Route of this September’s edition of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race revealed
First ever Grand Depart for Wales, with Anglesey to host the start
First visit for the modern Tour to Edinburgh
Return of race to Lancashire, Northumberland and East Anglia
Hartside Fell in Cumbria to host race’s summit finish on Stage Five
Iconic new London route to include Regent Street and Piccadilly Circus
The 2015 Friends Life Tour of Britain has been officially launched in London this evening [Tuesday 17 March], with a route that includes the race’s toughest ever summit finish, a revamped final stage in the heart of London and a first ever Grand Depart for Wales.Other firsts for British Cycling’s premier road cycling event include a stage start in the Scottish capital Edinburgh and two stages taking in Northumberland and the north east of England.Having welcomed the Friends Life Tour of Britain annually since 2010, Wales will play host to the opening stage for the first time in the modern race’s history, with a stage which will take in all six regions of North Wales as it heads from Anglesey to Wrexham. It will also be the first time that the race has started on an island.Stage Two sees the race return to the heart of Lancashire for the first time since 2010, with Ribble ValleyandPendle playing host to a stagefromClitheroetoColne, which will pass through the ForestofBowlandandDunsop Bridge, the geographic centre of the United Kingdon.Cockermouth in Cumbria will be the start venue for the first of two stages to include Scotland, with Stage Three heading through Carlisle, Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders to the finish in the grounds of Floors Castle at Kelso.A second Scottish stage will begin from Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, showcasing some of the city’s iconic landscapes before heading through the Borders and Northumberland to the finish on the coast in Blyth.Stage Five will trace Hadrian’s Wall from Prudhoe in Northumberland into Cumbria and the Lake District before finishingatopHartside Fell in the Pennines. At five-miles long and 1,904-feet high, the climbwillprovide the highest and toughest summit finish in the modern Tour of Britain’s history.Friday 11 September’s stage will join two English cities with the peloton racing from Stoke-on-Trent to Nottingham, the latter returning to the route for the first time since 2012.The penultimate stage will be the longest of the 2015 Friends Life Tour of Britain at 225-kilometres, headingfromFakenham in Norfolk to Ipswich in Suffolk, beforethefinal stage in the centre of London.The London stage presented by Transport for London will feature an entirely new route in 2015, starting and finishing on Regent Street St James and providing an iconic backdrop for Britain’s biggest professional cycle race which will take in Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, the Strand and Whitehall.In total eleven venues will welcome the modern Friends Life Tour of Britain for the first time in 2015.
Commenting on this year’s Friends Life Tour of Britain route, Mick Bennett, Race Director, said;
“Overall we are absolutely delighted with the course for the 2015 Friends Life Tour of Britain and believe it offers something for everybody across eight very different stages.
“Our hope and intention is to again encourage eight days of aggressive, uninhibited racing, the sort of action that we hope is becoming the trademark of the race. We want our national Tour to reflect the tough terrain which is part and parcel of our cycling scene in the UK, and to showcase both the race and the British countryside to spectators at the roadside and to the television audience both at home and around the world.”
Commenting on the announcement, Bob Howden, President of British Cycling said;
“At British Cycling, we measure the success of our major events strategy by the number of people who watch and are then inspired to participate in our sport and, as our national stage race and the biggest event of the year, the growing popularity of the Friends Life Tour of Britain is further proof that in this country cycling has never been in better health.
“This year’s route will excite any fan of cycling and further boosts the Friends Life Tour of Britain’s reputation as one of world cycling’s must-watch races, but it will also give people all over Britain a chance to see some of the world’s best riders in action and encourage them to get out on their bikes.”
Commenting on the brand new route for the London Stage presented by Transport for London, Ben Plowden, Director of Surface Strategy and Planning at TfL, said: “It’s fantastic to be able to welcome back Britain’s biggest professional cycle race to the streets of the London. With a revamped route touching new areas of the city, I’ve no doubt that this year’s race will inspire a new breed of cyclists, who will soon be able to make use of our new and upgraded cycling infrastructure, including segregated Cycle Superhighways.”
Once again ITV will screen three-hours of live coverage of every stage, starting on ITV for the opening Wales stage before reverting to ITV4 for Stages Two to Eight. ITV4 will also screen a one-hour highlights programme each evening during the race.
