In the Beaumont Trophy, Jack Rootkin-Gray and Alex Richardson (both Saint Piran) repeated their Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix rout with a dominant 1-2. Rob Scott (WiV SunGod), meanwhile, claimed the men’s National Road Series title.
2022 Women’s National Road Series Round 8 – Curlew Cup, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
Alex Morrice (Team LDN – Brother UK), a revelation in her debut season this year, took the first QOM on the first ascent of the Ryals. Thereafter, it was StolenGoat Race Team’s Miriam Jessett who made the first meaningful move of the day, punching clear of the bunch and leading solo as she completed the first lap of the day.
She was joined by Jess Finney (CAMS-Basso) and Lucy Harris (Team Boompods) on the second lap and by the time they had reached the Ryals for the second time, Finney and Harris had dropped Jessett.
2022 Women’s National Road Series Round 8 – Curlew Cup, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Jess Finney and Lucy Harris. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
Disaster then nearly struck for Stuart. An untimely puncture left her scrabbling in no man’s land behind a thinning bunch. After two bike changes and a challenging chase, however, she eventually made it back.
By the time of the final ascent of the Ryals, Finney and Harris had long been swept up. Morrice tried a move, marked by Connie Hayes (AWOL O’Shea), but that too was brought back.
It was a select few riders who hurtled to the finish line at Stamfordham for the final sprint. McWilliam powered clear to take her first National Road Series win – her team’s first too – to round off what has been an excellent season for the 27-year-old.
2022 Women’s National Road Series Round 8 – Curlew Cup, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Alice McWilliam takes the win. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
Elinor Barker (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) continued her return to form after maternity leave to finish second, while Team Boompod’s Monica Greenwood was third. Lucy Lee (Team LDN – Brother UK) – second place in the National Road Series before this race – scored yet more Series points to finish fourth, while Hayes was the best under-23 in fifth.
Could Stuart finish high enough to protect her Series lead from McWilliam and Lee? In short, yes. She took an excellent sixth despite her earlier efforts to end an excellent season as the National Road Series winner. McWilliam was second, just eight points back, with Lee in third.
Junior Emma Jeffers finished the Series as the best under-23 rider, while CAMS-Basso won the team title. Team Boompods were second in the team standings, a fine result for the Elite Development Team.
Beaumont Trophy
The Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix featured a dominant Saint Piran display by Alex Richardson and Jack Rootkin-Gray, and the duo repeated the feat at the Beaumont Trophy.
With aggressive racing and a strong breeze blowing from the off, the race was fractious throughout.
The first major move of the day featured a large break of 18 riders. Zeb Kyffin, Matthew King (both Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling), Elliot Barratt (SRCT MUC-OFF), Jim Brown, Josh Whitehead (both WiV SunGod), Ed Morgan, William Roberts (both Wales Racing Academy), Ben Granger (Zappi Racing Team), Thomas Armstrong (Electro Hiper Europa – Caldas), George Peden (Team PB Performance), Cooper Sayers and Adam Lewis (both Saint Piran) were amongst those in the break as they crossed the start/finish line with 50 kilometres of the 182-kilometre course covered.
2022 Men’s National Road Series Round 7 – Beaumont Trophy, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Saint Piran take the win. The early move. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
Behind, National Road Series leader Scott – feeling the effects of a recent chest infection – had made his way into the second group on the road, but his efforts were in vain as he eventually dropped off the chase and began to lose ground.
Meanwhile, Rootkin-Gray, Richardson and Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling’s Ross Lamb were having no such trouble, all having made their way across to the front of the race.
2022 Men’s National Road Series Round 7 – Beaumont Trophy, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Saint Piran take the win. The lead group on the Ryals. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
This trio all featured in a reformed front group on the Ryals, accompanied by Brown, Whitehead and Morgan, but they soon pushed clear again, leading the race with just 20 kilometres remaining.
Rootkin-Gray and Richardson then dropped Lamb, and as they headed toward the finish with a decent lead, the only question was which of the two would cross the lt. This time it was Rootkin-Gray who took the win – his first National Road Series Victory – to finish a remarkable second half of the season. The 19-year-old will be one to watch next season.
2022 Men’s National Road Series Round 7 – Beaumont Trophy, Stamfordham Village, Northumberland. Saint Piran take the win. Jack Rootkin-Gray left and teammate Alex Richardson right. Photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com
Lamb came in third, with Whitehead and Brown rounding out the top five.
Rob Scott failed to finish but nonetheless won the National Road Series overall, mainly thanks to his nearest rival, Jake Scott, securing only a minor placing (16th) – not quite enough to leapfrog his namesake and take his second Series title in a row.
