Report: Tour Series Wembly

After a day of rain, the racing at Wembley on a revised circuit was held on a drying circuit with two exciting races won by EJ Harris and Tom Pidcock

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Report: Tour Series Wembly

Tom Pidcock led the way at Wembley for Team WIGGINS in his British Circuit Race Champions jersey to take the race victory, but it was Madison Genesis behind who closed the gap at the top of the OVO Energy Tour Series standings to a single point behind Canyon Eisberg, as the unique team-based Series heads to Salisbury for the final round on Thursday (31 May).

The WIGGINS rider headed home Connor Swift (Madison Genesis) despite a final corner scare that saw the pair almost crash, with Pidcock commenting afterwards that “I unclipped coming around the final corner so I was on the back foot. Luckily Connor was going at the same speed, so I put my feet back in and just got him over the line.”

Behind, Emils Liepins led home the main group for third spot for ONE Pro Cycling, as his team finished runners-up on the night at Wembley Park. Third spot in the team competition on the night saw Canyon Eisberg remain in the OVO Energy green jerseys, but now with just a one-point advantage over Madison Genesis, while defending champions JLT Condor slipped back to third, six points behind and now unlikely to take a third successive title.

“We had a pretty robust conversation with the boys yesterday, laid it on the line and said look ‘it’s do or die’, we go into tonight to just dominate and just ride as hard as we can and as clever as we can,” said Madison Genesis manager Colin Sturgess afterwards. “And the guys did it. You can’t ask for more.”

The photo says it all – this is the lead group and count the Madison Genesis jerseys … to say they dominated the team competition is about right I’d say!

“We had a plan and we knew what we wanted to do. You can’t ask for more when a plan comes to fruition. Canyon had a bit of misfortune with Hank [James Lowsley-Williams] having a couple of bike changes, but that’s bike racing. It happens, and it happened to us when we had a shocker of a round yesterday – things just didn’t go right for us. It’s going to be a very, very exciting final in Salisbury.”

Tom Pidcock was off the front after only a lap but then …

even he crashed on the slippery surface…

Connor Swift of Madison Genesis won the Brother Fastest Lap prize as well as being part of the top team on the night and the Sprints winner as well

Top team on the night at Wembley – Madison Genesis – Richard Handley is missing after crashing on the last lap and was being checked over by the medics.

Crashes may have blighted their race, including the man with the bubbly (James Lowsley Williams), but Canyon Eisberg still had the jerseys and were in the mood to celebrate that on the podium

WOMEN’S RACE

EJ Harris celebrates on the podium

In the women’s race, Team Breeze saw their advantage trimmed to just three points over NJC-Biemme–Echelon, with Storey Racing a further point behind. Team OnForm though were the top performers, winning the team prize on the night for the first time thanks to Anna Henderson and Charmaine Porter finishing second and third in the race.

Storey’s Ejay Harris took the race win on the night, repeating her 2017 victory in similarly wet conditions at Croydon on the roads of Wembley Park.

“It was certainly very technical today and it’s really tempting to push the pace on those corners but they’re so slippy that it’s not worth it,” said the Storey Racing rider afterwards.

“I paced myself well and it was quite fortunate the way the course is designed that you could have a look behind on your own gap – so I was happy with the way I rode.

“I wouldn’t say I like them [wet weather conditions] more than the sun, I just seem to like them a bit more than others so they work to my advantage.”

Anna Henderson crashed on the first lap and rode through the rest of the riders with only teammate Charmaine Porter for company

Despite being one of a number of riders to tumble in the slippy conditions, Nikki Juniper finished fourth and now holds an unassailable lead in the Eisberg Points jersey standings. JLT Condor’s Matt Gibson still leads the men’s Eisberg Points standings, despite missing the evening following a crash on Monday night in Stevenage, after his nearest rival Robert Scott (WIGGINS) failed to pick up any points at Wembley Park.

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Nikki Juniper leads the Sprints competition

Neah Evans continued the good night for Storey Sport on their Boardman Bikes with the fastest lap prize

