Report/Result: Lincoln Grand Prix

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Peter Kennaugh of the Isle of Man has won solo the most prestigious of British classics, the Lincoln GP after attacking his breakaway companion Marcin Bialoblocki, UK Youth in the closing miles.

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Peter Kennaugh (Isle of Man) has won the Lincoln Grand Prix at the first attempt after breaking away from his final challenger, Marcin Bialoblocki (UK Youth) in the closing miles and holding on to win comfortably in the Isle of Man colours.

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The race was notable by the large numbers in contention until four laps to go when Kennaugh started to assert his authority on the race just before the rain started to tumble on the cobbles. In front of a big crowd and climbing with ease close to the front, the Olympic champion broke clear on his own and after a few miles out front, was joined by Marcin Bialoblocki and New Zealand’s Tom Scully (Raleigh).

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Dale Appleby makes a the first lap of the Lincoln GP.

These three forged a gap of almost two minutes from six riders and while the three became two as Scully was detached from the break, the six chasers were caught by the still very large group. With Raleigh having lost a rider in the front move, they went on the attack and were forcing it and at the finish that showed with Australian Lachlan Norris finishing third for Raleigh and fellow Australian Richard Lang in 5th place.

Peter Kennaugh: “It is great to be back in the Manx colours. It is the first time I have ridden a Premier Calendar and it was a shock to the system after riding in the pros. It’s every man for himself out there and no-one gives you an inch of room, everyone is knocking into you, taking your handlebars out and moving up when it’s not necessary.”

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IG Sigma Sport rider Peter Hawkins forcing it after lap but still the peloton remained largely intact with all the movement at the back of the race.

“It’s a good standard though I’ll tell you that .I feel at home on those small climbs, as I am lighter than the rider I was with. I went on the climb after the feed just to test my legs and thought he might be able to come with me but at least I’d be able to see how he is and as he’d attacked me a few times on the flat, I knew he wasn’t confident for the climb. I was also cornering a bit better as well so I thought if I can get a gap, I can open up the gap on the corners before the climb.”

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Kristian House was looking very strong early on but a gear problem where he climbed Michaelgate in the 11 sprocket seemed to dent that form

Marcin Bialoblocki (UK Youth)i: “I was very strong but I started to cramp and couldn’t do anything and he is a great rider. We worked equally in the break and then I tried to attack him on the final lap but my legs cramped”.

“The race was good for me early on. My teammates, they were working very well today and I was able to chill out for the first laps as they covered the moves. When I went, no-one chased as they covered the attacks. I feel good now and after a few big races I will feel even better!”

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Lachlan Norris (Raleigh): “That was a good race by all of us today and it was just unlucky we lost Tom out of the break as it would have been a good finish for him. We were always represented and the boys rode well at the front of the race. Not quite the result we were looking for but still great to be on the podium”.

“This race is full on. The climb itself is really hard and you want to make sure you are in the top ten going into it but then over the back, there’s lots of attacking before the descent and there is always something going on. It’s a race you have to be on your toes the whole day. You can’t relax and make sure you don’t miss anything.”

“We’re starting to work better as a team after a few races and I am certainly getting into the swing of thing as far as the racing goes. I am more of climber but I think I’ll still be able to help the team in the crits. I won’t do them all but if there are some courses that suit me I can jump in and help the other guys. We have some good horsepower there.”

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Richard Handley forcing it on Michaelgate

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Raleigh’s Rob Britton leading the race up Michaelgate ahead of youngster Alex Peters

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Over halfway into the race and Peter Kennaugh applies the pressure

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Raleigh have numbers at the front in the chase with Alex Blain and Richard Lang.

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Kennaugh looks back to see Bialoblocki (UK Youth) and Scully (Raleigh) coming up to him

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Kennaugh continued to gap his breakaway companions on Michealgate however. Here Bialoblocki (UK Youth) leads a suffering Scully with three laps to go.

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Kennaugh tugs at his Isle of Man jersey as he crosses the line to win the Lincoln GP.

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Lots of applause for Bialoblocki (UK Youth) as he crosses the line second.

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Raleigh’s Norris (Raleigh) crosses the line alone for third after a tough race.

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Richard Lang (Raleigh) is fifth ahead of Tobyn Horton (UK Youth).

