National road race rankings: 1 April

The British Continental national road race rankings, updated following the Capenwray road races, the Dave Peck Memorial, the Bynea Early Season road race and the Coalville Wheeler’s road race on weekend of 26-27 March.

Previous update: 22 March.

Featured photo: Ellen Isherwood

Men’s national road race rankings

20-year-old Samuel Beckett (Wales Racing Academy) continues his reign at the top of the men’s national road race rankings after winning his second National road race of the year, the Bynea Early Season road race. WiV SunGod’s Josh Whitehead, another under-23, moves up to second place, from sixth, thanks to his fourth at the Capenwray road race.

Behind Beckett and Whitehead are three Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling riders. Crockett is in third after his second Nat B win of the year at Capenwray, while Kyffin and Peters, also on the podium at Capenwray, lay in fourth and fifth respectively.

Alex Richardson (Le Col), Farley Barber (Spirit BSS), Yanto Barker (Le Col and George Peden (Team PB Performance) all drop down the rankings slightly having not raced last weekend, while Evesham Vale road race winner Seb Garry (Nopinz Motip Race Team) climbs back into the top ten after finishing seventh at the Coalville Wheeler’s road race.

This weekend there are a further three National B road races: the RCR Fatcreations Men’s Road Race and the Spokes RT – Alford Road Race on Saturday (2 April) and the Danum Trophy Road Race on Sunday (3 April).

#	First name	Surname	Team	Total
1	Samuel	Beckett	Wales Racing Academy	182
2	Josh	Whitehead	WiV Sungod	121
3	Finn	Crockett	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	120
4	Zeb	Kyffin	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	119
5	Alex	Peters	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	117
6	Alexandar	Richardson	Le Col	112
7	Farley	Barber	Spirit BSS	108
8	Yanto	Barker	Le Col	105
9	George	Peden	Team PB Performance	93
10	Seb	Garry	Nopinz Motip Race Team	87
11	Damien	Clayton	WiV SunGod	80
12	Edward	Morgan	Wales Racing Academy	80
13	Owain	Roberts	Wales Racing Academy	79
14	Cameron	Biddle	Embark – Bikestrong	78
15	James	Jenkins	Richardsons Trek DAS	75
16	Jordan	Retallack	Team 05/03	72
17	Chris	McNamara	Nunn-Sigma Sport-London RT	66
18	Joseph	Rees	Embark-Bikestrong	65
19	Joe	Wilson	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	65
20	Toby	Barnes	WiV Sungod	60
21	Harry	Tanfield	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	60
22	James	Harrison	Manx Viking Wheelers CC	55
23	Matthew	King	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	54
24	Cameron	McLaren	Nopinz Motip Race Team	54
25	Angus	Hawkins	Spirit BSS	52
26	James	Jobber	Kuwait Pro Cycling Team	52
27	George	Kimber	Spirit BSS	52
28	Michael	Mottram	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	52
29	Samuel	Painter	La Tova	52
30	Jack	Freeman	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT	49

Women’s national road race rankings

Two women’s road races took place last weekend, the Capenwray road race, won by Mary Wilkinson (Team Boompods), and the Dave Peck Memorial, won by Isabel Darvill (Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen). Those two riders move into the top ten of the updated rankings (tied in 6th place), while Emily Proud (Grinta Coaching), is also a new entrant in the top ten having finished second at the Dave Peck.

Becky Storrie (CAMS-Basso) extends her lead in the rankings after finishing second at Capenwray. Lucy Ellmore (Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen) moves up to second place from fourth thanks to her ninth place in the same race; she is also the leading under-23 in the rankings. While Oliva Bentley, fourth at Capenwray, moves from sixth in the rankings to third.

There are no women’s National B road races now until the Coalville Wheeler’s Road Race on 17 April, which will form round 2 of the British Women’s Team Cup.

#	First name	Surname	Team	Total
1	Becky	Storrie	CAMS-Basso	154
2	Lucy	Ellmore	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	85
3	Olivia	Bentley	Torelli-Cayman Islands-Scimitar	84
4	Leah	Dixon	Bianchi HUNT Morvélo	80
5	Nicole	Coates	Torelli-Cayman Islands-Scimitar	67
6	Isabel	Darvill	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	60
=	Mary	Wilkinson	Team Boompods	60
8	Amy	Graham	Team Boompods	58
9	Kerry	Middleton	Team LDN – Brother UK	53
10	Emily	Proud	Grinta Coaching	52
11	Danielle	Shrosbree	CAMS-Basso	50
12	Alice	McWilliam	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	45
=	Sammie	Stuart	Team LDN – Brother UK	45
14	Sian	Botteley	Team LDN – Brother UK	43
15	Monica	Greenwood	Macclesfield Wheelers	41
16	Helen	Ralston	Paceline RT	35
17	Holly	Breck	Torelli-Cayman Islands-Scimitar	33
=	Lucy	Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	33
=	Corinne	Side	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes presented by Heidi Kjeldsen	33
20	Jessie	Carridge	Brother UK – Orientation Marketing	31
=	Madeleine	Gammons	Saint Piran WRT	31
22	Suzetta	Guerrini	Jadan – Vive le Velo	28
23	Lucy	Harris	LAKA Pedal Mafia RT	23
24	Gabriella	Homer	Saint Piran WRT	20
=	Beth	Morrow	CAMS-Basso	20
26	Charlotte	Berry	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	17
27	Ellen	McDermott	Team Boompods	16
28	Olivia	French	Storey Racing	15
=	Christina	Wiejak	Saint Piran WRT	15
30	Hannah	Bayes	Saint Piran WRT	14