Next Weekend: Grasscrete Ryedale GP

Next Sunday sees two more National A road races with the Men’s and Women’s Grasscrete Ryedale Grand Prix in North Yorkshire at Ampleforth – provisional startlist

Next Weekend: Grasscrete Ryedale GP

Sunday 22nd August 2021

From the organisation: After last year’s cancellation due to Covid-19 , we are happy to be back racing again, with our Grand Prix event. Getting back into the swing of organising hasn’t been without its challenges, but the Ryedale team has been largely able to re-assemble. Unfortunately, we shall be without two of our stalwarts; Mike Smith, who had been our Master of Ceremonies since the event began in 2005 and had planned to step into retirement last year. Sadly, he instead passed away due to a sudden illness. Also missing will be Mike Hodgson, the long time organiser of the Tour of the Reservoir and our formidable first corner marshal. He was an early victim to Covid-19, in March of last year. We have so much to thank the two Mike’s for and, we will miss them greatly. but we will of course pay a tribute to them before we begin our first race.

Our venue at the magnificent Ampleforth Abbey provides lots of space for social distanced spectating and so we are able to welcome back cycling fans. Missing for this year will be our Event Guest Package, but other than these changes, the event will be the same Ryedale Grand Prix that has always delivered a great racing experience.

Once again our Women’s and Men’s Grand Prix’s will feature as key rounds of British Cycling’s National Road Series,. With a reduced number of events in 2021, the series will perhaps be more of a sprint than a marathon, but this will no doubt heighten the importance of the Ryedale Grand Prix to Elite level Cycling in Britain.

This will be the sixteenth Grand Prix event series in partnership with our sponsors Grass Concrete Limited and supported by Ryedale District Council. With each year, we have looked to provide courses that are both challenging and sporting and we will once again for 2021 be using Ampleforth Abbey as our venue; the ninth occasion that we’ve done so.

Each edition of the Ryedale has featured memorable racing from the off and we look forward to hopefully rewarding our spectators with yet more of the same this year. We can all play our part in keeping events on the calendar by commenting on social media and encouraging the crowds to come out and watch you race. All that remains from me is to wish you all a successful Ryedale 2021 in whichever way your success is measured. – Bob Howden.

Although listed on the start sheet, the last winner of the Men’s event, James Shaw, will be racing in Norway. The rider on the right, Jacob Scott, second in the Lancaster GP, maybe at Ryedale – awaiting confirmation from Canyon DHB Sungod of their team.

Men’s Race: 93.6 miles
Women’s Race: 58.5 miles

SCHEDULE

WOMENS RACE START 9.30
0915 hrs Race convoy leaves the HQ
0925 hrs Announcer’s introduction
0930 hrs Race start
1232 hrs Race finish (subject to variation)
1245 hrs Prize presentation

MENS RACE STARTS 2.00PM
1345 hrs Race convoy leaves the HQ
1355 hrs Announcer’s Introduction
1400 hrs Race start
1811 hrs Race finish (subject to variation)
1820 hrs Prize presentation

