Feature Report – Tour Series Stoke

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The JLT Condor domination of the Tour Series continued in Stoke with Chris Lawless and his team taking the individual and team wins on the night whilst Claire Rose won the women’s and Nikki Juniper leads the series

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Feature Report – Tour Series Stoke

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JLT Condor presented by Mavic continued a dominant 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series with their fifth round victory of the season, added to by their seventh straight individual victory thanks to Chris Lawless.

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The victory in Stoke-on-Trent, European City of Sport for 2016, moves JLT Condor into an eight point lead over Madison Genesis, who themselves are four points clear of Team Raleigh GAC, with just three rounds to come in Stevenage, Croydon and Portsmouth.

The individual win for Lawless, his second of the season, moves him into three Tour Series victories, the tenth rider in history to have three or more victories.

The Wigan rider also took the Brother Fastest Lap, with a 1:52.007 around the 1.4-kilometre circuit, averaging 45kph. In a fast paced race, Lawless headed his companions in a four rider break, with Rory Townsend taking second ahead of Alistair Slater and Gruff Lewis.

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In the women’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series, it was Claire Rose (above) of the Podium Ambition presented by Club La Santa who was the fastest – with the fastest lap and the race win, on her first ever appearance in the Series.

The win, along with a strong performance by teammates Grace Garner (4th) and Dame Sarah Storey (7th) earned the defending champions their first round win of 2016, and moves them to within 13-points of Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series leaders Drops Cycling.

Alice Barnes and Annie Simpson both finished in the top five for the leaders, but with third place rider Rebecca Wormersley in 23rd, their lead was cut with three rounds to go.

At the top of the individual standings defending champion Nikki Juniper moved to the top of the pile, sprinting to the runners-up spot behind Rose from the front group. Juniper’s ascent was aided by a late crash with two laps to go that removed Annasley Park from the race, leaving her six points behind the Team Ford EcoBoost rider.

Team Breeze’s Park (pictured leading below) did hold onto her lead in the Sprints classification despite the crash that ended her race.

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In the final round of the Northern Division competition for the men’s guest teams, Wheelbase Altura MGD capped off the four event mini-Series with another win, putting them two-points clear of Planet X Northside and giving them the trophy, presented by Tour Series Race Director Mick Bennett.

In the Chain Reaction Cycles Points competition, Rory Townsend is now 18-points clear of Lawless, who edged ahead of teammate Jon Mould, who now lies ten points behind in third.

Highlights of the Stoke-on-Trent event are on ITV4 at 2200 on Friday 3 June, with a repeat at 1100 on Saturday 4 June. You can catch all of the programmes from the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series on demand via the ITV Player catch-up service.

Video Interview – Rory Townsend of Pedal Heaven RT

The Pearl Izumi Tour Series enters its final week of events on Monday 6 June, with the first of a trio of events in the South East of England. Stevenage will kick off proceedings with Round Eight of the men’s Series and Round Four of the women’s Matrix Fitness GP Series on Monday 6 June.

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Before the racing, Sweetspot, organisers of the Tour Series, presented Mike Northey with his race numbers and a photo in a frame. Mike, who got a virus which affected his heart and has stopped him from racing, is now an assistant DS with Madison Genesis.

Racing will continue with events at Croydon (Tuesday 7 June) and Portsmouth (Thursday 9 June).

Round Seven Thursday 2 June Stoke-on-Trent (includes women’s round)
Round Eight Monday 6 June Stevenage (includes women’s round)
Round Nine Tuesday 7 June Croydon (includes women’s round)
Round Ten Thursday 9 June Portsmouth (includes women’s round)

Video Interview with Chris Lawless

PHOTOS

Men’s Race

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Team winners yet again, JLT Condor

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Winners of the Northern Region GC was Wheelbase

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Rory Townsend of Pedal Heaven leads Gruff Lewis of Madison Genesis in the chase for Chris Lawless

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Lap 1 and World Champion Seb Mora (Raleigh GAC) crashed and spent the race chasing

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Another victim of bad luck was Matthieu Boulo (Raleigh GAC) who made the break that stayed away but then punctured. He then proceeded to attack the chase group 

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The break, minus Boulo, that dominated the race

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Ali Slater attacked the break and when he was brought back, Lawless went and never came back…

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Townsend (Pedal Heaven) finishes second.

