Results: British RR Championships

On a day for the strong riders, Ben Swift solo’d to victory as did Alice Barnes at the 2019 running of the British Road Race Championships on a warm sunny summers day

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Results: British RR Championships

by Carly Baldwin

Ben Swift (Team Ineos) and Alice Barnes (Canyon/Sram Racing) both won their maiden national road race titles at the British Road Championships in Norwich today.

Swift surged past team-mate Ian Stannard to inherit the national champion’s jersey from his cousin, Connor, while Barnes became the first woman since Emma Pooley in 2010 to win the national road race and time trial in the same year.

The 190km men’s race was punctuated by frequent attacks from the relentless Stannard, who took over from the trio of Dan Bigham (Ribble Pro Cycling), Chris Lawless (Team Ineos) and Michael Mottram (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) who animated the early stages of the race until the latter suffered an unfortunate crash.

From then, Stannard was a virtual ever-present at the head of the race, although his lead group of six – made up of John Archibald (Ribble Pro Cycling), Swift, Scott Thwaites (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK), Matt Bostock and Alex Richardson (both Canyon DHB p/b Bloor Homes) – was caught by a chasing group which included the likes of Adam Blythe (Lotto Soudal), Alex Dowsett (Katusha – Alpecin) and Ethan Hayter (VC Londres) with little over 20km remaining.

That group was eventually thinned out to four, with Stannard continuing to attack in an attempt to claim his second national road race title. Dowsett was the first to fall away, while Stannard’s final attack also looked to have shaken off his remaining contenders, Archibald and Swift.

However, Swift timed his superb counter-attack perfectly, sweeping past his team-mate in the final kilometre, over-taking Stannard as the race entered the closing stages in Norwich city centre and crossing the line comfortably clear to claim the national jersey.

Afterwards Swift, who suffered a ruptured spleen after crashing in training earlier this year, said: “It feels really good. I’ve been chasing this title for a number of years; I’ve been second, fifth, fourth, near enough all of the places in the top five and top ten, so to eventually get this jersey in the way that we rode today – I’m really happy.”

“I’ve come off the back of a really good but difficult season – obviously with the crashes and stuff like that – but I’ve just had a new lease of life this year and really been happy. It’s nice to keep it in the family, but I had to show my little cousin (Connor) how it’s done again.”

Stannard claimed silver and Archibald bronze, which represented a second medal of the championships for the Scot, who also claimed silver in Thursday’s time trial.

The top ten was completed by Dowsett, Hayter, Richardson, Erik Rowsell (Madison Genesis), Mark Christian (Team Wiggins Le Col), Bostock and Thwaites. As the first under-23 rider over the line, Hayter claimed that title, with Bostock and Jake Stewart (Equippe Cycliste Continentale Groupama-FDJ Team) completing the under-23 podium.

Women’s Race
In the afternoon, the women’s race – over 136km – was a more cagey affair, with the peloton staying together for a large period of the race despite aggressive riding early on from the likes of Connie Hayes (Liv Awol), Hayley Simmonds (BTC City Ljubljana) and Emma Cockcroft (Bianchi Dama).

The first sustained attack was launched by Anna Christian (Drops) and April Tacey (Brother UK Fusion RT), who were then joined by Cockcroft, Jessica Finney (Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm) and Laura Massey (Torelli-Assure-Madison).

By the time that group was caught the peloton had thinned considerably, and Anna Henderson (Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm) and Lizzie Holden (Drops) took the opportunity to make their own move off the front. They were joined by Barnes and Abby-Mae Parkinson (Drops) at the 100km mark, ensuring that a formidable-looking group now headed the race.

They continued to go away from the peloton and entered Norwich city centre together. However, it was Barnes who had the legs to attack off the front of that group, riding away from second-placed Henderson in the final 200 metres to clinch an impressive double, and join her sister Hannah on the illustrious list of British national road champions.

After the race, she said: “I knew I was coming into this with quite good form. My time trial kind of shocked me but to get both (titles) – I can’t really believe it yet. I rode the last two days and I’ve done a couple of stage races already this year so I think I recover quite well from those. I just fuelled well and went into today thinking ‘just go for it’.”

“All the other three girls there are good at sprinting and all really strong, so we worked together really well. I knew exactly where I wanted to go and just dug in to the line.”

The podium was completed by Holden, while Parkinson, Lucy Garner (Hitec Products Birk Sport), Hannah Barnes (Canyon // Seam Racing), Elizabeth Banks (Bigla), Anna Kay (Experza-Footlogix), Ellie Dickinson and Elinor Barker (both Drops) made up the top ten.

