The 3^rd and final round of the Bath Cycling Club Mid Summer brought out a strong field of 37 1^st and 2^nd category riders, of course blessed by fine weather.

Will Duffy had a big lead over Jake Hollins in the overall standings, but with a theoretical 84 points available for a solo break away from the gun – lots of riders had a chance to win the series.

The first 6 laps saw the bunch spread out with Will Jewitt of Mud Dock Racing, Alex Paton from GCN, Harvey Thomas of Bristol RC, Charlie Lacaille of Schils –  Doltcini Racing Team and Oscar Hutchings of Schils –  Doltcini Racing Team being particularly active.  But they could not break away by the 5 seconds required to secure bonus points.

The intermediate sprint on lap 8 was won by Oscar, with William Jewit 2^nd and Thimothy Jones in 3^rd.

Position	Race Number	BC Number	Name	Club	Intermediate Points
1	69	831643	Oscar Hutchings	Schils – Doltcini Racing Team	10
2	89	1192106	William Jewitt	Mud Dock Racing	7
3	71	834787	Timothy Jones		5
4	84	1648364	Felix Whetter	SN Vitae Huub p/b BimBam Coaching	3

 

After the sprint on Lap 9 Thomas Munn tried to break clear, he was then joined by Will Duffy, Alex Paton and George Smith.  Still not quite the 5 second advantage.

Finally on lap 11 the trio of Alex, Ashley and Sean broke clear to start picking up some combativity points.  Next lap it was just Alex Paton out front with Ashley and Charlie Parry trying to bridge across.

Lap 13 there was a break of 5 picking up points with Alex, Ashley and Charlie joined by Joshua and Jake.  Will Duffy and Jack Baldie had seen the danger and were well on their way to bridge across and nullify the point scoring ability of the group out front.  Once the came together as  group of 7 the combativity points scoring was finished.

Laps in Break	Race Number	BC Number	Name	Club	Break Points
3	90	429059	Alex Paton		6
3	70	444302	Ashley Hutchison	VC St Raphael	6
1	60	1593079	Sean Adams	Primera-TeamJobs	2
1	80	981458	Joshua Price	Thriva – SRCT	2
2	65	1008193	Jake Hollins	Topp Cycling	4
1	77	931133	Charlie Parry	Mud Dock Racing	2

 

The seven worked well together, but always close enough that riders from the peloton thought they could bridge across, this made for a slightly disjointed chase.

Will was cruising to the series win, with Jake almost guaranteed 2^nd place.  The minor placings for the series would be decided by the  bunch sprint.

Jake took off with a lap to go, but was reeled in by the final corner and had to settle for 6^th.  Joshua Price was too strong for the others and came through for the win and move up to 3^rd in the Series.  Charlie Parry was 5^th on the night, a few places higher would have given him a place in the top 5 of the series.

That left Felix Skelton, Oscar Hutchings and Thomas Munn to fight it out for 4^th, 5^th and 6^th in the series.   Oscar won the bunch sprint with Felix  just behind him, this meant they were level on points with Felix taking 4th place as he had raced all 3 races in the series .  Thomas Munn was 6^th in the bunch sprint and finished on 53 points in the series 1 point behind. Nathan Hallet of Pronto bikes who had been 3rd going into the final round, slipped down to 7th as his work commitments got in the way of him racing.

Thanks all for a great series racing and Full Results are at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTsWiCOz7HMvfFGjsf_0wDGJpwTKXqJ0HOdyPc9PDLDjn6nopy1tWdTRfyrFDu-DA2IOIRfshTSICtf/pubhtml

 

Position	Race Number	BC Number	Name	Club	Finish Points
1	80	981458	Joshua Price	Thriva – SRCT	30
2	61	1676800	Jack Baldie	trainSharp Development Team	27
3	70	444302	Ashley Hutchison	VC St Raphael	25
4	64	1522793	Will Duffy	Bath Cycling Club	23
5	77	931133	Charlie Parry	Mud Dock Racing	21
6	65	1008193	Jake Hollins	Topp Cycling	20
7	90	429059	Alex Paton		19
8	69	831643	Oscar Hutchings	Schils – Doltcini Racing Team	18
9	92	1695534	Felix Skelton	Mud Dock Racing	17
10	89	1192106	William Jewitt	Mud Dock Racing	16
11	87	1449957	Galahad Bland	Team Tor 2000	15
12	84	1648364	Felix Whetter	SN Vitae Huub p/b BimBam Coaching	14
13	75	1671242	Thomas Munn	Mud Dock Racing	13
14	79	1401850	Lui Pollastrone	Reflex Racing	12
15	86	1698235	George Whitlock	Mud Dock Racing	11
16	62	1573714	Daniel Burt		10
17	83	1559456	Harvey Thomas	Bristol RC	9
18	71	834787	Timothy Jones		8
19	60	1593079	Sean Adams	Primera-TeamJobs	7
20	95	1336252	Mark Aldred	Kingston Wheelers CC	6
21	91	Day 5	Edgar Buckley	DC Velo	5
22	94	1655011	Lucas Byam	Primera Team Jobs	5
23	72	1162110	Charlie Lacaille	Schils – Doltcini Racing Team	5
24	66	456787	Joshua Horsfield	Mud Dock Racing	5
25	63	1692922	Tobias Coates	Pronto Bikes	5
26	93	922504	Charlie McFadzean	Friction Racing	5
27	19	471609	Adrian Lawson	Chippenham & Dist Whls	2
28	26	896927	Luke Nolan	Pronto Bikes	2
DNF	78	400388	Robert Pears	Bath Cycling Club	5
DNF	82	946208	George Smith		5
DNF	14	927881	Charlie Hoy	Pronto Bikes	5
DNF	81	1538233	Joe Reeves	Reflex Racing	5
DNF	47	702028	Steven Whitehurst	Reflex Racing	2
DNF	67	408375	Justin Hoy	Pronto Bikes	2
DNF	88	1697096	Ray Jones		2
DNS	68	1706370	Hamish Hunter	Velo Club Venta	0
DNS	24	1761403	Caleb Moon	Reflex Racing	0

 

 Perfect racing conditions greeted the riders, spectators and organisers for the second round of the Bath CC Mid-Summer Odd down series.

3^rd and 4^th Category Race

37 riders took to the start line of the first race of the evening, with series leader Charlie McFadzean and Oliver Brand both gaining their second category license last week, by the end of the night there was going to be another leader of the series competition.

The importance of the intermediate sprint and points in the break made the start of the race even more aggressive than normal.  On Lap 1 William Scaplehorn, Angus Collard, Tom Heathcote, Huw Cressey-Rodgers and Finn Mansfield tried to break clear and had a small gap that was quickly closed.

