PERTH GRAND PRIX (SCOTLAND)

Scottish Road Race Champion Logan McLean would take the spoils in the Elite Men’s race, with comeback queen Millie Thomson taking the Perth GP title in the Female race.

PERTH GRAND PRIX (SCOTLAND)  – Maclean and Thomson share the spoils in the Fair City

Elite Men
Logan Maclean would take a deserved win in the Elite Open event at the Perth GP after a day of constant attack on the streets of the Fair City. An early attack by Maclean, and pair of Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT Sam’s – messers Carrotte and Chisholm – who would forge a sizeable advantage of around 25 seconds in the early stages of the criterium.

A concerted effort on the front of the bunch from Ciaran McSherry (Defined CT) would see the trio reeled in, but not before Maclean would take the Sprint Prime – sponsored by Gillies Home Furniture. The detenté in the bunch would not last long, Evan Marsh (Beeston CC RT) launching the key move that would decide the race. McSherry and Maclean would bridge across to the junior rider, with the trio building an advantage of over 30 seconds as the race would climax.

Behind, chaos would ensure with Sam Carrotte launching the latest attack clear of the group of chasers including Struan Shaw (Tofauti Everyone Active) who was active on the front, trying to join the party at the head of affairs. McSherry would pay for his previous efforts and fall just behind his fellow escapees in the closing stages – and have to settle for third place. The final lap saw the sprint – and true to his form in recent months – Scottish Road Race Champion Logan Maclean would just best the young Marsh in the dash to the line. Marsh would take the accolade of the Petit Yellow Velo Fastest Lap with a 1:09.546 .

Speaking afterwards, McLean said: “That was so good – you don’t get many town centre crits – what an event, I absolutely loved it! I’m racing on the track next week so I thought I needed a bit more punch, and stop-start effort, so I chose to race here today rather than the National Series round, and I’m glad I did – honestly, what an event. The crowds were good, the course was brilliant, so I loved it.”

1. Logan Maclean,
2. Evan Marsh, BCC Race Team
3. Ciaran McSherry, Defined Cycling Team
4. Samuel Carrotte, Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
5. Elijah Kwon, Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
6. Struan Shaw, Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco
7. Sam Chisholm, Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
8. Alexander MacLeod, Deeside Thistle CC
9. Liam Scott Douglas, JG Cycles CC
10. Robert Smart, Ribble rechrg Race Team
11. Keir Gaffney, Vanelli-Project Go
12. Alastair McNicol, dooleys cycles
13. Neil Scott, Deeside Thistle CC
14. Lewis Dey, RT23
15. Philip Campbell, HUUB WattShop
16. Cian Leveridge, Team PB Performance
17. Brodie Duncan, West Lothian Clarion CC
18. Zach Barbour, Vanelli-Project Go
19. Jackie Chan, Team Andrew Allan Architecture
20. Ben Gibson, Team PB Performance
21. Colin Johnston, Vanelli-Project Go
22. Innes Ogilvie
23. Vyaan Dhokia, Team Pau
24. Finn Coll, Valley Striders CC
25. Michael Williamson, Studio Velo
26. Fraser Corfield, Vanelli-Project Go

WOMEN
The Female event followed a similar pattern with a group of three forcing their way clear. Returning to road racing, Millie Thomson (Solas) would be joined by Rebecca Saunderson (Studio Velo) and Isla Britton (University of Edinburgh). A group behind would form, mostly filled with riders from Solas Cycling and would be competiting for fifth place, as Harriet Hendry (Solas Cycling) would find herself in between the two groups and produce an excellent performance to come home in fourth place.

Thomson would make amends for her crash in the formation lap and would take the win in the sprint from Britton in second, with Saunderson claiming an excellent third place. Of her victory, Thomson said: “That was really good – this is my first road race back in a long time, so it’s a pretty good way to start it off, and hopefully it’ll mean good things for the rest of year as well. Crit races are quite similar to track racing in lots of ways, so the track stuff I’ve been doing definitely helped today.

“I was quite comfortable and confident with it coming down to a sprint finish – I knew from the prime lap that I could outsprint them, so I was happy it came down to a sprint.”

