Holohan Coaching Road Race: report and results

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

Following the return of men’s national road racing last month at Chitterne and the Return to Racing for Big Dogs, the Holohan Coaching Road Race marked the third men’s National B event of the year.

As we highlighted in the preview, the field was stacked with top domestic riders but, as with the Return to Racing for Big Dogs, it was a rider from one of the smaller domestic teams who won out.

Conor McGoldrick (Primera-TeamJobs) has been in good form this year – he made a small name for himself by winning the very first post-lockdown road race in April – but this was his first win at the national level and against some top competition. He won in a convincing manner too, with a superb solo ride.

Toby Barnes (Crimson Orientation Marketing RT), Steve Lampier (Saint Piran) and Lucas Towers (Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team) formed a three-man chase and finished in that order as they crossed the line. Towers’ performance was particularly impressive, given he is still just a junior. Behind, Leon Mazzone (Crimson Orientation Marketing RT) won the bunch sprint ahead of Charles Walker from the Spirit Racing Team.

Earlier in the day, Matt Clarke (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli) had won the Regional A version of the race.

Featured photos: Gary Main

Results

Pos	Name	Club
1	Conor McGoldrick	Primera-TeamJobs
2	Toby Barnes	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
3	Steve Lampier	Saint Piran
4	Lucas Towers	Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team
5	Leon Mazzone	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
6	Charles Walker	Spirit Racing Team
7	Tom Mazzone	Saint Piran
8	William Truelove	Wales Racing Academy
9	Ben Granger	Zappi Racing Team
10	Cameron Jeffers	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
11	Joshua Giddings	Z Junior Race Team
12	Cameron McLaren	Nopinz Motip Development Team
13	Josh Whitehead	Team PB Performance
14	Cameron Biddle	Vredestein Basso
15	Liam James-Morris	Wales Racing Academy
16	Tom Couzens	Spirit Racing Team
17	Alexander Welburn	trainSharp Club
18	Jack Rootkin-Gray	Team Inspired
19	Sebastian Garry	Nopinz Motip Race Team
20	Ben Stockdale	Cotswold Cycles-TREK -RT
21	Oliver Maxwell	Saint Piran
22	Josh Housley	Willebrord Wil Vooruit
23	Matthew Ellis	Saint Piran
24	Iwan Evans	Saint Piran
25	Daniel Barnes	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
26	Ed Beecher	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
27	Matthew King	Team PB Performance
28	Jack Brough	Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team
29	George Beck	VCA du Bourget
30	James Bentley	Team PB Performance
31	James Chapman	Team PB Performance
32	Charlie Genner	Zappi Racing Team
33	Christopher Quin	Onimpex Bioracer RT
34	Oliver Peckover	UpShift Nutrition Race Team
35	Jenson Young	Saint Piran
36	Fergus Jones	ZeroBC
37	Christopher Humphries	Onimpex Bioracer RT
38	Thomas Lowther	Vredestein Basso
39	Matt Witts	Nopinz Motip Race Team
40	Jacob Tipper	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
41	William Harding	Cycling Sheffield
42	Joe Evans	Saint Piran
43	Farley Barber	Spirit Racing Team
44	Reece Wood	Canyon DHB Sungod
45	Ben Lloyd	Fibrax Wrexham Roads Club
46	Jordan Hill	ASFRA Racing Team
47	Damien Clayton	Canyon DHB Sungod
48	Alistair Thomas	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT
49	Andrew Tennant	Canyon DHB Sungod
50	Thomas Kirk	Vredestein Basso
51	Eliot Ward	Inflite-Dynamic Rides Race Team
52	George Wood	Cycling Sheffield
DNF	James Satoor	Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team
DNF	Dominic Schils	Velo Schils – Interbike RT
DNF	Charles Ager	Vredestein Basso
DNF	Alexander Shepherd	Ilkeston Cycle Club
DNF	Daniel Shoobridge	Nopinz Motip Race Team
DNF	Peter Cocker	Richardsons-Trek RT
DNF	Matthew Lewis	Urbano Cycling Team
DNF	Elliot Harrison	Crimson Orientation Marketing RT