2024 CAMS Ronde van Wymeswold | YBC x UON: day two report and results
Matt Lord, Max Krasinski and Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne took the stage wins on day two of the Ronde van Wymeswold as Ben Pease and Tammy Miller secured the GC victories, 16 June 2024
Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne took victory on the final stage of the Ronde van Wymeswold, completing a brilliant weekend for the DAS-Hutchinson-BrotherUK team as they claimed all three stages and the GC with stage one winner Tamsin Miller.
In the open race, Richardsons Trek DAS’ Matt Lord pipped Alex Dowsett (CAMS) to take the stage 2 time trial. Ben Pease (Moonglu RT) then claimed a stunning GC win as Max Krasinski (Cycling Sheffield) took the final stage as a 19 rider break went early and stayed away.
Fresh off the back of an impressive Tour of Britain Women campaign, the DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK team demonstrated their intentions to keep Tamsin Miller’s overall lead from the start of the 80km stage, with their riders visible towards the front of the bunch in the early stages.
In sunnier skies than the riders were greeted with yesterday, Keira Bond (Alba Development Team) took a similar approach to the previous day and was the first rider to attack, using the long false flat rise of Paudy Lane, just after the finish line to create a gap with just under four laps to go, after the pace in the bunch was lifted by the Pro-Noctis – 200 Degrees Coffee – Hargreaves Contracting team on the preceding climbs.
Molly Patch leads the peloton. Image: Emma Wilcock
Bond’s gap rose as the peloton sat up behind her, Sian Botteley (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) attempting to bridge the gap as it quickly extended to over a minute.
Bond continued to press on alone as Botteley was swallowed by the 50 strong peloton, her gap down to 25 seconds as the race moved onto the faster part of the course into a headwind.
The next time on Paudy Lane Olivia Kelly (Loughborough Students CC) fired an attack up the road, taking advantage of some tired legs in a slowing peloton and bridging across to Bond with ease. The pair worked well together, taking long turns as the gap extended again.
Their advantage would be short lived however. The peloton, led by Jo Tindley (Pro-Noctis) climbed New Lane, one of a series of small climbs towards the end of the lap, at an infernal pace to neutralise the duo out front, the peloton strung out and close to splitting.
With the pace more gentle through the finishing line with two laps to go, DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK returned to the front ready for the next set of attacks which would surely come on Paudy Lane.
It was the themselves who decided attack was the best form of defence, Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne firing out of the bunch, pursued by Katherine Sheridan (Private Member) as the pair took a 40 second lead in barely two kilometres.
Sheridan started the day 46 seconds in arrears of Miller, Hodgkins-Byrne 50, and they worked well together, the gap almost 1.30 at its biggest.
With half a lap left and the gap stable at a minute, attention turned to the tactical battle between the pair, both riders continuing to press on until the New Lane ascent, the penultimate before the finish line, where Hodgkins-Byrne tucked herself in the wheel of Sheridan and would not be moved.
Hodgkins-Byrne makes her move. Credit: Yomp Bonk Crew
The DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK rider launched a devastating attack around 1km from the finish, using a small ramp to her advantage as she stamped on the pedals with Sheridan unable to respond. Tying up as she crossed the finish line for a stage win, the question was if she had done enough to secure the overall win with the peloton approaching.
Knowing the gap was hovering at around a minute, Miller’s DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK squad hit the front of the peloton to give chase in the hope of making it a team one two on GC, with Robyn Clay, winner of the points classification, again winning an uphill bunch sprint, Miller claiming the overall win ahead of Hodgkins-Byrne, American Sheridan taking third overall.
Miller, who built her win on victory in the short stage one time trial, told The British Continental after the race: “I really enjoy a time trial, especially one on a road bike without all the specialist equipment. When it’s fairly flat and raw power, I know it’s something that suits me well.
“We came in with the goal of winning three stages and we didn’t need to take any risks today. We put full trust in Charlotte and we managed to judge the gap perfectly at the end to make it a one-two on GC.”
