2025 GIANT Tugby Ronde van Wymeswold: day two report and results
Jamie Whitcher’s Stage 2 time trial win put him in the leader’s jersey, but Alex Beldon soloed to Stage 3 victory as teammate Ed Morgan (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) reclaimed the overall title in the open event. In the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–Team OnForm) sealed a dominant weekend with a solo win and the overall – taking the Rapha Super-League lead too.
Jamie Whitcher (Bournemouth Cycleworks VitecFire FordCE) turned the tables in the Stage 2 time trial, flipping the general classification on its head to snatch the race lead from Ed Morgan (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) ahead of the final showdown. But the windswept Hose circuit had more twists in store: Alex Beldon (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) stormed to a stunning solo victory on Stage 3, while Morgan rode smartly behind to reclaim the overall title and seal a memorable weekend for the team.
In the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–Team OnForm) capped a breakout weekend in style, storming to a solo victory atop Harby Hill to win Stage 3 of the women’s Ronde van Wymeswold and seal the overall title – and the Rapha Super-League lead – with authority.
Jamie Whitcher (Bournemouth Cycleworks VitecFire FordCE) lit up the Stage 2 road bike time trial, stopping the clock at 12:04 to take a convincing stage win and vault into the overall race lead.
Stage 1 winner Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) came closest to matching Whitcher, finishing 25 seconds back in second place, with Ed Morgan (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) third, a further three seconds adrift.
Jamie Whitcher. Image: Joe Hudson Photo
The results flipped the general classification on its head. Whitcher now leading overall with a 17-second advantage over Morgan, who had started the day in the race lead after picking up time bonuses in Stage 1. Riwnyj sat just two seconds further back in third, with all three well-placed heading into the final stage.
With time gaps back to the rest of the top seven still under a minute, and a challenging final stage to come, the fight for GC was left finely poised.
Stage 3
The 117km finale featured eight laps of the punchy 14.4km loop, finishing atop the energy-sapping Harby Hill. With the general classification delicately poised — Jamie Whitcher starting the stage in the leader’s jersey, trailed by Morgan and Riwnyj — it was always going to be a stage for the brave.
The action ignited early. Josh Housley (Primera–TeamJobs) kicked things off with the day’s first attack, quickly joined by George Stephen (BCC RT), Tobias Bartlett (Yomp Bonk Crew) and Joshua Horsfield (Reflex Nopinz) to form a lead quartet.
Behind them, a trio of Matthew King (Atom 6–Decca Continental Team), Matthew Wilson (Ride Revolution Coaching) and Alexander Pritchard (DAS Richardsons) tried to bridge, but began to splinter as the pace behind rose. MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK led the peloton with visible urgency.
The four up front were absorbed by a group of chasers as the race then split wide open, to form a strong lead group. The riders at the front included: Steven Parsonage (DAS Richardsons), Oliver Hurdle (Yomp Bonk Crew), Morgan, Alex Beldon (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK), Alistair Gardner (CC Etupes), William Truelove (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK), Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT), Horsfield, Housley, Stephen, Ed Ayres (Reflex Nopinz), Ryan Williams (Cycling Sheffield), and Thomas Doig (Primera–TeamJobs).
A second group behind, led by Olivier Mangham (DAS Richardsons), Gabriel Dellar (Primera–TeamJobs), and Ben Pease (Moonglu SpatzWear), hovered at around 40 seconds, with the main bunch, including race leader Whitcher, a full 1 minute 20 seconds behind.
The cohesion up front was temporary. Riwnyj, always aggressive, tried a probing move, but it came to nothing. The front group held steady into the final laps, but the composition continued to churn. On the bell lap, a more select group had emerged: Parsonage, Riwnyj, Hurdle, Morgan, Beldon, and Gardner.
On the final lap, Beldon made his move. It was perfectly timed — no one could follow. He opened daylight and held it to the line, riding solo to his third win of the season. Parsonage followed in second, with Morgan close behind in third — enough to seal the overall title, rounding out a an excellent day for his Muc-Off-SRCT-Storck team.
Ed Morgan speaks about his win
Morgan now moves into second place in the Rapha Super-League, with teammate Beldon in fifth; see the latest standings here.
