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June 23, 2024
National Championships 2024 โ UK ๐ฌ๐ง โ Road Race ME – Saltburn-by-the-Sea – Saltburn-by-the-Sea : 182 km
The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events,
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June 23, 2024
National Championships 2024 โ UK ๐ฌ๐ง โ Road Race ME – Saltburn-by-the-Sea – Saltburn-by-the-Sea : 182 km
The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The winner of the road race gets to wear the National Champions jersey, which is white with red and blue bands, in races so that (s)he can be identified.
Ethan Hayter (Ineos) won the elite menโs road race at the British Championships after seeing off the challenges of Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) and Max Walker (Astana-Qazaqstan) on the stiff climb of Saltburn Bank.
After an aggressive opening to the race had reduced the front group to just fifteen or so riders, the winning move began to take shape with a little over 50km remaining, when Hayter, Askey and Walker went clear in the company of Jake Stewart (Israel-Premier Tech) and Bob Donaldson (Trinity Racing), with Connor Swift (Ineos) and Joseph Blackmore joining them at the beginning of the penultimate lap.
Soon afterwards, Hayter, Askey and Walker forged ahead, and the trio would combine well to open a lead of more than a minute by the time they took the bell with 26km to go.
On the final lap, Swift made a game effort to bridge across alone to the break, but it already seemed clear that the leading trio would decide the title on the short but sharp climb from the seafront to the finish line.
Once onto the climb, Hayter was happy to control affairs from the front, but Askey launched a rasping acceleration when the gradient began to bite. His effort saw off the challenge of Walker, but Hayter was able to resist. After biding his time on Askeyโs wheel, Hayter unleased an attack of his own near the top of the climb, and it was enough to carry him clear to victory and he already looked assured of the title by the time the road flattened out in the final 150m.
Askey took the silver medal and Walker the bronze, while Swift came home in fourth place ahead of Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost).
Twice a winner of the British time trial title in years past, Hayter has now added the road title to his palmarรจs. The victory was his first since he won a stage of last yearโs Tour de Romandie. The 25-year-old is set to line up in the team pursuit at the Paris 2024 Olympics alongside his Ineos teammate Josh Tarling, who placed 7th here having cruised to the time trial title earlier in the week.
Results :
he can be identified.
Ethan Hayter (Ineos) won the elite menโs road race at the British Championships after seeing off the challenges of Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) and Max Walker (Astana-Qazaqstan) on the stiff climb of Saltburn Bank.
After an aggressive opening to the race had reduced the front group to just fifteen or so riders, the winning move began to take shape with a little over 50km remaining, when Hayter, Askey and Walker went clear in the company of Jake Stewart (Israel-Premier Tech) and Bob Donaldson (Trinity Racing), with Connor Swift (Ineos) and Joseph Blackmore joining them at the beginning of the penultimate lap.
Soon afterwards, Hayter, Askey and Walker forged ahead, and the trio would combine well to open a lead of more than a minute by the time they took the bell with 26km to go.
On the final lap, Swift made a game effort to bridge across alone to the break, but it already seemed clear that the leading trio would decide the title on the short but sharp climb from the seafront to the finish line.
Once onto the climb, Hayter was happy to control affairs from the front, but Askey launched a rasping acceleration when the gradient began to bite. His effort saw off the challenge of Walker, but Hayter was able to resist. After biding his time on Askeyโs wheel, Hayter unleased an attack of his own near the top of the climb, and it was enough to carry him clear to victory and he already looked assured of the title by the time the road flattened out in the final 150m.
Askey took the silver medal and Walker the bronze, while Swift came home in fourth place ahead of Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost).
Twice a winner of the British time trial title in years past, Hayter has now added the road title to his palmarรจs. The victory was his first since he won a stage of last yearโs Tour de Romandie. The 25-year-old is set to line up in the team pursuit at the Paris 2024 Olympics alongside his Ineos teammate Josh Tarling, who placed 7th here having cruised to the time trial title earlier in the week.
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