STARTLISTS AFTER THE ADVERT …

PROVISIONAL STARTLIST – CHANGES WILL BE COMING TO THIS ASAP

WOMEN
1 Hannah Bayes AWOL- O’Shea 2nd U23
2 Olivia Bent AWOL- O’Shea 2nd U23
3 Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea 2nd U23
4 Alice Lethbridge AWOL- O’Shea 2nd
5 Phoebe Martin AWOL- O’Shea 2nd
6 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL- O’Shea 2nd
7 Louise Scupham AWOL- O’Shea 2nd
8 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso 1st
9 Rebecca Durrell CAMS-Basso Elite
10 Emma Edwards CAMS-Basso 2nd
11 Jessica Finney CAMS-Basso 1st
12 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso 2nd U23
13 Gabriella Shaw CAMS-Basso 1st
14 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso 1st
15 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama 2nd
16 Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama 2nd
17 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama 2nd
18 Georgina Panchaud Bianchi Dama 2nd
19 Natasha Reddy Bianchi Dama 2nd
20 Daisy Barnes Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 3rd U23
21 Sian Botteley Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 2nd
22 Imani Pereira-James Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 2nd J
23 Ellen Inglis Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 3rd U23
24 Laura Pittard Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 2nd
25 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 2nd
26 Sophie Earl Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
27 Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
28 Samantha Stuart Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
29 Mary Wilkinson Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
30 Polly Burge Jadan – Vive le Velo 2nd U23
31 Madeleine Gammons Jadan – Vive le Velo 2nd U23
32 Beth Harley-Jepson Jadan – Vive le Velo 2nd
33 Sophie Lankford Jadan – Vive le Velo 1st
34 Alderney Baker Loughborough Lightning – TRG 2nd U23
35 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG 1st
36 Flora Knight Loughborough Lightning – TRG 2nd U23
37 Hannah Lancaster Loughborough Lightning – TRG 2nd U23
38 Meg Smith Loughborough Lightning – TRG 2nd U23
39 Chloe Vickers Loughborough Lightning – TRG 2nd U23
40 Charlotte Berry Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 1st
41 Samantha Fawcett Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 1st
42 Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 2nd
43 Jennifer Powell Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 1st
44 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 2nd U23
45 Millie Skinner Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 2nd
46 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen 2nd
47 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen Elite
48 Bexy Dew Saint Piran WRT 2nd
49 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran WRT 2nd
50 Christina Wiejak Saint Piran WRT 2nd
51 Megan Dickerson Skoda DSI Cycling Academy 2nd
52 Lucy Ellmore Skoda DSI Cycling Academy 1st U23
53 Olivia French Skoda DSI Cycling Academy 3rd U23
54 Rebecca Richards Skoda DSI Cycling Academy 3rd
55 Erin Avill Storey Racing 3rd J
56 Lucy Gadd Storey Racing 2nd U23
57 Beth Morrow Storey Racing 2nd U23
58 Isabel Darvill Team Boompods 2nd U23
59 Hannah Farran Team Boompods 2nd
60 Amy Graham Team Boompods 2nd
61 Georgia Hilleard Team Boompods 2nd U23
62 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 1st
63 Francesca Cutts Team LDN – Brother UK 1st
64 Lauren Higham Team LDN – Brother UK 2nd U23
65 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK 1st
66 Amy Marks Team LDN – Brother UK 2nd
67 Polly Mason Team LDN – Brother UK 2nd
68 Ruth Shier Team LDN – Brother UK 2nd
69 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK 2nd
70 Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN 2nd
71 Marine Guerin Team Watto-LDN 2nd
72 Maddie Heywood Team Watto-LDN 2nd
73 Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN 2nd
74 Olivia Bentley Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Schimitar 2nd
75 Nicole Coates Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Schimitar 2nd U23
76 Isabel Ellis Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Schimitar 2nd U23
77 Rebecca Seal Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Schimitar 2nd
78 Anna Marie Hughes 1904 RT 2nd
79 Elizabeth Sanders Avid Sport 2nd
80 Vivienne Tomlin Avid Sport 3rd
81 Kate Richardson BC Private Member 3rd U23
82 Louise Hart Campinense – Velo Performance 2nd
83 Erin Murphy Deeside Thistle CC 2nd J
84 Anna Christian Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur 2nd
85 Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching 2nd
86 Dannielle Khan Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling Team 2nd
87 Emma Jeffers JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 2nd J
88 Shona Mosley JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team 3rd J
89 Millie Jones Manilla Cycling 3rd J
90 Abbie Manley Montezuma’s Race Team 2nd U23
91 Jihanna Bonilla-Allard PMRR 2nd
92 Sarah Briggs RFDA 2nd U23
93 Georgina Paul Ross On Wye & District CC 2nd
94 Abbie Taylor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 2nd
95 Anna Kay Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants 2nd U23
96 Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active 2nd J
97 Morven Yeoman Tofauti Everyone Active 2nd J
98 Jessie Carridge Watts Up Performance 3rd

