Sensational Saturday: Finucane Stars at Lloyds National Track Championships

by | Feb 21, 2026

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Sensational Saturday: Finucane Stars at Lloyds National Track Championships

Day three of the Lloyds National Track Championships in Manchester delivered an action-packed Saturday, highlighted by Emma Finucane’s commanding Women’s Keirin victory and a flurry of multi-title wins across the individual, team, and para-cycling disciplines.

Here is how the action unfolded at the National Cycling Centre:

Women’s Events:

Women’s Keirin

• Gold: Emma Finucane

• Silver: Lowri Thomas

• Bronze: Lauren Bell

In the final event of the day, Emma Finucane put on a flawless performance. She dominated from the front, building a massive gap to secure the gold in style. Behind her, an intense battle for the podium saw Lowri Thomas narrowly pip defending champion Lauren Bell for silver.

I raced in the Keirin last year and got silver, so I’m really happy about how this Keirin went… It was a massive group of girls who raced really well, and really fast, so I am really proud of this one.

Emma Finucane

Women’s Points Race

• Gold: Anna Morris (Private Member)

• Silver: Josie Knight (DAS-Hutchinson)

• Bronze: Katie Archibald (dooleys cycles)

Anna Morris stormed to her second victory of the week following Thursday’s Scratch win. After a reserved start, Morris, alongside Archibald, Knight, Jess Roberts, and Phoebe Taylor, made a decisive move at the halfway point to gain a lap and 20 points. Morris and Archibald traded late attacks, but Morris secured second on the final sprint to seal the title by more than ten points. Knight managed to sneak fourth in the final dash to edge Archibald out of the silver medal spot.

Men’s Events:

Men’s Elimination

• Gold: Matt Bostock (Rapha CC)

• Silver: William Tidball (Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais)

• Bronze: Charlie Tanfield (Private Member)

Matt Bostock secured his second national champion jersey of the weekend in a chaotic elimination race. With a high-calibre trio remaining for the final laps, confusion arose regarding the bronze medal elimination between Tanfield and Tidball. Bostock capitalized on the hesitation, riding away for a straightforward victory.

It’s mint, especially since the elimination is kind of a gamble. It’s always much trickier to win than other races so it feels good.

Matt Bostock

Men’s Team Sprint

• Gold: Team Inspired A (Matthew Richardson, Marcus Hiley, Harry Radford)

• Silver: Team Inspired B (Ed Lowe, Hamish Turnbull, Hayden Norris)

• Bronze: Team Inspired C (Lyall Craig, Joe Truman, Archie Gill, Oliver Pettifer)

Team Inspired A backed up their dominant qualifying run with gold, but they had to fight for it. After an inspired turn by Hamish Turnbull, Team B held a slender lead heading into the final lap. However, Matthew Richardson proved he was on another level, unleashing a massive burst of speed to swing the pendulum back to Team A and win by over a second.

Para-Cycling Events:

Women’s B Individual Pursuit

• Gold: Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl (Private Member)

• Silver: Georgina Bullen & Miriam Jessett (Born to Bike)

• Bronze: Amelia Robertson & Kate Richardson

World champions Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl completed a spectacular hat-trick, securing their third national title of the week. Racing in their rainbow stripes, the duo produced a textbook ride to overtake Bullen and Jessett in the second half of the pursuit.

We are world champions right now and riding at home, which is not something you get to do all the time, so that has been super cool.

Jenny Holl

Women’s C1-5 Scratch

• Gold: Crystal Lane-Wright (Private Member)

• Silver: Rebecca Newark (Jadan Glasdon pb Vive le Velo)

Crystal Lane-Wright made history by becoming the inaugural women’s C Scratch champion, adding to her C5 Elimination win from Thursday. Lane-Wright, Newark, and Morgan Newberry accelerated away from the pack just past the halfway mark. After dropping Newberry, Lane-Wright stayed cool on Newark’s wheel until the bell, powering over the top on the final bend to cruise to victory.

