Report: Tour Series Round 1

On a very wet night in Redditch, British road race champions Jess Roberts and Connor Swift (Madison Genesis) splashed their way to victory at round 1 of the Tour Series

Report: Tour Series Round 1

The opening round of the Tour Series in Redditch (Worcestershire) saw the men’s and women’s British Road Race Champions coming out on top in wet conditions, with individual victories for Connor Swift (Madison Genesis) and Jess Roberts (Team Breeze).

In the opening women’s race, Roberts headed home Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm duo Anna Henderson and Rebecca Durrell, whose placings helped their squad into the first leader’s jerseys as initial Series leaders. Twenty-year-old Jess follows in the wheel tracks of elder sister Amy, who took victory in the Redditch event in 2014.

With skies darkening and conditions getting wetter, it was Madison Genesis rider Connor Swift taking the individual honours with an impressive solo victory by almost one minute, adding to two previous wins in the Tour Series during 2017. That impressive solo ride by Swift, along with team-mate Tom Moses following him home, albeit 45 seconds in arrears, was enough to help Madison Genesis into the lead of the men’s Tour Series following Round One.

Round Two of the men’s and women’s Tour Series takes place in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire on Tuesday 13 May, with action getting underway with a packed programme of support events by Scottish Cycling from Midday. Highlights of the Tour Series are screened on ITV4 and broadcast around the world. Action from the men’s event in Redditch will be shown at 23:25 on Saturday 11 May with the women’s highlights at 18:00 on Monday 13 May, with both programmes also available on demand via the ITV Hub catch up service.
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RESULTS

MEN

Individual Classification
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 29 1:05:34.674
2 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 29 1:06:19.066 +44.392
3 Tom Nancarrow Nopinz Symec Race Team 29 1:06:19.252 +44.578
4 Will Brown Ribble Pro Cycling 29 1:06:20.517 +45.843
5 Andrew Tennant Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 29 1:06:21.007 +46.333
6 Stephen Bradbury SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 29 1:06:37.170 +1:02.496
7 Josh Price Wales Racing Academy 29 1:06:37.808 +1:03.134
8 Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 29 1:06:38.364 +1:03.690
9 Jon Mould Madison Genesis 29 1:06:38.653 +1:03.979
10 Mark Stewart Ribble Pro Cycling 29 1:06:38.920 +1:04.246
11 Sam Watson Fensham Howes MAS Design 29 1:06:39.637 +1:04.963
12 Alex Paton Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 29 1:06:39.723 +1:05.049
13 Jacob Hennessy Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 29 1:06:40.304 +1:05.630
14 Freddie Scheske Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 29 1:06:40.710 +1:06.036
15 Steve Lampier Saint Piran 29 1:06:41.394 +1:06.720
16 Bob Donaldson Fensham Howes MAS Design 29 1:06:42.263 +1:07.589
17 Oliver Maxwell Saint Piran 29 1:06:42.389 +1:07.715
18 Joe Evans Saint Piran 29 1:06:42.396 +1:07.722
19 George Smith Nopinz Symec Race Team 29 1:06:42.452 +1:07.778
20 James Phillips BikeStrong KTM 29 1:06:42.728 +1:08.054
21 Tobyn Horton Madison Genesis 29 1:06:43.030 +1:08.356
22 Will Roberts Wales Racing Academy 29 1:06:43.050 +1:08.376
23 Ed Clancy OBE Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 29 1:06:43.330 +1:08.656
24 Ed Hopper Ribble Pro Cycling 29 1:06:46.645 +1:11.971
25 George Pym Madison Genesis 29 1:06:47.352 +1:12.678
26 Chris Latham Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 29 1:06:50.629 +1:15.955
27 Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 29 1:06:51.093 +1:16.419
28 Matt Kingston Fensham Howes MAS Design 29 1:07:39.690 +2:05.016
29 Andrew Edwards BikeStrong KTM 26 1:03:24.790 +3 Laps
30 Will Bjergfelt SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 25 1:00:02.267 +4 Laps
31 Tarn Flynn Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 25 1:00:02.823 +4 Laps
32 Rory Townsend Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 25 1:00:02.897 +4 Laps
33 Cameron Jeffers Saint Piran 25 1:00:04.967 +4 Laps
34 Jack Rootlin-Gray Fensham Howes MAS Design 25 1:00:05.915 +4 Laps
35 Andy Turner SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 25 1:00:08.070 +4 Laps
36 Jake Womersley Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 25 1:00:13.461 +4 Laps
37 Michael Parry GPN Builders – Rock & Road Bikes RT 25 1:00:21.269 +4 Laps
38 Alistair Thomas Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 25 1:00:21.493 +4 Laps
39 Jake Alderman Saint Piran 25 1:00:22.133 +4 Laps
40 Elliot Harrison Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 25 1:00:26.137 +4 Laps
41 Ed Laverack SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 24 0:58:26.576 +5 Laps
42 Dan Bigham Ribble Pro Cycling 24 1:00:15.856 +5 Laps
43 Tom Grigson BikeStrong KTM 24 1:00:27.443 +5 Laps
44 Tom Lowe Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 23 0:59:03.974 +6 Laps
45 Tom Mansfield BikeStrong KTM 23 0:59:13.230 +6 Laps
46 James Ambrose-Parish BikeStrong KTM 23 1:00:05.361 +6 Laps
47 Adam Strudwick GPN Builders – Rock & Road Bikes RT 22 0:55:42.993 +7 Laps
48 Joe Holt Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 22 1:00:02.623 +7 Laps
49 Matt Watson GPN Builders – Rock & Road Bikes RT 22 1:00:05.382 +7 Laps
50 James Tillett Wales Racing Academy 10 0:25:55.512 +19 Laps

