Tour Series: Round 5 (Clacton)

Matt Bostock and Sammie Stuart crushed their rivals as they dominated their events with stunning victories as the Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series hit the Essex Sunshine Coast in Clacton-on-Sea.

Tour Series: Round 5 (Clacton)

Matt Bostock and Sammie Stuart smashed their rivals as they dominated their events with stunning victories as the Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series hit the Essex Sunshine Coast in Clacton-on-Sea.

Round five of the series saw the familiar sight of leaders Wiv SunGod back on top of the podium in the men’s team classification, countered by a first time victory for Team Spectra Wiggle in the women’s series, in the evening’s second event.

That race saw fire fighter Sammie Stuart storm clear after two laps, setting the fastest lap of the race on tour number three, riding away from the peloton and gesturing to the crowd to cheer her on as she built a 20-second lead within six laps. Wearing the blue Freewheel.co.uk Sprints jersey (on behalf of classification leader Jo Tindley), Stuart swept all the intermediate prizes along the way.

Guisborough winner Sophie Lewis (CAMS – Basso) – back in the series for the first time after a spell on Great Britain track duty in Canada – began the counter move, leading the chase group of around a dozen riders along with Ellen McDermott (Team Boompods) and the Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen team, but couldn’t get the lead back into single figures. Having trimmed the advantage to the low teens, Stuart’s fires were stoked in the closing stages increasing her lead to more than 30 seconds in a metronomic display of riding that broke the will of those behind.

“It feels unbelievable,” said Stuart who combines racing with duties as a firefighter in Lancashire. “I didn’t expect to win at Sunderland, I didn’t expect to win here. Two slightly different races – one breakaaway with a group (of three) and then solo from quite early on tonight which I didn’t think I’d hold to be honest. I’m still in a bit of shock. Because it’s a technical course, I just tried to go out and split the group up. A few riders went before me and then it was my turn to go, I turned back and no one had come with me. The gap then just grew, then it shortened, then it grew, then it shortened.”

“I didn’t think, even with five laps to go, I had it in the bag, I kept sprinting all the way through. I looked up at 17 minutes on the clock and thought what have I done!? It was a tough session tonight, but I kept pushing till the end.”

The performance saw Stuart move to within five points of Freewheel.co.uk Sprints leader Tindley (Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen). Tindley’s team hold a 10-point advantage over Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus, with Team Boompods a further seven points in arrears, meaning that barring disaster the title looks set to be heading to Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen for the first time in Manchester on Tuesday (21 May).

THE MENS EVENT
Wiv SunGod increased their lead to five points with two rounds – Barking and Manchester – remaining, thanks to the win on the night, and TRINITY Racing placing second ahead of defending champions Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling.

Wiv Sungod’s dominance meant a clean sweep of the podium with Bostock adding the evening’s Fastest Lap to an extended lead in the Freewheel.co.uk Sprints jersey having won every sprint on the night in Clacton with some close sprints against Harry Tanfield. Bostock crossed the line on Marine Parade a second clear of TRINITY’s Max Walker, with Wiv SunGod teammates Matt Gibson and Jacob Scott in third and fourth for a team win made comfortable in the closing stages by a last lap crash that split the front group.

Walker’s team-mate Sam Culverwell had looked the most likely to provide an upset – and a hat-trick of individual wins for his TRINITY team – but after being joined off the front by Charlie Tanfield (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling) the pair were caught with three to go, first by Bostock and then the race of the chasers.

“The race was a bit cagey tonight”, said Isle of Man native Bostock afterwards. “It was quite hard to split and it was quite hard to attack so it was sort of neutralised. My main focus was to make sure I got the sprints tonight, because I’d lost a few points in the last few rounds and I wanted to get my sprint points back. Then after the last sprint I just thought that I’d just ride for the individual. I think we had the team wrapped up at that point so switched my focus to just being in the right position, brought the two back that were off the front with two laps to go. Thankfully Max Walker came round me, gave me a bit of a lead out and then I knew from the sprints how to take the last corner, and got it right.

Commenting on his team’s performance and clean sweep of honours he said; “We deserved it from how we rode, and how we’ve tried to ride in the past few rounds. It’s not really gone right, but we’ve always been brave, always taken the race on, and it was nice tonight when it all pays off.”

Wiv SunGod head to Saturday’s London round with a five-point lead over Ribble Weldtite, who are their only realistic rivals with the Wales Racing Academy in third now 13 points off the pace and in a tight battle for third, with TRINITY and Saint Piran each a point a piece further back.

Highlights of the Clacton-on-Sea event will be broadcast on ITV4 at 7pm on Friday 20 May. Racing resumes on Saturday (21 May) in London with the first ever Barking round, part of the Barking BikeFest presented by Amazon Key, a full day of celebration of cycling and sustainability with activities from 11am.

