A National B test race put on by Avid Sport, sponsored by Trek Bath. As with all road racing events at the moment, Covid-19 restrictions apply, meaning the field is capped at 60 riders.
Previous winners including Isaac Mundy (2017), Mikey Mottram (2018), Stephen Bradbury (2019) and Jack Freeman (in 2019 when it was used for the regional championships).
The field this year is probably the strongest the race has ever had. It features 8 UCI Continental riders (four each from Canyon dhb SunGod and Saint Piran), strong line-ups from top elite teams such as Richardsons-Trek and the Spirit Racing Team, and two of our journal contributors, Tom Portsmouth and Red Walters, both very strong riders in their own right. 41-year-old Le Col founder Yanto Barker is also on the provisional start list; it will be fascinating to see how he fares.
The event also includes a Regional A women’s race.
The route
The race takes in 4.75 laps of a 19 km circuit starting and finishing in Chitterne, Wiltshire. It’s a rolling course, taking in 174 m of elevation gain per lap.
Exposed sections and crosswinds have been a big feature of the race on the four previous occasions it has run and, at the time of writing, it looks like the wind will be strong enough to once again be a defining factor this Sunday.
Timings
Date: Sunday, 23 May 2021
Start: 14.00
Provisional startlist
First Name
Last Name
Club / Team Name
Red
Walters
Black Cyclists Network
Joshua
Avery
Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
Callum
Macleod
Canyon DHB Sungod
Euan
Macleod
Canyon DHB Sungod
Maximilian
Stedman
Canyon DHB Sungod
Daniel
Tulett
Canyon DHB Sungod
Tom
Portsmouth
Carbonbike Discar Academy
Andrew
Taylor
DAP Cycling Club
Louis
Bombroff
JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
Oliver
Bowden
JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
Luca
D’Arcy Willett
JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
William
Jewitt
JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
Yanto
Barker
Le Col
Jack
Freeman
Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
Matthew
Houlberg
Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
James
Ashcroft
Nopinz Motip Race Team
Nathan
Hallett
Nopinz Motip Race Team
Tom
Nancarrow
Nopinz Motip Race Team
Matt
Witts
Nopinz Motip Race Team
Ken
Buckley
Nuun-Sigma Sports-London RT
Ross
Chaplin
Onyx Racing Team
Piers
Curle
Onyx Racing Team
Michael
Koreneff
Onyx Racing Team
Conor
McGoldrick
Primera-TeamJobs
George
Smith
Primera-TeamJobs
Nicholas
Tyrie
Primera-TeamJobs
Samuel
Asker
Richardsons-Trek RT
Jim
Bradford
Richardsons-Trek RT
Aaron
Freeman
Richardsons-Trek RT
Callum
Riley
Richardsons-Trek RT
Stephen
Bradbury
Saint Piran
Iwan
Evans
Saint Piran
Ross
Holland
Saint Piran
Oliver
Maxwell
Saint Piran
Farley
Barber
Spirit Racing Team
Tom
Couzens
Spirit Racing Team
Angus
Hawkins
Spirit Racing Team
Joshua
Price
Spirit Racing Team
Elliot
Barratt
TAAP Cervelo
Matthew
Downie
TAAP Cervelo
Henry
Latimer
TAAP Cervelo
James
Nicholson
TAAP Cervelo
Samuel
Clark
TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
Samuel
Painter
TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
Timothy
Torrie
TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
Joseph
West
TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
Tim
Allen
Team LDN – Brother UK
Jody
Paxman
Team LDN – Brother UK
Tom
Wiley
Team LDN – Brother UK
Jamie
Wimborne
Team LDN – Brother UK
James
Bentley
Team PB Performance
Jacques
Coates
Team PB Performance
Sion
Harlow
Team PB Performance
Josh
Whitehead
Team PB Performance
Oscar
Hutchings
Team Tor 2000 Kalas
Harvey
McNaughton
Team Wales
Owain
Roberts
Team Wales
Cameron
Biddle
Vredestein Basso
William
Truelove
Wales Racing Academy
Joshua
Giddings
Z Junior Race Team
Featured photo: James York. 2019 Clayton Velo race.
The B-side: a closer look at National B road racing
After an absence of well over a year, national road racing returned last weekend. This Sunday, no less three National B road races take place: the Banbury Star Women’s Road Race, the Link My Ride Return to Racing for Big Dogs and the men’s Chitterne Road Race. This post previews the latter.
What is it?
A National B test race put on by Avid Sport, sponsored by Trek Bath. As with all road racing events at the moment, Covid-19 restrictions apply, meaning the field is capped at 60 riders.
Previous winners including Isaac Mundy (2017), Mikey Mottram (2018), Stephen Bradbury (2019) and Jack Freeman (in 2019 when it was used for the regional championships).
The field this year is probably the strongest the race has ever had. It features 8 UCI Continental riders (four each from Canyon dhb SunGod and Saint Piran), strong line-ups from top elite teams such as Richardsons-Trek and the Spirit Racing Team, and two of our journal contributors, Tom Portsmouth and Red Walters, both very strong riders in their own right. 41-year-old Le Col founder Yanto Barker is also on the provisional start list; it will be fascinating to see how he fares.
The event also includes a Regional A women’s race.
The route
The race takes in 4.75 laps of a 19 km circuit starting and finishing in Chitterne, Wiltshire. It’s a rolling course, taking in 174 m of elevation gain per lap.
Exposed sections and crosswinds have been a big feature of the race on the four previous occasions it has run and, at the time of writing, it looks like the wind will be strong enough to once again be a defining factor this Sunday.
Timings
Date: Sunday, 23 May 2021
Start: 14.00
Provisional startlist
Featured photo: James York. 2019 Clayton Velo race.
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