Report: Motherwell Tour Series

Round 2 of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series was in Motherwell (Scotland)  where Jon Mould and Eileen Roe were the big winners of the two races

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Round 2 of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series was in Motherwell (Scotland)  where Jon Mould and Eileen Roe were the big winners of the two races

Women’s Race Report

The Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series began its new era of focus on the team competition with an exciting race in Motherwell shaped by four of the best talents in British domestic racing and a win for the Drops Cycling Team.

On their Series debut, the UCI registered team were the dominant force, placing three riders in the top eight, but it was individual rider Eileen Roe who took a highly popular individual victory on Scottish roads in North Lanarkshire.

Eileen Roe wins the women’s event using her lethal sprint

The women’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series was shaped by a four rider group led by Roe, fellow former champion Nikki Juniper, Lincoln Grand Prix winner Alice Barnes and Team Breeze rider Annasley Park.

The quartet went clear early on and never looked like being caught, with Barnes sweeping up the points in both intermediate Sprints to take the green jersey following Round One.

At the finish, it was Roe who took the win to loud cheers from the Motherwell crowd, with Barnes second and reigning champion Juniper in third, just ahead of Park.

Behind the front four there was another strong performance from Drops youngster Ellie Dickinson, who won the National Junior Road Race title at the weekend, coming home fifth, one place ahead of Team WNT’s Irish champion Lydia Boylan.

That, and 2012 Champion Annie Simpson’s eighth, helped Drops Cycling to become the first team to pull on the five Matrix Fitness GP Series leader jerseys thanks to a 19-point advantage over Team Breeze, with Team Ford EcoBoost a further point in arrears.

It was Alice Barnes of Drops Cycling who forced the move away by attacking very early on.

Highlights of the Motherwell event will be shown on ITV4 at 1900 on Wednesday 18 May and available on demand via the ITV Player catch-up service.

The break then established a lead and with the favourites in the group, was never even looked like being caught

For the second time in three days, Drops women’s team dominated a race, this time the team competition at Motherwell.

Alice Barnes won the Points award on the night

Great win for Eileen Roe in her home country of Scotland

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Results - Podium

Sprints Competition Winner: Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team

Individual Race Winner: Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals

Individual Overall Leader: Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals

Sprints Competition Overall Leader: Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team

Team Overall Leader: Drops Cycling Team

Individual Round Classification
1 Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals
2 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team
3 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
4 Annasley Park Team Breeze
5 Ellie Dickinson Drops Cycling Team
6 Lydia Boylan Team WNT
7 Hayley Jones Team Breeze
8 Annie Simpson Drops Cycling Team
9 Lauren Creamer Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
10 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
11 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire
12 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost
13 Lou Collins Velo Schils – Interbike RT
14 Jo Tindley Team WNT
15 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo
16 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team
17 Abi Van Twisk Drops Cycling Team
18 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost
19 Amy Gornall Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
20 Emily Kay Team Breeze
21 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
22 Charline Joiner Team Ford Ecoboost
23 Hannah Walker Team WNT
24 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport
25 Rose Osbourne Drops Cycling Team
26 Jenny Holl Team Jadan-Weldtite
27 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club
28 Suzetta Guerrini Team Footon Velosport
29 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire
30 Josie Knight Sunsport Velo
31 Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost
32 Lucy Chittenden Aprire HSS Hire
33 Genevieve Whitson Sunsport Velo
34 Maddy Scott Sunsport Velo
35 Nikola Matthews Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club
36 Monica Dew Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club
37 Tanya Griffths Starley Racing
38 Nicola Soden Velo Schils – Interbike RT
39 Sarah Bradford Team Jadan-Weldtite
40 Sam Burman Team WNT
41 Rhona Callander Team Jadan-Weldtite
42 Eileen Burns Sunsport Velo
43 Sandra MacKay Velo Schils – Interbike RT
44 Katherine Kimber Velo Schils – Interbike RT
45 Caroline Guest Velo Schils – Interbike RT
46 Ellie Coster Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club
47 Kristy Howells Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club

Individual Overall Classification
1 Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals
2 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team
3 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
4 Annasley Park Team Breeze
5 Ellie Dickinson Drops Cycling Team
6 Lydia Boylan Team WNT
7 Hayley Jones Team Breeze
8 Annie Simpson Drops Cycling Team
9 Lauren Creamer Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
10 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
11 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire
12 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost
13 Lou Collins Velo Schils – Interbike RT
14 Jo Tindley Team WNT
15 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo
16 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team
17 Abi Van Twisk Drops Cycling Team
18 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost
19 Amy Gornall Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
20 Emily Kay Team Breeze
21 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
22 Charline Joiner Team Ford Ecoboost
23 Hannah Walker Team WNT
24 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport
25 Rose Osbourne Drops Cycling Team
26 Jenny Holl Team Jadan-Weldtite
27 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club
28 Suzetta Guerrini Team Footon Velosport
29 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire
30 Josie Knight Sunsport Velo
31 Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost
32 Lucy Chittenden Aprire HSS Hire
33 Genevieve Whitson Sunsport Velo
34 Maddy Scott Sunsport Velo
35 Nikola Matthews Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club

