Revolution Champions League #1: Clancy and Mould take the win for JLT Condor

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The duo of Ed Clancy and Jon Mould delivered a clear win for JLT Condor at the first-ever Manchester round of the Revolution Cycling Champions League.

The pair won a total of five races out of a possible nine over the two-day competition. They now lead the championship with Team PedalSure in second and Maloja Pushbikers third.

"Yeah it's been great and aside from the wins we've been pretty consistent, we've been up there in every race," said Clancy. "It's always tough, I was tired this [Saturday] evening, the point's race in the afternoon session killed me."

It was the first time the series saw seven WorldTour teams take to the track. Both Team Sky and Cannondale-Drapac put up strong performances, currently holding the fourth and fifth positions on the leaderboard.

"It's great to see all the WorldTour boys here, the crowd was sold out tonight, I saw some LottoNL-Jumbo flags in the crowd and people with air horns, and then a little Italian section cheering for [Elia] Viviani in the corner over there, it was really good to see and hear," said Clancy.

Cannondale-Drapac's Patrick Bevin tipped his cap to the field. "I'm sure you've heard it over and over but you're going up against some really quality track riders, it's a classy field out there," he said. "To be honest, for me and Ryan [Mullen] to turn up, I thought we rode well, I've really enjoyed the past couple of days and I'm looking forward to next week in London."

In the Women's competition, the Podium Ambition duo of Neah Evans and Sarah Storey enjoys a strong lead ahead of Voxwomen in second and Great Britain in third.

"It's the first time we've actually raced together, and we just worked well together straight from the start it was so good having her up there with me," said Evans, who won the omnium competition. "It was a high standard today, I had to work really hard, there's so many girls out there on a good level that makes the racing really close, and from a crowd point of view that’s great as it’s anyone’s game."

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