UK parcel carrier Yodel will continue to sponsor the intermediate YodelDirect Sprints classification while ŠKODA remain official car suppliers and the King of the Mountains sponsors and Chain Reaction Cycles extend and expand their partnership with the race and sponsorship of the Chain Reaction Cycles Points Classification.
New partners Premier Inn will partner a trophy for the Best British Rider, alongside their similar award in the Friends Life Women’s Tour, while Italian tyre manufacturer Vittoria have been appointed the Official Tyre & Wheel Partner, providing neutral service via their Servizio Corse brand.
The Friends Life Tour of Britain is British Cycling’s premier road cycling event giving cycling fans the opportunity to see the world’s best teams and riders competing on their door step.
The Friends Life Tour of Britain
Re-launched in 2004 after a five year absence from the calendar, the Friends Life Tour of Britain is British Cycling’s premier road cycling event giving cycling fans the opportunity to see the world’s best teams and riders competing on their doorstep. The Friends Life Tour of Britain is the UK’s biggest professional cycle race and the country’s largest free-to-watch sporting event.
Upgraded to 2.HC level by the UCI, the sport’s governing body, for 2014, the Friends Life Tour of Britain attracts the world’s top cyclists, including Olympic and World Champions and Tour de France stage winners, to compete on British roads each September, with three-hours of live coverage a day on ITV4.
Team Mountain Goat Coaching Ready for XC Series Opener
There will be a new team lining up in domestic Cross-Country (XC) Mountain Biking races in 2015. Team Mountain Goat Coaching consists of four riders who are all coached and trained by Mountain Goat Coaching’s Dan Small.
The team is also supported by Springhill Water Services Ltd.
Dan, an experienced British Cycling Coach, launched the Mountain Goat Coaching business in 2014. With over 10 years’ experience in sport science, coaching and writing bespoke training programmes, Dan’s “don’t be a sheep” philosophy of coaching focuses on helping individuals to develop in a way that best suits their specific needs.
Dan sees the launch of Team Mountain Goat Coaching as a logical next step: “Although the riders have very individual preparation programmes, the team regularly comes together to train and develop in an environment where they are encouraged to not only support one another, but also challenge one another’s comfort zones in a constructive way to help each other develop as better riders both on and off the bike.”
The team consists of four XC Mountain Bike Riders who are targeting the British Mountain Bike Series (BMBS) and the British National Championships. With a good spread across the age categories the team is made up of Matt Wilson (Grand Vet), James Edmond (U23/Expert), Miles Worner (Junior) and Nick Hamilton (Youth).
The team recently returned from a busy three-day pre-season training camp in Wales and are looking forward to taking to the start line for their first races of the new season. The team’s 2015 campaign begins on Sunday 22nd March on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games course at the first round of the Scottish XC Series (SXC). From there the team head to Round 1 of the BMBS at Sherwood Pines the following weekend.
In addition to the 4 mountain bikers forming Team Mountain Coaching in 2015, a number of other up-and-coming riders are currently receiving support from Mountain Goat Coaching, with Dan also helping riders develop in Road, Track, Downhill MTB and Cyclo-Cross. For more information on the team and Mountain Goat Coaching visit www.mountaingoat.bike or follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/mountaingoat.bike
Maximilian Levy wins heat one. Eoin Mullen wins heat two
Ev2 Elimination Race Women
Laura Trott
Emily Kay
Leire Olaberria
Sarah Inglebrecht
Amy Hill
Katie Archibald
Abbie Dentus
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Ellie Coster
Ev4 Derny Race Heats (GB v Rest of the World) Men 10Kms
Glen O’Shea (OGE) for the rest of the world takes heat one.
Jack Bobridge (OGE) for the rest of the world takes heat two.
Ev5 UCI Keirin – Minor Final Men
Hungarian Sandor Szalontay wins the minor final.