Rootkin-Gray’s win meant he finished as the top under-23 in the National Road Series, overtaking Toby Barnes (WiV SunGod). WiV SunGod had long-secured the team win, with Ribble Weldite Pro Cycling finishing second in what looks set to be the team’s final season. Dolan Ellesse Race Team were the best-placed elite team in sixth.
Results
Curlew Cup
Provisional results only – time gaps incorrect.Awaiting updated results from British Cycling.
Rank
#
Name
Team
Time
1
4
Alice McWilliam
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
3:32:22
2
51
Elinor Barker MBE
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
st
3
20
Monica Greenwood
Team Boompods
st
4
26
Lucy Lee
Team LDN – Brother UK
st
5
1
Connie Hayes (U23)
AWOL O’Shea
st
6
15
Sammie Stuart
CAMS-Basso
st
7
28
Alex Morrice (U23)
Team LDN – Brother UK
st
8
21
Lucy Harris
Team Boompods
st
9
24
Mary Wilkinson
Team Boompods
st
10
8
Jessica Finney
CAMS-Basso
st
11
25
Dannielle Watkinson
Team LDN – Brother UK
st
12
5
Tamsin Miller
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
st
13
27
Kerry Middleton
Team LDN – Brother UK
st
14
44
Miriam Jessett
StolenGoat Race Team
st
15
32
Emma Jeffers (JR)
JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
st
16
23
Keri Parton
Team Boompods
st
17
37
Katarzyna Madej
Onyx Racing Team
st
18
45
Erin Avill (U23)
Storey Racing
st
19
47
Anna Weaver
Team Kirkley Cycles
st
20
42
Rachel Galler
Saint Piran WRT
st
21
17
Harriet Wilson
Jadan – Vive le Velo
st
22
22
Sian Marsh
Team Boompods
st
2
Francesca Morgans-Slader
AWOL O’Shea
DNF
6
Georgina Panchaud
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
DNF
14
Becky Storrie
CAMS-Basso
DNF
16
Kirstie Drakeford (U23)
Jadan – Vive le Velo
DNF
18
Lola Ellis (JR)
Jadan – Vive le Velo
DNF
19
Jen McMahon
Jadan – Vive le Velo
DNF
31
Sophie Holmes (U23)
Datalynx-Parenesis Cycling
DNF
40
Sarah Cramoysan
Reifen Racing
DNF
43
Charlotte Gibson
Saint Piran WRT
DNF
49
Morven Yeoman (JR)
Tofauti Everyone Active
DNF
50
Jayati Hine
University of Sheffield CC
DNF
3
Libby Smithson (U23)
AWOL O’Shea
DNS
7
Natasha Reddy
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
DNS
9
Sophie Lewis (U23)
CAMS-Basso
DNS
10
Emma Matthews
CAMS-Basso
DNS
11
Beth Morrow (U23)
CAMS-Basso
DNS
12
Katie Scott (U23)
CAMS-Basso
DNS
13
Danielle Shrosbree
CAMS-Basso
DNS
29
Arianne Holland
Alba Development Road Team
DNS
30
Lotty Dawson (JR)
Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
DNS
33
Flora Knight (U23)
Loughborough Lightning
DNS
34
Lauren Langham
Moonglu Race Team
DNS
35
Lauren Robinson
Moonglu Race Team
DNS
36
Megan Panton (U23)
Multum Accountants – LSK LadiesCycling Team
DNS
38
Robyn Clay (U23)
Otley CC
DNS
39
Teri Bayliss
Reifen Racing
DNS
41
Nicola Greenwood (U23)
RFDA
DNS
46
Joanne Rea
Team Kirkley Cycles
DNS
48
Lucy Neatham (U23)
Team Watto-LDN
DNS
52
Amber Junker-Brameld (JR)
VC Londres
DNS
53
Megan Walker
Wahoo Endurance Zone p/b Le Col
DNS
Beaumont Trophy
Rank
#
Name
Team
Time
1
49
Jack Rootkin-Gray (U23)
Saint Piran
4:16:32
2
51
Alexandar Richardson
Saint Piran
st
3
35
Ross Lamb
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
+1:16
4
7
Josh Whitehead (U23)
WiV Sungod
+2:27
5
2
Jim Brown (U23)
WiV Sungod
+3:37
6
52
Cooper Sayers
Saint Piran
st
7
132
Ben Granger (U23)
Zappi Racing Team
st
8
34
Zeb Kyffin
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
st
9
100
Thomas Armstrong
Electro Hiper Europa – Caldas
st
10
47
Adam Lewis
Saint Piran
st
11
87
Edward Morgan (U23)
Wales Racing Academy
+3:40
12
36
Matthew King
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
+5:15
13
37
Red Walters
Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
st
14
1
Jacob Scott
WiV Sungod
st
15
25
Sebastian Garry
