Will Truelove, part of a last lap breakaway, held on to win the the PB Performance Espoirs Road Race from Sam Clark and Rowan Baker. Carl Stubbs winner of the morning 2/3/4 race
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RR Result: PB Performance Espoirs Road Race
William Truelove won the opening round of the Under-23 Men’s National Road Series at the PB Performance Espoirs road race. Truelove was part of a breakaway with a lap to go and only a few of them held on to sprint for the win as the chasers were on their tails. William Truelove got the win over Sam Clark (trainSharp Elite) in second and Rowan Baker (London Dynamo) in third.
There were attacks from the gun as riders attempted to get away early on, but none that stuck as the peloton chased down every break and increased the pace. With just a lap and a half to go, George Wood on his Moda bike put in a surprise attack to ride clear from the bunch and get ahead on his own. Eleven riders, including Truelove, Clark, Baker, and Matt Houlberg (Embark Spirit BSS) managed to bridge the gap on a flatter section of the course, and gained an advantage of 45 seconds over the peloton.
The second round of the series will see riders take to the start line at the Yorkshire U23 Classic on Sunday 7 May
The finish in slomo!
RESULT
1 William Truelove ROKiT-SRCT
2 Samuel Clark trainSharp Elite
3 Rowan Baker London Dynamo
4 Matthew Houlberg Embark Spirit BSS
5 George Wood Cycling Sheffield
6 Joe Brookes Halesowen A & CC
7 Daniel Barnes Team Spectra Cannondale
8 David Hird ROKiT-SRCT
9 Benjamin Bright Wales Racing Academy
10 Dan Galpin BCC Race Team
11 Taylor Hill Cycling Sheffield
12 Matthew Lord Richardsons Trek DAS
13 Irfan Zaman Embark Spirit BSS
14 Sam Chisholm The Cycling Academy
15 Aaron King RT23
16 Dexter Leeming-Sykes Wold Top The Edge Pactimo
17 Harry Paveley Team PB Performance
18 Lee Rosie Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
19 Felix Whetter Mid Devon CC
20 Benjamin Flatau Elitecycling Development Team
21 Logan Maclean AG2R Citroen U23 Team
22 Fred Meredith Wales Racing Academy
23 Lance Childs TAAP
24 Jacob Smith Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
25 Jude Chamberlain Embark Spirit BSS
26 James Satoor Cero – Cycle Division Racing T…
27 James Brown Sn Vitae Bim Bam Coaching RT
28 Ben Etherington BCC Race Team
29 Ross Birrell Team Inspired
30 Angus Hawkins Ride Revolution Coaching
31 Sam Holwill trainSharp Development Team
32 Matthew Wilson Ride Revolution Coaching
33 Tom Palfrey Team PB Performance
34 Joshua Knowles TAAP
35 Jacob Avery Ride Revolution Coaching
36 Dylan Humber-Kelly Yoeleo Test Team P/B 4MIND
37 Huw Buck Jones Wales Racing Academy
38 Aaron Mansell Halesowen A & CC
39 Joseph Smith
40 Conor McKinnon Ellesse Race Team
41 Harvey Stroh TAAP
42 James Wordsworth Cycling Sheffield
43 Spencer Davies Wales Racing Academy
44 Jacob Gilkes BCC Race Team
45 Samuel Asker Richardsons Trek DAS
46 Jack Hartley BCC Race Team
47 Liam Flannery Team PB Performance
48 Harry Ives trainSharp Development Team
49 Kieran Riley Team PB Performance
50 Archie Ellen The Cycling Academy
51 James Hartley Cycling Sheffield
52 Matt Watson Ride Revolution Coaching
53 Charlie Genner Halesowen A & CC
54 Harry Birchill Saint Piran
55 Will Thompson A.Fawcett Racing
56 Freddie Grover Sn Vitae Bim Bam Coaching RT
57 Tristan Galloway Le Col Race Team
58 Lucas Jowett Saint Piran
59 Ewan Mackie Ilkeston Cycle Club
60 Luca Unwin Le Col Race Team
61 Finn McHenry The Cycling Academy
62 Jacques Coates Team PB Performance
63 Rowan Schaack Halesowen A & CC
64 Daniel Kain Ribble rechrg Race Team
65 Joshua Brown Team Novo Nordisk Development
66 Nathan Hardy Team PB Performance
67 Tristan Pilling 360cycling
2/3/4 Race
1 Carl Stubbs Open Collective
2 Ben Stockdale Cotswold Cycles RT
3 Matthew Ellis ROKiT-SRCT
4 George Stephen BCC Race Team
5 Alasdair Mildred Ride Revolution Coaching
6 Jamie Gostick Team PB Performance
7 Denholm Edwards Tofauti Everyone Active
8 Bernard Galea SPRNT
9 David Bolland Army Cycling Union
10 Ben Mewes Moonglu Race Team
11 Sean Dawson INFLITE
12 Cavan Walker Wold Top The Edge Pactimo
13 Daniel Piercy Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA
14 Tobi Ng Team PB Performance
15 Antony Ryder Contiki Velo Bavarian RT
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