SUNDAY: CiCLE Classic (Women/Junior Men)

Round 1 of the Women’s and Junior Men’s National Road Series kicks off this weekend in Melton Mowbray at the CiCLE Classic

SUNDAY: CiCLE Classic (Women/Junior Men)

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A CLASSIC BRITISH RACE

WITH A FIELD of 119 and 121 riders respectively, Sunday’s 7th ANEXO /CAMS Women’s and 9th Junior CiCLE Classics look certain to live up to their classic titles as the first National showdowns of 2023 for their respective cycling categories.

Race Director Colin Clews said, “since the Women’s Classic was first held in 2016, the race has consistently been won by World and Olympic Champions such as Katie Archibald and Neah Evans, with Josie Nelson following in her sister Emily’s wheel marks when winning the race last year. The junior race has also had some notable names taking part such as Tom Pidcock, who although never a CiCLE Classic winner, has now progressed to the World Tour alongside 2017 Junior CiCLE Winner Josh Tarling along with others such as James Shaw, Sam Watson and Abi Smith. With a winner able to come from any quarter in either race will make for exciting racing with both events being the first major British race in 2023 for both categories. Every rider will therefore be wishing to impress!”

Whoever does come out on top will be greeted and presented with the winner’s trophy bearing her name by Dame Laura Kenny who will also be accompanied on the Presentation podium by CAMS brand ambassador, former multi World and Olympic champion Ed Clancy. Cycling royalty indeed in Melton Mowbray.

The junior Men’s race will commence at 9.00 am from Sherrard Street and return for its first passage of the town around 11.00 before finishing close to the Market Place approximately 20 minutes later. The Women’s CiCLE Classic then starts at 14.00 and returns to Sherrard Street for its fist passage around 16.00 and then finish around 16.20. Both events will follow the same arduous and demanding 105 kms course passing through Pickwell, Somerby and Burrough, on a number of differing circuits in and around Owston where most of the off roads sectors can be found.

For the safety of competitors and other road users, both races will operate a formal rolling road closure throughout most of the course. The road being closed shortly before the race approaches each key point, and reopened within 10-15 minutes later on average. The exception to this this will be Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray, which will be closed from 7.00 am to 18.00 hrs, and Saxby Road. The latter will be closed for the entirety of the riders completing the finishing circuit on their approach to Melton. Saxby Road will therefore be closed to non- race vehicles for approximately 40 minutes between 10.45 and 11.45, and again in the afternoon between 15.45 and 16.45. These closures will be kept to a minimum period on each occasion.

The Men’s International CiCLE Classic which was first held in 2005, will return to the roads in Melton Mowbray and beyond in just a few weeks with a fully international field of Elite professional male cyclists over an even more daunting 180 kms course between Oakham and Melton (23rd April).

PLACES TO WATCH
In 2023, the opportunities to view the two races are numerous on Sunday. For the enthusiastic spectator, the race is possibly the most spectator friendly races to ever watch. It is possible to see the race in over 7-8 places during its circuitous route from Melton back to Melton.

Suggestions:

1. The START in Melton town centre with the start of the Junior Men at 09.30 and the Elite Women at 14.00.
2. In Somerby for the first passage of the race there.
3. Owston or Burrough on the Hill for the races 5/6 passages through those villages. At Owston enjoy the party atmosphere of the day, or enjoy a more relaxed view of the race from The ‘Stag & Hounds’ Public House at Burrough over Sunday lunch and or a welcome drink.
4. The top of Cold Overton hill for the second Queen/King of the Hills climb.
5. Or ‘Somerberg’ (Bruce’s Lane) for the ultimate CiCLE Classic experience.
6. The entry or exit of the penultimate rough sector of the race at Sawgate Lane just on the edge of Melton.
7. In Melton town centre for the first passage and then spectacular finish of the junior Men’s race, and the first passage of the town by the riders in the Women’s race who will contest a sprint for the ‘Pork Pie’ sprint award donated by Dickenson & Morris before commencing their finishing circuit via Burton Lazers and Stapleford.
8. At the FINISH in Sherrard Street around 12.00 noon for the Junior Men, and 16.30 for the Women.

