Ethan Hayter and Anna Henderson took the elite time trialling crowns in Tealby, while Ethan’s brother Leo and Scot Anna Shackley became the new U23 national time trial champions.

Read more about the course in our race preview here.

Men’s U23 time trial

Leo Hayter (Development Team DSM) dominated the men’s U23 national time trial championships, setting the fastest time at the intermediate split and finishing 53 seconds ahead of his nearest challenger, Ben Turner (TRINITY Racing).

The win continues a remarkable return to form for Hayter after bouncing back from mental health struggles to win the U23 Liège-Bastogne-Liège and a stage at the Tour de Bretagne last month.

Aaron Freeman (Richardsons-Trek) and then Oliver Knight (AVC Aix-en-Provence) were both in the hot seat for a while, but once Hayter set a rapid intermediate time of 19.02, it quickly became apparent who the man to beat was.

Our pre-race tip Ben Turner (Trinity Racing) finished second, with Hayter’s teammate Oscar Onley (Development Team DSM) rounding out the podium. There were strong rides too from Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ Continental), who narrowly missed out on a podium place, Sam Watson (Team Inspired), first-year U23 Tom Day (SEG Racing Academy) and Ollie Rees (TRINITY Racing).

Speaking after the race, Hayter said:

“I’ve actually never been a national champion before. I’ve podiumed five or six times but never won, so it feels really good to finally wear the jersey. It was really interesting – for a time-trial course I was really impressed with it, it had a bit of everything.”

Results

Rank	#	Rider	Club / Team Name	Time	Gap
1	108	Hayter Leo	Development Team DSM	38:04.49
2	106	Turner Ben	TRINITY Road Racing	38:57.19	+ 52.71
3	111	Onley Oscar	Development Team DSM	39:37.78	+ 1.33.29
4	102	Askey Lewis	GROUPAMA – FDJ	39:43.06	+ 1. 38.58
5	105	Watson Samuel	Team Inspired	40:08.58	+ 2.04.09
6	110	Day Thomas	SEG Racing Academy	40:18.47	+ 2:13.99
7	109	Rees Oliver	TRINITY Road Racing	40:21.95	+ 2:17.46
8	123	Knight Oliver	AVC Aix en Provence	40:44.16	+ 2:39.68
9	103	Gloag Thomas	TRINITY Road Racing	40:47.52	+ 2:43.03
10	107	Laverick Joseph	Axeon Hagens Berman CT	40:51.75	+ 2:47.27
11	131	Freeman Aaron	Richardsons Trek DAS	41:16.36	+ 3:11.88
12	129	Wood George	Cycling Sheffield	41:18.01	+ 3:13.52
13	115	Giles Jordan	Southampton University Road Cl	41:28.37	+ 3:23.88
14	133	Tanfield Toby	Cleveland Whls RT/Catley Lakem	41:37.37	+ 3:32.88
15	104	Wood Harrison	SEG Racing Academy	41:53.10	+ 3:48.61
16	122	Kimber George	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	41:53.39	+ 3:48.91
17	127	Torrie Timothy	TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling	41:55.86	+ 3:51.38
18	118	Crockett Finn	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	42:01.85	+ 3:57.37
19	116	Wilson Joe	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	42:05.82	+ 4:01.34
20	125	Rees Joseph	BIKESTRONG-KTM	42:07.48	+ 4:02.99
21	120	Blain Jamieson	BIKESTRONG-KTM	42:11.64	+ 4:07.15
22	124	Maclean Logan	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	42:16.25	+ 4:11.77
23	113	Robinson Oliver	LVIV CYCLING TEAM	42:39.47	+ 4:34.98
24	128	Truelove William	Wales Racing Academy	42:40.39	+ 4:35.91
25	134	Rosie Lee	University of Aberdeen	42:47.83	+ 4:43.35
26	114	Bramley Travis	Nopinz Motip Race Team	42:55.40	+ 4:50.91
27	119	Beckett Samuel	Wales Racing Academy	42:58.05	+ 4:53.56
28	136	Mackie Ewan	Cycling Sheffield	43:19.60	+ 5:15.12
29	121	Dobbins Matti	RT23	43:28.46	+ 5:23.97
30	126	Tillett Samuel	BIKESTRONG-KTM	43:47.00	+ 5:42.52
31	135	Copley Josh	TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling	44:09.67	+ 6:05.18
32	137	Burke Matthew	Wales Racing Academy	46:25.72	+ 8:21.24

