Endura are forced to do all the chasing after they missed the vital break
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Oli Beckingsale (Endura MTB) and Graham Briggs (Team Raleigh) drop back from the lead group
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Simon Richardson (Team Sigma Sport) injects some pace into the bunch
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Jez Hunt (Team Sky) was always near the front of the bunch to discourage the attacking moves
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Russell Hampton (Raleigh) and Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) on the front of the break
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Team Sigma Sport take up the chase but Jeremy Hunt (Team Sky) is on close attendance
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The Elite men's podium Alex Dowsett (Team Sky), Ian Stannard (Team Sky) and Russell Hampton (Raleigh)
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One lap to go for winner Ian Stannard (Team Sky) as he solos to victory
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Russell Hampton (Team Raleigh) digs deep as he tows Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) round in pursuit of Stannard
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Ian Stannard (Team Sky) takes the generous applause as he celebrates winning the British championship
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Swift (Team Sky) policing the moves trying to bridge the gap to the break that contains his teammates
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Alex Dowsett (Team Sky) attacks to keep the early break clear of the chasers
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Ben Greenwood (Vanilla Bikes) takes up the challenge on the front as the early attacks start
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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura) puts the hammer down on the front of the bunch
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Daniel Lloyd (Sigma Sport) heads off in lone pursuit of the leaders
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James McLaughlin (Sojasun Espoir ACNC) leads the early chase group
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The early breakaway group - Oli Beckingsale (Endure MTB), Graham Briggs (Raleigh), Russell Hampton (Raleigh), Ian Stannard (Team Sky) and Alex Dowsett (Team Sky)
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The winning break that decided the podium places
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Ian Stannard (Sky Procycling) soloed to his national road title, finishing more than a minute ahead of the nearest chasers after dropping his breakaway companions well out from the finish.
Stannard's teammate Alex Dowsett made it a Sky 1-2 by topping Russell Hampton (Raleigh-GAC) for second. Ben Swift and Jeremy Hunt completed the top five, giving their Sky team most of the top places in the event.
Michael Cuming (Rapha Condor-Sharp), 10th overall, was the top U23 rider.