Women’s race
Stage 3
The 14.4km Hose circuit served up six laps of attritional racing, crowned each time by a steep rise to the finish. Noémie Thomson (Brother UK – Team OnForm) started the day in yellow after her commanding time trial win on Stage 2, holding a 19-second lead over Ruby Oakes (DAS-Hutchinson) and 28 seconds over Alderney Baker (Team Empella). But any thoughts of a defensive ride were quickly dispelled.
Jennifer Powell (Performance Development Team), fifth on GC and 33 seconds back, ignited the action with a bold solo attack on the opening lap. Her reward: the maximum three bonus seconds at the first intermediate sprint, with Zoe Roche and Grace Sargeant (London Academy) picking up the remainder. It was Thomson herself who helped lead the chase, and by the close of lap 3, Powell’s move had been snuffed out.
The race flared again on lap 3, with Sargeant taking the next prime ahead of Roche and the ever-consistent Madeline Cooper (Montezuma’s Eventrex). But it was the penultimate time up Harby Hill where things truly fractured. A fierce crosswind tore at the bunch and opened daylight between riders. Lily Martin (London Academy) crested the climb first to take the final intermediate sprint, with Arabella Blackburn (Shibden Apex RT) close behind. Ten seconds back came a determined Thomson, with Cooper glued to her wheel, and a further gap back to the rest of the field.
On the final lap, Thomson went again. With the peloton in pieces behind, she danced clear up Harby Hill, extending her advantage all the way to the line for a resounding stage victory – her second of the race. Martin arrived 19 seconds later to claim second on the stage, with Cooper rounding out the podium in third.
It was a fitting finale to a weekend that confirmed Thomson as one of the brightest new talents in the domestic peloton. Just four races into her road career, she now adds the overall Ronde van Wymeswold title and two stage wins to her growing palmarès. Thomson’s performance also means she now sits atop the Rapha Super-League standings after two rounds, 10 points ahead of Round 1 victor, Lauren Dickson (Handsling Alba Development RT); see the latest standings here.
Noémie Thomson speaks to Beth Watson about her win.
Cooper’s consistent strength earned her second place overall, while junior rider Arabella Blackburn impressed to take third on GC – a ride that hints at even more to come. But this race belonged to Thomson: dominant, determined, and decisive. The breakthrough rider of the year so far? Undoubtedly.
Jamie Whitcher (Bournemouth Cycleworks VitecFire FordCE) turned the tables in the Stage 2 time trial, flipping the general classification on its head to snatch the race lead from Ed Morgan (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) ahead of the final showdown. But the windswept Hose circuit had more twists in store: Alex Beldon (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) stormed to a stunning solo victory on Stage 3, while Morgan rode smartly behind to reclaim the overall title and seal a memorable weekend for the team.
In the women’s race, Noémie Thomson (Brother UK–Team OnForm) capped a breakout weekend in style, storming to a solo victory atop Harby Hill to win Stage 3 of the women’s Ronde van Wymeswold and seal the overall title – and the Rapha Super-League lead – with authority.
See the race preview here.
Featured image: Matt de-B Photography
Report
Open race
Stage 2
Jamie Whitcher (Bournemouth Cycleworks VitecFire FordCE) lit up the Stage 2 road bike time trial, stopping the clock at 12:04 to take a convincing stage win and vault into the overall race lead.
Stage 1 winner Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT) came closest to matching Whitcher, finishing 25 seconds back in second place, with Ed Morgan (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK) third, a further three seconds adrift.
The results flipped the general classification on its head. Whitcher now leading overall with a 17-second advantage over Morgan, who had started the day in the race lead after picking up time bonuses in Stage 1. Riwnyj sat just two seconds further back in third, with all three well-placed heading into the final stage.
With time gaps back to the rest of the top seven still under a minute, and a challenging final stage to come, the fight for GC was left finely poised.
Stage 3
The 117km finale featured eight laps of the punchy 14.4km loop, finishing atop the energy-sapping Harby Hill. With the general classification delicately poised — Jamie Whitcher starting the stage in the leader’s jersey, trailed by Morgan and Riwnyj — it was always going to be a stage for the brave.
The action ignited early. Josh Housley (Primera–TeamJobs) kicked things off with the day’s first attack, quickly joined by George Stephen (BCC RT), Tobias Bartlett (Yomp Bonk Crew) and Joshua Horsfield (Reflex Nopinz) to form a lead quartet.