Nopinz Motip Race Team
+5:18
16
88
William Roberts
Wales Racing Academy
+6:22
17
4
Damien Clayton
WiV Sungod
st
18
70
George Peden
Team PB Performance
+7:09
19
108
Rowan Baker (U23)
London Dynamo
+8:04
20
111
Matthew Houlberg (U23)
Meudon Pedal Heaven Le Col RT
+8:54
21
89
Owain Roberts (U23)
Wales Racing Academy
st
22
24
Dean Watson
Embark – Bikestrong
st
23
120
Matthew Warhurst (U23)
SRCT MUC-OFF
+9:11
24
50
Leon Mazzone
Saint Piran
+10:16
25
90
William Truelove (U23)
Wales Racing Academy
st
26
13
Jack Crook
Dolan Ellesse Race Team
st
27
26
Cameron McLaren
Nopinz Motip Race Team
st
28
104
George Radcliffe (U23)
Identity Racing
st
29
21
David Hird (U23)
Embark – Bikestrong
st
30
74
Thomas Mitchell (U23)
trainSharp Elite
st
31
119
Elliot Barratt (U23)
SRCT MUC-OFF
st
32
99
Tobias Bartlett
Doddington Cycling Club
+10:46
33
65
Lee Rosie (U23)
Spokes Racing Team
st
34
114
Ben Millar
Primera-TeamJobs
st
35
54
Farley Barber (U23)
Spirit BSS
st
36
27
Marinus Petersen
Nopinz Motip Race Team
+10:51
37
59
Irfan Zaman (U23)
Spirit BSS
+10:54
38
115
Oliver Winwood Bratchell
Primera-TeamJobs
+10:57
39
102
Harry Macfarlane
GFTL
+11:53
40
41
James Jenkins
Richardsons Trek DAS
+12:42
41
11
Adam Mitchell (U23)
Cycling Sheffield
st
42
22
Joseph Rees (U23)
Embark – Bikestrong
+12:44
43
39
Sean Mullen
Richardsons Trek DAS
st
44
55
Frazier Carr
Spirit BSS
+12:49
45
57
Josh Housley
Spirit BSS
+16:36
46
56
Angus Hawkins (U23)
Spirit BSS
+17:06
5
Robert Scott
WiV Sungod
DNF
6
Euan Macleod (U23)
WiV Sungod
DNF
10
James McKay
Cycling Sheffield
DNF
12
George Wood (U23)
Cycling Sheffield
DNF
20
Michael Chadwick
Embark – Bikestrong
DNF
29
Tom Williams (U23)
Nopinz Motip Race Team
DNF
30
Jenson Brown (U23)
Ribble rechrg Race Team
DNF
31
Daniel Kain (U23)
Ribble rechrg Race Team
DNF
32
Hugo Lutz-Atkinson (U23)
Ribble rechrg Race Team
DNF
33
Fergus Robinson (U23)
Ribble rechrg Race Team
DNF
38
Cameron Jeffers
Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF
40
Aaron Freeman (U23)
Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF
42
Matthew Lord (U23)
Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF
43
Conor McGoldrick
Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF
45
Aaron Stone (U23)
Richardsons Trek DAS
DNF
46
William Bjergfelt
Saint Piran
DNF
53
Bradley Symonds
Saint Piran
DNF
58
George Kimber
Spirit BSS
DNF
60
Thomas Price (U23)
Spirit BSS
DNF
61
Joshua Price (U23)
Spirit BSS
DNF
67
James Bentley
Team PB Performance
DNF
68
Jacques Coates (U23)
Team PB Performance
DNF
71
Kieran Riley (U23)
Team PB Performance
DNF
72
Max Sillifant
Team PB Performance
DNF
73
Samuel Clark (U23)
trainSharp Elite
DNF
75
Danylo Riwnyj
trainSharp Elite
DNF
81
Oliver Rees (U23)
TRINITY Road Racing
DNF
91
Matti Dobbins (U23)
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
DNF
93
Tom Merry
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
DNF
96
Tim Shoreman (U23)
Wheelbase CabTech Castelli
DNF
97
Daniel Rees
API-Metrow/Bodyby JR
DNF
National Road Series standings
Women
Individual
Rank
Name
Team
Points
1
Sammie Stuart
CAMS-Basso
133
2
Alice McWilliam
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
125
3
Lucy Lee
Team LDN – Brother UK
120
4
Mary Wilkinson
Team Boompods
89
5
Jessica Finney
CAMS-Basso
78
6
Emma Jeffers (JR)
JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
73
7
Jessie Carridge
Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
72
8
Connie Hayes (U23)
AWOL O’Shea
72
9
Monica Greenwood
Team Boompods
64
10
Danielle Shrosbree
CAMS-Basso
60
11
Becky Storrie
CAMS-Basso
50
12
Hayley Preen
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
50
13
Alex Morrice (U23)
Team LDN – Brother UK
46
14
Jo Tindley
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