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Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC) just gets the better of prolific winner Jon Mould for fifth place

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Graham Briggs beats Morgan Kniesky (Raleigh GAC) in their group sprint.

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Chris Lawless flat stick out front

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The break races past the town hall….

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Typical Tour Series racing – peloton in one long line.

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Graham Briggs on the attack in his group

Women’s Race

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Claire Rose, a former team pursuiter with team GB, lead the selection round each lap before going solo to win the women’s race.

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Sprint for second won by Nikki Juniper from Alice Barnes

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A big field together at the start of the women’s race ….

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RESULTS

Women’s Matrix Fitness GP Series

Podium
Individual Race Winner: Claire Rose Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa
Sprints Competition Winner: Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
Individual Overall Leader: Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
Sprints Competition Overall Leader: Annasley Park Team Breeze

Team Overall Leader: Drops Cycling Team

Individual Round Classification
1 Claire Rose Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 44:12.8
2 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 44:24.7
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 44:24.8
4 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 44:24.9
5 Annie Simpson Drops Cycling Team 44:26.9
6 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 44:28.0
7 Dame Sarah Storey Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 44:47.2
8 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost 45:49.7
9 Charlotte Alston Team 22 45:49.7
10 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 45:49.8
11 Lauren Creamer Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 45:49.9
12 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 45:50.8
13 Lou Bates Velo Schils – Interbike RT 45:51.0
14 Clemence Copie Les Filles Racing Team 45:51.7
15 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 45:53.1
16 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 45:53.2
17 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 46:16.5
18 Annasley Park Team Breeze 39:51.2
19 Nicola Moerig Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 39:51.4
20 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire 42:10.5
21 Jo Tindley Team WNT 42:10.8
22 Corrine Hall Matrix Fitness 42:10.9
23 Becky Womersley Drops Cycling Team 37:32.0
24 Lucy Shaw Drops Cycling Team 37:32.3
25 Emiy Nelson Team Breeze 37:32.5
26 Abi Van Twisk Drops Cycling Team 37:32.7
27 Sarah Bradford Team Jadan-Weldtite 37:32.9
28 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost 37:33.2
29 Sian Botteley Starley Racing 37:52.0
30 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport 37:52.7
31 Megan Barker Team Breeze 37:52.8
32 Melissa Brand Team Ford Ecoboost 37:53.4
33 Maddy Scott Sunsport Velo 37:53.6
34 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire 37:53.6
35 Annabel Fisher Team Jadan-Weldtite 37:54.1
36 Lorna Bowler Team Jadan-Weldtite 37:54.4
37 Hannah Walker Team WNT 37:55.0
38 Harriet Owen Matrix Fitness 37:55.5
39 Hetty Niblett Team Footon Velosport 38:30.5
40 Josephine Gilbert Team Footon Velosport 38:30.9
41 Bethany Taylor Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 38:30.9
42 Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost 38:32.7
43 Nicola Soden Velo Schils – Interbike RT 38:42.9
44 Verena Eberhardt Team Footon Velosport 38:46.5
45 Monica Dew Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 38:56.6
46 Anouska Edwards Sunsport Velo 38:56.8
47 Sandra MacKay Velo Schils – Interbike RT 37:33.5
48 Sophie Lankford Aprire HSS Hire 37:56.5
49 Lucy Chittenden Aprire HSS Hire 37:56.9
50 Sam Burman Team WNT 38:15.3
51 Louise Scupham Team Jadan-Weldtite 38:15.5
52 Iona Sewell Velo Schils – Interbike RT 38:17.5
53 Jane Hellewell Sunsport Velo 38:17.7
54 Jayati Hine Team Footon Velosport 38:22.0
55 Sarah Cramoysan Team Vertex-pedalpowersport.com 38:22.2
56 Elanor Cadzow Kinetic Cycles / Welwyn Racing 38:36.4
57 Rosie Walsh High On Bikes 38:55.2
58 Ellie Coster Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 38:38.3