MEN
1 James Shaw Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite *
2 Daniel Bigham Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite
3 William Brown Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite
4 Cameron Jeffers Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 1st
5 Richard Jones Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 1st
6 Zeb Kyffin Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite
7 Charles Page Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling Elite U23
8 Joe Wilson Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 1st U23
9 Damien Clayton Canyon DHB Sungod Elite
10 Jacob Scott Canyon DHB Sungod Elite
11 Robert Scott Canyon DHB Sungod Elite
12 Maximilian Stedman Canyon DHB Sungod Elite
13 Andrew Tennant Canyon DHB Sungod 1st
14 Rory Townsend Canyon DHB Sungod Elite
15 Daniel Tulett Canyon DHB Sungod 1st U23
16 Reece Wood Canyon DHB Sungod 1st
17 Matthew Ellis Saint Piran 2nd U23
18 Joe Evans Saint Piran 1st
19 Ross Holland Saint Piran 1st
20 Steve Lampier Saint Piran Elite
21 Oliver Maxwell Saint Piran 1st
22 Tom Mazzone Saint Piran 1st
23 Bradley Symonds Saint Piran 1st
24 Jenson Young Saint Piran 2nd U23
25 Ben Hardy SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1st
26 Ross Lamb SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1st
27 Oliver Peckover SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1st
28 Alex Peters SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1st
29 Andrew Turner SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling Elite
30 Peter Williams SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 1st
31 Ole Henrik Bang-Andreasen Trinity Racing 2nd
32 Richard Todd Trinity Racing 2nd
33 Finley Newmark Trinity Racing 1st U23
34 Tosh Teare Trinity Racing 1st U23
35 Thomas Arkell Bikestrong-KTM 2nd U23
36 Jamieson Blain Bikestrong-KTM 1st U23
37 Bryn Davies Bikestrong-KTM 2nd U23
38 Cai Davies Bikestrong-KTM 2nd
39 Joseph Rees Bikestrong-KTM 1st U23
40 Samuel Tillett Bikestrong-KTM 2nd U23
41 Michael Walsh Bikestrong-KTM 2nd
42 Jack Woolley Bikestrong-KTM 2nd
43 Michael Chadwick Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy 1st
44 Alistair Slater Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy Elite
45 Dean Watson Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy 1st
46 Matthew Dobbing Cleveland Whls RT/Catley Lakeman 1st U23
47 Aaron Preston Cleveland Whls RT/Catley Lakeman Elite U23
48 Toby Tanfield Cleveland Whls RT/Catley Lakeman 2nd U23
49 Toby Barnes Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 1st U23
50 Ed Beecher Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
51 Elliot Harrison Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 1st
52 Leon Mazzone Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd
53 Adam Mitchell Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 2nd U23
54 Isaac Peatfield Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 1st U23
55 Jude Taylor Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 1st
56 Joey Walker Crimson Orientation Marketing RT Elite
57 Joseph Clark Cycling Sheffield 1st
58 William Harding Cycling Sheffield 2nd U23
59 James McKay Cycling Sheffield 2nd
60 Billy Robinson Cycling Sheffield 2nd
61 Matthew Taylor Cycling Sheffield 1st U23
62 George Wood Cycling Sheffield 1st U23
63 Tom Roper Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team 2nd U23
64 Harvey Stroh Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team 2nd U23
65 Eliot Ward Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team Elite
66 Samuel Asker Richardsons-Trek DAS 1st U23
67 Jim Bradford Richardsons-Trek DAS Elite
68 Peter Cocker Richardsons-Trek DAS Elite
69 Aaron Freeman Richardsons-Trek DAS 2nd U23
70 James Jenkins Richardsons-Trek DAS Elite
71 Isaac Mundy Richardsons-Trek DAS Elite
72 Steven Parsonage Richardsons-Trek DAS 1st
73 Callum Riley Richardsons-Trek DAS 2nd
74 Matti Dobbins RT23 1st U23
75 Aaron King RT23 2nd U23
76 Tim Shoreman RT23 1st U23
77 Farley Barber Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 2nd U23
78 Frazier Carr Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 1st
79 Tom Couzens Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 1st U23
80 Clay Davies Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 1st
81 Angus Hawkins Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 1st
82 George Kimber Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 2nd U23
83 Jordan Peacock Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 1st
84 Joshua Price Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 2nd U23
85 Elliot Barratt TAAP Cervelo 2nd U23
86 Matthew Downie TAAP Cervelo 1st
87 Matthew Lock TAAP Cervelo 1st
88 Maximillian Ashwanden TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd
89 Kishan Bakrania TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd U23
90 Samuel Clark TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd U23
91 Josh Copley TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd U23
92 Peter Merritt TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd
93 Samuel Painter TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd U23
94 Timothy Torrie TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 1st U23
95 Ryan Watkins TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 2nd U23
96 James Bentley Team PB Performance 1st
97 Jacques Coates Team PB Performance 2nd U23
98 Sion Harlow Team PB Performance 1st
99 Matthew King Team PB Performance Elite
100 George Peden Team PB Performance 2nd U23
101 Chad Scallan Team PB Performance 1st
102 Christopher Walkinshaw Team PB Performance 1st
103 Josh Whitehead Team PB Performance 2nd U23
104 Cameron Biddle Vredestein Basso 1st
105 Thomas Heal Vredestein Basso 2nd
106 Thomas Lowther Vredestein Basso 2nd U23
107 Thomas Townsend Vredestein Basso 2nd U23
108 Samuel Beckett Wales Racing Academy 1st U23
109 Matthew Burke Wales Racing Academy 2nd U23
110 Joe Holt Wales Racing Academy 1st
111 Liam James-Morris Wales Racing Academy 2nd U23
112 Harvey McNaughton Wales Racing Academy 1st U23
113 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy 1st U23
114 William Roberts Wales Racing Academy 1st
115 William Truelove Wales Racing Academy 1st U23
116 Matthew Clarke Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 2nd
117 Finn Crockett Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 1st U23
118 Sam Lashley Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 2nd
119 Logan Maclean Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 1st U23
120 Fraser Martin Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 1st
121 Ben Granger Zappi Racing Team 1st U23
122 Matthew Kingston Zappi Racing Team 1st U23
123 Charlie Shields Zappi Racing Team 2nd U23
124 Marcus Burnett BC Private member 1st
125 Daniel McDermott BC Private member Elite
126 Cameron Richardson BC Private member 1st
127 Archie Cross Bristol RC 2nd
128 Neil Scott Deeside Thistle CC 2nd
129 Declan Hudson Dolan Ellesse Race Team 1st
130 James Jobber Kuwait Pro Cycling Team 1st
131 Yanto Barker Le Col 2nd
132 Adam Kenway Matlock CC 1st
133 Conor McGoldrick Primera-TeamJobs 1st
134 Thomas Day SEG Racing Academy 1st U23
135 William Perrett Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team 1st
136 David Brearley Squadra RT 1st
137 Benjamin Moody Team Anarto SVK 2nd U23
138 Jack Rootkin-Gray Team Inspired Elite U23
139 Nathan Smith Team Novo Nordisk Development 1st U23
140 Josh Housley Willebrord Wil Vooruit 1st
141 James Alexander Beeston Cycling Club 2nd U23
142 Struan McInnes Clifton CC 2nd
143 Ben Millar Team Tor 2000 Kalas 2nd
144 Matthew Houlberg Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT 2nd U23
145 Travis Bramley Nopinz Motip Race Team 2nd U23
146 Miles Burton ysixfiles 2nd
147 Zac Herrod AeroLab Ward WheelZ 2nd
148 Jonathan Oxley Beeston Cycling Club 2nd
149 Joe Shillabeer Clifton CC 2nd U23
150 Ross Turner Fietsen Tempo 2nd U23

