The 2016 Lincoln Grand prix was another ferociously fought battle with Tom Stewart from Madison Genesis taking the win with a last corner move up the inside of Russell Downing to take the win.
Highlights from the Lincoln Grand Prix, the fifth and final round of the Motorpoint Spring Cup Series. May 15th 2016
Pos No Name Team U23 TIME
1 46 Tom Stewart Madison Genesis 3:52:28
2 31 Russell Downing JLT Condor
3 62 Ian Bibby NFTO @4sec
4 64 Joshua Edmondson NFTO @12sec
5 76 Dexter Gardias Pedal Heaven @14sec
6 39 Alex Blain Madison Genesis @24sec
7 101 Adrià Moreno Sala Raleigh GAC @32sec
8 61 Dale Appleby NFTO @35sec
9 77 James Gullen Pedal Heaven @40sec
10 78 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven @1:32
11 75 Will Fox Pedal Heaven @1:33
12 35 Alistair Slater JLT Condor
13 120 Jacob Hennessy Spirit Bikes Racing Team U23 @1:35
14 102 Morgan Kiniskey Raleigh GAC @1:38
15 100 Sebastian Mora Vedri Raleigh GAC
16 45 Eric Rowsell Madison Genesis
17 99 Matt Boulo Raleigh GAC @1:41
18 130 Sam Lowe Team Wiggins U23
19 49 Steven Lawley Metaltek Kuota Racing Team @1:45
20 67 Jonathan McEvoy NFTO @1:47
21 11 Owen James Catford CC Equipe/Banks U23 @1:48
22 51 Ryan Perry Metaltek Kuota Racing Team @1:52
23 71 Lawrence Carpenter Nuun-Sigma Sport-London RT
24 112 Luke Ryan Richardsons-Trek RT
25 34 Thomas Moses JLT Condor @1:56
26 43 Matthew Holmes Madison Genesis
27 144 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD @2:03
28 65 Rhys Lloyd NFTO @2:07
29 14 Bertie Newey Catford CC Equipe/Banks U23 @2:16
30 80 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven U23 @2:21
31 48 Adam Kenway Metaltek Kuota Racing Team @2:26
32 128 Sam Harrison Team Wiggins U23 @2:33
33 129 Liam Holohan Team Wiggins U23 @2:54
34 40 Matt Cronshaw Madison Genesis @3:00
35 17 Joseph Clark Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield @3:03
36 105 Craig Wallace Raleigh GAC U23 @3:11
37 36 Conor Dunne JLT Condor U23 @3:17
38 68 Liam Stones NFTO @3:26
39 83 Ben Hetherington Planet X – Northside Cycling U23 @4:58
40 149 David Shackleton Wilsons Wheels Race Team @5:05
41 142 Sam Boast Wheelbase Altura MGD @5:59
42 56 Oliver Maxwell Neon-Velo Cycling Team U23 @6:04
43 107 Kieran Brady Richardsons-Trek RT U23
44 162 Thomas Scott-Collins Wellingborough Cycles Race Team
45 22 Jake Tanner Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield
46 147 Stuart Reid Wheelbase Altura MGD
47 111 Jez McCann Richardsons-Trek RT U23 @6:07
48 87 Charlie Tanfield Planet X – Northside Cycling U23
49 146 Alex Orrell-Turner Wheelbase Altura MGD U23
50 21 Connor Swift Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield U23
51 63 George Fowler NFTO
52 29 Daire Freely Irish Talented Athlete Program U23 @6:14
53 4 Philip Trodden Bikehaus by Ridley @6:17
54 136 Liam Walsh VC Equipe – Flix U23 @6:21
55 79 Jake Womersley Pedal Heaven U23 @6:23
56 74 Lloyd Chapman Pedal Heaven @6:24
57 32 Steve Lampier JLT Condor @6:32
58 115 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke Saint Piran
59 82 Daniel Bigham Planet X – Northside Cycling
60 93 Henry Latimer PMR@Toachim House @6:40
61 150 Kit Gilham Private Member @10:44
62 106 Simon Alexander Richardsons-Trek RT
63 135 Elliot Jones VC Equipe – Flix U23
64 137 George Wise VC Equipe – Flix
65 58 Elliott Porter Neon-Velo Cycling Team
66 59 Kieran Simcox Neon-Velo Cycling Team U23
67 16 Matt Boys Envelopemaster Giant Sheffield
68 12 James Jobber Catford CC Equipe/Banks U23
69 95 Joe Sutton PMR@Toachim House
70 41 Joe Evans Madison Genesis U23
71 53 Jeremy Durrin Neon Velo Cycling Team
72 27 Ian Field Hargroves Cycles – Ridley RT
73 26 Ross Lamb Godfrey Bikewear Race Team U23
74 121 Anthony Moye Spirit Bikes Racing Team
75 54 William Bjergfelt Neon-Velo Cycling Team @10:53
The first ever Women’s Lincoln Grnd Prix was a fantastic start to days racing. The 8 lap race was run off at almost 24mph as Alice Barnes crossed the line in 2hours 38mins.
