Lucy Lee (Team LDN-Brother UK) edged a thrilling sprint finish to secure her first National Road Series victory for as she pipped CAMS-Basso’s Sammie Stuart in stage two of the Manx Telecom International Stage Race.

In the men’s race, national circuit champion Matt Bostock continued his perfect start to the race by prevailing in a nail-biting finish for WiV SunGod.

Featured photo: SWpix.com

Report

Women’s race

After the short, tight circuit of last night’s opening stage, the second test was still circuit-like in nature, but the 2.6km airfield loop proved a different challenge for the peloton.

With winds blowing across the open fields, echelons were the main feature of the morning as teams tried to shield themselves as best they could.

A crash just before the first intermediate sprint split the bunch. National Road Series leader Alice McWilliam (Bianchi-Hunt-Morvelo) was one of those caught up in the clash, but quickly powered her way back onto the leading half of the field.

Into the closing stages, and it was Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Red Chilli Bikes p/b Heidi Kjeldsen which initially had control of the lead bunch, but into the final two laps CAMS-Basso and Team LDN-Brother UK moved their squads to the front in anticipation of a sprint finish.

On the run into the line, Lucy Lee (Team LDN-Brother UK) and CAMS-Basso’s Sammie Stuart hit the front first. Both lunging as they crossed the line, it was Lee who just prevailed – taking her first National Road Series win by a wheel.

Behind, stage one winner Emma Jeffers (JRC-Interflon) maintained her strong start to the race with third – a length behind the lead duo. Her third place keeps her in the leader’s jersey with an advantage of just two seconds over Stuart, ahead of Saturday’s afternoon’s stage three time trial.

Victory has moved Lee up to third overall, again just the two seconds behind Stuart.

Men’s race

What started out as just blustery, became wet and blustery by the time the men lined up on the start line, but that didn’t deter the dominant team of the moment – WiV SunGod – from powering to the head of the field in the early laps.

Working as a cohesive unit, the squad negated the effect of the howling crosswinds to protect their leader Matt Bostock and put pressure on the bunch behind.

Their high tempo fractured the peloton to put Bostock in a strong position to maintain his perfect start to the race.

The split resulted in a select group of ten leading the way, comprised of Bostock and five of his teammates, three Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling riders and James Jenkins of Richardsons-Trek DAS.

The ten stayed clear and on the run-in to the line, the race descended into an all-out fight to take the chequered flag first. Bostock put every ounce of his energy into a ferocious final sprint, just taking the win ahead of Ribble Weldtite’s Finn Crockett. Behind, Stockton Cycling Festival Grand Prix winner Jake Scott cemented WiV SunGod’s position with third.

Victory has extended Bostock’s lead in the general classification to 23 seconds over team-mate Toby Barnes, with Stuart Balfour in third for Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling.

Results

Women’s race

Stage two

Rank	#	Name	Team	Bonus	Time
1	46	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	10″	1:01:44
2	28	Sammie Stuart	CAMS-Basso	06″	st
3	67	Emma Jeffers	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	04″	st
4	13	Alice McWilliam	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO		st
5	71	Robyn Clay	Otley CC		st
6	45	Tiffany Keep	Team LDN – Brother UK		st
7	39	Jo Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen		st
8	53	Lee Boon	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
9	57	Hayley Preen	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
10	51	Chloe Bateson	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
11	35	Lucy Ellmore	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen		st
12	55	Annamarie Lipp	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
13	22	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso		st
14	61	Libby Smithson	AWOL Worx Galliard		st
15	34	Bexy Dew	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen		st
16	1	Sophie Enever	Alba Development Road Team		st
17	36	Amy Gornall	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen		st
18	31	Amber Harding	Loughborough Lightning		st
19	52	Claire Cameron	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
20	25	Katie Scott	CAMS-Basso		st
21	43	Ione Johnson	Team LDN – Brother UK		st
22	50	Dannielle Watkinson	Team LDN – Brother UK		st
23	49	Ruth Shier	Team LDN – Brother UK		st
24	40	Lucy Harris	Team Boompods		st
25	23	Emma Matthews	CAMS-Basso		st
26	59	Connie Hayes	AWOL OShea		+10
27	30	Francesca Hall	Loughborough Lightning		st
28	60	Alice Lethbridge	AWOL OShea		st
29	41	Sian Marsh	Team Boompods		st
30	66	Beth Harley-Jepson	Jadan – Vive le Velo		+1:19
31	54	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		st
32	26	Danielle Shrosbree	CAMS-Basso		st
33	56	Caoimhe OBrien	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar		+1:57
34	19	Jessie Carridge	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing		st
35	18	Ellen Bennett	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing		st
36	42	Mary Wilkinson	Team Boompods		st
37	17	Daisy Barnes	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing		st
38	5	Erin Murphy	Alba Development Road Team		st
39	63	Katie Silva	Big Maggys		st
40	29	Sophie Thackray	CAMS-Basso		st
41	58	Rachael Wales	ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast		st
42	37	Millie Skinner	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen		st
43	9	Alderney Baker	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO		st
44	32	Flora Knight	Loughborough Lightning		st
45	3	Sophie Lankford	Alba Development Road Team		st
46	11	Amye Kellow	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO		st
47	21	Laura Pittard	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing		+2:01
48	14	Tamsin Miller	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO		+3:47
49	47	Amy Marks	Team LDN – Brother UK		+4 Laps
50	62	Lola Ellis	Backstedt Bike Performance JRT		+4 Laps
51	20	Abigail Cooper	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing		+4 Laps
52	6	Kate Richardson	Alba Development Road Team		+58:16
53	2	Arianne Holland	Alba Development Road Team		st
54	33	Chloe Vickers	Loughborough Lightning		st

