Danum Trophy: mini-preview and startlist

The long-running Danum Trophy will crown its 50th winner this weekend as one of three National B events taking place. The RCR Fatcreations Road Races begin proceedings on Saturday 1 April, while the Danum Trophy Road Race takes place on Sunday 2 April, just before the Betty Pharoah Memorial on Sunday 2 April.

What is it?

Organised by Doncaster Wheelers CC, the Danum Trophy is a long-running race set just west of Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

First run in 1969, past winners include a number of illustrious names, including Chris Walker (1986), Russell Downing (1997), Graham Briggs (2003 and 2015), Tom Pidcock (2017, Matt Holmes (2018). In fact, 39-year-old Briggs on is on the startlist this year too. Last year’s winner was Toby Barnes. Barnes, too, lines up at the race, no doubt keen to add to his Peaks 2 Day stage win as he hunts for a new team following the sudden collapse of AT85 Pro Cycling.

Whoever wins this weekend will be the race’s 50th victor.

Route

The race features a 9.5 km circuit with 125 m of elevation per lap. With 10 and three-quarter laps in all, as well as a short rollout onto the circuit from the race HQ in Mexborough, the total race distance is 103 km.

The steepest part of the course arrives after the Denaby Ings Nature Reserve, as the road climbs up to Cadeby. The climb isn’t severe overall but does include an 11% rise about 1 km in, which is sure to test the legs at the 11th time of asking.

The finish line is positioned in High Melton at the end of gently rising drag.

Timings

Race start (approx)	10.00
Race finish (approx)	Not stated

Provisional startlist

The startlist includes a strong field. Defending champion Toby Barnes (Private Member) will be one to watch. Cycling Sheffield has a full team including the on-form James MacKay. Peaks 2 Day stage winner Damien Clayton heads a strong Embark Spirit BSS team. Graham Briggs (Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy) has the opportunity to make it a third race win over an incredible 20-year stretch, if were to win.

UCI Continental rider Joe Pidcock (TRINITY Racing) could emulate his brother Tom’s 2017 victory. Jenson Young and Matt Warhurst (both ROKiT-SRCT) were second and third respectively at the Peaks 2 Day so are clearly in good shape. The race also includes the top three from the Junior CiCLE Classic last weekend: race winner Ben Marsh (BCC Race Team), second-placed Jacob Bush and third-placed Seb Grindley (both MAS Design – Fensham Howes).

#	First Name	Last Name	Team	Cat
1	Oliver	Akers	Albion Cycling Co	2nd
2	Phil	Williams		2nd
3	John	Russell	05/03	2nd
4	Joe	Shillabeer	05/03	2nd
5	Maxwell	Hereward	360cycling	2nd
6	James	Bentley	A.Fawcett Racing	1st
7	Jack	Lucas	A.Fawcett Racing	2nd
8	Will	Thompson	A.Fawcett Racing	2nd
9	Adam	Duggleby MBE	ADDFORM – VIVE LE VELO	2nd
10	Ben	Etherington	BCC Race Team	2nd
11	Dan	Galpin	BCC Race Team	2nd
12	Jacob	Gilkes	BCC Race Team	2nd
13	Zak	Machin	BCC Race Team	2nd
14	Ben	Marsh	BCC Race Team	2nd
15	George	Stephen	BCC Race Team	2nd
16	Graham	Briggs	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	2nd
17	Alistair	Slater	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	1st
18	Michael	Faid	Cycling Club Isle of Man	3rd
19	Jamie	Fletcher	Cycling Club Isle of Man	2nd
20	Corrin	Leeming	Cycling Club Isle of Man	2nd
21	Niall	Quiggin	Cycling Club Isle of Man	3rd
22	James	Hartley	Cycling Sheffield	2nd
23	James	Hawkins	Cycling Sheffield	2nd
24	Taylor	Hill	Cycling Sheffield	2nd
25	James	McKay	Cycling Sheffield	1st
26	George	Wood	Cycling Sheffield	1st
27	James	Wordsworth	Cycling Sheffield	2nd
28	Adam	Kenway	Derby CC Webuycycle Huub RT	1st
29	Conor	McKinnon	Dolan Ellesse Race Team	2nd
30	Michael	Chadwick	Embark Spirit BSS	1st
31	Damien	Clayton	Embark Spirit BSS	Elite
32	Sam	Kettlewell	Embark Spirit BSS	1st
33	William	Perrett	Embark Spirit BSS	Elite
34	Dean	Watson	Embark Spirit BSS	1st
35	Joe	Wilson	Embark Spirit BSS	Elite
36	James	Jobber	EuroCyclingTrips	1st
37	Joe	Boothroyd	Giant Kendal-Sidas Uk	2nd
38	Richard	Butler	Giant Kendal-Sidas Uk	2nd
39	John	Bardsley	Innovation Racing	2nd
40	Archie	Fletcher	Innovation Racing	2nd
41	Alexander	Foster	Innovation Racing	2nd
42	Cai	Davies	Kalas Motip Race Team	1st
43	Luca	Unwin	Le Col Race Team	2nd
44	Alex	Beldon	MAS Design – Fensham Howes	1st
45	Jacob	Bush	MAS Design – Fensham Howes	1st
46	Daniel	McDermott	Moonglu Race Team	1st
47	Ben	Mewes	Moonglu Race Team	2nd
48	Ben	Pease	Moonglu Race Team	1st
49	Joe	Howcroft	Otley CC	2nd
50	Toby	Barnes	private member
51	Matthew	Ellmore	Prologue Racing Team	2nd
52	Oliver	Sergeant	Prologue Racing Team	2nd
53	Peter	Cocker	Richardsons Trek DAS	1st
54	Matthew	Ellis	ROKiT-SRCT	2nd
55	Matthew	Warhurst	ROKiT-SRCT	1st
56	Jenson	Young	ROKiT-SRCT	1st
57	Oliver	Dawson	RTD – J’sCycleShack	2nd
58	Sebastian	Grindley	MAS Design –Fensam Howes	2nd
59	Nicholas	Cooper	Sweden Cycling Academy	1st
60	Andrew	Nichols	Team Lifting Gear Products	1st
61	Nathan	Smith	Team Novo Nordisk Development	2nd
62	Nathan	Hardy	Team PB Performance	1st
63	Harry	Paveley	Team PB Performance	1st
64	Finn	McHenry	The Cycling Academy	2nd
65	Joe	Pidcock	Trinity Racing	1st
66	Benjamin	Hellebo	Wheelsuckers	1st
67	Dexter	leeming sykes	Wold Top The Edge Pactimo
68	Freddy	Pett	Wold Top The Edge Pactimo	1st
69	Joshua	Ravn	Wold Top The Edge Pactimo	1st
70	Mark	Walker	Wold Top The Edge Pactimo	2nd

Reserves

71	Carl	Stubbs	Open Collective	2nd
72	Carrick	Hewing	Ribble rechrg Race Team	2nd
73	Thomas	Batchelor	Open Collective	2nd
74	Tobias	Edwards	Team Lifting Gear Products	2nd
75	Reuben	Orr	Clancy Briggs Cycling Academy	3rd
76	Oliver	Snodden	Derby CC Webuycycle Huub RT	2nd
77	Oliver	Sawyer		2nd
78	Jonathon	Oxley	BCC Race Team	2nd
79	Ashley	Marshall	Vocation Cycling	2nd
80	James	Sawyers	Clifton CC	3rd
81	Callum	Watson	Prologue Racing Team	3rd