Individual Overall Classification
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 98
2 Annasley Park Team Breeze 92
3 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 91
4 Annie Simpson Drops Cycling Team 87
5 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 85
6 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 81
7 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 74
8 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost 74
9 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 68
10 Jo Tindley Team WNT 56
= Lou Bates Velo Schils – Interbike RT 56
12 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 55
13 Lauren Creamer Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 52
14 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 49
15 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport 48
16 Clemence Copie Les Filles Racing Team 48
17 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire 41
18 Claire Rose Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 40
= Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals 40
20 Charlotte Alston Team 22 39
21 Jessica Roberts Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching 38
22 Laura Massey Drops Cycling Team 34
23 Ellie Dickinson Drops Cycling Team 32
24 Emily Kay Team Breeze 31
25 Charline Joiner Team Ford Ecoboost 30
26 Dame Sarah Storey Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 29
27 Abi Van Twisk Drops Cycling Team 29
28 Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 28
29 Hannah Walker Team WNT 27
30 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost 26
31 Megan Barker Team Breeze 25
= Sian Botteley Starley Racing 25
33 Amy Gornall Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 22
34 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 21
35 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 20
= Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 20
37 Suzetta Guerrini Team Footon Velosport 19
= Josie Knight Sunsport Velo 19
39 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 17
= Nicola Moerig Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 17
41 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire 16
42 Corrine Hall Matrix Fitness 14
43 Becky Womersley Drops Cycling Team 13
44 Sarah Bradford Team Jadan-Weldtite 12
= Lucy Shaw Drops Cycling Team 12
= Melissa Brand Team Ford Ecoboost 12
47 Rose Osbourne Drops Cycling Team 11
= Emiy Nelson Team Breeze 11
49 Jenny Holl Team Jadan-Weldtite 10
50 Bethany Taylor Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 9
= Maddy Scott Sunsport Velo 9
52 Lauren Humphreys Bonito Squadra Corse 6
53 Lucy Chittenden Aprire HSS Hire 5
= Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost 5
55 Genevieve Whitson Sunsport Velo 3
56 Lizzie Holden Team Ford Ecoboost 2
57 Annabel Fisher Team Jadan-Weldtite 1
= Nikola Matthews Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 1

Team Classification for Round 3
1 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 103
2 Drops Cycling Team 81
3 Team Ford Ecoboost 74
4 Team WNT 62
5 Team Breeze 59
6 Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 39
7 Sunsport Velo 27
8 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 23
9 Aprire HSS Hire 18
10 Team Jadan-Weldtite 10
11 Team Footon Velosport 6

Team Overall Classification for Round 3
1 Drops Cycling Team 268
2 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 255
3 Team Breeze 230
4 Team Ford Ecoboost 214
5 Team WNT 185
6 Sunsport Velo 97
7 Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 79
8 Aprire HSS Hire 62
9 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 56
10 Team Jadan-Weldtite 23
11 Team Footon Velosport 6

SPRINTS

Sprint 1
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 5
2 Annasley Park Team Breeze 4
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 3
4 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 2
5 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 1

Sprint 2
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 5
2 Annasley Park Team Breeze 4
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 3
4 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 2
5 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 1

Sprints Classification for Round 3
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 10
2 Annasley Park Team Breeze 8
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 6
4 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 3
5 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 3