Hodgkins-Byrne approaches the line. Image: Emma Wilcock
Open race
Stage 2 | Time trial
The second stage of the CAMS Ronde van Wymeswold saw an electrifying road bike time trial on a truncated Six Hills circuit, culminating in a nail-biting finish just outside Burton on the Wolds. Under pristine conditions, Matthew Lord of Richardsons Trek DAS clinched victory, narrowly edging out Alex Dowsett of the CAMS composite team by the slimmest of margins, both clocking in at an impressive 14 minutes and 54 seconds.
Lord’s performance was nothing short of spectacular, a seamless blend of power and precision on the bike allowed him to just outpace Dowsett, the former WorldTour pro with a formidable reputation in time trials.
The podium was rounded out by Ben Pease of Moonglu Race Team, who finished just a second behind the leading pair with a time of 14 minutes and 55 seconds.
Matt Lord on his way to winning stage 2. Image: Emma Wilcock
Overnight race leader Seb Garry of HUUB BCC Race Team and his GC challenger Toby Barnes of Spectra Racing both recorded times of 15 minutes and 3 seconds, demonstrating strong performances to secure the fourth and fifth places, respectively. The result left both riders level on time ahead of the race’s final stage, with Lord and Dowsett their nearest GC challengers, 13 seconds behind, and Pease just one second further back.
Josh Housley (StolenGoat RT), who had also been level on time with Garry before the time trial, slipped down the general classification order after shipping 32 seconds to Garry and Barnes to finish 23rd on the stage.
Stage 3 | Road race
With Garry and Barnes locked together on the same time following this morning’s time trial, it was all to play for in the final stage with a number of riders trailing by less than a minute.
The race got off to a typically aggressive start with Harvey Stroh (TAAP Kalas) attacking from the very start. With riders continuing to ride across to him, a group of eight riders enjoyed a ten second gap as the race began the hilly section towards the finish line.
Lord suffered an unfortunate puncture on the first full lap, ending his hopes of overall victory before the race had really got going.
Meanwhile at the front of the race, riders kept firing themselves across to the leading group, Tobias Bartlett (CAMS) the last across as a gap began to establish – Ben Pease the best placed on GC only 13 seconds down with James McKay (Saint Piran), Oliver Hurdle and Gabriel Dellar (Stolen Goat RT) and Ed Morgan (Spectra Racing) among the riders with an eye on the overall.
The group worked well together, their gap of 48 seconds with 5 laps to go extending to 1.40 by the time the race had reached the business end with only three remaining.
Riders attempted to bridge across from an active peloton, but with no moves gaining traction it looked as though the overall win would be decided from the front group, HUUB-BCC coming to the fore to chase hard in the latter stages.
With two laps to go the attacks started in the front group. With the gap sitting at 1.10 a sense of urgency kicked in, with Josh Housley (Stolen Goat) and James Hartley (Cycling Sheffield) the first to chance their arm through the finish line.
With that move quickly neutralised the next big attack came on New Lane with little over a lap to go, Ollie Hurdle the first to make his move, pursued by Ed Morgan and Max Krasinski. A dangerous move, the gap hovered at around 15 seconds with Alex Luhrs playing the perfect team role for Pease in chasing, with James McKay putting in a dig in an effort to make it across.
With the bunch behind now at 40 seconds and the gap continuing to come down, the race was set for a grandstand finish, Gabriel Dellar attacking late on the last lap, bringing the group together as the climb to the finish approached.
The group split on the ramps to the line, Pease making the selection along with GC rival Ed Morgan as the riders sprinted to the line, Krasinski taking a memorable victory after an aggressive race, followed by Hurdle and Morgan, who claimed the points classification.
With the gap continuing to shorten, the peloton crossed the line shortly after, Pease claiming the GC by only 12 seconds from Garry and Barnes.
Morgan, Krasinski and Hurdle prepare for the sprint. Credit: Yomp Bonk Crew
Having crossed the line, Pease told The British Continental: “I can’t believe it, it’s been a long time since I’ve won. I’ve not been racing for very long really, only three years, I’ve won one National B before, and I’ve been close but I’ve never got another.
