Tour Series: Durham

A winner in the Junior Paris-Roubaix, 17 year old Tom Pidcock races away from the pros to win Durham Tour Series round

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Tour Series: Durham

A winner in the Junior Paris-Roubaix, 17 year old Tom Pidcock races away from the pros to win Durham Tour Series round

Pidcock stormed to victory in Durham in only his second ever Tour Series appearance, making history as the first rider from a Guest team to beat the full season teams to the individual win, while another great team performance moved them three-points clear the top of The Tour Series.

Pidcock, the current Junior World Cyclo-Cross Champion and winner of the Junior Paris Roubaix earlier this year, is also the first Junior rider to win a round of The Tour Series since Matt Gibson. Hotly tipped before the race, the PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield rider was initially part of a small group of riders, but soon forged on alone.

Free from being an influence on the team competition, Pidcock was allowed to go clear with the focus behind on the battle between JLT Condor and Madison Genesis for The Tour Series title. After torrential rain and hail swept the circuit mid-afternoon, the Durham round had looked set to be a dry race, until a further heavy shower in the minutes before the start soaked the circuit, and made an already challenging circuit and extreme challenge for the riders.

With BIKE Channel Canyon and ONE Pro Cycling both losing riders to incidents in the opening laps, the front of the race was shaped by JLT Condor and Madison Genesis, with the defending champions having dominance in numbers in the 10-rider group that remained on the lead lap.

While Pidcock built a strong lead, Connor Swift and Alistair Slater worked hard to reel him back in, briefly threatening to shut the gap in the closing laps at eventually fell to less than six second, with Bath victory Swift outsprinting Slater, who had crashed and damaged his main bike during the warm-up, for the runner-up spot.

Behind Steve Lampier took fourth, in his first Tour Series appearance for over 700-days, ahead of Graham Briggs to make it three JLT Condor riders in the top five, with Ed Clancy crossing the line tenth to seal the win in an impressive ride by the multiple Olympic Champion, on a circuit that on paper doesn’t suit him.

Impressive performances were the theme running through the evening, with Liam Holohan taking eighth for Metaltek Kuota in his first appearance for a couple of years, while Scottish junior Dylan Hughes took eleventh, as the last rider on the leading lap.

After their impressive Aberdeen showing, BIKE Channel Canyon did return to the podium thanks to Rory Townsend, collecting the Brother Fastest Lap from ITV4’s Ned Boulting.

There was no change in the Wiggle Points Jersey standings, with Team Raleigh GAC’s Sebastian Mora having sealed the classification in Scotland, all the points in Durham went to riders outside of the top three places.

Durham was also the final event of the three round mini-Series for Guest teams in the North of Britain, pitting Pidcock’s PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield team against a Scotland national team and Wheelbase Altura MGD.

It was the latter who came out on top from the three events, taking the North title for the second successive year. Wheelbase Altura MGD will now race in Stevenage on Monday against Midlands winners Spirit Tifosi Racing and South winners Richardsons Trek.


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INTERVIEWS

Winner Tom Pidcock

Connor Swift of Madison Genesis (2nd)

Ali Slater of JLT Condor (3rd)

Liam Holohan of Metaltek Kuota

PRE RACE

Tom Pidcock

Adria Moreno of Raleigh GAC (Winning team in 2016)

