British Track Championships: Day 1

Dan Bigham added a sixth national title to his growing collection and Neah Evans added to hers with victories for them in the Pursuit, GB Academy win men’s Team Sprint & Rhian Edmunds wins Women’s sprint

British Track Championships: Day 1

British Cycling Press Release

MEN’S PURSUIT
Dan Bigham added a sixth national title to his growing collection with victory in the individual pursuit on day one of the British National Track Championships in Newport, after breaking the national record in qualifying earlier in the day. Returning to the track after his British Hour Record success in October last year, he qualified fastest by more than three and a half seconds over the 4,000m, setting up a gold medal ride against friend and former team-mate Charlie Tanfield. Despite Tanfield shaving a second off his qualifying time, Bigham led throughout in the final to take a commanding victory.

Afterwards he said: “We’re all good mates and we’ve lived together on and off for the past five years. You want them to do well and I’m glad that they do – seeing Charlie back up that well and knocking out 4:07 is really impressive. I’m quite happy with how it’s panned out. Being able to focus on it meant that everything came together really nicely. My next race is the national time trial championships in June, and I might sneak in Lincoln. Off the back of that, Commonwealth Games, the Hour Record and world time-trial champs.” The bronze was taken by Kyle Gordon in 4:14.589, following victory over Michael Gill.

The first medal of the championships was awarded to Lora Fachie, piloted by Georgia Holt, as the pair began their new partnership in style with victory in the women’s tandem sprint in straight rounds. A gold medallist at the Rio and Tokyo Paralympic Games in the individual pursuit, this was a rare foray into the world of sprinting for Fachie, and the pair go again in the kilo on Sunday. Nia Holt and Amy Cole took the silver.

Afterwards Fachie said: “I’m not known for my sprinting ability so yeah, it was good. It’s nice when you keep it a bit fresh and try new things. There’s always the buzz of winning, you know, that’s why we do it, and any race is the same. I think the day you don’t get a buzz is the day that it’s time to retire.”

WOMEN’S PURSUIT
Tokyo silver medallist Neah Evans qualified fastest in the women’s individual pursuit with a time of 3:29.083, setting up a gold medal final against Anna Morris, who qualified second just under a tenth of a second slower, in 3:29.175. Evans however still had more in the tank, and shaved off another half of a second to take the national title with a time of 3:28.470, having led Morris throughout. In the battle for bronze, Kate Richardson edged out Sophie Lankford with a time of 3:35.566.

Double Tokyo silver medallist Fin Graham won an entertaining Paracycling Mixed Scratch Race, with a blistering final lap proving too much for Will Bjergfelt in second and Martin Hailstone in third. Graham will look to make it a double tomorrow in the Men’s C1-5 Individual Pursuit.

The Team Inspired (GB Academy) quartet of Jack Carlin, Ali Fielding, Joe Truman and Hamish Turnbull took a commanding victory in the Men’s Team Sprint, first qualifying fastest in 43.738 and then catching their opponents SES Racing en route to victory in the semi-final with a time of 44.342. Team East Midlands (James Bunting, Marcus Hiley, Harry Ledingham Horn and Hayden Norris) were their opponents in the final, but were unable to stop Team Inspired, who took the victory by just over a second. Glasgow Track RCA took bronze with victory over Enhanced.

The final national champion’s jersey of the night went to Rhian Edmunds of Wales Racing Academy, who battled to a thrilling victory over defending champion Sophie Capewell in a deciding leg. Having defeated both Milly Tanner in the 1/8 final and Lowri Thomas in the semi-finals in straight legs, she then took a 1-0 lead over Capewell in the final. However, Team Sprint world championships bronze medallist Capewell battled back in the second to even things up and set up a decider in the final race of the day. With a home crowd behind her Edmunds dug deep to take the victory, before a victory lap draped in the red dragon.

Emma Finucane took bronze with a straight legs victory over Lowri Thomas.

You can also watch all of the action from day one on YouTube.