Lap 2 it was the turn of Finn Mansfield, Jack Beveridge, Steven Whitehurst and Andrew Henderson, yet again this was quickly shut down and no points were scored.

Lap 3 Caleb Moon was just ahead of Jack Beveridge, Henry Bond, Michael Edwards, Danny Puig Nieves and Luke Nolan, but once again the Commissaires did not declare an official break.

Lap 4 Caleb Moon was still out front with Henry Bond and Milo Giradet chasing hard, 3 seconds later were Adrian Warren, Michael Edwards, Luke Nolan and Jack Beveridge – would this be the final move that went away.

Finally on lap 5 the trio of Caleb, Heny and Milo were away with a 9 second gap over group 2 and the first combativity points were scored.  Two laps later Henry took the prime from Milo and Caleb.  Finn Mansfield took the final points winning the sprint from Group 2 who then comprised of Steven Whitehurst, Luke Nolan, Jack Beveridge and Tom Wall

Over the next few laps the trio out front extended their lead and by lap 11 had a 44 second lead over the  2^nd group on the road of 6 riders.  There was constant movement between the 2^nd and 3^rd groups on the road but no-one could get close to the trio out front who were working well together.

On lap 19 with 4 to go Caleb attacked his compatriots and got a few second lead that he held for two laps.  It didn’t get him the win, but he did pick up a few combativity points that may prove vital in the series standings.

With a lap to go the trio was back together fighting it out for the podium spots and the next group of 8 for 4^th to 11^th.

Caleb was the strongest of the three and took the win from Milo in 2^nd and Henry in 3^rd Ben Hale won the strung out sprint for 4^th from Simon in 5^th.  Michael Edwards was the unlucky rider from the chasing group who finished 11^th.   The rest of the riders were in two further groups.

Congratulations to Jen Lemen of PDQ Cycle Coaching Property Elite was the best placed female rider who had been riding in a group with Paul Wilkinson, William Scaplehorn, Paul Walsingham and Tony Overington all evening.

It was all change at the top of the series points with Milo’s Bonus points this week to add to his win and 2^nd places giving him 96 points and the lead.  Henry’s consistency over the two rounds with 3^rd and 4^th place but also lots of bonus points means he is in 2^nd overall on 95 points.  Caleb Moon was the big mover on the night, moving from 7^th to 3^rd as he picked up the win and the most combativity points on the night.  Simon Ker dropped from 3^rd to 4^th and Steven Whitehurst moved from 8^th to 6^th.

 

Full results at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQWciqu9Ke55d0dKRCjhrvQ2W6fPCMzSgoamVJkxq-osSfKVlZhgiYlJ-MeXzVoxBy0A5M6YxyjzDIg/pubhtml

Elite, 1^st and 2^nd Cat Race

An incredibly strong E12 field took to the start line.  Oscar Hutchings returning from racing in Martinique and Tom Williams added to the strength of the field and our 6 1^st Category riders including Ashley, George, Jake and Luke were all marked men.  Alex Paton might only by 1 2^nd cat now, but brought some real pedigrees to the field.

As expected, Tom Williams attacked from the gun, what was not expected was that he only lasted 1 lap out front, such was the determination of the chasing bunch.

Over the next few laps, it was just attack after attack trying to form the days breakaway.  First George Smith, Luke Barfoot and Sam Andrews.  Then next lap William Jewitt, Charlie McFadzean and Oscar Hutchings.  Then just Oscar and Will.  But none of the attacks got more than a few seconds before being quickly shut down and no combativity points were awarded.

Will Duffy timed his move from the back to the front perfectly and appeared from nowhere to win the intermediate sprint over his more experienced rivals and extend his overall lead in the series.

Eventually on Lap 8 a break was finally formed and declared comprising of Will Duffy, Felix Skelton, Ashley Hutchison and James Phillips.  The spectators thought that this might be it, the bunch had other ideas and one lap later it was all back together.   On lap 13 it was the time for Oscar Hutchings, Tom Williams and Ashley Hutchison to have their moment of glory only for it to be shut down a lap later.

Then a group of 7 got away – James Phillips, Oscar Hutchings, Tom Williams, Robert Francis, Caleb Moon, Jake Hollins and Nathan Hallett – a strong group that worked well together, too big to gain combativity points as more than 5 riders and therefore declared as a split in the bunch and not a break, but surely this was the race winning move.  But no, the chasing bunch lent on series leader Will Duffy who sat on the front for a lap and a half to reduce the deficit to a handful of seconds and by the time the 5 lap to go board was shown it was all back together.

Incredibly a race that was so aggressive came to a bunch sprint involving 25 riders.   The sprint was won by Galahad Bland of Team Tor, a name or number not mentioned or seen in the first 44 minutes of the race, that is the way to beat the more illustrious 1^st category riders and superstars.   Pronto bikes Nathan Hallet and James Phillips completed the podium.

Joshua Price and Tom Williams were 4^th and 5^th for Thriva-SRCT, and Joe Reeves the best placed Reflex rider.

Will Duffy extended his lead at the top of the table, picking up 28 points on the night compared to only 5 by his previous weeks breakaway companion, Jake in 2^nd place.

Nathan Hallet and James Phillips are 3^rd and 4^th, just a few points behind Jake having won all almost all their points on the finish line.

 

Full results can be seen at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTsWiCOz7HMvfFGjsf_0wDGJpwTKXqJ0HOdyPc9PDLDjn6nopy1tWdTRfyrFDu-DA2IOIRfshTSICtf/pubhtml

Once again there was a real vibe at Odd Down and thanks to the riders and spectators for making it a great night.   The organiser and volunteers really appreciate all the positive feedback.   Until next week.

 

 

 

Race Report – Round 1 – Bath CC Mid-Summer Series 2024

The first round of the Bath CC Mid-Summer series was blessed with a beautiful sunny evening at Odd Down and two good size fields for the two races.

The spectators were looking forward to some aggressive racing from those riders who had read the race manual and understood the series points system.

Points can be gained for the overall title in 3 ways: finishing position, the intermediate sprint and combativity points for being in the break.  The briefing of the series points was met by a blank stare by some of the riders, others had a plan.

3^rd and 4^th Category Race

An aggressive lap one saw a group of 5 riders, Jack Beveridge, Michael Edwards, Simon Ker, Charlie McFadzean and William Scaplehorn move clear with a 3 second gap over the chasing bunch.   This gap had extended to 5 seconds by the end of lap 2, but William had dropped back to the safety of the bunch. The group were awarded the first combativity points of the night

The break looked powerful and realising the danger, many riders tried to bridge across, and by lap 4, Milo Girardet and Oliver Brand had joined them.   This strengthened the break but put it above the limit of 5 riders for combativity points.

