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Stage 2 – AJ Bell Women’s Tour – Gallery & Race Report

by Anna Magrath | Oct 5, 2021

AMY PIETERS WINS AS CLARA COPPONI SEIZES AJ BELL WOMEN’S TOUR LEAD IN WALSALL

Dutchwoman Amy Pieters (SD Worx) claimed the fourth AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage victory of her career in Walsall on Tuesday, as debutante Clara Copponi moved into the race lead after a dramatic finale.

Pieters won from a 10-rider group who broke clear inside the final 10 kilometres of racing, and took advantage of support from team-mate Demi Vollering to out-sprint Copponi (FDJ Nouvelle – Aquitaine Futuroscope). Movistar Team’s Sheyla Gutierrez took third.

Overnight race leader Marta Bastianelli (Alé BTC Ljubljana) finished within the peloton, 46 seconds behind the leaders, and conceded the AJ Bell blue jersey to Copponi, who is making her debut in the race in 2021.

Copponi and Pieters are level on time, while only six others are within 10 seconds of the race lead going into Wednesday’s individual time trial in Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

“It was a hectic final”, said Pieters after claiming her fourth career win in the AJ Bell Women’s Tour. “I think the whole day was pretty hectic. There was still a small gap after the last corner but I thought I just need to start to sprint. It was an urgent sprint but it went well at the end. “The whole day was really aggressive, I think that we were the only ones attacking. We kept attacking with the team and at the end we went away and it was a really good group and luckily we made it.”

Amy Pieters

Stage 2 Winner, Team SD Worx

After setting off from Walsall’s Victorian Arboretum in wet conditions the peloton tackled 10 laps of a 10-kilometre circuit featuring the climb of Barr Beacon on every lap. The penultimate lap brought multiple attacks, with the race-winning move going clear and building a lead of half a minute on the run back to the finish in Walsall town centre.

British rider Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) went clear in the last kilometre, leading through the final turn on to the Lichfield Street finishing straight, but with only a handful of metres’ of advantage over the fast-charging Pieters and Copponi. Georgi held on to take fifth and top Brit on the day, moving her up to eighth overall, just 10 seconds off the overall lead. Behind the leading 10, Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM) led in the main field.

The Sigma Sports Points jersey also changes shoulders from Bastianelli to Coppponi while Elise Chabbey (Canyon SRAM Racing) takes the ŠKODA Queen of the Mountains jersey. Team TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank’s Nina Kessler retains the Eisberg Sprints jersey having won two of the day’s intermediate sprints.

Highlights of Stage Two are on ITV4 at 20:00 on Tuesday 5 October and available on demand via the ITV Hub.

Results

Stage 2 Results

1 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:03

2 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:03

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:03

4 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:03

5 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 02:38:03

6 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:03

7 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:03

8 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 02:38:03

9 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 02:38:03

10 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:03

11 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 02:38:45

12 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:45

13 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

14 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:38:45

15 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 02:38:45

16 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 02:38:45

17 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

18 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

19 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 02:38:45

20 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

21 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

22 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:38:45

23 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 02:38:45

24 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

25 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

26 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 02:38:45

27 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

28 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 02:38:45

29 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

30 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

31 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 02:38:45

32 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

33 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

34 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

35 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

36 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

37 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

38 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

39 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

40 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

41 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

42 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

43 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

44 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:38:45

45 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

46 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 02:38:45

47 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

48 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

49 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 02:38:45

50 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 02:38:45

51 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

52 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

53 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 02:38:45

54 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

55 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:38:45

56 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:38:45

57 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 02:38:45

58 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:38:45

59 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 02:38:45

60 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:38:45

61 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

62 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 02:38:45

63 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:38:45

64 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 02:39:01

65 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 02:39:04

66 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 02:39:04

67 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:39:04

68 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 02:39:22

69 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 02:41:18

70 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:41:18

71 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 02:41:18

72 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 02:45:21

73 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:45:53

74 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:51:02

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 02:51:02

76 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 02:51:05

77 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 02:51:05

78 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 02:59:24

905 Hannah BAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Olivia BENT [GBR] AWOL O’Shea

905 Evy KUIJPERS [NED] Liv Racing

905 Lucy KENNEDY [AUS] Team BikeExchange

904 Jeanne KOREVAAR [NED]   Liv Racing
904 Caroline ANDERSSON [SWE]   Team Coop – Hitec Products
904 Ingvild GÅSKJENN [NOR]   Team Coop – Hitec Products
904 Alison JACKSON [CAN]   Liv Racing