Sprints Competition

Round 1 – Redditch
1 Steve Lampier Saint Piran 5
2 Freddie Scheske Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 4
3 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 3
4 Alex Paton Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2
5 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 1

Sprint 2
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Steve Lampier Saint Piran 4
3 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 3
4 Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 2
5 Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 1

Sprint 3
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 Steve Lampier Saint Piran 4
3 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 3
4 Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2
5 Freddie Scheske Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 1

Finish
1 30 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 5
2 26 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 4
3 63 Will Brown Ribble Pro Cycling 3
4 10 Andrew Tennant Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2
5 81 Stephen Bradbury SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1

Round Classification
1 Connor Swift Madison Genesis 18
2 Steve Lampier Saint Piran 13
3 Tom Moses Madison Genesis 11
4 Freddie Scheske Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 5
5 Will Brown Ribble Pro Cycling 3
6 Matthew Bostock Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 3
7 Andrew Tennant Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2
8 Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 2
9 Alex Paton Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2
10 Stephen Bradbury SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1

TEAMS
1 Madison Genesis 4:25:15.423 10
2 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 4:26:19.398 9
3 Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK 4:27:05.762 8
4 Saint Piran 4:29:47.941 7
5 Ribble Pro Cycling 4:32:35.241 6
6 SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 4:36:38.274 5
7 BikeStrong KTM 4:45:09.852 4

Brother Fastest Lap Competition: Jacob Hennessy Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes 2:03.425

Guest Teams
1 Fensham Howes MAS Design
2 Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
3 Wales Racing Academy
4 GPN Builders – Rock & Road Bikes RT
5 Nopinz Symec Race Team
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WOMEN

