Charlotte Broughton completed her recent renaissance to take AWOL O’Shea’s first National Circuit Series victory in a spectacular bunch sprint in the Santini Women’s Otley Grand Prix

In the Property Development Men’s Otley Grand Prix a ferocious battle at the front went the way of WiV SunGod’s Jacob Scott as he took a well-earned victory ahead of Groupama-FDJ’s Finlay Pickering after the two broke clear late on and resisted the chasing peloton to sprint it out for the win.

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Reports

Santini Women’s Otley Grand Prix

While early showers peppered the youth races, by the time the Santini Women’s Grand Prix got underway, the road was pretty much dry, with just a few greasy spots for the riders to pay attention to.

Despite many of the field still recovering from a challenging few days at the National Road Championships, the pace was strong from the get-go. Sophoe Lankford (Alba Road Development Team), Samantha Fawcett (Spectra-Wiggle p/b Vitus) and Lucy Lee (Team LDN – Brother UK) were among those visible at the head of the raging bunch.

With the pace high, no meaningful breaks made it clear. The brief attacks that did happen had the result only in dropping riders off the back, rather than forcing an escape.

With the bunch whittled down, one of the pre-race favourites, Emma Jeffers (JRC-INTERFLON Race Team), led as the field entered the last lap with about 30 riders nipping at her back wheel.

Running down to the steep final corner for the last time, it was still all together, riders jostling each other for position in readiness for the deciding sprint. In sight of the line, our former journal contributor Broughton unleashed a ferocious final push to just edge her way first across the line – Jenny Holl (TEKKERZ CC) – also a former journal contributor! – and Jeffers to the win.

Last year’s winner Eluned King was fourth with her teammate – and current journal contributor at The British Continental – Flora Perkins rounding out the top five.

Broughton now leads the National Circuit Series ahead of Round 2 in Ilkley on Friday. Her team AWOL O’Shea leads the team standings over JRC-INTERFLON Race Team by 13 points.

Property Development Men’s Otley Grand Prix

While the women’s race remained dry, the men’s encounter that was peppered with the same light rain showers that had blown through Otley all afternoon. It didn’t make the road wet, but it was strong enough to sow a few seeds of doubt in the riders’ minds when it came to cornering.

The opening phases of the race were fast but cagey. The highlight was Sam Watson (Groupama-FDJ Conti) giving the Yorkshire crowd a showing of the form that brought him two silvers at the National Road Championships, setting a rapid pace as he led the field round.

The first move of substance came with just over ten laps to go as Rob Scott (WiV SunGod), a bridesmaid in his home race last year, dropped the hammer and took off. Aided by his teammates Toby Barnes and Damien Clayton controlling the pace at the head of the bunch, he quickly built up a respectable lead at the front. 

As the laps ticked down, however, his advantage was slowly pulled back in until, with five laps to go, he was finally reabsorbed into the bunch.  Ollie Rees (Trinity Racing) then tried a move, before Rob Scott’s teammate and namesake, Jacob Scott, Wales Racing Academy’s William Truelove, and Finlay Pickering (Groupama-FDJ Continental) powered clear with just the four tours of the circuit left. 

On the final lap, Truelove was dropped, leaving Scott and Pickering to contest the win. The pair took the final corner side-by-side but the WiV SunGod rider was a man on a mission and took the chequered flag with a healthy advantage over the first-year under-23 Pickering.

Pickering’s teammate Sam Watson led the bunch home just three seconds later, closely followed by Rees and Jim Brown (WiV SunGod). 18-year-old Callum Thornley (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli), a surprise silver medallist at the U23 national time trial on Friday, showed his nationals form was no fluke with sixth.

Scott will be the first National Circuit Series leader win at Round 2 in Ilkley this Friday.

