Feature Report: British TT Championships

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Feature Report: British TT Championships

Steve Cummings wins his first Road title since his junior days ahead of a disappointed defending champion Alex Dowsett and locally based (North West) pro, James Gullen

Tom Baylis was second to four time champion Scott Davies with North East lad Charlie Tanfield third in the Under 23 race

With the champagne dripping off the roof of the podium truck (Hence why Katie is looking up!), the top three in the Women’s race get their pics taken on the podium. Hannah Barnes, Claire Rose and Katie Archibald.

A win for the Isle of Man in the Under 23 Women’s race as Anna Christian celebrates with the bubbly much to the delight of teammie Alice Barnes whilst Melissa Lowther concentrates on getting her bubbly open!

Steve Cummings, Claire Rose, Anna Christian and Scott Davies were the title winners on day 1 of the 2017 British Road championships on the Isle of Man

It was a day when two of the defending champions were defeated and the ‘stripes’ will be worn by different riders for the next 12 months.

Those two riders having earned their stripes being Steve Cummings and Claire Rose, each of them winning their first national time trial title. Claire Rose, after a season racing in the US, moved up to the top step from silver in 2016, while Cummings, with two plates newly installed into his shoulder, came back from that injury to narrowly edge out defending champion Alex Dowsett to win the men’s title.

In the men’s title race, Team Dimension Data’s Cummings, off early in the competition, clocked the first sub-hour time, crossing the line in 57:18.66

A handful of other riders also dipped under the hour mark, but top spot on the podium was always likely to hinge on whether five-time champion Alex Dowsett – off last due to his status as reigning champion – could overhaul Cummings’ time.

Despite the raucous support down the home straight, the Movistar rider was just unable to claim a record-breaking sixth title, finishing second in 57:27.10. James Gullen took bronze after clocking 58:09.45.

Alex Dowsett focused on getting round a tricky hump back bridge on a descent and s bend

James Gullen showed he can be in the mix with the World Tour riders

An emotional Cummings, who recovered from a serious shoulder injury to take the start line, said: “I haven’t really had time to think over the last few months – I haven’t let myself think. I’ve just been trying to get back, and today’s the perfect confirmation of what I’ve being seeing in training. It wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t pretty, but it was as much as I could do today and it was good enough”.

“I wasn’t so good on the corners, I was losing time, but that’s normal – you’re going to be a bit cautious and out of practice. It was a tough course but I just concentrated on going as hard as I could on the climbs and recovering a bit on the downhill.

“It’s pretty cool to be national champion. It’s been really nice to be here this year – I haven’t been to the Isle of Man for 17 years I don’t think, but you see the same people and hey have welcomed me back and it’s been really nice.”

Women

On twitter, defending champion Hayley Simmonds says “Obviously disappointed with the end result today but happy with my ride – perhaps a longer course next year?! Three in a row was always going to be tough and hasn’t been done before in women’s field. Big congrats to @claireyrose for her win”

In the women’s race, Drops’ Anna Christian from Douglas on the Isle of Man, set the early pace, crossing the line in 34:13.77. Neah Evans (34:01.88) brought the time down, before Elinor Barker crossed the line in 33:30.13, only to see her fellow Olympic gold medallist Katie Archibald (32:36.19) take nearly a minute out of that time almost immediately.

Alice Barnes adds another championship medal to her collection, 3rd in the Under 23 race

Hannah Barnes then crossed the line in 32:30.94, leaving just two riders, Rose and defending champion Hayley Simmonds, out on the course. Rose set her mark of 32:11.32, while Simmonds clocked 32:39.98 to take fourth place.

After claiming victory, Rose said: “It’s not quite sunk in yet, but I’m really, really happy. I knew at about the halfway point that I was just up, so I was really gunning it on the second half of the course.”

“With time trials, it’s just about your own effort and really thinking about what you can do rather than what everyone else can do, so that’s how I approach it. I’m over the moon to be able to wear the national champion’s jersey.”

Claire Rose climbing her way to a title

Katie Archibald, Olympic and World Champion was 3rd in the womens.

Christian, who eventually finished seventh, was the fastest under-23 rider across the line and claimed that title ahead of Melissa Lowther and Alice Barnes.

Under 23
Team Wiggins’ Scott Davies won his fourth consecutive under-23 men’s title. As defending champion, the Welshman went out last and clocked a time of 28:20.33 to ensure that One Pro Cycling’s Tom Baylis had to settle for silver after recording 29:09.99. Completing the podium was long-time leader Charlie Tanfield (Brother NRG), who registered a time of 29:11.26.

Scott Davies minutes after finishing, showing the effort he made to win his fourth Under 23 title.

Davies said: “It’s brilliant – it’s a really nice feeling to do it for a fourth time. I just kept telling myself to give it my all, and if that turned out to be enough for the win, then brilliant. This is my last year at under-23, so I hope the record stands for a while. It’ll be a step up for me next year – double the distance – so I’ve got some training to do!”

