Result: Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix

After two attacking races at a sunny Grasscrete Ryedale GP, under 23 rider Illi Gardner and former Sky professional Alex Peters, were celebrating awesome victories in brutal races

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Winner Illi Gardner and second Becky Storrie

Winner, Alex Peters, back in the spotlight witha super ride

Toby Barnes – second in a photo finish by Alex Peters – another top drawer ride by Toby

Ollie Rees – third with yet another great performance

Isaac Mundy – fourth in a very selective race

Thomas Mein, part of the race’s breakaway for a long time

Josh Whitehead (new signing for Swift Carbon and was series leader at the start of the race

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Result: Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix

After a day and night of rain and on slippery roads, some which would have been at home in the CiCLE Classic, the day of racing at Ampleforth commenced with the Women’s race where attacking riding made the race tough, real tough.

Illi Gardner (CAMS-Basso) sprinted in ahead of her breakaway companion Becky Storrie (Brother UK – Cycle Team OnForm) on the final kick to the finish to win the Ryedale Grasscrete Women’s Grand Prix. The pair managed to break away on the third lap of the race and worked strongly together, and never looked like being caught by the chasers. Corrine Side (Pro-Noctis-Redchilli Bikes-Heidi Kjeldsen) was third in the race to clinch the final place on the podium.

Before Gardner and Storrie escaped, the peloton began to split on the second of two longer laps around the circuit, causing a leading group of 25 riders that quickly slimmed down to just nine. It was from this group that Gardner and Storrie then broke away, creating an advantage that swelled to two minutes on the penultimate lap.

Win for Alex Peters

Perfect timing by former Sky professional Alex Peters (SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling) saw him just outsprint Toby Barnes (Crimson Orientation Marketing RT) to win the long running Ryedale Grasscrete Men’s Grand Prix. Oliver Rees (Trinity Racing) was third in the six man group which escaped on the final climb on the last lap.

The pace was high from the opening lap and a small breakaway formed. Callum Macleod (Canyon DHB SunGod), Oliver Maxwell (Saint Piran), Isaac Mundy (Richardsons-Trek DAS), George Kimber (Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor), George Peden (Team PB Performance) and Matthew Houlberg (Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT) were reeled back in on the second of three longer laps. Canyon DHB SunGod’s Thomas Mein and Zappi Racing Team’s Matthew Kingston then distanced the peloton on the third lap, with their lead eventually growing to 3’20” at its peak.

The pair worked well together and held their lead for a long time but soon repeated attacks at the head of the peloton soon pushed their advantage down. SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling and Canyon DHB SunGod drove the pace behind, eventually catching the breakaway duo with two laps remaining right on the start/finish line.

It was on the final shorter circuit that the four riders of Toby Barnes (Crimson Orientation Marketing RT), Isaac Mundy (Richardsons-Trek DAS), Alex Peters (SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling) and Max Stedman (Canyon DHB SunGod), managed to distance the peloton. They were caught by two chasers in Stedman’s teammate Callum Macleod and Trinity Racing’s Oliver Rees. This six-man group stayed together until the final 100m to the line, when Peters sprinted in for the win.

MEN
1 Alex Peters SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 3:47:30
2 Toby Barnes (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT st
3 Oliver Rees (U23) Trinity Road Racing st
4 Isaac Mundy Richardsons-Trek DAS st
5 Max Stedman Canyon DHB Sungod st
6 Callum Macleod (U23) Canyon DHB Sungod +14
7 Oliver Peckover (U23) SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling +18
8 Isaac Peatfield (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +20
9 Jacob Scott Canyon DHB Sungod +26
10 Finn Crockett (U23) Wheelbase CabTech Castelli st
11 Matti Dobbins (U23) RT23 st
12 Steve Lampier Saint Piran st
13 Ross Lamb SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling st
14 Owain Roberts (U23) Wales Racing Academy +29
15 Michael Chadwick Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy st
16 Leon Mazzone Crimson Orientation Marketing RT st
17 George Kimber (U23) Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor +36
18 Samuel Beckett (U23) Wales Racing Academy st
19 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB Sungod st
20 Damien Clayton Canyon DHB Sungod st
21 Conor McGoldrick Primera-TeamJobs +41
22 Joey Walker Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +1:19
23 Cameron Jeffers Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling +2:32
24 George Wood (U23) Cycling Sheffield +2:49
25 Miles Burton ysixfiles st
26 Joseph Rees (U23) Bikestrong KTM +2:51
27 Adam Mitchell (U23) Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +3:05
28 Charlie Shields (U23) Zappi Racing Team +4:47
29 James Jobber Kuwait Pro Cycling Team st
30 William Perrett Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team st
31 Matthew Houlberg (U23) Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT st
32 Peter Merritt TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling st
33 William Truelove (U23) Wales Racing Academy st
34 Ed Beecher Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +4:50
35 Nathan Smith (U23) Team Novo Nordisk Development st
36 Thomas Mein (U23) Canyon DHB Sungod +4:57
37 Peter Cocker Richardsons-Trek DAS +5:00
38 William Bjergfelt SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling +9:56
39 David Duggan Wheelbase CabTech Castelli +9:59
40 Daniel McDermott +10:01
41 Ole Henrik Bang-Andreasen Trinity Road Racing +10:25
42 Clay Davies Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor +10:31
43 Adam Kenway Matlock CC +10:33
44 Josh Whitehead (U23) SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling +10:35
45 James Alexander (U23) Beeston Cycling Club +10:40
46 Jordan Peacock Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor +10:57
47 Theodor Obholzer (U23) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling +13:42
48 Thomas Lowther (U23) Vredestein Basso st
49 Cameron Biddle Vredestein Basso +13:44
50 George Peden (U23) Team PB Performance +13:52

