Feature Report: Tour Series Stevenage

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The final week of the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series kicks off in Stevenage with men’s and women’s racing – VeloUK is here with updates on the event and report & results following the race.

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Feature Report: Tour Series Stevenage

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JLT Condor and Drops Cycling continue winning runs in Tour Series Stevenage

There may have been a new venue for the Pearl Izumi Tour Series in Stevenage and a one-off later start time for a twilight event, but there were familiar names atop the podium in both the men and women’s events with respective Series leaders JLT Condor presented by Mavic and Drops Cycling taking a win a piece.

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Jon Mould showed he can win bunch kicks as well winning his fifth round out of eight so far in this series. Words fail me to describe this achievement. 

Not content with taking the all-important team wins on the night, both squads also took the individual wins too. Alice Barnes followed in the wheeltracks of her elder sister Hannah with a race win in the Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series to lead a sweep of the top positions for her team, while it was Jon Mould again in the Pearl Izumi Tour Series – his fifth win of the 2016 Series – but this time coming from a bunch sprint.

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Mould had started the Series with five wins to his name, three behind teammate and Olympic champion Ed Clancy, but now with two races remaining sits on ten career victories after his wins in Motherwell, Redditch, Aberystwyth, Durham and now Stevenage.

Behind Mould it was NFTO’s Johnny McEvoy, swiftly followed across the line by JLT Condor riders Graham Briggs and Chris Lawless, and the all-important fourth rider being Ed Clancy in eighth.

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Alice Barnes showed that it doesn’t have to end in a bunch kick and her corning was just superb. A solo win not surprising!

That gave JLT Condor their sixth win of the Series, their 25th ever, ahead of Pedal Heaven and Madison Genesis. Thus while the men in black, who since Round One on the Isle of Man have been the men in red and white, continue to Croydon and Portsmouth with a ten point advantage, behind just five points separates the teams in second, third and fourth, with Pedal Heaven now one point ahead of Team Raleigh GAC for the podium spot.

Women’s Race

Read a separate report with rider/team reactions here from Gordon Wiseman

With a large number of points on offer at both remaining rounds, the women’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series remains open, with Drops Cycling’s 1-2-3 helping them to a maximum score, but both defending champions Podium Ambition and Ford Ecoboost within striking range, should they enjoy a similarly good evening.

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Riders roll away from the start at 6.30pm

The foundations for Drops Cycling clean sweep of the top positions came in the form of a dominant performance by Alice Barnes, who as in the London Nocturne at the weekend single-handedly dismantled the field after half distance, to win alone by over a minute.

Behind was a large 30 rider group on the fast, flat Stevenage circuit, and it was two more Drops riders who sprinted clear with Rebecca Durrell and Laura Massey in second and third, repeating the trio’s 1-2-3 of the Lincoln Grand Prix, albeit on a very different type of course.

Behind Matrix Fitness’ Harriet Owen took fourth, ahead of Grace Garner and Emily Kay, who will both represent Great Britain in the Aviva Women’s Tour.

 

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The pace was on from the moment the TV moto sped away

In the women’s points competition, Nikki Juniper took the lead, benefiting from the absence of leader Annasley Park who was sidelined to recover from her Stoke-on-Trent crash with one eye on her place in next week’s Aviva Women’s Tour. With two rounds to go, Juniper, Park and Barnes are split by just five points, with twenty available.

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Watching Barnes corner was superb

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Durrell is delighted at second behind her teammate Barnes ….

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But not as delighted as Laura Massey was making it a 1-2-3 for Drops.

MEN’S

The men’s event saw a fast and frantic race from the flag drop, with the ensuing steady whittling down of the field ensuring few riders ever built much of a lead, and ultimately only 22 finished on the leading lap after 53 circuits.

Chris Lawless won all three Chain Reaction Cycles Sprints on the night, but was closely marked by jersey wearer Rory Towsend, so the JLT Condor rider could only trim the lead to eight points, with the competition now looking to be decided between the duo.

