Result: British Team Cup Coalville

Sammie Stuart of Team LDN – Brother UK winner of the British Team Cup race at Coalville

Result: British Team Cup Coalville

Jon Miles writes … Sammie Stuart of Team Brother UK/LDN won a fast British Team Cup using her famous “diesel” legs to out drag the rest of the field on a sunny day in Coalville.

With a near full field, this traditional early season event organised by Nick Horner Maddox and Coalville Wheelers for over 10 years now was enlivened halfway through the 7 lap race when Gemma Sargent (Saint Piran WRT) clipped off the front and stayed active for a full lap before the bunch brought her back.

No one else could get away so it was the race sped towards a sprint. Sammie explained “This is my first British Team Cup win. I am surprised, we went well as a team today. Long distance sprint which is my style of racing, actually as we came to the final climb…which is my strength, my Diesel engine took over. There were 3 in front slightly and I bridged across to them and that was that”

It was great to see the World Championship jersey in the race as Zoe Backstedt, riding as a guest of Ellmore Digital, rode the race.

Injured in a crash halfway through, Laura Watson has a possible broken elbow and damage to her face.

RESULT

1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK
2 Beth Harley-Jepson Jadan – Vive le Velo
3 Lucy Harris LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
4 Grace Lister Brother UK-Orientation marketing
5 Ella Jamieson Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
6 Awen Roberts Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
7 Gabriella Homer Saint Piran WRT
8 Ellen Bennett Brother UK-Orientation marketing
9 Niamh Murphy Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
10 Lucy Ellmore Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes Heidi Kjeldsen
11 Rebecca Richards Storey Racing
12 Penny Colloff LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
13 Xan Crees Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
14 Kinga Ingram Storey Racing
15 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK
16 Sophie Enever Abingdon Race Team
17 Eline Smit LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
18 Zoe Backstedt ELLMORE
19 Gemma Sargent Saint Piran WRT
20 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes Heidi Kjeldsen
21 Heather Mayer Team LDN – Brother UK
22 Sophie Coldwell Loughborough Lightning – TRG
23 Emily Proud Grinta Coaching
24 Emma Matthews ELLMORE
25 Georgina Paul Abingdon Race Team
26 Abigail Cooper Brother UK-Orientation marketing
27 Gabriella Shaw Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
28 Katie-Anne Calton ELLMORE
29 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG
30 Emily Tillett Loughborough Lightning – TRG
31 Roisin Lally Loughborough Lightning – TRG
32 Joanne Clarke StolenGoat Race Team
33 Leah Dixon Bianchi Morvelo Hunt
34 Gwenno Hughes Saint Piran WRT
35 Alderney Baker BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
36 Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes Heidi Kjeldsen
37 Laura Senior LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
38 Kerry Middleton Team LDN – Brother UK
39 Emma Watson Grinta Coaching
40 Laura Pittard Brother UK-Orientation marketing
41 Ailsa McLagan Abingdon Race Team
42 Alison Fovargue Team Empella Cyclo-Cross
43 Matilda McKibben Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
44 Rebekah Nash Jadan – Vive le Velo
45 Amelia Southall AWOL Worx Galliard