2025 London Dynamo Road Race (incorporating Regional Championships): report and results
At the 2025 London Dynamo Road Race on Sunday (1 June), Tom Williams (Monzon – Incolor – Gub) clinched the men’s 126 km open event outsprinting Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) on Holmsted Hill; in the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–On Form) powered clear from an elite quartet to secure a commanding solo victory ahead of Dana Scott (Monarch Racing) and Grace Reynolds (Smurfit Westrock CT).
At the 2025 London Dynamo Road Race on Sunday (1 June), Tom Williams (Monzon – Incolor – Gub) clinched the men’s 126 km open event outsprinting Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) on Holmsted Hill, while Harold Evans (Le Col RT) completed the podium; in the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–On Form) powered clear from an elite quartet to secure a commanding solo victory – and the South-East crown – ahead of Caitlin Dimbleby (Le Col CT) and Dana Scott (Monarch Racing).
Featured image: Mark James
Report
Open race
Staplefield’s narrow Sussex lanes greeted the riders with bright early-summer sunshine and a gentle south-westerly breeze that nudged the temperature to 20 °C by mid-morning, ideal racing weather for the 126 km Open London Dynamo Road Race, which doubled as the South-East and Central Regional Championships on the rolling 21 km Staplefield circuit that finishes on the 7–8 % ramp of Holmsted Hill.
For the first forty minutes the bunch stayed largely intact, but a lull on the exposed stretch of London Road allowed nine riders to slip clear. The group was made up of the in-form Danylo Riwnyj and his Foran CT teammate Tobias Dalhaus, Judicael Clair (Raptor Factory Racing, Max Bolton (Oxford University), Ben Millar (Reflex Nopinz), Jordan Giles and Oliver Mangham (DAS-Richardsons), Harold Evans (Le Col RT), William Metcalf (Ride Revolution Coaching), and Casper Brazier (Primera-TeamJobs).
Eventual winner Tom Williams of the Romanian-registered Monzon – Incolor – Gub squad was not among them. “I actually didn’t know the move had gone,” he admitted to The British Continental. “I could see things starting to go, so I attacked, got away with about ten guys, then attacked them straight away and rode on my own until four more reached me. That’s when I realised we were still bridging — the lead group was up the road.”
The winning move. Image: Mark James
Williams was joined to make a strong five rider chase by the Tyrie brothers – Sebastien (Primera-TeamJobs) and Nick (Foran CT), Isaac Wright (Strada Wheels RT – Lucentsys), and Cameron Still (Ride Revolution Coaching) rider as the five worked well together to make the junction and a 14 rider leading group.
With the peloton hovering at roughly a minute, cooperation in the newly enlarged lead group held until the penultimate lap, when repeated accelerations on Brook Street whittled the front down to five. ADD WHO
They carried their slender advantage into the final kilometre and promptly stalled on the lower slopes of Holmsted Hill, each rider unwilling to be first to commit. Williams trusted his uphill finish: “I waited for the first guy to go, then I hit it. I’ve got a good sprint on a climb, so I backed it.”
Image: Mark James
Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) clawed alongside but could not come past; Williams held a half-wheel to the line and only folded his arms in celebration after his tyre had crossed the chequered paint, mindful of the slender margin. Behind them Harold Evans (Le Col Race Team) completed the podium.
Interview with Tom Williams. Video: Mark James
Women’s race
Regional titles for the South East, Central and Eastern divisions—and automatic places at the British Nationals—were on the line, but the opening lap passed in relative calm, the bunch content to feel its way into the race on the twisting Sussex roads.
The tempo lifted early on the second circuit when seven or eight riders eased clear on London Road. Cooperation in the move was patchy, and the next climb split it again, leaving a quartet whose rotation quickly nudged the gap beyond half a minute. Among them was Brother UK–On Form’s Noémie Thomson, riding only the third road race of her life yet already marked out as a rider to watch after a debut win at the Florrie Newbery Classic. She was joined by Caitlin Dimbleby (Le Col RT), Grace Reynolds (Smurfit Westrock CT) and US rider Dana Scott (Monarch Racing).
The winning break. Image: Mark James
The elastic to the peloton never fully snapped, but the leaders’ smooth through-and-off work made it obvious that the winner would come from the front. Half-way through the last lap Scott jumped hard on one of the smaller rises. Thomson followed, then counter-attacked the moment her rival sat down. No one could respond. Head down and shoulders rocking, the 21-year-old powered clear, carving out more than a minute by the foot of Holmsted Hill and holding every second to the line.
“I’d never had a title before, so to be South East champion feels pretty special,” she said afterwards, wide-eyed at what she had just achieved. “It was my third road race—though I’ve tried some gravel too—so I just rode as hard as I could once I was alone and kept expecting them to come back.”
