Banbury Star Women’s Road Race: report and results

The B-side: a closer look at National B road racing

Junior rider Flora Perkins (VC Londres) took what must be the biggest win of her young career so far on Sunday at the Banbury Star Women’s Road Race. Perkins’ victory came after beating Danielle Shrosbree (Team Brother UK – LDN) in a two-up sprint after a tough, selective day of racing.

The second National B road race – and the first ‘in real life’ round of the 2021 British Women’s Team Cup – began with an early crash, which forced a number of retirements. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries. This led to a leading group of 21 riders being formed, still together as the race headed into the final lap of the three.

The final ascent of Edgehill gradually split the leading group and then on the final short climb to the finish, Perkins and Shrosbree opened up a gap that they would keep to the line. Ten seconds further back was Nicole Coates (Torelli-Assure-Cayman Islands-Scimitar) in third, with our journal contributor Charliiy Berry (Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen) a further 15 seconds back, the first of a bunch of 9 riders.

Jasmine Jones (Bianchi Dama) and Frankie Hall (Loughborough Lightning – TRG) underlined their good form by finishing in the top ten of a National B road race for the second weekend in a row, following their strong results at the Halesowen A&CC road race.

Results

Pos.	Forename	Surname	Team/Club
1	Flora	Perkins	VC Londres
2	Danielle	Shrosbree	Team LDN
3	Nicole	Coates	Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure
4	Charlotte	Berry	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen
5	Lucy	Ellmore	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
6	Jasmine	Jones	Bianchi Dama
7	Francesca	Hall	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
8	Holly	MacMahon	Bianchi Dama
9	Hannah	Lancaster	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
10	Christina	Wiejak	Saint Piran WRT
11	Bexy	Dew	Saint Piran WRT
12	Ella	Maclean-Howell	Tofauti Everyone Active
13	Eva	Callinan	Awol
14	Melissa	Greaves	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
15	Ruth	Shier	Team LDN – Brother UK
16	Sian	Botteley	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
17	Poppy	Thompson	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen
18	Gemma	Sargent	Saint Piran WRT
19	Francesca	Cutts	Team LDN – Brother UK
20	Polly	Burge	Jadan – Vive le Velo
21	Amy	Gornall	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen
22	Victoria	Lovett	Awol
23	Rose	McGovern	Cowley Road Condors
24	Lydia	Watts	Awol
25	Rebecca	Hair	Magspeed Racing
26	Rebecca	Kearney	Will Houghton Racing Team
27	Grace	Castle	Tofauti Everyone Active
28	Sarah	Briggs	RFDA
29	Emma	Jeffers	JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
30	Kerry	Middleton	Team LDN – Brother UK
31	Matea	Deliu	Team Watto-LDN
32	Annabel	Ramsay	JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
33	Laura	Pittard	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
34	Daisy May	Barnes	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
35	Emma Jane	Hornsby	VC Londres
36	Gabriella	Nordin	TW1 Racing
37	Lucia	Bruton	Saint Piran WRT
38	Bethany	Barnett	Awol
39	Chloe	Hinchliffe	RFDA
40	Roisin	Lally	Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure
41	Victoria	Strila	TW1 Racing
42	Rachel	Jenkins	Cowley Road Condors
43	Amelia	Southall	RFDA
44	Amber	Junker	VC Londres
DNF	Molli	Keenor	JRC-Shutt-Ridley Race Team
DNF	Alderney	Baker	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
DNF	Rebecca	Dawes	RFDA
DNF	Isabelle	Ellis	Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure
DNF	Debra	Kelsall	Team Watto-LDN
DNF	Alice	Lethbridge	Weston Homes-Torelli-Assure
DNF	Kristen	Lovelock	Cowley Road Condors
DNF	Heather	Mayer	Team Watto-LDN
DNF	Tamala	McGee	TW1 Racing
DNF	Natasha	Reddy	Bianchi Dama
DNF	Ella	Roper	Abingdon Race Team
DNF	Corinne	Side	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes – Heidi Kjeldsen
DNF	Ileia	Spyropoulou	Will Houghton Racing Team
DNF	Becky	Storrie	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnForm
DNF	Chloe	Vickers	Loughborough Lightning – TRG
DNF	Mary	Wilkinson	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
DNF	Libby	Smithson	Awol