Sam Chisholm (Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT) wrote his name into the record books on Whistlefield Hill, sprinting clear to claim the senior men’s Scottish title ahead of Tim Shoreman (Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli) and outgoing champion Logan Maclean (private member).

In the women’s race Lulu Bartlett (Team Boompods) captured the senior Scottish title, while Kayla Dinnin (Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films) secured the junior crown.

Report

Open race

An attacking pattern was set from the gun when Tarn Fynn (JG Cycles), Marc Roberts (RT23) and Oliver Pemberton (Vanelli Project GO) eased clear on the opening 30 km circuit. Their 50-second buffer doubled in both size and horsepower when Richard McDonald (Vanelli Project GO) and Dooleys pair Ross Clark and Alistair McNicol bridged across. 

The complexion of the race changed on the second ascent of Whistlefield Hill. Defending champion Logan Maclean – riding as a private member this year – leapt across and attacked on contact, shredding the front group. Only ex-ProTeam powerhouse John Archibald and the indefatigable Pemberton could go with him.

Their trio’s half-minute lead never felt secure. A concerted chase, driven by Wheelbase CabTech Castelli for Tim Shoreman and Beeston CC RT for Evan Marsh, reeled them in on the Coulport Road with 25 km left. Twenty riders were suddenly back in the hunt.

A short, sharp move on the Kilcreggan rise with 10 km to go further thinned the group, but Whistlefield was always going to crown the winner. Chisholm waited until the final ramp, accelerated clear in the last 150 metres and held off Shoreman’s seated surge. Maclean’s late lunge secured bronze and the Ian Steel Memorial Cup went to a delighted Chisholm.

Women’s race

With both defending champions absent, the women’s race promised fresh faces on the podium. It stayed intact until Arianne Holland (Handsling-Alba RT) punched up Whistlefield on lap one. Holland’s acceleration drew Bartlett clear and, working smoothly, the duo carved out a lead that ballooned beyond three minutes by the bell lap. 

Holland tested Bartlett again on the Kilcreggan climb, but the Boompods rider was equal to the task. They reached the foot of Whistlefield together; Bartlett’s long, seated drive proved decisive and she raised her arms for a breakthrough victory after two injury-blighted seasons. Holland crossed two seconds back, while Tokyo 2020 tandem pilot Jenny Holl (Loughborough Lightning) won the sprint for bronze from the chasing group.

In the junior contest, Kayla Dinnin (Liv Cycling Club-Halo Films) soloed to gold ahead of Harriet Hendry (Solas Cycling) andEva Murphy (Deeside Thistle). 