“Alex [Luhrs] did an incredible job, [when the three riders escaped] there was a little bit of panic, but luckily they slowed a little and I could catch them on the descent.”
Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne took victory on the final stage of the Ronde van Wymeswold, completing a brilliant weekend for the DAS-Hutchinson-BrotherUK team as they claimed all three stages and the GC with stage one winner Tamsin Miller.
In the open race, Richardsons Trek DAS’ Matt Lord pipped Alex Dowsett (CAMS) to take the stage 2 time trial. Ben Pease (Moonglu RT) then claimed a stunning GC win as Max Krasinski (Cycling Sheffield) took the final stage as a 19 rider break went early and stayed away.
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Featured image: Emma Wilcock
Report
Women’s race
Stage 3 | Road race
Fresh off the back of an impressive Tour of Britain Women campaign, the DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK team demonstrated their intentions to keep Tamsin Miller’s overall lead from the start of the 80km stage, with their riders visible towards the front of the bunch in the early stages.
In sunnier skies than the riders were greeted with yesterday, Keira Bond (Alba Development Team) took a similar approach to the previous day and was the first rider to attack, using the long false flat rise of Paudy Lane, just after the finish line to create a gap with just under four laps to go, after the pace in the bunch was lifted by the Pro-Noctis – 200 Degrees Coffee – Hargreaves Contracting team on the preceding climbs.
Bond’s gap rose as the peloton sat up behind her, Sian Botteley (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) attempting to bridge the gap as it quickly extended to over a minute.
Bond continued to press on alone as Botteley was swallowed by the 50 strong peloton, her gap down to 25 seconds as the race moved onto the faster part of the course into a headwind.
The next time on Paudy Lane Olivia Kelly (Loughborough Students CC) fired an attack up the road, taking advantage of some tired legs in a slowing peloton and bridging across to Bond with ease. The pair worked well together, taking long turns as the gap extended again.
Their advantage would be short lived however. The peloton, led by Jo Tindley (Pro-Noctis) climbed New Lane, one of a series of small climbs towards the end of the lap, at an infernal pace to neutralise the duo out front, the peloton strung out and close to splitting.
With the pace more gentle through the finishing line with two laps to go, DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK returned to the front ready for the next set of attacks which would surely come on Paudy Lane.
It was the themselves who decided attack was the best form of defence, Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne firing out of the bunch, pursued by Katherine Sheridan (Private Member) as the pair took a 40 second lead in barely two kilometres.
Sheridan started the day 46 seconds in arrears of Miller, Hodgkins-Byrne 50, and they worked well together, the gap almost 1.30 at its biggest.
With half a lap left and the gap stable at a minute, attention turned to the tactical battle between the pair, both riders continuing to press on until the New Lane ascent, the penultimate before the finish line, where Hodgkins-Byrne tucked herself in the wheel of Sheridan and would not be moved.
The DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK rider launched a devastating attack around 1km from the finish, using a small ramp to her advantage as she stamped on the pedals with Sheridan unable to respond. Tying up as she crossed the finish line for a stage win, the question was if she had done enough to secure the overall win with the peloton approaching.
Knowing the gap was hovering at around a minute, Miller’s DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK squad hit the front of the peloton to give chase in the hope of making it a team one two on GC, with Robyn Clay, winner of the points classification, again winning an uphill bunch sprint, Miller claiming the overall win ahead of Hodgkins-Byrne, American Sheridan taking third overall.
Miller, who built her win on victory in the short stage one time trial, told The British Continental after the race: “I really enjoy a time trial, especially one on a road bike without all the specialist equipment. When it’s fairly flat and raw power, I know it’s something that suits me well.
“We came in with the goal of winning three stages and we didn’t need to take any risks today. We put full trust in Charlotte and we managed to judge the gap perfectly at the end to make it a one-two on GC.”