General classification

Rank	#	Name	Team	Time
1	67	Emma Jeffers	JRC-INTERFLON Race Team	1:54:07
2	28	Sammie Stuart	CAMS-Basso	1:54:09
3	46	Lucy Lee	Team LDN – Brother UK	1:54:11
4	22	Jessica Finney	CAMS-Basso	1:54:21
5	45	Tiffany Keep	Team LDN – Brother UK	1:54:21
6	71	Robyn Clay	Otley CC	1:54:21
7	13	Alice McWilliam	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	1:54:21
8	39	Jo Tindley	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1:54:23
9	57	Hayley Preen	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:54:23
10	53	Lee Boon	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:54:23
11	51	Chloe Bateson	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:54:23
12	55	Annamarie Lipp	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:54:24
13	35	Lucy Ellmore	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1:54:24
14	34	Bexy Dew	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1:54:26
15	61	Libby Smithson	AWOL Worx Galliard	1:54:26
16	1	Sophie Enever	Alba Development Road Team	1:54:26
17	36	Amy Gornall	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1:54:26
18	31	Amber Harding	Loughborough Lightning	1:54:26
19	52	Claire Cameron	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:54:26
20	25	Katie Scott	CAMS-Basso	1:54:26
21	49	Ruth Shier	Team LDN – Brother UK	1:54:28
22	50	Dannielle Watkinson	Team LDN – Brother UK	1:54:28
23	40	Lucy Harris	Team Boompods	1:54:28
24	23	Emma Matthews	CAMS-Basso	1:54:28
25	59	Connie Hayes	AWOL OShea	1:54:30
26	30	Francesca Hall	Loughborough Lightning	1:54:31
27	60	Alice Lethbridge	AWOL OShea	1:54:31
28	41	Sian Marsh	Team Boompods	1:54:33
29	26	Danielle Shrosbree	CAMS-Basso	1:55:39
30	54	Nicole Coates	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:55:39
31	66	Beth Harley-Jepson	Jadan – Vive le Velo	1:55:39
32	56	Caoimhe OBrien	Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar	1:56:18
33	19	Jessie Carridge	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	1:56:18
34	18	Ellen Bennett	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	1:56:18
35	17	Daisy Barnes	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	1:56:18
36	5	Erin Murphy	Alba Development Road Team	1:56:18
37	29	Sophie Thackray	CAMS-Basso	1:56:18
38	42	Mary Wilkinson	Team Boompods	1:56:18
39	9	Alderney Baker	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	1:56:19
40	37	Millie Skinner	Pro-Noctis – Rotor – Redchilli Bikes by Heidi Kjeldsen	1:56:19
41	3	Sophie Lankford	Alba Development Road Team	1:56:19
42	58	Rachael Wales	ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast	1:56:19
43	43	Ione Johnson	Team LDN – Brother UK	1:57:57
44	14	Tamsin Miller	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	1:58:07
45	11	Amye Kellow	BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO	1:58:34
46	32	Flora Knight	Loughborough Lightning	1:59:05
47	63	Katie Silva	Big Maggys	1:59:08
48	21	Laura Pittard	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	2:03:28
49	2	Arianne Holland	Alba Development Road Team	2:03:37
50	33	Chloe Vickers	Loughborough Lightning	2:03:37
51	6	Kate Richardson	Alba Development Road Team	2:03:37
52	47	Amy Marks	Team LDN – Brother UK	2:04:06
53	62	Lola Ellis	Backstedt Bike Performance JRT	2:05:23
54	20	Abigail Cooper	Brother UK-Orientation Marketing	2:08:43