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The men start their very fast hour of racing around Stevenage Old Town

Lawless did however pick up the Brother Fastest Lap, with a 1:09.808 effort.

In the second event of the Southern Guest team competition, Richardsons Trek made it two wins from two, ahead of Catford CC Equipe Banks, with two more events to go in Croydon and Portsmouth.

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Chris Latham had a solo break in the early laps

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Then Madison Genesis took over at the front

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Rory Towsend of Pedal Heaven had competition for the Points sprints from Chris Lawless.

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In the bunch kick, Jon Mould came off the wheel of Jonny McEvoy to win the race.

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Chris Lawless, Points winner and Fastest Lap on the night….

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Jon Mould, win number 5 in the 2016 Tour Series but sadly, the Fastest Lap award still eludes him …

Highlights of the Stevenage event are shown on ITV4 at 2000 on Tuesday 7 June, with a repeat the following morning at 1045. The programmes from every round of the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series are available on demand via the ITV Hub catch-up service.

The penultimate rounds of the men and women’s competitions take place on Tuesday evening in Croydon with the Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series event starting at 1830 and the elite men’s race at 2000.

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RESULTS

WOMEN

TEAM

Team Classification for Round 4
1 Drops Cycling Team 114
2 Team Ford Ecoboost 80
3 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 74
4 Team WNT 58
5 Team Breeze 47
6 Team Footon Velosport 29
7 Team Jadan-Weldtite 25
8 Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 23
9 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 20
10 Aprire HSS Hire 11
11 Sunsport Velo 2

Team Overall Classification for Round 4
1 Drops Cycling Team 382
2 Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 329
3 Team Ford Ecoboost 294
4 Team Breeze 277
5 Team WNT 243
6 Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 102
7 Sunsport Velo 99
8 Velo Schils – Interbike RT 76
9 Aprire HSS Hire 73
10 Team Jadan-Weldtite 48
11 Team Footon Velosport 35