Team classification
1 SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 56
2 Canyon DHB Sungod 56
3 Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 49
4 Trinity Road Racing 26
5 Richardsons-Trek DAS 24
6 Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 12
7 Wales Racing Academy 10
8 Saint Piran 9
9 Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy 6
10 Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 4

National Series
1 Jacob Scott Canyon DHB Sungod 42
2 Isaac Peatfield Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 40
3 Finn Crockett Wheelbase CabTech Castelli 38
4 Alex Peters SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling 30
5 Josh Whitehead Team PB Performance 30
6 Toby Barnes Crimson Orientation Marketing RT 28
7 Oliver Rees Trinity Road Racing 26
8 Isaac Mundy Richardsons-Trek DAS 24
9 Max Stedman Canyon DHB Sungod 22
10 Ben Granger Zappi Racing Team 22
11 Ryan Christensen Canyon DHB Sungod 22
12 George Kimber Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor 22

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WOMEN
1 Illi Gardner (U23) CAMS-Basso 2:44:37
2 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +4
3 Corinne Side (U23) Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +2:12
4 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea st
5 Connie Hayes (U23) AWOL OShea st
6 Anna Kay (U23) Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants st
7 Lucy Ellmore (U23) Skoda DSI Cycling Academy +2:15
8 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK st
9 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso st
10 Beth Morrow (U23) Storey Racing st
11 Nicole Coates (U23) Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Scimitar +2:21
12 Morven Yeoman (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +2:27
13 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen st
14 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso +4:11
15 Eilidh Shaw (JNR) Tofauti Everyone Active +4:33
16 Jessica Finney CAMS-Basso +4:35
17 Lucy Gadd (U23) Storey Racing +4:36
18 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning TRG +4:38
19 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK st
20 Charlotte Colclough Bianchi Dama st
21 Alice McWilliam Grinta Coaching st
22 Alice Lethbridge AWOL OShea +4:40
23 Bexy Dew Saint Piran Womens +4:43
24 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso +4:46
25 Matea Deliu Team Watto-LDN +4:50
26 Jessie Carridge Watts Up Performance +6:53
27 Samantha Stuart Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +8:23
28 Hannah Bayes (U23) AWOL OShea +11:32
29 Hannah Lancaster (U23) Loughborough Lightning TRG st
30 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen +11:36
31 Imani Pereira-James (JNR) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm st
32 Katie Scott (U23) CAMS-Basso +11:40
33 Heather Mayer Team Watto-LDN +11:43
34 Elizabeth Sanders Avid Sport +11:47
35 Jihanna Bonilla-Allard PMRR +12:52
36 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran Womens st
37 Jasmine Jones Bianchi Dama +12:55
38 Melissa Greaves Crimson Orientation Marketing RT +12:57
39 Holly MacMahon Bianchi Dama +13:09
40 Ellen Inglis (U23) Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm +13:48
41 Erin Murphy (JNR) Deeside Thistle CC +14:01

TEAMS
1 CAMS-Basso 51
2 AWOL OShea 46
3 Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 34
4 Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 28
5 Skoda DSI Cycling Academy 18
6 Team LDN – Brother UK 18
7 Storey Racing 16
8 Loughborough Lightning TRG 3
9 Bianchi Dama 1

National Series
1 Natalie Grinczer CAMS-Basso 36
2 Illi Gardner CAMS-Basso 30
3 Abi Smith Team Breeze 30
4 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 30
5 Becky Storrie Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm 28
6 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 28
7 Eluned King Team Breeze 26
8 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes -Heidi Kjeldsen 26
9 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea 24
10 April Tacey Drops-Le Col supported by Tempur 24
11 Connie Hayes AWOL OShea 22
12 Danielle Shrosbree Team LDN – Brother UK 21
13 Anna Kay Team Rupelcleaning – Champion Lubricants 20
14 Amira Mellor Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 20

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