Scott Davies at the hairpin

Tom Baylis, 2nd, on his Boardman bike in the Under 23 race.

Well tucked in on the coast road section of the course, Charlie Tanfield races to a bronze in the Under 23.

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Claire Rose – winner (Womens)

Hannah Barnes – 2nd (Womens)

Anna Christian (1st womens Under 23)

Steve Cummings (1st, Mens)

Alex Dowsett (2nd, Mens)

James Gullen (3rd, Mens)

Scott Davies (U23 winner)

Tom Baylis (2nd, Under 23)

Charlie Tanfield (3rd, Uder 23)

RESULTS

MENS (Lap 1 time, Lap 1 position, finish gap)

1. Stephen Cummings, Dimension Data      28:42.48   2  57:18.7
 2. Alex Dowsett, Movistar Team          28:35.60   1  @ 00:08.4
 3. James Gullen, JLT Condor             29:04.88   3  @ 00:50.8
 4. Tao Geoghegan Hart, Team Sky         29:37.34   7  @ 01:27.1
 5. Harry Tanfield, BIKE Channel Canyon  29:19.27   5  @ 01:33.4
 6. Peter Williams, One Pro Cycling      29:09.54   4  @ 01:52.7
 7. Ryan Perry, Raleigh GAC              29:38.86   9  @ 01:55.8
 8. Samuel Harrison, Team Wiggins        29:37.34   7  @ 02:30.8
 9. Richard Handley, Madison Genesis     30:03.11   10  @ 02:47.1
 10. Jonathan Dibben, Team Sky           30:08.77   11  @ 03:18.8
 11. Ioan Smallwood, Cardiff Ajax CC     30:32.27   12  @ 03:19.9
 12. James McLaughlin, Hrinkow Advarics  30:34.01   14  @ 03:26.5
 13. Lloyd Chapman, Catford CC Equipe    30:32.91   13  @ 03:45.4
 14. John Archibald, Pro Vision Scotland 29:36.02   6  @ 03:46.8
 15. Rhys Howell,s Team Wiggins          30:44.81   15  @ 04:36.0
 16. Adam Kenway, Raleigh GAC            31:07.03   17  @ 04:49.6
 17. James Tucker,                       31:02.94   16  @ 05:06.4
 18. Adam Robinson, Team KTM             31:09.64   18  @ 05:09.5
 19. Steven Lawley, Metaltek Kuota Raci  31:12.22   19  @ 05:15.1
 20. Daniel Halksworth, Team Bottrill    31:22.33   20  @ 05:38.3
 21. Lawrence Carpenter, Catford CC Equ  31:45.14   22  @ 05:57.1
 22. Jon Entwistle, GTR                  31:41.73   21  @ 06:02.6
 23. Fraser Rounds, Team KTM             31:59.78   24  @ 06:35.7
 24. Dean Robson, Northovers VT          32:21.13   25  @ 06:39.2
 25. Gruffudd Lewis, Madison Genesis     32:34.62   28  @ 06:40.7
 26. Ryan Morley, Royal Air Force CA     31:57.04   23  @ 06:41.4
 27. Sam Brand, Team Novo Nordisk        32:31.78   26  @ 07:38.5
 28. Philip Jones, Bella In Sella Racing 32:33.26   27  @ 08:15.1
 29. David Griffiths, Pro Vision Scotlan 33:01.53   29  @ 08:23.3
 30. Andrew Disley, Team KTM             33:05.36   30  @ 08:47.1
 31. Warwick Sanderson, Manx Viking Wh   34:29.34   31  @ 11:39.9
 32. Jamie Fletcher, Ellan Vannin CC     34:58.24   32  @ 13:57.6
 33. John Sanderson, Manx Viking Wh      35:35.69   33  @ 14:19.6
 34. Paul Dable, NFTO                    35:51.94   34  @ 14:58.2
 35. David Radcliffe, Manx Viking Wh     36:48.66   35  @ 16:44.7

