We mooted on Twitter recently that we might create our own national road race rankings this year. Why? Well, because the current British Cycling rankings system conflates results from track racing, circuit series, and road racing. As such, there was no clear way to understand which riders and teams have been racking up the points in road races in the UK. Our new national road race rankings aim to change that.
With two National B road races complete in 2022 – both men’s races – we’ve published our first rankings update, below. We’ve also included a note at the bottom of the post explaining how it all works.
Men’s national road race rankings
With only two National B road races to date – the Perf’s Pedal and Primavera Road Race – it’s no surprise to see the winners of each race – Damien Clayton (WiV SunGod) and Samuel Beckett (Wales Racing Academy) – near the top of the standings. It is Farley Barber (Spirit Bontrager BSS) who emerges as the leader though, having finished 4th at Perfs and 7th at the Primavera.
Both Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor and Wales Racing Academy have two riders in the top 10, having performed well in both races, while Euan Woodliffe is the top junior.
#
First name
Surname
Team
Total
1
Farley
Barber
Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
67
2
Damien
Clayton
WiV SunGod
60
=
Samuel
Beckett
Wales Racing Academy
60
4
Samuel
Painter
La Tova
52
=
Angus
Hawkins
Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
52
6
Euan
Woodliffe
Backstedt Bike Performance RT
45
=
Joseph
Rees
Embark-Bikestrong
45
8
Jordan
Retallack
Team 05/03
40
9
Joshua
Price
Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor
35
=
Edward
Morgan
Wales Racing Academy
35
11
George
Smith
Primera-TeamJobs
31
=
Ewan
Warren
Mid Devon CC
31
13
Matthew
Houlberg
Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
27
14
Jack
Freeman
Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
23
=
Dylan
Humber-Kelly
JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
23
16
Joe
Holt
Wales Racing Academy
20
=
Matthew
Cole
Beeston Cycling Club
20
18
Alex
Paton
British Cycling Private Member
17
=
Bryn
Davies
Embark-Bikestrong
17
20
Chris
McNamara
Nunn-Sigma Sport-London RT
15
=
Matthew
Whitehouse
Maindy Flyers CC
15
Women’s national road race rankings
The women’s rankings will updated after the Peaks 2 Day on 19-20 March, the first women’s National B road race of 2022.
How it works
The new rankings will take results from National A and National B road races in the UK in 2022. Note the emphasis on road racing; results from circuit races and criteriums won’t count. And neither will points from Regional or UCI road races. The focus is deliberately narrow; we want to understand who has been performing in national-level road races in the UK across the season. And keeping it focused makes it easier for us to manage and update here at British Conti HQ.
Like any rankings system, this isn’t perfect. We aren’t pretending it will be a completely objective measure of road racing performance or ability. But we do hope it injects a bit of fun and helps create a bit of interest in national-level road racing this season, particularly at National B level.
The scoring system is very similar to the one used by British Cycling, with riders in the top 20 of races qualifying for points, with points also being awarded to stage winners.
Points Band
1
2
3
4
Position
Nat A Road
Nat B Road
Nat A ind. stages
Nat B ind. stages
1
100
60
30
15
2
85
52
25
12
3
75
45
21
10
4
66
40
17
8
5
58
35
14
6
6
51
31
12
5
7
45
27
10
4
8
39
23
8
3
9
34
20
7
2
10
29
17
6
1
11
25
15
5
12
21
13
4
13
18
11
3
14
15
9
2
15
12
7
1
16
10
6
17
8
5
18
6
3
19
4
2
20
2
1
Featured image: Chris Godfrey. 2022 Primavera Road Race, 6 March.
We mooted on Twitter recently that we might create our own national road race rankings this year. Why? Well, because the current British Cycling rankings system conflates results from track racing, circuit series, and road racing. As such, there was no clear way to understand which riders and teams have been racking up the points in road races in the UK. Our new national road race rankings aim to change that.
With two National B road races complete in 2022 – both men’s races – we’ve published our first rankings update, below. We’ve also included a note at the bottom of the post explaining how it all works.
Men’s national road race rankings
With only two National B road races to date – the Perf’s Pedal and Primavera Road Race – it’s no surprise to see the winners of each race – Damien Clayton (WiV SunGod) and Samuel Beckett (Wales Racing Academy) – near the top of the standings. It is Farley Barber (Spirit Bontrager BSS) who emerges as the leader though, having finished 4th at Perfs and 7th at the Primavera.
Both Spirit Bontrager BSS Rotor and Wales Racing Academy have two riders in the top 10, having performed well in both races, while Euan Woodliffe is the top junior.
Women’s national road race rankings
The women’s rankings will updated after the Peaks 2 Day on 19-20 March, the first women’s National B road race of 2022.
How it works
The new rankings will take results from National A and National B road races in the UK in 2022. Note the emphasis on road racing; results from circuit races and criteriums won’t count. And neither will points from Regional or UCI road races. The focus is deliberately narrow; we want to understand who has been performing in national-level road races in the UK across the season. And keeping it focused makes it easier for us to manage and update here at British Conti HQ.
Like any rankings system, this isn’t perfect. We aren’t pretending it will be a completely objective measure of road racing performance or ability. But we do hope it injects a bit of fun and helps create a bit of interest in national-level road racing this season, particularly at National B level.
The scoring system is very similar to the one used by British Cycling, with riders in the top 20 of races qualifying for points, with points also being awarded to stage winners.
Featured image: Chris Godfrey. 2022 Primavera Road Race, 6 March.
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