Leo Hayter (Hagens Berman Axeon) successfully defended his men’s under-23 time trial crown at the Crichton Estate just south of Dumfries in Scotland, backing up a superb month after his U23 Giro d’Italia win. Shortly after, Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) backed up her 2021 national road race win to take the women’s under-23 time trial victory.
In the afternoon session, Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) emulated his brother by retaking his men’s elite time trial title, while Joss Lowden (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) took her first elite national time trial title, improving on her second place from 2021.
Read more about the course in our race preview here.
Featured photo: SWPix
Men’s U23 time trial
Leo Hayter (Hagens Berman Axeon) lived up to the hype as the pre-race favourite to win the U23 men’s time trial crown for the second year in a row, finishing ahead of his nearest rival by over 16 seconds. He did this despite having to change bikes during the ride, demonstrating just what incredible form the recent U23 Giro d’Italia champion is in right now.
Photo: SWpix.com
Just 18 years old, Scot Callum Thornley (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli) was the surprise package of the day. He took the hot seat early on with a time of 26:17.37. With the big favourites still to come, it was widely assumed his time on the hot seat would be numbered. As rider after rider crossed the line, however, Thornley’s time held firm. It was until the very final rider – Hayter – crossed the line that Thornley was unseated. A breakthrough ride for the first-year under-23, a rider we are sure to hear more about if this performance is anything to go by.
Charlie Bailey, riding as a private member, produced another breakthrough ride to complete the podium. The 19-year-old has been riding in France this season for Charlie Quarterman’s Philippe Wagner Cycling team and certainly seems to have the same time trialling DNA as his teammate, a former under-23 time trial champion himself.
Elsewhere there were strong rides from Trinity Racing’s Ollie Rees and first-year under-23 Josh Giddings (Team Inspired) to complete the top five.
Rank
#
Rider
Team Name
Time
Gap
1
101
Hayter Leo
Hagens Berman Axeon
26:00.65
2
137
Thornley Callum
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
26:17.37
+16.72
3
122
Bailey Charles
Private Member
26:28.37
+27.72
4
104
Rees Oliver
TRINITY Road Racing
26:31.40
+30.75
5
113
Giddings Joshua
Team Inspired
26:35.62
+34.97
6
110
Laverick Joseph
Hagens Berman Axeon
26:41.32
+40.67
7
108
Day Thomas
Home Solution – Soenens U23 De
26:43.12
+42.47
8
117
Nilsson-Julien Oscar
Team Inspired
26:45.69
+45.04
9
107
Walker Max
TRINITY Road Racing
26:50.66
+50.01
10
119
Charlton Josh
Team Inspired
26:56.93
+56.28
11
102
Onley Oscar
Development Team DSM
27:00.42
+59.77
12
105
Watson Samuel
GROUPAMA – FDJ
27:11.27
+ 1:10.62
13
139
Maclean Logan
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
27:12.45
+ 1:11.80
14
106
Donaldson Robert
Team Inspired
27:14.04
+ 1:13.39
15
129
Clark Samuel
trainSharp Elite
27:16.16
+ 1:15.51
16
111
Pickering Finlay
GROUPAMA – FDJ
27:20.91
+ 1:20.27
17
114
Hannay Tyler
CC Etupes
27:28.01
+ 1:27.36
18
128
Macleod Callum
ABLOC CT
27:28.78
+ 1:28.13
19
126
Wood George
Cycling Sheffield
27:31.85
+ 1:31.20
20
103
Askey Lewis
GROUPAMA – FDJ
27:35.91
+ 1:35.26
21
138
Wilson Joe
Dolan Ellesse Race Team
27:36.49
+ 1:35.84
22
124
Freeman Aaron
Richardsons Trek DAS
27:40.21
+ 1:39.56
23
132
Blain Jamieson
Embark – Bikestrong
27:59.37
+ 1:58.73
24
125
Birrell Ross
Team Inspired
28:10.22
+ 2:09.57
25
116
Culverwell Sam
TRINITY Road Racing
28:19.99
+ 2:19.34
26
142
King Aaron
RT23
28:28.86
+ 2:28.21
27
140
Mc Sherry Ciaran
The Cycling Academy
28:37.30
+ 2:36.65
28
130
Young Jenson
Saint Piran
28:47.31
+ 2:46.66
29
123
Rootkin-Gray Jack
Team Inspired
28:57.22
+ 2:56.57
30
135
McKinnon Conor
Dolan Ellesse Race Team
29:02.89
+ 3:02.25
31
145
Avery Jacob
High Wycombe Cycling Club
29:27.26
+ 3:26.61
32
133
Mackie Ewan
Saris Rouvy Sauerland Team
29:29.97
+ 3:29.32
33
131
Dobbins Matti
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
29:36.84
+ 3:36.19
34
134
Jukes Harry
05/03
30:09.87
+ 4:09.22
Women’s U23 time trial
Hot on the heels of Hayter’s victory, Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) completed a fine rider to take the women’s under-23 time trial title. She finished just over 11 seconds over fellow WorldTour rider Elynor Bäckstedt (Trek-Segafredo). The duo were a cut above the rest of the field, coming in well over a minute ahead of third-placed Lucy Gadd (Storey Racing).