AJ BELL LEADER'S JERSEY

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:22:34

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:22:34

2 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 06:22:34

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:22:40

4 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 06:22:43

5 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 06:22:44

6 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:22:44

7 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 06:22:44

8 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 06:22:44

9 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:12

10 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:14

11 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:19

12 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 06:23:20

13 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 06:23:20

14 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 06:23:22

15 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:23:26

16 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

17 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 06:23:26

18 Eugénie DUVAL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

19 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

20 Soraya PALADIN [ITA] Liv Racing 06:23:26

21 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

22 Christine MAJERUS [LUX] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

23 Eugenia BUJAK [SLO] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:26

24 Mischa BREDEWOLD [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:23:26

25 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:23:26

26 Sophie WRIGHT [GBR] Ale BTC Ljubljana 06:23:26

27 Abi SMITH [GBR] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:26

28 Chantal BLAAK [NED] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

29 Jelena ERIC [SRB] Movistar Team 06:23:26

30 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

31 Natalie GRINCZER [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:23:26

32 Pien LIMPENS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:23:26

33 Alice BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 06:23:26

34 Elisa BALSAMO [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

35 Victorie GUILMAN [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

36 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 06:23:26

37 Anna SHACKLEY [GBR] Team SD Worx 06:23:26

38 Jade WIEL [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:23:26

39 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

40 Lourdes OYARBIDE JIMENEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:23:26

41 Lauren STEPHENS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:23:26

42 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 06:23:26

43 Hayley SIMMONDS [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:23:26

44 Ilaria SANGUINETI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:23:26

45 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 06:23:52

46 Megan JASTRAB [USA] Team DSM 06:24:03

47 Amber VAN DER HULST [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:24:43

48 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:24:45

49 Veronica EWERS [USA] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:24:58

50 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 06:25:06

51 Connie HAYES [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:25:11

52 Nicole FRAIN [AUS] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 06:25:59

53 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 06:26:01

54 April TACEY [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:26:28

55 Margaux VIGIE [FRA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:26:28

56 Anna CHRISTIAN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:26:29

57 Alice LETHBRIDGE [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:26:29

58 Becky STORRIE [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:26:29

59 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 06:26:32

60 Mari Hole MOHR [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:26:43

61 Alicia GONZALEZ BLANCO [ESP] Movistar Team 06:26:43

62 Gloria RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ [ESP] Movistar Team 06:26:43

63 Femke GERRITSE [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:26:56

64 Trixi WORRACK [GER] Trek – Segafredo 06:27:02

65 Lorena WIEBES [NED] Team DSM 06:27:13

66 Maria Apolonia VAN ‘T GELOOF [NED] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:29:04

67 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 06:29:15

68 Danielle CHRISTMAS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:31:21

69 Emma EDWARDS [USA] CAMS – Basso 06:35:31

70 Maelle GROSSETETE [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 06:35:34

71 Pernille Larsen FELDMANN [NOR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 06:35:56

72 Alice TOWERS [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 06:38:01

73 Kirstie VAN HAAFTEN [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 06:38:48

74 Katie SCOTT [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:42:36

75 Phoebe MARTIN [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:47:45

76 Jessica FINNEY [GBR] CAMS – Basso 06:47:48

77 Francesca MORGANS-SLADER [GBR] AWOL O’Shea 06:47:48

78 Jessica ALLEN [AUS] Team BikeExchange 06:56:13

SIGMA SPORTS POINTS JERSEY

Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

1 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 21pts

2 Amy PIETERS [NED] Team SD Worx 17pts

3 Sheyla GUTIERREZ RUIZ [ESP] Movistar Team 16pts

4 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 15pts

5 Chloe HOSKING [AUS] Trek – Segafredo 12pts

6 Audrey CORDON RAGOT [FRA] Trek – Segafredo 7pts

7 Pfeiffer GEORGI [GBR] Team DSM 6pts

8 Elena CECCHINI [ITA] Team SD Worx 6pts

9 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

10 Hannah BARNES [GBR] Canyon SRAM Racing 5pts

11 Maaike BOOGAARD [NED] Ale BTC Ljubljana 4pts

12 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

13 Aude BIANNIC [FRA] Movistar Team 3pts

14 Josie NELSON [GBR] Team Coop – Hitec Products 3pts

15 Juliette LABOUS [FRA] Team DSM 2pts

16 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

17 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

ISBERG SPRINTS JERSEY

Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

1 Nina KESSLER [NED] Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank 14pts

2 Sarah ROY [AUS] Team BikeExchange 6pts

3 Sofia BERTIZZOLO [ITA] Liv Racing 4pts

4 Marta BASTIANELLI [ITA] Ale BTC Ljubljana 2pts

5 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 1pt

6 Teniel CAMPBELL [TTO] Team BikeExchange 1pt

SKODA QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINS JERSEY

Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

1 Elise CHABBEY [SUI] Canyon SRAM Racing 10pts

2 Demi VOLLERING [NED] Team SD Worx 9pts

3 Janneke ENSING [NED] Team BikeExchange 6pts

4 Ella HARRIS [NZL] Canyon SRAM Racing 3pts

5 Chiara CONSONNI [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 3pts

6 Ane SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ [ESP] Team BikeExchange 3pts

7 Joscelin LOWDEN [GBR] Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR 2pts

8 Evita MUZIC [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 2pts

9 Femke MARKUS [NED] Parkhotel Valkenburg 2pts

10 Elena PIRRONE [ITA] Valcar – Travel & Service 2pts

11 Clara COPPONI [FRA] FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope 1pt

12 Leah KIRCHMANN [CAN] Team DSM 1pt

13 Liane LIPPERT [GER] Team DSM 1pt

14 Elizabeth DEIGNAN [GBR] Trek – Segafredo 1pt

TEAM CLASSIFICATION

Team Leaders

Team SD Worx [NED] 19:08:54

1 Team SD Worx [NED] 19:08:54

2 Team DSM [GER] 19:08:54

3 Movistar Team [ESP] 19:08:54

4 FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope [FRA] 19:09:36

5 Canyon SRAM Racing [GER] 19:09:36

6 Ale BTC Ljubljana [ITA] 19:09:36

7 Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank [USA] 19:10:18

8 Valcar – Travel & Service [ITA] 19:10:18

9 Team BikeExchange [AUS] 19:11:00

10 Parkhotel Valkenburg [NED] 19:11:35

11 Trek – Segafredo [USA] 19:13:19

12 CAMS – Basso [GBR] 19:13:21

13 Team Coop – Hitec Products [NOR] 19:13:54

14 Drops – Le Col S/B TEMPUR [GBR] 19:14:39

15 AWOL O’Shea [GBR] 19:39:25

Stage 3 Preview

The Women’s Tour will break new ground once again in 2021 when Warwickshire hosts the first individual time trial stage in race history.

Atherstone will host the time trial’s start and finish on day three of this year’s race (Wednesday 6 October), marking a record fourth time that the Women’s Tour will have visited the North Warwickshire market town.