Highlights from the first women’s Lincoln Grand Prix, the third round of the Women’s Road Series. May 15th 2016
Stage details: Start: Beverley Finish: Settle
187km in length
Victory for the sprinters!
The unpredictable weather didn’t put a dampener on the first stage of the 2016 Tour de Yorkshire. The tough day culminated in a crowd pleasing sprint finish on the streets of Settle in glorious sunshine.
Olympian Rebecca Romero waved the riders off in Beverley town centre for the processional start, as the riders were finding their legs there was a pile up mid peloton, a Team Katusha rider face planting on a cattle grid with a tangle of riders on top of him, all but the the rider in red Sven Erik Bystrom made it back up.
The race proper got underway at Beverley Racecourse on the outskirts of the town. The attack came quickly, after his less than successful social media week Pete Kennaugh decided to redeem himself by taking it upon himself to push hard on the front for Team Sky to try to reel the six riders in (Pete WilliamsOneProCycling, Graham BriggsJLT Condor, Nils Pollit Katusha Cycling, Matt Cronshaw Madison Genesis, Jens Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise, Sebastian MoraTeam Raleigh GAC) escaping down the road and taking a good 1 minute 30 seconds out of the peloton without too much effort. The bunch let them yo-yo for the majority of the race with the group taking a 5 minute lead. They mopped up the first sprint points and the Kom’s with Skipton rider Williams taking the King of the Mountain maximum points and Mora winning the sprint.
Pete Williams had no intention of giving up the fight and after being caught he still tried to fight back but to no avail.
The route took riders through the Wolds, snaking through a sea of yellow and blue decorations to Tadcaster and into the Yorkshire Dales for an exciting finish in Settle. Dylan Groenewegen of the Netherlands, riding with Lotto NL Jumbo, took the win.
Just like for the Tour de France in 2014 and the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire in 2015, Yorkshire truly embraced the spirit of cycling, with towns and villages decked out in banners, bunting and bikes with crowds roaring as the peloton whizzed past.
On their way the riders passed many of the amazing land art installations created by local communities with designs at the top of the Cote de Greenhow Hill and Kelfield.
Action started to hot up at 15km to go, as One Pro Cycling, Orica GreenEdge and Team Sky began to mobilise their sprint trains but not long after, two French riders attacked; Turgis and Voeckler made a perfectly timed break to escape from the bunch. Aided by a tailwind, the French held their gap before British rider Steve Cummings caught the pair, breaking away on his own at 3km to go attempting to time trial to the finish. Cummings extended his gap on the final run into Settle before sitting up and being swallowed by the pack.
From there the technical finish created a fast paced sprint, with Lotto NL Jumbo placing Groenewegen well for the win with Orica GreenEdge’s Caleb Ewan narrowly missing first.