As with last year’s women’s race, two thirds of the elite podium was made up of under-23 riders: Henderson claimed the under-23 title to accompany the equivalent time trial jersey which she won on Thursday, while Holden and Parkinson won silver and bronze respectively in that category.

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Women’s 

1 Alice Barnes CANYON // SRAM RACING +3:24:59
2 Anna Henderson – U23 Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm +3
3 Elizabeth Holden – U23 Drops st
4 Abby-Mae Parkinson – U23 Drops +12
5 Lucy Garner Hitec Products Birk Sport +1:47
6 Hannah Barnes CANYON // SRAM RACING st
7 Elizabeth Banks Bigla +1:49
8 Anna Kay – U23 Experza-Footlogix st
9 Eleanor Dickinson – U23 Drops st
10 Elinor Barker MBE Drops st
11 Emily Wadsworth – U23 Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
12 Emily Nelson RST/Cycle Division Racing Team st
13 Elizabeth Bennett – U23 Campinense – Velo Performance st
14 Dani Christmas Lotto Soudal st
15 Alicia Speake Team LDN +1:53
16 Emma Grant SHO – AIR TWENTY20 st
17 Sophie Thackray – U23 Torelli-Assure-Madison st
18 Jessica Finney Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
19 Anna Christian Drops st
20 Natalie Grinczer Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias st
21 April Tacey – U23 Brother UK Fusion RT st
22 Jennifer Powell Bianchi Dama st
23 Dannielle Khan BC Private Member st
24 Annabel Fisher DN Dames BIO FRAIS +1:57
25 Rachel Jary – U23 Keukens Redant st
26 Fiona Turnbull – U23 Slingshot st
27 Jennifer George Torelli-Assure-Madison st
28 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st
29 Joscelin Lowden Drops st
30 Holly MacMahon – U23 Bianchi Dama st
31 Francesca Cutts Team LDN st
32 Isabel Ellis – U23 SaF Zéisseng st
33 Hayley Simmonds BTC City Ljubljana +2:00
34 Jayati Hine – U23 University of Sheffield CC st
35 Charlotte Berry Campinense – Velo Performance st
36 Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama st
37 Natasha Reddy – U23 Bianchi Dama st
38 Hannah Larbalestier Team Boompods st
39 Sophie Lankford Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel st
40 Helen Ralston Team LDN st
41 Laura Massey Torelli-Assure-Madison st
42 Monica Dew – U23 Storey Racing st
43 Henrietta Colborne – U23 Biehler Pro Cycling st
44 Gemma Sargent Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel st
45 Nicole Oh Les Filles Racing Team st
46 Leah Dixon Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
47 Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama st
48 Fiona Russell Brother UK Fusion RT st
49 Polly Mason DAP Cycling Club st
50 Hannah Payton Drops st
51 Rebecca Johnson Brother UK Fusion RT +2:06
52 Marie Lynn – U23 Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel st
53 Florence Cox Campinense – Velo Performance +2:08
54 Abigail Van Twisk – U23 Trek-Segafredo Women +2:09
55 Emily Meakin The Independent Pedaler +2:10
56 Jo Tindley Campinense – Velo Performance +2:15
57 Charmaine Porter Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm +4:54
58 Crystal Lane-Wright Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling Te +4:56
59 Illi Gardner – U23 Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm st
60 Victoria Smith AeroCoach +4:57
61 Savannah Morgan – U23 ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team st
62 Ruth Shier Brother UK Fusion RT +4:59
63 Christina Wiejak Team Jadan Weldtite-Vive le Vel +5:35
64 Amy Gornall The Racing Chance Foundation +6:43
65 Gwenno Hughes – U23 Westland Wil Vooruit +6:48