This stage is set to be the first individual time trial held after the UCI World Championships in Flanders, Belgium, meaning British fans could get to see the newly-crowned world champion tackle the route – 16 kilometres/10 miles in recognition of the UK’s rich time trial heritage – in the legendary rainbow jersey.

Stage 3 Timetable

ROUTE DETAILS							TIMETABLE
km	km to go	Miles	Miles to go	Feature	Instruction	Description	First Rider	Last Rider

0.00	16.6	0.00	10.3	Start Proper		Long Street, Atherstone	12:01	13:37
0.1	16.6	0.1	10.3	Junction	Left		12:01	13:37
0.2	16.4	0.1	10.2	M/Rabout	2nd	Coleshill Road	12:01	13:37
1.7	14.9	1.1	9.3	Sign		Bentley	12:03	13:39
3.1	13.5	1.9	8.4		Keep Left	Bentley	12:06	13:42
3.8	12.8	2.4	8.0	Junction	Right	Caution! Narrow	12:07	13:43
4.0	12.6	2.5	7.8		Caution!	Fast/Narrow Descent	12:07	13:43
4.4	12.2	2.7	7.6	Junction	Left		12:08	13:44
5.8	10.8	3.6	6.7		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:10	13:46
6.2	10.4	3.9	6.5	T.Junction	Left		12:11	13:47
6.4	10.2	4.0	6.3		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:11	13:47
6.5	10.1	4.0	6.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:11	13:47
6.9	9.7	4.3	6.0		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.0	9.6	4.4	6.0	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Coleshill Road	12:12	13:48
7.1	9.5	4.4	5.9	Junction	Right	Caution! Narrow	12:12	13:48
7.5	9.1	4.7	5.7			Caution! Fast & Narrow Descent	12:13	13:49
7.7	8.9	4.8	5.5		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:13	13:49
7.7	8.9	4.8	5.5		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:13	13:49
9.7	6.9	6.0	4.3	Sign		Birchley Heath	12:17	13:53
10.0	6.6	6.2	4.1		Caution!	Sharp Right Bend	12:17	13:53
10.5	6.1	6.5	3.8	Sign		Ridge Lane	12:18	13:54
10.7	5.9	6.7	3.7	Junction	Right	Ridge Lane	12:18	13:54
11.3	5.3	7.0	3.3	Junction	Left	Purley Chase Lane	12:19	13:55
12.0	4.6	7.5	2.9		Caution!	Fast & Technical Descent	12:21	13:57
13.1	3.5	8.1	2.2		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:22	13:58
13.6	3.0	8.5	1.9		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:23	13:59
13.8	2.8	8.6	1.7		Caution!	Narrow Bridge	12:24	14:00
14.5	2.1	9.0	1.3		Caution!	Sharp Left Bend	12:25	14:01
14.6	2.0	9.1	1.2	T.Junction	Left	B4111 Mancetter Road	12:25	14:01
14.7	1.9	9.1	1.2	Junction	Left		12:25	14:01
14.8	1.8	9.2	1.1	X.Roads	Straight		12:25	14:01
15.2	1.4	9.5	0.9	T.Junction	Left	B4116 Witherley Road	12:26	14:02
15.2	1.4	9.5	0.9	Sign		Atherstone	12:26	14:02
15.3	1.3	9.5	0.8		Caution!	Speed Humps x6	12:26	14:02
16.3	0.3	10.1	0.2	M/Rabout	2nd	Long Street	12:28	14:04
16.4	0.2	10.2	0.1	Junction	Right	Ratcliffe Street	12:28	14:04
16.5	0.1	10.3	0.1	X.Roads	Left	North Street	12:28	14:04
16.6	0.0	10.3	0.0	Finish		Sheepy Road, Atherstone	12:28	14:04

Stage 3 Map

Stage 3 Race Profile

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AJ Bell Women’s Tour Returns – Official Start List

by Anna Magrath | Oct 3, 2021

842 days after Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) won the last edition of the race, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour returns tomorrow (Monday 4 October).

Two days after her historic victory in the first ever women’s Paris Roubaix Deignan heads the start list as the race gets underway in Oxfordshire with a 147.7-kilometre (91.8-mile) stage between Bicester and Banbury.

In total 16 different nationalities are represented on the start line in the 89-rider field. Britain is the most represented nation with 24 riders in the peloton.

A trio of riders – Hannah Barnes (Canyon SRAM Racing), Leah Kirchmann (Team DSM), and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek-Segafredo) – will be competing in their seventh edition of the AJ Bell Women’s Tour, having started and finished all six editions to date.

The youngest rider in the race is Alice Towers (Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR) at 18 years and 358 days, while Trek-Segafredo rider Trixi Worrack’s in one of the final races of her career at 40 years and 6 days.

This year’s AJ Bell Women’s Tour features its first-ever individual time trial, taking place in Atherstone on stage three (Wednesday 6 October), with the overall champion set to be crowned in Felixstowe on Saturday (9 October).

Double AJ Bell Women’s Tour stage winner Sarah Roy (Team BikeExchange) said; “VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team.

“VeloViewer has been great to see what the courses will be like this year. The stages look like it will be really fun and interesting racing across the whole week and the terrain really suits our team.

“I like that there’s a ‘short’ time trial this year as well. It’ll really sort out the GC which can open the racing up a bit differently for non-time trial riders. It’s also been a special year with the Olympics and the first time we’ve had a really popular, strong stage race after the World Championships. I expect to see some great racing though, our peloton is relentless.”

Sarah Roy

Rider, Team BikeExchange

Sofia Bertizzolo comes into the AJ Bell Women’s Tour fresh having missed Paris – Roubaix; “I don’t have a lot of experience in the Women’s Tour. It’s only the second time I’ve ridden it.

