Sam Llewelyn (Team PB Performance) and Laura Furness (Army Cycling Union) were crowned Welsh champions after sprinting to victory in Llandrindod Wells on Sunday, with the women’s race also deciding the South and South West divisional championships.
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Sam Llewelyn (Team PB Performance) became the Welsh Road Race Champion on Sunday, attacking with pre-race favourites Will Roberts (Saint Piran) and Ed Morgan (Spectra Racing) and holding them off with a long range sprint to the line.
Sam Llewelyn. Image: Gary Main
Llewelyn headed to the race in good form, having sealed victory in a very competitive 2/3/4 race the previous week, and was part of a group of seven riders who went in pursuit of the early breakaway of six riders on the second of four 28km laps.
Roberts, Morgan and Llewelyn made their presence felt, moving clear of the group before the junction to the leaders was made. The trio went straight over the top when they did catch the breakaway, dragging Ben Goodwin (Fibrax Fenwick’s Wrexham Cycling Club), Charlie Genner (Halesowen A and CC) and Degaga Zenalem Jeno (Private Member) away with them to set up a six way battle to decide the medals.
With the six riders on a final lap showdown and the race heading for a sprint, Goodwin made a bid for glory in the final kilometre, Llewelyn alert to the danger and opening up his sprint still with 500m to go. Having got a gap, the PB Performance rider was able to hold off a charging Roberts, who’s track speed was not enough to clinch the win as he had to settle for a silver medal ahead of Morgan, who finished three seconds behind, adding a bronze to his Welsh Criterium title.
Image: Team PB Performance
Women’s race (inc. South & South West Regional Championship)
Laura Furness (Army Cycling Union) sprinted to victory to be crowned Welsh champion.
With pre race favourites Awen Roberts (Canyon // SRAM Generation) and Niamh Murphy (Doltcini-O’Shea) not taking the start, the race was wide open with 15 riders in with a real chance of taking the win.
Attacks came and went over the 81km race, with no rider able to get a gap over the small peloton. Rebekah Nash (Jadan-Vive le Velo-Glasdon), and juniors Amelia Staunton (Brother UK-On Form) and Rebecca Woodvine (RR23 – runsndride.co.uk) continued to push the pace when the road went uphill, but to little avail as the group remained largely intact.
The championship would be decided by a 12 rider sprint, with Furness proving the fastest, the Army Cycling Union rider beating Lowri Richards (Pro-Noctis 200 Degrees Coffee Hargreaves Contracting) to the line, with Miranda Clements (FTP Fusion), taking bronze.
Nash and Georgina Paul (TORQ Performance) were crowned South and South West divisional champions, respectively, being the only riders eligible for the titles.
Sam Llewelyn (Team PB Performance) and Laura Furness (Army Cycling Union) were crowned Welsh champions after sprinting to victory in Llandrindod Wells on Sunday, with the women’s race also deciding the South and South West divisional championships.
Featured image: SWpix.com
Report
Open Race
Sam Llewelyn (Team PB Performance) became the Welsh Road Race Champion on Sunday, attacking with pre-race favourites Will Roberts (Saint Piran) and Ed Morgan (Spectra Racing) and holding them off with a long range sprint to the line.
Llewelyn headed to the race in good form, having sealed victory in a very competitive 2/3/4 race the previous week, and was part of a group of seven riders who went in pursuit of the early breakaway of six riders on the second of four 28km laps.
Roberts, Morgan and Llewelyn made their presence felt, moving clear of the group before the junction to the leaders was made. The trio went straight over the top when they did catch the breakaway, dragging Ben Goodwin (Fibrax Fenwick’s Wrexham Cycling Club), Charlie Genner (Halesowen A and CC) and Degaga Zenalem Jeno (Private Member) away with them to set up a six way battle to decide the medals.
With the six riders on a final lap showdown and the race heading for a sprint, Goodwin made a bid for glory in the final kilometre, Llewelyn alert to the danger and opening up his sprint still with 500m to go. Having got a gap, the PB Performance rider was able to hold off a charging Roberts, who’s track speed was not enough to clinch the win as he had to settle for a silver medal ahead of Morgan, who finished three seconds behind, adding a bronze to his Welsh Criterium title.
Women’s race (inc. South & South West Regional Championship)
Laura Furness (Army Cycling Union) sprinted to victory to be crowned Welsh champion.
With pre race favourites Awen Roberts (Canyon // SRAM Generation) and Niamh Murphy (Doltcini-O’Shea) not taking the start, the race was wide open with 15 riders in with a real chance of taking the win.
Attacks came and went over the 81km race, with no rider able to get a gap over the small peloton. Rebekah Nash (Jadan-Vive le Velo-Glasdon), and juniors Amelia Staunton (Brother UK-On Form) and Rebecca Woodvine (RR23 – runsndride.co.uk) continued to push the pace when the road went uphill, but to little avail as the group remained largely intact.
The championship would be decided by a 12 rider sprint, with Furness proving the fastest, the Army Cycling Union rider beating Lowri Richards (Pro-Noctis 200 Degrees Coffee Hargreaves Contracting) to the line, with Miranda Clements (FTP Fusion), taking bronze.
Nash and Georgina Paul (TORQ Performance) were crowned South and South West divisional champions, respectively, being the only riders eligible for the titles.
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