Individual Round Classification
1 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 0:47:01.379 34
2 Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 0:48:05.716 34
3 Laura Massey Drops Cycling Team 0:48:06.477 34
4 Harriet Owen Matrix Fitness 0:48:07.033 34
5 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 0:48:07.411 34
6 Emily Kay Team Breeze 0:48:07.480 34
7 Charline Joiner Team Ford Ecoboost 0:48:07.585 34
8 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 0:48:07.654 34
9 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 0:48:08.130 34
10 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 0:48:08.146 34
11 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost 0:48:08.478 34
12 Rhona Callander Team Jadan-Weldtite 0:48:08.671 34
13 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 0:48:08.769 34
14 Clemence Copie Les Filles Racing Team 0:48:08.846 34
15 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost 0:48:08.945 34
16 Lou Bates Velo Schils – Interbike RT 0:48:08.960 34
17 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 0:48:09.071 34
18 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 0:48:09.319 34
19 Hannah Walker Team WNT 0:48:09.356 34
20 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport 0:48:09.650 34
21 Elizabeth-Jane Harris Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 0:48:09.705 34
22 Jo Tindley Team WNT 0:48:10.141 34
23 Verena Eberhardt Team Footon Velosport 0:48:10.301 34
24 Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost 0:48:10.327 34
25 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire 0:48:10.610 34
26 Becky Womersley Drops Cycling Team 0:48:10.857 34
27 Emiy Nelson Team Breeze 0:48:11.103 34
28 Megan Barker Team Breeze 0:48:11.131 34
29 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 0:48:11.307 34
30 Hannah Payton Drops Cycling Team 0:48:12.789 34
31 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 0:48:13.182 34
32 Corrine Hall Matrix Fitness 0:48:20.675 34
33 Sian Botteley Starley Racing 0:48:32.468 34
34 Anouska Edwards Sunsport Velo 0:45:33.512 32
35 Sarah Bradford Team Jadan-Weldtite 0:43:10.170 30
36 Lorna Bowler Team Jadan-Weldtite 0:43:50.192 30
37 Shauna McFadden Sunsport Velo 0:43:50.296 30
38 Eileen Burns Sunsport Velo 0:43:50.418 30
39 Maxine Filby Cannondale Girls 0:43:50.623 30
40 Josephine Gilbert Team Footon Velosport 0:43:50.774 30
41 Sophie Lankford Aprire HSS Hire 0:43:51.131 30
42 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire 0:43:51.175 30
43 Sandra MacKay Velo Schils – Interbike RT 0:43:51.668 30
44 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 0:43:51.860 30
45 Lauren Humphreys Bonito Squadra Corse 0:43:51.970 30
46 Iona Sewell Velo Schils – Interbike RT 0:43:52.523 30
47 Manon Lloyd Team Breeze 0:43:53.020 30
48 Aoife Doherty Aprire HSS Hire 0:43:54.090 30
49 Jenny Holl Team Jadan-Weldtite 0:44:01.481 30
50 Ellie Coster Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 0:43:30.444 29
51 Ruth Taylor Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 0:43:49.249 29
52 Rebecca Carter Team WNT 0:43:30.544 28
53 Sarah Burke Team Jadan-Weldtite 0:44:23.128 28
54 Elanor Cadzow Kinetic Cycles / Welwyn Racing 0:43:56.603 27
Overall
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 124
2 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 117
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 114
4 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 108
5 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost 99
6 Annasley Park Team Breeze 92
7 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 91
8 Annie Simpson Drops Cycling Team 87
9 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 78
10 Lou Bates Velo Schils – Interbike RT 76
11 Laura Massey Drops Cycling Team 70
12 Clemence Copie Les Filles Racing Team 70
13 Jo Tindley Team WNT 70
14 Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 68
15 Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 66
16 Madison Campbell Team Footon Velosport 64
17 Emily Kay Team Breeze 61
18 Charline Joiner Team Ford Ecoboost 59
19 Kelly Murphy Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 54
20 Lauren Creamer Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 52
21 Louise Laker Aprire HSS Hire 52
22 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 48
23 Henrietta Colborne Team Ford Ecoboost 47
24 Hannah Walker Team WNT 44
25 Claire Rose Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 40
= Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals 40
27 Charlotte Alston Team 22 39
28 Jessica Roberts Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching 38
29 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 38
30 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 36
31 Harriet Owen Matrix Fitness 34
32 Megan Barker Team Breeze 33
33 Ellie Dickinson Drops Cycling Team 32
34 Dame Sarah Storey Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 29
35 Abi Van Twisk Drops Cycling Team 29
36 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 28
= Sian Botteley Starley Racing 28
38 Rhona Callander Team Jadan-Weldtite 24
39 Becky Womersley Drops Cycling Team 23
40 Amy Gornall Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 22
41 Julie Erskine Team Ford Ecoboost 21
42 Emiy Nelson Team Breeze 20
43 Suzetta Guerrini Team Footon Velosport 19
= Josie Knight Sunsport Velo 19
45 Corrine Hall Matrix Fitness 18
46 Nicola Moerig Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 17
47 Gemma Sargent Aprire HSS Hire 16
48 Elizabeth-Jane Harris Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 15
49 Sarah Bradford Team Jadan-Weldtite 13
= Verena Eberhardt Team Footon Velosport 13
51 Lucy Shaw Drops Cycling Team 12
52 Rose Osbourne Drops Cycling Team 11
53 Jenny Holl Team Jadan-Weldtite 10
54 Bethany Taylor Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 9
= Maddy Scott Sunsport Velo 9
56 Melissa Brand Team Ford Ecoboost 8
57 Hannah Payton Drops Cycling Team 6
= Lauren Humphreys Bonito Squadra Corse 6
59 Lucy Chittenden Aprire HSS Hire 5
60 Genevieve Whitson Sunsport Velo 3
61 Lizzie Holden Team Ford Ecoboost 2
= Anouska Edwards Sunsport Velo 2
63 Annabel Fisher Team Jadan-Weldtite 1
= Nikola Matthews Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 1