Ev6 Australian Pursuit (GB v Rest of the World) Men 2 Kms
Matt Gibson, Team Sky (GB)
Martin Irvine, Madison-Genesis (RoW)
Phil Trodden, Rigmar Racers (GB)
Oliver Wood, JLT Condor (GB)
Andy Brown, Team Scotland (GB)
Ev7 Scratch Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Leire OLaberria
Katie Archibald
Emily Kay
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Inglebrecht
Ellie Coster
Keira McVitty
Ev8 Flying Lap (GB v Rest of the World) Men 250m
Ed Clancy 13.412
Oliver Wood 13.826
Matt Gibson 13.985
Alex Minting 14.140
Andy Tennant 14.238
Phil Trodden 14.311
Martin Irvine 14.345 (RoW)
David Muntaner 14.387 (RoW)
Jon Mould 14.425
Jasper De Buyst 14.456 (RoW)
Ev9 UCI Keirin – Final Men
Maximilian Levy
Eddie Dawkins
Jeffery Hoogland
Matt Crampton
Simon Van Velthooven
Eion Mullen
Ev10 Derny Race Final (GB v Rest of the World) Men
Jack Bobridge RoW
Glen O’Shea RoW
Chris Lathan RoW
Jesper Morkov RoW
Ev11 Revolution Longest Lap – Sprinters Men
Jeffery Hoogland
Maximilan Levy
Joe Truman
Eddie Dawkins
Sandor Szalontay
Jamie Alexander
Matt Crampton
Eion Mullen
Simon Van Velthooven
Ev12 Madison (GB v Rest of the World) Men
Hester/ De Buyst RoW
Latham/ Grasmann RoW
Clancy/ Wood
Irvine/ Muntaner RoW
Minting/ Trodden
Rasmussen/ Morkov RoW
SATURDAY AFTERNOON SESSION:
Ev1 UCI Sprint – Qualification 200m Flying Lap Time Trial Men
Eddie Dawkins 10.005
Maximilan Levy 10.111
Sandor Szalontay 10.133
Jeffery Hoogland 10.247
Eion Mullen 10.396
Simon Van Velthooven 10.500
Matt Crampton 10.534
Joe Truman 10.681
Ev2 Elite Championship – Derny Race (Heats) Men 10Kms
Pete Kennaugh & Baeuerlien win heat one.
Glen O’Shea & Zijaard win heat two.
Ev3 UCI Points Race (25km) Women
Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Leire Olaberria
Emily Kay
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Ev4 UCI Sprint – Quarter Finals Men
Dawkins, Levy, Van Velthooven & Mullen through to semis.
Ev5 Elite Championship – Derny Race Final Men 10Kms
Peter Kenaaugh
Glen O’Shea
Lief Lampater
Ed Clancy
Jesper Morkov
Alex Rasmussen
Marc Hester
Mark Stewart
Ev7 UCI Hour Record – Sarah Storey
Dame Sarah Storey is the first woman since 2003 to tackle the UCI hour record. Set by Dutch cyclist Leontien Zijlaard Van Moorsel, Sarah had trained on the run-up to the attempt in the yet un-opened Derby Velodrome. Her target 46.065kms.
She had requested a ambient temp of around 25ºc, and with the packed Lee Valley VeloPark thought this would give her the best chance of success.
Sarah started her assault on the record, by marginally gaining a second or two over each of the early kilometers. She had been confident of her pace to the halfway point through training. But by the midway point her time had slipped by around thirty seconds on Van Moorsel. With the hardest part of the ride still to come, it looked like Sarah would fall a lot shorter than firstly anticipated. Her time slipped a bit further as the laps went by, but with the help of the audience and her supporters around the track, she managed to stabilise the deficit.
Approaching the final five minutes, it looked liked the shortfall would be un-bridgeable. Indeed, Sarah failed to take the title she had dreamed of getting, but the last three minutes had everyone on the edges of their seats as her pace increased to an almost un-believable sprint. Using every ounce of strength left in her body, Sarah managed 45.502kms, just over 500m short of Van Moorsel’s time.
Sarah broke two records in this attempt. Hat’s off to her grit and determination to fight all the way till the end. Taking some time to recover, trackside. Said it was a horrible experience that she didn’t fancy trying it again!
Sarah has set the best British time recorded over the hour, by a Women, and a new World Record for an C5 Paralympian athlete.