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Men’s 1000m Time Trial

Qualification
1. Ross Birrell Team Inspired 1:03.420 Qualified for Final
2. Harry Birchill Team Inspired 1:05.071 Qualified for Final
3. Calum Moir Zappi Junior RT 1:05.258 Qualified for Final
4. Jack Rootkin Gray Team Inspired 1:05.561 Qualified for Final
5. Atiba Quildan Twickenham CC 1:05.849 Qualified for Final

6. Harrison Hunter Saint Piran Development 1:06.134
7. William Munday 4T+ Cyclopark 1:07.685
8. Peter Drabble WAC Team 1:07.730
9. Thomas Sharpe Loughborough Students CC 1:14.383

Women’s Pursuit

Qualification
1. Holly Ramsey Brother UK-Orientation marketing 03:44.949 Qualified for 1st Round

2. Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active 03:45.931
3. Ella Jamieson Liv CC – Halo Films 03:46.498
4. Awen Roberts Liv CC – Halo Films 03:50.983
5. Laura Davies Orwell Velo 03:51.774
6. Katie-Anne Calton Liv CC – Halo Films 03:56.593
7. Lowri Richards Backstedt Bike Performance RC 03:56.676
8. Matilda McKibben Liv CC – Halo Films 03:57.503
9. Morgan Newberry Storey Racing 03:57.546
10. Kinga Ingram Storey Racing 04:08.045

1st Round
1. Neah Evans Team HUUB 3:29.083
2. Anna Morris Team Wales 3:29.175
3. Kate Richardson Alba Development RT 3:33.085
4. Sophie Lankford Alba Development RT 3:33.085
5. Ella Barnwell CAMS-Basso 3:33.488
6. Jenny Holl TEKKERZ CC 3:38.545
7. Victoria Smith Alba Development RT 3:38.990
8. Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG 3:39.257
9. Maddie Leech CAMS-Basso 3:40.001
10. Isabel Sharp Brother UK-Orientation marketing 3:40.123
11. Grace Lister Brother UK-Orientation marketing 3:41.205
12. Miriam Jessett StolenGoat Race Team 3:45.090
13. Sophie Lewis CAMS-Basso 3:45.985
14. Holly Ramsey Brother UK-Orientation marketing 3:48.034

Gold and Silver Medal Ride
1. Neah Evans Team HUUB 3:28.470
2. Anna Morris Team Wales 3:29.747

Bronze Medal Ride
3. Kate Richardson Alba Development RT 3:35.566
4. Sophie Lankford Alba Development RT 3:36.182

5th – 8th Place Ride
5. Ella Barnwell CAMS-Basso 3:32.430
6. Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG 3:38.578
7. Victoria Smith Alba Development RT 3:38.750
8. Jenny Holl TEKKERZ CC 3:44.262

Men’s Pursuit

Qualification
1. Joshua Tarling FlandersColor Galloo 04:17.540 Qualified for 1st round

2. Harry Birchill Team Inspired 04:27.295
3. Harrison Hunter Saint Piran Development 04:28.185
4. Rhys Pilley Caesarean CC Jersey 04:28.185
5. Ben Wiggins Fensham Howes – MAS Design 04:29.312
6. Matthew Burke LVC Racing 04:29.749
7. Timothy Torrie TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling 04:35.997
8. Kieran Riley Team PB Performance 04:36.953
9. Bryce Dyer BmthCycleworks VitecFire FordCE 04:55.033

1st Round
1. Daniel Bigham BC Member 04:05.274
2. Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 04:08.953
3. Kyle Gordon Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team 04:12.103
4. Michael Gill Saint Piran 04:13.789
5. Jonathan Wale Chaney Windows and Doors Cycling 04:14.117
6. William Perrett Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team 04:16.232
7. William Roberts Team Wales 04:16.756
8. John Archibald BC Member 04:16.889
9. Joshua Tarling FlandersColor Galloo 04:18.402
10. Tom Ward AeroLab Ward WheelZ 04:20.823
11. Thomas Day Home Solution – Soenens U23 Dev CT 04:22.020
12. Tim Shoreman BC Member 04:25.686
13. Cameron Richardson RT23 04:31.014
14. Matti Dobbins RT23 04:37.509

5th to 8th Places
5. John Archibald BC Member 04:14.450
6. William Perrett Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team 04:16.036
7. William Roberts Team Wales 04:23.470
8. Jonathan Wale Chaney Windows and Doors Cycling DNS

Finals

Gold and Silver Medal Ride
1 Daniel Bigham BC Member 04:05.962
2 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 04:07.972

Bronze Medal Ride
3 Kyle Gordon Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team 04:14.589
4 Michael Gill Saint Piran 04:16.956

Men’s Team Sprint

1st Round
1. Jack Carlin Team Inspired 43.738
Ali Fielding Team Inspired
Joseph Truman Team Inspired
Hamish Turnbull Team Inspired

2. James Bunting Team East Midlands 44.661
Marcus Hiley Team East Midlands
Harry Ledingham Horn Team East Midlands
Hayden Norris Team East Midlands

