FEATURE: CiCle Classic

After a three man break dominated the race, the final third of race saw the peloton shrink and in the bunch sprint, there was a photo finish win for Colin Joyce ahead of last years winner
Gabriel Cullaigh and Rory Townsend

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FEATURE: CiCle Classic

This years race was the 15th Edition and from the start in 2005 when Scott Gamble won the first event, the race has got bigger and bigger and this year had the strongest field yet which is perhaps why it was not the most exciting of editions as the teams cancelled each other out on the road and gaps were hard to open up. The CiCLE Classic attracts an international field of mainly Conti teams but this year Pro Conti team Rally UHC from the USA were here with their big team bus making the statement to others of watch out.

Sure, they won the race but in no way did they dominate it. The parcour for the CiCLE Classic is tough enough for the race to finish in bits as we have seen. But it all depends on how its raced and when the peloton cruises for so long, a bunch sprint is always on the cards. A look back at the past winners and ‘group sprints’ are common but not as big a group as this year.

See how the race unfolded with the photo feature report on VeloUK’s sister site: 

Result
1. Colin Joyce Rally UHC Cycling 5t 10′ 21″
2. Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins-Le Col 00″
3. Rory Townsend Canyon DHB 00″
4. Jacob Scott SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 00″
5. Thomas Pidcock Team Wiggins-Le Col 00″
6. Alex Luhrs Ribble Pro Cycling 00″
7. Bas Van Der Kooij Monkey Town – A Block CT 01″
8. Piotr Havik Beat Cycling Club 01″
9. Steve Lampier Saint Piran 01″
10. Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling 01″
11. Oliver Maxwell Saint Piran 01″
12. Adam Toupalik Team Sauerland NRW 01″
13. Tom Mazzone Spirit Tifosi RT 01″
14. Thomas Stewart Canyon DHB 02″
15. Felix Intra Team Sauerland NRW 03″
16. Jacques Sauvagnargues Team Wiggins-Le Col 03″
17. Alex Paton Canyon DHB 03″
18. Stephan Bakker WP Groot Amsterdam 03″
19. Alistair Slater Vitus Pro Cycling 03″
20. George Pym Madison – Genesis 04″
21. Martins Pluto Monkey Town – A Block CT 04″
22. Matthew Nowell Saint Piran 04″
23. Daan Hoeyberghs Beat Cycling Club 04″
24. Kristers Ansons Amore & Vita – Prodir 04″
25. Luuc Bugter Beat Cycling Club 05″
26. Leon Mazzone Spirit Tifosi RT 05″
27. Isaac Mundy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 05″
28. Guillaume Seye Beat Cycling Club 06″
29. Nathan Draper Holdsworth Zappi RT 06″
30. Adriaan Janssen Monkey Town – A Block CT 06″
31. Maarten De Jonge Monkey Town – A Block CT 06″
32. Connor Swift Madison – Genesis 06″
33. Thomas Moses Madison – Genesis 06″
34. Joann Leinau Team Sauerland NRW 07″
35. Daniel Bigham Ribble Pro Cycling 07″
36. Oliver Wood Strada Sport 08″
37. Jacob Hennessy Canyon DHB 08″
38. Ryan Anderson Rally UHC Cycling 08″
39. Robin Carpenter Rally UHC Cycling 10″
40. Robert Scott Team Wiggins-Le Col 10″
41. Gruff Lewis Ribble Pro Cycling 17″
42. James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 56″
43. Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB 56″
44. Mark Stewart Ribble Pro Cycling 1′ 48″
45. Adam Lewis Beat Cycling Club 2′ 17″
46. Jonathan McEvoy Madison – Genesis 2′ 30″
47. Mel Van Der Veekens Monkey Town – A Block CT 3′ 13″
48. Jake Alderman Saint Piran 4′ 15″
49. Wim Kleiman Monkey Town – A Block CT 4′ 48″
50. Ruben De Marez Dovy Keukens FCC 5′ 57″
51. Lewis Bulley Richardson Trek 5′ 57″
52. Michael Mottram Vitus Pro Cycling 6′ 04″
53. Rupert Graham Spirit Tifosi RT 6′ 12″
54. Joe Evans Saint Piran 6′ 21″
55. Oliver Bates Flamme Rouge 7′ 20″
56. Kieran Savage Cycling Sheffield-Giant Sheffield 7′ 20″
57. David Michael Bolland Velo Schils Interbike RT 7′ 21″
58. Russell Downing East Mids – Pearces- RDA 7′ 21″
59. Joseph Sutton Richardson Trek 7′ 22″
60. William Brown Ribble Pro Cycling 7′ 23″
61. William Scott Flamme Rouge 7′ 24″
62. Louis Szymanski Cycling Sheffield-Giant Sheffield 7′ 26″
63. Ben Healy Team Wiggins-Le Col 7′ 27″
64. Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 7′ 27″
65. Wessel Krul WP Groot Amsterdam 7′ 39″
66. Jonathan Oxley Bryan Steele Academy 9′ 35″
67. Jordan Peacock Spirit Tifosi RT 9′ 35″
68. Chris Childs Holohan Coaching RT 9′ 35″
69. Ben Walsh GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31 9′ 35″
70. Charlie Quarterman Holdsworth Zappi RT 9′ 36″
71. Andzs Flaksis Arapahoe Resources – BMC 9′ 37″
72. Felix Barker ActiveEdge Race team 9′ 37″
73. Louis Leinau Team Sauerland NRW 9′ 38″
74. Koos Jeroen Kers WP Groot Amsterdam 9′ 38″
75. Johannes Hodapp Team Sauerland NRW 9′ 38″
76. Alex Mengoulas Beat Cycling Club 9′ 38″
77. Ross Lamb GSC Blagnac Vélo Sport 31 11′ 09″
78. Morris Bacon DAP CC 12′ 42″
79. Alekss Janis Razinskis RRS-Purvciems 12′ 49″
80. Matthew Downie TAAP Cervelo 12′ 50″
81. Joe Clark Cycling Sheffield-Giant Sheffield 12′ 50″
82. James Hill Team PB Performance 12′ 50″
83. Teun Mouris WP Groot Amsterdam 12′ 50″
84. Joep Steinbusch WP Groot Amsterdam 12′ 50″
85. Fernando Lopes González Guerciotti-Kiwi Atlantico 12′ 50″
86. Laurence Kirby ActiveEdge Race team 12′ 50″
87. William Bjergfelt SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 12′ 50″
88. Harley Matthews DAP CC 12′ 51″
89. Dillon Corkery Team Bioracer-DHL-Fr Services 12′ 51″
90. Christopher Latham Vitus Pro Cycling 12′ 52″
91. Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 12′ 52″
92. Chris Dredge Spirit Tifosi RT 12′ 52″
93. Joseph Perkins Leisure Lakes Bikes.com 12′ 54″
94. Ben Hamilton Holdsworth Zappi RT 16′ 31″
95. Peter Cocker Richardson Trek 17′ 1
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King of the Bergs Classification
KOB 1: Cold Overton Berg (Pass 1)
Points
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
3 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
4 Alex PATON Canyon-DHB-Bloor Homes