45
15
Josie Nelson (U23)
Team Coop-Hitec Products
44
16
Lucy Ellmore (U23)
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
44
17
Robyn Clay (U23)
Otley CC
43
18
Anna Kay
StarCasino Team
42
19
Kate Richardson (U23)
Alba Development Road Team
40
20
Emma Matthews
CAMS-Basso
40
21
Annamarie Lipp
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
39
22
Lee Boon (U23)
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
35
23
Marine Guerin
Sprinter Nice Metropole
34
24
Beth Morrow (U23)
CAMS-Basso
34
25
Nicole Coates
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
34
26
Abi Smith (U23)
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
30
27
Zoe Langham
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
29
28
Millie Couzens (U23)
Plantur-Pura
28
29
Elinor Barker MBE
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
28
30
Madelaine Leech (U23)
CAMS-Basso
28
31
Lucy Harris
Team Boompods
28
32
Eluned King (U23)
Le Col – Wahoo
26
33
Beth Maciver (U23)
Alba Development Road Team
24
34
Frankie Morgans-Slader
AWOL O’Shea
24
35
Bexy Dew
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
22
36
Tamsin Miller
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
22
37
Ellen McDermott
Team Boompods
20
38
Awen Roberts (JR)
Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
20
39
April Tacey (U23)
Le Col – Wahoo
18
40
Amber Harding
Loughborough Lightning
17
41
Grace Lister (JR)
Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
16
42
Alice Lethbridge
AWOL O’Shea
12
43
Beth Harley-Jepson
Jadan – Vive le Velo
11
44
Dannielle Watkinson
Team LDN – Brother UK
10
45
Lucy Gadd (U23)
Storey Racing
10
46
Madeleine Gammons
Saint Piran WRT
10
47
Amy Gornall
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
10
48
Katarzyna Madej
Onyx Racing Team
10
49
Amira Mellor
Spectra Wiggle p/b Vitus
9
50
Kerry Middleton
Team LDN – Brother UK
8
51
Dannielle Khan
Bianchi Hunt Morvelo
8
52
Niamh Murphy (JR)
Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
8
53
Izzy Sharp
Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
7
54
Miriam Jessett
StolenGoat Race Team
7
55
Isabel Darvill (U23)
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
7
56
Zoe Backstedt (JR)
Acrog-Tormans
6
57
Keri Parton
Team Boompods
5
58
Katie Scott (U23)
CAMS-Basso
5
59
Ella Maclean-Howell (JR)
Tofauti Everyone Active
4
60
Heather Mayer
Team LDN – Brother UK
4
61
Maddie Wadsworth (U23)
AWOL O’Shea
4
62
Erin Avill (U23)
Storey Racing
3
63
Sophie Enever
Alba Development Road Team
3
64
Olivia Bentley
Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
3
65
Ella Jamieson (JR)
Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films
3
66
Anna Weaver
Team Kirkley Cycles
2
67
Tiffany Keep (U23)
Team LDN – Brother UK
2
68
Rachael Wales
ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
2
69
Rachel Galler
Saint Piran WRT
1
70
Kinga Ingram (U23)
Storey Racing
1
71
Gemma Sargent
Saint Piran WRT
1
72
Suzetta Guerrini
Jadan – Vive le Velo
1
Team
Rank
Team
Points
1
CAMS-Basso
348
2
Team Boompods
208
3
Team LDN – Brother UK
152
4
BIANCHI HUNT MORVELO
134
5
Pro-Noctis – Rotor – RedchilliBikes by Heidi Kjeldsen
Alice McWilliam (Bianchi HUNT Morvélo) capped a breakthrough season with her first National Road Series in the Curlew Cup, while Sammie Stuart (CAMS-Basso) recovered from a mid-race puncture to claim a deserved National Road Series title.
In the Beaumont Trophy, Jack Rootkin-Gray and Alex Richardson (both Saint Piran) repeated their Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix rout with a dominant 1-2. Rob Scott (WiV SunGod), meanwhile, claimed the men’s National Road Series title.
Featured photo: Craig Zadoroznyj/SWpix.com.