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Men’s

1 Ben Swift Team Ineos 4:09:08
2 Ian Stannard Team Ineos +8
3 John Archibald Ribble Pro Cycling +15
4 Alex Dowsett Team Katusha- Alpecin +58
5 Ethan Hayter – U23 VC Londres +1:20
6 Alexandar Richardson Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
7 Erick Rowsell Madison Genesis st
8 Mark Christian Team Wiggins Le Col st
9 Matthew Bostock – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes +3:10
10 Scott Thwaites Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
11 Jake Stewart – U23 Equipe Cycliste Continentale Gr st
12 Sam Culverwell – U23 Team Estera st
13 Charlie Meredith – U23 CC Etupes +3:13
14 Adam Lewis BEAT Cycling Club+3:19
15 Adam Blythe Lotto Soudal +3:26
16 Matthew Walls – U23 Team Inspired +3:48
17 Matthew Holmes Madison Genesis+3:50
18 Robert Scott – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col st
19 Jim Brown – U23 Team Inspired st
20 Harrison Jones – U23 BC Private Member st
21 James Jenkins – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT st
22 Mark Cavendish MBE Team Dimension Data st
23 Marcus Burnett – U23 Zappi Racing Team st
24 Jacob Vaughan – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
25 Charles Page – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
26 Daniel Tulett – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col st
27Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling st
28 Dylan Kerfoot-Robson Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
29 Jacques Sauvagnargues – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col st
30 Mark Robertson Army Cycling Union st
31 Josh Housley – U23 Team PB Performance st
32 Matthew King Team PB Performance st
33 Charlie Tanfield Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
34 Rupert Graham Spirit Tifosi Racing Team st
35 Rhys Howells Richardsons-Trek RT st
36 Ben Hardy – U23 SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling st
37 Jim Bradford ActiveEdge Race Team st
38 Harrison Wood – U23 AVC Aix-En-Provence +3:56
39 Harry Tanfield Team Katusha- Alpecin st
40 Charlie Quarterman – U23 Zappi Racing Team st
41 Joshua Teasdale Davo-United CT st
42 William Scott Flamme Rouge Cycling Team +4:27
43 Thomas Pidcock – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col +4:52
44 Thomas Stewart Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
45 Alex Dalton Ribble Pro Cycling st
46 Zeb Kyffin – U23 Ribble Pro Cycling st
47 Owen James Wales Racing Academy st
48 Ross Fawcett Pedal Power Cycles Ipswich st
49 Christopher Latham Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
50 Bradley Symonds – U23 Team PB Performance st
51Joseph Clark Cycling Sheffield Giant Sheffie st
52 Edmund Bradbury Memil CCN Pro Cycling st
53 Matthew Exley Flamme Rouge Cycling Team +5:00
54 Andrew Taylor DAP Cycling Club +5:02
55 Jacob Tipper Ribble Pro Cycling st
56 Alistair Slater Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother +5:05
57 Jonathan Mould Madison Genesis st
58 William Bjergfelt SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling +5:08
59 Louis Szymanski Cycling Sheffield Giant Sheffie st
60 Damien Clayton Andy Moore Autocentres Racing st
61 Charles Walker – U23 Spirit Tifosi Racing Team st
62 Adam Kenway Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
63 Tom Elwood Team LDN st
64 Kieran Savage – U23 Cycling Sheffield Giant Sheffie +5:11
65 Daniel McDermott BC Private Member st
66 Michael Krukov Team LDN +5:15
67 Owain Doull MBE Team Ineos +5:16
68 Gruffudd Lewis Ribble Pro Cycling +5:29
69 Matthew Gibson Burgos-BH st
70 174 William Harper Saint Piran +5:48
71 1 Connor Swift Team Arkea-Samsic +5:57
72 72 Richard Jones Ribble Pro Cycling +6:01
73 90 Oliver Maxwell Saint Piran st
74 149 Joe Holt – U23 Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
75 16 Maximilian Stedman Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
76 179 Zak Coleman – U23 VP Consulting – Zannata Cycling st
77 165 Tim James – U23 Zappi Racing Team st
78 123 Fred Wright – U23 Team Inspired +6:03
79 167 Reece Wood – U23 Zappi Racing Team st
80 82 Peter Cocker Richardsons-Trek RT st
81 78 Simon Wilson Ribble Pro Cycling st
82 159 Matthew Clarke Wheelbase CabTech Castelli st
83 30 Harley Matthews DAP Cycling Club st
84 61 Anthony Roberts Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT st
85 160 Finn Crockett – U23 Wheelbase CabTech Castelli st
86 23 Tarn Fynn Crimson Orientation Marketing R st
87 186 George Clark – U23 Spirit Tifosi Racing Team +6:10
88 161 Fraser Martin Wheelbase CabTech Castelli +6:21
89 173 Matthew Ellis – U23 Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère Cycl st
90 64 Gary Freeman Pedal Power Cycles Ipswich st
91 141 Neil Phillips TEKKERZ CC +6:53
92 81 Matthew Clements – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT +6:55
93 156 Timothy Torrie – U23 Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
94 65 Rhys Clegg PMR st
95 52 Joseph Laverick – U23 Madison Genesis st
96 88 Luke Ryan Richardsons-Trek RT st
97 95 Tom Mazzone Spirit Tifosi Racing Team st
98 177 Joshua Sandman – U23 Equipo La Tova – Asesoria Alm st
99 60 Jack Freeman – U23 Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT st
100 121 Ethan Vernon – U23 Team Inspired st
101 69 Daniel Bigham Ribble Pro Cycling st
102 120 William Tidball – U23 Team Inspired st
103 168 Paul Elcock ZeroBC st
104 117 Rhys Britton – U23 Team Inspired +7:03
105 22 Stuart Balfour – U23 Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme st
106 44 William Perrett Leisure Lakes Bikes.com st
107 68 Scott Auld Ribble Pro Cycling +7:08
108 70 William Brown Ribble Pro Cycling st
109 133 Gabriel Cullaigh Team Wiggins Le Col +7:09
110 58 Joey Walker – U23 Madison Genesis st
111 180 Dan Gardner Baguet-MIBA-Indulek-Derito CT st
112 46 Ian Bibby Madison Genesis st
113 54 Thomas Moses Madison Genesis st
114 176 George Kimber – U23 Zappi Racing Team st
115 137 Oliver Robinson – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col st
116 11 Callum Macleod – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes st
117 113 Christopher Lawless Team Ineos +7:12
118 48 Jonathan Dibben Madison Genesis st
119 86 Theo Modell – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT st
120 53 Jonathan McEvoy Madison Genesis st
121 103 James Shaw SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling st
122 56 George Pym Madison Genesis st
123 146 Graham Briggs Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother st
124 136 Callum Riley Team Wiggins Le Col +9:39
125 75 Alex Luhrs Ribble Pro Cycling +14:35
126 163 John Hale WORX Factory Racing +15:00
127 178 Ben Turner – U23 Corendon-Circus +17:40
128 20 Oliver Wood Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes +17:41