Men’s race

Stage two

Rank	#	Name	Team	Bonus	Time
1	64	Matthew Bostock	WiV Sungod	10″	0:50:24
2	19	Finn Crockett	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	06″	st
3	67	Jacob Scott	WiV Sungod	04″	st
4	66	Robert Scott	WiV Sungod		st
5	70	Matthew Teggart	WiV Sungod		st
6	18	Stuart Balfour	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		st
7	28	James Jenkins	Richardsons Trek DAS		st
8	63	Toby Barnes	WiV Sungod		st
9	25	Harry Tanfield	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		st
10	68	Rory Townsend	WiV Sungod		st
11	24	Red Walters	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		+31
12	43	Farley Barber	Spirit BSS		st
13	50	James Ambrose-Parish	TAAP Cervelo		st
14	69	Benjamin Perry	WiV Sungod		st
15	90	Ciaran Mc Sherry	The Cycling Academy		st
16	20	Zeb Kyffin	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		st
17	74	Matthew Kingston	Zappi Racing Team		st
18	22	Oliver Peckover	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		st
19	38	Leon Mazzone	Saint Piran		st
20	71	Alexander Ball	Zappi Racing Team		st
21	65	Josh Whitehead	WiV Sungod		st
22	8	Adam Mitchell	Cycling Sheffield		st
23	11	Jamieson Blain	Embark – Bikestrong		st
24	80	Tyler Hannay	CC Etupes		st
25	48	Thomas Price	Spirit BSS		st
26	54	Harvey Stroh	TAAP Cervelo		st
27	47	George Kimber	Spirit BSS		st
28	1	Jamie Fletcher	Cycling Club Isle of Man		st
29	78	Joe Shillabeer	44625		st
30	87	Dan Gardner	Project 51		st
31	51	Ben Fish	TAAP Cervelo		st
32	89	Nicholas Cooper	Sweden Cycling Academy		st
33	67	Jacob Scott	WiV Sungod		st
34	30	Steven Parsonage	Richardsons Trek DAS		st
35	73	Ben Granger	Zappi Racing Team		st
36	58	Jude Taylor	Team PB Performance		st
37	45	Angus Hawkins	Spirit BSS		st
38	34	Cooper Sayers	Saint Piran		st
39	35	Michael Gill	Saint Piran		+54
40	17	Dean Watson	Embark – Bikestrong		+1:16
41	37	Adam Lewis	Saint Piran		st
42	92	Samuel Clark	trainSharp Elite		+2:46
43	55	Jacques Coates	Team PB Performance		st
44	53	Matthew Lock	TAAP Cervelo		st
45	84	Matthew Houlberg	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT		st
46	57	Kieran Riley	Team PB Performance		+2:54
47	7	James Hartley	Cycling Sheffield		st
48	21	Matthew King	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling		st
49	46	Josh Housley	Spirit BSS		st
50	3	Mark Horsthuis	Cycling Club Isle of Man		st
51	12	Michael Chadwick	Embark – Bikestrong		st
52	44	Frazier Carr	Spirit BSS		st
53	91	Gregor McArthur	The Cycling Academy		st
54	32	Sean Mullen	Richardsons Trek DAS		st
55	52	Joshua Knowles	TAAP Cervelo		st
56	85	Ben Pease	Moonglu Race Team		st
57	42	Joshua Avery	Spirit BSS		st
58	29	Conor McGoldrick	Richardsons Trek DAS		st
59	49	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS		+2:59
60	83	Ole Henrik Bang-Andreasen	Trinity Racing		st
61	79	Oliver Stenning	ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast		st
62	27	Peter Cocker	Richardsons Trek DAS		+3:04
63	13	Cai Davies	Embark – Bikestrong		+1 Lap
64	10	Cameron Biddle	Embark – Bikestrong		+1 Lap
65	15	Joseph Rees	Embark – Bikestrong		+1 Lap
66	75	John Roberts	Zappi Racing Team		+1 Lap
67	14	Bryn Davies	Embark – Bikestrong		+1 Lap
68	31	Aaron Freeman	Richardsons Trek DAS		+1 Lap
69	33	Aaron Stone	Richardsons Trek DAS		+2 Laps
70	82	Lucas Murphy	Hamilton CC – New Zealand		+3 Laps
71	77	Jordan Retallack	05/03		+3 Laps
72	4	Corrin Leeming	Cycling Club Isle of Man		+3 Laps
73	72	Nicholas Candy	Zappi Racing Team		+3 Laps
74	16	Iwan Evans	Embark – Bikestrong		+3 Laps