3. Luthais Arthur Glasgow Track RC A 46.399
Niall Monks Glasgow Track RC A
Anthony Young Glasgow Track RC A

4. Benjamin Gill Enhanced 47.060
Bo Mayer Enhanced
Sam Smith Enhanced

5. Lyall Craig Glasgow Track RC B 47.337
Jack Cruden Glasgow Track RC B
Jeremy Franks Glasgow Track RC B

6. Thomas Alcock Black Line 47.594
Harry Radford Black Line
Matthew Roper Black Line

7. Alex Abdul-Wahab DI MASCIO 48.542
Ewan Davies DI MASCIO
Ryan Phillips DI MASCIO

8. Simon Schmidt SES Racing 51.573
Casper Stadler SES Racing
Lee Staples SES Racing

9. Jamie Cook Glasgow Track RC C 52.198
Kieran Macleod Glasgow Track RC C
Don Milesh Pieris Glasgow Track RC C

10. John Berry PDQ Cycle Coaching 58.073
Jacob Davies PDQ Cycle Coaching
Tim May PDQ Cycle Coaching
Robbie Morgan PDQ Cycle Coaching

SEMI FINAL
Semi Final 1
1. Benjamin Gill Enhanced 47.221
Bo Mayer Enhanced
Sam Smith Enhanced

2. Lyall Craig Glasgow Track RC B 47.670
Jack Cruden Glasgow Track RC B
Jeremy Franks Glasgow Track RC B

Semi Final 2
1. Luthais Arthur Glasgow Track RC A 46.241
Niall Monks Glasgow Track RC A
Anthony Young Glasgow Track RC A

2. Thomas Alcock Black Line 48.048
Harry Radford Black Line
Matthew Roper Black Line

Semi Final 3
1. James Bunting Team East Midlands 44.384
Marcus Hiley Team East Midlands
Harry Ledingham Horn Team East Midlands
Hayden Norris Team East Midlands

2. Alex Abdul-Wahab DI MASCIO 48.633
Ewan Davies DI MASCIO
Ryan Phillips DI MASCIO

Semi Final 4
1. Jack Carlin Team Inspired 44.342
Ali Fielding Team Inspired
Joseph Truman Team Inspired
Hamish Turnbull Team Inspired

2. Simon Schmidt SES Racing 52.753
Casper Stadler SES Racing
Lee Staples SES Racing

FINALS

GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL RIDE
1. Jack Carlin Team Inspired 43.852
Ali Fielding Team Inspired
Joseph Truman Team Inspired
Hamish Turnbull Team Inspired

2. James Bunting Team East Midlands 44.932
Marcus Hiley Team East Midlands
Harry Ledingham Horn Team East Midlands
Hayden Norris Team East Midlands

BRONZE MEDAL RIDE
3. Luthais Arthur Glasgow Track RC A 46.821
Niall Monks Glasgow Track RC A
Anthony Young Glasgow Track RC A

4. Benjamin Gill Enhanced 47.241
Bo Mayer Enhanced
Sam Smith Enhanced

Women’s 500m Time Trial

Qualification
1. Ellie Stone Black Line 34.889 Qualified for Final
2. Anna Whitworth Hay SES Racing 36.374 Qualified for Final

3. Kinga Ingram Storey Racing 38.534
4. Lowri Richards Backstedt Bike Performance RC 39.242
5. Matilda McKibben Liv CC – Halo Films 40.445
6. Charlotte Sheridan Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar 40.765

Women’s Sprint

Qualification
1st Rhian Edmunds Team Wales 10.945 65.783 41.115
2nd Sophie Capewell Team Breeze 10.968 65.646 41.028
3rd Emma Finucane Team Wales 11.032 65.265 40.790
4th Lauren Bell Black Line 11.044 65.194 40.746
5th Lowri Thomas Team Wales 11.165 64.487 40.305
6th Lusia Steele Team Breeze 11.203 64.268 40.168
7th Serena Natt Wales Racing Academy 11.230 64.114 40.071
8th Millicent Tanner Team Breeze 11.232 64.103 40.064
9th Stephani Hall Wales Racing Academy 11.268 63.898 39.936
10th Ellie Stone Black Line 11.307 63.677 39.798
11th Iona Moir SES Racing 11.357 63.397 39.623
12th Sylvia Misztal Glasgow Track RC 11.606 62.037 38.773
13th Rhianna Parris-Smith Team Terminator 11.843 60.795 37.997
14th Jodie Taylor Team Terminator 11.892 60.545 37.841
15th Anna Whitworth Hay SES Racing 12.138 59.318 37.074
16th Emily Burgess SES Racing 12.214 58.949 36.843
17th Kinga Ingram Storey Racing 12.886 55.875 34.922
18th Elizabeth Broughton Sportcity Velo 12.914 55.753 34.846
19th Charlotte Sheridan Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar 13.388 53.780 33.612