Owen and Nichols power to Riber wins in Matlock CC event
Frances Owen (Wahoo-Le Col) and Andy Nichols (Team Lifting Gear Products) were fastest female and male riders in Matlock CC’s Riber climb in Derbyshire on Sunday morning, completing their preparations for next weekend’s National Championships.
Owen would go on to win the afternoon’s other Matlock climb of Bank Road, while Nichols had to settle for second there.
Owen’s time of 4-44.0 made her fastest female by around 22 seconds from Becky Hair (Laka x Pedal Mafia RT) with third being Alice Larkin (Glossop Kinder Velo) in 5-38.0.
Meanwhile Nichols’ time of 3-33.7 gave him the win by 20.2 seconds over former national champion Adam Kenway (Brother UK) with third being Matthew Dennis (Univ of Nottingham CC) just 0.4 seconds further back.
“I was fairly happy with my ride,” said Nichols. “Riber is always a tricky one to pace and is pretty technical with a poor road surface and tight corners but managed to ride the right lines and didn't have too many issues with wheelspin.
“Adam [Kenway] got held up by a car so think it would have been really close between us.
“Looking ahead to the nationals, The Struggle is an awesome climb. It's a bit long for me but really looking forward to riding it.
“I don't think I'll be troubling the top riders but we've got a bit of competition this year for the team prize so definitely got something to ride for.”
And fastest female, Frances Owen said: “Riber is one of the toughest on the hill climb calendar with its greasy hairpins, steep gradients and traffic. I went for grip over weight and ran gravel tyres which I was glad about, but my time was quite down on my previous effort!”
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Results:
Pos Name Club Time
1 Andy Nichols Team Lifting Gear Products 03:33.7
2 Adam Kenway Team Brother UK 03:53.9
3 Matthew Dennis University of Nottingham C C 03:54.3
4 Tobi Ng Team PB Performance 04:03.0
5 Ashley Wilcox Congleton CC - MyWindsock 04:07.0
6 Janes King OVB 04:07.0
7 Tom Andrews Team Lifting Gear Product 04:08.8
8 Matthew Brown Team Lifting Gear Products 04:10.4
9 Niko Raine myhillcycling.co.uk 04:10.7
10 Mark Proctor Matlock CC 04:15.9
11 Oliver Tandy Solihull CC 04:17.3
12 Sebastian Sturges myhillcycling.co.uk 04:18.3
13 Leo Guilfoyle FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team 04:22.0
14 Sam Witter Congleton CC - MyWindsock 04:24.2
15 Nick Brownbill Backpedal 04:24.4
16 Christopher Baines Buxton CC/Sett Valley Cycles 04:24.4
17 Paul Shardlow Rapha Cycling Club 04:33.8
18 Simon Warren Norwood Paragon CC 04:36.7
19 Andrew Magnier MagCAD Designs 04:37.1
20 William Neill MagCAD Designs 04:37.2
21 Alfie Nott Sheffield Youth Cycling Club 04:37.8
22 Barnabas Pickford University of Nottingham C C 04:37.9
23 Chris Green Matlock CC 04:41.0
24 Tom Lindley Team Sheffield 04:41.9
25 Frances Owen Wahoo Le Col 04:44.0
26 Jamie Haines Melton Olympic CC 04:46.1
27 Brodie Johnson Beeston Road Club 04:49.0
28 Roch Morgan Derby Mercury R C 04:50.4
29 Chris Spencer Congleton CC - MyWindsock 04:51.9
30 Joseph Bullock University of Nottingham C C 04:52.5
31 Lawrence Gillam Belper BC 04:57.7
32 Ben Lloyd Fibrax Wrexham RC 05:00.8
33 Grant Womack Ludlow Brewery Race Team 05:02.5
34 Becky Hair Laka x Pedal Mafia Race Team 05:06.4
35 Colin Nadin Belper Ten Twenty Triathlon Club 05:17.0
36 James Adams Matlock CC 05:29.0
37 Zak Viney myhillcycling.co.uk 05:30.4
38 Jamie Brough Matlock CC 05:33.0
39 James Vanieris Racing Club Ravenna 05:35.9
40 Christopher Hall BPC Race Team 05:37.6
41 Alice Larkin Glossop Kinder Velo Cycling Club 05:38.0
42 Tony Grassby Peak Road Club 06:22.7
43 Matthew Calvert Matlock CC 06:23.6
44 Derek Bean Matlock CC 06:24.5
45 Olivia Marriott Derby Mercury R C 06:59.0
46 Finn Miller Matlock CC 07:00.3
47 Cameron Walker Elevate RT DNS
48 William McCristal Matlock CC DNS
49 Joanne Clay MagCAD Designs DNS
50 Paul Armstrong Team Lifting Gear Products DNS
51 Sally Maitland Ratae RC DNS
52 Paul Hamblett Wahoo Le Col DNS