{"id":7454,"date":"2018-07-13T22:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T22:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7454"},"modified":"2018-07-14T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T18:07:09","slug":"hsbc-uk-bc-national-circuit-championship-2018-stockton-on-tees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=7454","title":{"rendered":"HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Championship 2018 | Stockton-on-Tees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Matt Gibson takes the gold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Streets Ahead of the Competition, Anna Henderson takes the HSBC-UK National Criterium Gold Medal in the Women\u2019s Event as Matt Gibson Grabs Gold on the Line in the Men\u2019s Event.<\/h4>\n

On form around the High Street based circuit for the first time for the women in Stockton-on-Tees. Anna Henderson [Cycle Team OnForm] soloed to a brilliant victory to claim the red & white stripes of the national jersey – her first ever national title.<\/p>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Podium L:R Jo Tindley, Anna Henderson & Jess Roberts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Giant Slalom skier turned Cyclist had showed her ability throughout this season winning rounds in the Tour Series and in the Women\u2019s Road Series.<\/p>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Underway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Lead Group Early On for Henderson & Tindley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saying afterwards \u201cIt still hasn\u2019t sunk in yet really \u2013 still a Rabbit in the headlights \u2013 I\u2019m over the Moon\u201d. Asking her if she had expected to be out-front for so long, she continued saying \u201cI did a course reccy and thought this is pretty technical – a little bit like Aberystwyth. I threw in a few attacks to see what would happen. In that second attack I threw myself into the corner and nobody followed me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Clear air behind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So well, I\u2019m committed now I though, yeh \u2013 just carry on \u2013 set a pace \u2013 and keep going.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t wait to wear the national strips – it\u2019s a pride \u2013 it\u2019s going to be awesome \u2013 yeh.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is her biggest achievement to-date in her short career on the road and a cheeky smile over the line for the bell when she realised the win was a reality having built up a substantial lead from an early point in the 50 minute event.<\/p>\n

The race split into several groups from the start with all the major contenders making the lead group. This included former champion Nikki Juniper [NJC-Biemme \u2013 Echelon], newly crowned road race champion Jess Roberts [Team Breeze], team-mate Rhona Callander who won the Oltey Circuit Race last week and Megan Barker [Team Breeze] who showed good form in the Tour Series.<\/p>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Jenny Holls turn to attack…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several attempts to break free by Juniper and the Breeze girls came to nothing before Henderson made her move, a dangerous rider to-let-go so soon quickly found herself 30 seconds ahead of the field.<\/p>\n

Juniper heavily marked said after the race\u201d I was never going to get away\u201d. The Breeze girls countered her attempts. \u201cI wasn\u2019t going to drag anyone across\u201d she went on to say, leaving her chance to the bunch sprint, should that happen, as the gap increased to over a minute.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Tindley makes here move, 5 laps remaining.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the final 5 laps getting counted down, Junipers team-mate Jo Tindley broke the stranglehold of the chasing group and edged out a 10 second advantage. Looking back all the while, Tindley no-stranger to going on the attack alone dug deep to maintain her second place and the silver medal for her effort.<\/p>\n

The rest were left to fight-it-out across the line for bronze with Roberts getting on the Podium for the second time in as many weeks.<\/p>\n