Photo: SWpix.com
Georgi, who will defend her national road race crown on Sunday, went one better than last year in Lincoln, where she finished second behind Anna Shackley in the under-23 time trial. She won’t get to wear her new under-23 national jersey in races (there is no under-23 category for women) but she is at least guaranteed at least one national title in the coming year.
Bäckstedt looks close to her best again after suffering a broken collarbone last year. Second place should give her confidence now for the rest of the season. 21-year-old Lucy Gadd (Storey Racing) continued her excellent season to round out the podium. Such is her form and promise, we wouldn’t be surprised if she steps up to UCI level soon.
Photo: SWpix.com
19-year-old Scot Kate Richardson (Alba Development Road Team) was fourth, continuing a fine run of form that saw her finish eighth in the CiCLE Classic last weekend after picking up several top fives in the Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series last month.
Rank
#
Rider
Team Name
Time
Gap
1
201
Georgi Pfeiffer
Team DSM
29:42.62
2
204
Backstedt Elynor
TREK – SEGAFREDO
29:54.09
+11.47
3
207
Gadd Lucy
Storey Racing
31:02.64
+ 1:20.02
4
206
Richardson Kate
Alba Development Road Team
31:35.75
+ 1:53.13
5
202
Smith Abi
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
31:42.06
+ 1:59.44
6
209
Hayes Connie
AWOL- O’Shea
31:48.16
+ 2:05.54
7
203
Tacey April
Le Col – Wahoo
31:56.91
+ 2:14.29
8
211
Tamplin Anya
Storey Racing
32:15.93
+ 2:33.31
9
213
Baker Alderney
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
32:34.14
+ 2:51.52
10
219
Watts Lydia
AWOL Worx Galliard
32:37.41
+ 2:54.79
11
210
Ellmore Lucy
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli
32:58.22
+ 3:15.60
12
217
Coleman Ella
AWOL- O’Shea
33:00.11
+ 3:17.49
13
218
Holmes Sophie
Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
33:11.71
+ 3:29.09
14
221
French Olivia
Storey Racing
33:22.55
+ 3:39.93
15
216
Barnes Daisy
Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
33:36.45
+ 3:53.84
16
220
Vickers Chloe
Loughborough Lightning – TRG
34:51.65
+ 5:09.03
17
214
Knight Flora
Loughborough Lightning – TRG
35:23.25
+ 5:40.63
18
208
Perkins Flora
Le Col – Wahoo
39:15.07
+ 9:32.45
Men’s elite time trial
In the men’s elite time trial, history repeated itself with the podium positions being filled by the same three riders that completed the 2021 podium. As in Lincoln in October last year, Ethan Hayter made it a day of double celebrations for the Hayter family, blasting his way to the win by finishing over a minute clear of his podium rivals Dan Bigham (Private Member) and James Shaw (EF Education – EasyPost).
Photo: SWPix
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling’s Ollie Peckover set the early benchmark, coming home in a time of 53:02.614. He stayed in the hot seat until former under-23 national time trial champion Charlie Quarterman (Phillipe Wagner Cycling) bettered his time with 52:36.670.
Quarterman’s time was looking good right until the final few riders, with Owain Doull, Alex Dowsett, Ben Turner and others all failing to beat his time. But John Archibald (Private Member) then went eight seconds quicker. With just last year’s podium finishers – Shaw, Bigham and Hayter – to come, Archibald only had a short time to wait to see if he could hang on for a top-three position.
Shaw was the first to beat Archibald’s time, setting 52:09.869, before Bigham went 17 seconds faster. Hayter then crossed the line with a stunning time of 50:38.525, underlining his superiority in the discipline and securing the red, white and blue bands on his aerosuit for another year.
