Kennaugh beats Swift to British national road title
Simon Yates takes third
Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) beat Ben Swift (Team Sky) to the win in the British national road race in a Sky dominated race in Wales. The pair settled the race with a close sprint with Kennaugh coming out on top. Simon Yates (Orica GreenEdge) finished third after being dropped before the final sprint.
"It's amazing. The last lap it was hard to race to race against such a good mate. I sat on for almost half the last lap and I thought that it was all over when I didn't drop him," Kennaugh said at the finish.
The pair were still alone as they made their way through a tight final 100 meters with Swift on the front. On paper Swift is the better sprinter and he duly opened up his sprint first. However he left the smallest of opening on his right hand side, just enough room for Kennaugh to exploit and win his first national road title at the elite level.
"I thought that maybe with the 200 meters I still had a chance. I gave it my best shot and I couldn't believe that I was coming around him. Today was my day."
"I think this almost tops everything. I have so many fantastic memories with the Tour de France last year and the Olympic Games but I've been close here so many times but this is special."
Over the 186-kilometre course in Monmouthshire, Team Sky were on the hunt for their fourth national title in fifth years and to reclaim the jersey they had relinquished to Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep) 12 months ago.
Cavendish was a non-starter due to illness, and Sky made their numbers and strength in depth count at several points in the race.
Luke Rowe infiltrated an early break and with just under 60 kilometres covered, the group swelled to Josh Edmondson, Kennaugh and Swift (all Team Sky), and Scott Davies (Madison Genesis), Mark Christian (Raleigh) and Adam and Simon Yates (Orica-GreenEdge).
This group would decide the race and over 10 laps of the circuit. A whittling down process began and went until only Swift and Kennaugh remained – Simon Yates the last rider to be dropped. Kennaugh tried several late attacks but the eventual outcome would be decided in a sprint.
"I’ve done so many training sprints with Swifty and he just leaves me, but today was my day obviously," Kennaugh said.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky) | 4:25:01 |
2 | Ben Swift (Team Sky) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Simon Yates (Orica GreenEdge) | 0:01:09 |
4 | Luke Rowe (Team Sky) | 0:01:38 |
5 | Joshua Edmondson (Team Sky) | 0:04:01 |
6 | Adam Yates (Orica GreenEdge) | 0:04:39 |
7 | Rob Partridge (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | 0:05:43 |
8 | Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Thomas Stewart (Madison Genesis ) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | James Mclaughlin | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Liam Holohan (Madison Genesis ) | 0:05:45 |
12 | Steven Lampier (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | 0:05:50 |
13 | Edward Laverack (Rapha Condor JLT) | 0:05:53 |
14 | Daniel Fleeman | 0:05:54 |
15 | Mark Christian (Team Raleigh ) | 0:06:07 |
16 | Daniel Pearson | 0:08:46 |
17 | Dante Carpenter | 0:08:47 |
18 | Kristian House (Rapha Condor JLT) | 0:08:49 |
19 | Richard Handley (Rapha Condor JLT) | 0:08:51 |
DNF | David Clarke | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jake Kelly | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alistair Slater | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Millar (Garmin Sharp) | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hamish Graham | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hart Tao Geoghegan (Bissell Development Team) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Feather | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ashley Martin | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Sumption | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick Wilkinson | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Hallworth | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henry Hunter | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Gullen (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lawrence Carpenter | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Harrison (NFTO ) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Moses (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Russel Falder | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Baylis | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Knox | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Newey | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Callum Fergusson | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Boast | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Clarke | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Locker | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Moss (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richard Hepworth (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Harper (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josh Teasdale | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andy Edwards | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Pilkington | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dillion Byrne | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Perry Bowater | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Evan Oliphant (Team Raleigh ) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andy Leigh | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adam Lewis | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Atkins (Team Raleigh ) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Thwaites (Team NetApp – Endura) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jonathan Mcevoy (Team NetApp – Endura) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Erick Rowsell (Team NetApp – Endura) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Pym | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Woods | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Patten (Team 7 Eleven Road Bike Philippines) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jack Pullar | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | David Lines | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Will Fox | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jamie Caldwell | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Wood | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harry Franklin | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Ryan | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Lloyd Chapman | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Andrew Hastings | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rhys Howells | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Owen Lake | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simon Alexander | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elliott Porter (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Opie (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Luke Grivell-mellor (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harry Tanfield | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacob Tipper | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Mottram | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ashley Dennis | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joseph Fox | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Kellett | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Cuming (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Davis | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Owen James | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick Noble | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ryan Connor | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ashley Proctor | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Colin Parry | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Royal | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | George Fowler | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bevan Humphries | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alastair Hepworth | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Declan Byrne | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Glyndwr Griffiths | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hugh Wilson (NFTO ) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Russell Hampton | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mark Mcnally (An Post - Chain Reaction) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Owain Doull (An Post - Chain Reaction) | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Latham | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Germain Burton | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Lowe | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Olivier Wood | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hugh Carthy (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Paton | Row 104 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Francis Cade | Row 105 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gruffudd Lewis | Row 106 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Moore | Row 107 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joshua Hunt (NFTO ) | Row 108 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Lewis (NFTO ) | Row 109 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Samuel Williams (NFTO ) | Row 110 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kieran Frend (An Post - Chain Reaction) | Row 111 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Williams James Lowsley (NFTO ) | Row 112 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Russell | Row 113 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Russell Downing (NFTO ) | Row 114 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dale Appleby (NFTO ) | Row 115 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Orr | Row 116 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Dowsett (Movistar Team) | Row 117 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Zach May | Row 118 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dexter Gardias | Row 119 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Peters (Madison Genesis ) | Row 120 - Cell 2 |
DNF | William Bjergfelt | Row 121 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Chris Snook (Madison Genesis ) | Row 122 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tobyn Horton (Madison Genesis ) | Row 123 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ian Bibby (Madison Genesis ) | Row 124 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacob Scott | Row 125 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thomas Bustard (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 126 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Adam Blythe (NFTO ) | Row 127 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jon Mould (NFTO ) | Row 128 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Davies (Madison Genesis ) | Row 129 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Daniel Mclay | Row 130 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gary Hand | Row 131 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Robert Hassan | Row 132 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kit Gilham | Row 133 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Coutts | Row 134 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jake Tanner (Christina Watches - Kuma) | Row 135 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James King | Row 136 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Sampson | Row 137 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Holmes (Madison Genesis ) | Row 138 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Harry Godding | Row 139 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Henry Latimer | Row 140 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peter Williams | Row 141 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Walsby | Row 142 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jake Womersley | Row 143 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jack Adams | Row 144 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Douglas Dewey | Row 145 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jacob Ragan | Row 146 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) | Row 147 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Christopher Lawless | Row 148 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) | Row 149 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alexander Murisson | Row 150 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Christopher Lawless | Row 151 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joe Kelly | Row 152 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Andrew Tennant (Madison Genesis ) | Row 153 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Adam Martin | Row 154 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rhys Lloyd | Row 155 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Chris Bartlett | Row 156 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Martin Jake | Row 157 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 158 - Cell 2 |
DNS | James McCallum (NFTO ) | Row 159 - Cell 2 |
DNS | William Stephenson (Rapha Condor JLT) | Row 160 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joe Giggins | Row 161 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ian Wilkinson (Team Raleigh ) | Row 162 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Liam Stones (Team Raleigh ) | Row 163 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Joseph Perett (Team Raleigh ) | Row 164 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Yanto Barker (Team Raleigh ) | Row 165 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Chris Dredge | Row 166 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) | Row 167 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mathew Cronshaw (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 168 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Nathan Edmondson (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 169 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Bradley Morgan (Velosure - Giordana Racing Team) | Row 170 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Alex Bottomley | Row 171 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Adam Duggleby | Row 172 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Simon Wilson | Row 173 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jordan Hargreaves | Row 174 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Mark Perry | Row 175 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Scott Gurnett | Row 176 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Ian Stannard (Team Sky) | Row 177 - Cell 2 |
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