Sprints Overall Classification at Round 3
1 Annasley Park Team Breeze 24
2 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 19
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 16
4 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 10
5 Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals 7
6 Jo Tindley Team WNT 6
7 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 3
8 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 2
= Jessica Roberts Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching 2
10 Laura Massey Drops Cycling Team 1

MENS PEARL IZUMI TOUR SERIES

Podium

Brother Fastest Lap Winner: Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Points Competition Round Winner: Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Points Competition Overall Leader: Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven

Individual Race Winner: Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic

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

Team Overall Leader: JLT Condor P/B Mavic

Team Classification for Round 7
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4:50:05 10
2 Pedal Heaven 4:51:04 9
3 Madison – Genesis 4:53:58 8
4 Team Raleigh GAC 4:54:35 7
5 NFTO 4:57:47 6
6 Team Wiggins 5:53:05 0

Team Overall Classification after Round 7
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 75
2 Madison – Genesis 67
3 Team Raleigh GAC 63
4 Pedal Heaven 62
5 NFTO 52
6 Team Wiggins 0

Individual
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 11:58.6
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 12:17.5
3 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:18.0
4 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 12:18.5
5 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 12:53.3
6 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:53.3
7 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 12:53.4
8 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 12:53.4
9 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 12:53.9
10 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 12:54.2
11 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 12:54.9
12 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 12:55.3
13 Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 12:57.6
14 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 14:00.4
15 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 14:00.5
16 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 14:01.2
17 Matt Nowell Wheelbase Altura MGD 14:01.6
18 Dale Appleby NFTO 14:03.3
19 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD 14:07.6
20 Liam Stones NFTO 06:11.0
21 Tobyn Horton Madison – Genesis 06:11.8
22 Dan Bigham Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 06:13.3
23 Adam Hartley VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 06:13.8
24 Chris Latham Team Wiggins 06:14.3
25 Steven Roach Team Raleigh GAC 06:14.9
26 Jake Womersley Pedal Heaven 06:16.0
27 Jack Clarkson VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 06:18.4
28 Robert Scott VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 06:20.5
29 Ryan Davis Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 06:25.1
30 Will Brown Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 06:25.5
31 Felix English Madison – Genesis 06:36.6
32 Alex Orrell-Turner Wheelbase Altura MGD 07:24.9
33 Sam Boast Wheelbase Altura MGD 07:25.2
34 Richard Mardle NFTO 07:25.2
35 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 07:26.1
36 Martin Ford Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 07:28.2
37 Will Haynes Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 07:28.4
38 Owen Line Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 06:25.4
39 Tomos Owens Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 06:33.6
40 Stuart Reid Wheelbase Altura MGD 07:14.6
41 Ryan Coulton Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 08:01.9
42 Ben Joughin Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 06:21.3
43 Harry Paine VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 06:40.1
44 Morgan Hughes Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 08:12.8

POINTS

Sprint 1
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 4
3 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 3
4 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 2
5 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 1

Sprint 2
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 5
2 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4
3 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 2
5 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 1

Sprint 3
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 5
2 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4
3 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 2
5 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 1

Finish
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 4
3 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 2
5 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 1

Points Classification for Round 7
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 18
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 16
3 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 9
4 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 6
5 Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 4
6 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 4
7 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 1
8 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 1
9 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 1

Points Overall Classification after Round 7
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 65
2 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 47
3 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 37
4 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 35
5 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 33
6 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 26
7 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 25
8 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 23
9 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 22
10 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 15
11 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 15
12 Steven Roach Team Raleigh GAC 8
13 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 7
14 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 7
15 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 7
16 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 7
17 Felix English Madison – Genesis 6
18 Ian Bibby NFTO 6
19 Dale Appleby NFTO 5
20 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 4
= Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 4
22 Liam Stones NFTO 4
23 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
24 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 3
25 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
26 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 2
= James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 2

Guest Teams North — Round 4 Classification
1 Wheelbase Altura MGD 5:00:23 5
2 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 5:00:56 4
3 VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 5:07:53 3
4 Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 5:14:36 2

Guest Teams North — Final Classification
1 Wheelbase Altura MGD 19
2 Planet X Northside Pro Cycling 17
3 VCUK PH-MAS Cycling Team 9
4 Pro Vision SJ Junior Academy 5
5 Scotland Cycling Team 4

The Men’s Tour Series So Far

Way back on May 12, the Pearl Izumi Tour Series kicked off with a very tactical battle on the Isle of Man (Ramsey) where Chris Lawless was the first of the JLT team to start a winning streak in the individual classification that has yet to be broken after six rounds.