Sprints Competition Winner: Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
Individual Race Winner: Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team
Individual Overall Leader: Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
Sprints Competition Overall Leader: Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost
Team Overall Leader: Drops Cycling Team

SPRINTS

Sprints Competition

Sprint 1
1 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 5
2 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 4
3 Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 3
4 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 2
5 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 1

Sprint 2
1 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 5
2 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 4
3 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 3
4 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 2
5 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 1

Sprints Classification for Round 4
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 8
2 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 6
3 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 5
4 Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 3
5 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 3
6 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 2
7 Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 2
8 Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 1

Sprints Overall Classification at Round 4
1 Nikki Juniper Team Ford Ecoboost 27
2 Annasley Park Team Breeze 24
3 Alice Barnes Drops Cycling Team 22
4 Grace Garner Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 10
5 Eileen Roe Lares Waowdeals 7
6 Jo Tindley Team WNT 6
7 Lydia Boylan Team WNT 5
8 Gabriella Shaw Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 3
= Rebecca Durrell Drops Cycling Team 3
10 Hayley Jones Team Breeze 3
11 Bethany Hayward Podium Ambition p/b Club La Santa 2
= Bethany Crumpton Boot Out Breast Cancer Cycling Club 2
= Alice Sharpe Sunsport Velo 2
= Jessica Roberts Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching 2
15 Laura Massey Drops Cycling Team 1
= Neah Evans Scotland Cycling Team 1

MEN

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: 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

TEAMS

Team Classification for Round 8
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4:23:14 10
2 Pedal Heaven 4:23:20 9
3 Madison – Genesis 4:23:22 8
4 Team Raleigh GAC 4:24:49 7
5 NFTO 4:25:15 6
6 Team Wiggins 4:42:07 5

Team Overall Classification after Round 8
1 JLT Condor P/B Mavic 85
2 Madison – Genesis 75
3 Pedal Heaven 71
4 Team Raleigh GAC 70
5 NFTO 58
6 Team Wiggins 5

Individual Classification
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1:05:47.993 53
2 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 1:05:48.374 53
3 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1:05:48.513 53
4 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1:05:48.581 53
5 Ian Bibby NFTO 1:05:48.801 53
6 Felix English Madison – Genesis 1:05:49.270 53
7 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 1:05:49.358 53
8 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1:05:49.400 53
9 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 1:05:49.597 53
10 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 1:05:49.632 53
11 Bertie Newey Catford CC Equipe Banks 1:05:49.934 53
12 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 1:05:49.943 53
13 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 1:05:50.030 53
14 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 1:05:50.201 53
15 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 1:05:50.315 53
16 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 1:05:50.547 53
17 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 1:05:50.895 53
18 Luke Ryan Richardsons Trek RT 1:05:51.123 53
19 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 1:05:51.246 53
20 Tobyn Horton Madison – Genesis 1:05:51.726 53
21 Chris Latham Team Wiggins 1:05:55.114 53
22 Matt Cronshaw Madison – Genesis 1:06:13.072 53
23 Richard Hepworth Team Raleigh GAC 1:02:13.296 49
24 Jacob Tipper Pedal Heaven 1:02:17.130 49
25 Kieran Brady Richardsons Trek RT 1:02:24.157 49
26 Rhys Lloyd NFTO 1:02:41.192 49
27 Dean Shannon Richardsons Trek RT 1:02:41.272 49
28 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1:02:14.966 48
29 James Jobber Catford CC Equipe Banks 1:02:16.386 48
30 Jez McCann Richardsons Trek RT 1:02:16.807 48
31 Jamie Pine Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 1:02:40.047 48
32 Chris Snook Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 1:02:40.069 48
33 Will Ranoe H.R. Owen Maserati RT 1:02:41.040 48
34 Tom Hargreaves Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 1:02:41.313 48
35 Chris McNamara Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 1:02:41.730 48
36 Scott Probert H.R. Owen Maserati RT 1:03:12.727 48
37 George Clark Catford CC Equipe Banks 1:02:17.330 47
38 Matt Clements Catford CC Equipe Banks 1:02:19.081 47
39 Daniel Patten Team Wiggins 1:02:38.243 47
40 Dante Carpenter Richardsons Trek RT 1:02:41.224 47
41 Rob Moore Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 1:02:16.344 46
42 Adam Moore H.R. Owen Maserati RT 1:02:19.308 46
43 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 1:02:26.385 46
44 Sam Harrison Team Wiggins 1:02:28.479 46
45 Luc Hall Team Wiggins 1:02:28.465 45
46 Simon Jodrell H.R. Owen Maserati RT 1:02:27.011 44