By the time of the intermediate sprint at the end of lap 6, the leading group had grown to 9 with Henry Bond, Caleb Moon and Steven Whitehurst joining and they now had a 20 second gap.  The results of the intermediate sprint were

Position	Race Number		Name	Club	Intermediate Points
1	19		Charlie McFadzean	Friction Racing	10
2	16		Simon Ker	Bath Cycling Club	7
3	3		Henry Bond	Bath Cycling Club	5
4	20		Caleb Moon	Reflex Racing	3

 

Shortly after the intermediate sprint Michael Edwards was dropped by the leading group. There followed numerous attacks from the bunch to bridge across but none of them were successful.  Angus Collard and Charlie Hoy came closest and spent a few laps on their won in between the bunch and the break.  Danny Puig Nieves alternated between attacking to bridge across and driving the peloton to not be lapped by the break.

At the half hour mark everybody knew that the break would stay away, and it would come down to two bunch sprints – the first to determine 1^st to 8^th and the 2^nd to determine the last two positions for BC points.  There were two safe sprints – and the full positions are attached.

Charlie McFadzean, despite finishing 2^nd on the line, leads the overall series with 40 points having picked up the intermediate sprint and 4 combativity points.  Milo Girardet finished 1^st on the night and is 2^nd overall having been late to the early party and didn’t pick up any bonus points.  Simon Ker is 3^rd overall, having been 8^th on the finish line but picked up some early points.

				Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
Position	BC Number	Name	Club	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Total
1	922504	Charlie McFadzean	Friction Racing	27	14					41
2	1064997	Milo Girardet		30	0					30
3	417848	Simon Ker	Bath Cycling Club	18	11					29
4	1142211	Henry Bond	Bath Cycling Club	23	5					28
5	1616673	Oliver Brand	Pronto Bikes	25	0					25
6	969953	Jack Beveridge	Avid Sport	20	4					24
7	1761403	Caleb Moon	Reflex Racing	19	3					22
8	702028	Steven Whitehurst	Reflex Racing	21	0					21
9	1757362	Angus Collard	Portishead Cycling Club	17	0					17
10	927881	Charlie Hoy	Pronto Bikes	16	0					16

Elite, 1^st and 2^nd Cat Race

The strong E123 field were still all together after two laps with Sebastien Tyrie and Nathan Hallett driving the front of the peloton.  After 3 laps Joe Reeves and James Brown tried to break away and when they were caught Felix Skelton countered over the top and went away on his own.

At the end of lap 4 Felix had an 11 second advantage with Joe Reeves, James Phillips and Jake Hollins trying to bridge across.  Joe and James could not stay with Jake and at the end of lap 5 Felix picked up his 2^nd set of combativity points with Jake just a few seconds behind.

Then Will Duffy, having been on the back for the first 5 laps, made his move and within half a lap had caught Jake and brought the group of 3 together for a powerful break.  They had a lead of 13 seconds at the end of lap 6 where Will took the uncontested intermediate sprint as they continued to work well together to extend their lead.

Position	Race Number		Name	Club	Intermediate Points
1	68		Will Duffy	Bath Cycling Club	10
2	78		Felix Skelton	Mud Dock Racing	7
3	83		Jake Hollins	Topp Cycling	5
4	63		Daniel Burt		3

 

Over the next few laps, they slowly extended the gap as riders tried to bridge across.  First James Brown and then Joe Ress, but neither successful.  Felix could not stay with Will and Jake and on lap 8 he dropped the wheel and slipped back to the bunch.

By lap 11, the leading duo had a lead of 25 seconds and were working very well together.   Any cohesion had gone out of the bunch and as they attacked each other, the gap kept growing and Will and Jake racked up more and more combativity points.

On lap 17 Will decided that he wanted to go it alone and attacked Jake on the finishing straight so that he could amass more combativity points on his own.    With 4 laps to go Will was still driving hard all the way to the line for 1st, Jake had settled for 2^nd place and Thomas Munn attacked the peloton and soloed away to 3^rd place.

Nathan Hallett won the bunch sprint for 4^th and Joe Reeves was 5^th.

Will Duffy amassed an incredible 70 points towards the series standings, rewarded for his win and aggressive racing.  Jake Hollins is 2^nd on 56 points. Felix Skelton, despite finishing 14^th on the night is in 3^rd place overall thanks to his aggressive start to the race.

				Round 1		Round 2		Round 3
Position	BC Number	Name	Club	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Finish Points	Bonus Points	Total
1	1522793	Will Duffy	Bath Cycling Club	30	40					70
2	1008173	Jake Hollins	Topp Cycling	27	29					56
3	1695534	Felix Skelton	Mud Dock Racing	12	17					29
4	1671242	Thomas Munn	Mud Dock Racing	25	0					25
5	1219787	Nathan Hallett	Pronto Bikes	23	0					23
6	1538233	Joe Reeves	Reflex Racing	21	0					21
7	869868	James Phillips	Pronto Bikes	20	0					20
8	408375	Justin Hoy	Pronto Bikes	19	0					19
9	1322918	James Brown	University of Bristol CC	18	0					18
10	1401850	Lui Pollastrone	Reflex Racing	17	0					17
11	1573714	Daniel Burt		13	3					16

 

Thank you to everyone for coming and supporting the Bath CC Mid-Summer Series Races – it was a great atmosphere at Odd Down and volunteers and marshals all appreciated the support and thanks from the racers.

Thanks to Jonathon Schofield for the photos…..

Looking forward to seeing you all next week.

Bath CC – Mid Summer Series 3rd and 4th Cat Results – Race 1 Results

Bath CC – Mid Summer Series 3rd and 4th Cat Results – Series Standings

Bath CC – Mid Summer Series E12 Results – Race 1 Results

Bath CC – Mid Summer Series E12 Results – Series Standings

Bath Cycling Club hosted a very successful Men’s Regional A and A Women’s National B Road Race on Sunday 13th August.  The race HQ was at the Bishop Sutton Football club, close to the bottom of the Stowey climb, the course was 8 laps of a 10km circuit.  1500m of climbing awaited the 138 competitors.

Men’s Regional A Race

A rain shower before the start of the Bath Cycling Club Road Races did not dampen the enthusiasm and anticipation of the 65 riders racing up Stowey 8 times.  The race was neutralised until the start of the lap, giving the riders almost a whole lap to get ready for the first racing climb.  Andrew Mouton of Bath CC made the first attack and picked up the points for the 73 Degrees KOM competition, but his attack only succeeded in distancing a few riders from the back of the peloton.  On the second lap Gabriel Dellar of Stolen Goat Race team pushed the pace, but this turned out to be a softening up exercise for the decisive move at the end of lap 3.  This is where Gabriel and Leo White of Reflex racing attacked at the bottom of the climb and formed the race winning move.   They had a lead of 30 seconds by the KOM point where Gabriel picked up the 7 points.