“I have studied the course and expect a very attacking race. The stage profiles don’t seem too difficult, so the attack might be worth it for those who are aiming for the general classification. The time trial could also be decisive for the general classification. I expect a fast race where everyone is sharp. The latter certainly applies to me. The last few weeks I have not ridden any races. But I’ve had good quality training sessions and I’m fresh and ready to go.”

Sofia Bertizzolo

Will ride the Women's Tour for the 2nd time, Team Liv Racing

About the AJ Bell Women’s Tour

Created by SweetSpot Group in 2014, the AJ Bell Women’s Tour is the UK’s first international stage race for women, bringing the world’s top riders to compete in Great Britain as a part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour.

The race, which has been won by the likes of Marianne Vos (2014), Lizzie Deignan (2016, 2019) and Coryn Rivera (2018), attracts an annual roadside audience of 300,000, as well as over three million fans through linear and online platforms.

Stages

Stage One	Monday 4 October	Bicester to Banbury	147.6km
Stage Two	Tuesday 5 October	Walsall to Walsall	103km
Stage Three	Wednesday 6 October	Atherstone individual time trial	16.6km
Stage Four	Thursday 7 October	Shoeburyness to Southend-on-Sea	117.5km
Stage Five	Friday 8 October	Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea	95.3km
Stage Six	Saturday 9 October	Haverhill to Felixstowe	155km

Teams

Trek – Segafredo

1	Lizzie Deignan	GBR
2	Audrey Cordon-Ragot	FRA
3	Chloe Hosking	AUS
4	Elisa Longo Borghini	ITA
5	–	–
6	Trixi Worrack	GER

Canyon SRAM Racing

11	–	–
12	Alice Barnes	GBR
13	Hannah Barnes	GBR
14	Elise Chabbey	SUI
15	Ella Harris	NZL
16	–	–

SD Worx

21	Amy Pieters	NED
22	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak	NED
23	Elena Cecchini	ITA
24	Christine Majerus	LUX
25	Anna Shackley	GBR
26	Demi Vollering	NED

Alé BTC Ljubljana

31	Marta Bastianelli	ITA
32	Eugenia Bujak	SLO
33	Maaike Boogaard	NED
34	–	–
35	–	–
36	Sophie Wright	GBR

Team Coop – Hitec Products

41	Josie Nelson	GBR
42	Caroline Andersson	SWE
43	Pernille Feldmann	NOR
44	Ingvild Gåskjenn	NOR
45	Emma Boogaard	NED
46	Mari Mohr	NOR

AWOL O’Shea

51	Hannah Bayes	GBR
52	Olivia Bent	GBR
53	Connie Hayes	GBR
54	Alice Lethbridge	GBR
55	Phoebe Martin	GBR
56	Francesca Morgans-Slader	GBR

FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope

61	Eugénie Duval	FRA
62	Clara Copponi	FRA
63	Maëlle Grossetete	FRA
64	Victorie Guilman	FRA
65	Evita Muzic	FRA
66	Jade Wiel	FRA

Parkhotel Valkenburg

71	Mischa Bredewold	NED
72	Femke Gerritse	NED
73	Pien Limpens	NED
74	Femke Markus	NED
75	Amber van der Hulst	NED
76	Kirstie van Haaften	NED

CAMS – Basso Bikes

81	Hayley Simmonds	GBR
82	Emma Edwards	USA
83	Jessica Finney	GBR
84	Natalie Grinczer	GBR
85	Katie Scott	GBR
86	Becky Storrie	GBR

Liv Racing

91	–	–
92	Sofia Bertizzolo	ITA
93	Alison Jackson	CAN
94	Jeanne Korevaar	NED
95	Evy Kuijpers	NED
96	Soraya Paladin	ITA

Team TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank

101	Lauren Stephens	USA
102	Tanja Erath	GER
103	Veronica Ewers	USA
104	Nicole Frain	AUS
105	Nina Kessler	NED
106	Abi Smith	GBR

Drops – Le Col s/b TEMPUR.

111	Joss Lowden	GBR
112	Anna Christian	GBR
113	Dani Christmas	GBR
114	April Tacey	GBR
115	Alice Towers	GBR
116	Maria Van’t Geloof	NED

Movistar Team

121	Sheyla Gutierrez	ESP
122	Aude Biannic	FRA
123	Alicia González	ESP
124	Jelena Erić	SRB
125	Lourdes Oyarbide	ESP
126	Gloria Rodríguez	ESP

Valcar Travel & Service

131	Elisa Balsamo	ITA
132	Chiara Consonni	ITA
133	Ilaria Sanguineti	ITA
134	Elena Pirrone	ITA
135	–	–
136	Margaux Vigie	FRA

Team BikeExchange

141	Sarah Roy	AUS
142	Teniel Campbell	TTO
143	Jessica Allen	AUS
144	Janneke Ensing	NED
145	Ane Santesteban	ESP
146	Lucy Kennedy	AUS

Team DSM

151	Lorena Wiebes	NED
152	Pfeiffer Georgi	GBR
153	Megan Jastrab	USA
154	Leah Kirchmann	CAN
155	Juliette Labous	FRA
156	Liane Lippert	GER

All images ©CyclingShorts.cc | www.chrismaher.co.uk

Curlew Cup 2021 – HSBC-UK Women’s National Road Series Round 3

by Chris Maher | Sep 29, 2021

Bookend wins for Abi Smith now signed to [Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank] in a big bunch sprint into Stamfordham, Northumberland for the final round of the HSBC-UK Women’s National Road Series 2021.

Glorious conditions welcomed the 80 or-so riders in this out of Season Curlew Cup. A little wind blowing kept the riders together as they made their way around the first of 2 larger circuits. The Ryals climb is the unique feature in this event and the 9^th edition of the race proved a popular spot to watch the race unfold.

