Result: British Men’s RR Championship

Mark Cavendish added another British Road Race title to his name winning a three up sprint after being out front all day in breakaways

Result: British Men’s RR Championship

(British Cycling Press Release)

Nicholas Cooper made the first significant move of the day with a solo effort early on, before he was joined by Cavendish and Damien Clayton to go 40 seconds up. John Archibald managed to bridge the gap, while Ethan Hayter also joined soon after to make a group of six leading riders. Cooper was unable to hold the pace and was swallowed by the bunch, before a group of five edged over to make a leading group of nine.

It soon grew to 11, with a front group including Matt Bostock, Cavendish, Archibald, Hayter and Ben Turner, and another group of 11 soon caught up to make a leading group of 22 around the 90km mark – but Turner, Cavendish, Lewis Askey and Sam Culverwell went clear to gain a gap of 25 seconds. Nine chasers caught on, including Turner, who made a massive move with 68km to go. Frequent attacks followed, and with less than 30km remaining, an established group made up of Cavendish, Richardson, Watson, Turner and Bostock formed, while six chasers followed.

On the penultimate lap, Bostock hit the deck from a touch of wheels to put him out of contention, leaving four riders one minute up over the chasers. Turner put in a big solo surge in the final 10km while the other three watched each other to see who would follow, before Cavendish put on the pace to draw Turner in. Richardson then attacked and Turner dropped off to leave just three riders coming into the final kilometre, where youngster Watson made his own big move. But the power of Cavendish was too much for Watson to take, and the Manx Missile sprinted home to cross the line arms aloft.

Lewis Askey and Jim Brown completed the under-23 podium.

Afterwards, Cavendish said: “I am incredibly happy. To win my second National Champion jersey, nine years after the first one and again in Scotland, is amazing. The race was hard and full gas from the very beginning. I joined the break, then as soon as we got reeled in, I jumped again and did my best there, not sparing any effort. I had fire in the eyes the entire day and in the sprint I just let my legs to do the talking. I am extremely happy with this victory and I can’t wait to wear with huge pride this jersey in the next twelve months”, said Mark after his fifth success of the year. It’s real racing here now – it used to only be three or four of us. Now there’s more than 12 of us and that includes domestic riders as well. During my career, it’s great to see the depth of the British field.”