Ev8 Elite Championship Points Race (25km) Men
Glenn O’Shea
Leif Lampater
Martin Irvine
Germain Burton
Mark Stewart
Peter Kennaugh
Jack Bobridge
Alex Rasmussen
Chris Latham
Ed Clancy
Ev9 Elimination Race Women
Laura Trott
Leire Olaberria
Emily Kay
Emily Nelson
Amy Hill
Katie Archibald
Abbie Dentus
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Kiera McVitty
Katie Curtis
Ev10 UCI Sprint – 5th to 8th Final Men
Minor final went to Jeffery Hoogland.
SATURDAY EVENING SESSION:
Ev11 UCI Sprint – Semi Finals Match A Men
Eddie Dawkins & Maximilian Levy progress to the final.
Ev12 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Boys
Rhys Britton
Fred Wright
Lewis Stewart
Matthew Walls
Jack Plumley
Matthew Draper
Frank Longstaff
Joe Nally
Jamie Ridehalgh
Tom Pidcock
Ev13 Derny Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Katie Archibald
Emily Kay
Leire Olaberria
Amy Hill
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Ev14 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Girls
Sophie Capewell
Eleanor Dickinson
Sophie Williams
Rosa Martin
Megan Chard
Jessica Roberts
Henrietta Colbourne
Jayati Hine
Eve Jefferies
Elizabeth Bennett
Ev16 UCI Scratch Race (15km) Men
Jack Bobridge
Oli Wood
Leif Lampater
Peter Lampater
Mark Stewart
Glenn O’Shea
Chris Latham
Christian Grasmann
Ed Clancy
Matt Gibson
Ev18 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash Boys
Fred Wright
Hamish Turnbull
Rhys Britton
William Roberts
Jamie Ridehalgh
Oliver Peckover
Mitchell Powell
Matthew Draper
Danny Mulholland
Joe Nally
Ev19 Elite Championship 1km Madison Time Trial Men
JLT Condor 00.55.043
Maloja Pushbikers
Team USN
Team Ignitr
Rigmar Racers
Orica GreenEdge
Telegraph Allstars
Madison-Genesis
Team Scotland
NFTO
Team Sky
Ev20 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash Girls
Sophie Capewell
Eleanor Dickinson
Rosa Martin
Sophie Williams
Rebecca Raybould
Megan Chard
Eve Jefferies
Jenny Holl
Henrietta Colbourne
Lauren Murphy
Ev21 UCI Sprint – Finals
Eddie Dawkins beats Maximilian Levy…
Ev23 UCI Scratch Race (10km) Women
Laura Trott
Emily Kay
Katie Archibald
Amy Hill
Emily Nelson
Katie Curtis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Abbie Dentus
Keira McVitty
Ev25 Revolution Longest Lap (24 riders) Men
Ed Clancy
Chris Latham
Joe Holt
Mark Stewart
Alex Minting
Jon Mould
Matt Gibson
David Muntaner
Marc Hester
Christian Grasmann
Ev26 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) Boys
Rhys Britton
Alex Jolliffe
Matthew Draper
Fred Wright
Oliver Postle
Hamish Turnbull
Lewis Stewart
Danny Mulholland
William Roberts
Oliver Peckover
Ev28 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) Girls
Eleanor Dickinson
Anna Docherty
Amy Smith
Elizabeth Bennett
Sophie Capewell
Jessica Roberts
Henrietta Colbourne
Rachel Jary
Rebecca Raybould
Rosa Martin
Ev29 Elite Championship Team Elimination Men
JLT Condor
Orica GreenEdge
Team USN
Team Ignitr
Telegraph Allstars
NFTO
Rigmar Racers
Maloja Pushbikers
Madison-Genesis
Team Scotland
Team Sky
Ev30 PRESENTATIONS – WINNING TEAM & HOY FUTURE STARS
Orica GreenEdge topped the points table the London event.