Sir Gary Verity congratulated winner Dylan Groenewegen and praised the people of Yorkshire for their support for the race. He said: “Wow what a day for Yorkshire! The way that thousands of people came out to support the Tour de Yorkshire was just incredible. It is testament to true Yorkshire grit that the weather failed to dampen the spirits of the crowds with people of all ages – from school children to the elderly – cheering on the riders throughout the entire race. It was moving to see.
“The atmosphere at the start in Beverley was just electric and the excitement and energy continued throughout the communities lining the route all the way to the magnificent crowd at the finish in Settle. Yorkshire you should be proud! We promised to deliver a terrific event and the people of the county have helped us do just that. We can’t wait for another two days of exhilarating racing ahead”
Tomorrow’s stage marks an important landmark for women’s racing as world champion Lizzie Armitstead will line up on the start line in her home town for the Asda Women’s Tour de Yorkshire, alongside Great Britain teammate Emma Pooley, as well as Rio hopeful Dani King. One of the world’s top sprinters Kirsten Wild will also join a host of top flight international and domestic riders including our very own Team Jadan-Weldtite (Yorkshire based team) for the race which takes place over the exact same course as the men’s, is fully televised and at the time of racing has the largest prize pot in the world of any women’s race.
Barnes Stamps On Her Pedals To Victory In The 2016 Alexandra Tour Of The Reservoir Stage Two, Whilst Rowsell Revisits The Podium In Style In A Last Minute Effort For Glory.
Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir stage two.
Brilliant sunshine greeted the Ladies assembling in Blanchland for stage two of the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir 2016.
A steady ride along to the Reservoir circuit saw the group lead by Team WNT’s Hanna Walker before two riders set-about an early lead.
It was Team WNT’s Walker and Jo Tindley that led onto the first of five climbs up to the Manor House by over two minutes before Tindley found herself soloing around the Reservoir for thee laps.
Holding a good One-Thirty-Five lead, several attempts at bridging across the gap failed with Walker marshalling the moves from Henrietta Colborne, Team Ford Ecoboost, Eleanor Dickinson, Drops Cycling Team and Natasha Reddy, RP Vision Racing Team.
The gap closed on the second ascend to the Manor House were all the chasers were reeled in once more.
As the race progressed around the circuit and past the feed zone, Tindley still had a forty-four second advantage, but Drops and Ecoboost were making progress.
By the third ascend and the first Prime, Tindley’s reign was all but over as the race flattened out, Tindley’s gap had shrunk to fifteen seconds.
The race all came back together but crosswinds split the group into-two with around twenty-five going clear. It wasn’t long and they were all back together once more.
The pace had proved too much for race leader Grace Garner, Podium Ambitions p/b Club La Santa who soon found comfort and company from Hannah Walker at a more leisurely pace before retiring.
As the Bell Lap approached Julie Erskine, Team Ford Ecoboost had a ten second lead from two chasers Anna Turvey, Tyneside Vagabonds and Maddi Campbell, Team Footon Velosport. These two had come from an earlier split of twelve escapees, but reformed one final time before the final push to the line.
With around two-minutes advantage, the victory was going to one of the girls from this leading bunch including Nikki Juniper, Eleanor Dickinson, Alice Barnes and Alice Cobb.
Five-Hundred meters remaining, the group had fragmented slightly up the steep climb to the reservoir . It was Alice Barnes, Team 100%ME who’s head came into view firstly, stomping on her pedals with under fifty meters to the finish-line. Unable to match the speed of Barnes, it was left up to Juniper and Lucy Shaw, Drops Cycling to battle for the final podium placements.
Nikki Juniper wins the General Classification for the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir 2016, Eleanor Dickinson, Drops Cycling Development second and Maddi Campbell, Team Footon Velosport third.
After round two of the Women’s Road Series 2016, Nikki Juniper, Team Ford Ecoboost moves up-to the top of the leader board going into round three in the Lincoln Grand Prix in mid May.
