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Jon Mould of NFTO got his second win of the series in a cracking race in Durham whilst Raleigh got on the podium with an all important team win.

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Mould masters Durham as Raleigh return to podium

Twelve months on and at the same venue as their last team victory, Raleigh returned to the top step of the podium after an impressive Durham showing, but it was Jon Mould’s individual win that took the plaudits.

For the second time in five days the Welsh NFTO rider was involved in a thrilling final sprint with a Rapha Condor JLT rider, but, unlike in Aberystwyth, Mould came out on top, narrowly pipping Graham Briggs for the individual victory, his second of the 2014 Pearl Izumi Tour Series.

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After being in beaten in his native Wales on Friday, Jon Mould of NFTO hit back with his second race win of the series just a ahead of Graham Briggs (RCJ) with Mathieu Boulo of Raleigh in third.

The pair had been part of the lead group of riders for much of the race, including perennial Durham favourite Kristian House and Raleigh duo Evan Oliphant and Matthieu Boulo, with all seeming to take their turn off the front at one point or other.

Come the last lap around Durham’s tough South Street circuit it was Mould and Briggs who were left in front, with Mould squeezing past Briggs for the victory, to add to his Round One win in Stoke-on-Trent.

The Newport rider was at the front throughout, winning all three Sprints to extend his lead over Briggs in the Sprints jersey to four points.

But NFTO couldn’t take the team prize, with next best placed rider Josh Hunt down in 16th position, instead it was Raleigh taking the honours thanks to Boulo outsprinting House for third, and Morgan Kniesky in sixth and Oliphant in ninth making sure of the honours.

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Four riders in top 11 for Raleigh saw them win the Team prize after an aggressive race.

With Liam Stones just outside the top ten in eleventh is was comfortably the best performance yet for the Heron and enough to give them the win over Rapha Condor JLT.

The men in black, although now far more accustomed to wearing the yellow and red of Pearl Izumi, stretch their Pearl Izumi Tour Series lead to 10-points overall as Madison Genesis had an evening to forget. Kiwi duo Mike Northey and Tom Scully took eighth and twelfth, but their all-important third counting rider was Tobyn Horton, way down in 39th.

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Riders look up at the Festina clock to see how long before the flag drops on the hour.

As a result Madison Genesis finished sixth on the night as several other teams enjoyed their best performances of the 2014 season.

There was also further success for the young Great Britain team, with Chris Lawless recording the Costa Express Fastest Lap, early on in proceedings.

Highlights of the Durham round are on ITV4 at 10pm on Wednesday 28th May, with a repeat at 6.55am on Thursday 29th May.

Round Six sees The Pearl Izumi Tour Series make its debut in Edinburgh on Thursday 29th May, with the Matrix Fitness GP Series also resuming, for Round Three of the women’s events.

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All calm behind the TV bike after a sighting lap of the course

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GB’s Chris Lawless off the front early on that netted him the fastest lap prize from Costa Express

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A double winner in Durham, Kristian House was very aggressive in trying to split the lead group of about a dozen riders

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Marcin Bialoblocki just back from a stage win in the RAS, chases back to the front with Briggs on his wheel and Steve Lampier also in the mix.

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Tom Scully was involved in an early crash, helping to clear the bikes off the circuit and then chased back through the race to the first chase group. Awesome ride by the Madison Genesis rider.

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Liam Stones of Raleigh was the fourth rider for the team in 11th.

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Not a lot of joy for the sprinters who were lapped.

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The crowds on the climb were massive.

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Top ride by Frenchman Matthieu Boulo who attacked alone and was joined by Briggs who sat in waiting for Kristian House ….

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Kristian House managed to cross to the two leaders on his own

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But then the rest of the break came across for the bell lap as they watched each other before Bialoblocki kicked off the race to the finish on the descent.

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Tight finish! Mould comes at Briggs and gets the verdict to take his second win of the 2014 series.

Results

The Pearl Izumi Tour Series
Tuesday 27 May 2014, Durham

Round Five Team Result
1) Team Raleigh
2) Rapha Condor JLT
3) Node4 Velosure
4) NFTO Pro Cycling
5) Metaltek Kuota
6) Madison Genesis
7) Starley Primal Pro Cycling
8) Pedal Heaven Colbornes
9) Great Britain

Round Five Individual Result
1) Jon Mould, GBR, NFTO Pro Cycling
2) Graham Briggs, GBR, Rapha Condor JLT
3) Matthieu Boulo, FRA, Team Raleigh
4) Kristian House, GBR, Rapha Condor JLT
5) Marcin Bialoblocki, POL, Node4 Velosure
6) Morgan Kniesky, FRA, Team Raleigh
7) George Harper, GBR, Node4 Velosure
8) Mike Northey, NZL, Madison Genesis
9) Evan Oliphant, GBR, Team Raleigh
10) Steve Lampier, GBR, Node4 Velosure

Round Five Costa Express Fastest Lap: Chris Lawless, GBR, Great Britain,
Round Five Sprint Winner: Jon Mould, GBR, NFTO Pro Cycling

Overall Team Standings, post-Round Five
1) Rapha Condor JLT, 64pts
2) Madison Genesis, 54pts
3) NFTO Pro Cycling, 48pts
4) Team Raleigh, 47pts
5) Node4 Velosure, 34pts
6) Metaltek Kuota, 29pts
7) Great Britain, 27pts
8) Starley Primal Pro Cycling, 22pts
9) Pedal Heaven Colbornes, 17pts

Overall Sprint Standings, post-Round Five
1) Jon Mould, GBR, NFTO Pro Cycling, 44pts
2) Graham Briggs, GBR, Rapha Condor JLT, 40pts
3) Tom Scully, NZL, Madison Genesis, 22pts

 

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