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Result
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 03:51:14
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 15 secs
3 Lachlan Norris Team Raleigh 02:15
4 Richard Lang Team Raleigh 02:19
5 Tobyn Horton Team UK Youth st
6 Liam Holohan Madison Genesis 02:24
7 Eric Berthou Team Raleigh 02:38
8 Yanto Barker Team UK Youth 02:57
9 Richard Handley Rapha Condor JLT 03:02
10 Peter Hawkins Team IG – Sigma Sport 03:04
11 Tom Stewart Team Sportscover Bioracer st
12 Steve Lampier Node4 – Giordana Racing 03:06
13 Will Bjergfelt MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling 03:07
14 Peter Williams Team IG – Sigma Sport st
15 Evan Oliphant Team Raleigh st
16 Connor McConvey Synergy Baku CP Azerbaijan st
17 Martin Ford Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes st
18 Ben Greenwood Team Hope Factory Racing st
19 David McGowan Metaltek – Knights of Old RT 03:11
20 Tom Barras Wheelbase Altura MGD st
21 Andrew Coupe Wheelbase Altura MGD 03:13
22 George Harper Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT U23 st
23 Kit Gilham Metaltek – Knights of Old RT st
24 Gruff Lewis Metaltek – Knights of Old RT st
25 Matthew Clarke Halesowen A U23 st
26 Josh Hunt Team UK Youth U23 03:17
27 James Moss Team IG – Sigma Sport st
28 Sebastian Baylis Madison Genesis U23 03:19
29 Luke Dunbar Equipe CMI st
30 Hugh Wilson NFTO 03:22
31 Niklas Gustavsson Team UK Youth st
32 Peter Murdoch Paisley Velo Race Team st
33 Sam Redding Spin Rotor Primal C-Originals RT st
34 Mike Northey Node4 – Giordana Racing st
35 Ryan Mullen Team IG – Sigma Sport U23 st
36 James Gullen Team Hope Factory Racing st
37 Andrew Hawdon Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes st
38 Gary Hand Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes st
39 Rob Carter TS Racing Team-Vankru st
40 Andrew Roche Team Isle of Man st
41 Christian Varley Node4 – Giordana Racing st
42 Rob Partridge Team UK Youth 03:31
43 Luke Ryan Twenty3c.co.uk-Focus 03:33
44 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis 03:37
45 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT st
46 Dan Barry Node4 – Giordana Racing st
47 Rhys Lloyd Metaltek – Knights of Old RT st
48 Dexter Gardias Metaltek – Knights of Old RT 03:47
49 Shem Rodger Node4 – Giordana Racing 04:22
50 Thomas Scully Team Raleigh 04:27
51 Steven Burke Node4 – Giordana Racing 05:18
52 Alexandre Blain Team Raleigh 05:33
53 Ashley Brown Team Sportscover st
54 Joe Moses Team Sportscover U23 05:39
55 Conor Ryan Equipe CMI U23 05:41
56 Roman Van Uden Node4 – Giordana Racing 05:43
57 Tom Murray Metaltek – Knights of Old RT 06:08

Black Flag Lap 5
22 Todd Hotchkiss Clay Cross Road Team U23

BLACK FLAG LAP 6
15 Phil Dempsey Aprire Bicycles
97 Francis Cade Pedal Heaven RT U23
137 Rhys Howells Twenty3c.co.uk-Focus

BLACK FLAG LAP 7
84 Ewen MacDonald NFTO U23
86 Matt Lee NFTO
169 Lee Allen Beeston RC
31 Andrew Hargroves Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT U23
127 Mark Baines Spirit Bikes Racing Team
125 Jack Waller Spirit Bikes Racing Team U23
155 Robert Adlard Velo29-Blackhawk
98 David Creeggan Pedal Heaven RT
191 Patrick Clarke Connacht Cycling Team
71 Chris Snook Madison Genesis
179 Tom Timothy Achieve CC
20 Stephen Smith Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos
16 Jacob Tipper Biketreks Racing Academy U23
172 Lee Tunnicliffe Clay Cross Road Team
96 Robert McCarthy Pedal Heaven RT
23 Blake Cowley Clay Cross Road Team U23
38 Simon Baxter Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes
111 Elliott Porter Rapha Condor JLT U23
157 Alex Bottomley Wheelbase Altura MGD
151 Christopher Mark Velo29-Blackhawk
21 Tim Allen Clay Cross Road Team U23
194 Mike Ryder Connacht Cycling Team
10 Tom Black Team Isle of Man
49 Michael Auger Iceni Velo
82 Hefin Price NFTO
123 James Smith Spin Rotor Primal C-Originals RT
154 William Brown Velo29-Blackhawk U23
12 Henry Latimer AW Cycles U23
192 Nigel Forde Connacht Cycling Team
142 Owen Lake Twenty3c.co.uk-Focus U23
193 Charles Prendergast Connacht Cycling Team
138 Peter Vincent Twenty3c.co.uk-Focus
43 Matthew Williams Team Hope Factory Racing
182 Robert Ward Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT U23
20 Stephen Smith Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos

