2022 Perfs Pedal road race: report and results

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

The British road racing season began on Sunday with the Perfs Pedal road race. Renowned for taking place in grim conditions, the 2022 edition didn’t disappoint, with strong winds and rain battering the riders throughout.

The weather conditions and the lumpy terrain served to whittle down the field in the early laps but the first major move came with two laps to go when former Alpecin-Fenix pro Alex Richardson hit out on a solo break.

Josh Whitehead (WiV SunGod) was among the riders that worked to keep Richardson’s gap in check, before his teammate Damien Clayton – second in the race in 2019 – clipped off the front of the bunch with under-23 rider Samuel Painter (La Tova) on the final lap.

An untimely pinch puncture with four kilometres to go put paid to Alex Richardson’s hopes of victory, however. Clayton seized the advantage in the closing stages, breaking clear from Painter to take the win, the fifth victory in a row at the race for Tim Elverson‘s team.

Behind, junior rider Euan Woodliffe led in the reduced bunch to take an impressive third place, marking him as one to watch in the season ahead. The Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor team rounded out the rest of the top five through Farley Barber and Joshua Price.

“I quite enjoyed the rain,” Clayton said after the race. “I wore the right kit, so unlike some others I was actually quite warm on the bike. There was a lot of pressure coming in today. Tim’s never lost this race, so we had to deliver with one of us and there was only two of us today.”

Results

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Cat
1	77	Damien Clayton	WiV Sungod	E
2	94	Samuel Painter	La Tova	1
3	3	Euan Woodliffe	Backstedt Bike Performance RT	2J
4	51	Farley Barber	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	2
5	52	Joshua Price	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	2
6	33	George Smith	Primera-TeamJobs	E
7	22	Matthew Houlberg	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT	1
8	21	Jack Freeman	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT	E
9	73	Joe Holt	Wales Racing Academy	E
10	1	Alex Paton	BC PM	E
11	32	Chris McNamara	Nunn-Sigma Sport-London RT	1
12	42	Conor McGoldrick	Richardsons Trek Das	E
13	43	Aaron Freeman	Richardsons Trek Das	2
14	26	Daniel Shoebridge	Nopinz Motip RT	1
15	90	David Roper	Nopinz Motip DT	2
16	79	Josh Whitehead	WiV Sungod	1
17	12	Jack Crook	Dolan Ellesse RT	1
18	70	Oliver Hurdle	Stolen Goat RT	2
19	47	Jordan Peacock	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	1
20	44	Rory Barrett	Southborough & District Wh	1
21	71	Thomas Heal	Stolen Goat RT	2
22	24	Samuel Clark	Netilar Telecom-Ale	1
23	83	Calum Moir	Z Junior RT	2J
24	55	Jude Chamberlain	Z Junior RT	2J
25	36	Jordan Giles	Primera-TeamJobs	1
26	20	Richard Todd	Le Col	2
27	59	Joshua Golliker	TrainSharp DT	2J
28	86	Luke Goodwill	VC Londres	3J
29	41	Michael Weavers	Project 51	2
30	15	Lucas Jowett	FlandersColor Galloo	2J
31	69	Matthew Gilmour	VC Venta	3J
32	89	Joseph Surmon	University of Bristol CC	3
33	61	Harry Ives	TrainSharp DT	2
34	16	Jacob Schnabel	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT	2
35	50	Thomas Price	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	2
36	57	Steven Jones	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	1
37	9	Harry Johnson	CC Plancoetin	1
38	8	Jack Rebours	Caesarean CC Jersey	2J
39	14	Griff Lewis	FlandersColor Galloo	2J
40	48	Joshua Avery	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	1
41	23	Felix Whetter	Mid Devon CC	2J
42	2	Dylan Hicks	Backstedt Bike Performance RT	2J
DNF	27	Cameron McLaren	Nopinz Motip RT	1
DNS	6	Lewis Holmes	BCC RT	2J
DNF	11	Declan Hudson	Dolan Ellesse RT	1
DNF	17	Dylan Humber-Kelly	JRC Interflow RT	2J
DNS	25	Travis Bramley	Nopinz Motip RT	1
DNF	28	James Ashcroft	Nopinz Motip RT	1
DNF	39	Ian Vagg	Project 51	2
DNF	45	Keith Henderson	Southborough & District Wh	2
DNF	54	Jack Fothergill	Stolen Goat RT	2
DNF	56	Jack Dallyn	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	2
DNF	58	Noah Hobbs	Tekkerz CC	2J
DNF	60	Jacob James	TrainSharp DT	2
DNF	62	Torin Henderson	TrainSharp DT	2
DNF	63	Joe Hill	Upshift Nutrition RT	E
DNS	64	Oliver Mangham	VC Londres	2J
DNF	72	Thomas Grigson	Stolen Goat RT	2
DNF	74	Harvey McNaughton	Wales Racing Academy	1
DNF	75	William Roberts	Wales Racing Academy	1
DNF	81	George Gray	Z Junior RT	2J
DNF	84	Rory Knowles	Z Junior RT	2J
DNF	85	Oliver Akers	Z Junior RT	3J
DNF	87	Luke Monte Guerrini	Foran CC	2
DNF	92	Alex Richardson	LCCC	E
DNF	93	Yanto Barker	LCCC	2
DNS	10	George Wood	Cycling Sheffield	1
DNS	13	Joshua Tarling	FlandersColor Galloo	1J
DNS	80	Euan Macleod	WiV Sungod	2
DNS	53	Lucas Rowley	Tactic Sport UK RT	2
DNS	5	Jamie Brown	BCC RT	2J
DNS	4	Edward Hopkins	BCC RT	2J
DNS	66	Anthony Morris	VC Londres	2J
DNS	18	William Jewitt	JRC Interflow RT	2
DNS	78	Reece Wood	WiV Sungod	1
DNS	65	Conor Williams	VC Londres	2J
DNS	49	Angus Hawkins	Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor	1
DNF	46	Michael Mottram	Spectra Wiggle P/B Vitus	E
DNF	40	Adam Cotterell	Project 51	2
DNF	30	George Fowler	Nopinz Motip RT	2
DNF	31	Andrew Critchlow	Norwood Paragon	1
DNF	88	Max Fleming	University of Reading	2
DNF	76	Toby Manning	Wessex RC	2
DNF	67	Thomas Caine	VC Meudon	2J
DNF	68	Felix Tuck	VC Meudon	2J
DNF	38	Ashley Newman	Primera-TeamJobs	2
DNF	34	Luke Barfoot	Primera-TeamJobs	1
DNF	29	Matt Witts	Nopinz Motip RT	1
DNF	91	Gabriel Dellar	Southampton University RC	3
DNF	19	Ethan Browne	JRC Interflow RT	2
DNF	35	Nicholas Tyrie	Primera-TeamJobs	1
DNF	37	Samuel Wadsley	Primera-TeamJobs	2
DNF	7	James Bevan	Bikestrong KTM	1
DNF	82	William Smith	Z Junior RT	2J