Live: Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race

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The 2016 Jock Wadley Memorial has been won by Jacob Hennessy from Loyd Chpman (Pedal Heaven) and George Wood.

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Live: Jock Wadley Memorial Road Race

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Jacob Hennessy gets the better of Lloyd Chapman (Pedal Heaven) who admitted to fluffing the gears for a for a finish he’s won on before and George Wood who was sprinting on flat tyre after puncturing in the last kilometre only three weeks after he was knocked unconscious and lost of a lot skin in an accident.

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After having only 60 riders at the close of entries, there were 83 up to the time the riders lined up but for the first time on a a few years, only one UCI team, Pedal Heaven.

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Second time around and a break gets a gap with George Wood who was at the front all day

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Rhys Howells leads the early break.

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The peloton at this point was cruising with Lloyd Chapman and Andy Lyons have a nice chat at the front (they had teammates in the break).

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The break including Townsend, Webber, Wood, Godding and Hennesy

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Riders in the break were getting a little agitated as they attempted to get clear.

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The break coming back and some changes as Townsend drops back having ‘mare’ of a day.

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Whilst the break with some new firepower in it opened the gap up again, (below) the peloton was now really going for it

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The leading group which would explode over the closing laps to the point only three were contesting the finish sprint for the win

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A chase group including former winner Andy Lyons got to within 45 seconds

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Racing again full gas was former World Champion Colin Sturgess

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Hennessy has a dig in the closing few laps (bell lap I think!).

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The back peloton was told to sprint with a lap to go

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RESULT
1 Jacob Hennessy Spirit Bikes Racing Team
2 Lloyd Chapman Pedal Heaven
3 George Wood Richardsons-Trek RT
4 Michael Mottram HR Owen Maserati RT
5 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven
6 Oliver Maxwell Neon-Velo Cycling Team
7 Jez McCann Richardsons-Trek RT
8 Ashley Cox CC Luton
9 Mitchell Webber Pedal Heaven
10 Barnabas Purbrook London Dynamo
11 Harry Godding PMR@Toachim House
12 Will Ranoe HR Owen Maserati RT
13 Dexter Gardias Pedal Heaven
14 Stephen Swindley PMR@Toachim House
15 Douglas Coleman CC Luton
16 Andy Lyons Richardsons-Trek RT
17 Kieran Brady Richardsons-Trek RT
18 Jake Hales Spirit Bikes Racing Team
19 David Hewett Pedal Heaven Excel Academy
20 Clem Berrill Cycle Club Hackney
21 Michael Smith Team Corley Cycles
22 Tom Neale Planet X – Northside Cycling
23 Gunther Zechmann London Phoenix CC
24 Simon Alexander Richardsons-Trek RT
25 Tom Fitzpatrick Spirit Bikes Racing Team
26 Tom Yiangou Neon-Velo Cycling Team
27 Laurence Kirby Catford CC Equipe/Banks
28 Felix Barker Cycling Team Friuli
29 Matthew Carter Velo Schils – Interbike RT
30 CORLEY
31 Trevor Ormes Velo Schils – Interbike RT
32 Matthew Exley Team Corley Cycles
33 Adam Moore HR Owen Maserati RT
34 Ben Foames TBW Bottecchia Wigmore RT
35 Mark Smith Pro Cycle Hire UK R.T.
36 Joseph Sutton PMR@Toachim House
37 Benjamin Beynon KASSEI.CC – TEKNOFUEL
38 James Jobber Catford CC Equipe/Banks
39 Adam Capes PMR@Toachim House
40 Frank Longstaff Team Corley Cycles
41 Stuart Travis Spirit Bikes Racing Team
42 Anthony Moye Spirit Bikes Racing Team
43 Elliot Fullerton KASSEI.CC – TEKNOFUEL
44 Robert Orr Planet X – Northside Cycling
45 Peter Merritt Goma Dakwerken vdb Steenhouweri
46 Joseph Harris Spirit Bikes Racing Team
47 Simon Jodrell HR Owen Maserati RT
48 Colin Sturgess Planet X – Northside Cycling

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