The two riders pushed hard for the next lap and opened an 80 second advantage by the time they got to the halfway point at the end of lap 4.  The race then stabilised for the next 2 ½ laps with the breakaway maintaining a gap of between 60 and 80 seconds over an ever-decreasing peloton.  Halfway around the 6^th lap Andre Mouton and Renzo Casale of University of Bath tried a different tactic and attacked on one of the kickers 2 kms from the base of the climb.  The strategy worked and the peloton eased up and by the time they got to the bell they had a gap of one minute over the peloton, but they were unable to close the gap to the leaders.  At the front of the race Gabe decided to push on and leave his breakaway companion, he picked up the final 7 points in the KOM to take the win in that competition.

The leaders of the race held station over the final lap, and no one seem to have the energy to make a decisive move, with Gabe winning by 43 seconds from Leo.  Renzo got the better of Andre on the final climb to take the last place on the podium.  Darren Rider went long at the finish and had a 9 second advantage over Jack Ramsbottom of Caffi Gruff, who won the bunch sprint from the first junior, George Mahon of Poole Wheelers CC.

Men’s Race Strava Fly-bys

 

1	Gabriel Dellar		02:01:20	StolenGoat Race Team
2	Leo White		02:02:03	Reflex Racing
3	Renzo Casale		02:02:38	University of Bath Cycling Club
4	Andre Mouton		02:02:42	Bath Cycling Club
5	Darren Rider		02:03:12	BC Private Member
6	Jack Ramsbottom		02:03:21	Caffi Gruff
7	George Mahon		02:03:21	Poole Wheelers CC
8	Charlie Mactear		02:03:21	WestSide Coaching 73 Degrees
9	Sam Llewelyn		02:03:21	Clwb Beicio Egni Eryri
10	Oliver Tandy		02:03:21	Solihull CC
11	Thomas Bowden		02:03:23	Reflex Racing
12	James Pittard		02:03:23	WestSide Coaching 73 Degrees
13	Sam Shepherd		02:03:26	trainSharp Elite
14	Luke Brennan		02:03:29	BCC Race Team
15	Adam Millington		02:03:30	Contiki Velo Bavarian RT
16	James  Pearcy		02:03:33	Mid Devon CC
17	Timothy Jones		02:03:33	BC Private Member
18	Alexander Speirs		02:03:33	TAAP Endura
19	Liam Flannery		02:03:33	Team PB Performance
20	Harvey Thomas		02:03:38	Steele Davis Via Roma
21	Jonathan  Masters		02:03:39	University of Bath CC
22	George Wise		02:03:39	Saddleback Racing
23	Andrew Davenport		02:03:39	Team Tor 2000 KALAS
24	Charlie Lacaille		02:03:42	Velo Schils – Interbike RT
25	Philip Hopley		02:03:42	Bradford on Avon
26	Adam Baker		02:03:45	Royal Air Force CA
27	Alistair Gardner		02:03:45	Velo Club Venta
28	Iain Duffield		02:03:46	PMRR
29	Alexander Carley		02:03:46	BC Private Member
30	David Roper		02:03:52	Kalas Motip Race Team
31	Samuel Tillett		02:04:09	Reflex Racing
32	Will Duffy		02:04:13	Bath Cycling Club
33	Mathys Venter		02:12:22	Maindy Flyers CC
34	Matthew Franklin		02:18:30	Bristol RC
35	Connor Backhouse		02:18:40	trainSharp Development team
36	Joseph Staddon		02:23:05	Army Cycling Union
37	Corey Snell		02:30:24	Army Cycling Union
38	Louis Clarkson		02:30:24	Loughborough Students CC
39	Charlie Davis		02:30:24	North Devon Velo
40	Matthew Taylor		02:30:24	Army Cycling Union
41	Jos Kertzman		02:33:31	Somer Valley CC
42	Thomas Adby		02:52:40	Velo Club Venta
43	Tony Overington		02:55:36	Bath Cycling Club

 

Women’s National B Race

 A very high-quality field of 57 riders entered the 2^nd running of the Bath Cycling Club Women’s National B Road Race.   The Women’s Race included the South, South West and Welsh Regional Championships, the Road.cc Queen of the Mountain Competition and the PDQ Coaching Team competition, so there was always going to be races within races and everyone fighting for their finishing position.

The peloton kept together for the first lap, and it wasn’t until the first QOM prime that the race came to life with Lucy Lee of DAS – Handsling Bikes getting the better of Awen Roberts of Liv Cycling Halo Films and the unattached Katherine Sheridan from the USA to win the 7 points for the 1^st QOM prime.  These three would never be far apart for the rest of the race.

The impact of this burst of speed was to split the peloton into at least 4 groups, but with so many competitions on the line the riders fought to get back on .  And by the start of the next climb the peloton had swollen back to its original size, only to split once again as they climbed Stowey.   Each time there were QOM points on offer, Lucy Lee got the better of her opponents winning all 4.  The pace at the front would split the peloton on the hill.  But hard work around the rest of the course meant that by the halfway point there were still 27 riders in with a chance of victory.

The hill started to take its toll and slowly groups got distanced, by the last lap there were 17 riders left for the final climb to the line.   This time Awen Roberts got the better of Lucy Lee with Katerine Sheridan in 3^rd place and Bexy Dew in 4^th.

The winners of all the competitions were:

South West Championship

1^st Tamsin Miller – Hutchinson-Brother UK

2^nd Hannah Baynes – Saint Piran WRT

3^rd Claire Pile – 05/03

South Championship

1^st Bexy Dew – Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee

2^nd Maddie Haywood – FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing

3^rd Niamh Murphy – Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films

Welsh Junior Championship

1^st Awen Roberts – Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films

Welsh Senior Championship

1^st Lucy Lee – DAS – Handsling Bikes

2^nd Amy Gornall – Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee

3^rd Laura Furness – Army Cycling Union

QOM Prize

1^st Lucy Lee – DAS – Handsling Bikes

PDQ Coaching Team Prize

1^st Hutchinson Brother UK – 07:30:40

2^nd Laka Pedal Mafia RT – 07:44:47

3^rd Army Cycling Union – 08:05:03

4^th FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing – 08:07:08

The combined services team best three rides Laura Furness, Pippa Inderwick and Sarah Toms  would have had a time of  7:43:23 and that would have been a good enough time for 2nd place – congratulations.

Sylivia Green Fighting Prize

This could have gone to any number of riders but was awarded to Rebecca Hair of Laka Pedal Mafia RT who fought 3 times to get back to the Peloton after being dropped on the climb.

