This Weekend: CiCLE Classic – Women & Juniors

This Sunday, 9th June, sees the 4th edition of the Women’s and 6th edition of the Junior Men’s CiCLE Classics in and around Melton Mowbray.

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This Weekend: CiCLE Classic – Women & Juniors

Sharing their name with the well established Rutland – Melton International CiCLE Classic, the Women’s and Junior Men’s races nevertheless have their own place in Britain cycling calendar with both forming part of the British National season long road race series for their respective categories.

With all previous edition of the two races have served up significant competitor and spectator interest, this year’s editions look to enhance that reputation with 135 Junior Men and 125 Elite Women having signed up for their versions of this unique race.

The junior men will start off the full day of top class cycle road racing with a 98 kilometre race which leaves Melton Town Centre at 9.30 and should return for its finale at just after 12.00 noon.

It will then be the turn of the Elite Women who will face a course of 105 kilometres starting at 14.00 hrs and then return for its first passage of the town around 16.30, before making a lap of the Sawgate Lane, Stapleford Lane, Saxby Road finishing circuit and then its finish in the town’s Sherrard Street in front of what is once again expected to be a large and appreciative crowd.

In between, both races will face a number of arduous and challenging climbs and six ‘special sectors’ of gravel and farm tracks that characterise what the CiCLE Classics have become famous for.

Winner of the 2019 Lincoln GP, and former winner of the CiCLE Classic, Rebecca Durrell

Past winners of both races have shown themselves to be the ‘cream’ of their sport with a number of the Junior event victors having gone on to full time professional careers both in Britain and in the European calendar. In the Elite Women’s race, two of its three previous editions have been won by reigning World and Olympic Champions Katie Archibald and Neah Evans.

Neither of these two will ride in 2019, but the 2016 and first ever winner of the race, Rececca Durrell returns again and this year with a clutch of high profile wins already behind her. Many might consider that she could be a firm favourite to become the first rider to win the race twice.

The Women’s CiCLE Classic has however after only a short period of time, begun to be a race which many of the top Women regard as the highlight of their domestic season, and therefore a battle royal is expected for the top honours from the entire 120 Woman field in the race in which good luck is as important as good current form.

With a £1000 first prize, more than the prize for winning the National Championships for either Men or Women, and with prizes down to 20th place, the competitors will have everything to ride for. However, as is proved every April in the International CiCLE Classic race, now in its 15th year, in front of the competitors will be possibly the hardest course that a Women’s race anywhere in the World will encounter.

“The Women’s CiCLE Classic has become of age in a relatively short period”, said overall CiCLE Classics Race Director Colin Clews. “But in the same way as we continued to develop the International Men’s race year on year, we hope that the Women’s and Junior Men’s versions will become recognised more and more as stand alone races with a distinct character of their own. Needless to say they both continue to make their mark on the domestic cycling scene.”

Whilst still sharing the same course for much of their routes, this year the Junior Men’s race will assume a re-entry to Melton down Burton Road for its finish, and pass along Mill Lane, regent Road and Brook Street before entering the usual finish straight along Thorpe End and onto Sherrard Street.

Whilst this addition has been necessitated by a clash with another major local event being staged by Stapleford Miniature Railway Group during the early part of the day, it presents an extremely exciting, spectacular and technical final three kilometres to the Junior Men’s race.

Later in the day, the Elite Women will experience the usual full course passing by Stapleford Park, where the CiCLE Classic Organisers are indebted to the Stapleford Park colleagues for their co- operation in both events going off as originally planned.

Owston village will provide as ever the backdrop and venue for much of the racing during the middle section of both races, and as now traditional, the first Woman to reach the finish line in Melton on the race’s first poassage of Sherrard Street will win the much coveted Melton Town Pork Pie award, courtesy of Dickinson and Morris.