Hot & cold drinks and snacks will be available at various locations on and around the course.

Please allow plenty of time to get from one point to another and be prepared to encounter the road closures which will apply as soon as the race approaches and will apply until the last of the ‘effective’ race passes. Also please remember to park your cars well off the road especially if parking on any of the many narrow roads that the race uses particularly around Owston and Burrough on the Hill. If viewing at Owston please use the identified car parks and always obey any instructions from race marshals.

RIDERS

WOMEN

1 Daisy Barnes Alba Development Road Team
2 Sophie Enever Alba Development Road Team
3 Arianne Holland Alba Development Road Team
4 Sophie Lankford Alba Development Road Team
5 Beth Maciver Alba Development Road Team
6 Eilidh Shaw – U23 Alba Development Road Team
7 Victoria Smith Alba Development Road Team
8 Evie White – JNR Alba Development Road Team
9 Charlotte Broughton AWOL OShea
10 Libby Smithson – U23 AWOL OShea
11 Jessica Finney AWOL OShea
12 Francesca Morgans-Slader AWOL OShea
13 Maddie Wadsworth – U23 AWOL OShea
14 Ellen Bennett – U23 Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
15 Lotty Dawson – JNR Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
16 Freya Eccleston – JNR Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
17 Harriet Evans Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
18 Hope Inglis – JNR Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
19 Millie Jenkins – JNR Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
20 Laura Pittard Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
21 Lotta Mansfield – U23 Brother UK-Orientation Marketing
22 Monica Greenwood DAS – Handsling Bikes
23 Lucy Lee DAS – Handsling Bikes
24 Sophie Lewis – U23 DAS – Handsling Bikes
25 Grace Lister – U23 DAS – Handsling Bikes
26 Katie Scott – U23 DAS – Handsling Bikes
27 Danielle Shrosbree DAS – Handsling Bikes
28 Sammie Stuart DAS – Handsling Bikes
29 Sophie Thackray DAS – Handsling Bikes
30 Joanne Clarke FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
31 Maddie Heywood FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
32 Claire Nott FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
33 Clare Parkin FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
34 Sian Reynolds FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
35 Sasha Smith FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
36 Vivienne Tomlin FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
37 Rosie Wayland FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing
38 Sian Botteley Hutchinson-Brother UK
39 Jessie Carridge Hutchinson-Brother UK
40 Harriet Dodd Hutchinson-Brother UK
41 Heather Mayer Hutchinson-Brother UK
42 Tamsin Miller Hutchinson-Brother UK
43 Polly Milsom Hutchinson-Brother UK
44 Lydia Watts Hutchinson-Brother UK
45 Sannah Zaman – U23 Hutchinson-Brother UK
46 Skye Davidson Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon
47 Kirstie Drakeford – U23 Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon
48 Lola Ellis – JNR Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon
49 Grace Norman Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon
50 Courtney Smith – U23 Jadan Vive le Velo p/b Glasdon
51 Penny Colloff LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
52 Anouska Greenaway LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
53 Rebecca Hair LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
54 Eline Smit LAKA Pedal Mafia RT
55 Eleanor Bolton – U23 LDN-Academy
56 Lucy Neatham – U23 LDN-Academy
57 Natasha Reddy LDN-Academy
58 Madeleine Gammons Loughborough Lightning
59 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning
60 Amber Harding Loughborough Lightning
61 Roisin Lally – U23 Loughborough Lightning
62 Crystal Lane-Wright Loughborough Lightning
63 Alice Lethbridge Loughborough Lightning
64 Morgan Newberry Loughborough Lightning
65 Anya Tamplin Loughborough Lightning
66 Robyn Clay – U23 Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
67 Bexy Dew Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
68 Lucy Ellmore – U23 Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
69 Zoe Langham Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
70 Corinne Side Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
71 Millie Skinner Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
72 Poppy Thompson Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
73 Jo Tindley Pro-Noctis – Heidi Kjeldsen – 200 Degrees Coffee
74 Ella Barnwell – U23 Saint Piran WRT
75 Hannah Bayes Saint Piran WRT
76 Nicole Coates Saint Piran WRT
77 Rachel Galler Saint Piran WRT
78 Sophie Holmes Saint Piran WRT
79 Amye Kellow – U23 Saint Piran WRT
80 Charlotte Hodgkins-Byrne Team Boompods
81 Katarzyna Madej Team Boompods
82 Sian Marsh Team Boompods
83 Ellen McDermott Team Boompods
84 Gemma Mitchell Team Boompods
85 Keri Parton Team Boompods
86 Lauren Robinson Team Boompods
87 Mary Wilkinson Team Boompods
88 Isabel Darvill Team Spectra Cannondale
89 Lucy Nelson Team Spectra Cannondale
90 Laura Senior Team Spectra Cannondale
91 Elizabeth McKinnon – JNR Tofauti Everyone Activ3
92 Lucy Benezet Minns – JNR Tofauti Everyone Active
93 Amelia Cebak – JNR Tofauti Everyone Active
94 Mia Rutterford – JNR Tofauti Everyone Active
95 Coralie Arthur Wahoo – Le Col
96 Anastasia Bowler Wahoo – Le Col
97 Kate MacLeod Wahoo – Le Col
98 Kim Baptista Ayr Roads Cycling Club
99 Katie Silva Big Maggys
100 Freya Evans – JNR Cero – Cycle Division Racing Team
101 Millie Thomson – JNR Deeside Thistle CC
102 Flora Perkins – U23 Fenix-Deceuninck Development Team
103 Isabella Johnson – U23 INFLITE Femme
104 Georgina Oakley INFLITE Femme
105 Ruby Oakes – JNR JRC-INTERFLON Race Team
106 Bethany Barnett – U23 Kings Lynn CC
107 Abbie Manley – U23 Montezuma’s Race Team
108 Cecilia Hime Paradigm Cycles
109 Olivia French StolenGoat Race Team
110 Erin Avill – U23 Storey Racing
111 Ella Maclean-Howell – U23 Team Inspired
112 Josie Knight Team Inspired
113 Morven Yeoman – U23 Torelli
114 Emily Chilton Unattached
115 Caitlin Dimbleby Unattached
116 Suzetta Guerrini Unattached
117 Amber Junker-Brameld – U23 VC Londres
118 Esme Wiley – JNR VC Londres
119 Georgina Pasmore – JNR Velo Myrddin CC powered by Y Beic