Women’s Race Strava Fly-bys

1	Awen Roberts		02:29:58	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
2	Lucy Lee		02:30:00	DAS – Handsling Bikes
3	Katherine Sheridan		02:30:00	Unattached
4	Bexy Dew		02:30:01	Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
5	Maddie Heywood		02:30:01	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
6	Tamsin Miller		02:30:04	Hutchinson-Brother UK
7	Sannah Zaman		02:30:04	Hutchinson-Brother UK
8	Caitlin Dimbleby		02:30:08	Le Col Race Team
9	Amy Gornall		02:30:09	Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
10	Alice Lethbridge		02:30:20	Loughborough Lightning
11	Olivia French		02:30:22	StolenGoat Race Team
12	Annamarie  Lipp		02:30:24	Saint Piran WRT
13	Savannah Morgan		02:30:27	BC Private Member
14	Penny Colloff		02:30:27	BC Private Member
15	Molly Patch		02:30:32	Hutchinson-Brother UK
16	Niamh Murphy		02:30:37	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
17	Marie-Louise Kertzman		02:30:47	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
18	Rebecca Hair		02:33:51	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
19	Laura Furness		02:33:54	Army Cycling Union
20	Lois Brewer		02:34:06	Ystwyth Cycling Club
21	Isabella Johnson		02:34:12	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
22	Pippa Inderwick		02:34:27	Army Cycling Union
23	Sarah Toms		02:35:02	Royal Air Force CA
24	Laura Pittard		02:36:41	Brother UK-Orientation marketing
25	Rebecca Babbage		02:36:44	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
26	Iona Mitchell		02:36:53	Brixton Cycles Club
27	Hannah Bayes		02:36:59	Saint Piran WRT
28	Jennifer Cynan Jones		02:37:20	Cardiff Ajax CC
29	Katie-Anne Calton		02:55:54	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
30	Angela Laycock		02:56:42	Army Cycling Union
31	Claire Pile		02:56:42	05/03
32	Vivienne Tomlin		03:06:20	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
33	Lisa Martin		03:19:42	05/03
34	Georgina Pasmore		03:44:20	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing

Thank you to our photographers for creating such an amazing record of the event.  Their albums can be found at

Dave Dodge  www.pelotonpix.uk

Jonathon Lampard www.johnsphotography.co.uk

Ian Wrightson https://www.ianwrightsonphotography.co.uk/bath-rr-women-13-08-2023

Matt de B https://photos.mattdeb.photography/bath-cc-road-race-2023/

Thanks to the volunteers from Bath Cycling Club, British Cycling and Welsh Cycling for putting this event on, without whom this event would not have taken place.

David Stoyle

Bath Cycling Club

 

 

Awen Roberts of Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films takes the win in the Women’s Race at the 2023 Bath CC Road Race.

Thanks to Mark Fairhurst, Bath CC now have a new BCC Ride Sign-up App, this is going live this week. Please no longer use the old system.

The myriad of advantages of the new Web App are

• The sign-up to ALL club rides are accessible in one place
• Riders can both sign up AND remove their name from rides
• One click sign-up and one click removal, no more typing in your name and clicking NEXT several times.
• Guest riders can sign up to a ride but for security purposes do not see names of other riders on the ride.
• Names of riders on the ride can only be seen by members of Bath CC who have a login.
• Ride Leaders can easily add rides and set their own routes
• Ride leaders have access to phone numbers and emergency contact details of riders on their ride.
• Riders can add notes such as “Meet at top of Bannerdown”, that are all linked to the ride.
• No EXCUSE not to sign-up early as you can always remove your name – this encourages others to sign up and ensure that rides go ahead.

A full description and FAQs can be found at

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQAbTG_a45tJ4l7xz_b8mdRT4vemePoP6ALKhUNRmUjS7PW–_uVr0Y8EpK7kf_6PL2q_IJijkfFQqb/pub

The Web App can be accessed on your phone and computer by using this address

https://bcc-psi.vercel.app

There are instructions in the description of how to save a shortcut to your phone – so you should only need to use this address once.

The App was successfully trialled with the Friday Ladies ride and 18 riders signed up for 3 different rides, so now its up to the wider club members to use it.

This week we have

• Tuesday Social Ride
• Wednesday Social Ride
• Wednesday Hills
• Saturday social – 25 and 40 miler
• Pacelines
• Sunday Rides
• Monthly Mountain Bike ride

The rides are all populated with routes and ride leaders and ready for sign up.

All rides until the end of the year are on the planner, so you can sign up to as many as you want.  Routes and ride leaders will be added nearer the date, January rides will be added on 1^st December.

Can I PLEASE ask you all to create a login (it only takes a minute) and sign up to rides early, especially this week when it is all new (i.e. NOW), you can always remove your name if circumstances change.

We will be updating the Bath CC website over the next few days with all this information.

A big thank you to Mark Fairhurst for all his hard work,   This will make the sign up and ride planning process so much easier and get more people out riding.

An incredibly strong field turned up to the start line of the Bath CC Regional A Road Race ready to take on 8 laps of the Stowey circuit.   With 78% of the riders in the field being 2nd category and 44 of the 80  under 23, everyone believed they had a chance of winning the race.   The weather was perfect and everything was set for a blistering fast race.

The race was deneutralised on the ascent of Stowey – Tom Williams of NoPinz Motip Race Team (and also 2nd claim Bath CC) attacked from the gun, opening up a 15 second lead.  A small group containing Archie Cross of Bristol RC and Ben Stockdale of Cotswold Cycles RT tried to bridge across but could not close the gap.  The peloton were a further 25 seconds behind.

At the end of the first lap Tom was caught by 3 riders, this slowly increased as Ben Millar of Primera-TeamJobs, Ewan Warren of Mid Devon CC and Joe Griffiths of SCOTT Racing also made the juncture.  By the end of the 2nd lap the break had grown to 11 and the gap had increased to a minute.  With the major teams of Nopinz Motip Race Team, Primera-TeamJobs, Cotswold Cycles RT and Foran CCC being represented, it was up to the individuals in the chasing pack of 50 riders to coordinate themselves.

The leading group had the 73 Degrees KOM competition to think about and Ben Millar, Ben Stockdale and Tom Williams shared the points on Laps 1 and 3 after which Ben Stockdale had a small lead over Tom with Ben Millar in 3rd.

The lack of coordination in the bunch meant that the gap kept extending by 20 seconds a lap until it reached a peak of just over 2 minutes after 5 laps.   A few riders tried to bridge across Matthew Clayton of Bath Uni tried on lap 2 and got close, Will Duffy of Bath CC was out in front for a lap with a 25 second lead – but still 20 seconds behind the leading group.

The 73 Degrees KOM competition was still going on with points every other lap.  Ben Millar obviously decided that this was his competition and took maximum points on the 5th and 7th laps to win this competition with 21 points ahead of Ben Stockdale on 17.

