Live! Tour of Reservoir Day 2

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First year senior Joe Fry of Pedal Heaven has won the Men’s Tour of Reservoir with Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis the stage 2 winner. 

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MENS RACE

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GC podium – Jonny McEvoy of NFTO (2nd),  Joe Fry of Pedal Heaven (1st) and Adria Moreno (Raleigh GAC) 3rd.

First year senior Joe Fry of Pedal Heaven has won the Tour of Reservoir. The race for the GC came down to a mad sprint over the final kilometre after JLT Condor had controlled the race and he managed to get the gap he needed to take the Yellow winners jersey.

The race was a controlled affair, even on a course which could have seen the peloton in bits and after a frantic opening, a break went clear on the first of the smaller loops with last year’s overall winner Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis) & his teammate Matt Cronshaw, Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC), Dexter Gardias (Pedal Heaven), Graham Briggs, Adam Kenway and Ryan Perry (Metaltek Kuota), James Lowlsey Williams (NFTO), Jeremy Durrin (Neon Velo) and Jez McCann.

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The men line up in Blanchland for the start in the afternoon.

The peloton had sat up and it was a looking like this early break would dominate the race before the GC battled hotted up.

It all went wrong though for the men in black who had race leader Tom Moses in the peloton as Graham Briggs up front crashed and so the next time we saw the race, JLT Condor were at the front and had the gap had down to 30 seconds. That was as close it got for a long long time as the break opened up a gap and the race stayed the same until the final two small laps of the course.

The climbs up Horsehoe pass in extreme cross winds had not yielded the race action many expected and it was on the climb up to Manor House on the small circuit where Erik Rowsell (Madison Genesis) exploded the break with a show of strength. Two stayed with him, Gardias and Torres and chasing was Ryan Perry after being distanced.

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The break on the first of the small loops climbs the hill at Manor House

It was a surprise then to see Perry leading solo by over 50 seconds the next time we saw them three quarters of a lap later. The chasers, Rowsell, Torres and Gardias were all pulling turns but the medallist at last year’s British time trial championships was riding strong despite not having felt great all day.

Could he hold on for another lap? No was the answer but it was a close run thing as Rowsell again lit it up again late on the stage to chase him down as the Raleigh GAC led peloton closed in on the break. Rowsell was the only one of two riders to ‘survive’ and stay away, 25 seconds clear of the next rider, Dexter Gardias (Pedal Heaven) who won the KoM award.

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The break having gone, the peloton has sat up and is in club run mode with the major teams represented in the move.

Making a great day for Pedal Heaven, James Gullen crossed the line third and then in sixth place, 32 seconds down on Rowsell was Joe Fry, his hand over his face as he could not believe he had won his first Prem in his first year as a senior.

The other GC contenders, Jonny McEvoy (NFTO) 35 seconds down, Adria Moreno (Raleigh GAC) on his wheel and then came Tom Moses (JLT Condor) in the same time but lost his podium place on countback.

An epic weekend with the worst weather for many a year was over and a youngster, Joe Fry, will never forget it but bigger things are surely on the horizon for this talented bike rider.

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Horsehoe pass and the break climb it three times without breaking up. Gardias (Pedal Heaven) leads James Lowlsey Williams (NFTO).

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The men in black in control of the peloton keep the break at a few minutes with none of the men in front within three minutes of race leader Tom Moses.

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Erik Rowsell (Madison Genesis) lights up the race on the smaller circuit with Gardias and Torres the only riders who can follow him.

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Ryan Perry (Metaltek Kuota) who had been dropped three quarters of a lap before, now led the race with a lap to go by 50 seconds

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Dexter Gardis (Pedal Heaven) leads Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC) and Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis)

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Joshua Edmondson chases alone

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Series leader Steve Lampier puts the hammer down up the climb to the feed zone with Ed Laverack

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Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis) stays clear to win the stage

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Joe Fry (Pedal Heaven) cannot believe it – he’s just won his first Prem!

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Jonny McEvoy (NFTO) wins the sprint of the other GC contenders to hold on to second overall.

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Podium for the stage L-R: James Gullen (Pedal Heaven), Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis) and Dexter Gardias (Pedal Heaven).

INTERVIEWS

VIDEO – Joe Fry (Pedal Heaven) Overall winner

VIDEO – Erik Rowsell (Madison Genesis) Stage winner

VIDEO – Jonny McEvoy (NFTO) 2nd overall

VIDEO – Adria Moreno (Raleigh GAC)

VIDEO – Dexter Gardis (Pedal Heaven) 2nd on stage)

VIDEO – James Gullen (Pedal Heaven) (3rd on stage)

VIDEO – Ryan Perry (Metaltek-KUOTA)

 