Behind them, a trio of Matthew King (Atom 6–Decca Continental Team), Matthew Wilson (Ride Revolution Coaching) and Alexander Pritchard (DAS Richardsons) tried to bridge, but began to splinter as the pace behind rose. MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK led the peloton with visible urgency.
The four up front were absorbed by a group of chasers as the race then split wide open, to form a strong lead group. The riders at the front included: Steven Parsonage (DAS Richardsons), Oliver Hurdle (Yomp Bonk Crew), Morgan, Alex Beldon (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK), Alistair Gardner (CC Etupes), William Truelove (MUC-OFF–SRCT–STORCK), Danylo Riwnyj (Foran CT), Horsfield, Housley, Stephen, Ed Ayres (Reflex Nopinz), Ryan Williams (Cycling Sheffield), and Thomas Doig (Primera–TeamJobs).
A second group behind, led by Olivier Mangham (DAS Richardsons), Gabriel Dellar (Primera–TeamJobs), and Ben Pease (Moonglu SpatzWear), hovered at around 40 seconds, with the main bunch, including race leader Whitcher, a full 1 minute 20 seconds behind.
The cohesion up front was temporary. Riwnyj, always aggressive, tried a probing move, but it came to nothing. The front group held steady into the final laps, but the composition continued to churn. On the bell lap, a more select group had emerged: Parsonage, Riwnyj, Hurdle, Morgan, Beldon, and Gardner.
On the final lap, Beldon made his move. It was perfectly timed — no one could follow. He opened daylight and held it to the line, riding solo to his third win of the season. Parsonage followed in second, with Morgan close behind in third — enough to seal the overall title, rounding out a an excellent day for his Muc-Off-SRCT-Storck team.
Morgan now moves into second place in the Rapha Super-League, with teammate Beldon in fifth; see the latest standings here.
Women’s race
Stage 3
The 14.4km Hose circuit served up six laps of attritional racing, crowned each time by a steep rise to the finish. Noémie Thomson (Brother UK – Team OnForm) started the day in yellow after her commanding time trial win on Stage 2, holding a 19-second lead over Ruby Oakes (DAS-Hutchinson) and 28 seconds over Alderney Baker (Team Empella). But any thoughts of a defensive ride were quickly dispelled.
Jennifer Powell (Performance Development Team), fifth on GC and 33 seconds back, ignited the action with a bold solo attack on the opening lap. Her reward: the maximum three bonus seconds at the first intermediate sprint, with Zoe Roche and Grace Sargeant (London Academy) picking up the remainder. It was Thomson herself who helped lead the chase, and by the close of lap 3, Powell’s move had been snuffed out.
The race flared again on lap 3, with Sargeant taking the next prime ahead of Roche and the ever-consistent Madeline Cooper (Montezuma’s Eventrex). But it was the penultimate time up Harby Hill where things truly fractured. A fierce crosswind tore at the bunch and opened daylight between riders. Lily Martin (London Academy) crested the climb first to take the final intermediate sprint, with Arabella Blackburn (Shibden Apex RT) close behind. Ten seconds back came a determined Thomson, with Cooper glued to her wheel, and a further gap back to the rest of the field.
On the final lap, Thomson went again. With the peloton in pieces behind, she danced clear up Harby Hill, extending her advantage all the way to the line for a resounding stage victory – her second of the race. Martin arrived 19 seconds later to claim second on the stage, with Cooper rounding out the podium in third.
It was a fitting finale to a weekend that confirmed Thomson as one of the brightest new talents in the domestic peloton. Just four races into her road career, she now adds the overall Ronde van Wymeswold title and two stage wins to her growing palmarès. Thomson’s performance also means she now sits atop the Rapha Super-League standings after two rounds, 10 points ahead of Round 1 victor, Lauren Dickson (Handsling Alba Development RT); see the latest standings here.
Cooper’s consistent strength earned her second place overall, while junior rider Arabella Blackburn impressed to take third on GC – a ride that hints at even more to come. But this race belonged to Thomson: dominant, determined, and decisive. The breakthrough rider of the year so far? Undoubtedly.
Results
Open race
Stage 2
Stage 3
General classification
Women’s race
Stage 3
General classification
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