After 5 laps the break started to look at each other and slowed from 14min 15 second laps (43km/hr) to 15minute laps(40km/hr).  The peloton increased their speed and started to close the gap,and  by the end of the 7th lap they were only one minute behind and closing rapidly.

The breakaway kept on pushing on the final lap and still held their minute advantage going into the final corner and heading up Stowey for the 9th time.

Tom Williams held his nerve and power and finished with a devastating burst of over 10 w/kg for the last 70 seconds to take the win in a time of 1 hr 59min 12 secs (line to line) from Ewan Warren Mid Devon CC in 2nd place,  Ben Millar Primera-TeamJobs in 3rd and Irfan Zaman Spirit BSS in 4th.  Alexandre Touche of Pontypool RCC and Scott Redding of SRCT MUC-OFF made a push from the Peloton to almost catch the break but came up a few seconds short.

Matthew Gilmour Velo Club Venta, Will Duffy Bath Cycling Club and Morgan Curle Pronto Bikes were the strongest of the bunch and finished 14th, 15th and 16th respectively.

 

 

A strava effort comparison for 8 laps of Stowey – Morgan Curle is the black line and represents the bunch.

I have looked back at the history of races that have been run on this circuit and using strava data from the 8 Laps of Stowey, it would appear that this is the quickest ever race up Stowey, just under 2 minutes quicker than 2019 and a full 6 1/2 minutes quicker than the National B’s from 2016 (it has to be said that they were 10 lap races and raced in March).

Bath CC Regional A Aug 2022  01:59:12 – Av Speed 41km/hr  – Won by Tom Williams

Bath CC Regional A July 2021  02:03:26 – Av Speed 39.5km/hr – Won by

Bath CC Regional A August 2019 02:01:04 – Av Speed 40.4km/hr – Won by Hayden Burton

Severn Bridge Road Race National B March 2016 (First 8 of 10 Laps) – 02:05:50 (38.9km/hr) – Conor Swift’s time

Severn Bridge Road Race National B  March 2015 (First 8 of 10 Laps) – 02:09:10 (37.9km/hr) – Rory Townsend’s time

Bristol South Road Race Regional B March 2019- 02:20:42 (34.8km/hr) – Rob Pear’s Winning Time

Bristol South Road Race Regional B March 2018 – 02:13:33 (36.6km/hr) – Andrew Kirby’s Winning Time

This data is all from Strava and subjected to strava and gpx file errors.

Not only was it an incredibly fast race, but also strength in depth with 55 of the 75 starters making it to the finish within touching distance of the front of the race – Congratulations to all who took on the race.

Foran CC won the team competition with 51 points just ahead of Primera-TeamJobs with 54 points

Thanks to our Sponsors – Abel + Imray, NoPinz Motip Race Team, Pronto Bikes, 73 Degrees -, the commissaires Diane and Steve Marshall and Pete Deamer, NEG, Accredited Marshalls and 20 volunteers from Bath CC for putting on this event.

Thanks to Dave Atkinson of road.cc for the photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vmaLkUvCAu2xWS1n7

The results are at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vT9sQfY6kRKHL4QW-cGZ_bUpx0y64LZZnS_LtyQOfCNF0oo2Ssry45w2-Vpsw_nm1fvjuNXr3bo6arX/pubhtml

 

 

Pos	Lap	Num	Name	Club	Cat	Junior	Local
1		37	Tom Williams	Nopinz Motip Race Team	2U23L		1
2		33	Ewan Warren	Mid Devon CC	2U23
3		43	Ben Millar	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr
4		56	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS	2U23
5		87	Eugine Cross	Velo Schils	2Snr
6		21	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles RT	2Snr
7		83	Dom Jackson	Foran CCC	2Snr
8		12	Archie Cross	Bristol RC	2SnrL		2
9		39	Michael Cunliffe	Paceline RT	2Snr
10		54	Joe Griffiths	SCOTT Racing	2SnrL		3
11		84	Thomas Springbett	Foran CCC	2Snr
12		86	Alexandre Touche	Pontypool RCC	3Snr
13		57	Scott Redding	SRCT MUC-OFF	2SnrL		4
14		75	Matthew Gilmour	Velo Club Venta	2J	1
15		7	Will Duffy	Bath Cycling Club	2U23L		5
16		48	Morgan Curle	Pronto Bikes	2U23L		6
17		45	George Skinner	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr
18		70	Andrew Kirby	University of Bristol CC	2SnrL		7
19		15	Tom Palfrey	Caffi Gruff	2U23
20		67	Matthew Clayton	University of Bath Cycling Club	2U23
21		69	James Brown	University of Bristol CC	2U23
22		16	Jack Ramsbottom	Caffi Gruff	2U23
23		34	Felix Whetter	Mid Devon CC	2J	2
24		6	Jamie Gostick	Banjo Cycles/Raceware	2J	3
25		73	Conor Williams	VC Londres	2J	4
26		27	Guy Blowfield	Gateway Racing	3Snr
27		31	Connor Backhouse	Kingston Wheelers CC	2U23
28		71	Charlie Lacaille	University of Bristol CC	2Snr
29		19	Sam Andrews	Clash Racing	3SnrL		8
30		17	Dafydd Wright	Caffi Gruff	2U23
31		20	Henry Eve	Cotswold Cycles RT	3U23
32		85	Tom Andrews	Team Lifting Gear Products	2Snr
33		25	George Mitchell	Foran CCC	2Snr
34		44	Ashley Newman	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr
35		9	Jamie Whitcher	BmthCycleworks VitecFire FordCE	2J	5
36		63	Jack Dallyn	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	2U23
37		36	David Roper	Nopinz Motip Race Team	2SnrL		9
38		24	Joe Monk	Exeter Wheelers	2U23
39		80	Darren Rider		2U23
40		13	Rhys (Iorwerth) Evans	Caffi Gruff	2U23
41		26	Thomas Bowden	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing	2U23
42		47	Oliver Winwood Bratchell	Primera-TeamJobs	2U23
43		10	Philip Hopley	Bradford on Avon	3SnrL		10
44		78	Harry Lock	Ward WheelZ	2Snr
45		29	Sean Dawson	INFLITE	2Snr
46		66	Luke Protheroe	UF Rowe & King	2U23
47		58	Harvey Thomas	Steele Davis Via Roma Racing Team	3JL	6	11
48		5	Thomas Munn	Avid	3J	7
49		53	Daryl Maffey	Scarborough Coast Cycle Club	2Snr
50		41	George Cottrell	Poole Wheelers CC	2J	8
51		88	Oscar Pratt	Saint Piran Development	2Jnr	9
52		2	Glyndwr Griffiths	73Degrees CC	2SnrL		12
53		76	Oscar Hoult	Velo Club Venta	3J	10
54		82	Adam Fletcher	Bristol RC	3Snr
55		79	Finley Reddington		3U23L		13
56		50	Robert Lewis	Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA	2Snr
57		81	Ole Henrik Bang-Andreasen	TRINITY Road Racing	2Snr
58		72	Nick Day	University of Nottingham SCC	2U23
59		42	Ross Finlay	Portishead Cycling Club	3SnrL		14
60		28	Matt Bailey	High Wycombe Cycling Club	2Snr
61		49	Ross Mallen	Royal Air Force CA	2Snr
62		30	William Piccin-White	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	2J	11
63		14	Isaac Henley	Caffi Gruff	2U23
64		32	Alex Royal	Mickey Cranks CC	2Snr
65		74	Sam Rutty	Velo Club Bristol	3U23
66		52	Hugh Madeley	Saint Piran Development	3Snr
67		1	George Whitlock	1st Chard Whls	4Snr
68		59	Lewis Rogers	Switch Racing	3SnrL		15
69		35	Elliot Tappin	Nopinz Motip Race Team	3U23
70		18	Ollie Morgan	Cardiff University	2U23
71		23	Bryn Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	2U23
72		61	Tom Sharples	Team PB Performance	2U23
73		62	Galahad Bland	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	3U23L		16
74		51	Tobias Coates	Saint Piran Development	2SnrL		17