Elite racing action gets underway with the men’s race (5.30pm) followed by the women’s race (7.30pm), for which the winner will be presented with the Mary Wollstonecraft Cup – honouring the pioneering feminist who once lived in the borough.

Both events streamed will live on the Tour’s YouTube channel – youtube.com/thetourcycling – and Facebook page with no geo-restrictions.

…. continued after the advert.

RESULTS

WOMEN

Individual Classification Round 5 – Clacton
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 35 1:11:50.591
2 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 35 1:12:22.545 +31.954
3 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 35 1:12:22.717 +0.172
4 Holly Breck Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 35 1:12:22.830 +0.113
5 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 35 1:12:22.861 +0.031
6 Becks Durrell Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 35 1:12:23.041 +0.180
7 Charlotte Broughton AWOL OShea 35 1:12:23.463 +0.422
8 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 35 1:12:23.523 +0.060
9 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 35 1:12:23.590 +0.067
10 Amira Mellor Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 35 1:12:24.525 +0.935
11 Frankie Hall Loughborough Lightning 35 1:12:25.551 +1.026
12 Isabel Darvill Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 35 1:12:25.574 +0.023
13 Sophie Lankford Alba Development Road Team 35 1:12:26.129 +0.555
14 Lucy Ellmore Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 35 1:12:26.340 +0.211
15 Beth Morrow CAMS – Basso 35 1:12:26.386 +0.046
16 Sam Fawcett Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 35 1:12:26.571 +0.185
17 Sophie Enever Alba Development Road Team 35 1:12:27.035 +0.464
18 Emma Matthews Team Boompods 35 1:12:27.828 +0.793
19 Lucy Harris Team Boompods 35 1:12:28.406 +0.578
20 Monica Greenwood Team Boompods 31 1:05:32.188 +4 Laps
21 Megan Anderson Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 31 1:05:39.951 +7.763
22 Hannah Bayes Saint Piran WRT 31 1:05:40.449 +0.498
23 Bexy Dew Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 31 1:05:40.754 +0.305
24 Katie Scott CAMS – Basso 31 1:05:42.981 +2.227
25 Xan Crees Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 31 1:05:43.172 +0.191
26 Kate Richardson Alba Development Road Team 31 1:05:43.803 +0.631
27 Georgia Bullard AWOL OShea 31 1:05:43.865 +0.062
28 Harriet Dodd Team LDN – Brother UK 31 1:05:44.628 +0.763
29 Beth Maciver Alba Development Road Team 31 1:05:44.675 +0.047
30 Suzetta Guerrini Jadan – Vive Le Velo 31 1:05:44.807 +0.132
31 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 31 1:05:46.872 +2.065
32 Ellen Bennett Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 31 1:06:07.221 +20.349
33 Victoria Smith Alba Development Road Team 30 1:05:30.001 +1 Lap
34 Maddy Nutt Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 30 1:05:30.853 +0.852
35 Keri Parton Team Boompods 30 1:05:31.165 +0.312
36 Elizabeth Sanders Saint Piran WRT 30 1:05:31.665 +0.500
37 Caoimhe OBrien Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 30 1:05:32.346 +0.681
38 Nicola Soden Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 30 1:05:32.538 +0.192
39 Sian Botteley Team LDN – Brother UK 30 1:05:33.125 +0.587
40 Emily Tillett Loughborough Lightning 30 1:05:37.245 +4.120
41 Polly Burge Jadan – Vive Le Velo 30 1:05:37.580 +0.335
42 Annamarie Lipp Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 30 1:05:37.998 +0.418
43 Gabriella Homer Saint Piran WRT 30 1:05:38.528 +0.530
44 Roisin Lally Loughborough Lightning 30 1:05:39.880 +1.352
45 Laura Cheesman Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 30 1:05:40.451 +0.571
46 Maddy Verdegal Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 30 1:06:07.346 +26.895
47 Flora Knight Loughborough Lightning 29 1:06:07.472 +1 Lap
48 Lauren Higham Team LDN – Brother UK 29 1:06:07.505 +0.033
49 Hope Inglis Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 29 1:06:19.090 +11.585
50 Rebakah Nash Jadan – Vive Le Velo 28 1:06:11.479 +1 Lap
51 Amy Marks Team LDN – Brother UK 28 1:06:11.523 +0.044
52 Emily Chilton Saint Piran WRT 28 1:06:11.809 +0.286
53 Laura Pittard Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 28 1:06:12.021 +0.212
54 Maisy Vasic AWOL OShea 27 1:04:21.355 +1 Lap

Freewheel.co.uk Fastest Lap Competition
Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 1:54.916