Women’s U23 time trial

20-year-old Scot Anna Shackley confirmed her status as one the world’s brightest prospects with a commanding performance in the women’s U23 time trial that saw her finish over a minute and a half ahead of her nearest rival.

Lucy Gadd (Storey Racing) set the early running, with a strong benchmark time of 46:55.029. Gadd’s time was pipped by April Tacey (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur), as she clocked in at 46:43.300. Tacey remained in the hot seat until our pre-race tip Abi Smith (Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) bested Tacey’s time by 18 seconds.

Out on the course, however, it was Anna Shackley (Team SD Worx) and Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) who were setting the fastest intermediate times, with Shackley (21:52:00) a full 34 seconds ahead of Georgi (22:26:00).

Shackley, who thrives on a hilly parcours, was clearly making hay on the challenging course, pulling out an unassailable lead over her rivals. She won in a time of 43:55.839, well clear of second-placed Georgi (45:30.370).

Reflecting on a landmark 2021, Shackley said:

“It feels really good. I wasn’t expecting that, I’m not usually the best at time trials but I think I’m starting to enjoy them when they go well! I think that hill in the middle of the lap definitely helped me a lot, but it was a hard course and quite technical with the wind.

 “It’s a cherry on top of the cake for this season. It’s been really good, I’ve really enjoyed this year and hopefully next year I can improve as well.”

Results

Rank	#	Rider	Club / Team Name	Time	Gap
1	202	Shackley Anna	Team SD Worx	43:55.84
2	201	Georgi Pfeiffer	Team DSM	45:30.37	+ 1.34.53
3	204	Smith Abi	Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank	46:25.24	+ 2.29.41
4	212	Tacey April	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP	46:34.57	+ 2.38.73
5	215	Gadd Lucy	Storey Racing	46:55.03	+ 2.59.19
6	211	Jessett Miriam	Vredestein Basso	48:47.00	+ 4:51.16
7	217	Miller Tamsin	Avid Sport	48:47.36	+ 4:51.52
8	213	Hayes Connie	AWOL- O’Shea	48:47.47	+ 4:51.63
9	208	Morrow Beth	Storey Racing	49:26.53	+ 5:30.69
10	218	Ellmore Lucy	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy	49:40.11	+ 5:44.27
11	209	Towers Alice	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP	49:45.14	+ 5:49.30
12	205	King Eluned	Team Breeze	49:49.35	+ 5:53.51
13	220	Tamplin Anya	HuntBikeWheels	49:57.36	+ 6:01.52
14	223	Barnes Daisy	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor	50:29.91	+ 6:34.07
15	219	Watts Lydia	AWOL Worx Galliard	51:31.35	+ 7:35.51
16	214	Gammons Madeleine	Jadan – Vive le Velo	51:44.17	+ 7:48.33
17	216	French Olivia	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy	52:12.82	+ 8:16.98
18	207	Newberry Morgan	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy	54:14.35	+ 10:18.51

Men’s elite time trial

Ethan Hayter made it two from two for the Hayter family to take the men’s elite time trial victory. It is Hayter senior’s 9th win on the road this season. Given his versatility, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he could achieve a historic treble: he is down to ride both the national circuit race on Friday and the national road race on Sunday.

Oliver Hucks (Nopinz Motip Race Team) set the most impressive time of the early starters, recording 1.01.58.691 at the finish line. He kept the hot seat warm for quite some time until Micahel Gill from the Saint Piran Development team and then Ashley Cox (Team Bottrill) both bettered his time in fairly quick succession.