Hoy Future Star Boy Championship
Rhys Britton USN 400 ↔
Fred Wright TAL 354 ↔
Matthew Draper TPP 288 ↔
Jamie Ridehalgh TPP 271 ↔
Alex Jolliffe OGE 269 ↔
Hamish Turnbull MAL 262 ↔
William Roberts USN 219 ↑
Matthew Walls TIG 203 ↑
Frank Longstaff JLT 187 ↑
Mitchell Powell OGE 187 ↑
Hoy Future Star Girl Championship
Eleanor Dickinson NFT 378 ↔
Sophie Capewell MAL 342 ↑
Jessica Roberts USN 312 ↓
Elizabeth Bennett USN 286 ↔
Rosa Martin RIG 261 ↑
Henrietta Colbourne NFT 259 ↓
Anna Docherty TPP 224 ↑
Sophie Williams OGE 216 ↑
Monica Dew TIG 216 ↓
Rebecca Raybould JLT 208 ↑
Championship Leader Board Result
Maloja Pushbikers RT 243 ↔
Orica GreenEdge 225 ↔
Telegraph All-stars 189 ↔
JLT Condor 184 ↑
Team Ignitr 169 ↑
Madison Genesis 162 ↓
Team USN 147 ↑
Team Sky 140 ↑
Team Scotland 127 ↑
Rigmar Racers 123 ↔
NFTO 122 ↑
Team Polypipe 113 ↓
The Revolution returns back to Freeview Television this series. The highlights will be shown the Saturday morning after the event on Channel 4. Then on 4OD catch-up on line.
Catch up with the highlights on Saturday 7th March at 7.00am. Presenting the one hour show will be Matt Barbet, Sian Welby, & Rebecca Charlton with Guest Presenter Rob Hayles
The next round of Revolution will be the season finale, race 51… in National Cycling Centre, Manchester on March 14th 2015.
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Starting the renewed interest in the hour record, recently retired German Pro Cycling Jens Voigt set the new benchmark of 51.110 (And the oldest holder) on 18thSept 2014
Matthias Brandle (Swi) 51.852 30 Oct 2014
Next Attempt! Jack Bobridge, 31st Jan 2015. Melbourne fell short!
New WR holder is Rohan Dennis, 08th Feb 2015, WR Suisse 52.491
AFTERNOON SESSION: Doors open at 12:00. Racing from 13:00 to 16:00
Ev1 UCI Sprint – Qualification 200m Time Trial – Men
KENNY, Jason GBR 09.972
SKINNER, Callum GBR 10.046
CRAMPTON, Matt GBR 10.147
OLIVA, Lewis GBR 10.149
MITCHELL, Jonathan GBR 10.262
PAUL, John GBR 10.315
JANACEK, Jiri CZE 10.480
TRUMAN, Joe GBR 10.699
LOK, Camiel NED 10.783
CARLIN, Jack GBR 10.837
Ev2 Elite Championship Flying Lap – Men
OLIVEIRA, Ivo TIG 13.715
LEA, Bobby MAL 13.826
IRVINE, Martin MGE 13.989
HOLT, Joe USN 14.052
HAVIC, Yoeri OGE 14.204
AMORIM, Miguel TAL 14.281
TRODDEN, Phil RIG 14.446
GILLIES, Angus NFT 14.450
YEOMAN, Ruari TSC 14.656
MARTIN, Fraser TPP 14.703
FENWICK, Ryan SKY 14.937
BALFOUR, Stuart JLT 15.061
Ev3 UCI Sprint – Quarter Final – Men
Jason Kenny, Callum Skinner, Matt Crampton & Jonathan Mitchell progress through to the Semi Finals. Scotland’s Jonathan Mitchell made an early sprint for the line in his Heat, catching his opponent Lewis Oliva out. Desperate to win after been caught out in the previous round of the Longest Lap. Orica GreenEdge’s Adam Blythe positioned himself confidently once more close to the start/finish line. As his opponents fell one-by-one the whistle blew, and the dash around the track began. It was Team USN’s Joe Holt that got away quicker and sprinted to the line for the win to deny Blythe the glory.
Ev4 Revolution Longest Lap – Men
Joe Holt USN
Adam Blythe OGE
Rui Oliveira TIG
Bobby Lea MAL
Jack Escritt JLT
Andy Brown TSC
Lewis Mulholland SKY
Ivo OLiveira TIG
Stuart Balfour JLT
Yoeri Havic OGE
There was a steady start to the eighty lap Women’s Points Race. Lizzy Armitstead instigated the run up to the line for the first points of the race, but Scotland’s Charline Joiner denied her the full five on offer. Dame Sarah Storey made a bid for the next set of points on offer, but Team USN’s Emily Kay, Manon Lloyd and Emily Nelson soaked up the top three positions. The star of the session, Lizzie Armitstead took the remainding top places except one (Kay), lapping the field three times in the end. On her way to the finish line, a strong ride from Emily Kay and Dame Sarah Storey whom also lapped the field twice, whilst Emily Nelson managed one additional lap. Armitstead distanced the field for the last sprint, demonstrating a master class in Track Cycling. She was simply in a league of her own, and reportedly saying that the track felt very fast, apart from the previous round at Manchester, she hadn’t ridden track in over a year.