Men’s B Sprint

• Gold: Frederick Ireland & Aaron Pope (Private Member)

• Silver: Tim Caldwell & Benedict Elliot (Weaver Valley CC)

An illness to pre-race favourite Matthew Rotherham (piloting world champion James Ball) blew the competition wide open. Ireland and Pope—who only got on a tandem together for the first time this week—seized the opportunity, comfortably beating Caldwell and Elliot in the final.

Men’s MC C1-3 Time Trial

• Gold: Finlay Graham (1:08.546)

• Silver: Matthew Robertson (+1.210s)

• Bronze: Callum Deboys

Finlay Graham blitzed the track to win his third gold of the week, overcoming a tough field to secure the national jersey.

I have not done much track stuff, but, obviously winning three events, I could not have asked for any better.

Finlay Graham

Men’s C4-5 Time Trial

• Gold: Alex Jones (1:06.221)

• Silver: Jody Cundy (+0.243s)

• Bronze: Sebastien Tyrie (1:09.468)

In the most fiercely contested para-cycling event of the day, Alex Jones pulled off an overwhelming victory, edging out silver medallist Jody Cundy by a razor-thin margin of just 0.243 seconds.

It is pretty overwhelming as I did not expect that and I am just lost for words right now.

Alex Jones

Richardson Dominates and Knight Shocks at the Lloyds National Track Championships

by | Feb 20, 2026

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Day Two Highlights: Richardson Dominates and Knight Shocks at the Lloyds National Track Championships

Day two of the Lloyds National Track Championships delivered a blistering showcase of elite track racing. The velodrome witnessed Matthew Richardson cruise to a second national sprint title, Josie Knight pull off a dramatic late surge to dethrone a world champion, and Kadeena Cox master a demanding new distance. Meanwhile, bold attacks and high-stakes Paralympic events rounded out a thrilling day of competition.

Event Recaps & Key Moments

Men’s Sprint: Richardson Back on Top

Matthew Richardson (Team Inspired) secured his second national jersey in GB colours with a masterclass in control. Cruising through the knockout rounds undefeated, he met teammate Harry Ledingham-Horn in the gold medal final. Ledingham-Horn had previously bested Archie Gill (Private Member) in the semis, but Richardson proved untouchable on the line.

It’s good to win another national jersey. It was a conservative day. I respected my opponents but obviously raced smart as I didn’t want to waste too much energy… It wasn’t the hardest day I’ve ever had on a bike but it’s all part of learning. It’s still very special but nothing will quite top the first time, as last year was obviously really special.

Matthew Richardson

Women’s Individual Pursuit: Knight Edges Out Morris

Josie Knight (DAS Hutchinson) set the tone early by qualifying just 0.141 seconds ahead of reigning world and national champion Anna Morris (Private Member). In the gold medal showdown, Morris established a strong early lead, but Knight unleashed a fierce late charge to close the gap, snatching victory right at the finish line to deny Morris’s title defence. Erin Boothman (Liv AlUla Jayco) secured the bronze ahead of Jessica Roberts (Spectra Racing).

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Honestly I think it’s an absolute privilege to race Anna [Morris]. She pushes you on to be better, you’re up against a world champion and that comes with some pedigree. You want to beat the best and that’s her, I’m happy that I’ve done that today.

Josie Knight

Women’s C4-5 Time-Trial: Cox Conquers the Kilo

Kadeena Cox added another gold to her collection, showcasing immense adaptability in the new, longer kilo distance. Racing last, Cox executed a flawless and confident ride, pacing herself brilliantly to grow stronger as the laps ticked down. Crystal Lane-Wright (BCP – Private Member) took a well-earned silver, and Rebecca Newark (JAD) claimed bronze.

I’m used to riding the 500m and just going all guns blazing, so I tried to taper back the first lap a little bit so I had a bit more on the second and third… It does feel like a massive difference with the new event. I am a ‘sprinter’ sprinter—one lap is probably my best, so it’s a challenge, but also I feel like it’s the type of challenge I’ve needed for the past few years.

Kadeena Cox

Standout Performances in the Scratch and Elimination Races

• Matt Bostock lit up the men’s scratch race with a bold, early attack that sealed a massive statement win.

