Solihull CC Women's Road Race
Huw Williams
Winning sprint launched by Lancaster
Hosted by Solihull Cycling Club, the fourth round of the 2023 British Women's Team Cup took place on Sunday 9th July in Inkberrow, Worcester.
The National B Road Race was on an undulating 100 km parcour consisting of 5 circuits. The course profile being best suited to a rouleur or, possibly, a breakaway.
Huw Williams
Starting off fairly sedately, the attacks quickly rolled in with multiple riders giving it a shot going off the front. This strung the bunch out causing problems for riders at the back especially at pinch points at the junctions. Frankie Hall made a small gap stick around halfway through the race but it was quickly brought it back with the wind favouring the bunch.
Huw Williams
After sitting up for half a lap, the chases started again. Due to the nature of the rolling course, positioning was key, with a slight acceleration at the front, causing problems at the back for some riders. The speed stayed constant throughout the rest of the race with fewer riders making moves, confirming the predictions of a bunch sprint finish. As the weather turned the bunch thinned with riders abandoning and some with mechanical issues.
Huw Williams
A small kicker just before the finish meant getting into position for the sprint key. The sprint was won by a convincing margin by Georgia Lancaster of Brother UK Orientation Marketing, marking a breakthrough win for the young rider. Second was taken by Frankie Hall of Loughborough Lightening and the battle for third was a hard fight won by Lucy Lee from Penny Colloff.
The winning team on the day was Brother UK Orientation Marketing. With two rounds remaining it is all to play for in the team standings.
Team Results
1 Brother U.K Orientation Marketing A 280
2 Laka x Pedal Mafia Race Team 184
3 Loughborough Lightning 175
4 Hutchinson-Brother UK 155
5 JRC Interflon RT 123
6 Wahoo Le Col 70
7 Tactic UK WRT 65
8 Army Cycling Race Team 57
9 Jadan Vive Le Velo Glasdon 55
10 LDN-Academy 47
11 AWOL Worx 39
12 Le Col Race Team 35
13 St Piran 33
14 4499025
15 Team Boompods 24
16 Stolen Goat Race Team 18
Individual Results
1 Georgia Lancaster Brother U.K Orientation Marketing
2 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning
3 Lucy Lee
4 Penny Colloff Laka x Pedal Mafia Race Team
5 Isabel Mayes
6 Lydia Watts Hutchinson-Brother UK
7 Katie-Anne Calton JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
8 Emily Chilton Tactic UK WRT
9 Harriet Evans Brother U.K Orientation Marketing
10 Laura Davies Jadan Vive Le Velo Glasdon
11 Mari Porton
12 Harriet Graham Brother U.K Orientation Marketing
13 Ione Johnson Hutchinson-Brother UK
14 Emily Kay Loughborough Lightning
15 Isabella Johnson LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
16 Frances Owen Wahoo Le Col
17 Cecilia Hime AWOL Worx
18 Ruby Oakes JRC Interflon RT
19 Caitlin Dimbleby Le Col Race Team
20 Gabriella Homer St Piran
21 Melissa Denman
22 Pippa Inderwick Army Cycling Race Team
23 Katy Hill LDN-Academy
24 Vanessa Fursden Wahoo Le Col
25 Molly Patch Hutchinson-Brother UK
26 Rosie Simmons
27 Kimmae Payn Army Cycling Race Team
28 Ailsa McLagan 44990
29 Katarzyna Madej Team Boompods
30 Eleanor Humphries
31 Rebecca Babbage Laka x Pedal Mafia Race Team
32 Millie Jenkins Brother U.K Orientation Marketing
33 Amelia Cebak
34 Anouska Greenaway Laka x Pedal Mafia Race Team
35 Lauren O'Brien StolenGoat Race Team
36 Savannah Morgan LDN-Academy
37 Bethany Bennett JRC Interflon RT