Ev5 UCI Points Race – Women
Lizzie Armitstead
Emily Kay
Dame Sarah Storey
Emily Nelson
Charline Joiner
Manon Lloyd
Neah Evans
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Jenny Davis
Hannah Walker
Elli Coster
Kayleigh Brogan
Molly Meyvisch
Ev6 UCI Keirin – First Round – Men
Jason Kenny, Lewis Oliva & Jack Carlin progress from heat one. Callum Skinner, Matt Crampton & John Paul progress from heat two.
Ev7 Revolution Longest Lap – Women
Emily Kay
Kayleigh Brogan
Emily Nelson
Manon Lloyd
Neah Evans
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Molly Meyvisch
Charline Joiner
Hannah Walker
Lizzie Armitstead
Jenny Davis
Ellie Coster
Sarah Story
Lapping the field three times. American Bobby Lea won the Men’s Point’s Race. A strong ride by Irishman Martin Irvine took maximum points in four of the twelve sprints, but could only manage one additional lap in the one hundred and twenty lap race. Dutch rider Yoeri Havic lapped the field twice, but in doing so, was unable to contest any of the sprints. Adam Blythe was the top Brit, lapping the field once along with several others to finish fourth.
Ev8 UCI Points Race – Men
Bobby Lea
Martin Irvine
Yoeri Havic
Adam Blythe
Tristan Robbins
Owen James
Ivo Oliveira
Jack Escritt
Jack Barrett
Rui Oliveira
Scotland’s Jack Carlin won the Handicap Sprint from the front of the race. Managing to defend his handicapped leading position, Carlin slung his wheel over the line in a three way photo finish with Czech Jiri Janacek and fellow countryman John Paul. Jack’s visor fell off going over the line…
Ev9 Handicap Sprint Final – Men
Jack Carlin
Jiri Janacek
John Paul
Joe Truman
Camiel Lok
Lewis Oliva
EVENING SESSION: Doors open at 18:00. Racing from 19:00 to 22:15
Ev10 UCI Sprint – Semi Finals – Match A – Men
Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner progress to the finals. Jonathan Mitchell and Matt Crampton ride for third and fourth. Feeling the burn from the quick afternoon session, Dame Sarah Storey was the first rider out of the Women’s Elimination Race. Preparing herself for the UCI Hour Record attempt at the next Revolution in London. Storey didn’t have speed in her legs. Emily Kay played a cool game, outsprinting Lizzie Armitstead to the line on the last lap.
Ev11 Elimination Race – Women
Emily Kay
Lizzie Armitstead
Neah Evans
Molly Meyvisch
Ellie Coster
Charline Joiner
Hannah Walker
Kayleigh Brogan
Emily Nelson
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Manon Lloyd
Jenny Davis
Dame Sarah Storey
Ev14 UCI Scratch Race (15km) – Men
Bobby Lea
Adam Blythe
Rui Oliveira
Phil Trodden
Miguel Amorim
Joe Holt
Frazer Martin
Owen James
Jack Escritt
Yoeri Havic
Ev15 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) – Girls
Anna Docherty
Jessica Roberts
Sophie Capewell
Lauren Bate-Lowe
Rosa Martin
Hetty Niblett
Amber King
Elizabeth Bennett
Emma Pitt
Eleanor Dickinson
Ev17 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) – Boys
Rhys Britton
Fred Wright
Sebastian Dickens
Alex Jolliffe
Frank Longstaff
William Roberts
Jamie Ridehalgh
Reece Wood
Hamish Turnbull
Mitchell Powell
Ev19 UCI Scratch Race (10km) – Women
Emily Nelson
Ellie Coster
Lizzie Armitstead
Emily Kay
Charline Joiner
Kayleigh Brogan
Manon Lloyd
Dame Sarah Storey
Jenny Davis
Sarah Ingelbrecht
Neah Evans
Molly Meyvisch
Hannah Walker
Ev20 UCI Sprint Final – Match A
Jason Kenny beats Callum Skinner for first place. Matt Crampton beats Jonathan Mitchell for third place.
