Simon Yates of 100% ME has won the first edition of the Twinings ProAm road race near Salisbury after outsprinting Richard Handley at the end of the 100 mile race.
Escaping from a break with 15 miles to go, two riders, Richard Handley (Raleigh) and Simon Yates held off the rest of the seven strong break that had dominated the finishing laps of the Premier Calendar event.
Photo Report
Podium: Matt Cronshaw, Simon Yates and Richard Handley
The near 100 rider field lines up in Wilton at midday for the first running of the Twinings ProAm.
Niklas Gustavsson of UK Youth leads the break of four through Wilton.
Motorpoint had the bunch lined out through Wilton every lap as the chase for the break continued for well over half the race before it was finally reeled in as the finish laps approached.
Jon Locke leads Luke Rowe, Niklas Gustavsson and Russel Hampton in their long break today that last nearly all of the big loops of the race. Photo: Graham Robbins
Wilton is a very picturesque village with this stunning church one of the attractions.
The Wiltshire police escort, the largest group used on Wiltshire roads to escort an event. They did a grand job as well!
On the third of the big circuits, the pressureof the chase was taking its toll and here the bunch splits as Tobyn Horton leads for Motorpoint.
Matt Cronshaw applying the pressure at the front of a split in the peloton.
Chris Opie at the head of the first split on the finishing circuits. This was brought back and another went of seven riders.
First Premier Calendar win for Simon Yates who last year was riding the Junior National Series (and winning).
Matt Cronshaw clinches third in the sprint for the final podium place.
Luke Rowe sprints in for eight place.
Interviews and more pics to follow later in the week.
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RESULTS
1      Simon   Yates   100% ME   03:52:02
2      Richard   Handley   Team Raleigh   03:52:03
3      Matt   Cronshaw   Team Raleigh   03:52:14
4      Johnny   McEvoy   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:52:14
5      Evan   Oliphant   Endura Racing   03:52:15
6      Mark   Christian   100% ME   03:52:15
7      Dan   Craven   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:52:15
8      Luke   Rowe   100% ME   03:53:10
9      Marcin   Bialoblocki   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:53:11
10      Tobyn   Horton   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:53:11
11      Graham   Briggs   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:53:11
12      Andrew   Tennant   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:53:11
13      Tom   Barras   Cyclepremier.com – Metaltek   03:53:11
14      Chris   Opie   Pendragon – Le Col – Colnago   03:53:11
15      Tom   Last   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:53:11
16      Rob   Partridge   Endura Racing   03:53:12
17      James   Sampson   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:53:12
18      Doug   Dewey   GWR Team/Swindon Cycles/High5/K   03:53:12
19      Tom   Murray   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:53:12
20      Liam Holohan   Team Raleigh   03:53:12
21      Joseph   Kelly   100% ME   03:53:12
22      Wouter   Sybrandy   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:53:12
23      Jack   Adams   Forme Impsport Sanlamere   03:53:12
24      Freddy   Johansson   Team UK Youth   03:53:13
25      Ben   Greenwood   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:53:27
26      Zak   dempster   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:54:29
27      Jason   White   Cyclepremier.com – Metaltek   03:54:29
28      Jeroen   Janssen   Team Raleigh   03:54:29
29      Wojciech   Szlachta   Pasta Montegrappa – Zheroquadro   03:54:30
30      Ian   Bibby   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:54:30
31      Will   Bjergfelt   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:54:30
32      Stephen   Adams   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:54:30
33      Will   Fox   Forme Impsport Sanlamere   03:54:30
34      Russell   Hampton   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:54:31
35      Dexter   Gardias   Forme Impsport Sanlamere   03:54:31
36      Ashley   Cox   Team Corley Cycles/Cervelo/Alph   03:54:32
37      Richard   Cartland   Team Corley Cycles/Cervelo/Alph   03:54:32
38      David   Clarke   Endura Racing   03:54:32
39      Kit   Gilham   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:54:32
40      James   Sparling   Team Raleigh   03:54:33
41      Steve   Lampier   Sigma Sport Specialized Cycling   03:54:35
42      Scott   Thwaites   Endura Racing   03:54:35
43      Peter   Williams   Motorpoint Pro Cycling   03:54:36
44      James   Moss   Endura Racing   03:54:36
45      Joe   Perrett   Twenty3c-Orbea   03:54:36
46      Ian   Wilkinson   Endura Racing   03:54:37
47      Daniel   Fleeman   Team Raleigh   03:54:37
48      Niklas   Gustavsson   Team UK Youth   03:54:38
49      Jonathan   Tiernan-Locke   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:54:39
50      Kristian   House   Rapha Condor Sharp   03:54:46