• Fin Graham and Archie Atkinson both reigned victorious in the high-stakes, newly introduced Paralympic Games elimination races for the C1-C3 and C4-C5 categories, respectively.

(For the full daily round-up and live results from the National Cycling Centre, please visit the official event page.)

 

Morris Defends, Tanfield Topples the Champ

by | Feb 19, 2026

The opening day of the Lloyds National Track Championships at Manchester’s National Cycling Centre was a masterclass in tactical racing and raw power, with seven national titles decided in a packed Friday session.

Here is how the action unfolded:

 

Morris Defends, Tanfield Topples the Champ

Anna Morris successfully defended her Women’s Scratch Race title after a high-stakes tactical battle. Morris remained patient within a congested pack until the final five laps, when she countered an attack by Josie Knight. While Knight eventually faded, Morris powered through the final stretch to secure gold. Jenny Holl surged late to take silver, while 17-year-old Phoebe Taylor rounded out the podium with bronze.

In the Men’s Individual Pursuit, Charlie Tanfield delivered the performance of the day. In a head-to-head against reigning world champion Josh Charlton, Tanfield turned a razor-thin lead at the 1km mark into a dominant victory. He finished in 4:04.010—more than four seconds ahead of Charlton. Leon Atkins secured the bronze, defeating Michael Gill with a time of 4:10.846.

History in the Women’s C Elimination

The championships saw a historic debut for the Women’s C Elimination race. Crystal Lane-Wright (C5) and Elisabeth Simpson (C2) became the first-ever gold medalists in this event.

  • Simpson outperformed Amelia Cass to take the C2 honors.

  • Lane-Wright, competing in her first national championship since becoming a mother, survived a near-elimination early on before powering away to win the C5 title ahead of Morgan Newberry.

Dominance in the Team & Para Scratch Races

The playfully named “Jean Claude Tan Damme” squad—comprising James Ball, Matt Rotherham, Sophie Unwin, and Jenny Holl—lived up to their billing in the Mixed B Team Sprint. They dominated the final with a time of 50.760, finishing nearly two seconds clear of their closest rivals.

In the Men’s C1-5 Scratch Race, Archie Atkinson (C4-5) and Fin Graham (C1-3) proved why they are global forces. After 40 laps of trading attacks, Atkinson unleashed a perfectly timed sprint at the bell to take the overall win and the C4-5 title. Graham, finishing third across the line, secured the gold for the C1-3 category.

Sprint Qualifiers: Setting the Pace

The speedsters took to the boards for qualifying rounds, signaling a fast weekend ahead:

  • Men’s 200m Sprint: Matt Richardson set a blistering pace of 9.192 seconds to top the standings.

  • Women’s Team Sprint: Team Inspire A (Parris-Smith, Thomas, and world champion Emma Finucane) clocked a 47.077, leading the field by a significant 1.5-second margin heading into the finals.

Men’s C1-3 Scratch 

Gold – Fin Graham

Silver – Charlie Stanton Stock

Bronze – Matthew Robertson

Women’s Scratch

Gold – Anna Morris

Silver – Jenny Holl

Bronze – Phoebe Taylor

Mixed Team B Sprint 

Gold – Jean Claude Tan-Damme

Silver – Freddie Said Go

Men’s C4-5 Scratch 

Gold – Archie Atkinson

Silver – Will Bjergfelt

Bronze – Xavier Disley

Men’s Individual Pursuit 

Gold – Charlie Tanfield

Silver – Josh Charlton

Bronze – Leon Atkins

Women’s C5 Elimination 

Gold – Crystal Lane-Wright

Silver – Morgan Newberry

Bronze – Elsie Hughes

Women’s C2 Elimination

Gold – Elisabeth Simpson

Silver – Amelia Cass

Stage One Report – Lloyds Tour of Britain Women

by | Jun 5, 2025

CLASSY KIM LE COURT-PIENAAR DOMINATES STAGE ONE OF THE LLOYDS TOUR OF BRITAIN WOMEN WITH VICTORY IN REDCAR.
 
Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance – Soudal) produced a stunning display to secure stage victory and the overall race lead on a windy Stage One of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women from Dalby Forest to Redcar.
 
Along with Olympic and U.S. national champion Kristen Faulkner (EF Education – Oatly), Le Court-Pienaar broke away on the second climb of the day, with the pair managing to hold off the chasing peloton, and the Mauritian national champion proving a level above the rest to seal the win and the race lead, as Lorena Wiebes (Team SDWorx – Protime) led in the bunch.
 
After a gentle start to the race and stage, rolling out from the scenic Dalby Forest, the peloton remained together until just 500 metres before the first Queen of the Mountain point at the top of the second category climb at Blakey Ridge, where attacks began to fly.
 
Anouska Koster (Uno-X Mobility) duly won the sprint to claim the full six points, just ahead of Dominika Wlodarczyk (UAE Team ADQ). The riders quickly reunited across the North York Moors National Park and along a swift descent to the foot of the next categorised climb, Langburn’s Bank.
 
As the riders began the second category test, it was here that Le Court-Pienaar launched her decisive attack, with only Faulker and Britain’s Anna Henderson (Lidl-Trek) able to follow the Mauritian national champion. Henderson could not cope with the pace, and was quickly dropped, leaving just the pair to summit the climb, with Le Court-Pienaar taking full points.
 
Le Court-Pienaar and Faulkner decided to work together over the top of the climb to maintain their advantage over the peloton, which had splintered behind them, as an elite chase group formed to hunt down the two escapees, limiting the gap to just 33 seconds.
 
At the intermediate sprint at Newton-under-Roseberry, the gap remained above 20 seconds, as Le Court-Pienaar crossed the line first once again to take not only the 10 points but also three bonus seconds. Faulkner earned two extra seconds and Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ) swept up the last remaining bonus second from the chasing group.
 
Over the next 15 kilometres as the race approached the breezy North Sea coastline at Redcar, Movistar Team and FDJ – Suez shared chasing duties as they worked towards a sprint finish. The two teams did make some progress, but simply could not erase enough of the breakaway’s advantage, which stood at just 13 seconds in the final kilometer.
 
Le Court-Pienaar launched her sprint with 300 metres to go and produced a powerful display to take the victory, sealing not only the stage but also the green jersey for the overall race lead. Faulkner could not match the Mauritian, settling for second place, with European champion and pre-race favourite Wiebes sprinting to third from the chasing group, just five seconds behind the leading duo on the line.
 
Her performance on the stage means Le Court-Pienaar will wear the Lloyds green jersey as race leader, where her lead is five seconds, and also now tops the red jersey competition as the leader of the points competition, as well as the blue jersey as ‘Queen of the Mountains’ – earned by virtue of her stage victory having tied on points with Koster. Cat Ferguson (Movistar Team) will wear the white jersey as the best placed young rider, where she is sixth on general classification.
 
Speaking after the podium, Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar, said: “Today we had a clear plan and executed it exactly as we wanted. I’m really happy that the legs reacted and I was able to pull it off for the team.
 
“Tomorrow is a stage that suits me a bit more, I’m going into it with a bit more confidence. We’ll have to see, hopefully I’ll have a good night’s sleep.”
 
Speaking after achieving fifth place in Redcar and taking the white jersey of best young rider, Cat Ferguson said: “It was really fun out there, really nice to hear British voices shouting everyone on and it was definitely one of my favourite races this year.
 
“I think it went as I expected – I thought it would definitely come down to a sprint, so for the two to come away was a surprise. They were too strong and credits to them for staying away.”
 
As well as the green jersey, stage winner Le Court will also receive a one night stay at The Spa Hotel Saltburn, courtesy of the Tees Valley Combined Authority, so that they can return to enjoy the Tees Valley at their leisure.
 
All of the riders on the podium in Redcar also received a framed artwork of Saltburn Bank from the Tees Valley Combined Authority, a climb that they will tackle twice during Friday’s stage.
 
Full stage results and standings can be found here.
 