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The British rider beat World Champion on the track Seb Mora (Raleigh GAC) to the line with Dale Appleby in third. Lawless’s team won the team award for both rounds that night (crit and team time trial) and since then, the team managed by John Herety have held onto their lead despite team wins for Pedal Heaven, Madison Genesis and Raleigh GAC.

The Series though has had one major star rider, Jon Mould. Of the six rounds so far, Mould has won four, three of them being the last ones held (Redditch, Aberystwyth and Durham). In Motherwell he sprinted to victory ahead of Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC) whilst in Redditch, he sprinted clear of Jack Pullar (Pedal Heaven) and Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC) who recorded his team’s third top three finish of the series.

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Mould (above winning at Motherwell) then went to his home country of Wales for the round in Aberyswyth and there in the rain he sprinted to yet another victory to equal the record of the most wins with Ed Clancy.

The only riders to get a look in at getting their hands in the air so far are Graham Briggs (Edinburgh, pictured below)) and Lawless who won the first round. Tom Stewart of Madison Genesis however was in the box seat for the win in Durham this week but a freak mechanical with a lap and half to go saw his chance disappear and the lone chaser, Jon Mould, took the win instead.

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Lucky perhaps but then Mould may have caught Stewart on that final lap and taken the victory and of course, he also made his own luck by being in the position to win if something happened to Stewart which unfortunately for the Yorkshire rider, it did. Either way, against very strong opposition, Mould has shown he’s the best ever Tour Series rider in 2016.

So here we are in Stoke and the teams are going into battle on a technical and tough course to see if anyone can break the stranglehold that the men in black have on the series so far.

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Raleigh-GAC, one of four teams to win a round’s team classification so far.

With most of the teams running the same riders for all the rounds with very little rotation, all the riders competing are now either dialled into the series and what they need to do or as they say in Ireland, ‘jiggered’ after four weeks on the road. Durham was the best round by far with a very attacking round seeing the riders spread out around the course – what will we see in Stoke on Trent on Thursday night!

We’ll see who belongs to what camp tonight!

Winners so far
Round 1a (Ramsey): JLT Condor TTT
Round 1B(Ramsey): JLT Condor (team) | Victory: Chris Lawless |
| Points: Morgan Kniesky (Raleigh GAC) | Fastest Lap: Alex Frame

Round 2 (Motherwell): JLT Condor (Team) | Victory: Jon Mould |
| Fastest Lap: Will Fox (Pedal Heaven) | Points: Albert Torres (Raleigh GAC)

Round 3 (Edinburgh): Madison Genesis (Team) | Victory: Graham Briggs   |
| Fastest Lap: Rory Townsend ( Pedal Heaven) | Points: Rory Townsend (Pedal Heaven)

Round 4 (Redditch): Pedal Heaven (Team) | Victory: Jon Mould |
| Fastest Lap: Rory Townsend (Pedal Heaven) | Points: Jon Mould

Round 5 (Aberystwyth): JLT Condor (Team) | Victory: Jon Mould |
| Fastest Lap: Jonny McEvoy | Points: Tom Stewart (Madison Genesis)

Round 6 (Durham): Raleigh GAC (Team) | Victory: Jon Mould |
| Fastest Lap: Jack Pullar (Pedal Heaven) | Points: Chris Lawless

Points leader after six rounds: Rory Townsend (Pedal Heaven)

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

 

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