Report
Curlew Cup
A select bunch of just 33 riders rolled out of Stamfordham on a fresh, sunny Autumn day, each set to do battle over three laps of a 40-kilometre circuit featuring the 2.7 kilometre Ryals climb as its centrepiece.
Alex Morrice (Team LDN – Brother UK), a revelation in her debut season this year, took the first QOM on the first ascent of the Ryals. Thereafter, it was StolenGoat Race Team’s Miriam Jessett who made the first meaningful move of the day, punching clear of the bunch and leading solo as she completed the first lap of the day.
She was joined by Jess Finney (CAMS-Basso) and Lucy Harris (Team Boompods) on the second lap and by the time they had reached the Ryals for the second time, Finney and Harris had dropped Jessett.
Behind, Bianchi HUNT Morvélo team were controlling affairs, keen to set McWilliam up in her bid to overcome her 18-point deficit to National Road Series leader Stuart.
Disaster then nearly struck for Stuart. An untimely puncture left her scrabbling in no man’s land behind a thinning bunch. After two bike changes and a challenging chase, however, she eventually made it back.
By the time of the final ascent of the Ryals, Finney and Harris had long been swept up. Morrice tried a move, marked by Connie Hayes (AWOL O’Shea), but that too was brought back.
It was a select few riders who hurtled to the finish line at Stamfordham for the final sprint. McWilliam powered clear to take her first National Road Series win – her team’s first too – to round off what has been an excellent season for the 27-year-old.
Elinor Barker (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) continued her return to form after maternity leave to finish second, while Team Boompod’s Monica Greenwood was third. Lucy Lee (Team LDN – Brother UK) – second place in the National Road Series before this race – scored yet more Series points to finish fourth, while Hayes was the best under-23 in fifth.
Could Stuart finish high enough to protect her Series lead from McWilliam and Lee? In short, yes. She took an excellent sixth despite her earlier efforts to end an excellent season as the National Road Series winner. McWilliam was second, just eight points back, with Lee in third.
Junior Emma Jeffers finished the Series as the best under-23 rider, while CAMS-Basso won the team title. Team Boompods were second in the team standings, a fine result for the Elite Development Team.
Beaumont Trophy
The Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix featured a dominant Saint Piran display by Alex Richardson and Jack Rootkin-Gray, and the duo repeated the feat at the Beaumont Trophy.
With aggressive racing and a strong breeze blowing from the off, the race was fractious throughout.
The first major move of the day featured a large break of 18 riders. Zeb Kyffin, Matthew King (both Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling), Elliot Barratt (SRCT MUC-OFF), Jim Brown, Josh Whitehead (both WiV SunGod), Ed Morgan, William Roberts (both Wales Racing Academy), Ben Granger (Zappi Racing Team), Thomas Armstrong (Electro Hiper Europa – Caldas), George Peden (Team PB Performance), Cooper Sayers and Adam Lewis (both Saint Piran) were amongst those in the break as they crossed the start/finish line with 50 kilometres of the 182-kilometre course covered.
Behind, National Road Series leader Scott – feeling the effects of a recent chest infection – had made his way into the second group on the road, but his efforts were in vain as he eventually dropped off the chase and began to lose ground.
Meanwhile, Rootkin-Gray, Richardson and Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling’s Ross Lamb were having no such trouble, all having made their way across to the front of the race.
This trio all featured in a reformed front group on the Ryals, accompanied by Brown, Whitehead and Morgan, but they soon pushed clear again, leading the race with just 20 kilometres remaining.
Rootkin-Gray and Richardson then dropped Lamb, and as they headed toward the finish with a decent lead, the only question was which of the two would cross the lt. This time it was Rootkin-Gray who took the win – his first National Road Series Victory – to finish a remarkable second half of the season. The 19-year-old will be one to watch next season.
Lamb came in third, with Whitehead and Brown rounding out the top five.
Rob Scott failed to finish but nonetheless won the National Road Series overall, mainly thanks to his nearest rival, Jake Scott, securing only a minor placing (16th) – not quite enough to leapfrog his namesake and take his second Series title in a row.
Rootkin-Gray’s win meant he finished as the top under-23 in the National Road Series, overtaking Toby Barnes (WiV SunGod). WiV SunGod had long-secured the team win, with Ribble Weldite Pro Cycling finishing second in what looks set to be the team’s final season. Dolan Ellesse Race Team were the best-placed elite team in sixth.
Results
Curlew Cup
Provisional results only – time gaps incorrect. Awaiting updated results from British Cycling.
Beaumont Trophy
National Road Series standings
Women
Individual
Team
Men
Individual
Team
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