Stage two sees the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women remain in the Tees Valley with a 114.3-kilometre leg from Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-Sea. The stage takes in Seaton Carew, Billingham, Stokesley, Great Ayton, and Guisborough, before a finishing circuit in Redcar & Cleveland that will see riders tackle the famous hairpins of the 15% coastal climb of Saltburn Bank twice, the second time for the finish of the stage, which comes just after 2pm.
 
Fans can follow live coverage via the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app, or via the Lloyds Tour of Britain YouTube channel here.
 
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women concludes in Glasgow on Sunday 8 June, with a final stage circuit race and accompanying free Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, which will provide a unique chance to ride on the same closed road, traffic free, circuit as the world’s best. For more information on the Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, please click here.
 

Provisional Rider List Announced For Lloyds Tour of Britain Women

by | May 31, 2025

**Press Release**
 
Five current national road race champions headline the provisional rider list for the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, which gets underway next Thursday (5 June), from Forestry England Dalby in North Yorkshire.
 
 
The previously announced double Olympic gold medallist Kristen Faulkner (EF Education – Oatly) last weekend defended her American title, so will bring the famous Stars and Stripes jersey to the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, alongside a brace of African national champions, S’Annara Grove (CJ O’Shea Racing) from South Africa, and Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar (AG Insurance – Soudal) from Mauritius.
 
 
A pair of European nations will have their national champions jerseys on the start line at Forestry England Dalby for stage one, with Finland represented by Anniina Ahtosalo (Uno-X Mobility) and Polish champion Dominika Włodarczyk (UAE Team ADQ) also due to race.
Fans will be able to follow their progress via BBC Sport, after the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women was announced as part of the BBC’s Women’s Summer of Sport. Live coverage of the race will be on the BBC iPlayer, as well as BBC Sport website and app, while fans can also watch via the Discovery+ service, and the Lloyds Tour of Britain YouTube channel.
In total 19 teams and 114 riders will take part, a record field for the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women, with many eyes on Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek), who will line-up for her final Lloyds Tour of Britain Women.
The former world road race champion is one of five former stage winners in the race, alongside her teammate and another former world road race champion Elisa Balsamo, plus Australian duo Sarah Roy (EF Education – Oatly) and Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Liv AlUla Jayco), and Lorena Wiebes (Team SDWorx – Protime).
Wiebes, the current European champion, has an extraordinary record on British roads, having won over half of her races in the UK since 2019, with an incredible 14 victories, the most recent coming at Warrington during the 2024 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women.
 
 
The Dutchwoman currently sits second in the UCI Women’s WorldTour rankings and knows another strong performance in Britain will move her closer to the top spot. Wiebes is also one of six riders currently in the UCI top 20 who are due to race, alongside Balsamo, Pienaar, Marta Lach (Team SDWorx – Protime), Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ), and Chiara Consonni (Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto).
 
 
Olympic silver medallist Anna Henderson (Lidl-Trek) is the best placed rider from the 2024 Lloyds Tour of Britain Women to return, having finished runner-up last year, while another rider to watch will beLetizia Paternoster (Liv AlUla Jayco), who came agonisingly close to winning stage one 12 months ago, on her way to fifth place overall.
 
 
As always, the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women also provides a fantastic platform for British teams and riders to enjoy a UCI race on home roads, with all of the support of friends and families that brings.
 
 
Scottish team Handsling Alba Development RT will be looking forward to extra support on home roads during the final two stages and come to the race with riders in winning form, after Lauren Dickson won the Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix, and Kate Richardson took her first UCI win at the Tour de Feminin in Czechia, with overall victory.
 
 
Robyn Clay (DAS Hutchinson) took her maiden UCI win in the same race and is set for a Lloyds Tour of Britain debut, while April Tacey (Great Britain Cycling Team) is another coming to race after recent UCI level success in Europe, having won the Omloop der Kempen.
 
 
Two other Brits to look out for will be the youngest riders in the field. At 19 years and 39 days, Cat Ferguson (Movistar Team), 2024’s world junior time trial and road race champion, recently took victory in the Navarra Women’s Elite Classic one-day race in Spain, while Imogen Wolff (Team Visma | Lease a Bike), 19 years and 71 days, won a stage and the youth classification in her first race of the season, the Vuelta a Extremadura, before going on to race in the Spring Classics.
 
