Women’s Tour of Reservoir Stage 1

Melissa Lowther solo’d to victory after breaking away from Hayley Simmonds after the two of them put over three minutes into the rest of the field on stage 1 of the Tour of Reservoir

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Women’s Tour of Reservoir Stage 1

Stage 1 of the Women’s Tour of Reservoir saw Melissa Lowther (above)solo to victory ahead of Hayley Simmonds with a big gap back to the rest

It was a day when the course saw the field of almost 100 starters decimated by the wind, the hills and the pace of the racing. It conditions unsual for the race which is normally held in March, the first action came with a breakaway; Molly Patch (Fusion FT Fierlan), Emma Lewis (Aspire Bicycles/HSS Hire) and Sian Botteley (Cycle Team OnForm).

The early break which was clear for a long time before a new group formed out front

The lead never got very big and on the second of five laps, the peloton reeled them back in. Another break then escaped, nine riders in all, and the peloton didn’t seem concerned or were just physcally unable to stop the gap from growing bigger and bigger. After her earlier efforts, the rapid pace in the front move had caught up with Botteley as she dropped back with two laps remaining, by which point the lead was up to four minutes from the chasing peloton.

The remaining eight continued to push on out front although sensing the danger, the peloton – including series leader Chanel Mason of Storey Racing – responded to bring the lead down to two minutes twenty seconds approaching one lap to go. But the attacking racing wasn’t over as Simmonds and Lowther made the next move and escaping the rest of the break before Lowther made one more throw of the dice to escape Simmonds and win the stage and the leader’s jersey.

The nine up break cross the reservoir before more attacks saw Lowther and Simmonds escape.

The peloton on lap 1 chasing the three leaders half a minute ahead at that time

Hayley Simmonds is second on the stage

Laura Massey is third on the stage with what was left of the break

Hannah Payton outsprints Elizabeth Banks for sixth

Genevieve Whitson finishes alone in 8th place

Sophie Wright gets the better of Annie Simpson for 9th place.

Anna Henderson wins the bunch sprint for 11th place

Alice Sharpe beats Anna Kay for 12th….

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Stage Result

1 Melissa Lowther Team Breeze 2:47:15
2 Hayley Simmonds Team WNT +11
3 Laura Massey Drops +3:26
4 Joscelin Lowden Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire st
5 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT +3:28
6 Hannah Payton Drops +3:32
7 Elizabeth Banks Storey Racing st
8 Genevieve Whitson Isorex Cycling Team +5:42
9 Sophie Wright Strada Sport +8:13
10 Annabel Simpson Drops st
11 Anna Henderson Team OnForm +8:17
12 Alice Sharpe NCC Group-Kuota-Torelli +8:19
13 Anna Kay EDCO Continental st
14 Jennifer George Storey Racing st
15 Rose Osborne Drops st
16 Chanel Mason Storey Racing st
17 Julie Esrkine Team OnForm st
18 Jennifer Holden Fusion RT Fierlan st
19 Jennifer Powell Team Ford Ecoboost st
20 Ffion James Abergavenny Road Club st
21 Kim Baptista NCC Group-Kuota-Torelli st
22 Sophie Thackray NCC Group-Kuota-Torelli +8:23
23 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama UK +8:24
24 Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama UK st
25 Alana Prior EDCO Continental st
26 Jennifer Hudson Fusion RT Fierlan st
27 Alicia Speake Team OnForm +8:27
28 Lauren Murphy Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coachin st
29 Annasley Park Drops st
30 Sophie Enever Team 22 st
31 Rebecca Carter Team WNT st
32 Bethany Crumpton Storey Racing st
33 Helen Ralston Sigma Sport.co.uk st
34 Gemma Sargent Team OnForm st
35 Lauren Humphreys Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire +8:34
36 Rebecca Johnson Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire +8:36
37 Melissa Brand Team Ford Ecoboost +9:36
38 Charlotte Broughton Team Ford Ecoboost +10:14
39 April Tacey Team 22 +10:18
40 Holly Flannery Team Jaden-Weldtite +10:25
41 Nicole Oh Les Filles Queen of the Mountai st
42 Lynsey Curran Dooleys Cycles st
43 Seonaid Thompson Sunsport Velo +10:29
44 Elizabeth-Jane Harris Storey Racing +10:33
45 Amy Hill Team OnForm +10:37
46 Hetty Niblett EDCO Continental st
47 Jo Tindley Team Ford Ecoboost +10:39
48 Emma Lewis Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire +10:46
49 Sian Botteley Team OnForm +10:53
50 Savannah Morgan Team 22 +11:01
51 Kelly Murphy Team Ford Ecoboost +11:21
52 Molly Patch Fusion RT Fierlan st
53 Ellen McDermott EDCO Continental +14:47
54 Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama UK +16:00
55 Jayne Paine Les Filles Queen of the Mountai +18:08
56 Charlotte Dalton Team Jaden-Weldtite +18:29
57 Monica Dew Storey Racing +18:38
58 Fiona Turnbull Speedflex Race Team +18:39
59 Rosa Martin Team 22 st
60 Marie Lynn EDCO Continental +18:41
61 Alexandra Rimmer Mountain Goat Coaching +18:42
62 Natasha Reddy Team Vision Innovative Leisure +18:51
63 Jennifer Batey EDCO Continental st
64 Susan Freeburn Les Filles Queen of the Mountai +18:58
65 Clare Parkin VC Equipe – Flix +22:47
66 Elizabeth Catlow Team 22 +27:42
67 Madeleine Gammons Team Vision Innovative Leisure +31:05
68 Lily Greenhalgh Team 22 st
69 Jose Gilbert NCC Group-Kuota-Torelli +42:09

King of the Mountains
1 Emma Lewis Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire 6
2 Molly Patch Fusion RT Fierlan 4
3 Hayley Simmonds Team WNT 3
4 Melissa Lowther Team Breeze 2
5 Sian Botteley Team OnForm 2
6 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 1

Points
1 Melissa Lowther Team Breeze 15
2 Hayley Simmonds Team WNT 14
3 Laura Massey Drops 13
4 Joscelin Lowden Aprire Bicycles/HSS Hire 12
5 Natalie Grinczer Team WNT 11
6 Hannah Payton Drops 10
7 Elizabeth Banks Storey Racing 9
8 Genevieve Whitson Isorex Cycling Team 8
9 Sophie Wright Strada Sport 7
10 Annabel Simpson Drops 6
11 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 5
12 Alice Sharpe NCC Group-Kuota-Torelli 4
13 Anna Kay EDCO Continental 3
14 Jennifer George Storey Racing 2
15 Rose Osborne Drops 1

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