Nikki Juniper talked to Cycling Shorts after the Podium Presentation: “So yesterday we got Charline on the podium, which is what we wanted. Job done!”, “And today was more about myself, the girls worked so hard for me to put me in a good position. Kinda wanted to control it (the race) until the last lap, and that’s where we said I would go, on the climb”.
Stage 2 Results
1: Alice Barnes 100% ME
2: Nicola Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
3: Lucy Shaw Drops Cycling Team
4: Eleanor Dickinson Drops Cycling Development Team
5: Maddi Campbell Team Footon Velosport
6: Emily Wadsworth Beeline-Gener8
7: Jennifer Hudson Fushion RT Fierlan
8: Natalie Grinczer Team WNT
9: Alice Cobb Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles
10: Jennifer Holden Fushion RT Fierlan
General Classification
1: Nicola Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
2: Eleanor Dickinson Drops Cycling Development Team
3: Maddi Campbell Tean Footon Velosport
4: Emily Wadsworth Beeline-Gener8
5: Alice Cobb Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles
6: Jennifer Holden Fushion RT Fierlan
7: Sophie Wright Renvale RT
8: Anna Turvey Tyneside Vagabonds CC
9: Lucy Shaw Drops Cycling Team
10: Melissa Lowther Team Breeze
11: Alice Barnes 100% ME
12: Jennifer Hudson Fushion RT Fierlan
13: Keira McVitty Team WNT
14: Neah Evans Glasgow Sprint Track Cycling Team
15: Karla Boddy Drops Cycling Team
Motorpoint Spring Cup Tour of the Reservoir Stage Two
Erick Rowsell, Madison Genesis made a brilliant solo charge to victory in the final conclusion of the 2016 Tour of the Reservoir.
The back-end of the race saw two solo rides, firstly been Ryan Perry, Metaltek Kuota, then by Rowsell who charged past Perry with a few kilometres to go. Perry had a one-o-five second lead across the line for the bell lap. Both riders coming from the final seven-man break coming off the large three-lap circuit over Bale Hill.
JLT Condor had set the pace of the main Peloton chasing the seven escapees, not having a man in the break that had two Madison, two Metaltek, Raleigh GAC, NFTO and Pedal Heaven represented.
The wind had picked up significantly from the Women’s Race earlier in the day, and a twelve man group formed in the early stages on the Reservoir circuit.
The group whittled down as race progressed, Briggs sliding out firstly, then re-joining and settling at around two-twenty before moving onto the big circuits.
As the final group of seven had assembled, Cronshaw, Madison Genesis attacked, then Rowsell up the final big climb. Before long, they were heading back down to Reservoir and the final two circuits.
1: Erick Rowsell Madison Genesis
2: Dexter Gardias Pedal Heaven
3: James Gullen Pedal Heaven
4: Thomas Traviss-Pollard Metaltek Kuota Racing Team
Garner And Moses Claim Stage One Victories By A Wheels Length In The 2016 Tour Of The Reservoir.
Podium Ambition P/B Club La Santa’s Grace Garner and JLT Condor’s Thomas Moses both win the first Tour of the Reservoir stage by a narrow margin in a last effort kick for the line.
The Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir’s Women’s Race started the days action off, after an hours delay due to the return of more overnight Wintery weather.
Four girls made an initial break once they were on the Kermese Style circuit course of the Dam Wall. The main group then reformed by lap three in this reduced ten-lap race.
This second in the Women’s Road Series event had attracted an twenty-percent more field than the Men’s event, but the promise of harsh conditions and poor health had reduced the sign-on to eighty-one riders starting the day.
It all came down to the final big bunch sprint across the Dam Wall with Garner just edging out Lowther across the line.
It’s Grace Garner’s first visit to the Tour of the Resevoir, and she’ll start stage two in the Pink Champion System’s leaders Jersey.
Tom Moses victory came after a gruelling seven lap circuit of Derwent Water Reservoir.