General classification

Rank	#	Name	Team	Time
1	64	Matthew Bostock	WiV Sungod	1:48:41
2	63	Toby Barnes	WiV Sungod	1:49:04
3	18	Stuart Balfour	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:49:06
4	66	Robert Scott	WiV Sungod	1:49:37
5	70	Matthew Teggart	WiV Sungod	1:49:37
6	68	Rory Townsend	WiV Sungod	1:49:37
7	25	Harry Tanfield	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:49:37
8	28	James Jenkins	Richardsons Trek DAS	1:49:37
9	24	Red Walters	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:50:07
10	43	Farley Barber	Spirit BSS	1:50:07
11	69	Benjamin Perry	WiV Sungod	1:50:07
12	74	Matthew Kingston	Zappi Racing Team	1:50:08
13	38	Leon Mazzone	Saint Piran	1:50:08
14	22	Oliver Peckover	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:50:08
15	20	Zeb Kyffin	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:50:08
16	65	Josh Whitehead	WiV Sungod	1:50:10
17	11	Jamieson Blain	Embark – Bikestrong	1:50:10
18	8	Adam Mitchell	Cycling Sheffield	1:50:10
19	80	Tyler Hannay	CC Etupes	1:50:10
20	47	George Kimber	Spirit BSS	1:50:10
21	30	Steven Parsonage	Richardsons Trek DAS	1:50:12
22	73	Ben Granger	Zappi Racing Team	1:50:12
23	34	Cooper Sayers	Saint Piran	1:50:14
24	19	Finn Crockett	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:51:13
25	78	Joe Shillabeer	44625	1:51:55
26	92	Samuel Clark	trainSharp Elite	1:52:21
27	54	Harvey Stroh	TAAP Cervelo	1:52:28
28	89	Nicholas Cooper	Sweden Cycling Academy	1:52:28
29	57	Kieran Riley	Team PB Performance	1:52:30
30	12	Michael Chadwick	Embark – Bikestrong	1:52:31
31	29	Conor McGoldrick	Richardsons Trek DAS	1:52:31
32	48	Thomas Price	Spirit BSS	1:52:35
33	71	Alexander Ball	Zappi Racing Team	1:52:54
34	35	Michael Gill	Saint Piran	1:52:59
35	87	Dan Gardner	Project 51	1:53:01
36	45	Angus Hawkins	Spirit BSS	1:53:04
37	90	Ciaran Mc Sherry	The Cycling Academy	1:53:27
38	37	Adam Lewis	Saint Piran	1:53:27
39	13	Cai Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	1:53:50
40	50	James Ambrose-Parish	TAAP Cervelo	1:54:04
41	55	Jacques Coates	Team PB Performance	1:54:07
42	51	Ben Fish	TAAP Cervelo	1:54:14
43	58	Jude Taylor	Team PB Performance	1:54:42
44	46	Josh Housley	Spirit BSS	1:54:47
45	17	Dean Watson	Embark – Bikestrong	1:54:58
46	85	Ben Pease	Moonglu Race Team	1:54:59
47	49	Irfan Zaman	Spirit BSS	1:55:01
48	83	Ole Henrik Bang-Andreasen	Trinity Racing	1:55:01
49	21	Matthew King	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	1:55:12
50	31	Aaron Freeman	Richardsons Trek DAS	1:56:16
51	84	Matthew Houlberg	Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT	1:56:28
52	53	Matthew Lock	TAAP Cervelo	1:56:33
53	10	Cameron Biddle	Embark – Bikestrong	1:56:49
54	1	Jamie Fletcher	Cycling Club Isle of Man	1:56:49
55	42	Joshua Avery	Spirit BSS	1:57:19
56	3	Mark Horsthuis	Cycling Club Isle of Man	1:57:29
57	52	Joshua Knowles	TAAP Cervelo	1:58:14
58	15	Joseph Rees	Embark – Bikestrong	1:58:32
59	79	Oliver Stenning	ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast	1:58:46
60	56	George Peden	Team PB Performance	1:58:56
61	77	Jordan Retallack	05/03	1:59:35
62	7	James Hartley	Cycling Sheffield	1:59:48
63	33	Aaron Stone	Richardsons Trek DAS	1:59:54
64	82	Lucas Murphy	Hamilton CC – New Zealand	2:00:08
65	26	Samuel Asker	Richardsons Trek DAS	2:00:55
66	16	Iwan Evans	Embark – Bikestrong	2:03:02
67	72	Nicholas Candy	Zappi Racing Team	2:03:38
68	27	Peter Cocker	Richardsons Trek DAS	2:04:46
69	14	Bryn Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	2:06:03
70	4	Corrin Leeming	Cycling Club Isle of Man	2:06:26
71	75	John Roberts	Zappi Racing Team	2:08:01
72	32	Sean Mullen	Richardsons Trek DAS	2:12:24
73	44	Frazier Carr	Spirit BSS	2:12:37
74	91	Gregor McArthur	The Cycling Academy	2:15:57