 
The pair finished first and second respectively in last summer’s British junior road race championships, and less than a year later will make their debuts in the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women.
 
 
The full provisional rider list for the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women can be found below.
 
 
To discover the routes of all four stages of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women in more detail, and more information about the race, host venues, and participating teams, please click here.
 
 
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women gets underway in the Tees Valley and North Yorkshire on Thursday 5 June, with a stage between Dalby Forest and Redcar across the North York Moors National Park, before the second stage from Hartlepool ends with an uphill finish at Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
 
 
The race concludes with a pair of stages in Scotland, the first in the Scottish Borders, starting and finishing in Kelso, before the final stage in Glasgow on Sunday 8 June.
 
 
Following the final leg, fans and cyclists of all ages and abilities will have the chance to take part in the free Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, building on Glasgow’s cycling legacy, and providing a unique chance to ride on the same closed road, traffic free, circuit as the world’s best. For more information on the Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival, please click here.
 
 
 
About the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women
 
Stages
Stage one
Thursday 5 June
Dalby Forest to Redcar
Stage two
Friday 6 June
Hartlepool to Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Stage three
Saturday 7 June
The Scottish Borders Stage, Kelso to Kelso
Stage four
Sunday 8 June
The Glasgow Stage
 
 
Teams
UCI Women’s WorldTeams: AG Insurance – Soudal Team (Belgium); Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto (Germany); CERATIZIT Pro Cycling Team (Germany); FDJ – SUEZ (France); Lidl-Trek (USA); Liv AlUla Jayco (Australia); Movistar Team (Spain); Team Picnic PostNL (Netherlands); Team SD Worx Protime (Netherlands); Team Visma | Lease a Bike (Netherlands); UAE Team ADQ (UAE); Uno-X Mobility (Norway)
 
UCI Women’s ProTeams: EF Education – Oatly (USA);
 
UCI Continental Teams: CJ O’Shea Racing (Great Britain); DAS – Hutchinson (Great Britain); Handsling Alba Development Road Team (Great Britain); Hess Cycling Team (Great Britain); Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team (Great Britain)
 
National team: Great Britain Cycling Team
 
 
The Lloyds Tour of Britain is the largest free-to-attend sporting spectacle in the UK and is delivered under the mantel of two races, one Tour of Britain.  The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women takes place annually in June, as part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour, making it one of the most prestigious events in the sport’s global calendar.
 
 
The Lloyds Tour of Britain Women features the world’s top teams and riders, attracting tens of thousands of fans to the roadside, with live broadcast coverage of the race around the world.
 

Tour Series – Pro-Noctis and WIV Sungod Conquer in Manchester

by | May 25, 2022

Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen and Wiv SunGod were crowned Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series champions in Manchester city centre on Tuesday night after three weeks of competition.

For Wiv SunGod it was a third series title, having claimed the honours in 2018 and 2019, while for the Pro-Noctis team of British circuit race champion Jo Tindley it was a first crown, having been narrowly denied in the final event in 2021.

Second place on the night behind Team Boompods ensured the inaugural title for Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen, a comfortable victory having finished in the top two positions at all seven rounds and held the lead from round one in Guisborough.

“Morale has been really high throughout.  We worked really well together and have analysed and talked about each round afterwards and how we can improve as a team. I think that’s what’s made us stronger each round, and we finished on a high today.

 “I’m not sure having the jerseys all series added to the pressure. I think it added to the enjoyment and the excitement of the whole thing.”

Bexy Drew

Rider on Series Winning Team, Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen

 Wiv SunGod, who also have led the series since the opening event, sealed their title in style with Matt Bostock winning his second round of 2022 by 11.5 seconds at the head of a team 1-2-3.

Stockport-based Bostock broke away mid-race, countering after team-mate Ollie Wood’s solo move had been captured, helping seal the Freewheel.co.uk Sprints competition.

 

“It was the perfect way to finish, it doesn’t get much better than winning solo as well”

“I think as a team we just ripped it up, couldn’t have been any better.