Results

Santini Women’s Otley Grand Prix

Rank	#	Name	Team	Time
1	13	Charlotte Broughton	AWOL- O’Shea	49:05
2	109	Jenny Holl	TEKKERZ CC	st
3	45	Emma Jeffers	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	st
4	1	Eluned King	Le Col – Wahoo	st
5	2	Flora Perkins	Le Col – Wahoo	st
6	103	Robyn Clay	Otley CC	st
7	77	Amira Mellor	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	st
8	88	Monica Greenwood	Team Boompods	st
9	56	Isabel Darvill	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	st
10	25	Grace Lister	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	st
11	90	Mary Wilkinson	Team Boompods	st
12	17	Francesca Morgans-Slader	AWOL- O’Shea	st
13	73	Xan Crees	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	st
14	107	Jessica Roberts	Team Coop-Hitec Products	st
15	50	Niamh Murphy	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	st
16	29	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	st
17	105	Abbie Taylor	Sheffield Dirt Society	st
18	38	Polly Burge	Jadan – Vive le Velo	st
19	91	Sian Botteley	Team LDN – Brother UK	st
20	62	Jo Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	st
21	4	Sophie Enever	Alba Development Road Team	st
22	49	Matilda McKibben	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	st
23	82	Lucy Gadd	Storey Racing	st
24	80	Erin Avill	Storey Racing	st
25	6	Sophie Lankford	Alba Development Road Team	st
26	79	Gabriella Shaw	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	st
27	102	Lauren Robinson	Moonglu Race Team	st
28	48	Ella Jamieson	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	st
29	41	Beth Harley-Jepson	Jadan – Vive le Velo	st
30	71	Gemma Sargent	Saint Piran WRT	st
31	100	Abbie Manley	Isorex NoAqua Ladies Cycling Team	st
32	96	Dannielle Watkinson	Team LDN – Brother UK	+7
33	16	Phoebe Martin	AWOL- O’Shea	+9
34	61	Poppy Thompson	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	+11
35	95	Heather Mayer	Team LDN – Brother UK	+16
36	94	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	st
37	59	Amy Gornall	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	st
38	85	Anya Tamplin	Storey Racing	+18
39	22	Lydia Watts	AWOL Worx Galliard	st
40	31	Samantha Stuart	CAMS-Basso	+26
41	57	Bexy Dew	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	st
42	12	Olivia Bent	AWOL- O’Shea	st
43	33	Beth Morrow	CAMS-Basso	+30
44	40	Suzetta Guerrini	Jadan – Vive le Velo	+42
45	58	Lucy Ellmore	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	+1:41
46	72	Charlotte Berry	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	+1:49
47	27	Sannah Zaman	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	st
48	7	Beth Maciver	Alba Development Road Team	st
49	26	Holly Ramsey	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	st
50	8	Erin Murphy	Alba Development Road Team	+1:50
51	14	Georgia Bullard	AWOL- O’Shea	st
52	93	Tiffany Keep	Team LDN – Brother UK	+2:58
53	30	Emma Edwards	CAMS-Basso	st
54	104	Cecilia Hime	Paradigm Cycles	+3:51
55	114	Sarah Briggs	RFDA	st
56	110	Amy Perryman	TEKKERZ CC	+4:24
57	60	Millie Skinner	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	+4:26
58	23	Ellen Bennett	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	st
59	39	Kirstie Drakeford	Jadan – Vive le Velo	+1Lap
60	52	Amber Harding	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	+4Laps
61	53	Flora Knight	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	+4Laps
62	54	Emily Tillett	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	+4Laps
63	65	Freya Whiteside	RFDA	+4Laps
64	18	Maisy Vasic	AWOL- O’Shea	+4Laps
65	20	Jacqueline Kinsey	AWOL Worx Galliard	+4Laps
66	55	Chloe Vickers	Loughborough Lightning – TRG	+4Laps
67	44	Bethany Bennett	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	+4Laps
68	43	Holly Bailey	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	+4Laps
69	36	Laura Cheesman	Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling	+4Laps
70	63	Katie Hadnum	RFDA	+4Laps
71	101	Rebecca Newark	Klatsch.	+4Laps
72	47	Shona Mosley	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	+4Laps
73	24	Abigail Cooper	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	+4Laps

