The first eagerly awaited race of this years team series started with the triumph of getting 5 of my original 8 riders to the start line with 3 unfortunately having to withdraw due to illness. I rode around the course the other way to cheer on our riders and I was thrilled to see Corinne Hall riding a feisty race putting in several attacks at the front and Jill Parker, in her first ever road race, often riding on the front or near the front of the bunch and looking very smooth, calm and collected. Also great to see Ann Marshall organising the trailing riders into a handy bunch including our riders Wiesia Kuczaj and Solveig Findley showing impressive form in their their first ever road race. Ann also showing sterling determination by racing a 2nd day in a row after coming 3rd Lady vet in the Ful-on tri duathlon yesterday.
Unfortunately Corinne tried to make her last break for the finish when she had an opportunity but it was just a bit too far away and the bunch chased her down and she got swallowed up and spat out finishing just before Jill who had blown before the last sprint. Corinne was left wondering whether she should have sat in for the finish with everyone else but on reflection she felt she wouldn't have won the sprint and would have been left wishing she had gone for the break anyway. Still we live to see another day, and I feel with the strength and depth we have got in our womens team, we can only get better - watch this space - we have 8 riders entered in the next event at Bedford which is a 2 day stage race, 3rd and 4th May.
1.
Laura
Trott
Impsport team
A
1hr 50 mins 51 secs
2.
Jessica
Booth
Impsport team
B
same time
3.
Ruby
Miller
Candi
TV-Pinarello
same time
4. Genevieve
Whitson
Impsport team
B
same time
5. Marianne
Britten
Max Gear
RT
same time
6.
Kelly
Moore
Squadra
Donne
same time
7.
Hannah
Walker
Impsport team
B
same time
8.
Helen
Gutteridge
The Mischiefcard.com same time
9.
Jess
Roberts
The Mischiefcard.com same time
10.
Katie
Fernehough Squadra
Donne
same time
11.
Kate
Calvert
Candi
TV-Pinarello
same time
12.
Kirsty
Keck
Swindon
RC
same time
13.
Nikki
Wheeler
Surrey
League
same time
14.
Naomi
Anderson
London
Dynamo
same time
15.
Linda
Hubbard
Impsport team
A
same time
16.
Liz
Chittenden
BCF
Eastern
same time
17. Charlotte
Colclough
The Mischiefcard.com same time
18. Bernadette
Hards
Max Gear
RT
same time
19. Katherine
Symons
BCF
Eastern
same time
20.
Penny
Rowson
The Mischiefcard.com same time
21. Hayley
Edwards
West
Midlands
same time
22. Jennifer
Hewitt
Surrey
League
same time
23. Maryka
Sennema
Surrey
League
same time
24. Tracey
Fletcher
The Mischiefcard.com same time
25.
Angela
Platt
BCF
Eastern
same time
26.
Iona
Sewell
Squadra
Donne
same time
27.
Avril
Swann
Impsport team
AA at 4
seconds
28. Cathlyn
Orchard
West
Midlands
same
29. Michelle
Buck
Squadra
Donne
same
30. Charlotte
Blackman
London
Dynamo
same
31.
Corrine
Hall
Twickenham
CC
9 seconds
32.
Jill
Parker
Twickenham
CC
28 seconds
33.
Claire
Leonard
Surrey
League
34. Tracey
Corbett
London Dynamo
35.
Kate
Scotter
BCF Eastern
36.
Gail
Aspden
Impsport team A
37. Andrea
Halman
Swindon RC
38.
Lisa
Scarlett
London Dynamo
39. Sorrelle Le
Cornu
Swindon RC
40.
Ann
Marshall
Twickenham CC
41. Hanneke Van der
Werf Impsport team A
42.
Solveig
Findley
Twickenham CC
43.
Wiesia
Kuczaj
Twickenham CC
Team
Points
1. Impsport Team
B
300 points
2. Impsport Team
A
236 points
3. The
Mischiefcard.com 197 points
4. Squadra
Donne
186 points
5. Candi
TV-Pinarello
167 points
6. BCF
Eastern
128 points
7. Max Gear
RT
127 points
8. Surrey
League
124 points
9. London
Dynamo
91 points
10. Swindon
RC
71 points
11. West
Midlands
57 points
12.
Twickenham
CC
41 points
A Race Report & Photos are available on the British Cycling website.
For more information regarding the Women's National Team Series please visit the Team Series website.