Individual Classification
1 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 19 0:47:27.368
2 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 19 0:47:27.457 +0.089
3 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 19 0:47:28.188 +0.820
4 Jo Tindley VeloPerformance 19 0:47:34.004 +6.636
5 Becky Raybould Team Breeze 19 0:47:34.748 +7.380
6 Elizabeth Bennett VeloPerformance 19 0:47:34.753 +7.385
7 Victoria Lovett Liv AWOL SPOKD 19 0:47:35.461 +8.093
8 Alicia Speake VeloPerformance 19 0:47:35.799 +8.431
9 Anna Docherty Team Breeze 19 0:47:36.574 +9.206
10 Caitlin Peters Storey Racing 19 0:47:38.085 +10.717
11 Jenny Holl Team Breeze 19 0:47:39.172 +11.804
12 Charmaine Porter Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 19 0:47:39.851 +12.483
13 Elynor Backstedt Storey Racing 19 0:47:39.885 +12.517
14 Dame Sarah Storey Storey Racing 19 0:47:44.537 +17.169
15 Jenny Powell Bianchi Dama 19 0:47:50.037 +22.669
16 Charlotte Redden Team Boompods 19 0:47:53.428 +26.060
17 Bethany Taylor Bianchi Dama 19 0:47:59.307 +31.939
18 Sophie Lankford Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 19 0:48:06.361 +38.993
19 Sophie Lewis Cycle Team OnForm 19 0:48:46.047 +1:18.679
20 Abbie Dentus Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 19 0:49:38.753 +2:11.385
21 Ione Johnson Cycle Team OnForm 19 0:49:38.805 +2:11.437
22 Charlotte Berry VeloPerformance 19 0:49:39.359 +2:11.991
23 Gabriella Shaw Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 19 0:49:39.454 +2:12.086
24 Sian Botteley Cycle Team OnForm 19 0:49:39.814 +2:12.446
25 Maddie Wadsworth Cycle Team OnForm 19 0:49:40.426 +2:13.058
26 Alex Clay IRIS RT 19 0:49:40.558 +2:13.190
27 Sophie Enever Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 19 0:49:41.000 +2:13.632
28 Isabel Darvel Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 19 0:49:42.020 +2:14.652
29 Francesca Hall Team Boompods 19 0:49:42.163 +2:14.795
30 Connie Hayes Liv AWOL SPOKD 19 0:49:42.633 +2:15.265
31 Rhona Callander Team Breeze 19 0:49:43.939 +2:16.571
32 Monica Dew Storey Racing 19 0:49:45.583 +2:18.215
33 Harriet Owen Hagens Bermans Supermint Pro Cycling 19 0:49:46.667 +2:19.299
34 Florence Cox VeloPerformance 15 0:40:06.433 +4 Laps
35 Madeleine Scott Kuota GSG 15 0:40:09.879 +4 Laps
36 Poppy Thompson Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 15 0:40:11.384 +4 Laps
37 Elizabeth Marvelly Liv AWOL SPOKD 15 0:40:12.072 +4 Laps
38 Lucia Bruton IRIS RT 15 0:40:12.744 +4 Laps
39 Amy King Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 15 0:40:37.403 +4 Laps
40 Charlotte Mitchell Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 15 0:40:37.669 +4 Laps
41 Maxine Filby Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 15 0:40:38.714 +4 Laps
42 Clover Murray Liv AWOL SPOKD 15 0:40:39.548 +4 Laps
43 Lauren Humphreys Team Boompods 15 0:40:41.929 +4 Laps
44 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 15 0:41:18.374 +4 Laps
45 Madeleine Gammons Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 14 0:39:55.201 +5 Laps
46 Georgia Hillieard Cycle Team OnForm 14 0:40:07.992 +5 Laps
47 Sarah Hickmann IRIS RT 14 0:40:48.172 +5 Laps
48 Alex Sheehan Bianchi Dama 14 0:42:32.314 +5 Laps
49 Louise Scupham Liv AWOL SPOKD 10 0:28:57.355 +9 Laps
50 Gabrielle Duckworth Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 2 6:37.987 +17 Laps

Team Round Classification
1 Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 2:22:35.496 10
2 Team Breeze 2:22:38.690 9
3 VeloPerformance 2:22:44.556 8
4 Storey Racing 2:23:02.507 7
5 Liv AWOL SPOKD 2:28:13.385 6
6 Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo 2:28:41.781 5
7 Team Boompods 2:29:08.701 4
8 Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 2:33:30.332 3

Brother Fastest Lap Competition: Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 2:09.532

Sprints Competition

Sprint 1
1 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 5
2 Jo Tindley VeloPerformance 4
3 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 3
4 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 2
5 Becky Raybould Team Breeze 1

Sprint 2
1 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 5
2 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 4
3 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 3
4 Jo Tindley VeloPerformance 2
5 Jenny Holl Team Breeze 1

Finish
1 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 5
2 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 4
3 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 3
4 Jo Tindley VeloPerformance 2
5 Becky Raybould Team Breeze 1

Round Classification
1 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 14
2 Jess Roberts Team Breeze 12
3 Jo Tindley VeloPerformance 8
4 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm 8
5 Becky Raybould Team Breeze 2
6 Jenny Holl Team Breeze 1