Bex Heath wins Prologue at Blackpool Surf n Turf 2day

Bex Heath won the prologue today for the first stage of the Blackpool 2Day Surf n Turf.  The prologue was a 1km lap of the Preston Circuit.  Bex was the penultimate rider to set off and smashed the current leading time by 0.5sec on the short circuit.  Jo also posted a fast time placing her 6th overall going into stage 2, a crit round Preston circuit.


Bex starting her winning Prologue

In the second stage, the crit round Preston circuit, Jo rode an aggressive race and placed 3rd in the first prime and 1st in the second prime.  Both Jo and Bex finished in the bunch in the crit, after covering attacks and therefore lie in their positions after the TT.  Bex leads the stage race going into the final stage, a road stage of 55miles around the Balshall Eaves circuit.


Bex and Jo cornering in the crit - stage 2

It has been a strong showing by VC St Raphael women today with Vanessa Whitfield making her National Series race debut and finishing in the bunch in the stage 2 crit.


Vanessa in action in the crit, stage 2

Results:

Prologue Time Trial
1 Rebecca Heath VC St. Raphael 01:23.62 Kayleigh Brogan Team Ibis Cycles 01:24.0
3 Lucy Garner Node4 Giordana 01:24.8
4 Tamina Oliver AbergavennyRC 01:26.8
5 Emily Kay Scott Contessa Epic 01:26.8
6 Jo Tindley VC St Raphael 01:27.57 Laura Masey Abegavenny Road Club 01:27.5
8 Brit Tate Dirtwheels 01:27.5
9 Harriet Owen Node4 Giordana 01:27.6
10 Racheal Bamford Dirtwheels 01:27.7
11 Anna Fischer Wilier Live2Ride 01:27.8
12 Louise Borthwick Edinburgh RC 01:28.0
13 Lowri Bunn AbergavennyRoad Club 01:28.1
14 Elinor Barker Scott Contessa Epic 01:28.5
15 Molly Weaver Scott Contessa Epic RT 01:28.7
16 Zoe Armstrong Scott Contessa Epic 01:28.8
17 Nicola Soden Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos 01:28.9
18 NICOLA JUNIPER EAGLE RC 01:29.1
19 Eve Dixon championsystems/maxgear/kyklos 01:29.1
20 Hayley Edwards ChampionSystems/Maxgear/Kyklos 01:29.3
21 Anna Christian Team Scott Contessa Epic Cycle 01:29.4
22 Laura Murray Velocity44stirling 01:29.5
23 Gillian Taylor Strada Cycles 01:29.5
24 Louise Mahe Mule Bar Girls 01:29.7
25 Gemma Neill Team Leslie Bike Shop 01:29.7
26 Sarah Brook MuleBar Girl 01:30.0
27 Amy Hill Abergavenny Road Club 01:30.1
28 Adele Martin GB.cycles.co.uk 01:30.1
29 Joanne Blakeley Seamons CC 01:30.6
30 Rebecca Hunt Scott Contessa Epic 01:30.7
31 Vanessa Whitfield VC St Raphael 01:30.832 Hannah Manley for viored 01:31.1
33 Lauren Brown Champion systems Maxgear 01:31.1
34 Elinor Winter Corvida Allpress 01:31.6
35 Sarah Austin Abergavenny Road Club 01:32.2
36 KEIRA MCVITTY BUZZCYCLES.CO.K 01:34.2
37 Karen Poole Squadra Donne - Shutt VR 01:35.9
38 Hannah Shenton Node4 Giordana 01:36.5
39 Frances White Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos 01:36.5
40 Rebecca Keogh Solihull CC 01:37.8
DNS Sarah King Node4 Giordana DNS
DNS Laura Wasley Manx Viking Wheelers DNS
DNS Victoria Annis VC Bradford/Pennine Cycles DNS
DNS Ellie Gilham VC St Raphael DNS

Stage 11 Lucy Garner Node4 Giordana
2 Kayleigh Brogan Team Ibis Cycles
3 Harriet Owen Node4 Giordana
4 Emily Kay Scott Contessa Epic
5 Racheal Bamford Dirtwheels
6 Lowri Bunn AbergavennyRoad Club
7 KEIRA MCVITTY BUZZCYCLES.CO.K
8 Lauren Brown Champion systems Maxgear
9 NICOLA JUNIPER EAGLE RC
10 Tamina Oliver AbergavennyRC
11 Anna Christian Team Scott Contessa Epic Cycle
12 Laura Masey Abegavenny Road Club
13 Louise Borthwick Edinburgh RC
14 Rebecca Hunt Scott Contessa Epic
15 Rebecca Heath VC St. Raphael
16 Zoe Armstrong Scott Contessa Epic
17 Amy Hill Abergavenny Road Club
18 Sarah Brook MuleBar Girl
19 Eve Dixon championsystems/maxgear/kyklos
20 Elinor Winter Corvida Allpress
21 Louise Mahe Mule Bar Girls
22 Jo Tindley VC St Raphael
23 Elinor Barker Scott Contessa Epic
24 Joanne Blakeley Seamons CC
25 Vanessa Whitfield VC St Raphael
26 Laura Murray Velocity44stirling
27 Molly Weaver Scott Contessa Epic RT
28 Hannah Manley for viored
29 Anna Fischer Wilier Live2Ride
30 Nicola Soden Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos
31 Gillian Taylor Strada Cycles
32 Gemma Neill Team Leslie Bike Shop
33 Brit Tate Dirtwheels
34 Adele Martin GB.cycles.co.uk
35 Karen Poole Squadra Donne - Shutt VR
36 Sarah Austin Abergavenny Road Club
37 Hannah Shenton Node4 Giordana
38 Rebecca Keogh Solihull CC
39 Frances White Champion System/Maxgear/Kyklos
DNF Hayley Edwards ChampionSystems/Maxgear/Kyklos

Sprint 11 Tamina Oliver AbergavennyRC
2 Louise Mahe Mule Bar Girls
3 Jo Tindley VC St Raphael
4 Amy Hill Abergavenny Road Club

Sprint 2
1 Jo Tindley VC St Raphael
2 Amy Hill Abergavenny Road Club
3 Elinor Barker Scott Contessa Epic
4 Louise Mahe Mule Bar Girls

For full article:

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/roa20120716-road-National-Women-s-Series-continues-with-Surf-and-Turf-Weekend-0