Nikki Juniper outsprints Sarah Storey for the victory in the Women’s Curlew Cup
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Result: Curlew Cup
Nikki Juniper won a nail biting sprint against Dame Sarah Storey to win the Curlew Cup.
Juniper was one of the driving forces in a group of four riders who had broken away from the rest of the seventy strong field on the first of three ascents of the Ryals climb. Along with Juniper, in the break were Dame Sarah Storey, former GB rider on the track Claire Rose and youngster Alice Cobb (all pictured above).
The chase behind never let up and it was touch and go whether it was going to end in a bunch kick or not but the four leaders stayed clear before there was a big sprint for 5th place.
Charlotte Alston wins the sprint for 5th place.
Lap 1 up the Ryals and Alice Cobb is putting her rivals in the hurt locker…
Lap 2 and Nikki Juniper leads Cobb, Claire Rose and Sarah Storey with the peloton in the background
Lots of hurt in what is left of the peloton on lap 2
They didn’t however give up the chase and were very close at one point.
Climbing the Ryals is never easy!
And for one young lady, very hard indeed as she tries the zig zag method …
Whilst others just put their head down and went for it
RESULT
1 JUNIPER, Nicola TEAM FORD ECOBOOST 02h 50′ 54″
2 STOREY, Dame Sarah PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
3 ROSE, Claire PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA á 00′ 02”
4 COBB, Alice (*) MATRIX FITNESS P/B CORLEY CYCLES ”
5 ALSTON, Charlotte (*) TEAM 22 á 00′ 28”
6 HARRIS, Elizabeth-Jane PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
7 DICKINSON, Ellie (*) DROPS CYCLING TEAM ”
8 SHAW, Gabriella PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
9 OSBORNE, Rose DROPS CYCLING TEAM ”
10 BOYLAN, Lydia TEAM WNT á 00′ 29”
11 COLBORNE, Henrietta (*) TEAM FORD ECOBOOST ”
12 CAMPBELL, Madison (*) TEAM FOOTON VELOPORT ”
13 COLCLOUGH, Charlotte TEAM JADAN WELDTITE ”
14 VAN TWISK, Abi (*) DROPS CYCLING TEAM ”
15 WOMERSLEY, Becky (*) DROPS CYCLING TEAM á 00′ 30”
16 HOLDEN, Elizabeth (*) TEAM FORD ECOBOOST ”
17 GRINCZER, Natalie TEAM WNT ”
18 RIMMINGTON, Rebecca TEAM WNT ”
19 JOINER, Charline TEAM FORD ECOBOOST ”
20 SARGENT, Gemma APRIRE BICYCLES / HSS HIRE ”
21 GORNALL, Amy (*) PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
22 HAYWARD, Bethany (*) PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
23 STEDMAN, Elizabeth FUSION RT FIERLAN ”
24 FRASER, Chloe (*) LOINTEK ”
25 MURPHY, Kelly BOOT OUT BREAST CANCER CC á 00′ 31”
26 MOERIG, Nicole PODIUM AMBITION PRO CYCLING PB CLUB LA SANTA ”
27 JONES, Hayley (*) TEAM BREEZE á 00′ 32”
28 HUDSON, Jennifer FUSION RT FIERLAN ”
29 NELSON, Emily (*) TEAM BREEZE á 00′ 34”
30 ERSKINE, Julie TEAM FORD ECOBOOST á 01′ 24”
31 MCVITTY, Keira (*) TEAM WNT á 02′ 13”
32 SHAW, Lucy (*) DROPS CYCLING TEAM á 02′ 37”
33 CAMERON, Laura DROPS CYCLING TEAM á 02′ 39”
34 SIMPSON, Annie DROPS CYCLING TEAM á 02′ 40”
35 TINDLEY, Jo TEAM WNT á 04′ 26”
36 CRIGHTON, Rachel (*) TEAM 22 á 12′ 17”
37 TAYLOR, Bethany (*) BOOT OUT BREAST CANCER CC á 12′ 48”
38 BRAND, Melissa TEAM FORD ECOBOOST ”
39 THACKRAY, Sophie (*) SUNSPORT VELO WRT ”
40 MOTTRAM, Stephanie CLIFF PRATTS RACING á 12′ 49”
41 MACMAHON, Holly (*) WXC WORLD RACING ”
42 BARKER, Megan (*) TEAM BREEZE ”
43 HIBBS, Angela FUSION RT FIERLAN ”
44 MASON, Chanel ARMY CYCLING RACE TEAM á 12′ 50”
45 SWOBODA, Claire STARLEY RACING á 12′ 51”
46 NORDIN, Gabriella STARLEY RACING ”
47 BOTTELEY, Sian (*) STARLEY RACING á 15′ 38”
48 MARTIN, Phoebe (*) TEAM 22 á 16′ 11”
49 KAY, Emily (*) TEAM BREEZE á 22′ 09”
50 GILBERT, Josephine (*) TEAM FOOTON VELOPORT ”
51 BURROWS, Elizabeth TEAM JADAN WELDTITE ”
52 HARRISON, Eimear (*) SUNSPORT VELO WRT á 22′ 10”
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