Results

Open race

Pos	Bib	Rider	Age	Team	Pts
1	9	Sam Chisholm	U23	Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT	60
2	30	Tim Shoreman	Senior	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	52
3	1	Logan Maclean	Senior	Private Member	45
4	61	Evan Marsh	Junior	BCC Race Team	40
5	34	Ciaran McSherry	Senior	Defined Cycling Team	35
6	44	Noah Bleteau	Junior	Paris Cycliste Olympique	31
7	50	Elliot Bain	U23	Team PB Performance	27
8	38	John Archibald	Senior	HUUB WattShop	23
9	60	Robert Smart	U23	Private Member	20
10	41	Liam Scott Douglas	Senior	JG Cycles CC	17
11	57	Matti Dobbins	Senior	Private Member	15
12	37	Ray Wilson	Senior	GTR – Return To Life	13
13	3	Sam Barbour	U23	Cycling Sheffield	11
14	28	Aaron King	Senior	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	9
15	21	William Dykes	U23	Vanelli-Project Go	7
16	12	Craig Paterson	U23	Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT	6
17	2	Alexander Ball	U23	BCC Race Team	5
18	27	Oliver Pemberton	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	3
19	25	Sandy Holl	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	2
20	59	Eamon OKeeffe	Senior	Private Member	1
21	26	Richard McDonald	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	0
22	40	Tarn Fynn	Senior	JG Cycles CC	0
23	13	Conor McKinnon	Senior	Moonglu SpatzWear	0
24	11	Scott Meldrum	U23	Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT	0
25	19	Greig Brown	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	0
26	43	Euan Cameron	Senior	Optimum Coaching	0
27	6	Alastair McNicol	Senior	dooleys cycles	0
28	39	Philip Campbell	U23	HUUB WattShop	0
29	48	Lewis Martin	Senior	SCOTT Pioneer DJ	0
30	51	Ben Gibson	U23	Team PB Performance	0
31	52	Milo McIntosh	U23	Team Tor 2000 Kalas	0
32	55	Kris Lindsay	Senior	Veloclub Edinburgh	0
33	24	Keir Gaffney	U23	Vanelli-Project Go	0
34	47	Nico Anelli	Senior	Ride Revolution Coaching	0
35	63	Ross Clark	Senior	dooleys cycles	0
36	42	Peter Ferguson	U23	Lee Valley Youth CC	0
37	18	Matiss Robertson	U23	RT23	0
38	29	David Lines	Senior	Wheelbase CabTech Castelli	0
39	56	Rory Fleming	Senior	West Lothian Clarion CC	0
40	7	Calum Shackley	Senior	dooleys cycles	0
41	33	Neil Scott	Senior	Deeside Thistle CC	0
42	58	Mengyang Dong	U23	Private Member	0
43	20	Colin Dyer	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	0
44	22	Rhys Edwards	U23	Vanelli-Project Go	0
45	35	Craig Cochrane	Senior	Dunfermline CC	0
DNF	8	Rory Webster	Senior	dooleys cycles	0
DNF	14	Ben Mewes	Senior	Moonglu SpatzWear	0
DNF	15	William Taylor	U23	Moonglu SpatzWear	0
DNF	16	Lewis Dey	U23	RT23	0
DNF	17	Marc Roberts	Senior	RT23	0
DNF	23	Archie Findlay	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	0
DNF	31	Christopher Mellor	Senior	Army Cycling Union	0
DNF	36	Alasdair McAlpine	Senior	Glasgow United CC	0
DNF	46	Innes Ogilvie	Senior	Perth United Cycling Club	0
DNF	49	Thomas Wisdish	U23	Spokes Racing Team	0
DNF	53	Tyler Clare	U23	Torvelo Racing	0
DNF	54	Finn Coll	U23	Valley Striders CC	0
DNS	4	James Sweeney	Junior	BCC Race Team	0
DNS	10	Finn McHenry	U23	Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT	0
DNS	45	Josh Quigley	Senior	Pedal Power RT	0

Women’s race

Pos	Bib	Rider	Age	Team	Pts
1	11	Lulu Bartlett	Senior	Team Boompods	60
2	6	Arianne Holland	Senior	Handsling Alba Development Road Team	52
3	7	Jenny Holl	Senior	Loughborough Lightning	45
4	10	Rebecca Saunderson	U23	Studio Velo	40
5	2	Evelyn Field	U23	360 cycling	35
6	8	Heather Shanks	Senior	North Argyll CC	31
7	26	Kayla Dinnin	Junior	Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films	27
8	4	Natalie Stevenson	Senior	Glasgow Ivy CC	23
9	24	Harriet Hendry	Junior	Solas Cycling	20
10	1	Isla Easto	U23	Solas Cycling	17
11	9	Teri Bayliss	Senior	Reifen Racing	15
13	25	Eva Murphy	Junior	Deeside Thistle CC	11
14	22	Tess Byrne	Junior	Solas Cycling	9
15	12	Alexandra Hayden	Senior	Vanelli-Project Go	7
16	23	Abigail Chaplin	Junior	Solas Cycling	6
DNF	3	Isla McCutcheon	U23	Solas Cycling	0
DNS	5	Katrina Miller	Senior	University of Glasgow	0
DNS	21	Arabella Blackburn	Junior	Shibden Apex RT	0