An active Peloton from the start saw a lone escapee after the official Start. Neon Velo’s Jeremy Durrin attacked on the first lap, but got reeled back for the start of lap two.
Madison Genesis’s Matt Cronshaw broke free soon after and gained around a minute, taking the first Prime of the race.
A second rider bridged across Harry Tanfield, Pedal Heaven, followed by a third, Tom Moses. With eight more trying to bridge. The lead had been reduced to 20s according to race radio.
Moses took the second Prime and the trio had build a 1.23s lead.
Cronshaw drifted back towards the Peloton as the time gap reduced to 20s once more.
Over the third Prime, the original break-away had all but been caught, but a five man group counter-attacked on the far-side of the Reservoir, Moses being one of them, they soon had a three minute lead.
As the race drew to it’s conclusion, it looked like the Winner would come from this group of five with Adria Moreno Sala, Raleigh GAC, Jonny McEvoy, NFTO, Joe Fry, Pedal Heaven and Taylor Gunman, Madison Genesis making up the other four places.
A hard fought reverse climb to the finish-line saw Moses clinch the victory narrowly from McEvoy, who will wear the Champion Systems Yellow Jersey on stage two.
Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir
1: Grace Garner, Podium Ambition P/B Club La Santa
A cracking start on Easter Sunday for Fusion RT Fierlan’s Angela Hibbs at the MuleBar Tour of Northumberland 2016 Two Day event.
Sprinting up-to the line after a gruelling seventy-seven kilometre Circuit of Whalton four lap race. Angela had timed her effort to perfection to clinch the stage victory over Podium Ambition Pro Cycling p/b Club La Santa’s Amy Gornall and Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com’s Karen Poole, picking up a five-second bonus too, with three for second and two for third.
The blustery winds and threat of torrential downpours all added to the drama as the race un-folded.
The race had set-off hard, but then brought to a halt a couple of miles after the official start that delayed the race for five minutes before re-starting neutralised. The women’s race had been incorporated with-in the third/fourth category race.
They set of again, but not as hard. Once they went up the first drag the group split, leaving many of the third/ forth Cat lads and most of the women in little groups behind.
The trio of women rode the rest of their race in a group of around thirty, rolling through and helping to drive the peloton along.
A couple of the lads went off the front of the group, but strong headwinds made it too difficult to try and bridge any gap alone. So stayed in the shelter of the main group.
As the final kilometre approached, the women were allowed to contest their finish and they looked at each other before Angela set about her final charge to the line. Amy and Karen were close behind, but didn’t have the power to reel her back-in.
Amy Gornall, “I’ll see how my legs feel. I’ll try and hang in as it’s a little hillier and a bit of a harder race tomorrow.”
Karen Poole, “I’ll re-evaluate my strategy for tomorrow, I could have done things better today. My legs are good, and I feel good.”
Angela Hibbs “With half a lap to go two guys went on the attack so I went with them. Then they sat-up and I though ahh! I kept going. When I looked behind, they were on my wheel dragging Amy and Karen along”.
The guys were asked hang back and let the Women contest their race unimpeded on the final run up-to the finish line.
“I didn’t want it to come down to a sprint, I wanted to avoid that at all costs! I just kept the pace high and the power high”, I got to the farm and just upped the pace and the power and hoped they wouldn’t come around”.