Previous winners & History of the Ryedale Grand Prix

First organised in 2005 as the National Road Race Championships, further editions in 2008 and 2012 were also the National Championships. The Women’s Grand Prix was introduced in 2013.

The original home for the event was Duncombe Park in Helmsley. The event moved to its current Ampleforth Abbey site in 2012, although there has been a long association with Ampleforth which has been the Race HQ since 2005. Throughout its history the event has incorporated the Peter Longbottom Memorial in honour of the Malton Olympian who was killed in a road accident whilst cycling home in 1998

Grass Concrete Limited has sponsored the event since its inception and in financial terms that has seen a commitment of well into six figures over the years. Formed in 1970 Grass Concrete is a Wakefield based company mainly associated with its Grasscrete environmental paving system. With a network of 30 international partners around the World, this sees Grasscrete as a leader in technology that helps to prevent flooding.

2005 (National Championships) Nicole Cooke / Russell Downing
2006 Evan Oliphant
2007 Chris Newton
2008 (National Championships) Nicole Cooke / Rob Hayles
2009 Russ Downing
2010 Rob Partridge
2011 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
2012 (National Championships) Sharon Laws / Ian Stannard
2013 Hannah Barnes / Joe Perrett
2014 Nikki Juniper / Richard Handley
2015 Nikki Juniper / Ian Bibby
2016 Nikki Juniper / Ian Bibby
2017 Laura Massey / Oliver Wood
2018 Anna Henderson / Graham Briggs
2019 Claire Steels / James Shaw