Open race
Stage 2 | Time trial
The second stage of the CAMS Ronde van Wymeswold saw an electrifying road bike time trial on a truncated Six Hills circuit, culminating in a nail-biting finish just outside Burton on the Wolds. Under pristine conditions, Matthew Lord of Richardsons Trek DAS clinched victory, narrowly edging out Alex Dowsett of the CAMS composite team by the slimmest of margins, both clocking in at an impressive 14 minutes and 54 seconds.
Lord’s performance was nothing short of spectacular, a seamless blend of power and precision on the bike allowed him to just outpace Dowsett, the former WorldTour pro with a formidable reputation in time trials.
The podium was rounded out by Ben Pease of Moonglu Race Team, who finished just a second behind the leading pair with a time of 14 minutes and 55 seconds.
Overnight race leader Seb Garry of HUUB BCC Race Team and his GC challenger Toby Barnes of Spectra Racing both recorded times of 15 minutes and 3 seconds, demonstrating strong performances to secure the fourth and fifth places, respectively. The result left both riders level on time ahead of the race’s final stage, with Lord and Dowsett their nearest GC challengers, 13 seconds behind, and Pease just one second further back.
Josh Housley (StolenGoat RT), who had also been level on time with Garry before the time trial, slipped down the general classification order after shipping 32 seconds to Garry and Barnes to finish 23rd on the stage.
Stage 3 | Road race
With Garry and Barnes locked together on the same time following this morning’s time trial, it was all to play for in the final stage with a number of riders trailing by less than a minute.
The race got off to a typically aggressive start with Harvey Stroh (TAAP Kalas) attacking from the very start. With riders continuing to ride across to him, a group of eight riders enjoyed a ten second gap as the race began the hilly section towards the finish line.
Lord suffered an unfortunate puncture on the first full lap, ending his hopes of overall victory before the race had really got going.
Meanwhile at the front of the race, riders kept firing themselves across to the leading group, Tobias Bartlett (CAMS) the last across as a gap began to establish – Ben Pease the best placed on GC only 13 seconds down with James McKay (Saint Piran), Oliver Hurdle and Gabriel Dellar (Stolen Goat RT) and Ed Morgan (Spectra Racing) among the riders with an eye on the overall.
The group worked well together, their gap of 48 seconds with 5 laps to go extending to 1.40 by the time the race had reached the business end with only three remaining.
Riders attempted to bridge across from an active peloton, but with no moves gaining traction it looked as though the overall win would be decided from the front group, HUUB-BCC coming to the fore to chase hard in the latter stages.
With two laps to go the attacks started in the front group. With the gap sitting at 1.10 a sense of urgency kicked in, with Josh Housley (Stolen Goat) and James Hartley (Cycling Sheffield) the first to chance their arm through the finish line.
With that move quickly neutralised the next big attack came on New Lane with little over a lap to go, Ollie Hurdle the first to make his move, pursued by Ed Morgan and Max Krasinski. A dangerous move, the gap hovered at around 15 seconds with Alex Luhrs playing the perfect team role for Pease in chasing, with James McKay putting in a dig in an effort to make it across.
With the bunch behind now at 40 seconds and the gap continuing to come down, the race was set for a grandstand finish, Gabriel Dellar attacking late on the last lap, bringing the group together as the climb to the finish approached.
The group split on the ramps to the line, Pease making the selection along with GC rival Ed Morgan as the riders sprinted to the line, Krasinski taking a memorable victory after an aggressive race, followed by Hurdle and Morgan, who claimed the points classification.
With the gap continuing to shorten, the peloton crossed the line shortly after, Pease claiming the GC by only 12 seconds from Garry and Barnes.
Having crossed the line, Pease told The British Continental: “I can’t believe it, it’s been a long time since I’ve won. I’ve not been racing for very long really, only three years, I’ve won one National B before, and I’ve been close but I’ve never got another.
“Alex [Luhrs] did an incredible job, [when the three riders escaped] there was a little bit of panic, but luckily they slowed a little and I could catch them on the descent.”
Results
Women’s race
Stage 3 | Road race
General classification
Points
Team classification
Open race
Stage 2 | Time trial
Stage 3 | Road race
General classification
(COMP TEAM)
Points
Team classification
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