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MEN

1 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 45 1:06:57.686
2 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 45 1:06:57.715 +0.029
3 Emils Liepins ONE Pro Cycling 45 1:07:05.288 +7.602
4 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 45 1:07:05.512 +7.826
5 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 45 1:07:06.704 +9.018
6 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis 45 1:07:11.918 +14.232
7 Neil van der Ploeg Madison Genesis 45 1:07:19.985 +22.299
8 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 45 1:07:26.769 +29.083
9 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 45 1:07:38.615 +40.929
10 Charlie Tanfield Canyon Eisberg 45 1:07:41.883 +44.197
11 Hayden McCormick ONE Pro Cycling 45 1:07:49.050 +51.364
12 Alec Briggs TEKKERZ 45 1:07:49.181 +51.495
13 Jacob Scott ONE Pro Cycling 45 1:07:54.765 +57.079
14 George Wood Richardsons Trek 45 1:08:01.089 +1:03.403
15 Charles Page Canyon Eisberg 45 1:08:01.726 +1:04.040
16 Liam Davies Vitus Pro Cycling 45 1:08:01.805 +1:04.119
17 Neil Phillips TEKKERZ 45 1:08:01.953 +1:04.267
18 Harrison Jones Vitus Pro Cycling 45 1:08:06.178 +1:08.492
19 Stefan Schafer TEKKERZ 41 1:03:04.214 +4 Laps
20 Robert Scott Team WIGGINS 41 1:03:08.333 +4 Laps
21 Jake Hales Spirit Tifosi RT 41 1:03:14.416 +4 Laps
22 Leon Mazzone Holdsworth Pro Racing 41 1:03:16.592 +4 Laps
23 Ben Tulett TEKKERZ 41 1:03:16.734 +4 Laps
24 Campbell Stewart Team WIGGINS 41 1:03:17.880 +4 Laps
25 Tom Baylis ONE Pro Cycling 41 1:03:33.484 +4 Laps
26 Jake Womersley Holdsworth Pro Racing 41 1:03:33.557 +4 Laps
27 Dan Tulett TEKKERZ 41 1:03:34.264 +4 Laps
28 Richard Mardle Nuun Sigma Sports – London 41 1:03:43.446 +4 Laps
29 James Moss Nuun Sigma Sports – London 41 1:03:46.236 +4 Laps
30 Julio Alberto Amores Vitus Pro Cycling 41 1:03:46.966 +4 Laps
31 James Lowsley-Williams Canyon Eisberg 40 1:03:03.615 +5 Laps
32 Marcus Burnett Spirit Tifosi RT 40 1:03:03.857 +5 Laps
33 Stephen Bradbury Morvelo Basso 40 1:03:05.127 +5 Laps
34 Alex Paton Canyon Eisberg 40 1:03:05.379 +5 Laps
35 Ollie Maxwell Richardsons Trek 40 1:03:07.421 +5 Laps
36 Adam Moore Morvelo Basso 40 1:03:17.469 +5 Laps
37 Germain Burton JLT Condor 40 1:03:38.821 +5 Laps
38 James Jenkins Richardsons Trek 40 1:03:42.150 +5 Laps
39 Grant Martin Vitus Pro Cycling 40 1:03:46.119 +5 Laps
40 Nathan Draper Team WIGGINS 40 1:04:06.005 +5 Laps
41 Simon Alexander Richardsons Trek 40 1:04:11.048 +5 Laps
42 Mike Smith Spirit Tifosi RT 40 1:04:22.419 +5 Laps
43 Will Ranoe Morvelo Basso 39 1:02:52.807 +6 Laps
44 Jaques Sauvagnargues Team WIGGINS 39 1:03:42.151 +6 Laps
45 Jon Mould JLT Condor 39 1:03:42.680 +6 Laps
46 Tom Moses JLT Condor 39 1:03:45.434 +6 Laps
47 Dante Carpenter Morvelo Basso 38 1:02:44.157 +7 Laps
48 Jordan Peacock Spirit Tifosi RT 38 1:03:12.743 +7 Laps
49 Anthony Anderson Nuun Sigma Sports – London 38 1:03:44.617 +7 Laps
50 Lee Smith Nuun Sigma Sports – London 38 1:03:59.892 +7 Laps
51 Stanley Kennett Spirit Tifosi RT 38 1:04:16.736 +7 Laps
52 Dylan Thomas Nuun Sigma Sports – London 37 1:02:48.319 +8 Laps
53 Chris Latham ONE Pro Cycling 37 1:03:02.433 +8 Laps
54 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 37 1:03:02.735 +8 Laps
55 Benjamin Marks Morvelo Basso 35 1:04:14.486 +10 Laps

TEAM
1 Madison Genesis 4:28:35.130 10
2 ONE Pro Cycling 4:32:34.634 9
3 Canyon Eisberg 4:33:46.880 8
4 Team WIGGINS 4:37:50.773 7
5 Vitus Pro Cycling 4:37:52.696 6
6 JLT Condor 4:46:07.690 5
7 Morvelo Basso 4:49:01.214 4

OVERALL
1 Canyon Eisberg 80
2 Madison Genesis 79
3 JLT Condor 74
4 Team WIGGINS 62
5 ONE Pro Cycling 60
6 Vitus Pro Cycling 39
7 Morvelo Basso 38
8 Holdsworth Pro Racing 27

SPRINTS

Sprint 1
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 4
3 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 3
4 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 2
5 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 1