Indeed, most of the action happened on the climb to the Prime for the Queen-of-the-Mountain competition with a string of riders breaking free on both occasions. Illi Gardner [CAMS-Basso] took full points on both ascends with Eilidh Shaw [Tofauti Everyone Active], Connie Hayes [AWOL O’Shea], Abi Smith & Natalie Grinczer [CAMS-Basso] wearing the leaders jersey vying for the points to.

The second ascend and a much-reduced peloton saw the climbers breaking free for the longest break of the day up-to around 20 seconds through Matfen before been swallowed up going over the line for the penultimate small circuit against a cross-head-wind.

Around 35 riders held together into the final approach to the village where the road narrows through several twists and turns before sweeping left and over a little brow for a downward sprint to the line.

Charlotte Berry [Pro-Noctis Red Chilli Bikes-Heidi Kjeldsen] and April Tacey [Drops Le-Col supported by Tempur] pushed the winner all the way to the line for second and third places with Monica Greenwood [Macclesfield Wheelers] and Maddie Gammons [Jadan Vive-le-Velo] rounding out the top five places.

“I wanted the break of six to go (second ascend of the Ryals) as I wasn’t comfortable for a sprint. I’m not a renowned sprinter. I wanted that break to go but unfortunately, we got caught.

It was annoying! I thought about going at the last 10kms or so.

So yeh! I went early, just got my head down [riding without a team around her].

Abi Smith

Winner Curlew Cup 2021, Team Breeze

Results

1. Abi Smith Team Breeze Finished Elite 100

2. Charlotte Berry Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 85

3. April Tacey DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP… Finished 1st 75

4. Monica Greenwood Macclesfield Wheelers Finished 2nd 66

5. Madeleine Gammons Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 2nd 58

6. Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active Finished 1st 51

7. Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 45

8. Hannah Lancaster Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 39

9. Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 34

10. Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 29

11. Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 1st 25

12. Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching Finished 2nd 21

13. Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Finished 2nd 18

14. Lucy Gadd Storey Racing Finished 1st 15

15. Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 1st 12

16. Isabel Darvill Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 10

17. Gwenno Hughes Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 8

18. Suzetta Guerrini Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 6

19. Rachel Galler Saint Piran WRT Finished 2nd 4

20. Sophie Enever LVIV CYCLING TEAM (Womens) Finished 2nd 2

21. Miriam Jessett Vredestein Basso Finished 2nd 0

22. Lulu Bartlett Finished 2nd 0

23. Robyn Clay Otley CC Finished 2nd 0

24. Amy Graham Team Boompods Finished 2nd 0

25. Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

26. Anya Tamplin HuntBikeWheels Finished 2nd 0

27. Beth Morrow Storey Racing Finished 1st 0

28. Helen Ralston Paceline RT Finished 1st 0

29. Polly Mason Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 2nd 0

30. Beth Maciver Torvelo Racing Finished 3rd 0

31. Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso Finished 1st 0

32. Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 0

33. Beth Harley-Jepson Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 2nd 0

34. Erin Avill Storey Racing Finished 2nd 0

35. Kerry Middleton Team LDN – Brother UK Finished 1st 0

36. Katie Scott CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

37. Lucy Ellmore SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Finished 1st 0

38. Olivia Bent AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

39. Becky Storrie CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

40. Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

41. Lauren Watson Team Boompods Finished 2nd 0

42. Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Finished 3rd 0

43. Emma Jeffers JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team Finished 1st 0

44. Alice Lethbridge AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

45. Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea Finished 1st 0

46. Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Finished 2nd 0

47. Sophie Lankford Jadan – Vive le Velo Finished 1st 0

48. Nicole Coates Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Finished 2nd 0

49. Christina Wiejak Saint Piran WRT Finished 2nd 0

50. Phoebe Martin AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

51. Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama Finished 2nd 0

52. Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 2nd 0

53. Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished Elite 0

54. Hannah Bayes AWOL- O’Shea Finished 2nd 0

55. Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 0

56. Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN Finished 2nd 0

57. Emma Edwards CAMS-Basso Finished 2nd 0

58. Jennifer Powell Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -… Finished 1st 0

59. Ione Johnson Finished 0

60. Georgia Bullard Natural Greatness – Vib Sports Finished 2nd 0

61. Chloe Vickers Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

62. Dannielle Khan Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling T… Finished 2nd 0

63. Flora Knight Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

64. Jen McMahon Sub Rosa Finished 3rd 0

65. Meg Smith Loughborough Lightning – TRG Finished 2nd 0

66. Morgan Newberry SKODA DSI Cycling Academy Finished 2nd 0

67. Arianne Holland Forth Velo Finished 2nd 0

68. Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing … Finished 2nd 0

69. Sarah Briggs RFDA Finished 2nd 0

1 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso

2 Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active Finished

3 Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea

4 Abi Smith Team Breeze

5 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso

Abi Smith Team Breeze

Pro-Noctis Red Chilli Bikes-Heidi Kjeldsen

1 Abi Smith U23 Team Breeze

2 April Tacey U23Drops Le-Col supported by Tempur

5 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso

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Chris Maher

Photographer & Writer

Women’s Grasscrete Ryedale GP 2021 Gallery and Race Report

by Chris Maher | Aug 26, 2021

Round Two in both the Women’s & Men’s British Cycling National Road Series 2021 started in the grounds Ampleforth College with Ampleforth Abbey as the backdrop to a gruelling gritty 60 mile Women’s Race and 95 mile Men’s Race.

The usual early damp start welcomed around sixty-five riders to the start-line with a forecast of improving condition as the day went on. A circuit not for the fainthearted brought several tumbles & a splits into several groups on the earlier of the larger 2 circuits for the women.

With CAMS Basso Haley Simmonds & Pro-Noctus – Redchilli Bikes Jo Tindley setting the early pace & still a sizable group. The numbers dropped to around Thirty girls by the end of lap two.