UNDER 23 MEN

1 Scott Davies Team Wiggins               28:20.3
 2 Thomas Baylis One Pro Cycling          @ 00:49.7
 3 Charlie Tanfield Brother NRG           @ 00:50.9
 4 Christopher Lawless Axeon Hagens Berma @ 01:00.2
 5 Ben Hetherington Cyclesport.se -       @  01:17.1
 6 Joey Walker Team Wiggins               @ 01:27.7
 7 Matthew Gibson JLT Condor              @ 01:46.7
 8 Joe Evans Madison Genesis              @ 01:52.9
 9 Connor Swift Madison Genesis           @ 01:53.3
 10 Gabriel Cullaigh SEG Racing Academy   @ 01:56.2
 11 Paul Double Zappi Racing Team         @ 02:02.2
 12 Mark Stewart An Post - ChainReaction  @ 02:11.0
 13 George Evans Team Bottrill - HSS Hire @ 02:29.5
 14 Charlie Meredith VC Toucy             @ 02:40.7
 15 Charles Walker Catford CC Equipe/Bank @ 02:42.7
 16 Jacob Hennessy 100% ME                @ 02:43.2
 17 Angus Claxton 100% ME                 @ 02:43.6
 18 Fraser Martin Raleigh GAC             @ 02:43.6
 19 Max Stedman BIKE Channel Canyon       @ 02:46.8
 20 Adam Hartley 100% ME                  @ 02:50.6
 21 Nic McKibbin Bath Cycling Club        @ 02:52.5
 22 Oliver Jones Cycle Team OnForm        @ 02:57.8
 23 Jack Rebours Caesarean CC Jersey      @ 03:06.2
 24 Peter Kibble Zappi Racing Team        @ 03:17.5
 25 Reece Wood 100% ME                    @ 03:20.4
 26 Scott Auld Zappi Racing Team          @ 03:24.1
 27 Alexander Braybrooke AVC Aix-En-Pro   @ 03:36.4
 28 Sebastian Tremlett Estera             @  03:41.7
 29 Andy Brown Metaltek Kuota Racing Tea  @ 03:51.2
 30 Stephen Williams SEG Racing Academy   @ 03:56.4
 31 Matthew Woods Performance Cycles      @ 04:05.4
 32 Eugene Cross Team KTM                 @ 04:22.3
 33 Nathan Draper Team Wiggins            @ 04:29.7
 34 Karl Baillie Giant Store Rutland /    @ 04:31.3
 35 Joshua Haasz Catford CC Equipe/Banks  @ 04:43.7
 36 Nicholas Cooper DFL In-Gear Developme @ 04:58.7
 37 Max Sahota Team Bottrill - HSS Hire   @ 06:40.3
 38 Max McMurdo SSLL Racing Team          @ 20:11.6

WOMEN 

1 Claire Rose Visit Dallas DNA Pro        32:11.32
2 Hannah Barnes Canyon - SRAM               +19.62
3 Katie Archibald MBE Team WNT              +24.87
4 Hayley Simmonds Team WNT                  +28.66
5 Elinor Barker MBE Matrix Pro Cycling      +1:18.81
6 Neah Evans Storey Racing                  +1:50.56
7 Anna Christian (U23) Drops                +2:02.45
8 Melissa Lowther (U23) Team Breeze         +2:16.07
9 Alice Barnes (U23) Drops                  +2:19.83
10 Elizabeth-Jane Harris Storey Racing       +2:25.30
11 Joscelin Lowden Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire  +2:45.00
12 Rebecca Durrell Drops                     +2:54.29
13 Abby-Mae Parkinson (U23) Drops            +2:57.11
14 Hayley Jones (U23) Team WNT               +3:08.02
15 Corrine Hall MBE Matrix Pro Cycling       +3:20.43
16 Vicky Smith AeroCoach                     +3:27.54
17 Emma Lewis Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire       +3:29.22
18 Elizabeth Banks Storey Racing             +3:37.84
19 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT                 +3:47.39
20 Molly Patch (U23) Fusion RT Fierlan       +3:51.25
21 Amy Roberts Wiggle High5                  +3:53.16
22 Chanel Mason Storey Racing                +3:53.66
23 Jennifer George Storey Racing             +3:54.95
24 Elizabeth Holden (U23) Drops              +4:02.46
25 Eleanor Dickinson (U23) Team Breeze       +4:03.01
26 Manon Lloyd (U23) Team Breeze             +4:21.02
27 Maryka Sennema Fusion RT Fierlan          +4:38.06
28 Monica Dew (U23) Storey Racing            +4:41.16
29 Amy Gornall (U23) Secret-Training         +4:47.95
30 Anna Weaver Vertex-Biemme RT              +5:01.81
31 Amy Hill (U23) Cycle Team OnForm          +5:05.11
32 Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama UK            +5:07.99
33 Emily Kay (U23) Team WNT                  +5:25.08
34 Melissa Brand Team Ford Ecoboost          +5:40.49
35 Holly Flannery (U23) Team Jadan-Weldtite  +5:49.51
36 Crystal Lane-Wright Aprire Bicycles       +6:00.11
37 Genevieve Whitson Isorex Cycling          +6:02.96
38 Bethany Crumpton Storey Racing            +6:09.54
39 Gabriella Shaw Team WNT                   +6:18.51
40 Nicki Carr VC Equipe -                    +6:21.10
41 Faye Faber Bike Jockey                    +6:22.11
42 Karen Poole Sportstest                    +7:12.51
43 Emily Looker Team Manx                    +9:40.28

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