73 Degrees KOM Competition

Pos	Num	Name	Club	Cat	Points
1	43	Ben Millar	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr	21
2	21	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles RT	2Snr	17
3	37	Tom Williams	Nopinz Motip Race Team	2U23L	8
4	12	Archie Cross	Bristol RC	2SnrL	7
5	33	Ewan Warren	Mid Devon CC	2U23	5
6	56	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS	2U23	4
7	39	Michael Cunliffe	Paceline RT	2Snr	1
8	83	Dom Jackson	Foran CCC	2Snr	1

 

Lap 1
21	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles RT	2Snr	7
37	Tom Williams	Nopinz Motip Race Team	2U23L	5
56	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS	2U23	3
12	Archie Cross	Bristol RC	2SnrL	1

 

Lap 3
43	Ben Millar	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr	7
21	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles RT	2Snr	5
37	Tom Williams	Nopinz Motip Race Team	2U23L	3
83	Dom Jackson	Foran CCC	2Snr	1

 

Lap 5
43	Ben Millar	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr	7
21	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles RT	2Snr	5
12	Archie Cross	Bristol RC	2SnrL	3
39	Michael Cunliffe	Paceline RT	2Snr	1

 

Lap 7
43	Ben Millar	Primera-TeamJobs	2Snr	7
33	Ewan Warren	Mid Devon CC	2U23	5
12	Archie Cross	Bristol RC	2SnrL	3
56	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS	2U23	1

 

Pos	TEAM	Points
1	Foran CCC	51
2	Primera-TeamJobs	54
3	University of Bristol CC	67
4	Caffi Gruff	71

Today, a field of 34 female starters women set out on the Stowey circuit to compete for the win.  Thank you to our Sponsors Abel + Imray, NoPinz Motip Race Team, Pronto Bikes and 73 degrees we were able to offer a prize fund of over £1,000.   With £250 prize money up for grabs for first place, and an equal distance to the men’s race in the morning, there was a very strong field of female riders, including previous national road race champion – Jo Tindley.

In the burning heat, the relentless grind up Stowey Hill 8 times over was no easy feat, and the front bunch did fantastically to maintain consistent lap times, ranging from approx. 16-18 minutes per lap throughout the whole race.

The riders finished their first lap as 1 practically complete group, the QOM points at the top of the climb were taken by Jessica Finney of CAMS-BASSO.  This acceleration started what can only described as a form of erosion, leaving a leading bunch of around 16 women as others gradually dropped off the back during lap 2.

By the beginning of lap 3, the front group was 1 minute and 30 seconds ahead of the other riders – a lead which only expanded to become 2 minutes 10 seconds by the end of the lap. During lap 3, rider 37 (Miriam Bullock of Grinta Coaching) from the front bunch was dropped behind the commissarie’s car, but put in an almighty effort to rejoin the front group, closing at least a 150m solo.

Yet despite this effort to catch the pack, Miriam was dropped again from the bunch during lap 4, along with Laura Senior representing team Laka Pedal Mafia RT

 

Yet both put out some hefty power and closed down more than 250m to hunt down the leading riders before yet another bash up Stowey Hill.

In spite of (or perhaps because of) the sheer effort required to rejoin the front bunch for a second time, Miriam was dropped again at the top of Stowey Hill. Having gasped between sharp intakes of breath on the previous lap that she “couldn’t keep up” this chasing for much longer, I thought this could be it for her. But it was not so! They pulled out yet another thrashing effort to rejoin the bunch and – amazingly – were successful at doing so.

Yet on the 5th climb up ‘ol Stowey Hill, Miriam was finally dropped by the leading bunch for good. After showing stellar resilience and pure, grit-teethed determination, it seemed that she had finally blown up after 3 rounds of chasing. But what power and perseverance she left out on that road.    Jessica Finney of CAMS Basso made it 3 wins out of 3 on the QOM – and was guaranteed a win in that competition.

Laura was also dropped on the climb, along with Bianchi rider Tamsin Miller, who’s hopes of success were unfortunately scuppered by a gear-related mechanical as she ground almost to a halt up the steep ascent whilst the bunch pulled excruciatingly away.

Lap 6 saw the leading bunch – now reduced to 12 – secure a 4 minute lead over the remaining bunch of chasers, with Miriam and Rosie Wayland of  FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing appearing to struggle towards the end of the lap.

True to this, the beginning of lap 7 Jessica’s efforts in the QOM competition saw her join Rosie, and Finish Line RT’s Bexie  & Miriam Jessett just off the back of the front of the bunch.

The group worked together to bring back a rapidly extending gap, catching the bunch just on the approach to Stowey Hill bottom, ahead of the final lap.

On the 7th time up Stowey, Ella Maclean-Howell of Tofauti Everyone Active took the final QOM win to finish in 2nd place 1 point behind Jessica.

Lap 8 saw Bexy Dew, off the back of the front group for good, despite her best efforts to try and stay with them up Stowey Hill. Her teammate 51, however, managed to say with the bunch for the remainder of the race, making her and Bexy’s earlier team effort worth while. At this point, the leading bunch had a 6 minute and 30 sending lead on the remainder of the bunch, with 8 riders comprising the group. Team Brother London’s Lucy Lee and Alex Morrice headed the front of the race during the final lap, hinting their intention to maintain such positions across the finish line.

