Stewart wins Velothon Wales
Guldhammer, Bibby beaten by Madison Genesis rider
Britain's Tom Stewart (Madison Genesis) claimed victory in the Pro Race at the second Velothon Wales from a successful breakaway. He topped Stolting Service Groups' Rasmus Guldhammer, with NFTO's Ian Bibby in third.
Victory for the 26-year-old Stewart came a week after he won the Lincoln Grand Prix and an impressive showing in the Tour de Yorkshire.
"I am so chuffed. I have never gone as deep as this over the last four weeks in my life and today was another record again," Stewart said. "As a team we really deserved what we got in Lincoln last week and this is another great moment for us. It was a brilliant race, really hard and I decided to take it on."
Stewart said he put in a probing attack before finally getting a gap on the second trip up the Tumble.
"I can't sprint for toffee so I decided to go for it. I kept telling myself 'don't get home tonight and regret anything, just dig deeper and deeper'. What a relief it was to win."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis | 4:20:29 |
2 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
3 | Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Karel Hnik (Cze) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Pawel Cieslik (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Max Stedman (GBr) Pedal Heaven | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Matthieu Boulo (Fra) Team Raleigh Gac | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Dale Appleby (GBr) NFTO | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Jochem Hoekstra (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Dion Smith (NZl) ONE Pro Cycling | 0:00:14 |
12 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Lasse Norman Hansen (Den) Stölting Service Group | 0:00:16 |
14 | Kamil Gradek (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jasper Ockeloen (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:01:12 |
16 | Peeter Pruus (Est) Rietumu-Delfin | 0:01:13 |
17 | Emil Vinjebo (Den) Team Giant Scatto U23 | 0:01:43 |
18 | Jack Pullar (GBr) Pedal Heaven | 0:01:50 |
19 | Laurent Evrard (Bel) Team 3M | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | George Harper (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Dominik Hrinkow (Aut) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
22 | Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Alpha Baltic - Maratoni.lv | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Michal Podlaski (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
24 | Jonas Koch (Ger) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
25 | Adrià Moreno Sala (Spa) Team Raleigh Gac | 0:01:54 |
26 | Jimmy Janssens (Bel) Team 3M | 0:01:56 |
27 | Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Team Raleigh Gac | 0:02:17 |
28 | Jonathan Mould (GBr) JLT Condor | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
29 | Gruffudd Lewis (GBr) Madison Genesis | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
30 | Will Fox (GBr) Pedal Heaven | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
31 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
32 | Dick Janssens (Ned) Team 3M | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Edmund Bradbury (GBr) NFTO | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Tomas Kalojiros (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Peeter Tarvis (Est) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
36 | Rhys Lloyd (GBr) NFTO | 0:02:21 |
37 | Yanto Barker (GBr) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
38 | Russell Downing (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:02:26 |
39 | Maris Bogdanovics (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin | 0:03:03 |
40 | Emils Liepins (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin | 0:03:14 |
41 | Gertjan De Vos (Bel) Team 3M | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Daniel Bichlmann (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
43 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Team Raleigh Gac | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Christian Mager (Ger) Stölting Service Group | 0:03:19 |
45 | Alexander Kamp (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
46 | George Atkins (GBr) JLT Condor | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Jonathan Mcevoy (GBr) NFTO | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Jim Van Den Berg (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | 0:07:13 |
49 | Andris Smirnovs (Lat) Alpha Baltic - Maratoni.lv | 0:07:50 |
50 | Alistair Slater (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:10:15 |
51 | Tobyn Horton (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:17:26 |
DNF | Armands Becis (Lat) Rietumu-Delfin | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexandre Blain (Fra) Madison Genesis | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Timo Schäfer (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Steven Roach (GBr) Team Raleigh Gac | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Josef Benetseder (Aut) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthias Schnapka (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dominik Merseburg (Ger) Stradalli - Bike Aid | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carlos Lorente Garcia (Spa) DAG | Row 58 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pawel Franczak (Pol) Verva ActiveJet Pro Cycling Team | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alexander Meier (Ger) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
DNF | John Bohn Ebsen (Den) ONE Pro Cycling | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Peeter Pung (Est) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mihkel Räim (Est) Cycling Academy Team | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Stölting Service Group | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Karl-Arnold Vendelin (Est) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Stölting Service Group | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Javier Valero Amat (Spa) DAG | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Joakim Bukdal (Den) Team Giant Scatto U23 | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Rory Townsend (GBr) Pedal Heaven | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jake Womersley (GBr) Pedal Heaven | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Lowsley Williams (GBr) NFTO | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Paton (GBr) Pedal Heaven | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mads Corell (Den) Team Giant Scatto U23 | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Madison Genesis | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marius Therkildsen (Den) Team Giant Scatto U23 | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Thijs Van Beusichem (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Lawless (GBr) JLT Condor | Row 77 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jelle Goderis (Bel) Team 3M | Row 78 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sebastian Mora Vedri (Spa) Team Raleigh Gac | Row 79 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Jesus Mata Astoroga (Spa) DAG | Row 80 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Antonio Gomez Gonzales (Spa) DAG | Row 81 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jaanus Tasane (Est) | Row 82 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Juan Jesus Martinez Antolin (Spa) DAG | Row 83 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Simm Kiskonen (Est) | Row 84 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Felix English (Irl) Madison Genesis | Row 85 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Antonio Domene Soriano (Spa) DAG | Row 86 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthias Wieneroither (Aut) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 87 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kristofers Racenajs (Lat) Alpha Baltic - Maratoni.lv | Row 88 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sven Van Luijk (Ned) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 89 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vaclav Viktorin (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 90 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kaspars Sergis (Lat) Alpha Baltic - Maratoni.lv | Row 91 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Tomas Holub (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 92 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jiri Nesveda (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 93 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jan Ryba (Cze) AC Sparta Praha | Row 94 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Vitalijs Kornilovs (Lat) Alpha Baltic - Maratoni.lv | Row 95 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Florian Gaugl (Aut) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 96 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marco Zanotti (Ita) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team | Row 97 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Sébastian Baldauf (Ger) Hrinkow Advarica Cycleangteam | Row 98 - Cell 2 |
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