BLACK FLAG LAP 8
163 Jamie Scott MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling
57 Jake Martin Kingsnorth International Whlrs U23
158 Adam Duggleby Wheelbase Altura MGD
156 Alistair Rutherford Wheelbase Altura MGD
139 Stephen Adams Twenty3c.co.uk-Focus
150 Greg Mansell Team UK Youth

BLACK FLAG LAP 11
28 Simon Wilson Team Corley Cycles
118 Will Stephenson Rapha Condor JLT U23
42 Harry Tanfield Herbalife-Leisure Lakes Bikes U23
30 John Whittington Team Diabetes UK
102 Daniel Storey RST Racing Team
44 Daniel Booth Team Hope Factory Racing
34 Richard Mardle Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT
62 Declan Byrne MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling U23
60 David Lines MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling
59 Liam Stones MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling
119 George Pym Spin Rotor Primal C-Originals RT U23
61 Jamie Caldwell MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling

THE THREE BEST PLACED RIDERS UNDER 23 YEARS OF AGE
1 George Harper Felt-Colbornes-Hargroves RT U23
2 Matthew Clarke Halesowen A U23
3 9 Josh Hunt Team UK Youth U23

THE BRIAN COSSAVELLA MICHAELGATE TROPHY SPONSORED BY: UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN
TROPHY SPONSORED BY: UNIVERSAL CYCLE CENTRE POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 18
2 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 16
3 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 10
4 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis 4
5 Richard Handley Rapha Condor JLT 3
6 Sebastian Baylis Madison Genesis 3
7 Thomas Scully Team Raleigh 3
8 Roman Van Uden Node4 – Giordana Racing 2
9 Peter Hawkins Team IG – Sigma Sport 2
10 Yanto Barker Team UK Youth 2
11 Declan Byrne MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling 2
12 Connor McConvey Synergy Baku CP Azerbaijan 2
13 Andrew Tennant Madison Genesis 2
14 Robert Britton Team Raleigh 2
15 Alexandre Blain Team Raleigh 2
16 Dean Downing Madison Genesis 1
17 Mike Northey Node4 – Giordana Racing 1
18 Richard Lang Team Raleigh 1
19 Eric Berthou Team Raleigh 1

LAP RESULTS
LAP 1 POINTS
1 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Roman Van Uden Node4 – Giordana Racing 2
3 Dean Downing Madison Genesis 1

LAP 2 POINTS
1 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Peter Hawkins Team IG – Sigma Sport 2
3 Connor McConvey Synergy Baku CP Azerbaijan 1

LAP 3 POINTS
1 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis 2
3 Mike Northey Node4 – Giordana Racing 1

LAP 4 POINTS
1 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Yanto Barker Team UK Youth 2
3 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis 1

LAP 5 POINTS
1 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Declan Byrne MG-Maxifuel Pro Cycling 2
3 Connor McConvey Synergy Baku CP Azerbaijan 1

LAP 6 POINTS
1 Richard Handley Rapha Condor JLT 3
2 Andrew Tennant Madison Genesis 2
3 Kristian House Rapha Condor JLT 1

LAP 7 POINTS
1 Sebastian Baylis Madison Genesis 3
2 Robert Britton Team Raleigh 2
3 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis 1

LAP 8 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Alexandre Blain Team Raleigh 2
3 Richard Lang Team Raleigh 1

LAP 9 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 2
3 Thomas Scully Team Raleigh 1

LAP 10 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 2
3 Thomas Scully Team Raleigh 1

LAP 11 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 2
3 Thomas Scully Team Raleigh 1

LAP 12 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 2
3 Eric Berthou Team Raleigh 1

LAP 13 POINTS
1 Peter Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 3
2 Marcin Bialoblocki Team UK Youth 2
3 Lachlan Norris Team Raleigh 1

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2003 Mark Lovatt Life Repair CRT
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2005 Russell Downing recycling.co.uk
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2007 Dean Downing Rapha Condor Racing Team
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