1. Millie Thomson, Solas Cycling
2. Isla Britton, Edinburgh University CC
3. Rebecca Saunderson, Studio Velo
4. Harriet Hendry, Solas Cycling
5. Isla Easto, Solas Cycling
6. Izzy Filor
7. Eva Murphy, Deeside Thistle CC
8. Kirstin McDonald, Torvelo Racing
9. Isla McCutcheon, Solas Cycling
10. Tess Byrne, Solas Cycling
11. Shona Mosley
12. Alexandra Hayden Vanelli-Project Go
13. Alison Brown, Stirling Bike Club
14. Abigail Chaplin, Solas Cycling
15. Nicola Hogan, West Lothian Clarion CC

Regional B
Lewis Reynolds (Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT) would take the Regional B support race after a long solo attack, chipping off the front inside the first five rounds of the 1km circuit. Local Perth rider Jackie Chan (Team Andrew Allan Architecture) would win the sprint for second, with Murray Gray (Rotor RT) in third place. Chan would take the Petit Yellow Velo Fastest Lap with a 1:13.028.

1. Lewis Reynolds, Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
2. Jackie Chan, Team Andrew Allan Architecture
3. Murray Gray, ROTOR Race Team
4. Eamon OKeeffe,
5. Geoffrey Martin, West Lothian Clarion CC
6. Sam Beattie, Scotia Offroad Race Team (SORT)
7. Marc Cunningham, Livingston Cycling Club
8. Grant Scott, Ronde Cycling Club
9. Christopher Reid
10. Jordan Doig, Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
11. Rory Fleming, West Lothian Clarion CC
12. Patrick Hughes
13. Raphael Jacquemet-Ross, West Lothian Clarion CC
14. David Johnstone, RC Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
15. Joseph Agnew, Scottish Borders Race Team
16. Luca Grinceri
17. Calum McMeekin, Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
18. Chris Young, JDS Gardening Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
19. Craig Cochrane, Dunfermline CC
20. Oliver Gibson, JG Cycles CC
21. Mark Laidlaw, Kendal Cycle Club
22. John Soutar, Ythan CC
23. Steven Sharp, Ecosse Northboats
24. Lewis Quinn, Vanelli-Project Go
25. Lukas Mearns, Discovery Junior Cycling Club
26. Thomas Jacquemet, Kinross CC
27. Matthew Dawson, JDS Gardening Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT
28. Liam White, Torvelo Racing
29. Hugh Ramsay, Deeside Thistle CC
30. Kenneth Fraser
31. Thomas Woolf, Matlock CC
32. Angus Harrold
33. Ben Allan, Peebles CC
34. Adam Syme, Musselburgh RCC
35. Ian Scobie
36. David Mckay, Deeside Thistle CC
37. Callum Deboys, GTR – Return To Life
38. Jamie Finlay
39. Finlay Young, dooleys cycles
40. Michael Williamson, Studio Velo
41. Stephen Miles, West Lothian Clarion CC
42. Adam Brooks, Manilla Cycling
43. Kai Walsh
44. Gordon Larson, Perth United Cycling Club
45. Scott Sapsuri, Stirling Bike Club
46. Charlie Fletcher

YOUTH C
BOYS
1. Cobey Stewart, SteppingStanes Youth Cycling Club
2. Nathaniel Clegg, 360cycling
3. Theo Carter, Manilla Cycling
4. Freddie Ball, Deeside Thistle CC
5. Cody McPeake, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
6. Ellis McAusland, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
7. Evan Howson, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
8. Tadhg Connolly
9. Dara Levinson, Edinburgh RC
10. Jack Tapia, Royal Albert CC
11. Calum Campbell, Deeside Thistle CC
12. Caden Byrne, Carlow RCC
13. Teo Luszkiewicz-Kirsz, Edinburgh RC
14. Daniel Rice, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
15. Benjamin Mullen, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
16. Lukas Soffert, Deeside Thistle CC
17. Joshua Fowler, Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club
18. Alasdair fulton, West Lothian Clarion CC

GIRLS
1. Heather Bailie, Tyneside Vagabonds CC
2. Isla Sim, Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club
3. Sophie Tomb, Glasgow Riderz
4. Rose Martin, Falkirk Junior Bike Club
5. Aila Till, Discovery Junior Cycling Club
6. Estelle Richmond

SOURCE: https://scottishcycling.org.uk/news/maclean-and-thomson-share-the-spoils-in-the-fair-city/
(thank you to Scottish Cycling for letting us share this with the cycling community)

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