Fred Wright won his second men’s national road race title in Aberystwyth, taking a three-up sprint from a breakaway the favourites never reached — as Elliot Rowe took the under-23 jersey and INEOS Academy rider Mattie Dodd finished second in the category and fifth overall.
Zoe Bäckstedt completed a time-trial and road-race double in Aberystwyth, taking the elite and under-23 road titles after a long solo pursuit of Josie Knight — who held on for 2nd ahead of defending champion Millie Couzens.
Two titles, one household: Megan Barker and Matt Bostock, partners and Rapha Cycling Club teammates, won the women’s and men’s circuit championships in Aberystwyth — and both defending champions came undone.
The championships end on Sunday with their hardest test, on the Aberystwyth roads that crowned Samuel Watson and Millie Couzens a year ago. Couzens returns to defend; the men’s champion does not, leaving his title open.