Report/Result: British Time Trial Championships

Josh Tarling and Lizzie Holden were crowned elite national time-trial champions at Croft Motor Circuit on the first day of the British National Road Championships, while Maddie Leech and local rider Josh Charlton took the under-23 titles.

Report/Result: British Time Trial Championships

British Cycling Press Release

Elite Men

World Junior Time Trial champion in 2022, Josh Tarling rode a blisteringly quick time-trial to be crowned the British elite men’s national time trial champion in his first year in the elite ranks. The 19-year-old clocked a time of 48:50.43 on the 41.1km course, starting and finishing in the pit lane at Croft Circuit in Darlington, becoming the youngest ever elite men’s national time-trial champion.

Tarling beat off competition from fellow WorldTeam riders Fred Wright who finished a minute behind on 49:53.24 whilst the 2018 British road race champion and Tarling’s teammate Connor Swift managed to claim third place in 50:00.56.

On his win, Tarling said: “It’s a bit weird to have won! Weird, but super happy. Super cool to have won against some big hitters and really nice that I get to wear this in some cool races now. I think it was important not to go too hard at the start. I didn’t want to go too easy when I felt good. It’d be really nice to get another jersey in the circuit on Friday. I podiumed last year so it would be nice. Crits are always fun and it’s just a fight for an hour.”

Elite Women

Lizzie Holden took first place in the elite women’s time-trial, bettering her third place finish at last year’s event. Holden clocked a time of 37:02.14 to take the coveted red, white and blue jersey and the national title, while a shocked Anna Morris claimed second place in 37:16.21, just 14 seconds off the title. Elinor Barker finished in third on 37:18.78 after a brilliant ride.

Speaking after her win, Holden said: “It feels really special. I always looked up to those in the national jersey, and I guess now I have one of my own. It doesn’t feel real yet. This was something I wanted to aim for because I’ve been close before, but part of me was like I don’t know if I can actually do it. I just did what I could do and thankfully it paid off. I’m a bit nervous for the road race, obviously racing without a team, and I’ll just be on my own so that will be hard. It’s a big field this year, which is really nice to see, to be honest. I remember some of my first nationals where there was maybe 60 girls and now there’s like 130. I think it’ll be a really hard race.”

Under-23 men

Josh Charlton (Saint Piran) stormed to the under-23 men’s title, with the 20-year-old more than 20 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, clocking 33:45.36 on the 27.4km route. Max Walker took a brilliant second place with 34:06.59, while Joshua Golliker came in third on 34:18.26. Charlton said: “It feels immense. I made it a goal since about this time last year, thinking about it and planning for it, and then it all comes together in 30 minutes – on the course, I felt amazing. I didn’t think I was going to win here so it was definitely a big boost.”

Under-23 women

Maddie Leech was crowned the under-23 women’s national champion after clocking a quick time of 38:17.64 – just under a minute ahead of Lucy Gadd. Gadd took the silver in a time of 39:17.36, while Flora Perkins claimed third in 39:33.418. Leech said: “It’s really nice to have won the title. I just gave it everything I had left and yeah, I felt strong in the last half, so I just kept squeezing, and it paid off.

“With the road race coming up, it is going to be tough, I’m not going to lie. It’s very hilly, probably not my forte, but I’ll give it a good go, probably just trying to survive!”

The championships continue on Friday in Redcar with the circuit races, followed by the road races on Sunday in Saltburn. Flag-to-flag coverage of the circuit and road races will be streamed live on the British Cycling YouTube channel, GCN and discovery+.

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RESULTS

MEN
1. Joshua Tarling Ineos Grenadiers 48:50.43
2. Fred Wright Bahrain-Victorious + 1:02.81
3. Connor Swift Ineos Grenadiers + 1:10.13
4. Charlie Tanfield Saint Piran + 1:34.75
5. Ethan Vernon Soudal Quick-step + 1:47.58
6. John Archibald Huub WattShop + 2:02.23
7. Daniel Bigham Huub WattShop + 2:15.87
8. Michael Gill Huub WattShop + 3:05.72
9. Lewis Askey GROUPAMA – + 3:27.00
10. Oliver Peckover trainSharp Elite + 3:27.19
11. William Perrett Embark Spirit BSS + 3:32.29
12. Charles Quarterman Team Corratec + 3:33.50
13. Timothy Torrie trainSharp Elite + 3:57.63
14. Alexander Pritchard Huub WattShop + 4:16.81
15. Zeb Kyffin Saint Piran + 4:27.60
16. Oliver Hucks Kalas Motip Race Team + 4:45.67
17. Jack Crook Richardsons Trek DAS + 4:48.04
18. Jordan Giles TeamJobs + 4:58.60
19. Toby Tanfield Club Ciclista Padronés-Equipo + 5:09.26
20. William Roberts Saint Piran + 5:43.82
21. Paul Burton Paceline RT + 5:55.52
22. Ben Pease Moonglu Race Team + 6:38.96
23. Jack Levick Rose Race Team + 6:41.43
24. Joshua Avery Ride Revolution Coaching + 7:36.24
25. Nathan Smith Team Novo Nordisk Development + 8:50.09

