Britain’s domestic peloton heads to Inkberrow this Sunday for Round 4 of the British Women’s Team Cup: the 2025 Solihull CC Women’s Road Race. Four and a half laps of rolling Worcestershire lanes lie in wait, with vital mid-series points on offer – preview, form guide and full start list below.
What is it?
The Solihull CC Women’s Road Race returns on Sunday 20 July as a National B fixture and Round 4 of the British Women’s Team Cup. This is the first National B road race fixture since the Ronde van Wymeswold in the middle of June.
The Team Cup round occupies the afternoon slot (14:00 start), following an open Regional A men’s race at 09:30. Both contests use the same 22.4 km Inkberrow circuit.
Team Cup picture after three rounds
Brother UK – On Form sit at the top of the British Women’s Team Cup standings on 659 pts after the opening trio of rounds. Their consistency (four scorers inside the top ten at both Florrie Newbery and Wymeswold) has opened an early buffer of more than two hundred points:
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brother UK – On Form | 659 |
| 2 | FTP – Fulfil The Potential Racing | 418 |
| 3 | London Academy RT | 413 |
| 4 | Wolfox CAMS Le Col | 322 |
| 5 | The Phoenix Collective | 302 |
London Academy’s back-to-back podium scores at Banbury and Wymeswold mean they sit just five points shy of FTP Racing in the scrap for second, while Wolfox CAMS Le Col and Phoenix remain within striking distance should either of the leading trio falter when the series resumes at Inkberrow.
Round winners so far
| Round | Date & venue | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Apr – Florrie Newbery Classic | Noemie Thomson | Independent |
| 2 | 18 May – Banbury Star Road Race | Sophie Holmes | Independent |
| 3 | 14-15 Jun – Ronde van Wymeswold | Noemie Thomson | Brother UK – On Form |
Thomson’s switch to Brother UK – On Form midway through May turned Wymeswold into a points bonanza for the leaders, while Holmes’s solo victory at Banbury kept the independents in the headlines. With three rounds still to run, the overall remains wide-open behind the runaway leaders, and every placement at Solihull will matter.
Route
The women’s race unfolds over 4½ laps of a 22.4 km loop centred on Inkberrow, just west of Alcester, for a total of 100 km (62.1 mi). The lap measures 22.4 km with 224 m of climbing, so even after five passages of the finish line, the riders accumulate a shade under 1,000 m of elevation, rolling by British standards and historically favourable to punchy sprinters.
Riders to watch
Brother UK–On Form’s lineup looks particularly strong this year. Lily Brindle and Lotty Dawson have been standouts: Brindle raced to 6th place at June’s Owen Blower Memorial, and Dawson – who picked up several Nat B road race podiums last season – has been aggressive in big races – she even launched a solo move in the national championships this summer. Fellow junior Amelia Staunton is also up to speed, having sprinted to 6th at the Florrie Newbery Classic in April and 5th at the Witham Hall Grand Prix, marking her as another promising talent on the start list.
Isabella Johnson (Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon) has shown good form too – she finished 2nd at the Florrie Newbery Classic in April and has five top tens to her name in Nat B road races in 2025. Another rider to note is Molly Patch, who has raced very little in 2025 but was consistently at the sharp end of races last year. If she finds her 2024 form, then she will be a rider to watch. The former Drops rider Karla Boddy (Brighton Mitre CC) has rolled back the years with 6th at the London Dynamo RR, 7th at Banbury and 16th on the hilly Tour of the Reservoir this season – proof that her race savvy remains razor-sharp.
2023 champion Georgia Lancaster (Loughborough Lightning) is not to be underestimated. Lancaster, who won Solihull in 2023 and was runner-up last year behind Mari Porton, has already added another big win this season by taking the Owen Blower Memorial in June. Also in that Owen Blower race, Grace Ward (Watersley R&D Cycling) rode to 7th place, showing that she has the climbing legs and a fast kick as well.
Lily Martin (London Academy) has been riding strongly on similar courses. She was runner-up at the Banbury Star women’s road race in May, indicating good form on a rolling circuit. Her teammate Grace Sargeant has likewise impressed, announcing herself on the domestic scene with second at the tough Capernwray road race in March.