An alliance formed on the smaller circuits when recently crowned Scottish Cycling’s National Women’s Champion Becky Storrie [Brother UK – Cycle Team OnForm] & Illi Gardner [CAMS Basso] forged ahead quickly establishing over a two minutes advantage.

With CAMS & OnForm out front, it was left to Storey Racing & AWOL-O’Shea to do the chasing.

The race approached the final drag up to the line with 500 metres remaining & a hefty lead for Storrie & Gardner. With two evenly matched riders – It was going to be the one with strongest legs that would take victory, and Gardner had the legs to finish it off for CAMS.

After a little wait. Pro-Noctis got a third place with Corrine Side for all their hard work whilst AWOL-O’Shea’s Francesca Morgans-Slader & Connie Hayes took fourth & fifth.

Preparing for the UCI World Mountain Bike Championships in Val di Sole, Italy 25-29 Aug, U23 Women’s Event Anna Kay took sixth.

CAMS-Basso’s Natalie Grinczer collected the Series Leaders Jersey going into the final round, the Curlew Cup in Northumberland on Sunday 26^th September.

Speaking to Larry Hickmott (VeloUK.net) & myself after the race.

“This is probably my favourite National Series Race. I’ve been looking forward to it all year. I was nervous coming in. So, I’m really happy with the win.

It stayed together longer than I thought when it got to the Climbs it split, but then came back together.

We had a couple of goes to get away but it kept coming back. I sort of attacked coming up here [On the finish straight with 3 laps remaining.]”.

Illi Gardner

Winner Ryedale GP 2021 - U23 Rider, Team CAMS-Basso

Illi Gardner & Becky Storrie – Ryedale GP 2021 Interview by Cycling Shorts

Post race interview with Illi Gardner (U23 – CAMS-Basso)and Becky Storrie (Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm)after battling their way to the top two podium positions at the Ryedale GP 2021. Post race interview by Larry Hickmott (VeloUK.net) and Chris Maher (CyclingShorts.cc) Image by Chris Maher

“It was tough! It was my first-time doing Ryedale, but I hadn’t looked at the course. I’d heard all about it – thought it was right up my street.

I knew going in that I wanted to force a breakaway, especially with somebody like Illi – cos – in Capernwray (Road Race) we were in a breakaway there. So, I knew she would be the perfect person to ride away with”. Going on to say about Illi “She was like a little Mountain Goat going up the climbs – I was struggling Lol”.

Becky Storrie

2nd Place Ryedale GP, Team Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm

Results

1 Illi Gardner (U23) CAMS-Basso 2:44:37

2 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +4

3 Corinne Side (U23) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +2:12

4 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea st

5 Connie Hayes (U23) AWOL OShea st

6 Anna Kay (U23) Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants st

7 Lucy Ellmore (U23) Skoda DSI Cycling Academy +2:15

8 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK st

9 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso st

10 Beth Morrow (U23) Storey Racing st

11 Nicole Coates (U23) Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Scimitar +2:21

12 Morven Yeoman (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +2:27

13 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen st

14 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso +4:11

15 Eilidh Shaw (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +4:33

16 Jessica Finney CAMS-Basso +4:35

17 Lucy Gadd (U23) Storey Racing +4:36

18 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning TRG +4:38

19 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK st

20 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st

21 Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching st

22 Alice Lethbridge AWOL OShea +4:40

23 Bexy Dew Saint Piran Womens +4:43

24 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso +4:46

25 Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN +4:50

26 Jessie Carridge Watts Up Performance +6:53

27 Samantha Stuart Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +8:23

28 Hannah Bayes (U23) AWOL OShea +11:32

29 Hannah Lancaster (U23) Loughborough Lightning TRG st

30 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +11:36

31 Imani Pereira-James (JNR) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm st

32 Katie Scott (U23) CAMS-Basso +11:40

33 Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN +11:43

34 Elizabeth Sanders Avid Sport +11:47

35 Jihanna Bonilla-Allard PMRR +12:52

36 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran Womens st

37 Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama +12:55

38 Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +12:57

39 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama +13:09

40 Ellen Inglis (U23) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +13:48

41 Erin Murphy (JNR) Deeside Thistle CC +14:01

— Erin Avill Storey Racing Did not finish

— Alderney Baker Loughborough Lightning – TRG Did not finish

— Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

—Olivia BentAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

— Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not finish

—Charlotte BerryPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

— Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor… Did not finish

—Sarah BriggsRFDADid not finish

—Polly BurgeJadan – Vive le VeloDid not finish

—Anna ChristianDROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP…Did not start

—Francesca CuttsTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Isabel DarvillTeam BoompodsDid not start

—Megan DickersonSKODA DSI Cycling Academy

— Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing … DNS

— Isabel Ellis Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands Did not start

—Hannah FarranTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Samantha FawcettPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Olivia FrenchSKODA DSI Cycling AcademyDid not finish

—Madeleine GammonsJadan – Vive le VeloDid not finish

—Amy GornallPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not start

—Amy GrahamTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Marine GuerinTeam Watto-LDNDid not finish

—Beth Harley-JepsonJadan – Vive le VeloDid not start

—Louise HartCampinense – Velo PerformanceDid not finish

—Maddie HeywoodTeam Watto-LDNDid not start

—Lauren HighamTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Georgia HilleardTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Anna Marie Hughes1904 RTDid not start

—Emma JeffersJRC-Shutt-Ridley Race TeamDid not finish

— Millie Jones Manilla Cycling Did not finish

—Dannielle KhanIsorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling T…Did not Finish

—Flora KnightLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not finish

—Sophie LankfordJadan – Vive le VeloDid not start

—Abbie ManleyMontezuma’s Race TeamDid not start

—Amy MarksTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not start

—Phoebe MartinAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

—Polly MasonTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Ellen McDermottTeam BoompodsDid not finish