Rank
#
Rider
Team Name
Time
Gap
1
301
Hayter Ethan
Ineos Grenadiers
50:38.53
2
302
Bigham Daniel
Private Member
51:52.63
+ 1:14.10
3
303
Shaw James
EF Education – EasyPost
52:09.87
+ 1:31.34
4
306
Archibald John
Private Member
52:24.64
+ 1:46.11
5
316
Quarterman Charles
Phillippe Wagner Cycling
52:36.67
+ 1:58.14
6
309
Doull MBE Owain
EF Education – EasyPost
53:01.37
+ 2:22.84
7
327
Peckover Oliver
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
53:02.61
+ 2:24.09
8
305
Dowsett Alex
Israel – Premier Tech
53:22.85
+ 2:44.33
9
315
Tanfield Charlie
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
53:55.28
+ 3:16.75
10
311
Turner Ben
Ineos Grenadiers
54:00.08
+ 3:21.55
11
319
Cox Ashley
Team Bottrill
54:13.51
+ 3:34.98
12
333
Kyffin Zeb
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
54:20.02
+ 3:41.49
13
321
Stewart Mark
Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pr
54:32.92
+ 3:54.40
14
312
Carr Simon
EF Education – EasyPost
54:41.25
+ 4:02.72
15
317
Wilson Simon
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
55:04.86
+ 4:26.33
16
328
Gordon Kyle
RT23
55:17.04
+ 4:38.52
17
331
Lewis Gruffudd
WiV Sungod
55:57.94
+ 5:19.42
18
330
Hucks Oliver
Saint Piran
56:18.47
+ 5:39.94
19
323
Torrie Timothy
trainSharp Elite
57:00.31
+ 6:21.79
20
342
Peasgood George
Team HUUB
58:03.97
+ 7:25.45
21
326
Rebours Jack
Caesarean CC Jersey
58:08.72
+ 7:30.20
22
336
Levick Jack
Rose Race Team
58:13.43
+ 7:34.91
23
339
Giles Jordan
Primera-TeamJobs
58:17.56
+ 7:39.03
24
318
Tremlett Sebastian
Guernsey Velo Club (LBG)
59:01.70
+ 8:23.18
25
338
Bjergfelt William
Saint Piran
1:01:18.06
+ 10:40.02
26
335
Skinner George
Primera-TeamJobs
1:02:54.06
+ 12:16.04
DQ
310
Vernon Ethan
QUICK-STEP Alpha Vinyl
DNF
325
Gill Michael
Saint Piran
DNF
340
Richardson Cameron
RT23
Women’s elite time trial
Former UCI Hour Record holder Joss Lowden (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) was the only rider to break 29 minutes in the elite women’s category, clocking a blistering time of 28:44.912 to take her maiden elite national time trial title at the age of 34.
Photo: Zac Williams/SWpix.com
Welsh rider Leah Dixon (Bianchi HUNT Morvélo) moved up from third on the 2021 podium to second in Dumfries to gain the silver medal with a time of 29:07.340, while Le Col-Wahoo’s Lizzie Holden came in third, crossing the line in 29:13.523.
Emily Meakin (AWOL O’Shea) finished narrowly outside the podium, finishing just half a second slower than Holden. In fact, the event was a close-run affair in general, with less than 30 seconds separating first from fourth.
21-year-old Scot Anna Shackley (Team SD Worx) won the U23 national time trial title and opted to step up to the elite competition this year. She impressed, clocking a time just three seconds shy of Meakin.
Meanwhile reigning champion Anna Henderson (Team Jumbo-Visma) finished sixth.
Leo Hayter (Hagens Berman Axeon) successfully defended his men’s under-23 time trial crown at the Crichton Estate just south of Dumfries in Scotland, backing up a superb month after his U23 Giro d’Italia win. Shortly after, Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) backed up her 2021 national road race win to take the women’s under-23 time trial victory.
In the afternoon session, Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) emulated his brother by retaking his men’s elite time trial title, while Joss Lowden (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) took her first elite national time trial title, improving on her second place from 2021.
Read more about the course in our race preview here.
Featured photo: SWPix
Men’s U23 time trial
Leo Hayter (Hagens Berman Axeon) lived up to the hype as the pre-race favourite to win the U23 men’s time trial crown for the second year in a row, finishing ahead of his nearest rival by over 16 seconds. He did this despite having to change bikes during the ride, demonstrating just what incredible form the recent U23 Giro d’Italia champion is in right now.
