Results – Women’s Team Series 1

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Elizabeth Jane Harris winner of the first round in the long running Women’s Team Series on Saturday

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Results – Women’s Team Series 1 

Report from Jon Miles of the first Team Series held yesterday at Hog Hill.

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Another good start to the racing season and the Women’s Team Series was this promotion by the Eagle RC , always a good field for this race and active in spite of the very cold wind.

Let 2nd place Louise Mahe tell the tale of the race
“There’s always a mix of nerves and excitement as you to take to the start line of the first biggish race of the season and with a large field I tried to keep near the front early on. As two riders clipped off the front on the “Hoggenberg”, in pursuit of the first prime, I thought I’d follow.

Even though it was rather early I carried on my effort as the other two sat up and soon had a respectable gap. The wind was blowing hard and I was half expecting to get swept up by the bunch, but with my Ikon Mazda teammates marking other moves the gap wavered but stuck. Three riders then chipped across and we began working together, the bunch seemed to loose interest in chasing and we opened up a bigger gap. By the final lap there were three of us and with two riders from the Army team, who were very strong, it was going to be tough. Unfortunately I waited a little too long to launch my sprint on the final time up the Hoggenberg and one Army girl jumped hard, taking the win by a good few bike lengths”.

“It great to see the team series, in its 15th year, going from strength to strength. Was impressed to see so many 4th cats taking to the line in the support event before our race, this really shows the depth in women’s racing these days!”

Winner Elizabeth Jane Harris had this to say
With the first race of the Women’s Team Series it was nice to see such a big field; the race itself it was a good peleton but halfway through I got away with my team mate Chanel and Louise, we worked well together, it was not a technical course. Coming to the finish my coach had me visualizing the finish so it was a case of putting that into action, I had my team mate lead me out which was good. This is my first race in the Team Series.

Another good start to the racing season and the Women’s Team Series was this promotion by the Eagle RC , always a good field for this race and active in spite of the very cold wind.

RESULT
1 Elizabeth-Jane Harris Army Cycling Union
2 Louise Mahe IKON – Mazda
3 Chanel Mason Army Cycling Union
4 Tamara Davenne Zappis Racing Team
5 Emma Grant IKON – Mazda
6 Lucy Shaw Matrix Fitness Development
7 Megan Barker Fusion RT Gearclub Bike Science
8 Rebecca Raybould Composite Team
9 Keira McVitty Team Giordana- Triton
10 Corrine Hall IKON – Mazda
11 Fionna Hunter-Johnston Onit Cycles
12 Bethany Taylor Bonito Squadra Corse
13 Bella Leach London Phoenix CC
14 Anna Marie Hughes Bonito Squadra Corse
15 Henrietta Colborne Bonito Squadra Corse
16 Clover Murray
17 Francesca Morgans-Slader Elitevelo Kalas Sportswear CRT
18 Laura Greenhalgh Les Filles Racing Team
19 Alexandra Willey Onit Cycles WRT
20 Louise Laker PMR@Toachim House
21 Charlotte Broughton Composite Team
22 Jennifer George Les Filles Racing Team
23 Lucy Harper Composite Team
24 Helen Ralston Les Filles Racing Team
25 Holly James Onit Cycles WRT
26 Hester Stembridge Elitevelo Kalas Sportswear CRT
27 Annabel Fisher Bonito Squadra Corse
28 Mary McFadzean GB Cycles.co.uk
29 Alexis Barnes PMR@Toachim House
30 Abby-Mae Parkinson Team Giordana- Triton
31 Annasley Park Team Giordana- Triton
32 Delia Beddis Les Filles Racing Team
33 Becky Hoare Army Cycling Union
34 Helen McKay Les Filles Racing Team
35 Michelle Forster London Phoenix CC
36 Emma Towers Twickenham CC
37 Alice Lethbridge GB Cycles.co.uk
38 Phoebe Speck Composite Team
39 Corinne Clark Composite Team
40 Stephanie Post Onit Cycles WRT
41 Susan Freeburn PMR@Toachim House
42 Natasha Reddy RP Racing Team
43 Victoria Strila PMR@Toachim House
44 Lisa Leonard GB Cycles.co.uk
45 Sophie Black Elitevelo Kalas Sportswear CRT
46 Elanor Cadzow PMR@Toachim House
47 Charlotte Sampson Zappis Racing Team
48 Julia Hesselberg Elitevelo Kalas Sportswear CRT
49 Donna Short Army Cycling Union
50 Victoria Long Army Cycling Union
51 Tracy Corbett Les Filles Racing Team
52 Claire Richardson Zappis Racing Team
53 Tracy Best Zappi Racing team
54 Alison Gravatt Twickenham CC
55 Sydnie Price M and D Cycles / Fusion RT / WORX

TEAM POINTS
1 Army Cycling Union 288 points
2. Ikon Mazda 265 points
3 Onit Cycles 127 points
4. Bonityo Squadra Corse 124 points
5. Les Filles 117 points
6. Zappi Racing Team 111 points
7 Composite Team 109 points.
8 Fusion RT Gearclub 90 points
9. MatrixFitness 70 points
10 Elite Velo 74 points
11 London Phoenix 64 points
12 PMNR@Toachim House 44 points
13 BG Cycles 48 points
14 Twickenham CC 16 points

SUPPORTING WOMENS RACE
In the support 4th category race it was pleasing as Louise says to see so many riders braving the icy winds, it was a good decision to have two races for senior women and a model for the future. A good early breakaway then a chase by a small group Leaving eventually two riders in the lead with 6 laps remaining and a final sprint, just what all good races are made for especially for winner Sophie it was her first win for her new club Squadra Donne.

1 Sophie Coleman Squadra Donne Shutt VR
2 Emma Lewis Adalta Cycling Club
3 Rebecca Taylor CC London
4 Antonia Hawker CC London
5 Shula Hagan CC London
6 Dalila Lecky Dulwich Paragon CC
7 Claire Fisk Welwyn Wheelers CC
8 Hannah Yorwerth Welwyn Wheelers CC
9 Zoë Bartlett Folkestone Velo Club
10 Kathryn Morris Dulwich Paragon CC
11 Alice Cutter Dulwich Paragon CC
12 Anneke Prins Welwyn Wheelers CC
13 Jessica Hayes
14 Tania Wicklow Cambridge CC
15 Nicola Goodban Thanet RC
16 Alison Hinds Welwyn Wheelers CC
17 Natasha Pack
18 Jo Puttock Welwyn Wheelers CC

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