A late attack saw Gabriel Taylor (Ride Revolution Coaching) take the win in the Jef Schils Memorial Road Race, with his teammate Clay Davies winning the sprint from a small group to complete a near perfect day for the team.
On a relatively flat course with a distinctly Belgian feel, fitting of the former Belgian professional rider that the race is named after, the race got under way at a typically fast pace for the first hour, until a group of five riders formed a strong breakaway.
Taylor was joined by the consistent David Hird (Cycling Sheffield), Steven Parsonage (Richardsons Trek-DAS), Nicholas Tyrie (Foran CC), and Ollie Hucks (TAAP-Kalas), who was fresh from riding the CTT National ‘10’ the previous day.
The strong group set about building their lead as a flurry of attacks from the peloton were neutralised. Davies eventually got away with Cambridge University CC rider Joe Adlam-Cook, the pair managing to bridge to the leading group prior to the final lap, which would be run around the familiar Birch circuit used in the Jock Wadley Memorial race.
Attacks flew from the leading group of seven as the race neared its conclusion, Taylor taking the group by surprise with an attack 1500m from the line, going before the decisive final hill which was set to decide the race.
21-year-old Taylor, who was riding his first race since May after sustaining long-term concussion, pushed hard in the final metres, sustaining a five second gap from the chasers as he crossed the line with his arms aloft. Making the most of his free ride in the final kilometre, Davies outsprinted Hird to the line, with Parsonage finishing fourth in a competitive sprint for the podium.
A late attack saw Gabriel Taylor (Ride Revolution Coaching) take the win in the Jef Schils Memorial Road Race, with his teammate Clay Davies winning the sprint from a small group to complete a near perfect day for the team.
Featured image: Emma Wilcock
On a relatively flat course with a distinctly Belgian feel, fitting of the former Belgian professional rider that the race is named after, the race got under way at a typically fast pace for the first hour, until a group of five riders formed a strong breakaway.
Taylor was joined by the consistent David Hird (Cycling Sheffield), Steven Parsonage (Richardsons Trek-DAS), Nicholas Tyrie (Foran CC), and Ollie Hucks (TAAP-Kalas), who was fresh from riding the CTT National ‘10’ the previous day.
The strong group set about building their lead as a flurry of attacks from the peloton were neutralised. Davies eventually got away with Cambridge University CC rider Joe Adlam-Cook, the pair managing to bridge to the leading group prior to the final lap, which would be run around the familiar Birch circuit used in the Jock Wadley Memorial race.
Attacks flew from the leading group of seven as the race neared its conclusion, Taylor taking the group by surprise with an attack 1500m from the line, going before the decisive final hill which was set to decide the race.
21-year-old Taylor, who was riding his first race since May after sustaining long-term concussion, pushed hard in the final metres, sustaining a five second gap from the chasers as he crossed the line with his arms aloft. Making the most of his free ride in the final kilometre, Davies outsprinted Hird to the line, with Parsonage finishing fourth in a competitive sprint for the podium.
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