WOMEN
1 Elizabeth Holden UAE Team ADQ 37:02.14
2 Anna Morris WardPerformanceUK + 0:14.07
3 Elinor Barker MBE Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0:16.64
4 Pfeiffer Georgi Team DSM + 0:27.44
5 Elynor Backstedt Trek Segafredo + 0:29.91
6 Katie Archibald Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team + 1:03.88
7 Hayley Simmonds AWOL- O’Shea + 1:10.06
8 Alice Barnes Human Powered Health + 1:21.51
9 Kate Allan Team Bottrill + 1:22.10
10 Emily Martin Team Bottrill + 1:49.59
11 Anna Henderson Team Jumbo-Visma + 1:59.94
12 Monica Greenwood DAS – Handsling Bikes + 2:06.92
13 Miriam Jessett Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon + 2:11.36
14 Jessica Roberts Team Coop-Hitec Products + 2:11.92
15 Dame Sarah Storey Storey Racing + 2:17.96
16 Jenny Holl Tekkerz CC + 2:19.08
17 Freya Rawlins Soltec Team + 2:33.91
18 Jennifer George Huub WattShop + 2:35.36
19 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning + 2:37.97
20 Emily Meakin AWOL- O’Shea + 2:42.17 (MECHANICAL)
21 Tamsin Miller Hutchinson-Brother UK + 2:45.18
22 April Tacey Lifeplus Wahoo + 3:20.91
23 Sian Marsh Team Boompods + 3:22.73
24 Lizi Brooke Wahoo + 3:34.37
25 Rachel Brown Brother UK-Orientation Marketi + 3:36.91
26 Laura Davies Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon + 3:39.97
27 Frances Owen Wahoo + 3:44.27
28 Sally Turner Huub WattShop + 3:45.39
29 Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne Team Boompods + 3:49.51
30 Lydia Watts Hutchinson-Brother UK + 3:52.22
31 Charlotte Berry Hutchinson-Brother + 3:52.35
32 Alex Morrice Canyon – SRAM Racing + 3:53.49
33 Anya Tamplin Loughborough Lightning + 3:54.35
34 Connie Hayes AWOL- O’Shea + 3:59.87
35 Amber Harding Loughborough Lightning + 4:00.04
36 Olivia French StolenGoat Race Team + 6:24.20

UNDER 23 WOMEN
1. Madelaine Leech Lifeplus Wahoo 38:17.64
2. Lucy Gadd Stade Rochelais Charente-Marit + 59.72
3. Flora Perkins Fenix-Deceuninck Development Team + 1:15.78
4. Robyn Clay Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen + 1:16.58
5. Abi Smith EF Education-TIBCO-SVB + 1:20.46
6. Ellie Parry Watersley R&D Cycling Team + 1:34.49
7. Eva Callinan Loughborough Lightning + 4:27.12
8. Morven Yeoman Torelli + 5:37.00

UNDER 23 MEN
1 Josh Charlton Saint Piran 33:45.36
2 Max Walker Trinity Racing + 21.23
3 Joshua Golliker Groupama-FDJ La Conti + 32.90
4 Charles Bailey Foran CCC + 47.77
5 Oliver Rees Trinity Racing + 1:01.65
6 Jack Brough AVC Aix en Provence + 1:03.67
7 William Smith Trinity Racing + 1:04.98
8 Harry Birchill Saint Piran + 1:10.98
9 Noah Hobbs Groupama-FDJ La Conti + 1:22.99
10 Callum Thornley Trinity Racing + 1:24.14
11 Joshua Giddings Lotto Dstny Development Team + 1:24.39
12 Rowan Baker London Dynamo + 1:26.75
13 George Wood Cycling Sheffield + 1:31.27
14 Dylan Hicks Development Team DSM + 1:43.42
15 Lucas Jowett Saint Piran + 1:44.56
16 Ciaran McSherry The Cycling Academy + 1:48.24
17 Mattie Dodd Tirol KTM Cycling Team + 1:55.64
18 Lee Rosie Wheelbase CabTech Castelli + 2:00.95
19 Samuel Clark trainSharp Elite + 2:21.97
20 Joshua Knowles TAAP racing + 2:39.45
21 Tristan Pilling 360cycling + 2:42.94
22 Jacob Avery Ride Revolution Coaching + 2:49.40
23 Aaron King Wheelbase CabTech Castelli + 2:58.49
24 Zachary Walker Tudor Pro Cycling team U23 + 3:00.26
25 Benjamin Bright Wales Racing Academy + 3:43.38
26 Aaron Freeman Richardsons Trek DAS + 3:56.60
27 Jenson Brown Wheelbase CabTech Castelli + 5:16.72
28 Daniel Goodwin trainSharp Development Team +6:03.70