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WHERE TO SEE THE RACE (SUGGESTIONS)
1. The START in Melton town centre with the start of the Junior Men at 09.30 and the Elite Women at 14.00.
2. In Somerby for the first passage of the race there.
3. Owston or Burrough on the Hill for the races 5/6 passages through those villages. At Owston enjoy the party atmosphere of the day, or enjoy a more relaxed view of the race from Grant’s Free House at Burrough over Sunday lunch and or a welcome drink.
4. The top of Cold Overton hill for the second Queen/King of the Hills climb.
5. Or onto ‘Somerberg’ (Bruces Lane) for the ultimate CiCLE Classic experience.
6. The entry or exit of the penultimate rough sector of the race at Sawgate Lane just on the edge of Melton.
7. In Melton town centre for the spectacular finish of the junior Men’s race of the first passage of the town by the riders in the Women’s race who will contest a sprint for the ‘Pork Pie’ sprint award donated by Dickenson & Morris, before commencing their finishing circuit via Burton Lazers and Stapleford Park.
8. At the FINISH in Sherrard Street

LATEST START SHEETS

WOMEN OFFICIAL START LIST
1 Kate Baker Avid Sport
2 Molly Hodges Avid Sport
3 Lauren Johnston Avid Sport
4 Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama
5 Sarah King Bianchi Dama
6 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama
7 Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama
8 Jennifer Powell Bianchi Dama
9 Natasha Reddy Bianchi Dama
10 Bethany Taylor Bianchi Dama
11 Abigail Dentus Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
12 Leah Dixon Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
13 Rebecca Durrell Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
14 Anna Henderson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
15 Charmaine Porter Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
16 Gabriella Shaw Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
17 Annabel Simpson Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
18 Emily Wadsworth Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm
19 Georgia Bullard Brother UK Fusion RT
20 Molly Patch Brother UK Fusion RT
21 Fiona Russell Brother UK Fusion RT
22 Rebecca Richardson Brother UK Fusion RT
23 Claire Steels Brother UK Fusion RT
24 Ruth Shier Brother UK Fusion RT
25 April Tacey Brother UK Fusion RT
26 Elizabeth Bennett Campinense – Velo Performance
27 Charlotte Berry Campinense – Velo Performance
28 Jennifer Holden Campinense – Velo Performance
29 Fiona Hunter Johnston Campinense – Velo Performance
30 Jo Tindley Campinense – Velo Performance
31 Louise Hart Campinense – Velo Performance
32 Sophie Lewis Cycle Team OnForm
33 Katie Scott Cycle Team OnForm
34 Maddie Wadsworth Cycle Team OnForm
35 Kate Wootton Cycle Team OnForm
36 Jessica Woodworth Cycle Team OnForm
37 Sian Botteley Cycle Team OnForm
38 Lucy Hart Cycling Performance Squad
39 Olivia Ingham Cycling Performance Squad
40 Amelie Wayte Cycling Performance Squad
41 Isabel Darvill Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
42 Maxine Filby Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
43 Sophie Holmes Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
44 Keira McVitty Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
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46 Louise Heywood-Mahé Les Filles Racing Team
47 Louise Moriarty Les Filles Racing Team
48 Nicole Oh Les Filles Racing Team
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51 Madeleine Gammons Liv Awol
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53 Clover Murray Liv Awol
54 Harley Pell Liv Awol
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56 Steph Clayton Pro Vision Race Team
57 Keri Parton Pro Vision Race Team
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59 Poppy Cooke RFDA
60 Abi Smith RFDA
61 Phoebe Martin RST/Cycle Division Racing Team
62 Emily Nelson RST/Cycle Division Racing Team
63 Alice Towers RST/Cycle Division Racing Team
64 Amy Monkhouse Storey Racing
65 Caitlin Peters Storey Racing
66 Elynor Backstedt Storey Racing
67 Chanel Mason Storey Racing
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69 Flora Knight Team 22
70 Anna Shackley Team 22
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82 Christina Wiejak Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Velo
83 Francesca Cutts Team LDN
84 Elizabeth Hughes Team LDN
85 Kerry Middleton Team LDN
86 Alicia Speake Team LDN
87 Kerry Middleton Team LDN
88 Polly Burge Abellio – SFA Racing Team
89 Victoria Smith AeroCoach
90 Francesca Hall DAP Cycling Club
91 Lucy Shaw Drops
92 Beth Morrow Edinburgh RC
93 Helen Wyld Edinburgh RC
94 Laura Cheesman Evans Cycles Race Team
95 Anna Kay Experza-Footlogix
96 Abbie Manley Hargroves-Montezumas
97 Eluned King Liv Cycling Club – Halo Cycles
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119 Hannah Payton Drops cycling
120 Sarah Burke
121 Helen Ralston Team LDN
122 Laura Massey

