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What a night in Durham! First across the line was Jon Mould but team winners in a team event were Raleigh GAC whilst Tom Stewart cruelly had victory snatched away by a late mechanical

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Feature Report: Tour Series Durham

What a night in Durham! First across the line was Jon Mould but team winners in a team event were Raleigh GAC whilst Tom Stewart cruelly had victory snatched away by a late mechanical.

Team Raleigh GAC scored their first Pearl Izumi Tour Series round win in 24 attempts since Edinburgh in 2014 as the team recorded a dominant performance in Durham in front of large crowds, undeterred by the unseasonably chilly conditions.

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Winner before at Durham, Raleigh GAC were five minutes quicker than the next team on a course that saw the peloton split to pieces with only one team having four riders in the lead group-Raleigh GAC. :L-R:  Seb Mora, Matthieu Boulo, Adria Moreno, Albert Torres and Morgan Kniesky

Lining up with a trio of Spaniards and a brace of Frenchman, the win made history as the first round victory for an entirely non-British line-up, with Matthieu Boulo, Morgan Kneisky, Sebastian Mora and Adrian Moreno at times performing like a four main team time trial at the head of the shattered peloton.

 

It wasn’t just the round winners making history, as JLT Condor’s Jon Mould swept to his fourth individual win of the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series, moving him onto nine wins in total, one clear of teammate Ed Clancy.

Mould’s win was his third in a row and fourth in a season, both feats never before achieved by another rider. The JLT Condor presented by Mavic team also continue their incredible sweep of every individual race win of the 2016 Series.

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Nine wins so far in his Tour Series career makes Jon Mould the most succesful rider in the history of the series. It was also his third win a row and fourth from six in 2016. Pretty amazing record which ever way you look at it!

The Welshman’s victory though did owe a great deal to being in the right place at the right time, as Madison Genesis’ Tom Stewart looked set to cap a strong rider with the race win until on the final tour his chain came adrift at the foot of the South Street climb, allowing Mould and the Raleigh led chasing group to catch him

Stewart had been at the front throughout, first in a small group, then with just Chris Lawless for company as Durham’s testing circuit, famously described by Malcolm Elliott as “purgatory” once again took its toll on the peloton through a combination of crashes and mechanical bad luck.

With Stewart clear and in control, Mould was slowly reeling him in, but it looked a case of too little, too late, until the fateful final tour. Heading onto the bell lap the Madison Genesis rider enjoyed around an 11-second lead, which Mould was undoubtedly shortening, but Stewart looked to have enough in reserve.

The dramatic mechanical, captured by crowds on the camera phones, at the tight hairpin, allowed first Mould to sweep by, and then the Team Raleigh GAC led peloton, such that it was, with an anguished Stewart crossing the line in fifth.

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Tom Stewart of Madison Genesis with Chris Lawless before Stewart went solo (below) only to have a mechanical which stopped him in his tracks

Fifth made Stewart the meat in a Team Raleigh GAC sandwich, behind Boulo and followed across the line by Mora, Kneisky and Moreno, whose performance gave Cherie Pridham’s team a comprehensive win by five seconds over JLT Condor presented by Mavic. On paper seemingly not a lot, but in the closely fought 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series as dominant a winning margin has been seen.

Second across the line was Harry Tanfield, from just down the road in Great Ayton, making his first appearance of 2016, who put in a strong ride to vociferous cheers from the North East crowd, heading home NFTO’s Johnny McEvoy.

As well as another race win, Mould moves to within 12-points of Rory Townsend in the Chain Reaction Cycles Points competition, with the Pedal Heaven riding not appearing in Durham. One teammate who did appear for Pedal Heaven however was former British Hillclimb champion Jack Pullar, who set the Brother Fastest Lap with a 2:09.420 around the 1.4-kilometre course, on his was to 11th.

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The round win for Team Raleigh GAC moves them to within three-points of Madison Genesis who are second in the table, with the defending champions enduring a poor night off the pace to come fifth.

With JLT Condor presented by Mavic six points clear, a further six points separate Madison Genesis, Team Raleigh GAC and Pedal Heaven, with NFTO a further seven in arrears.

In the third round of the Guest teams competition for Northern teams, Wheelbase Altura MGD took the win to move to 14-points, just one ahead of Planet X Northside Pro Cycling going into Thursday’s fourth and final round in Stoke-on-Trent. Their result was helped by another impressive ride by youngster Matt Nowell, who came home 14th in the second chase group.

Highlights of the Durham round are on ITV4 at 2200 on Wednesday 1 June with a repeat at 0900 on Thursday 2 June. All the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series highlights are also available to view on demand via the ITV Player.

The Pearl Izumi Tour Series resumes on Thursday evening in Stoke-on-Trent, with Round Seven of the men’s competition alongside the third round of the women’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series and support events on the city centre circuit throughout the afternoon.

Interviews

Raleigh GAC Team Owner delighted by team win

Jon Mould – Tour Series History Maker

Morgan Kniesky (Raleigh GAC) talks about the team victory

“Outrageous” says Harry Tanfield of Pedal Heaven who was second

Photo Report

 

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Lap 1 proper and Adria Moreno of Raleigh GAC goes on the attack.

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A pretty decent backdrop to the Pearl Izumi Tour Series!

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That corner was packed as ever waiting for riders to slip up on the off camber bend.