WINNING TEAM ON THE NIGHT
1 Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 3:37:14.137 10
2 Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 3:37:14.631 9
3 Team Boompods 3:37:19.824 8
4 CAMS – Basso 3:39:00.684 7
5 Alba Development Road Team 3:39:05.845 6
6 Team LDN – Brother UK 3:42:32.849 5
7 Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 3:42:59.816 4
8 Jadan – Vive Le Velo 3:43:10.518 3
9 Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 3:45:24.898 2
10 Loughborough Lightning 3:45:35.530 1
11 Saint Piran WRT 3:47:10.785 0
12 AWOL OShea 3:50:01.674 0
13 Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 3:51:50.040

OVERALL LEADERS
1 Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 48
2 Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 38
3 Team Boompods 31
4 Jadan – Vive Le Velo 29
5 Team LDN – Brother UK 24
6 CAMS – Basso 23
7 Alba Development Road Team 23
8 Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 16
9 Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 16
10 Loughborough Lightning 12
11 Saint Piran WRT 10
12 AWOL OShea 4
13 Brother UK – Orientation Marketing 1

SPRINTS
Sprint 1
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 5
2 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 4
3 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 3
4 Amira Mellor Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 2
5 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 1

Sprint 2
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 5
2 Frankie Hall Loughborough Lightning 4
3 Charlotte Broughton AWOL OShea 3
4 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 2
5 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 1

Sprint 3
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 5
2 Frankie Hall Loughborough Lightning 4
3 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 3
4 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 2
5 3 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 1

Finish
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 5
2 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 4
3 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 3
4 Holly Breck Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 2
5 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 1

Round Classification
1 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 20
2 Frankie Hall Loughborough Lightning 8
3 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 8
4 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 6
5 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 5
6 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 5
7 Charlotte Broughton AWOL OShea 3
8 Holly Breck Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 2
9 Amira Mellor Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 2
10 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 1

OVERALL
1 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 59
2 Sammie Stuart Team LDN – Brother UK 54
3 Emma Jeffers Jadan – Vive Le Velo 28
4 Sophie Lewis CAMS – Basso 24
5 Frankie Hall Loughborough Lightning 23
6 Lucy Ellmore Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 17
7 Kate Richardson Alba Development Road Team 15
8 Suzetta Guerrini Jadan – Vive Le Velo 13
9 Sophie Coldwell Loughborough Lightning 13
10 Megan Barker CAMS – Basso 11
11 Sophie Holmes Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 6
12 Charlotte Berry Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 5
12 Emma Matthews Team Boompods 5
14 Amira Mellor Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 4
15 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods 4
16 Charlotte Broughton AWOL OShea 3
17 Holly Breck Torelli – Cayman Islands – Scimitar 3
17 Beth Harley- Jepson Jadan – Vive Le Velo 3
17 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 3
20 Lucy Lee Team LDN – Brother UK 2
20 Megan Anderson Datalynx – Parenesis Cycling 2
22 Becks Durrell Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 1
22 Beth Morrow CAMS – Basso 1
22 Amy Gornall Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes 1

MEN
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 39 1:10:06.987
2 Max Walker TRINITY Racing 39 1:10:07.931 +0.944
3 Matthew Gibson Wiv SunGod 39 1:10:08.595 +0.664
4 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 39 1:10:11.012 +2.417
5 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy 39 1:10:13.226 +2.214
6 Isaac Mundy Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 39 1:10:13.236 +0.010
7 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 39 1:10:13.455 +0.219
8 Dan Barnes Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 39 1:10:15.562 +2.107
9 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 39 1:10:16.011 +0.449
10 Leon Mazzone Saint Piran 39 1:10:17.062 +1.051
11 Oliver Wood Wiv SunGod 39 1:10:20.754 +3.692
12 Blake Quick TRINITY Racing 39 1:10:22.072 +1.318
13 Rory Townsend Wiv SunGod 39 1:11:03.196 +41.124
14 Bradley Symonds Saint Piran 39 1:11:03.980 +0.784
15 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Racing 38 1:08:26.485 +1 Lap
16 Ollie Peckover Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 36 1:06:41.873 +2 Laps
17 Charles Page Saint Piran 36 1:06:42.172 +0.299
18 Joe Holt Wales Racing Academy 36 1:06:42.243 +0.071
19 Joseph Beckingsale Wales Racing Academy 36 1:06:42.783 +0.540
20 Jamieson Blain Embark – BikeStrong 36 1:06:42.793 +0.010
21 Cameron Jeffers Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 36 1:06:42.924 +0.131
22 William Truelove Wales Racing Academy 36 1:06:43.318 +0.394
23 Kieran Riley Team PB Performance 35 1:05:05.279 +1 Lap
24 Monte Guerrini 05/03 35 1:05:05.910 +0.631
25 David Hird Embark – BikeStrong 35 1:05:05.984 +0.074
26 Matt Witts Nopinz Motip Race Team 35 1:05:06.928 +0.944
27 Ben Chilton Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 35 1:05:07.663 +0.735
28 Ukko Peltonen Global 6 Cycling 35 1:05:08.152 +0.489
29 Cai Davies Embark – BikeStrong 35 1:05:08.850 +0.698
30 Neil Phillips TEKKERZ 35 1:05:19.705 +10.855
31 William Roberts Wales Racing Academy 35 1:05:19.866 +0.161
32 James Bevan Embark – BikeStrong 35 1:06:41.228 +1:21.362
33 Kiaan Watts Global 6 Cycling 35 1:06:44.723 +3.495
34 Jacques Coates Team PB Performance 35 1:06:47.108 +2.385
35 William Bjergfelt Saint Piran 35 1:07:05.883 +18.775
36 Benjamin Tuchner TEKKERZ 34 1:05:04.268 +1 Lap
37 Travis Bramley Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 34 1:06:16.783 +1:12.515
38 James Satoor Embark – BikeStrong 34 1:06:44.322 +27.539
39 James Dent Team PB Performance 34 1:06:45.229 +0.907
40 Rob McPherson 05/03 34 1:06:45.391 +0.162
41 Dan Shoobridge Nopinz Motip Race Team 34 1:06:45.984 +0.593
42 Harry Jukes 05/03 33 1:05:24.806 +1 Lap
43 Jake Crossley Saint Piran 32 1:06:19.794 +1 Lap
44 Chris Walkinshaw Team PB Performance 31 1:05:04.418 +1 Lap
45 Jordan Retallack 05/03 24 1:07:11.599 +7 Laps