 “The atmosphere was amazing, I wish I’d taken it in a bit more, but I was seeing double and my legs were screaming. It was a bit of a blur but the noise and the crowd was just mega.”

“The individual results don’t matter as much,”

“Because the team prize is the main thing. But it’s really good to get your hands in the air and I think we’ve won maybe four rounds out of the seven, so it couldn’t be much better.

 “It speaks volumes that we’ve had three different winners, and we’ve basically shared them out so that says a lot about how strong of a team we’ve got.  It’s almost a shame we couldn’t give everyone a win, because I think everyone’s deserved one. I don’t think we’ve had one bad night.”

Matt Bostock

Winner of Final Stage, Wiv SunGod

At the finish, behind Bostock, Wood and then Matt Gibson led in a 10-rider group, with Harry and Charlie Tanfield in fourth and fifth for Ribble Weldtite, who finished as runners up, four points back from Wiv SunGod, with Wales Racing Academy in third overall.

 

In the women’s race there was a second win of the series for 17-year-old Emma Jeffers (Jadan – Vive Le Velo), who sprinted home on Deansgate ahead of Sammie Stuart (Team LDN – Brother UK) and Lucy Harris (Team Boompods).

Stuart led through the final corner but on the 150-metre run to the line Jeffers came past to cross the line arms aloft and also take the fastest lap.

Having taken the overall Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series title with her Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen team, Tindley also added the Freewheel.co.uk Sprints competition, defending a jersey that she also took in 2021.

“This is the one I was aiming for, and I managed to pull it off,”

“Pro-Noctis had three girls in the front, and then a Boompods girl attacked.  Then Sammie [Stuart] counter attacked coming into the second to last corner. I just held onto Sammie’s wheel and managed to get around her on that last straight and hold it.”

Emma Jeffers

Winner of final Stage, Jadan – Vive Le Velo

Click here to view the Women’s race gallery.

Highlights of the Grand Final of the Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series from Manchester will be broadcast on ITV4 at 7pm on Wednesday 25 May and available on demand via the ITV Hub for 30 days.

Final Results

Grand Final Manchester – Women’s team result

1) Team Boompods, 10pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen, 9pts
3) Alba Development Road Team, 8pts
4) Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar, 7pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 6pts

 

Women’s individual result

1) Emma Jeffers, GBR, Jadan – Vive le Velo, 1:08:01.289
2) Sammie Stuart, GBR, Team Brother UK – LDN, +0.134
3) Lucy Harris, GBR, Team Boompods, +0.691
4) Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen, +0.891
5) Kate Richardson, GBR, Alba Development Road Team, +1.531

 

Brother UK Fastest Lap

Emma Jeffers, GBR, Jadan – Vive le Velo, 1:20,941

 

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen, 90pts

 

Women’s team standings after round one

1) Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen, 66pts
2) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 49pts
3) Team Boompods, 49pts
4) Alba Development Road Team, 38pts
5) Jadan – Vive Le Velo, 36pts

Click here for full results.

Grand Final Manchester – Men’s team result

1) Wiv SunGod, 10pts
2) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 9pts
3) Saint Piran, 8pts
4) Wales Racing Academy, 7pts
5) Embark – Bikestrong, 6pts

 

Men’s individual result

1) Matt Bostock, GBR, Wiv SunGod, 1:07:27.756
2) Ollie Wood, GBR, Wiv SunGod, +11.499
3) Matthew Gibson, GBR, Wiv SunGod, +11.774
4) Harry Tanfield, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, +11.856
5) Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, +12.233

 

Brother UK Fastest Lap

Ollie Wood, GBR, Wiv SunGod, 1:15.879

 

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Matt Bostock, GBR, Wiv SunGod, 101pts

 

Men’s team standings after round one

1) Wiv SunGod, 66pts
2) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 62pts
3) Wales Racing Academy, 50pts
4) Saint Piran, 48pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 35pts

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Based in the North East of England; photographer Chris Maher specialises in sports photography with his main interests in Cycling and Super Bikes. Chris has covered sports events from local and national level right up to the Olympics.

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