Behind, however, the bigger names were beginning to set the quickest times at the intermediate points. At split 1, James Shaw (Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling) clocked the quickest time (19.06), until his teammate Dan Bigham (18.55) and then Hayter (18.37) bettered his mark. At this point, Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic), Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) and Charlie Quaterman (Trek-Segafredo) were all close behind Shaw.

By split 2, Bigham seemed to pulling things back on Hayter, with Hayter recording a time of 37.55 and Bigham just 9 seconds further back. Behind the, Shaw was still third (38.37), with Wright (38.42) and Archibald (38.55) his nearest challengers for third. Reigning champion Alex Dowsett, meanwhile, had pulled out of the race, the reasons for which are not yet clear.

Hayter pulled away slightly on the final lap, eventually finishing in 56.41.938m. Bigham crossed the finishing line 36 seconds back. Shaw held on to third, confirming that the significant gains he has made on the time trial bike this season with the support of Bigham and his Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling team.

Hayter had arrived in Tealby early to celebrate Leo’s victory and even had one eye on his little brother’s time while out on the course.

“I think I was kind of the favourite coming into this but I don’t think Leo really was, so that was a really nice way to start the day to come down and see him. It’s a big shame my family couldn’t be here because my Dad’s actually got Covid – he’s all right, he’s just stuck at home, but I’m sure they’ll celebrate!

 “I know what time my brother did and as I came around here with a lap to go I checked and was just about up on him, so I thought I must be going all right!”

 Hayter now switches his focus to tomorrow’s HSBC UK | National Circuit Championships race, followed by the road race on Sunday.

 “I’ll try my best and if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. I just kind of saw it [the circuit race] and thought I’ll enter it for a bit of fun almost as much as anything. I’ll just do what I can – I try to win every race.”

Results

Rank	BIB	Rider	Club / Team Name	Time	Gap
1	303	Hayter Ethan	Team Ineos Grenadiers	56:41.94
2	304	Bigham Daniel	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	57:18.60	+ 36.67
3	312	Shaw James	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	57:31.14	+ 49.20
4	305	Wright Fred	Bahrain-Victorious	57:59.75	+ 1.17.81
5	302	Archibald John	Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team	58:40.74	+ 1.58.80
6	311	Swift Connor	Team Arkea-Samsic	58:44.49	+ 2:02.55
7	308	Quarterman Charlie	TREK – SEGAFREDO	59:32.06	+ 2:50.12
8	310	Fennell Christopher	The Independent Pedaler	59:34.89	+ 2:52.96
9	316	Cox Ashley	Team Bottrill	00:21.20	+ 3:39.26
10	313	Perrett William	Spellman – Dublin Port Track T	00:38.11	+ 3:56.17
11	321	Gill Michael	Saint Piran Development	00:42.82	+ 4:00.88
12	318	Lampier Steve	Saint Piran	01:28.87	+ 4:46.93
13	320	Peckover Oliver	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling	01:39.77	+ 4:57.83
14	333	Hucks Oliver	Nopinz Motip Race Team	01:58.69	+ 5:16.75
15	323	Stedman Maximilian	Canyon DHB Sungod	02:11.09	+ 5:29.15
16	324	Lewis Gruffudd	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	02:21.24	+ 5:39.30
17	325	Graham Rupert	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	02:47.36	+ 6:05.42
18	331	Oakes Richard	Team Ohten Aveas	03:12.21	+ 6:30.27
19	319	Peacock Jordan	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	03:15.70	+ 6:33.76
20	332	Holland Ross	Saint Piran	04:07.76	+ 7:25.82
21	329	Hutchings Oscar	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	05:44.82	+ 9:02.89
22	337	Pease Ben	Moonglu CC	06:15.16	+ 9:33.23
23	338	Skinner George	Primera-TeamJobs	06:18.85	+ 9:36.91
24	339	Norman Simon	Beds Road Race Team	06:43.02	+ 10:01.08
25	340	Levick Jack	Rose Race Team	06:52.05	+ 10:10.11
26	327	Bjergfelt William	SwiftCarbon Pro Cycling	06:54.54	+ 10:12.60
27	334	Petersen Marinus	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	07:06.61	+ 10:24.67
28	335	Avery Joshua	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor	08:49.18	+ 12:07.25
29	336	Staunton Joe	WightlinkWight Mountain CRT.	09:40.51	+ 12:58.57

Women’s elite time trial

Anna Henderson (Team Jumbo-Visma) backed up her under-23 title at this event in 2019 to beat a high-quality field, demonstrating that she is a lot more than just a class classics rider.

