The B-side: a closer look at National B road racing
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Samuel Beckett of the Wales Racing Academy won the 120-kilometre Bynea Early Season Road on Sunday 27 March. It was the Welsh man’s second National B road race win of the year, sealed just three days after he turned 20.
The early laps of the race’s 9.9-kilometre rolling circuit saw no major breakaway action; a few moves were attempted but nothing stuck. The breakthrough came around four laps in, when a group of 13 riders broke clear from the bunch, including five from the Wales Racing Academy team. They used their numerical advantage well.
Beckett struck out alone on the final lap before George Kimber (Spirit BSS) and Beckett’s teammate Ed Morgan bridged across to join him. The trio headed to the line together, with Beckett comfortably taking the sprint to win. Kimber was second, with Morgan third, while Luke Barfoot (Primera – TeamJobs) led in the chase group 18 seconds later.
Luke Barfoot (Primera-TeamJobs) leads in the chase group. Photo: Owain Smith
The win continued an excellent run of form for Beckett. He won the Primavera Road Race earlier this month and this result should mean that he extends his lead in our national road race rankings when they are published later this week.
He told us after the race that he is proud of a “good start so far” to his season and was pleased with “a solid team performance from the Wales Racing Academy lads”.
The team will now head to France for the Circuit des Ardennes International stage race (6-9 April, UCI 2.2), and Beckett hopes the good form will continue, saying that the result has “given us some confidence heading to the Ardennes”, and that he is “hoping for more of the same” as the bigger races begin.
The B-side: a closer look at National B road racing
Report
Samuel Beckett of the Wales Racing Academy won the 120-kilometre Bynea Early Season Road on Sunday 27 March. It was the Welsh man’s second National B road race win of the year, sealed just three days after he turned 20.
The early laps of the race’s 9.9-kilometre rolling circuit saw no major breakaway action; a few moves were attempted but nothing stuck. The breakthrough came around four laps in, when a group of 13 riders broke clear from the bunch, including five from the Wales Racing Academy team. They used their numerical advantage well.
Beckett struck out alone on the final lap before George Kimber (Spirit BSS) and Beckett’s teammate Ed Morgan bridged across to join him. The trio headed to the line together, with Beckett comfortably taking the sprint to win. Kimber was second, with Morgan third, while Luke Barfoot (Primera – TeamJobs) led in the chase group 18 seconds later.
The win continued an excellent run of form for Beckett. He won the Primavera Road Race earlier this month and this result should mean that he extends his lead in our national road race rankings when they are published later this week.
He told us after the race that he is proud of a “good start so far” to his season and was pleased with “a solid team performance from the Wales Racing Academy lads”.
The team will now head to France for the Circuit des Ardennes International stage race (6-9 April, UCI 2.2), and Beckett hopes the good form will continue, saying that the result has “given us some confidence heading to the Ardennes”, and that he is “hoping for more of the same” as the bigger races begin.
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Featured photo: Owain Smith
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