Tindey said afterwards \u201cI wanted to be towards the front from the start, with such a big group, the hairpin in the middle and the change of surface on that last bottom corner. I wanted to be on the front\u201d. With her DS on the side of the road shouting not to get carried away \u2013 which she quite often does, sat on 2nd wheel for a little bit before Henderson went away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – 2 laps of pain for Jo Tindley remaining…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI followed her through before coming back in. Then she went again and nobody followed her. The group was still chasing and I chased a little bit, but thought no \u2013 it\u2019s too long.\u201d I\u2019ve got to calm myself down and ride within myself she thought. \u201cI wanted to be in the gap because I was unsure about a bunch sprint \u2013 so I wanted to take the risk. Luckily today it paid off. I\u2019m over the Moon\u201d she went on to say. \u201cI\u2019m just scrapping top tens in the Tour Series and taking risks in the likes of the Tour of the Res (Resevoir). I knew one day it would pay off. I know it\u2019s not gold. I\u2019ve never been on the Podium at the National Champs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Top Ten<\/pre>\n
Gold Anna Henderson Cycle Team OnForm 49.07
\nSilver Jo Tindley NJC-Biemme-Echelon @1.05
\nBronze Jess Roberts Team Breeze @1.13<\/p>\n
4 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon @1.13
\n5 Abigail Dentus Team Breeze =
\n6 Annabel Simpson Trek-Drops
\n7 Bethany Crumpton Storey Racing
\n8 Rhona Callander Team Breeze
\n9 Jenny Holl Team Breeze
\n10 Rachel Langdon Grey Goat Mobile Bullseye Total Media<\/p>\n
Megan Barker, Nicola Junipe,r Elizabeth-Jane Harris, Charlotte Broughton, Jennifer George, Ffion James, Alicia Speak,e Jennifer Powell, Isabel Darvill, Monica Dew, Lucy Shaw<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Podium L:R Tom Pidcock, Matt Gibson & Jon Mould<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men\u2019s Race<\/pre>\n
The men\u2019s championship went very differently to the women\u2019s with eyeballs out from the gun.<\/p>\n
The peloton split into two halves as the riders embarked on their hour long journey.<\/p>\n
Around thirty riders made the cut including defecting champ Tom Pidcock [Team WIGGINS], local hero Harry Tanfield [Canyon-Eisberg] and Jon Mould [JLT Condor].<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Tanfield driving early on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Tanfield paraded around the familiar course here in Stockton-on-Tees as the elite men returned for an eighth consecutive year.<\/p>\n
Stockton is no stranger to hosting racing at a national level here in Great Britain having successfully staged the 2016 National Road Race Championships, when Aqua Blue\u2019s Adam Blythe fended of World Champion Data Dimension\u2019s Mark Cavendish in a thrilling bunch sprint to the line.<\/p>\n
The Circuit Championships were going to produce a thrilling bunch sprint too on this occasion as such the pace being maintained, there was no room to get off the front.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Line up for the showdown! JLT Condor v’s 100%ME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The race reached the final countdown and JLT took to the helm in readiness for Mould or Matt Gibson [JLT Condor] to sprint it out for the medals. Sitting further back after taking his turn on the front, Pidcock looked like he may of stretched himself too far sitting in around 10th position as the group strung-out in one long line.<\/p>\n
With under half a lap remaining Pidcock knew that positioning into the final corner would be crucial and moved up to fourth position behind the three from JLT.<\/p>\n
It was a close lunge to the line that saw Gisbon take the gold medal with Mould bringing in a depleted lead group for bronze.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Leading group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Top Ten<\/pre>\n
Gold Matt Gibson JLT Condor 58.03
\nSilver Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS =
\nBronze Jon Mould JLT Condor =<\/p>\n
4 Matt Walls 100%ME =
\n5 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis =
\n6 Matt Bostock 100%MEE @03
\n7 Charles Page Canyon Eisberg =
\n8 Daniel Tulett 100%ME =
\n9 Harry Tanfield Canyon Eisberg =
\n10 Jake Stewart 100%ME =<\/p>\n
Jonathan McEvoy, Christopher Latham, Dylan Kerfoot-Robson, Joey Walker, Fred Wright, Isaac Mundy, Joe Hol,t Jacob Scott, Thomas Stewart, Alistair Slater, Thomas Moses, Ian Bibby, Connor Swift, Marcus Burnett, Richard Handley, Robert Scott.<\/p>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Race Start<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Champagne Spray for Matt Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Underway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Chasing group look on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Amy Gornall YRDP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Leading riders…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Isabel Darvill Velo Schils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Chasing hard, Jen George Torelli-Brother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HSBC-UK BC National Circuit Champs 2018 | Stockton-On-Tees – Monica Dew Storey Racing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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