Team Round
1 Drops Cycling Team 98
2 Team Breeze 79
3 Team Ford Ecoboost 78
4 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 70
5 Team WNT 52
6 Aprire HSS Hire 25
7 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 23
8 Sunsport Velo 21

Team Overall Classification
1 Drops Cycling Team 98
2 Team Breeze 79
3 Team Ford Ecoboost 78
4 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 70
5 Team WNT 52
6 Aprire HSS Hire 25
7 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 23
8 Sunsport Velo 21

Men’s Race

JLT Condor presented by Mavic extended their lead in the Pearl Izumi Tour Series to make it three victories from three races in 2016, with Jon Mould’s individual win in Motherwell helping secure the maximum 10-points.

After a pair of victories at the opening event in the Isle of Man, JLT Condor presented by Mavic once again proved to be the team to beat with Mould leading them home with his sixth individual win in the Pearl Izumi Tour Series.

Video Interview – Winner Jon Mould

Mould had been part of a front group of five riders with representatives from all of the major teams, which was joined in the final five laps by a further quintet, including teammate Ed Clancy, who would go on to contest the finish.

It was Mould who crossed the line first, with Albert Torres splitting him and Clancy to help Team Raleigh GAC to runner-up position behind JLT Condor, before Pedal Heaven’s Will Fox and Madison Genesis’ Tom Stewart rounded out the individual top five.

The team victory extends JLT Condor’s advantage to five points over reigning champions Madison Genesis, who could only come fourth in Motherwell.

Commenting afterwards on his win, and extended lead for his team JLT Condor presented by Mavic, Jon Mould said;  “Four years on the trot now that I’ve won an individual round since I started in 2013 with the first Tour Series I rode, it’s a nice habit to keep going.”

“It’s nice, it adds a bit more to it. It’s harder to win in the leader’s jersey to be honest. The team takes precedent over everything else, so when you’ve got an opportunity to win in it it’s really nice.”

“We need to keep going, it’s only two rounds in and there’s a long way to go. One mistake or one problem and you’re on the back foot and chasing for the rest of the night.”

Ten teams on the start line including four guest teams 

Pedal Heaven’s Fox took the Brother Fastest Lap award, while Morgan Kneisky retained the Chain Reaction Cycles Points Jersey, thanks to the efforts of Team Raleigh GAC teammate Torres, who took the majority of the points available in Motherwell to protect Kneisky’s advantage.

Among the guest teams, it was Planet-X Northside who took the early lead in the North competition, which will see teams race in Motherwell, Edinburgh, Durham and Stoke-on-Trent.

An early move of five with all the big teams represented went clear early on but were then joined by another small group of five, but original member of the break Jon Mould went on to win (below).

For the second event in a row, JLT Condor won the team award and are looking more and more like winning the series but then with eight more rounds, the other teams may turn it around starting in Edinburgh on Thursday

Individual winner Jon Mould.

Fastest lap winner, Will Fox

Although tied on points with two Pedal Heaven riders, Morgan Kniesky of Raleigh GAC still has the jersey with his teammate Albert Torres in fourth, only two points adrift.

Albert Torres of Raleigh GAC, winner of the Points competition on the night

Results

Brother Fastest Lap Winner: Will Fox Pedal Heaven

Points Competition Round Winner: Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC

Points Competition Overall Leader: Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC

Individual Race Winner: Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Team Round Winner: JLT Condor P/B Mavic
Ed Clancy
Graham Briggs
Alex Frame
Chris Lawless
Jon Mould

Team Overall Leader: JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Team Classification for Round 2
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4:37:27 10
2 Team Raleigh GAC 4:37:32 9
3 Pedal Heaven 4:37:34 8
4 Madison – Genesis 4:37:34 7
5 NFTO 4:37:37 6
6 Team Wiggins 5:46:00 0

Team Overall Classification after Round 2
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 30
2 Madison – Genesis 25
3 Team Raleigh GAC 23
4 Pedal Heaven 21
5 NFTO 21
6 Team Wiggins 0