James Lowsley Williams pre race

Re-Race with Former winner Richard Handley of Madison Genesis who crashed

RESULTS

1 Tom Pidcock Paul Milnes – Oldfield 29 1:11:56.881
2 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 29 1:12:02.840 +5.959
3 Ali Slater JLT Condor 29 1:12:07.206 +10.325
4 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 29 1:13:15.554 +1:18.673
5 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 29 1:13:15.791 +1:18.910
6 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 29 1:13:16.534 +1:19.653
7 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 29 1:13:19.085 +1:22.204
8 Liam Holohan Metaltek Kuota 29 1:13:21.688 +1:24.807
9 Kristian House ONE Pro Cycling 29 1:13:24.443 +1:27.562
10 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 29 1:13:25.733 +1:28.852
11 Dylan Hughes Scotland 29 1:13:52.502 +1:55.621
12 Rory Townsend BIKE Channel Canyon 28 1:12:27.336 +1 Lap
13 Adam Kenway Team Raleigh GAC 28 1:12:28.497 +1 Lap
14 Matt Nowell BIKE Channel Canyon 28 1:12:28.549 +1 Lap
15 Jim Brown Paul Milnes – Oldfield 28 1:12:32.914 +1 Lap
16 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 28 1:12:43.601 +1 Lap
17 Brenton Jones JLT Condor 26 1:07:11.776 +3 Laps
18 Harry Tanfield BIKE Channel Canyon 26 1:07:19.677 +3 Laps
19 Tom Stewart ONE Pro Cycling 25 1:05:09.292 +4 Laps
20 Jack Pullar BIKE Channel Canyon 25 1:05:12.301 +4 Laps
21 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 25 1:05:35.061 +4 Laps
22 Evan Oliphant Wheelbase Altura MGD 25 1:06:27.403 +4 Laps
23 Ben Marks Morvelo Basso 25 1:06:37.997 +4 Laps
24 David Lines Wheelbase Altura MGD 25 1:07:11.158 +4 Laps
25 George Pym Metaltek Kuota 24 1:04:33.603 +5 Laps
26 Oscar Mingay Paul Milnes – Oldfield 24 1:05:26.643 +5 Laps
27 Matt Holmes Madison Genesis 24 1:05:29.338 +5 Laps
28 Samuel Williams ONE Pro Cycling 24 1:05:29.478 +5 Laps
29 Jack Clarkson Paul Milnes – Oldfield 24 1:06:19.659 +5 Laps
30 Levi Moody Wheelbase Altura MGD 24 1:06:41.293 +5 Laps
31 George Harper ONE Pro Cycling 24 1:07:02.705 +5 Laps
32 Grant Martin Team Raleigh GAC 24 1:07:14.515 +5 Laps
33 Joe Nally Scotland 24 1:07:20.874 +5 Laps
34 Scott Probert Morvelo Basso 23 1:05:03.651 +6 Laps
35 Will Harper ONE Pro Cycling 23 1:05:29.906 +6 Laps
36 Stuart Reid Wheelbase Altura MGD 23 1:05:29.907 +6 Laps
37 Dan Fleeman Metaltek Kuota 23 1:06:20.111 +6 Laps
38 Stephen Dent Scotland 23 1:06:58.491 +6 Laps
39 Will Ranoe Morvelo Basso 23 1:07:43.968 +6 Laps
40 Joe Reilly Scotland 22 1:05:10.291 +7 Laps
41 Mikey Mottram Morvelo Basso 21 1:04:37.490 +8 Laps
42 Robert Gray Wheelbase Altura MGD 21 1:06:02.779 +8 Laps
43 William Tidball Paul Milnes – Oldfield 21 1:06:06.644 +8 Laps

SPRINTS

Sprint 1
1 Tom Stewart ONE Pro Cycling 5
2 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 4
3 Rory Townsend BIKE Channel Canyon 3
4 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 2
5 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 1

Sprint 2
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 4
3 Rory Townsend BIKE Channel Canyon 3
4 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 2
5 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 1

Sprint 3
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Ali Slater JLT Condor 4
3 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 3
4 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 2
5 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 1

Finish
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 4
2 Ali Slater JLT Condor 3
3 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 2
4 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 1
5 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 0

Round Classification
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 14
2 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 9
3 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 8
4 Ali Slater JLT Condor 7
5 Rory Townsend BIKE Channel Canyon 6
6 Tom Stewart ONE Pro Cycling 5
7 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 2
8 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 2
9 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 2

Series Sprint Competition Round 10 – Durham
1 Sebastian Mora Team Raleigh GAC 84
2 Brenton Jones JLT Condor 42
3 James Lowsley-Williams BIKE Channel Canyon 40
4 Rory Townsend BIKE Channel Canyon 33
5 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 32
6 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 31
7 Harry Tanfield BIKE Channel Canyon 24
8 Johnny McEvoy Madison Genesis 22
9 Jack Pullar BIKE Channel Canyon 22
10 Enrique Sanz Team Raleigh GAC 21
11 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 19
12 Tom Stewart ONE Pro Cycling 19
13 Alex Paton Madison Genesis 14
14 George Harper ONE Pro Cycling 14
15 Ali Slater JLT Condor 14
16 Steele Von Hoff ONE Pro Cycling 13
17 Matt Cronshaw Madison Genesis 13
18 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 11
19 Steve Lampier JLT Condor 9
20 Jon Mould JLT Condor 9
21 Zach May Metaltek Kuota 8
22 Chris Opie BIKE Channel Canyon 7
23 Bertie Newey Metaltek Kuota 7
24 Adria Moreno Team Raleigh GAC 6
25 Gruff Lewis Madison Genesis 4
26 Kristian House ONE Pro Cycling 3
27 Alex Frame JLT Condor 3
27 Matt Holmes Madison Genesis 3
27 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 3
30 Tom Mazzone Metaltek Kuota 2
31 Grant Martin Team Raleigh GAC 1

Team
1 JLT Condor 4:52:02 10
2 Madison Genesis 4:54:41 9
3 BIKE Channel Canyon 5:00:47 8
4 ONE Pro Cycling 5:09:04 7
5 Team Raleigh GAC 5:25:41 6
6 Metaltek Kuota 5:28:14 5
7 Morvelo Basso 5:33:52 4

Team Overall
1 JLT Condor 92
2 Madison Genesis 89
3 BIKE Channel Canyon 76
4 ONE Pro Cycling 74
5 Team Raleigh GAC 66
6 Metaltek Kuota 50
7 Morvelo Basso 43

GUEST TEAMS

Durham
1 PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield 5:06:13 5
2 Wheelbase Altura MGD 5:18:06 4
3 Scotland 5:25:33 3

Guest Overall Team Point Standings
1 Wheelbase Altura MGD 13
2 Scotland 10
3 PH Mas – Paul Milnes – Oldfield 10

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