After a fairly sedate start, the peloton rapidly split up the climb up Edge Hill with Tamsin Miller of Brother Hutchinson and Zoe Langham leading the ascent with a group of 15 getting away but it all got back together by the end of lap 1. In lap 2 a lead group of about 30 riders formed up but again the 2nd ascent of Edge Hill enabled 13 riders to get clear and establish a lead of 30 seconds. They continued to work together increasing their lead to 2.5 minutes over the chasing group which, with a mixture of teams, did not manage to organise an effective chase. 2 riders could not hold the high pace in the final lap leaving 9 in the sprint for the line.  

Great to see 60 racers finishing to earn their team points but what it really demonstrated to other racers is that it really is possible to be dropped on a climb, catch up to the lead group and still win! It was a truly exceptional performance from Emily who only took her first race win at Hillingdon last Tuesday so it was fantastic to witness her first ever victory at this level of competition! 

With Tamsin Miller finishing 4th, Ruth Shier finishing 5th, Sian Botteley winning the sprint out of the chasing group at 13th and Lydia Watts 15th Hutchinson-Brother UK still eared the team their 2nd team win in the team competition with 280 points. Le Col Race Team placed 2nd with 246 points and Wahoo Le Col 3rd with 227 points. On the overall standings, Hutchinson-Brother remain at the top while Wahoo-Le Col have moved up to 3rd place with Le Col RT keeping their 2nd place. Can Hutchinson-Brother keep their lead going or will Emily and her Le Col Race Team take on the challenge - we look forward to the next round taking place at Hillingdon June 10th.