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MAX GEAR MAGIC Alli Holland, Max Gear RT won an exciting Women's Team Race Series event held on the wind swept tarmac at the Upavon Barracks beating her long time breakaway companion Elise Sherwell, Surrey League after an almost perfect demonstration of team riding by Max Gear RT. A new event to the Team Series, Captain Darren Clarke organised a very good event for the Army CU on the airdrome perimeter of the Upavon Barracks; it was a perfect day for the many gliders mustered around the airdrome as the wind swept in across the empty space as the first event of a double was the Team Time Trial with teams covering 4 laps of the 2 mile circuit. Always a difficult discipline as it is not much practised in this country but Max Gear where the strongest team and they came home in 18 minutes 23 seconds to take the first part of the day by 26 seconds from Motorpoint team. After a short rest to allow the handicycles to race, the afternoons road race started, at once it was noticeable that Max Gear RT wearing monitoring Motorpoint/Marshals Pasta as the team leading overall on Team Series points. After 2 laps covered a break went of 4 riders, Iona Sewell - Squadra Donne/Shutt Velo Rapide/Bikefood, Hanna Barnes - Motorpoint, Elise Sherwell, Alli Holland. They gradually built on this lead, at first by a handful of seconds until 18 miles when the break had 1 minute over the bunch - and it was here that Hannah Barnes punctured. 22 miles and Iona Sewell went back to the bunch. 30 miles covered and the leading duo of Holland and Sherwell had a massive 2 minutes 38 seconds as the bunch were policed by Max Gear RT. With the gap settled 2 laps later Max Gear RT were at the front driving to dislodge riders from the bunch, with one lap remaining the bunch had splintered in the wind as the leaders two approached the finish, up the incline they went and it was Alli Holland who sprinted ahead of Sherwell to secure a very good win, sealing what was perhaps the best team tactics of the year by her Max Gear RT team mates. Ruby Miller, Motorpoint led in what remained of the bunch for 3rd place with Maryka Sennema, Surrey League in 4th place. The podium ceremony was excellent with flowers and champagne for the 3 riders and also for the winning team Max Gear RT. All the rider were complementary of the Upavon circuit and the race itself so congratulations to Darren Clarke. TEAM TIME TRIAL RESULT 1. Max Gear RT 18 mins 23 secs 2. Motorpoint 18 mins 49 secs 3. Surrey League 19 mins 39 secs 4 Squadra Donne 20 mins 16 secs 5 PSUK 21 mins 35 secs ROAD RACE RESULT + GENERAL CLASSIFICATION Road Race
TEAM POINTS 1. Max Gear RT 455 points 2. Surrey League 276 points 3. Motorpoint 250 points 4. Squadra Donne 155 points 5. PSUK 122 points |