Sprint 2
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis 4
3 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 3
4 Neil van der Ploeg Madison Genesis 2
5 Jacob Scott ONE Pro Cycling 1

Sprint 3
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 4
3 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 3
4 Emils Liepins ONE Pro Cycling 2
5 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 1

Finish
1 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 5
2 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 4
3 Emils Liepins ONE Pro Cycling 3
4 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 2
5 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 1

Round Classification
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 19
2 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 10
3 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 7
4 Emils Liepins ONE Pro Cycling 5
5 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 5
6 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 5
7 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis 4
8 Neil van der Ploeg Madison Genesis 2
9 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 2
10 Jacob Scott ONE Pro Cycling 1

Series Sprint Competition
1 Matt Gibson JLT Condor 68 *
2 Robert Scott Team WIGGINS 57
3 Harry Tanfield Canyon Eisberg 51
4 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 45
5 Richard Handley Madison Genesis 33
6 James Lowsley-Williams Canyon Eisberg 30
7 Tom Moses JLT Condor 19
8 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis 17
9 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 16
10 Tom Pidcock Team WIGGINS 10
11 Andy Tennant Canyon Eisberg 10
12 Ed Clancy JLT Condor 10
13 Gabriel Cullaigh Team WIGGINS 9
14 Hayden McCormick ONE Pro Cycling 9
15 Graham Briggs JLT Condor 8
16 Jacob Scott ONE Pro Cycling 7
17 Alex Paton Canyon Eisberg 6
18 Jack Pullar Canyon Eisberg 5
19 Emils Liepins ONE Pro Cycling 5
20 Mikey Mottram Morvelo Basso 4
21 Jon Mould JLT Condor 4
22 Charlie Tanfield Canyon Eisberg 2
22 Neil van der Ploeg Madison Genesis 2
22 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson Team WIGGINS 2
25 James Oram ONE Pro Cycling 2
26 Adam Kenway Vitus Pro Cycling 1
26 Karol Domagalski ONE Pro Cycling 1
26 George Pym Madison Genesis 1
26 Campbell Stewart Team WIGGINS 1

* Matt crashed out in Stevenage is out of the series

GUEST TEAMS
1 TEKKERZ 4:34:31.687 5
2 Richardsons Trek 4:42:54.286 4
3 Spirit Tifosi RT 4:47:38.069 3
4 Nuun Sigma Sports – London 4:51:12.385 2

Guest Overall Team Point Standings
1 Richardsons Trek 9
2 TEKKERZ 7
3 Spirit Tifosi RT 7
4 Nuun Sigma Sports – London 5