Just 18 years old, Scot Callum Thornley (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli) was the surprise package of the day. He took the hot seat early on with a time of 26:17.37. With the big favourites still to come, it was widely assumed his time on the hot seat would be numbered. As rider after rider crossed the line, however, Thornley’s time held firm. It was until the very final rider – Hayter – crossed the line that Thornley was unseated. A breakthrough ride for the first-year under-23, a rider we are sure to hear more about if this performance is anything to go by.
Charlie Bailey, riding as a private member, produced another breakthrough ride to complete the podium. The 19-year-old has been riding in France this season for Charlie Quarterman’s Philippe Wagner Cycling team and certainly seems to have the same time trialling DNA as his teammate, a former under-23 time trial champion himself.
Elsewhere there were strong rides from Trinity Racing’s Ollie Rees and first-year under-23 Josh Giddings (Team Inspired) to complete the top five.
Women’s U23 time trial
Hot on the heels of Hayter’s victory, Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM) completed a fine rider to take the women’s under-23 time trial title. She finished just over 11 seconds over fellow WorldTour rider Elynor Bäckstedt (Trek-Segafredo). The duo were a cut above the rest of the field, coming in well over a minute ahead of third-placed Lucy Gadd (Storey Racing).
Georgi, who will defend her national road race crown on Sunday, went one better than last year in Lincoln, where she finished second behind Anna Shackley in the under-23 time trial. She won’t get to wear her new under-23 national jersey in races (there is no under-23 category for women) but she is at least guaranteed at least one national title in the coming year.
Bäckstedt looks close to her best again after suffering a broken collarbone last year. Second place should give her confidence now for the rest of the season. 21-year-old Lucy Gadd (Storey Racing) continued her excellent season to round out the podium. Such is her form and promise, we wouldn’t be surprised if she steps up to UCI level soon.
19-year-old Scot Kate Richardson (Alba Development Road Team) was fourth, continuing a fine run of form that saw her finish eighth in the CiCLE Classic last weekend after picking up several top fives in the Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series last month.
Men’s elite time trial
In the men’s elite time trial, history repeated itself with the podium positions being filled by the same three riders that completed the 2021 podium. As in Lincoln in October last year, Ethan Hayter made it a day of double celebrations for the Hayter family, blasting his way to the win by finishing over a minute clear of his podium rivals Dan Bigham (Private Member) and James Shaw (EF Education – EasyPost).
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling’s Ollie Peckover set the early benchmark, coming home in a time of 53:02.614. He stayed in the hot seat until former under-23 national time trial champion Charlie Quarterman (Phillipe Wagner Cycling) bettered his time with 52:36.670.
Quarterman’s time was looking good right until the final few riders, with Owain Doull, Alex Dowsett, Ben Turner and others all failing to beat his time. But John Archibald (Private Member) then went eight seconds quicker. With just last year’s podium finishers – Shaw, Bigham and Hayter – to come, Archibald only had a short time to wait to see if he could hang on for a top-three position.
Shaw was the first to beat Archibald’s time, setting 52:09.869, before Bigham went 17 seconds faster. Hayter then crossed the line with a stunning time of 50:38.525, underlining his superiority in the discipline and securing the red, white and blue bands on his aerosuit for another year.
Women’s elite time trial
Former UCI Hour Record holder Joss Lowden (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) was the only rider to break 29 minutes in the elite women’s category, clocking a blistering time of 28:44.912 to take her maiden elite national time trial title at the age of 34.
Welsh rider Leah Dixon (Bianchi HUNT Morvélo) moved up from third on the 2021 podium to second in Dumfries to gain the silver medal with a time of 29:07.340, while Le Col-Wahoo’s Lizzie Holden came in third, crossing the line in 29:13.523.
Emily Meakin (AWOL O’Shea) finished narrowly outside the podium, finishing just half a second slower than Holden. In fact, the event was a close-run affair in general, with less than 30 seconds separating first from fourth.
21-year-old Scot Anna Shackley (Team SD Worx) won the U23 national time trial title and opted to step up to the elite competition this year. She impressed, clocking a time just three seconds shy of Meakin.
Meanwhile reigning champion Anna Henderson (Team Jumbo-Visma) finished sixth.
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