Ev21/25 Elite Championship Madison Time Trial – Men
Team Ignitr 56.862
Orica GreenEdge 56.864
Maloja Pushbikers RT 58.211
Madison Genesis
Telegraph Allstars
Rigmar Racers
Team USN
NFTO
Team Polypipe
JLT Condor
Team Scotland
Team Sky
Ev22 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash – Girls
Sophie Capewell
Eleanor Dickinson
Jessica Roberts
Jayati Hine
Rosa Martin
Elizabeth Bennett
Rhona Callander
Lauren Bate-Lowe
Henrietta Colbourne
Lauren Murphy
Ev24 HOY Future Stars Points Race (5km) – Boys
Rhys Britton
Reece Wood
Sebastian Dickens
Alex Jolliffe
Alistair Fielding
Matthew Burke
Jamie Ridehalgh
Matthew Walls
Grant Martin
Jake Dobson
Ev26 HOY Future Stars Scratch Race (5km) – Girls
Jessica Roberts
Eleanor Dickinson
Sophie Capewell
Rosa Martin
Rhona Callander
Elizabeth Bennett
Samantha Verrill
Anna Docherty
Henrietta Colbourne
Sophia Williams
Team USN’s Rhys Britton fought all way through the evening’s HOY Future Star races. Wining all three races, Britton increased his lead in the Championship.
Ev28 HOY Future Stars 6 Lap Dash – Boys
Rhys Britton
Matthew Draper
Frank Longstaff
Fred Wright
Alex Jolliffe
Oliver Peckover
Jamie Ridehalgh
Joe Nally
Sebastian Dickens
Jack Plumley
Ev29 Team Elimination Race – Men
Orica GreenEdge
Team USN
JLT Condor
Maloja Pushbikers RT
Team Ignitr
Rigmar Racers
Telegraph Allstars
Madison Genesis
Team Scotland
NFTO
Team Sky
Team Polypipe
PRESENTATIONS – WINNING TEAM & FUTURE STARS
Orica GreenEdge topped the points table for the Glasgow event.
Ev30 UCI Keirin Final – Men
Lewis Oliva
Jack Carlin
John Paul
Jason Kenny
Matt Crampton
Callum Skinner
Hoy Future Star Boy Championship
Rhys Britton USN 317 ↔
Fred Wright TAL 277 ↔
Matthew Draper TPP 227 ↔
Jamie Ridehalgh TPP 219 ↑
Alex Jolliffe OGE 214 ↑
Hamish Turnbull MAL 209 ↓
Sebastian Dickens MAL 167 ↑
Grant Martin TSC 167 ↔
William Roberts USN 166 ↔
Matthew Walls TIG 161 ↔
Hoy Future Star Girl Championship
Eleanor Dickinson NFT 298 ↔
Jessica Roberts USN 272 ↔
Sophie Capewell MAL 261 ↔
Elizabeth Bennett USN 233 ↔
Henrietta Colbourne NFT 204 ↔
Rosa Martin RIG 200 ↑
Rhona Callander TSC 200 ↑
Monica Dew TIG 189 ↔
Anna Docherty TPP 176 ↑
Lauren Bate-Lowe TIG 169 ↑
Championship Leader Board Result
Maloja Pushbikers RT 196 ↔
Orica GreenEdge 172 ↑
Telegraph Allstars 161 ↓
Madison Genesis 137 ↑
JLT Condor 136 ↓
Team Ignitr 134 ↑
Team Polypipe 111 ↔
Team USN 110 ↑
Team Sky 108 ↓
Rigmar Races 102 ↑
Team Scotland 99 ↓
NFTO 92 ↓
The Revolution returns back to Freeview Television this series. The highlights will be shown the Saturday morning after the event on Channel 4. Then on 4OD catch-up on line. Catch up with the highlights on Saturday 07th February at 7.00am. Presenting the one hour show will be Sian Welby, Matt Barbet & Rebecca Charlton with a Guest Presenter.
