race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Team Sky had a representative in the move finishing third overall with Owain Doull and the other big name, Ben Swift [UAE Team Emirates], were part of a strong Domestic field of 17 riders that held over a three-minute gap throughout the race.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Jon Mould tries an early break<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Jon Mould [JLT Condor] was the first to attack from the gun getting a 10s gap in the first couple of kilometres. Reeled back, there were many attacks from a very active peloton – early on.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Peloton on the 1st small circuit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – First big circuit & more small breaks try their luck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A group of seventeen riders eventually settled at the head of the race including Charlie Tanfield [Canyon Eisberg] winner of the Time Trial Championships a few days earlier. Track Team-mate Daniel Bigham [Ribble Cycling] & Matt Holmes [Madison-Genesis].<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Ian Stannard 1st time up the Ryals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – An established 17 rider breakaway with Connor Swift up front.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Ian Stannard, Tom Stewart & Mark Donovan trying to cross the gap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As the kilometres came down a bit of urgency to close the riders down split the peloton into five or six groups with several Sky riders finding them selves towards the rear of the chase. Stannard was the closest to the front that led the only real challenge coming from much further back to bridge the gap joining up with Mark Donovan [Team WIGGINS] & Tom Stewart [JLT Condor] and got to with-in 50s at one point.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – 2nd ascend of the Ryals for the leading group with Joe Holt 100%ME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Chasing group of 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Robert Scott [Team WIGGINS] & Fred Wright [100%ME] sprint for the u23 title<\/figcaption><\/figure>Robert Scott [Team WIGGINS] finished fourth, to claim the U23 Title as he sprinted across the line with Fred Wright [100%] a close 2nd, finishing fifth. Gabriel Cullaigh [Team WIGGINS] finished 7th some thirty seconds behind to finish third on the U23 Podium.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Leaders extend their lead to over 3 mins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Ian Stannard, Tom Stewart & Mark Donovan still in contention… with 1 small lap remaining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Only 38 riders from the 146 starters finished the race, succumbing to the fast pace & increasing temperatures on this hot, glorious day in Northumberland as the crowd applauded all those that were pulled on the final lap including Mark Cavendish [Dimension Data].<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 L-R: Adam Blythe, Connor Swift & Owain Doull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Race Result<\/pre>\n
Gold – 1 71 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 4:19:06
\nSilver – 2 12 Adam Blythe Aqua Blue Sport +22
\nBronze – 3 130 Owain Doull Team Sky +25
\n4 145 Robert Scott (U23) Team Wiggins st
\n5 10 Fred Wright (U23) 100% ME st
\n6 72 Ben Hetherington Memil CCN Pro Cycling +27
\n7 137 Gabriel Cullaigh (U23) Team Wiggins +34
\n8 149 Ben Swift UAE Team Emirates +59
\n9 146 Joey Walker (U23) Team Wiggins st
\n10 18 Dexter Gardias Canyon Eisberg st
\n11 13 Mark Christian Aqua Blue Sport st
\n12 53 Alistair Slater JLT Condor st
\n13 69 George Pym Madison Genesis st
\n14 89 Daniel Bigham Ribble Cycling +1:03
\n15 65 Matthew Holmes Madison Genesis +1:13
\n16 26 Charlie Tanfield (U23) Canyon Eisberg +4:24
\n17 54 Thomas Stewart JLT Condor st
\n18 138 Mark Donovan (U23) Team Wiggins st
\n19 134 Ian Stannard Team Sky +4:27
\n20 162 Alexandar Richardson 0 +7:52
\n21 27 Andrew Tennant Canyon Eisberg +8:16
\n22 141 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson (U23) Team Wiggins st
\n23 85 Peter Williams One Pro Cycling st
\n24 4 Matthew Bostock (U23) 100% ME st
\n25 126 Julian Varley (U23) Team KTM UK +8:18
\n26 28 Ben Turner (U23) Corendon-Circus st
\n27 80 Michael Mottram Morvelo Basso RT st
\n28 153 Joshua Hunt Vitus Pro Cycling st
\n29 19 Matthew Nowell (U23) Canyon Eisberg st
\n30 83 Christopher Latham One Pro Cycling st
\n31 95 Zeb Kyffin (U23) Ribble Cycling st
\n32 24 Maximilian Stedman (U23) Canyon Eisberg st
\n33 158 Mark McNally Wanty – Groupe Gobert st
\n34 51 Thomas Moses JLT Condor +8:22
\n35 60 James Shaw (U23) Lotto Soudal +8:25
\n36 64 Richard Handley Madison Genesis +8:36
\n37 81 Thomas Baylis (U23) One Pro Cycling +8:40
\n38 142 Thomas Pidcock (U23) Team Wiggins +8:44<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Sitting tight, Mark Cavendish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Previous Winners<\/pre>\n
2017 – Lizzie Deignan – U23 Melissa Lowther – Steve Cummings – U23 Chris Lawless
\n2016 – Hannah Barnes – U23 Alice Barnes – Adam Blythe – U23 Tao Geoghegan Hart
\n2015 – Lizzie Deignan – U23 Alice Barnes – Pete Kennaugh – U23 Owain Doull
\n2014 – Laura Kenny – U23 Laura Kenny – Pete Kennaugh – U23 Ed Laverack
\n2013 – Lizzie Deignan – U23 Laura Kenny – Mark Cavendish – U23 Simon Yates
\n2012 – Sharon Laws – U23 Katie Colclough – Ian Stannard – U23 Mike Cuming
\n2011 – Lizzie Deignan – U23 Laura Trott – Sir Bradley Wiggins – U23 Scott Thwaites
\n2010 – Emma Pooley – U23 Lizzie Deignan – Geraint Thomas – U23 Andrew Fenn
\n2009 – Nicole Cooke – U23 Lizzie Deignan – Kristian House – U23 Peter Kennaugh
\n2008 – Nicole Cooke – U23 Joanna Rowsell – Rob Hayles – U23 Peter Kennaugh
\n2007 – Nicole Cooke – U23 Nikki Harris – David Millar – U23 Rob Partridge
\n2006 – Nicole Cooke – None – Hamish Haynes – U23 Peter Bissell
\n2005 – Nicole Cooke – None – Russell Downing – U23 Ben Greenwood
\n2004 – Nicole Cooke – None – Roger Hammond – U23 Dan Fleeman
\n2003 – Nicole Cooke – None – Roger Hammond – U23 Keiran Page
\n2002 – Nicole Cooke – None – Julian Winn – U23 Jamie Alberts
\n2001 – Nicole Cooke – None – Jeremy Hunt – U23 James Shaw
\n2000 – Ceris Gilfillan – None – John Tanner – U23 Neil Swithenbank<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – Champagne Celebration for Adam Blythe, Connor Swift & Owain Doull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Championships | 2018 – U23 Podium – L-R: Fred Wright, Robert Scott & Gabriel Cullaigh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Road Race Champs 2018 – Now you see him, now you don’t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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