Freewheel.co.uk Fastest Lap Competition
Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 1:41.047

Team winners for Clacton round of Tour Series
1 Wiv SunGod 3:30:26.594 10
2 TRINITY Racing 3:30:44.553 9
3 Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 3:32:44.828 8
4 Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 3:33:03.051 7
5 Saint Piran 3:33:36.728 6
6 Wales Racing Academy 3:34:45.337 5
7 Embark – BikeStrong 3:37:24.317 4
8 Team PB Performance 3:43:30.893 3
9 05/03 3:46:25.126 2
10 TEKKERZ 4:19:47.444 1
11 Global 6 Cycling 4:20:38.552 0
12 Nopinz Motip Race Team 4:23:49.881 0

Overall
1 Wiv SunGod 47
2 Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 42
3 Wales Racing Academy 34
4 TRINITY Racing 33
5 Saint Piran 32
6 Team Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus 24
7 TEKKERZ 21
8 Team PB Performance 11
9 Nopinz Motip Race Team 11
10 Embark – BikeStrong 10
11 05/03 5
12 Global 6 Cycling 5
13 SRCT Muc-off 0

SRINTS

Sprint 1
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 5
2 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 4
3 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Racing 3
4 Max Walker TRINITY Racing 2
5 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 1

Sprint 2
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 5
2 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 4
3 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 3
4 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 2
5 Leon Mazzone Saint Piran 1

Sprint 3
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 5
2 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 4
3 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Racing 3
4 Matthew Gibson Wiv SunGod 2
5 Rory Townsend Wiv SunGod 1

Finish
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 5
2 Max Walker TRINITY Racing 4
3 Matthew Gibson Wiv SunGod 3
4 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 2
5 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy 1

Round Classification
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 20
2 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 12
3 Max Walker TRINITY Racing 6
4 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Racing 6
5 Matthew Gibson Wiv SunGod 5
6 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 5
7 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 3
8 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy 1
9 Rory Townsend Wiv SunGod 1
10 Leon Mazzone Saint Piran 1

OVERALL
1 Matthew Bostock Wiv SunGod 68
2 Harry Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 56
3 Thomas Mein Wiv SunGod 23
4 Matthew Gibson Wiv SunGod 19
5 Luke Lamperti TRINITY Racing 18
6 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 16
7 Jacob Scott Wiv SunGod 15
8 Finn Crockett Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 11
9 Reece Wood Wiv SunGod 9
10 Sam Culverwell TRINITY Racing 8
11 Jim Brown Wiv SunGod 7
12 Leon Mazzone Saint Piran 7
13 Max Walker TRINITY Racing 6
13 Ollie Peckover Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 6
15 Blake Quick TRINITY Racing 5
16 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy 5
16 Stuart Balfour Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling 5
18 Joshua Tarling Wales Racing Academy 4
19 Kieran Riley Team PB Performance 3
19 Charles Page Saint Piran 3
21 Kiaan Watts Global 6 Cycling 2
21 Noah Hobbs TEKKERZ 2
23 Oliver Rees TRINITY Racing 1
23 Rory Townsend Wiv SunGod 1