—Shona MosleyJRC-Shutt-Ridley Race TeamDid not start

—Georgina PanchaudBianchi DamaDid not start

—Georgina PaulRoss On Wye & District CCDid not finish

—Laura PittardBrother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor…Did not finish

—Jennifer PowellPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Natasha ReddyBianchi DamaDid not start

—Rebecca RichardsSKODA DSI Cycling AcademyDid not finish

—Kate RichardsonDid not finish

—Louise ScuphamAWOL- O’SheaDid not finish

—Rebecca SealTorelli-Assure-Cayman IslandsDid not start

—Ruth ShierTeam LDN – Brother UKDid not finish

—Millie SkinnerPro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -…Did not finish

—Meg SmithLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not start

—Abbie TaylorSpectra Wiggle p/b VitusDid not start

—Sophie ThackrayCAMS-BassoDid not finish

—Vivienne TomlinAvid SportDid not finish

—Chloe VickersLoughborough Lightning – TRGDid not finish

—Christina WiejakSaint Piran WRTDid not finish

— Mary Wilkinson Crimson Orientation Marketing … Did not start

1 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso 36

2 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso 30

3 Abi Smith Team Breeze 30

4 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 30

5 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 28

6 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 28

7 Eluned King Team Breeze 26

8 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 26

9 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea 24

10 April Tacey Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur 24

11 Connie Hayes AWOL OShea 22

12 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK 21

13 Anna Kay Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants 20

14 Amira Mellor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 20

All images ©CyclingShorts.cc | www.chrismaher.co.uk

Chris Maher

Photographer & Writer

Champions Crowned at Tour Series in Dumfries – Galleries & Race Reports

by Anna Magrath | Aug 13, 2021

CAMS – Basso and Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling took the women’s and men’s Tour Series titles at the final round of the 2021 series in Castle Douglas.

Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling held on to their overall lead despite stiff opposition from defending champions Canyon dhb SunGod, whose dominant performance took them to within one point of retaining their title with the individual race win for Charlie Tanfield as consolation. The victory was Tanfield’s first since competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Meanwhile 2019 women’s champions CAMS – Basso retained their title, overturning the lead of Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen thanks to a strong performance on the streets of Dumfries & Galloway as Megan Barker took her second individual win of the week.

Jo Tindley (Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen) took second on the night and ensured the runners up spot for her squad, as well as clinching the blue Freewheel.co.uk Sprints jersey.

CS: That’s two wins in a row!

M: “Yeh! I was on the back foot & I managed to salvage it.”

CS: Did you feel like you weren’t quite on form? We were wondering whether you were holding back a little?

M: “No not really. I’m ok on the hard drag bit, but the technical bit around the back of the course is my downfall. I’ve been working on that. The last five laps I just moved up to the front, led it out for a while & managed to hang on.”

After a rest this weekend. You can catch up with Megan (CAMS – Basso) the following weekend at the Ryedale GP in Ampleforth, part of the Women’s BC National Road Series

Megan Barker

Team CAMS – Basso

In the men’s competition it was Guisborough race winner Matt Gibson (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling) taking the Sprints jersey, a competition he also won in the 2018 Tour Series.

Gibson’s performance in the Castle Douglas round was key to Ribble Weldtite retaining their Freewheel.co.uk yellow jerseys, with the Warrington-born rider the only member of his five-rider team to make the front group that had been driven away by Canyon dhb SunGod.

Having had their chances of a historic hattrick of Tour Series titles damaged by losing a pair of riders to a crash in Round One in Guisborough, Canyon dhb SunGod knew that they needed to put significant distance and other teams between themselves and Ribble Weldtite on the night.

CS: Here you come using what looks like Tokyo form (After infamously being crashed into by the Danish Team Pursuit Squad on the Izu Velodrome Track). How did that feel?

C: “Yeh Amazing! The lads did a great job all night, so if anyone could finish it off for the Team on the night. The goal was to get the Team win – so fingers crossed with a lap to go I knew it would be amazing.

After a rest this weekend. You can catch up with Charlie (Canyon dhb SunGod) at the Ryedale GP in Ampleforth, part on the Elite BC National Road Series.

Charlie Tanfield

Team Canyon dhb SunGod

Strong performances from the Wales Racing Academy and Crimson Orientation Marketing RT nearly helped Canyon dhb SunGod achieve that. But ultimately the efforts of Gibson, Charles Page, Freddie Scheske, Cameron Jeffers and Will Brown was enough for a first Tour Series title for Ribble Weldite.

Highlights of the Castle Douglas races are on ITV4 at 7pm on Friday 13 August with a repeat at 6.55am on Saturday 14 August and available for 30 days via the ITV Hub.

Final Results

Tour Series 2021 Round Three Castle Douglas Women's Race

Women’s team result

1) CAMS – Basso Bikes, 15pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldesen, 14pts
3) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 13pts,
4) Team LDN – Brother UK, 12pts
5) Jadan – Vive le Velo, 11pts

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Women’s individual result

1) Megan Barker, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, 50:13.725
2) Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjelldsen, + 0.344
3) Jessica Finney, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, + 0.650
4) Frankie Morgans-Slader, GBR, AWOL O’Shea, + 1.654
5) Samantha Stuart, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 4.336

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Megan Barker, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, 2:05.709

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, 40pts

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Women’s team standings

1) CAMS Basso, 42pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjelldsen, 42pts
3) Team LDN – Brother UK, 32pts
4) Jadan Vive Le Velo, 30pts
5) Team Boompods, 30pts

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Tour Series 2021 Round Three Castle Douglas Men's Race

Men’s team result

1) Canyon dhb SunGod, 13pts
2) Wales Racing Academy, 12pts
3) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 11pts
4) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, 10pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 9pts

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Men’s individual result

1) Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, 1:06.32.015
2) Alec Briggs, GBR, TEKKERZ, + 0.486
3) Jim Brown, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, + 1.019
4) Leon Mazzone, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 1.498
5) Matt Gibson, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, + 1.509

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, 1:49.570

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Matt Gibson, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 35pts

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Men’s team standings

1) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 35pts
2) Canyon dhb SunGod, 34pts
3) Wales Racing Academy, 33pts
4) Crimson Orientation Marketing, 32pts
5) Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 23pts

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Race Report & Gallery – Round 2 Tour Series – Sunderland

by Anna Magrath | Aug 11, 2021

Welsh riders came out on top in the first ever Sunderland round of the Tour Series as Megan Barker (CAMS – Basso) and Will Roberts (Wales Racing Academy) took the individual honours on Wearside.

