The long running British Women’s Classic, the Bedford Three day will start on May 2nd at Great Barford and run over five stages
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Preview – Bedford 3 Day Women’s Classic
The very long running Women’s classic, the Bedford Three day will again be held over three days at the start of May despite a clash with the Tour de Yorkshire Women’s race which has had a impact on the number of entries. Here are the race details and rider list:
Organiser Jon Miles who was honoured by the Women’s Tour (Sweetspot) when their race came to Bedford in 2014.
Stage 1 2nd May Road Stage Great Barford 55 km’s MK44 3HA
Stage 2 3rd May Team Time Trial Keysoe 10 Km’s MK44 2JE
Stage 3 3rd May Road Stage Keysoe 80 km’s MK44 2JE
Stage 4 4th May Time Trial Ravensden 8 km’s MK41 8QA
Stage 5 4th May Road Stage Thurleigh 74 km’s MK41 8QA
Each day of racing has a headquarters as follows;
Stage 1 – Great Barford Village Hall, Fishers Close, Great Barford, Bedford MK44 3HA
The race headquarters shall be open from 10:30
Stage 2 and 3 – Keysoe Village Hall, Keysoe Row West, Keysoe, Bedfordshire MK44 2JE
The race headquarters shall be open from 08:00
Stage 4 and 5 – Bedford Athletic Rugby Club, Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8QA
The race headquarters shall be open from 08:00
The classifications are as follows:
Individual classification (Yellow Jersey) – the rider with the lowest aggregate time wears the Yellow Jersey.
Sprints Classification (Green Jersey) – Decided using the combined points total of riders placing in intermediate sprints
Queen of the Mountains Classification (Red Jersey) – decided using the placing of riders in each QoM intermediate sprint
Junior Classification (White Jersey) – The junior rider with the lowest aggregate time wears the white Jersey.
Naomi Hemmant Most Combative rider award
This award recognises the courageous and attacking rider who leaves everything on the road. You might win, you might not win, but you have will have ridden with great style, commitment, and spirit. This is a special award for a special rider in memory of a very special person, Naomi Hemmant, who tragically passed away July 2012 at the age of 32.
Naomi was a rider just like you, a regular of the ladies Team Series, a perfect team mate, and a true fighter on and off the bike. Naomi loved all that cycling as a sport and recreation offered; the excitement, the competition, a way to explore the world, and make friends for life along the way. As you wait on the start line ready to race, take a moment to remember Naomi. Smile as you remember her smile, her beauty and love for all, and then ride like you’ve never ridden before. Good luck and chapeau!
COURSE
STAGE 1
Start at Village Hall in Great Barford. Turn left at entrance (M) (race neutralised), and left again (M) at T junction towards Roxton. Race will be deneutralised leaving village. Follow road until turn left at Junction (M) towards Chawston, follow unclassified road until crossroads at Chawston and turn left again (M). Follow unclassified road through Colesden, and turn left again at crossroads at Ducks Cross (M). Follow road turning left again (M) at crossroads towards Great Barford, to complete the circuit (15.3Km). The race is 4 laps. The finish line is on the Roxton Road
STAGE 2
On the top of Sunderland’s Hill, Ravensden by a concrete lay-by on the B660, 200 metres north of Ravensden Crossroads and about 2 miles from the outskirts of Bedford, the Bedford to Kimbolton road. Continue north on the B660 passing Bolnhurst to FINISH about I kilometre past the village sign of Bolnhurst.
For your own safety, and because we want to use this course in other years, please DO NOT ‘cut corners’; there will be observers out on the course and any rider who survives this silly action will be disqualified – so there!
There is very limited parking at the start so please be sensible; only park on the right hand side going towards Bedford, that is in the lay-by. No cars to be parked on the left hand side, the side down the hill. Please do not let us have the problems that occurred in other years.
STAGE 3
Line up outside the race headquarters on the B660. The race will be NEUTRALISED for 1.5 kilometres.
After 1.5 kilometres turn left at Bolnhurst in the direction of Bushmead Priory-St Neots, continue and at the T-junction, turn left towards Little Staughton, carry on through the village BEWARE of parked cars, down a small incline where WITH GREAT CARE turn left towards Pertenhall.
Over the crossroads and at the T-junction with the B660, turn left and carry on to Mill hill, Keysoe. The lapboard will read 4 LAPS TO GO. Finish at the top of Mill Hill, Keysoe.
