Roberts wins British national road championships
Rowe and Dickinson complete podium
Jess Roberts (Team Breeze) claimed the British national road race title ahead of Dani Rowe (WaowDeals Pro Cycling) and Ellie Dickinson (Team Breeze).
Roberts attacked with Mel Lowther (Storey Racing) with just under 15km to go and the 19-year-old dropped her companion with the flamme rouge in sight. Despite a frantic chase from the main field Roberts was able to hold off the late charge from the bunch to take her first national elite title.
"I'm just so happy – I can't believe it, I think it will take a while to sink in. I started crying as I crossed the finish line because I was just completely overwhelmed."
The race saw a stream of attacks from the front of the main field, however Elinor Barker saw her chances dented when she was involved in a crash near the start of the race.
The move failed to establish itself with a number of teams leading the chase but when Roberts and Lowther opened up a 35 second gap inside the final kilometres the race looked over for the bunch. Lowther made a late attack with 3km to but despite opening up an 11-second gap Roberts fought back to take the win on the line.
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Jessica Roberts (GBr) | 2:43:23 |
2 | Danielle Rowe (GBr) Waowdeals Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:01 |
3 | Eleanor Dickinson (GBr) | 0:00:02 |
4 | Anna Kay (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Megan Barker (GBr) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Elizabeth Banks (GBr) UnitedHealthcare Women | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Emily Wadsworth (GBr) | 0:00:03 |
8 | Henrietta Colborne (GBr) Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Alice Cobb (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Laura Massey (GBr) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Hannah Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Elinor Barker (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Danielle Christmas (GBr) Bizkaia Durango-Euskadi Murias | 0:00:04 |
14 | Rachel Langdon (GBr) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Abigail Van Twisk (GBr) Trek-Drops | 0:00:06 |
16 | Jennifer Powell (GBr) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Jennifer George (GBr) | 0:00:08 |
18 | Anna Henderson (GBr) | 0:00:09 |
19 | Alicia Speake (GBr) | 0:00:11 |
20 | Melissa Lowther (GBr) WNT Rotor Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:15 |
21 | Emma Grant (GBr) Team Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank | 0:00:21 |
22 | Sophie Wright (GBr) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Hannah Payton (GBr) Trek-Drops | 0:00:22 |
24 | Abigail Dentus (GBr) | 0:00:23 |
25 | Anna Christian (GBr) Trek-Drops | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Illi Gardner (GBr) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
27 | Hannah Larbalestier (GBr) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
28 | Georgina Panchaud (GBr) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Chanel Mason (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Annabel Fisher (GBr) | 0:00:24 |
31 | Rebecca Durrell (GBr) Storey Racing | 0:00:26 |
32 | Natalie Grinczer (GBr) WNT Rotor Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:39 |
33 | Mary Wilkinson (GBr) | 0:00:41 |
34 | Ffion James (GBr) Storey Racing | 0:00:47 |
35 | Claire Steels (GBr) | 0:01:08 |
36 | Emma Lewis (GBr) | 0:01:09 |
37 | Nicola Juniper (GBr) | 0:01:21 |
38 | Sophie Enever (GBr) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
39 | Emma Cockcroft (GBr) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
40 | Christina Wiejak (GBr) | 0:01:22 |
41 | Leah Dixon (GBr) | 0:01:31 |
42 | Jessica Finney (GBr) | 0:01:32 |
43 | Bethan Stubbs (GBr) | 0:01:35 |
44 | Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBr) Trek-Drops | 0:01:36 |
45 | Elizabeth Holden (GBr) Trek-Drops | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | Lauren Murphy (GBr) | 0:01:38 |
47 | Lucy Shaw (GBr) Trek-Drops | 0:02:16 |
48 | Chloe Fraser (GBr) | 0:02:35 |
49 | Rhona Callander (GBr) | 0:02:58 |
50 | Jo Tindley (GBr) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Rebecca Johnson (GBr) | 0:02:59 |
52 | Rebecca Goodson (GBr) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Alice Barnes (GBr) Canyon-SRAM Racing | 0:03:51 |
54 | Annabel Simpson (GBr) Trek-Drops | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Lucy Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Bethany Crumpton (GBr) Storey Racing | 0:04:45 |
57 | Monica Dew (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Molly Patch (GBr) | 0:07:02 |
59 | Helen Ralston (GBr) | 0:07:49 |
60 | Jennifer Batey (GBr) | 0:07:56 |
61 | Natasha Reddy (GBr) | 0:07:58 |
62 | Elizabeth-Jane Harris (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Amy Gornall (GBr) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Ruth Summerford (GBr) | 0:10:49 |
65 | Jenny Holl (GBr) | 0:11:57 |
66 | Rebecca Raybould (GBr) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Sarah Storey (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Holly Macmahon (GBr) | 0:17:20 |
69 | Amy Hill (GBr) | 0:18:56 |
70 | Elizabeth Hughes (GBr) | 0:18:57 |
71 | Bethany Taylor (GBr) | 0:22:18 |
DNF | Jessica Duffy (GBr) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sarah King (GBr) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rosie Walsh (GBr) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charmaine Porter (GBr) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gemma Sargent (GBr) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Fiona Hunter Johnston (GBr) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hannah Bayes (GBr) | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Charlotte Broughton (GBr) | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Madeleine Gammons (GBr) | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Annie Stanford (GBr) | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Elizabeth Bennett (GBr) | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claire Hammond (GBr) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Grace Garner (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Savannah Morgan (GBr) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Rachel Jary (GBr) | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Melissa Brand (GBr) | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jennifer Holden (GBr) | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Jennifer Hudson (GBr) | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Emily Meakin (GBr) | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Fiona Redding (GBr) | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Crystal Lane-Wright (GBr) | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Hetty Niblett (GBr) | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Clover Murray (GBr) | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Gabriella Shaw (GBr) | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Steph Clayton (GBr) | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Neah Evans (GBr) Storey Racing | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Holly Flannery (GBr) | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Manon Lloyd (GBr) Trek-Drops | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Katie Archibald (GBr) Wiggle High5 | Row 99 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Hayley Simmonds (GBr) WNT Rotor Pro Cycling Team | Row 100 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Victoria Lovett (GBr) | Row 101 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Hannah Righini-Brand (GBr) | Row 102 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Poppy Thompson (GBr) | Row 103 - Cell 2 |
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