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North East lad Harry Tanfield (Pedal Heaven), a sprinter I thought but he had his best ride of 2016 and showed on the toughest climb he could make climbers suffer – I am sure he said he was doing 600 watts on the climb followed by ‘no way’….  what a talent!

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Chris Lawless was throwing in some pretty decent moves on the Durham dancefloor showing that he too, a sprinter, can rider such  a course from the front.

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Morgan Kniesky of Raleigh GAC slipping away from the peloton to join his teammates at the front.

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An awesome performance from Raleigh GAC, a team with three riders who are or have been World Champions on the track but showed in Durham what all-round riders they are.

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Winners are grinners and Jon Mould has a big one on his face after victory in Durham

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Chris Lawless was points winner on the night – Points leader Rory Townsend was being rested by his team Pedal Heaven. 

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Jack Pullar meanwhile of Pedal Heaven got the Fastest Lap award

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Before a very impressive ride, Harry Tanfield (Pedal Heaven) chats to local TV live

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Results

Team Classification for Round 6
1 Team Raleigh GAC 4:50:43 10
2 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4:55:00 9
3 NFTO 4:57:26 8
4 Pedal Heaven 4:58:05 7
5 Madison – Genesis 5:00:30 6
6 Team Wiggins 6:21:03 0

Team Overall Classification after Round 6
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 65
2 Madison – Genesis 59
3 Team Raleigh GAC 56
4 Pedal Heaven 53
5 NFTO 46
6 Team Wiggins 0

Podium
Brother Fastest Lap Winner: Jack Pullar, Pedal Heaven
Points Competition Round Winner: Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic
Points Competition Overall Leader: Rory Townsend, Pedal Heaven
Individual Race Winner: Jon Mould, JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Team Round Winner: Team Raleigh GAC
Matthieu Boulo, Morgan Kneisky, Sebastian Mora, Adria Moreno, Albert Torres

Team Overall Leader: JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Individual Result

1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:27.3 30
2 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 12:29.8 30
3 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 12:30.8 30
4 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 12:33.1 30
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 12:35.7 30
6 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 12:43.3 30
7 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 12:43.4 30
8 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 12:43.5 30
9 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:48.7 30
10 Ian Bibby NFTO 14:27.3 30
11 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 14:27.8 30
12 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 14:29.6 30
13 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 14:34.3 30
14 Matt Nowell Wheelbase Altura MGD 14:38.9 30
15 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 14:46.2 30
16 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 14:57.3 30
17 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:44.3 29
18 Jack Clarkson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 05:22.8 26
19 Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 05:23.5 26
20 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD 05:28.0 26
21 Alex Orrell-Turner Wheelbase Altura MGD 05:28.3 26
22 Ben Hetherington Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 05:28.8 26
23 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 05:29.6 26
24 Will Brown Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 05:29.8 26
25 Jake Womersley Pedal Heaven 05:35.0 26
26 Rhys Lloyd NFTO 05:35.9 26
27 Adam Hartley VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 05:41.5 26
28 Matt Cronshaw Madison – Genesis 06:26.8 26
29 Felix English Madison – Genesis 06:26.8 26
30 Robert Scott VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 07:11.7 26
31 Ben Rowe Wheelbase Altura MGD 07:22.0 26
32 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 04:37.4 25
33 Stuart Reid Wheelbase Altura MGD 05:23.1 25
34 Ryan Davis Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 05:28.5 25
35 Angus Claxton Scotland Cycling Team 06:07.9 25
36 Alex Luhrs Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 06:49.5 25
37 Richard Jones Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 06:49.8 25
38 Richard Mardle NFTO 07:03.1 25
39 Andy Brown Scotland Cycling Team 05:23.4 24
40 Ian Wilkinson Pedal Heaven 05:59.4 24
41 Ryan Ashcroft VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 08:06.0 24
42 Ralf Hodgson VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 06:10.1 22

Points Competition

Sprint 1
1 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 4
3 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 3
4 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
5 Ian Bibby NFTO 1

Sprint 2
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 4
3 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 3
4 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 2
5 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 1

Sprint 3
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 4
3 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 3
4 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 2
5 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 1

Finish
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 4
3 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 3
4 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 2
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 1

Points Classification for Round 6
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12
2 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 12
3 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 10
4 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 7
5 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
6 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
7 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 3
8 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 3
9 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 2
10 Ian Bibby NFTO 1

Overall Classification after Round 6
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 49
2 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 37
3 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 34
4 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 33
5 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 29
6 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 26
7 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 25
8 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 22
9 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 18
10 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 9
11 Steven Roach Team Raleigh GAC 8
12 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 7
13 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 7
14 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 7
15 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 6
16 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 6
17 Felix English Madison – Genesis 6
18 Ian Bibby NFTO 6
19 Dale Appleby NFTO 5
20 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 4
21 Liam Stones NFTO 4
22 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
23 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 3
24 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
25 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 2
= James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 2

Guest Teams North — Round 3 Classification
1 Wheelbase Altura MGD 5:03:28 5
2 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 5:10:17 4
3 VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 5:14:06 3
4 Scotland Cycling Team 5:52:21 0

Guest Teams North — Overall Classification
1 Wheelbase Altura MGD 14
2 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 13
3 VCUK PH Mas Cycling Team 6
4 Scotland Cycling Team 4
5 Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 3

 

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