During the final climb to the finish line – one last push up the mammoth (by this time mountainous) Stowey Hill – the group remained together. We waited for someone to pounce – but they remained calm. Only halfway up did the inkling of positions become apparent, with Alex Morrice leading the group by a margin. But by the final corner, the podium positions were clear as day, with Alex maintaing first place, from Jo Tinfley in 2nd place and junior Ella Maclean-Howell of  Tofauti Everyone Active . Lucy Lee slid down the group as they approached the top of the hill, having done her bit to assist Alex in getting the win.

They crossed the line, welcomed by cheering and applaud, and Alex Morrice won her first National road race.

With two riders in the top 10, Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen won the “NoPinz Motip Race Team” team competition.  A battling performance by Amy Marks of Team LDN – Brother UK helped them to second place  with the fighting performances of all three of the LAKA Pedal Mafia RT team Laura Senior, Marie-Louise Kertzman and Penny Colloff secured 3rd place.

All the women did fantastically to set such a high standard of racing on this brutal course in such sweltering weather conditions, and it was a pleasure to witness this safe, powerful race from the commisaire’s car.

Congratulations to every participant – recover well from that leg basher!

Maddi

Thanks to Dave Atkinson of road.cc for the photos

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vmaLkUvCAu2xWS1n7

South Regional Championship

1st Nicole Coates    Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar

2nd Bexy Dew            Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen

3rd Rosie Wayland   FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing

 

South West Regional Championship

1st Amber Harding  Loughborough Lightning

2nd Tamsin Miller     BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO

3rd Jenny Bolsom    Saint Piran WRT

 

 

Pos		Num	Name	Club	Cat
1		53	Alex Morrice	Team LDN – Brother UK	2U23
2		46	Jo Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	ESnr
3		57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J
4		22	Amber Harding	Loughborough Lightning	2U23
5		40	Lucy Harris	Team Bompod	ESnr
6		15	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1U23
7		34	Sannah Zaman	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	2U23
8		54	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	ESnr
9		9	Bexy Dew	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	2Snr
10		5	Rosie Wayland	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing	3Snr
11		37	Miriam Bullock	Grinta Coaching	2Snr
12		51	Miriam Jessett	StolenGoat Race Team	2U23
13		39	Laura Senior	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT	2Snr
14		4	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	ESnr
15		3	Amye Kellow	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	2J
16		56	Maddie Heywood	Team Watto-LDN	2Snr
17		60	Millie Skinner	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	2Snr
18		35	Anna Murgatroyd	Cowley Road Condors	2Snr
19		41	Marie-Louise Kertzman	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT	2Snr
20		7	Emma O’Toole	Nopinz Motip Development Team	2Snr
21		32	Bethany Barnett	AWOL- O’Shea	2U23
22		42	Penny Colloff	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT	2Snr
23		48	Emily Chilton	Saint Piran WRT	2Snr
24		58	Charlotte Berry	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	ESnr
25		44	Nicola Lovell	Nopinz Motip Development Team	2Snr
26		2	Olive Holliday	Avid Sport	2Snr
27		33	Eva Callinan	AWOL- O’Shea	2U23
28		20	Tamsin Miller	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	2U23
29		47	Charlotte Gibson	Saint Piran WRT	2U23
30		52	Amy Marks	Team LDN – Brother UK	2Snr
31		49	Gabriella Homer	Saint Piran WRT	1U23
32		21	Jenny Bolsom	Saint Piran WRT	3Snr
33		6	Vivienne Tomlin	FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing	3Snr

PRONTO BIKES QOM – COMPETITION

Pos	Num	Name	Club	Cat	Points
1	4	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	ESnr	21
2	57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J	20
3	53	Alex Morrice	Team LDN – Brother UK	2U23	9
4	15	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1U23	6
5	40	Lucy Harris	Team Bompod	ESnr	5
6	54	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	ESnr	2
7	34	Sannah Zaman	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	2U23	1

 

4	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	ESnr	7
15	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1U23	5
57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J	3
54	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	ESnr	1

 

Lap 3
4	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	ESnr	7
57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J	5
53	Alex Morrice	Team LDN – Brother UK	2U23	3
15	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1U23	1

 

Lap 5
4	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	ESnr	7
57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J	5
53	Alex Morrice	Team LDN – Brother UK	2U23	3
34	Sannah Zaman	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	2U23	1

 

Lap 7
57	Ella Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active	2J	7
40	Lucy Harris	Team Bompod	ESnr	5
53	Alex Morrice	Team LDN – Brother UK	2U23	3
54	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	ESnr	1

 

NoPinz Motip Race Team – Team Competition

Pos	TEAM	Points
1	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	28
2	Team LDN – Brother UK	39
3	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT	54
4	Saint Piran WRT	83

Bath Cycling Club are hosting a Womens National B (Elite, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Category) and Mens Regional A Road Race (2nd, 3rd and 4th category) on Sunday 7th August 7th on the Stowey course.  The womens race will incorporate the South and South West regional championships. 

The racing takes place on the hilly Stowey circuit with 8 laps and 1300m of climbing it always makes for an exciting, dynamic race.   The details of the route are at

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30629975

Thanks to our sponsors Abel + Imray, 73 Degrees, Pronto Bikes and NopinzMotip Race team we are able to offer a generous prize pot for the womens race with £1,000 worth of prizes and a £250 first prize for the women’s National B Road Race. 

In a sport which has made headlines in recent years for mens races having more prize money than womens races, Abel + Imray are proud to fund the prizes for the womens race, with the goal of helping to develop womens cycling in the region. Abel + Imray are a local firm of patent and trade mark attorneys who champion diversity and inclusivity in everything we do.

The mens race in the morning has a full field of 80 riders and with over 75% of them 2nd category riders and more than half U23 and Junior it should make for a very fast exciting race.

There are almost 50 riders in the Women’s race and we have managed to attract a star studded field including last years National Champion Jo Tindley.  There are riders from the following teams

Abingdon Race Team
Avid Sport
AWOL- O’Shea
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
CAMS-Basso
Cowley Road Condors
FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
Grinta Coaching
LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
Loughborough Lightning
Nopinz Motip Development Team
Oxford University Cycling Club
Portishead Cycling Club
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen
Saint Piran WRT
StolenGoat Race Team
Team LDN – Brother UK
Team Watto-LDN
The Ark Cycles
Tofauti Everyone Active
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar

Entries are still open for the women’s race – please enter at

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/256373/Bath-CC-Road-Race—Womens-National-B-Regional-Championship-South–South-West-Regions-Mens-Regional-A-Support-Race#gsc.tab=0 

The full race manual and start sheet can be seen at

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lQlLvStP–9pe0MuirFczLUo55v8iqkV/view?usp=sharing 

Bring your cowbells and come and support the men and women riding up Stowey……