Under 23 Filtered

1 Ethan Hayter – U23 VC Londres
2 Matthew Bostock – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes
3 Jake Stewart – U23 Equipe Cycliste Continentale Gr
4. Sam Culverwell – U23 Team Estera
5. Charlie Meredith – U23 CC Etupes
6. Matthew Walls – U23 Team Inspired
7. Robert Scott – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col
8. Jim Brown – U23 Team Inspired
9. Harrison Jones – U23 BC Private Member
10. James Jenkins – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT
11. Marcus Burnett – U23 Zappi Racing Team
12. Jacob Vaughan – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes
13. Charles Page – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes
14. Daniel Tulett – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col
15. Jacques Sauvagnargues – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col
16. Josh Housley – U23 Team PB Performance
17. Ben Hardy – U23 SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling
18. Harrison Wood – U23 AVC Aix-En-Provence
19. Charlie Quarterman – U23 Zappi Racing Team
20. Thomas Pidcock – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col
21. Zeb Kyffin – U23 Ribble Pro Cycling
22. Bradley Symonds – U23 Team PB Performance
23. Charles Walker – U23 Spirit Tifosi Racing Team
24. Kieran Savage – U23 Cycling Sheffield Giant Sheffie
25. Joe Holt – U23 Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother
26. Zak Coleman – U23 VP Consulting – Zannata Cycling
27. Tim James – U23 Zappi Racing Team
28. Fred Wright – U23 Team Inspired
29. Reece Wood – U23 Zappi Racing Team
30. Finn Crockett – U23 Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
31. George Clark – U23 Spirit Tifosi Racing Team
32. Matthew Ellis – U23 Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère Cycl
33. Matthew Clements – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT
34. Timothy Torrie – U23 Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother
35. Joseph Laverick – U23 Madison Genesis
36. Joshua Sandman – U23 Equipo La Tova – Asesoria Alm
37. Jack Freeman – U23 Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
38. Ethan Vernon – U23 Team Inspired
39. William Tidball – U23 Team Inspired
40. Rhys Britton – U23 Team Inspired
41. Stuart Balfour – U23 Cotes D’Armor Cyclisme
42. Joey Walker – U23 Madison Genesis
43. George Kimber – U23 Zappi Racing Team
44. Oliver Robinson – U23 Team Wiggins Le Col
45. Callum Macleod – U23 Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes
46. Theo Modell – U23 Richardsons-Trek RT
47. Ben Turner – U23 Corendon-Circus

 

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