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JUNIOR MEN (LIBABLE TO CHANGE)
1 Luke Gibson 4T+ Cyclopark
2 Joseph Cosgrove Anexo Group Race Team
3 Sam Fisher Anexo Group Race Team
4 Bryn Lawrence Anexo Group Race Team
5 Elliot Rowe Anexo Group Race Team
6 William Salter Anexo Group Race Team
7 Patrick Casey Anexo Group Race Team
8 John Appleby API-Metrow/Bodyby JR
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10 Seth Jones Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
11 Rhys Thomas Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
12 Robin Steer Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
13 Joshua Hemmings BC East Midlands
14 Emil Howell BC East Midlands
15 Dominic Switzer BC East Midlands
16 Charlie Thorpe BC East Midlands
17 Luke Brennan BCC Race Team
18 Joshua Jackson BCC Race Team
19 Zak Machin BCC Race Team
20 Ben Marsh BCC Race Team
21 George Stephen BCC Race Team
22 Ryan Williams BCC Race Team
23 Matthew Cole Beeston Cycling Club
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25 Kai Buckley Beeston Cycling Club
26 Jenson Buttrick Beeston Cycling Club
27 Joel Hurt Beeston Cycling Club
28 Callum Jones Beeston Cycling Club
29 Jack Cook Calder Clarion CC
30 Theo Anderson Chippenham & Dist Whls
31 Elliot Fraser Clifton CC
32 Oliver Moss Clifton CC
33 James Sawyers Clifton CC
34 Nathan Smith Clifton CC
35 Samuel Thomas Contiki Velo Bavarian RT
36 Sam Chaplin Flanders Color Defever Team
37 Cai Curtis-Roberts Flanders Color Defever Team
38 Corey Whiteford Flanders Color Defever Team
39 Toby Bush Flanders Color Defever Team
40 Louis Sharp Glasgow Riderz
41 Hugh Aubrey Histon & Impington Bicycle Club
42 Rowan Baxter Huddersfield Star Wheelers
43 Oliver Morgan Ignite
44 Evan Williams Ignite
45 John Bardsley Innovation Racing
46 Archie Fletcher Innovation Racing
47 Alexander Foster Innovation Racing
48 Charlie Abraham Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
49 William Gilbank Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
50 Samuel Leslie Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
51 Thomas Mead Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
52 Ethan Storti Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
53 Benedict Walker Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club A
54 Sebastian Anderson Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club B
55 Peter Ferguson Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club B
56 Reece Pittman Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club B
57 William Pollard Lee Valley Youth Cycling Club B
58 Alexander Montero Lee Velo (South East London)
59 Stanley Kent London Dynamo
60 Robin Marwood London Dynamo
61 Noah Horton LVC Racing
62 Hywel Leyshon Maindy Flyers CC
63 Iwan Clark Maindy Flyers CC
64 Iestyn Jones Maindy Flyers CC
65 Mathys Venter Maindy Flyers CC
66 Alex Beldon MAS Design – Fensham Howes
67 Jacob Bush MAS Design – Fensham Howes
68 Joe Watkins-Wilson North Cheshire Clarion
69 James Luxton Otley CC
70 Arlo Carey Pedalon
71 Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers CC
72 Callum Watson Prologue Racing Team
73 Matthew Ellmore Prologue Racing Team
74 Oliver Seargent Prologue Racing Team
75 Joseph Turnbull Prologue Racing Team
76 Charlie Thew Racing Metro 15
77 Benjamin Livesey Ribble rechrg Race Team
78 Daniel Saba Ribble rechrg Race Team
79 Sam Barbour Ribble rechrg Race Team
80 Felix Earth Ribble rechrg Race Team
81 Ryu Roberts Hayamizu Ribble rechrg Race Team
82 Felix Skelton Ribble rechrg Race Team
83 Alasdair Mildred Ride Revolution Coaching
84 Spencer Corder ROTOR Race Team
85 Thomas Pruett ROTOR Race Team
86 Lewis Tinsley ROTOR Race Team
87 Oliver Dawson RTD – JsCycleShack
88 Sebastian Grindley RTD – JsCycleShack
89 Oliver Masters Southborough & District Whls
90 Cameron Adam Spokes Racing Team
91 Alasdair Baillie Spokes Racing Team
92 Colin McGourty Spokes Racing Team
93 Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team
94 Thomas Wisdish Spokes Racing Team
95 George Watch Team Zoyland Race Academy
96 Ahron Dick The Cycling Academy
97 Noah Bleteau The Cycling Academy
98 Jake Speed The Cycling Academy
99 Oliver Walker The Cycling Academy
100 Max Bufton Tofauti Everyone Active A
101 Denholm Edwards Tofauti Everyone Active A
102 Oliver Peace Tofauti Everyone Active A
103 Raphael Tabiner Tofauti Everyone Active A
104 Ollie Boarer Tofauti Everyone Active B
105 Mark Lightfoot Tofauti Everyone Active B
106 Tomos Pattinson Tofauti Everyone Active B
107 Kyle Jones trainSharp Development Team
108 Rhys Edwards trainSharp Development Team
109 Xavier Teece-Round trainSharp Development Team
110 Niall Colquitt Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
111 Callum Salisbury Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
112 James Scott Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
113 Ivan Sorby Utmost IOM Junior Cycling Team
114 Pedro Hutchinson Velo Club Venta
115 Alexander Murphy Velo Club Venta
116 Oscar Hoult Velo Club Venta
117 Harley Gregory West Suffolk Wheelers
118 Angus Stoneham Zappi Junior Race Team
119 Oliver Sewell Unattached

FORMER WINNERS

WOMEN
2016: Rebecca Durrell
2017: Katie Archibald
2018: Neah Evans
2019: Emily Nelson
2020: No event due to Covid.
2021: Abi Smith
2022: Josie Nelson

JUNIOR MEN
2014: James SHAW
2015: Nathan Draper
2016: Reece Wood
2017: William Tidball
2018: Alfred George
2019: Sam Watson
2020: No event due to Covid.
2021: Joshua Tarling
2022: Dylan Hicks