The next round of Revolution will be race 50… in Lee Valley VeloPark, London on February 27th-28th 2015.
Once you have got a few circuit races under your belt, you might like to have a go at road racing, after all, it’s what many people believe that cycling is all about! However, there a few differences between road racing and circuit racing, so I thought it would be useful to explain them here.
The Open Road
Yes, that’s right, the majority of road racing in this country, whether you are male or female, is on the open road. That means that you are on the public highway and therefore have to abide by the rules of the road – for those of you who aren’t sure what I mean by this (and I have raced with a few (men and women) who don’t appear to be aware of this), it means that you stay on the left hand side of the road, because in the UK we drive on the left. With the races being on the open road, this means that you have to be aware of other road users, including cars and lorries that come in the opposite direction. If somebody goes on to the wrong side of the road into the path of an oncoming vehicle it can have horrific consequences, so you MUST be aware AT ALL TIMES that you have a duty to yourself and your fellow competitors to ride sensibly. Have a look at my Dance Space article about giving yourself room.
(c) Martin Holden Photography
Races are longer
This seems like I am stating the obvious but I will do anyway. The races are longer (generally between 30 and 60 miles for both men and women) which means that the pace tends to be a bit more consistent than in a circuit race, helped by the fact that you probably won’t be sprinting out of a corner every 10 seconds like you sometimes end up doing in a circuit race. Field sizes are generally larger as road races are more expensive to run and therefore need to have bigger fields, but that helps with the race distance as you get more shelter (in theory at least). As the races are longer, you also need to have more stamina and endurance than you would in a circuit race, and need to ensure that you carry food with you for eating during the race (see my Practice! Practice! Practice! article for advice in this respect). This can also mean that those riders who are great in circuit races may not be as good at longer road races and vice versa, so if you don’t think that the flat circuit races are for you, why not have a go at road racing?!
(c) Martin Holden Photography
There’s different terrain
One of the limiting factors of circuit races is that they tend to be pan flat (there are exceptions, especially where town centre circuit races are concerned) and usually finish in a bunch sprint, so it can become a bit demoralising if you aren’t keen on being a sprinter. However, road race circuits come in all manner of shapes and sizes, from shorter “kermesse” style races to longer circuits with a couple of climbs and descents in them. Don’t expect to be great at everything, but certainly try and have a go at different circuits to see what suits you best.
Start at the right level
The good news is that road races can be a lot easier for novices than circuit races, especially those road races that are aimed at 2/3/4 category women, due to the length of the race and there being less corners. The average speed for regional level races tends to be anywhere between 22 mph and 24 mph depending on the weather and the circuit and more often than not the pace eases up significantly, allowing you to have a bit of a breather.
Staying with the bunch is the key to success
This sounds really easy but it can be a bit of a nightmare when you are new to racing. Many people will happily let the other riders go up the road if the pace goes up a bit, never to see the bunch again, but the road race that you entered then becomes a time trial, and you don’t get the same enjoyment for spending 35 miles of a 40 mile race off the back of the bunch. Trust me, it may seem like really hard work at times when you are riding at a pace which you don’t feel comfortable with, however nine times out of ten the pace will ease off slightly and you get an opportunity to recover before the pace increases again. Road racing is supposed to be hard and difficult, where your legs and lungs are burning as you try to keep up with people who are slightly fitter and faster than you, but the feeling at the end is worth it!
Be true to yourself
By this, I mean “don’t let other riders bully you in to doing something that you don’t want to do”. There will be many occasions in races where more experienced riders will shout at you to do some work. You don’t have to do what they tell you to – it’s your entry fee and your race – but sometimes they might be saying it for good reason. Keep your common sense in tow and do what you think is right – if you’re about to blow up, don’t feel as if you have to do a turn on the front, sit in the wheels, get your breath back and you might be somewhere when it comes to the finish.
Road racing is fun, but it is hard work and is supposed to hurt your legs, so don’t give up as soon as they start hurting – battle through that pain for a couple of minutes at least (unless it is pain in relation to an injury when you should stop immediately) and you never know, you might surprise yourself!
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