The CC Hackney Road Race is a National B category event run by CC Hackney, as the race name suggests. The event is held to the north of London on the Great Thurlow course in West Suffolk.
The route
The Great Thurlow course is short, at around 8km, and relatively flat, as you’d expect for the East of England, featuring just 89m of elevation per lap. The course does contain a few rises, however, most notably the drag out of Great Thurlow, and with the race taking in 15 laps, those ascents will eventually begin to take their toll. The total race distance is 120km.
Riders to watch
Two of the best riders in the field, James Ambrose-Parish (TAAP Kalas) and Clay Davies (Ride Revolution Coaching), get to continue a rivalry that has seen them go head to head five times so far this season. Most notably, Ambrose-Parish won both the Andrews Trophy and the DAP CC Spring Road Race on similarly flat courses, beating Davies into second place in both occasions. Davies has yet to win a National B road race this year, despite coming close. He’ll be hoping that changes on Sunday, getting one over on Ambrose-Parish in the process.
Jordan Giles (Richardsons Trek DAS) began the season with a bang winning the Royal Navy Cup p/b SWRRWG and bagged several top tens in March. His form has dipped since, however, so he’ll be hoping to refind his early season legs.
Danylo Riwnyj (trainSharp Orro Elite) has quietly impressed this season, racking up the road rankings points without quite reaching the podium yet. Fourth place at the London Dynamo Spring Road Race and the DAP CC Spring Road Race are his best results so far. Can he reach the podium this time around?
National B road racing returns this weekend with CC Hackney Road Race.
Here is our preview.
Featured image: Mark James
What is it?
The CC Hackney Road Race is a National B category event run by CC Hackney, as the race name suggests. The event is held to the north of London on the Great Thurlow course in West Suffolk.
The route
The Great Thurlow course is short, at around 8km, and relatively flat, as you’d expect for the East of England, featuring just 89m of elevation per lap. The course does contain a few rises, however, most notably the drag out of Great Thurlow, and with the race taking in 15 laps, those ascents will eventually begin to take their toll. The total race distance is 120km.
Riders to watch
Two of the best riders in the field, James Ambrose-Parish (TAAP Kalas) and Clay Davies (Ride Revolution Coaching), get to continue a rivalry that has seen them go head to head five times so far this season. Most notably, Ambrose-Parish won both the Andrews Trophy and the DAP CC Spring Road Race on similarly flat courses, beating Davies into second place in both occasions. Davies has yet to win a National B road race this year, despite coming close. He’ll be hoping that changes on Sunday, getting one over on Ambrose-Parish in the process.
Gabriel Dellar (Stolen Goat RT) has been one of the revelations of 2024 winning his first National B road in May at the Bec CC road race before taking two stages and the overall at the Totnes Vire stage race. He currently sits 8th in our national road race rankings.
Archie Peet (Reflex Racing) is another rider experiencing a breakthrough season. He turned heads by winning round 2 of the Under-23 Open National Road Series at the PB Performance Espoirs Road Race backing it up with third at the Yorkshire U23 Classic and finishing second overall in the Series.
Jordan Giles (Richardsons Trek DAS) began the season with a bang winning the Royal Navy Cup p/b SWRRWG and bagged several top tens in March. His form has dipped since, however, so he’ll be hoping to refind his early season legs.
Danylo Riwnyj (trainSharp Orro Elite) has quietly impressed this season, racking up the road rankings points without quite reaching the podium yet. Fourth place at the London Dynamo Spring Road Race and the DAP CC Spring Road Race are his best results so far. Can he reach the podium this time around?
Timings
The race begins at 14.00.
Provisional startlist
Entries are available on the line.
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