Image: Mark James
Thomson’s solo win earns her the South East champion’s jersey and an automatic berth at the British National Road Championships later this month, where she will measure herself against far more seasoned opposition. First, though, she intends to sharpen her form at the Ronde van Wymeswold and the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir. With a sixth-place finish at the Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix already on her palmarès after just two road outings, it would be no surprise if Thomson’s meteoric rise continues.
At the 2025 London Dynamo Road Race on Sunday (1 June), Tom Williams (Monzon – Incolor – Gub) clinched the men’s 126 km open event outsprinting Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) on Holmsted Hill, while Harold Evans (Le Col RT) completed the podium; in the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–On Form) powered clear from an elite quartet to secure a commanding solo victory – and the South-East crown – ahead of Caitlin Dimbleby (Le Col CT) and Dana Scott (Monarch Racing).
Featured image: Mark James
Report
Open race
Staplefield’s narrow Sussex lanes greeted the riders with bright early-summer sunshine and a gentle south-westerly breeze that nudged the temperature to 20 °C by mid-morning, ideal racing weather for the 126 km Open London Dynamo Road Race, which doubled as the South-East and Central Regional Championships on the rolling 21 km Staplefield circuit that finishes on the 7–8 % ramp of Holmsted Hill.
For the first forty minutes the bunch stayed largely intact, but a lull on the exposed stretch of London Road allowed nine riders to slip clear. The group was made up of the in-form Danylo Riwnyj and his Foran CT teammate Tobias Dalhaus, Judicael Clair (Raptor Factory Racing, Max Bolton (Oxford University), Ben Millar (Reflex Nopinz), Jordan Giles and Oliver Mangham (DAS-Richardsons), Harold Evans (Le Col RT), William Metcalf (Ride Revolution Coaching), and Casper Brazier (Primera-TeamJobs).
Eventual winner Tom Williams of the Romanian-registered Monzon – Incolor – Gub squad was not among them. “I actually didn’t know the move had gone,” he admitted to The British Continental. “I could see things starting to go, so I attacked, got away with about ten guys, then attacked them straight away and rode on my own until four more reached me. That’s when I realised we were still bridging — the lead group was up the road.”
Williams was joined to make a strong five rider chase by the Tyrie brothers – Sebastien (Primera-TeamJobs) and Nick (Foran CT), Isaac Wright (Strada Wheels RT – Lucentsys), and Cameron Still (Ride Revolution Coaching) rider as the five worked well together to make the junction and a 14 rider leading group.
With the peloton hovering at roughly a minute, cooperation in the newly enlarged lead group held until the penultimate lap, when repeated accelerations on Brook Street whittled the front down to five. ADD WHO
They carried their slender advantage into the final kilometre and promptly stalled on the lower slopes of Holmsted Hill, each rider unwilling to be first to commit. Williams trusted his uphill finish: “I waited for the first guy to go, then I hit it. I’ve got a good sprint on a climb, so I backed it.”
Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) clawed alongside but could not come past; Williams held a half-wheel to the line and only folded his arms in celebration after his tyre had crossed the chequered paint, mindful of the slender margin. Behind them Harold Evans (Le Col Race Team) completed the podium.
Women’s race
Regional titles for the South East, Central and Eastern divisions—and automatic places at the British Nationals—were on the line, but the opening lap passed in relative calm, the bunch content to feel its way into the race on the twisting Sussex roads.
The tempo lifted early on the second circuit when seven or eight riders eased clear on London Road. Cooperation in the move was patchy, and the next climb split it again, leaving a quartet whose rotation quickly nudged the gap beyond half a minute. Among them was Brother UK–On Form’s Noémie Thomson, riding only the third road race of her life yet already marked out as a rider to watch after a debut win at the Florrie Newbery Classic. She was joined by Caitlin Dimbleby (Le Col RT), Grace Reynolds (Smurfit Westrock CT) and US rider Dana Scott (Monarch Racing).
The elastic to the peloton never fully snapped, but the leaders’ smooth through-and-off work made it obvious that the winner would come from the front. Half-way through the last lap Scott jumped hard on one of the smaller rises. Thomson followed, then counter-attacked the moment her rival sat down. No one could respond. Head down and shoulders rocking, the 21-year-old powered clear, carving out more than a minute by the foot of Holmsted Hill and holding every second to the line.
“I’d never had a title before, so to be South East champion feels pretty special,” she said afterwards, wide-eyed at what she had just achieved. “It was my third road race—though I’ve tried some gravel too—so I just rode as hard as I could once I was alone and kept expecting them to come back.”
Thomson’s solo win earns her the South East champion’s jersey and an automatic berth at the British National Road Championships later this month, where she will measure herself against far more seasoned opposition. First, though, she intends to sharpen her form at the Ronde van Wymeswold and the Alexandra Tour of the Reservoir. With a sixth-place finish at the Rapha Lincoln Grand Prix already on her palmarès after just two road outings, it would be no surprise if Thomson’s meteoric rise continues.
Results
Provisional results.
Open race
Women’s race
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