9th Junior Men CiCLE Classic

Ben Marsh won a three up sprint at the end of an epic Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic when Jacob Bush (2nd) forced a break clear which was joined by British CX champion Seb Grindley (3rd)

9th Junior Men CiCLE Classic

Ben Marsh won a three up sprint at the end of an epic Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic when Jacob Bush (2nd) forced a break clear with 70 kilometres to go! which was joined by British CX champion Seb Grindley (3rd)

With special guests Laura Trott and Ed Clancy, both Olympic cycling heros, the top three in the Junior Men’s CiCLE Classic were (L-R) Jacob Bush, Ben Marsh and Seb Grindley

On a very cold and damp morning in Melton Mowbray, the Junior Men set off on their epic journey on the rural roads around Melton Mowbray

The race comes into Owston for the first time and it may look altogether but there were plenty of stragglers out the back of the main group showing how tough the parcour is for this race before they even hit a sector…

With a couple or riders just ahead, the first group of riders races through the watersplash at the bottom of the Somer… Berg. Shortly after this, Jacob Bush started the winning breakaway

Cheered on by team boss Giles Pidcock, Jacob Bush forces the pace in a two up with Ben Marsh behind him as they finish their laps in Owston (one to go at this point).

The chase group where we can see Seb Grindley (right of pic), who decided to bridge to the leaders on his own and did so!

So it was three leaders who came into Melton Mowbray with one lap of the finishing circuit to do lead here by Ben Marsh.

Nothing quite like a celebration like this from Ben Marsh who visually (and verbally) made it known how happy he was to win this race!

Ben chats to ace man on the mic Carl Lawrenson

And then gets to spray the bubbly about ;-)

RESULT

1 Ben Marsh BCC Race Team 2:40:34
2 Jacob Bush MAS Design – Fensham Howes 2:40:34
3 Sebastian Grindley RTD – JsCycleShack 2:40:34
4 Alex Beldon MAS Design – Fensham Howes 2:41:08
5 Oliver Peace Tofauti Everyone Active A 2:41:08
6 Matthew Cole Beeston Cycling Club 2:43:01
7 Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team 2:43:01
8 Ollie Boarer Tofauti Everyone Active B 2:43:01
9 Joel Hurt Beeston Cycling Club 2:43:01
10 George Stephen BCC Race Team 2:43:01
11 Ryan Williams BCC Race Team 2:43:01
12 Max Bufton Tofauti Everyone Active A 2:43:01
13 Joshua Jackson BCC Race Team 2:43:01
14 Oliver Seargent Prologue Racing Team 2:43:02
15 Cai Curtis-Roberts Flanders Color Defever Team 2:43:03
16 Nathan Smith Clifton CC 2:44:34
17 Alasdair Mildred Ride Revolution Coaching 2:47:08
18 Robin Steer Backstedt Bike Performance JRT 2:47:10
19 Charlie Abraham Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A 2:47:57
20 Niall Colquitt Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team 2:49:03
21 Ahron Dick The Cycling Academy 2:49:04
22 Oliver Dawson RTD – JsCycleShack 2:49:05
23 Joseph Cosgrove Anexo Group Race Team 2:49:35
24 Raphael Tabiner Tofauti Everyone Active A 2:49:51
25 Callum Watson Prologue Racing Team 2:52:57
26 Hywel Leyshon Maindy Flyers CC 2:54:35
27 Alexander Murphy Velo Club Venta 2:54:37
28 Zak Machin BCC Race Team 2:56:09
29 Corey Whiteford Flanders Color Defever Team 2:56:50
30 Rhys Thomas Backstedt Bike Performance JRT 2:56:50
31 Benedict Walker Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A 1 Lap
32 Callum Salisbury Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team 1 Lap
33 Matthew Ellmore Prologue Racing Team 1 Lap
34 Alexander Foster Innovation Racing 1 Lap
35 James Sawyers Clifton CC 1 Lap
36 Jake Speed The Cycling Academy 1 Lap
37 Benjamin LiveseyRibble rechrg Race Team 1 Lap
38 Alexander Montero Lee Velo (South East London) 1 Lap
39 Noah Bleteau The Cycling Academy 1 Lap
40 George Watch Team Zoyland Race Academy 1 Lap
41 Callum Jones Beeston Cycling Club 1 Lap
42 James Scott Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team 1 Lap
43 Colin McGourty Spokes Racing Team 1 Lap
44 Samuel Thomas Contiki Velo Bavarian RT 1 Lap

King of the Hills

Borough on the Hill
1 William Gilbank Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A 3
2 Joshua Jackson BCC Race Team 2
3 number obscured

Cold Overton
1 William Gilbank Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A 3
2 Louis Sharp Glasgow Riderz 2
3 Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team 1

Cuckoo Hill
1 Ben Marsh BCC Race Team 3
2 Jacob Bush MAS Design – Fensham Howes 2
3 Sebastian Grindley RTD – JsCycleShack 1

King of the Hill
1 Ben Marsh BCC Race Team 3
2 Jacob Bush MAS Design – Fensham Howes 2
3 Joshua Jackson BCC Race Team 2
4 Sebastian Grindley RTD – JsCycleShack 1
5 Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team 1