1 Mark Cavendish MBE QUICK-STEP Alpha Vinyl 4:31:06
2 Samuel Watson GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
3 Alexandar Richardson Le Col ST
4 Ben Turner Ineos Grenadiers +24
5 Matthew Bostock WiV Sungod +1:41
6 Lewis Askey GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
7 Connor Swift Team Arkea-Samsic ST
8 Owain Doull MBE EF Education – EasyPost +1:44
9 Ethan Hayter Ineos Grenadiers ST
10 John Archibald Private Member +1:53
11 Scott Thwaites Alpecin-Fenix +2:56
12 Jim Brown WiV Sungod U23 +4:53
13 Oliver Peckover Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling ST
14 Joe Wilson Dolan Ellesse Race Team U23 ST
15 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Road Racing U23 +4:55
16 Matthew Kingston Zappi Racing Team U23 ST
17 Finlay Pickering GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 +5:03
18 Damien Clayton WiV Sungod +5:09
19 Ben Swift Ineos Grenadiers +5:12
20 Jacob Scott WiV Sungod ST
21 Conor McGoldrick Richardsons Trek DAS ST
22 Ben Granger Zappi Racing Team U23 ST
23 Zeb Kyffin Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling ST
24 Jamieson Blain Embark – Bikestrong U23 ST
25 Jack Crook Dolan Ellesse Race Team +5:16
26 Cai Davies Embark – Bikestrong ST
27 Dan Gardner Project 51 +5:18
28 Henry Lawton AG2R Citroen U23 Team U23 +5:58
29 Steven Parsonage Richardsons Trek DAS +6:08
30 Thomas Day Home Solution – Soenens U23 Development CT U23 +7:52
31 Lucas Towers Holohan Coaching Race Team U23 +8:41
32 Jordan Giles Primera-TeamJobs +8:49
33 Jack Freeman Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT +8:50
34 Josh Charlton Team Inspired U23 ST
35 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy U23 ST
36 Dylan Westley Equipo Lizarte U23 ST
37 Alexander MacRae Private Member ST
38 Ethan Vernon QUICK-STEP Alpha Vinyl U23 ST
39 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling ST
40 Matthew Houlberg Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT U23 ST
41 Tom Mazzone Saint Piran ST
42 William Truelove Wales Racing Academy U23 +8:55
43 Leon Mazzone Saint Piran ST
44 Marcus Burnett Kuwait Pro Cycling Team ST
45 Max Rushby Acrog-Tormans U23 +9:04
46 David Hird Embark – Bikestrong U23 +9:31
47 Peter Cocker Richardsons Trek DAS +9:34
48 James Jobber Kuwait Pro Cycling Team +9:37
49 Nicholas Tyrie Primera-TeamJobs ST
50 Jake Stewart GROUPAMA – FDJ +10:52
51 Robert Scott WiV Sungod ST
52 William Bjergfelt Saint Piran ST
53 Matthew Gibson Human Powered Health ST
54 Max Poole Development Team DSM U23 ST
55 Robert Donaldson Team Inspired U23 ST
56 Oliver Rees TRINITY Road Racing U23 ST
57 Joshua Giddings Team Inspired U23 ST
58 Joe Pidcock GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
59 Rhys Britton EvoPro Racing ST
60 Joe Holt Wales Racing Academy ST
61 Tyler Hannay CC Etupes U23 ST
62 Jack Rootkin-GrayTeam Inspired U23 ST
63 Oliver Stockwell Cycling Team Friuli ASD U23 ST
64 Oscar Onley Development Team DSM U23 ST
65 Leo Hayter Hagens Berman Axeon U23 ST
66 Calum Johnston Caja Rural – Seguros RGA ST
67 Jacques Coates Team PB Performance U23 ST
68 Dean Watson Embark – Bikestrong ST
69 Joe Hill Spirit BSS ST
70 Thomas Mein WiV Sungod ST
71 Callum Macleod ABLOC CT U23 ST
72 Gruffudd Lewis WiV Sungod ST
73 James Shaw EF Education – EasyPost ST
74 Mark Stewart Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling ST
75 Matthew Walls BORA – Hansgrohe ST

Under 23
1. Samuel Watson GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
2. Lewis Askey GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
3. Jim Brown WiV Sungod U23 +4:53
4. Joe Wilson Dolan Ellesse Race Team U23 ST
5. Sam Culverwell TRINITY Road Racing U23 +4:55
6. Matthew Kingston Zappi Racing Team U23 ST
7. Finlay Pickering GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 +5:03
8. Ben Granger Zappi Racing Team U23 ST
9. Jamieson Blain Embark – Bikestrong U23 ST
10. Henry Lawton AG2R Citroen U23 Team U23 +5:58
11. Thomas Day Home Solution – Soenens U23 Development CT U23 +7:52
12. Lucas Towers Holohan Coaching Race Team U23 +8:41
13. Josh Charlton Team Inspired U23 ST
14. Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy U23 ST
15. Dylan Westley Equipo Lizarte U23 ST
16. Ethan Vernon QUICK-STEP Alpha Vinyl U23 ST
17. Matthew Houlberg Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT U23 ST
18. William Truelove Wales Racing Academy U23 +8:55
19. Max Rushby Acrog-Tormans U23 +9:04
20. David Hird Embark – Bikestrong U23 +9:31
21. Max Poole Development Team DSM U23 ST
22. Robert Donaldson Team Inspired U23 ST
23. Oliver Rees TRINITY Road Racing U23 ST
24. Joshua Giddings Team Inspired U23 ST
25. Joe Pidcock GROUPAMA – FDJ U23 ST
26. Tyler Hannay CC Etupes U23 ST
27. Jack Rootkin-GrayTeam Inspired U23 ST
28. Oliver Stockwell Cycling Team Friuli ASD U23 ST
29. Oscar Onley Development Team DSM U23 ST
30. Leo Hayter Hagens Berman Axeon U23 ST
31. Jacques Coates Team PB Performance U23 ST
32. Callum Macleod ABLOC CT U23 ST