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JUNIOR MEN
1 Leo Hayter VC Londres
2 Thomas Harrington Abergavenny Road Club
3 William Truelove Abergavenny Road Club
4 Lewis Askey Backstedt Cycling
5 Tom Couzens British Cycling Central
6 Angus Hawkins British Cycling Central
7 Euan Macleod British Cycling Central
8 Kerrigan Robb British Cycling East Midlands
9 Oliver Cole British Cycling East Midlands
10 Alec Gregory British Cycling East Midlands
11 Ewan Mackie British Cycling East Midlands
12 Reuben Orr British Cycling East Midlands
13 Thomas Wright British Cycling East Midlands
14 Dexter Mansel-Thomas British Cycling Eastern
15 Harrison Mayo British Cycling Eastern
16 Jack Parrish British Cycling Eastern
17 Harrison Powell British Cycling Eastern
18 Aidan Kerrigan British Cycling Eastern
19 Aaron Stone British Cycling Eastern
20 Alexander Ball British Cycling Scotland
21 Matti Dobbins British Cycling Scotland
22 Charlie Aldridge British Cycling Scotland
23 Jamie Johnston British Cycling Scotland
24 Rory McGuire British Cycling Scotland
25 Kyle Thomas British Cycling Scotland
26 Thomas Lowther British Cycling South East
27 George Pittock British Cycling South East
28 Oliver Wollaston British Cycling South East
29 Tom Portsmouth British Cycling South East
30 James Codd British Cycling Wales
31 Bryn Davies British Cycling Wales
32 Iwan Evans British Cycling Wales
33 Liam James-Morris British Cycling Wales
34 Owain Roberts British Cycling Wales
35 Cian Roberts British Cycling Wales
36 Joseph Law British Cycling Yorkshire
37 Dylan Westley British Cycling Yorkshire
38 George Wood British Cycling Yorkshire
39 Jenson Young British Cycling Yorkshire
40 Francis Woodcock Bury Clarion Cycling Club
41 Max Girdwood Cheshire Maverick CC
42 George Mills-Keeling Cycle Club Bridgnorth RWG
43 Fred Gill Cycle Team OnForm
44 William Foster Cyclesense
45 George Ball Cycling Performance Squad
46 Aaron Freeman Cycling Performance Squad
47 Jamie OConnor Cycling Performance Squad
48 Benjamin Stevens Cycling Performance Squad
49 Oliver Draffan Derwentside CC
50 Alfred George Discovery Junior Cycling Club
51 Tosh Teare Equiom IOM Junior Cycling Team
52 Max Walker Equiom IOM Junior Cycling Team
53 Will Corkill Equiom IOM Junior Cycling Team
54 James Harrison Equiom IOM Junior Cycling Team
55 Adam Scarffe Equiom IOM Junior Cycling Team
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57 Joseph Pidcock Fensham Howes – MAS Design
58 James Wordsworth Fensham Howes – MAS Design
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60 Alexi Edwards Flamme Rouge Cycling Team
61 Riley Searle Flamme Rouge Cycling Team
62 Adam Lightfoot Flamme Rouge Cycling Team
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64 Euan Taylor British Cycling South Region
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68 Charles Paige Green Jersey RT
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70 Pedro Clem Green Jersey RT
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73 David Hird Halesowen A & CC
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75 Sam Freeman British Cycling South Region
76 Alex Haines HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team
77 Oliver Knight HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team
78 Oliver Rees HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team
79 Joshua Greenwood HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team
80 Max Rushby HMT Hospitals Giant Cycling Team
81 William Abbott Innovation Racing
82 Louis Evans Innovation Racing
83 Theo Bugg Jam Cycling RT coached by BPC
84 Samuel Asker Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club
85 Max Blake Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club
86 Max Bolton Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club
87 William Hardy Marsh Tracks Race team- Trek
88 Ed Grandidge Mega Bike Race Team
89 Samuel Watson Fensham Howes – MAS Design
90 Matthew Houlberg British Cycling South Region
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92 Joe Coukham Prologue Racing Team
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94 Matthew Kingston RST/Cycle Division Racing Team
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96 Hayden Norris RST/Cycle Division Racing Team
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99 Alexander Dent Spokes Racing Team
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101 Scott Howieson Spokes Racing Team
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106 Oscar Onley Spokes Racing Team
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108 Chris Springall Strada-Sport
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110 Liam Davison Team JRC
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112 Hugo Lutz-Atkinson Team Ribble
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