KOB 2: BurroughBerg (Pass 1)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
3 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
4 Will BJERGFELT SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling

KOB 3: BurroughBerg (Pass 2)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
3 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
4 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth

KOB 4: Cold Overton Berg (Pass 2)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
3 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
4 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth

KOB 5: BurroughBerg (Pass 3)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
3 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
4 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth

KOB 6: CuckooBerg
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
3 Daniel BIGHAM Ribble Pro Cycling
4 Jacques SAUVAGNARGUES Team Wiggins LeCol

KOB Overall Classification
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
2 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
2 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance
4 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth
5 Daniel BIGHAM Ribble Pro Cycling
6 Jacques SAUVAGNARGUES Team Wiggins LeCol
7 Alex PATON Canyon-DHB-Bloor Homes
8 Will BJERGFELT SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling

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Hot Spot Sprints and Special Sprints Classifications
Special Sprint 1: Wymondham Windmill (Pass 1)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran

Special Sprint 2: Wymondham Windmill (Pass 2)
1 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran

Special Sprint 3: Wymondham Village
1 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT

Hot Spot Sprint 1: Oakham
1 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
2 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
3 Josh HOUSLEY Team PB Performance

Special Sprint 4: Owston Village (Pass 1)
1 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT

Hot Spot Sprint 2: Owston Village (Pass 2)
1 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
2 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
3 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth

Hot Spot Sprint 3: Owston Village (Pass 3)
1 Wim KLEIMAN Monkey Town-A Block CT
2 Matthew NOWELL Saint Piran
3 Charlie QUARTERMAN Zappi-Holdsworth

Special Sprint 5: Melton Mowbray
1 Martin PLUTO Monkey Town-A Block CT

Lanterne Rouge: Peter COCKER, Richardsons-Trek RT

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