Jennifer George (Memorial Santos) set the early benchmark for elite women, crossing the line with a time of 45.51.416. Becky Storrie (CAMS-Basso) was the next Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank) who recorded an impressive 44.02.798.

Behind, all eyes were on the intermediate split times. There were 30 seconds between the top six riders, with Henderson leading at the halfway mark, Joss Lowden (Drops-Le Col s/b Tempur) 15 seconds behind, closely followed by Hannah Barnes (Canyon//SRAM) and Dixon a further 12 second back, and Hayley Simmonds (CAMS-Basso) and Alice Barnes (Canyon//SRAM) a few seconds after them.

Henderson powered away on the final lap, eventually beating Lowden by over 56 seconds. Dixon’s time was just two seconds behind Lowden’s, with Alice Barnes, Hannah Barnes and Simmonds completing the top six.

Speaking afterwards, Henderson was blown away to have prevailed in such a strong elite women’s field at the first attempt.

“I think it’s more shock than anything. I saw the calibre of the British girls at the Women’s Tour last week and they were on fire, so I’m really proud and happy to come away with the win. I made a good plan with my team and they came over from the Netherlands, so I’m really appreciative of them coming over to give me that extra dimension of support.”

Results

Rank	#	Rider	Club / Team Name	Time	Gap
1	405	Henderson Anna	Team Jumbo-Visma	43:04.21
2	404	Lowden Joscelin	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP	44:00.39	+ 0:56.17
3	411	Dixon Leah	Team TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank	44:02.80	+ 0:58.59
4	401	Barnes Alice	CANYON – SRAM RACING	44:23.92	+ 1:19.71
5	403	Barnes Hannah	CANYON – SRAM RACING	44:26.23	+ 1:22.01
6	402	Simmonds Hayley	CAMS-Basso	44:41.53	+ 1:37.32
7	408	Morris Anna	AeroLab Ward WheelZ	45:14.10	+ 2:09.89
8	412	Storrie Becky	CAMS-Basso	45:27.43	+ 2:23.21
9	418	George Jennifer	Memorial Santos	45:51.42	+ 2:47.21
10	421	Berry Charlotte	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes –	46:16.12	+ 3:11.91
11	409	Clay Alex	The Independent Pedaler	46:27.57	+ 3:23.36
12	413	Hall Francesca	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	47:21.71	+ 4:17.50
13	415	Grinczer Natalie	CAMS-Basso	47:26.02	+ 4:21.81
14	407	Smith Victoria	AeroCoach	47:29.39	+ 4:25.18
15	410	Christian Anna	DROPS-LE COL SUPPORTED BY TEMP	47:39.70	+ 4:35.49
16	420	Dickerson Megan	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy	48:09.18	+ 5:04.96
17	416	Richardson Rebecca	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor	48:14.78	+ 5:10.57
18	423	Thompson Poppy	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes –	48:54.48	+ 5:50.27
19	426	Gornall Amy	Pro-Noctis – Redchilli Bikes –	49:14.45	+ 6:10.24
20	419	Lankford Sophie	Jadan – Vive le Velo	49:47.12	+ 6:42.91
21	425	Richards Rebecca	SKODA DSI Cycling Academy	52:49.27	+ 9:45.06
22	424	Pittard Laura	Brother U.K – Cycle Team OnFor	53:40.94	+ 10:36.73
23	422	Marks Amy	Team LDN – Brother UK	53:58.00	+ 10:53.79