STAGE 4
On the top of Sunderland’s Hill, Ravensden by a concrete lay-by on the B660, 200 metres north of Ravensden Crossroads and about 2 miles from the outskirts of Bedford, the Bedford to Kimbolton road. Continue north on the B660 passing Bolnhurst to FINISH about I kilometre past the village sign of Bolnhurst.
For your own safety, and because we want to use this course in other years, please DO NOT ‘cut corners’; there will be observers out on the course and any rider who survives this silly action will be disqualified – so there!
STAGE 5
START On B660 opposite concrete layby (used to start the team time trial in the 3 Day) on top of Sunderland’s Hill, Ravensden. Continue northwards on B660 passing through Bolnhurst and with 2.9 miles (4.6 kilometres) covered turn LEFT direction Thurleigh. Continue through Cross End to turn LEFT into Robins Folly after 4.7 miles (7.5 kilometres)
Continue in direction of Ravensden/Bedford and after 6.1 miles (9.8 kilometres) turn LEFT into Butler Street direction Ravensden. After 7.5 miles (12 kilometres) turn LEFT onto B660 to continue for a further 0’5 miles to finish on top of Sunderland’s Hill. Total lap distance will be 8 miles – 12.8 kilometres
6 laps for a total race distance of 56 miles – 76.8 kilometres
RIDERS
1 Victoria Strila PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
2 Susan Freeburn PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
3 Louise Laker PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
4 Alexis Barnes PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
5 Elanor Cadzow PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
6 Chloe Weller PMR@Toachim House/Kalas
7 Claire Richardson Team Zappi RT/Planet X
8 Charlotte Sampson Team Zappi RT/Planet X
9 Lindsey Ackland Team Zappi RT/Planet X
10 Juliet Milward Team Zappi RT/Planet X
11 Tracy Best Team Zappi RT/Planet X
12 Tamara Davenne Team Zappi RT/Planet X
13 Nicole Oh Les Filles Racing Team
14 Jennifer George Les Filles Racing Team
15 Laura Greenhalgh Les Filles Racing Team
16 Helen Ralston Les Filles Racing Team
17 Tracy Corbett Les Filles Racing Team
18 Jayne Payne Les Filles Racing Team
19 Iona Sewell Carnac – Planet X
20 Louise Collins Carnac – Planet X
21 Sandra Mackay Carnac – Planet X
22 Nicola Soden Carnac – Planet X
23 Sarah Cramoysan Carnac – Planet X
24 Caroline GUEST Carnac – Planet X
25 Sophie Black Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
26 Jennifer Powell Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
27 Julia Hesselberg Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
28 Alice Miller Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
29 Francesca Morgans Slader Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
30 Elite Velo-Kalas Sportswear CRT
31 Fiona Hunter-Johnson Onit Cycles WRT/Total Cycling Performance/One lIfe
32 Holly James Onit Cycles WRT/Total Cycling Perormance/One lIfe
33 Stephanie Post Onit Cycles WRT/Total Cycling Performance/One lIfe
34 Alexandra Willey Onit Cycles WRT/Total Cycling Performance/One Life
35 Mathilde Mathijsse Bonito Squadra Corse
36 Henrietta Colborne Bonito Squadra Corse
37 Lucy Chittenden Bonito Squadra Corse
38 Annabel Fisher Bonito Squadra Corse
39 Anna Marie Hughes Bonito Squadra Corse
40 Bethany Taylor Bonito Squadra Corse
41 Sophie Faulkner Fusion RT Gearclub
42 Gillian Taylor Fusion RT Gearclub
43 Rebecca Nixon Fusion RT Gearclub
44 Natalie Grinczer Fusion RT Gearclub
45 Megan Barker Fusion RT Gearclub
46 Mathilde Pauls Fusion RT Gearclub
47 Jennifer Hudson Fusion RT Gearclub
48 Ejay Harris Army Cycling Union
49 Chanel Mason Army Cycling Union
50 Sam Wilson Army Cycling Union
51 Vickie Long Army Cycling Union
52 Becky Hoare Army Cycling Union
53 Alice Lethbridge GB Cycles.co.uk
54 Michelle Forster GB Cycles.co.uk
55 Louise Burnie GB Cycles.co.uk
56 Gabriella Nordin GB Cycles.co.uk
57 Mary McFadzean GB Cycles.co.uk
58 Jenni Lake Squadra Donne-Shutt VR
59 Hetti Niblett Squadra Donne-Shutt VR
60 Sarah Burke Squadra Donne-Shutt VR
61 Sarah Coleman Squadra Donne-Shutt VR
62 Laura Cameron London Phoenix
63 Michelle Sellars London Phoenix
64 Rebecca Raybould London Phoenix
65 Rose Osborne Team WNT
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