Rob Scott continued his remarkable winning streak for WiV SunGod as he stormed to victory at the penultimate National Circuit Series round of the year at the Fort Vale Colne Grand Prix.

The team secured a one-two, as Jake Scott continued his own impressive string of results by out-sprinting Josh Giddings (Team Inspired) on the final lap.

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Race report

Despite a reduced peloton with some still recovering from the trip across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man and others – notably national circuit champion Matt Bostock (WiV SunGod) who has now joined up with the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games squad – focusing on other goals, the action was intense from the very start.

WiV SunGod was the driving force on the front of the race once again, with Team Inspired doing their level best to give them a run for their money. Barnsley Town Centre Races winner Jake Scott (WiV SunGod) was the first to clip off the front of the bunch, quickly joined by Team Inpsired’s Jack Rootkin-Gray, although both were reeled back in.

After numerous small attacks, the decisive move came as Rob Scott and Josh Giddings (Team Inspired) were joined by Spectra Wiggle p/b Vituss Ben Chilton to power clear of a fractious bunch behind.

With the trio’s pace relentless, Chilton was eventually dropped, but was quickly replaced by Jake Scott, back for more after his early move.

WiV SunGod has become accustomed to using its numerical advantage to full effect this season, and there was no exception here. Going full gas round the Colne circuit, Rob Scott waited until the last lap to break clear and soloed to yet another remarkable win – his sixth big win of the year and his first in a National Circuit Series. A late solo move from the break is starting to become Scott’s signature move.

Jake Scott took second, eight seconds back on Rob Scott and two clear of Giddings having opened up a few bike lengths on the drag to the line.

Callum Thornley (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli) was fastest of the sprinting bunch behind, two seconds down on Giddings and agonisingly close to a podium.

The final round of the National Circuit Series is on Friday 29 July with the Newark Town Centre races.

WiV SunGod now has the National Circuit Series team win sewn up. The only question remains which one of the team’s riders will win the individual classification. Jake Scott leads, 15 points ahead of his namesake Rob, with Jim Brown a further three points back. Thornley – in fourth on 82 points – is the only other rider that has a mathematical chance of finishing in the top three in the standings.

Results

Rank	#	Name	Team	Time
1	5	Robert Scott	WiV Sungod	59:59
2	6	Jacob Scott	WiV Sungod	+8
3	33	Joshua Giddings	Team Inspired	+10
4	42	Callum Thornley	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	+12
5	52	Thomas Stringer	Moonglu Race Team	st
6	8	Reece Wood	WiV Sungod	st
7	3	Jim Brown	WiV Sungod	st
8	23	Tom Mazzone	Saint Piran	st
9	35	Jack Rootkin-Gray	Team Inspired	st
10	11	Tom Couzens	Embark – Bikestrong	st
11	59	Daniel Kain	Spokes Racing Team	st
12	58	Ben Chilton	Ribble rechrg Race Team	st
13	2	Josh Whitehead	WiV Sungod	st
14	65	Joseph Smith (JR)	Tofauti Everyone Active	st
15	61	Nicholas Cooper	Sweden Cycling Academy	+17
16	45	Joe Shillabeer	05/03	st
17	41	David Duggan	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	st
18	67	Sam Kettlewell	TS Racing	st
19	66	Thomas Mitchell	trainSharp Elite	st
20	34	Oscar Nilsson-Julien	Team Inspired	+21
21	21	Stephen Bradbury	Saint Piran	+23
22	40	Tom Merry	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	+50
23	63	Harvey Stroh	TAAP Cervelo	+1:06
24	54	Joe Howcroft	Otley CC	st
25	56	Sean Mullen	Richardsons Trek DAS	st
26	18	David Roper	Nopinz Motip Race Team	st
27	49	Griff Lewis (JR)	FlandersColor Galloo	+9 Laps
28	51	Bobbin Gardner	Moonglu Race Team	+10 Laps

National Circuit Series standings

Individual

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Jacob Scott	WiV Sungod	108
2	Robert Scott	WiV Sungod	93
3	Jim Brown	WiV Sungod	90
4	Callum Thornley	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	82
5	Samuel Watson	GROUPAMA – FDJ	56
6	Oliver Rees	TRINITY Road Racing	46
7	Joshua Giddings	Team Inspired	44
8	Tom Mazzone	Saint Piran	34
9	Cooper Sayers	Saint Piran	29
10	Finlay Pickering	GROUPAMA – FDJ	28
11	Matthew Bostock	WiV Sungod	28
12	Jack Rootkin-Gray	Team Inspired	28
13	Finn Crockett	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	24
14	Theodor Obholzer	Saint Piran	24
15	Thomas Stringer	Moonglu Race Team	22
16	Jacob Bush	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	21
17	Reece Wood	WiV Sungod	20
18	Tom Couzens	Embark – Bikestrong	19
19	Matthew Fox	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	19
20	Joseph Beckingsale	Wales Racing Academy	18
21	Alec Briggs	TEKKERZ CC	16
22	Leon Mazzone	Saint Piran	16
23	Ben Chilton	Ribble rechrg Race Team	15
24	Robert Donaldson	Team Inspired	14
25	Max Rushby	Acrog-Tormans	12
26	Alex Beldon	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	10
27	Harry Birchill	Team Inspired	10
28	Daniel Kain	Spokes Racing Team	10
29	William Truelove	Wales Racing Academy	9
30	Harry Tanfield	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	8
31	Josh Whitehead	WiV Sungod	8
32	Oliver Peckover	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	8
33	Joseph Smith (JR)	Tofauti Everyone Active	7
34	Toby Barnes	WiV Sungod	7
35	Bradley Symonds	Saint Piran	7
36	Cai Davies	Embark – Bikestrong	7
37	Nicholas Cooper	Sweden Cycling Academy	6
38	Matthew Taylor	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	6
39	Jamieson Blain	Embark – Bikestrong	5
40	Joe Shillabeer	05/03	5
41	Isaac Mundy	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	5
42	Alistair Slater	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	5
43	Conor McGoldrick	Richardsons Trek DAS	4
44	David Duggan	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	4
45	Euan MacLeod	WiV Sungod	4
46	Sam Kettlewell	TS Racing	3
47	Frederik Scheske	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	3
48	David Hird	Embark – Bikestrong	3
49	Thomas Mitchell	trainSharp Elite	2
50	Joe Wilson	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	2
51	James Jenkins	Richardsons Trek DAS	2
52	Chris Sherriffs		2
53	Oscar Nilsson-Julien	Team Inspired	1
54	Adam Mitchell	Cycling Sheffield	1

Team

Rank	Team Name	Points
1	WiV Sungod	301
2	Saint Piran	110
3	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	105
4	Team Inspired	97
5	GROUPAMA – FDJ	54
6	Embark – Bikestrong	22
7	Fensham Howes – MAS Design	17
8	Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus	9
9	Richardsons Trek DAS	6
9	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	6
11	Cycling Sheffield	1