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RESULTS  

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Final Overall
1 Joe Fry Pedal Heaven 442407 07:47:40
2 Jonathon McEvoy NFTO 437290 07:47:43 @ 00:00:03
3 Adria Moreno Sala Raleigh GAC 1112173 07:47:43 @ 00:00:03
4 Tom Moses JLT Condor 452669 07:47:43 @ 00:00:03
5 Taylor Gunman Madison-Genesis 1227920 07:48:06 @ 00:00:26
6 Conor Swift Envelopemaster 723244 07:49:56 @ 00:02:16
7 Erick Rowsell Madison-Genesis 445912 07:50:37 @ 00:02:57
8 Dexter Gardias Pedal Heaven 435923 07:51:02 @ 00:03:22
9 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 453023 07:51:03 @ 00:03:23
10 James Gullen Pedal Heaven 448947 07:51:05 @ 00:03:25
11 Tom Travis-Pollard Metaltek Kuoto 1084362 07:51:05 @ 00:03:25
12 Ryan Perry Metaltek Kuoto 898421 07:51:12 @ 00:03:32
13 Joseph Clark Envelopemaster 931054 07:51:12 @ 00:03:32
14 Thomas Stewart Madison-Genesis 454559 07:51:12 @ 00:03:32
15 Morgan Kiniskey Raleigh GAC 07:51:12 @ 00:03:32
16 Elliott Porter Neon-Velo 824787 07:51:12 @ 00:03:32
17 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 421751 07:51:14 @ 00:03:34
18 Jacob Hennessy Spirit Bikes 1106165 07:51:16 @ 00:03:36
19 Sebastian Mora Vedri Raleigh GAC 1224732 07:51:16 @ 00:03:36
20 Evan Oliphant Raleigh GAC 203658 07:51:19 @ 00:03:39
21 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 425308 07:51:21 @ 00:03:41
22 Daire Feeley Team itap IRL 07:51:25 @ 00:03:45
23 Dan Fleeman Metaltek Kuoto 400082 07:51:27 @ 00:03:47
24 Jake Tanner Envelopemaster 704449 07:51:28 @ 00:03:48
25 Steven Lawley Metaltek Kuoto 909832 07:51:29 @ 00:03:49
26 Dale Appleby NFTO 433964 07:51:33 @ 00:03:53
27 Matthew Boulo Raleigh GAC 07:51:37 @ 00:03:57
28 Albert Torres Raleigh GAC 07:51:41 @ 00:04:01
29 Jon Tiernan-Locke Saint Piran 428289 07:51:44 @ 00:04:04
30 Luke Ryan Richardsons-Trek 715497 07:51:45 @ 00:04:05
31 Ed Laverack JLT Condor 723104 07:51:49 @ 00:04:09
32 William Harper Pedal Heaven 1005598 07:51:51 @ 00:04:11
33 Ian Wilkinson Pedal Heaven 407953 07:51:54 @ 00:04:14
34 Kieran Brady Richardsons-Trek 718378 07:51:55 @ 00:04:15
35 Rhys Lloyd NFTO 428193 07:51:56 @ 00:04:16
36 Edmund Bradbury NFTO 825387 07:51:56 @ 00:04:16
37 Kieran Simcock Neon-Velo 954210 07:51:57 @ 00:04:17
38 Will Bjergfelt Neon-Velo 414599 07:51:57 @ 00:04:17
39 Stephen Williams JLT Condor 899370 07:51:57 @ 00:04:17
40 Steven Roach Raleigh GAC 421462 07:52:03 @ 00:04:23
41 Rob Partridge NFTO 427042 07:52:05 @ 00:04:25
42 Zac May Metaltek Kuoto 453000 07:52:08 @ 00:04:28
43 Matt Cronshaw Madison-Genesis 451331 07:52:24 @ 00:04:44
44 David Brody Team itap IRL 07:52:36 @ 00:04:56
45 Jez McCann Richardsons-Trek 442084 07:52:43 @ 00:05:03
46 Gruffudd Lewis Madison-Genesis 723094 07:52:49 @ 00:05:09
47 Philip Trodden Bikehaus 839176 07:52:52 @ 00:05:12
48 Max Orrell-Turner Wheelbase Altura 889093 07:52:55 @ 00:05:15
49 Ryan Fenwick Bikehaus 448286 07:53:12 @ 00:05:32
50 Ben Rowe Wheelbase Altura 468606 07:53:30 @ 00:05:50
51 Alexander Blain Madison-Genesis 07:53:30 @ 00:05:50
52 Joe Evans Madison-Genesis 708109 07:53:42 @ 00:06:02
53 Tristan Robbins Madison-Genesis 462869 07:53:48 @ 00:06:08
54 Rhys Howells Richardsons-Trek 704262 07:54:00 @ 00:06:20
55 Josh Edmundson NFTO 435707 07:54:46 @  00:07:06
56 Martin Woffindin Bikehaus 436102 07:57:07 @ 00:09:27
57 David McGowen Pedal Heaven 404590 07:59:37 @  00:11:57
58 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 447317 07:59:19 @ 00:11:39
59 Alex Fanshaw Zappis 1050329 07:59:48 @ 00:12:08
60 Oliver Maxwell Neon-Velo 827649 08:17:50 @ 00:30:10
61 Arthur Didelot Neon-Velo 1117752 08:17:53 @ 00:30:13

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