Barker’s victory, her third Tour Series win, helped CAMS – Basso take the win on the night to set up a nail biting finale in Castle Douglas on Thursday with just one point separating them and Series leaders Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen.

Meanwhile Roberts took the men’s win on the night as reigning champions Canyon dhb SunGod bounced back from their disappointing opening event to take their tenth-round victory. Heading to Scotland they trail overall leaders Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling by three points, keeping the dream of a historic hattrick of titles alive, but very much an outside shot.

After a packed day of family activities in Sunderland’s Mowbray Park, Britain’s leading men’s and women’s teams took the stage on the fast 1.3km circuit around the perimeter of the park.

Despite predictions that the long uphill drag of Burdon Road would split the peloton, and the efforts of a motivated CAMS – Basso team to do just that, the field largely hung together with Jo Tindley’s Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen team able to shadow their moves and keep the five yellow Freewheel.co.uk jerseys.

Tindley also held on to the Freewheel.co.uk Sprints competition while there was a first ever Brother UK Fastest Lap win for Crimson Orientation Marketing RT and Samantha Stuart.

After their victory in Guisborough on Sunday Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling kept the men’s yellow Freewheel.co.uk jerseys, two points ahead of Crimson Orientation Marketing RT with Canyon dhb SunGod and Wales Racing Academy level a further point in arrears.

The Welsh team enjoyed a standout Sunderland round with Gorseinon’s Roberts attacking from a small group to hold on to the win by just over a second from Ollie Rees (TRINITY Racing) while fellow Wales Racing Academy rider Joe Holt took third.

Active throughout had been British Olympian Charlie Tanfield having been drafted into the Canyon dhb SunGod fresh from arriving back from Tokyo to take fourth on the night and help his team to victory.

As well as keeping the overall teams lead, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling hold onto the Freewheel.co.uk Sprints jersey through Matt Gibson while Chris McGlinchey took the Brother UK Fastest Lap for Team Spectra p/b Wiggle.

Highlights of the Sunderland races are on ITV4 at 7pm on Wednesday 11 August with a repeat at 12.30pm on Thursday 12 August and available for 30 days via the ITV Hub.

Round 2 Results

Tour Series 2021 Round Two Sunderland Women's Race

Women’s team result

1) CAMS-Basso Bikes, 15pts
2) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, 14pts
3) ŠKODA DSI Cycling Academy, 14pts
4) Brother UK Cycle Team OnForm, 13pts
5) Jadan-Vive le Velo

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Women’s individual result

1) Meg Barker, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, 50:17.218
2) Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, + 0.473
3) Samantha Stuart, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 0.865
4) Jessica Finney, GBR, CAMS – Basso Bikes, + 1.029
5) Ellen McDermott, GBR, Team Boompods, + 1.085

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Samantha Stuart, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, 1:41.874

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Jo Tindley, GBR, Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, 28pts

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Women’s team standings after round two

1) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen, 28pts
2) CAMS – Basso, 27pts
3) ŠKODA DSI Cycling Academy, 24pts
4) Team Boompods, 22pts
5) Team LDN – Brother UK, 20pts

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Tour Series 2021 Round Two Sunderland Men's Race

Men’s team result

1) Canyon dhb SunGod, 13pts
2) Wales Racing Academy, 12pts
3) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 11pts
4) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, 10pts
5) Saint Piran, 9pts

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Men’s individual result

1) William Roberts, GBR, Wales Racing Academy, 1:06.16.314
2) Ollie Rees, GBR, TRINITY Racing, + 1.235
3) Joe Holt, GBR, Wales Racing Academy, + 1.412
4) Charlie Tanfield, GBR, Canyon dhb SunGod, + 1.475
5) Toby Barnes, GBR, Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, + 2.467

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Brother UK Fastest Lap

Chris McGlinchey, IRL, Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, 1:33.144

Freewheel.co.uk sprints competition

Matt Gibson, GBR, Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 25pts

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Men’s team standings after round one

1) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling, 24pts
2) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT, 22pts
3) Canyon dhb SunGod, 21pts
4) Wales Racing Academy, 21pts
5) TEKKERZ, 16pts

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Tour Series - Round 3

The final round (Round Three) of the 2021 Tour Series takes place on Thursday 12 August in Castle Douglas in Dumfries & Galloway as a part of the CD Bike & Food Festival with 18:00 (women’s) and 19:30 (men’s).

Owing to current COVID-19 guidelines in Scotland, the Castle Douglas round will be ticketed (free of charge) and limited to 3,500 spectators.

Spectators can register for tickets via the Tour Series website here.

THURSDAY 12 AUGUST

Women’s team presentation – 5:25pm

Women’s race – 6pm to 6:50pm

Women’s podium ceremony – 6:50pm

Men’s team presentation: 7:05pm

Men’s race – 7:30pm to 8:45pm.

Men’s podium ceremony – 9pm

FRIDAY 13 AUGUST

ITV4 highlights show – 7pm

For more information visit: www.tourseries.co.uk

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Anna Magrath

Editor & Writer

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