Individual Round Classification
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 08:57.9
2 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 08:58.4
3 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 08:59.0
4 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 08:59.3
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 08:59.4
6 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 08:59.6
7 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 08:59.7
8 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 09:00.2
9 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 09:00.3
10 Felix English Madison – Genesis 09:02.7
11 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:44.2
12 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 09:45.2
13 Ian Bibby NFTO 09:45.6
14 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:46.3
15 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 09:46.8
16 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 09:47.0
17 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 09:47.1
18 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 09:47.2
19 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 09:47.7
20 Joe Nally Scotland Cycling Team 09:49.7
21 Edmund Bradbury NFTO 09:51.9
22 Will Brown Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 09:54.0
23 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:57.4
24 Richard Hepworth Team Raleigh GAC 09:57.4
25 Matt Cronshaw Madison – Genesis 09:58.9
26 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD 09:59.6
27 Matt Nowell Wheelbase Altura MGD 10:01.2
28 Dale Appleby NFTO 10:08.4
29 Brad Stokes Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 04:15.9
30 Ryan Davis Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 04:16.1
31 Alex Luhrs Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 04:16.5
32 Ian Wilkinson Pedal Heaven 04:19.6
33 Sam Boast Wheelbase Altura MGD 04:20.3
34 Robert Scott VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 05:05.4
35 Jack Clarkson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 05:14.7
36 Harry Hardcastle VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 04:17.5
37 Ben Rowe Wheelbase Altura MGD 04:18.2
38 Andy Brown Scotland Cycling Team 04:21.1
39 Ben Hetherington Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 05:07.9
40 Ryan Ashcroft VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 05:46.0
41 Ruari Yeoman Scotland Cycling Team 04:16.3
42 Ashley Marshall Wheelbase Altura MGD 04:19.9
43 Ralf Hodgson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 04:20.4
44 Grant Martin Scotland Cycling Team 04:10.0

Individual Round Classification
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 08:57.9
2 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 08:58.4
3 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 08:59.0
4 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 08:59.3
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 08:59.4
6 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 08:59.6
7 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 08:59.7
8 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 09:00.2
9 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 09:00.3
10 Felix English Madison – Genesis 09:02.7
11 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:44.2
12 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 09:45.2
13 Ian Bibby NFTO 09:45.6
14 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:46.3
15 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 09:46.8
16 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 09:47.0
17 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 09:47.1
18 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 09:47.2
19 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 09:47.7
20 Joe Nally Scotland Cycling Team 09:49.7
21 Edmund Bradbury NFTO 09:51.9
22 Will Brown Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 09:54.0
23 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 09:57.4
24 Richard Hepworth Team Raleigh GAC 09:57.4
25 Matt Cronshaw Madison – Genesis 09:58.9
26 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD 09:59.6
27 Matt Nowell Wheelbase Altura MGD 10:01.2
28 Dale Appleby NFTO 10:08.4
29 Brad Stokes Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 11:24.3
30 Ryan Davis Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 11:24.5
31 Alex Luhrs Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 11:25.0
32 Ian Wilkinson Pedal Heaven 11:28.5
33 Sam Boast Wheelbase Altura MGD 11:29.2
34 Robert Scott VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 12:19.3
35 Jack Clarkson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 12:29.7
36 Harry Hardcastle VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 13:28.6
37 Ben Rowe Wheelbase Altura MGD 13:29.4
38 Andy Brown Scotland Cycling Team 13:32.7
39 Ben Hetherington Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 14:26.2
40 Ryan Ashcroft VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 15:09.8
41 Ruari Yeoman Scotland Cycling Team 15:36.9
42 Ashley Marshall Wheelbase Altura MGD 15:41.0
43 Ralf Hodgson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 15:41.6
44 Grant Martin Scotland Cycling Team 20:12.5
45 Lewis Mulholland Scotland Cycling Team 22:42.5
46 Sam Harrison Team Wiggins 25:22.5
47 Liam Holohan Team Wiggins 26:52.5
48 Mark Christian Team Wiggins 26:52.5
49 Scott Davies Team Wiggins 26:52.5
50 Luc Hall Team Wiggins 26:52.5

POINTS

Round 2 Sprints

Sprint 1
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 5
2 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 4
3 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 3
4 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
5 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 1

Sprint 2
1 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 5
2 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 4
3 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 3
4 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
5 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 1

Sprint 3
1 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 5
2 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 4
3 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 2
5 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 1

Finish
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 4
3 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 2
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 1

Points Classification for Round 2
1 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 15
2 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 14
3 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12
4 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 6
5 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 5
6 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
7 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 3
8 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 2

Video Interview – Morgan Kniesky

Overall Classification after Round 2
1 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 17
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 17
3 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 17
4 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 15
5 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12
6 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 11
7 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 6
8 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 4
= Steven Roach Team Raleigh GAC 4
10 Liam Stones NFTO 4
11 Dale Appleby NFTO 3
= Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
13 Felix English Madison – Genesis 2
= Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
15 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 2
16 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 1

Guest Teams North –– Round 1 Classification
1 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 4:44:08 5
2 Wheelbase Altura MGD 4:44:59 4
3 VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 4:53:27 3
4 Scotland Cycling Team 4:59:12 2

Guest Teams North — Overall Classification
1 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 5
2 Wheelbase Altura MGD 4
3 VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 3
4 Scotland Cycling Team 2
5 Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 0

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