Property Development Men’s Otley Grand Prix

Rank	#	Name	Team	Time
1	83	Jacob Scott	WiV Sungod	59:44
2	23	Finlay Pickering	GROUPAMA – FDJ	st
3	24	Samuel Watson	GROUPAMA – FDJ	+3
4	120	Oliver Rees	TRINITY Road Racing	st
5	80	Jim Brown	WiV Sungod	st
6	77	Callum Thornley	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	st
7	43	Tom Mazzone	Saint Piran	st
8	44	Leon Mazzone	Saint Piran	st
9	63	Robert Donaldson	Team Inspired	st
10	88	Max Rushby	Acrog-Tormans	st
11	76	Matthew Fox	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	st
12	82	Robert Scott	WiV Sungod	st
13	37	Oliver Peckover	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	st
14	46	Bradley Symonds	Saint Piran	st
15	8	Matthew Taylor	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	st
16	94	Alistair Slater	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	st
17	13	Cai Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	st
18	15	David Hird	Embark – Bikestrong	st
19	130	Chris Sherriffs		st
20	12	Tom Couzens	Embark – Bikestrong	st
21	73	Logan McLean	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	st
22	51	Ben Chilton	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	st
23	60	Harry Birchill	Team Inspired	st
24	30	Harry Green	Nopinz Motip Race Team	st
25	84	Ewan MacLeod	WiV Sungod	st
26	109	Max Krasinski	Prologue Racing Team	st
27	53	Joe Hill	Spirit BSS	st
28	9	Joe Wilson	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	+8
29	11	Jamieson Blain	Embark – Bikestrong	st
30	62	Jack Rootkin-Gray	Team Inspired	st
31	18	Alex Beldon	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	st
32	97	Griff Lewis	FlandersColor Galloo	st
33	129	Daniel McDermott		+11
34	108	Jordan Giles	Primera-TeamJobs	st
35	124	Dexter Leeming-Sykes	Wold Top The Edge RT	st
36	106	Thomas Stringer	Moonglu Race Team	st
37	22	Joe Pidcock	GROUPAMA – FDJ	st
38	127	Benjamin Bright		st
39	121	Sam Kettlewell	TS Racing	st
40	125	Ben Mewes	X-Speed United Continental Team	st
41	126	William Smith	Zappi Jnr Race Team	st
42	4	James McKay	Cycling Sheffield	+15
43	72	William Truelove	Wales Racing Academy	st
44	47	Oliver Hucks	Saint Piran	st
45	78	Gruffudd Lewis	WiV Sungod	+19
46	57	Oliver Maxwell	SRCT MUC-OFF	+24
47	104	Tom Portmouth	Mini Discar CT	st
48	42	Michael Gill	Saint Piran	st
49	81	Damien Clayton	WiV Sungod	+48
50	67	Alec Briggs	TEKKERZ CC	+52
51	41	Stephen Bradbury	Saint Piran	+1:47
52	119	Timothy Torrie	trainSharp Elite	+2:00
53	69	Benjamin Tuchner	TEKKERZ CC	st
54	10	James Bevan	Embark – Bikestrong	+2:54
55	70	Owain Roberts	Wales Racing Academy	+2:57
56	35	Cameron Jeffers	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	+5:16
57	117	Harvey Stroh	TAAP Cervelo	+4Laps
58	58	Scott Redding	SRCT MUC-OFF	+4Laps
59	87	Joe Shillabeer	05/03	+4Laps
60	6	Thomas Ashcroft	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	+4Laps
61	29	Oliver Sawyer	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	+4Laps
62	122	Daniel Smith	TS Racing	+4Laps
63	96	Lucas Jowett	FlandersColor Galloo	+4Laps
64	116	Joshua Knowles	TAAP Cervelo	+4Laps
65	55	Thomas Price	Spirit BSS	+4Laps
66	7	Declan Hudson	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	+4Laps
67	103	Felix Whetter	Mid Devon CC	+5Laps
68	66	Christopher Walkinshaw	Team PB Performance	+6Laps
69	26	Liam Davison	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	+6Laps
DSQ	93	Sam Hollis	Cafe Dromedario-Flotamet	DSQ

National Circuit Series standings

Women’s standings

Individual

Rank	First name	Surname	Team	Points
1	Charlotte	Broughton	AWOL- O’Shea	30
2	Jenny	Holl	TEKKERZ CC	28
3	Emma	Jeffers	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	26
4	Eluned	King	Le Col – Wahoo	24
5	Flora	Perkins	Le Col – Wahoo	22
6	Robyn	Clay	Otley CC	20
7	Amira	Mellor	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	18
8	Monica	Greenwood	Team Boompods	16
9	Isabel	Darvill	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	14
10	Grace	Lister	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	12
11	Mary	Wilkinson	Team Boompods	10
12	Francesca	Morgans-Slader	AWOL- O’Shea	9
13	Xan	Crees	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	8
14	Jessica	Roberts	Team Coop-Hitec Products	7
15	Niamh	Murphy	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	6
16	Jessica	Finney	CAMS-Basso	5
17	Abbie	Taylor	Sheffield Dirt Society	4
18	Polly	Burge	Jadan – Vive le Velo	3
19	Sian	Botteley	Team LDN – Brother UK	2
20	Jo	Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1

Team

Rank	Team	Points
1	AWOL- O’Shea	39
2	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	26
3	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	26
4	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	15
5	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	12
6	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	6
7	CAMS-Basso	5
8	Jadan – Vive le Velo	3
9	Team LDN – Brother UK	2

Men’s standings

Individual

Rank	First name	Surname	Team	Points
1	Jacob	Scott	WiV Sungod	30
2	Finlay	Pickering	GROUPAMA – FDJ	28
3	Samuel	Watson	GROUPAMA – FDJ	26
4	Oliver	Rees	TRINITY Road Racing	24
5	Jim	Brown	WiV Sungod	22
6	Callum	Thornley	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	20
7	Tom	Mazzone	Saint Piran	18
8	Leon	Mazzone	Saint Piran	16
9	Robert	Donaldson	Team Inspired	14
10	Max	Rushby	Acrog-Tormans	12
11	Matthew	Fox	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	10
12	Robert	Scott	WiV Sungod	9
13	Oliver	Peckover	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	8
14	Bradley	Symonds	Saint Piran	7
15	Matthew	Taylor	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	6
16	Alistair	Slater	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	5
17	Cai	Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	4
18	David	Hird	Embark – Bikestrong	3
19	Chris	Sherriffs		2
20	Tom	Couzens	Embark – Bikestrong	1

Team

Rank	Team	Points
1	WiV Sungod	61
2	GROUPAMA – FDJ	54
3	Saint Piran	41
4	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	30
5	Team Inspired	14
6	Embark – Bikestrong	8
7	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	6