POINTS

Sprint 1
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4
3 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 3
4 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 2
5 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1

Sprint 2
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 4
3 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 2
5 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 1

Sprint 3
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 4
3 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 3
4 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 2
5 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 1

Finish
1 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
2 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 4
3 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 3
4 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
5 Ian Bibby NFTO 1

Points Classification for Round 8
1 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 17
2 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 11
3 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 10
4 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 6
5 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 5
6 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 4
7 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 4
8 Ian Bibby NFTO 1
9 Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 1
10 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 1

Points Overall Classification after Round 8
1 Rory Townsend Pedal Heaven 76
2 Chris Lawless JLT Condor P/B Mavic 64
3 Jon Mould JLT Condor P/B Mavic 42
4 Tom Stewart Madison – Genesis 35
5 Graham Briggs JLT Condor P/B Mavic 35
6 Morgan Kneisky Team Raleigh GAC 33
7 Will Fox Pedal Heaven 26
8 Albert Torres Team Raleigh GAC 23
9 Matthieu Boulo Team Raleigh GAC 22
10 Gruff Lewis Madison – Genesis 16
11 Alistair Slater JLT Condor P/B Mavic 15
12 Johnny McEvoy NFTO 11
13 Jack Pullar Pedal Heaven 10
14 Steven Roach Team Raleigh GAC 8
15 Harry Tanfield Pedal Heaven 7
16 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 7
17 Alex Paton Pedal Heaven 7
18 Ian Bibby NFTO 7
19 Felix English Madison – Genesis 6
20 Alex Blain Madison – Genesis 6
21 Dale Appleby NFTO 5
22 Max Stedman Pedal Heaven 4
23 Liam Stones NFTO 4
= Ed Clancy JLT Condor P/B Mavic 4
25 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 3
26 Alex Frame JLT Condor P/B Mavic 2
27 James Lowsley-Williams NFTO 2

Guest Teams South — Round 2 Classification
1 Richardsons Trek RT 4:29:55 5
2 Catford CC Equipe Banks 4:35:06 4
3 Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 4:36:50 3
4 H.R. Owen Maserati RT 4:46:02 2

Guest Teams South — Overall Classification
1 Richardsons Trek RT 10
2 Catford CC Equipe Banks 8
3 Nuun-Sigma Sport – London Race Team 6
4 H.R. Owen Maserati RT 4…

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The final week of the 2016 Pearl Izumi Tour Series kicks off in Stevenage with men’s and women’s racing – VeloUK is here with updates on the event and report & results following the race.

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THE 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 SEVEN rounds.

In Ramsey, 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 and with Dean Downing as the ‘Tour Series DS’ 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.

Mould 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) and Lawless who won the first round and the last one held (7). Tom Stewart of Madison Genesis however was in the box seat for the win in Durham last 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.

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 whilst Chris Lawless is not far behind after his solo win in Stoke and victory in every other podium classification on the night!

So here we are in Stevenage and the teams are going into battle on a technical and fast and from the map, straightward pan flat course to see if anyone can break the stranglehold that the men in black have on the series so far.

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

Round 7 (Stoke on Trent) JLT Condor (Team) | Victory: Chris Lawless |
| Fastest Lap: Chris Lawless | Points: Chris Lawless

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

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

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