Stage One Results
1: Angela Hibbs Fusion RT Fierlan +00.05
2: Amy Gornall Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa +00.03
3: Karen Poole Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com +00.02
4: Anna Turvey Tyneside Vagabonds
5: Rachel Crighton Team22 WRT
6: Sarah Bradford Team Jadan Weldtite
7: Charli Alston Team22 WRT
8: Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire
9: Jennifer Batey Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com
10: Hannah Farran Manilla Cycling
11: Libby Denby Team22 WRT
12: Katharine Broadbent GB Cycles.co.uk
13: Flora Gillies Team22 WRT
14: Nikki Metcalf Manilla Cycling
15: Jessica Millar Johnstone Wheelers CC
Stage Two Results
1: Angela Hibbs Fusion RT Fierlan +00.05
2: Karen Poole Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com +00.03
3: Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire +00.02
4: Anna Turvey Tyneside Vagabonds
5: Sarah Bradford Team Jadan
6: Rachel Crighton Team22 WRT
7: Hannah Farran Manilla Cycling
8: Charli Alston Team22 WRT
9: Jennifer Batey Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com
10: Katharine Broadbent GB Cycles.co.uk
11: Nikki Metcalfe Manilla Cycling
12: Jessica MillarJohnstone Wheelers CC
General Classification
1: Angela Hibbs Fusion RT Fierlan
2: Karen Poole Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com
3: Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire
4: Anna Turvey Tyneside Vagabonds
5: Sarah Bradford Team Jadan
6: Rachel Crighton Team22 WRT
7: Charli Alston Team22 WRT
8: Jennifer Batey Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com
9: Hannah Farran Manilla Cycling
10: Katharine Broadbent GB Cycles.co.uk
11: Nikki Metcalfe Manilla Cycling
12: Jessica MillarJohnstone Wheelers CC
A double win gives Fusion RT Fierlan’s Angela Hibb the General Classification Victory in the MuleBar Tour of Northumberland 2016. Riding safely within the main bunch on this testing course in the wind, Angela set her plan in motion and executing her move perfectly to add momentum to her early season programme. Angela will be tackling the Manx International GP Feminin Women’s Road Series Season opener, before returning to Northumberland and round two of the Women’s Road Series, the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir.
Angela Hibbs “We had a similar set-up to yesterday, there were three of us [Angela, Karen & Gemma Sargent] in the main group, but we had Gemma this time. The men didn’t seem to have the power to go, and they came back straight away.
On the last lap I kind of knew when I wanted to go! Which was after the climb and you turn left. It was fast with a few up-to drags. I wanted to go with a mile and a half or two miles to go, same as yesterday. My “TT” legs felt good and I wanted to avoid the sprints, so I just went hard”.
“I’m dead chuffed” said Angela afterwards. “I’m doing the Isle of Man in two weeks and the Tour of the Reservoir after that”.
A great effort by Team Jadan Weldtite’sSarah Bradford in race two sticking with the main bunch until a mechanical on the second lap climb, when her chain dropped hampering her progress. Quickly getting going, Sarah found a difficult head wind and her lower gearing working against her in her effort to catch the main bunch, eventually settling into a small group until the end.
“That was fun” she chuckled heading back to HQ after the race. Sarah had hoped for the weather to deteriorate a little, saying the she preferred slightly harsher conditions.
A good ride by the Team22WRT girls completing the two day event with some good miles in their legs, and practice for the Alexandra Women’s Tour of the Reservoir just along the road in a couple of weeks. That race has a full Women’s field and is part of the 2016 Women’s Road Series.
A great ride by Johnstone Wheelers CC Jess Millar completing her first big race, gaining valuable experience on this demanding course so early in the Season. Jess has also signed up for the Alexandra Women’s Tour of the Reservoir too!
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As the Bell Lap approached Julie Erskine, Team Ford Ecoboost had a ten second lead from two chasers Anna Turvey, Tyneside Vagabonds and Maddi Campbell, Team Footon Velosport. These two had come from an earlier split of twelve escapees, but reformed one final time before the final push to the line.
1: Alice Barnes 100% ME
1: Nicola Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
1: Erick Rowsell Madison Genesis
1: Joseph Fry Pedal Heaven
The blustery winds and threat of torrential downpours all added to the drama as the race un-folded.
Stage One Results
Stage Two Results
Angela Hibbs “We had a similar set-up to yesterday, there were three of us [Angela, Karen & Gemma Sargent] in the main group, but we had Gemma this time. The men didn’t seem to have the power to go, and they came back straight away. 
“That was fun” she chuckled heading back to HQ after the race. Sarah had hoped for the weather to deteriorate a little, saying the she preferred slightly harsher conditions.