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WOMEN
1 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 23 0:38:20.524
2 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 23 0:38:54.519 +33.995
3 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 23 0:38:59.265 +38.741
4 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 23 0:39:32.114 +1:11.590
5 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 23 0:39:32.751 +1:12.227
6 Neah Evans Storey Racing 23 0:39:51.724 +1:31.200
7 Elizabeth Bennett Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 23 0:39:57.450 +1:36.926
8 Jo Tindley NJC-Biemme-Echelon 23 0:39:58.845 +1:38.321
9 Ione Johnson Team OnForm 23 0:39:59.110 +1:38.586
10 Beth Crumpton Storey Racing 22 0:38:24.564 +1 Lap
11 Emma Lewis Fusion RT Veloperformance 22 0:38:27.162 +1 Lap
12 Rebecca Durrell Storey Racing 20 0:35:12.693 +3 Laps
13 Lucy Shaw Trek-Drops 20 0:35:13.914 +3 Laps
14 Jennifer Powell NJC-Biemme-Echelon 20 0:35:13.958 +3 Laps
15 Jessica Finney Team OnForm 20 0:35:15.830 +3 Laps
16 Annie Simpson Trek-Drops 20 0:35:17.690 +3 Laps
17 Manon Lloyd Trek-Drops 20 0:35:22.022 +3 Laps
18 Olha Kulynych YRDP 19 0:33:48.896 +4 Laps
19 Madelaine Gammons NJC-Biemme-Echelon 19 0:33:49.647 +4 Laps
20 Emily Wadsworth Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 19 0:33:50.057 +4 Laps
21 Jenny Holl Team Breeze 19 0:34:18.929 +4 Laps
22 Abbie Dentus Team Breeze 19 0:34:31.504 +4 Laps
23 Poppy Thompson YRDP 19 0:34:32.578 +4 Laps
24 Hannah Righini-Brand YRDP 19 0:34:32.659 +4 Laps
25 Lauren Humphreys Boompods EDCO NRG 19 0:34:32.982 +4 Laps
26 Sarah Walker Boompods EDCO NRG 19 0:34:42.304 +4 Laps
27 Emily Kay Torelli-Brother 19 0:34:44.812 +4 Laps
28 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 19 0:34:51.403 +4 Laps
29 Laura Massey Torelli-Brother 19 0:34:55.355 +4 Laps
30 Emily Bridson Admiral LIV AWOL 19 0:35:04.403 +4 Laps
31 Isabel Darvill VeloSchils Interbike 19 0:35:05.098 +4 Laps
32 Emily Nelson Storey Racing 19 0:35:14.340 +4 Laps
33 Rachel Jary Boompods EDCO NRG 19 0:35:28.983 +4 Laps
34 Ellen McDermott Boompods EDCO NRG 19 0:35:39.274 +4 Laps
35 Olivia Bent Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 19 0:35:40.542 +4 Laps
36 Jessica Woodworth Team OnForm 19 0:35:40.772 +4 Laps
37 Rhona Callander Team Breeze 18 0:33:50.983 +5 Laps
38 Zoe Brookes Admiral LIV AWOL 18 0:34:03.134 +5 Laps
39 Illi Gardner YRDP 18 0:34:19.240 +5 Laps
40 Emily Meakin Fusion RT Veloperformance 18 0:34:41.322 +5 Laps
41 Lizzie Holden Trek-Drops 18 0:35:08.451 +5 Laps
42 Megan Barker Team Breeze 18 0:35:08.513 +5 Laps
43 Imogen Hutchings VC Venta 18 0:35:08.688 +5 Laps
44 Rosie Walsh Boompods EDCO NRG 18 0:35:08.840 +5 Laps
45 Savannah Morgan YRDP 18 0:35:09.749 +5 Laps
46 Christine Robson Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 18 0:35:20.387 +5 Laps
47 Clover Murray Admiral LIV AWOL 17 0:33:46.321 +6 Laps
48 Ashia Fenwick VC Venta 17 0:33:50.403 +6 Laps
49 Sandra MacKay VeloSchils Interbike 17 0:34:00.524 +6 Laps
50 Laura Fenwick VC Venta 17 0:34:06.249 +6 Laps
51 Hannah Graveney Admiral LIV AWOL 17 0:34:07.742 +6 Laps
52 Nikki Kovacs Torelli-Brother 17 0:34:32.971 +6 Laps

Brother Fastest Lap Competition
Neah Evans Storey Racing 1:37.561

Team on the Night
1 Team OnForm 1:57:52.894 10
2 Storey Racing 1:58:21.565 9
3 NJC-Biemme-Echelon 1:59:03.710 8
4 Trek-Drops 2:01:46.670 7
5 Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 2:04:06.069 6
6 YRDP 2:04:33.950 5
7 Team Breeze 2:05:31.696 4
8 Boompods EDCO NRG 2:06:47.273 3
9 Torelli-Brother 2:11:04.810 2
10 Admiral LIV AWOL 2:11:39.599 1

Overall Team
1 Team Breeze 61
2 NJC-Biemme-Echelon 58
3 Storey Racing 57
4 Team OnForm 43
5 Trek-Drops 31
6 YRDP 30
7 Jadan – Weldtite Vive Le Velo 29
8 Torelli-Brother 24
9 Boompods EDCO NRG 23
10 Admiral LIV AWOL 22

SPRINTS

Sprint 1
1 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 5
2 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 4
3 Neah Evans Storey Racing 3
4 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 2
5 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 1

Sprint 2
1 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 5
2 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 4
3 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 3
4 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 2
5 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 1

Finish
1 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 5
2 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 4
3 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 3
4 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 2
5 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 1

Round Classification
1 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 15
2 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 8
3 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 8
4 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 7
5 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 4
6 Neah Evans Storey Racing 3

Series Sprint Competition

Round 7 – Wembley Park
1 Nikki Juniper NJC-Biemme-Echelon 77
2 Anna Henderson Team OnForm 56
3 Megan Barker Team Breeze 30
4 Neah Evans Storey Racing 29
5 Ejay Harris Storey Racing 21
6 Gabriella Shaw NJC-Biemme-Echelon 18
7 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 12
8 Charlotte Broughton Admiral LIV AWOL 10
9 Lucy Shaw Trek-Drops 9
10 Rebecca Durrell Storey Racing 9
11 Lizzie Holden Trek-Drops 9
12 Manon Lloyd Trek-Drops 8
13 Charmaine Porter Team OnForm 7
14 Rhona Callander Team Breeze 6
15 Abbie Dentus Team Breeze 5
16 Rebecca Raybould Team Breeze 3
17 Jo Tindley NJC-Biemme-Echelon 2
18 Jennifer Powell NJC-Biemme-Echelon 1
18 Ellie Dickinson Team Breeze 1
18 Olha Kulynych YRDP 1
18 Jennifer George Torelli-Brother 1

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