Finally, junior Ella Tandy (Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco) should not be overlooked. She won the East Midlands regional road title last year and has continued to gather strong results – including 5th place at the Banbury Star race and 3rd at the Witham Hall Grand Prix this season. A proven rider in uphill sprints, Tandy could be a dark horse if a reduced bunch reaches the line.
Provisional startlist
| Bib | Rider | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Terri Bayliss | FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing | 15 |
| #2 | Ellen Bennett (U23) | Brother UK – On Form | 70 |
| #3 | Genevieve Billington | Bromsgrove Olympique CC | 0 |
| #4 | Carys Blowers (Junior) | Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films | 31 |
| #5 | Karla Boddy | Brighton Mitre CC | 68 |
| #6 | Caitlin Bower | Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT | 9 |
| #7 | Lily Brindle (U23) | Brother UK – On Form | 88 |
| #8 | Alice Butcher | Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT | 0 |
| #9 | Katie-Anne Calton (U23) | Team Boompods | 27 |
| #10 | Niamh Campbell Williams (U23) | Loughborough Students CC | 0 |
| #11 | Rebecca Clarke | FTP Fusion | 0 |
| #12 | Abigail Cooper | FTP Fusion | 0 |
| #13 | Jasmine Cornelius (U23) | London Academy | 0 |
| #14 | Lotty Dawson (U23) | Brother UK – On Form | 57 |
| #15 | Ruth Dunstan | FTP Fusion | 5 |
| #16 | Olivia Gardner | Team V-Sprint Racing | 3 |
| #17 | Bethany Goodwin (Junior) | Brother UK – On Form | 0 |
| #18 | Anouska Greenaway | Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT | 25 |
| #19 | Amy Harvey (U23) | O’Shea – Development Team | 0 |
| #20 | Katie Heald (U23) | Team Empella | 20 |
| #21 | Kelly Higgins | Lichfield City CC | 0 |
| #22 | Cecilia Hime | Brother UK – On Form | 26 |
| #23 | Olivia Howcroft | Team Empella | 0 |
| #24 | Isabella Johnson | Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon | 111 |
| #25 | Amber Junker-Brameld (U23) | Brother UK – On Form | 23 |
| #26 | Jacqueline Kinsey (U23) | O’Shea – Development Team | 0 |
| #27 | Poppy Kisley (U23) | Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT | 0 |
| #28 | Georgia Lancaster (U23) | Loughborough Lightning | 152 |
| #29 | Jennifer Lemen | PDQ Cycle Coaching Property Elite | 13 |
| #30 | Megan Lloyd (Junior) | Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films | 20 |
| #31 | Lily Martin (U23) | London Academy | 73 |
| #32 | Tamsin Miller | DAS-Hutchinson | 12 |
| #33 | Gemma Mitchell | FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing | 1 |
| #34 | Iona Mitchell | London Academy | 13 |
| #35 | Claire Nott | FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing | 22 |
| #36 | Molly Patch | Private Member | 15 |
| #37 | Sian Reynolds | Wolfox CAMS Le Col RT | 0 |
| #38 | Rebecca Richards | FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing | 0 |
| #39 | Laura Rogers | FTP Fusion | 0 |
| #40 | Grace Sargeant | London Academy | 86 |
| #41 | Helena Shapton | Brother UK – On Form | 0 |
| #42 | Peggy Simpkins (U23) | O’Shea – Development Team | 0 |
| #43 | Elaine Simpson | FTP Fusion | 0 |
| #44 | Millie Skinner | Team Boompods | 38 |
| #45 | Amelia Staunton (Junior) | Brother UK – On Form | 70 |
| #46 | Ella Tandy (Junior) | Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco | 143 |
| #47 | Seren Thomas (Junior) | Tofauti Everyone Active Majaco | 40 |
| #48 | Ayesha Vose (Junior) | Brother UK – On Form | 63 |
| #49 | Isabel Wallace (U23) | Mud Dock Racing | 7 |
| #50 | Elizabeth Wallace (Junior) | Liv Cycling Club – Halo Films | 0 |
| #51 | Grace Ward (Junior) | Watersley R&D Cycling Team | 93 |
