No stopping Latchem Sunwise but Phillips takes command in the overall
Lancashire follows up third in round one with the win in the 3/4 race
Latchem Sunwise won five out of the six E/1/2 rounds in the Odd Down Summer series last year, and started this year’s series in similar fashion with Luke Nolan taking the win from a break of four riders. He was joined in the break after 20 minutes racing by Bristol RC’s James Phillips, Tri UK’s George Smith and Bikestrong-KTM’s Paul Jones. The composition of the move left VCEquipe/FlixOralHygeine/Propulse as the only large team missing out, following Gareth Turner’s unsuccessful attempt to bridge soon after the break had formed. Their pursuit kept the leaders within reach, but the gap never looked like closing going into the final laps. Nolan was run close by Phillips in the sprint, but Latchem Sunwise’s joy was complete as Nathan Hallett also took the bunch sprint behind for fifth.
The men’s 3/4 race looked to be heading towards a sprint finish, despite a number of attempted moves off the front of the 50-strong group. The only rider to get any room was VC Walcot’s serial attacker Stefan Barnett, but with Bath CC, Bristol RC and Bikestrong-KTM all showing numbers at the front of the bunch it was going to prove difficult to force clear.
It looked as though the perfect move had gone with half the race done, featuring Duncan Lancashire (Bath CC), Christopher Hill (Bristol RC) and Daniel Carr (Salt and Sham CC). However, without a Bikestrong-KTM rider in there, it was a strong turn from their rider Rob Abraham that brought that move back into the fold after a few laps spent just in front of the main bunch.
It was with only a few kilometres to go that the decisive move was made. With the main teams surging towards the front of the bunch, Lancashire managed to slingshot away going into the final couple of laps. All it took was a moment’s hesitation from the main group and he had an unassailable lead. Behind, the bunch sprint was taken by BPF Cycling’s Thomas Hogan ahead of Patrick Henry of Bristol RC.
Those results put James Phillips in prime position to take the lead in the overall series standings, ahead of Lancashire and Jones; with the Latchem Sunwise riders stacked just behind them in fourth and fifth.
Men’s 3/4
| Pos | Number | Name | Surname | Club | Series Points |
| 1 | 30 | Duncan | Lancashire | Bath Cycling Club | 30 |
| 2 | 27 | Thomas | Hogan | BPF Cycling | 25 |
| 3 | 25 | Patrick | Henry | Bristol RC | 20 |
| 4 | 51 | Daniel | Carr | Salt & Sham CC | 15 |
| 5 | 7 | George | Beck | BIKESTRONG-KTM | 14 |
| 6 | 42 | Richard | Smith | Bruton Cycling Club | 13 |
| 7 | 1 | Robert | Abraham | BIKESTRONG-KTM | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | Nick | Ball | Team Tor 2000 KALAS | 11 |
| 9 | 26 | Christopher | Hill | Bristol RC | 10 |
| 10 | 36 | Graham | Reeves | Bristol RC | 9 |
| 11 | 23 | Andrew | Henderson | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 8 |
| 12 | 34 | Mark | Pettitt | Portishead Cycling Club | 7 |
| 13 | 29 | Jos | Kertzman | Bath Cycling Club | 6 |
| 14 | 48 | Lewis | Whitcombe | Webbs 1902 Cycling Club | 5 |
| 15 | 43 | Sam | Smith | Bath Cycling Club | 4 |
| 16 | 12 | Theo | Brumhead | Bristol South CC | 3 |
| 17 | 24 | Adam | Henley | Cheltenham & County CC | 2 |
| 18 | 9 | Jamie | Bray | Giant Cycling Club – Halo Films | 1 |
| 19 | 39 | Nick | Anderson | Salt & Sham CC | 1 |
| 20 | 2 | David | Atkinson | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 21 | 28 | Liam | Hicks | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 1 |
| 22 | 22 | Stuart | Hardy | Bristol RC | 1 |
| 23 | 35 | Peter | Phillips | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 24 | 18 | Darren | Edwards | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | Anthony | Corke | Cheddar Cycle Club | 1 |
| 26 | 20 | Darren | Gardner | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 27 | 44 | David | Stoyle | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 28 | 38 | David | Rutty | Velo Club Bristol | 1 |
| 29 | 6 | Thomas | Bass | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 1 |
| 30 | 49 | Phillip | Wilkinson | Bristol RC | 1 |
| 31 | 5 | Stefan | Barnett | Velo Club Walcot | 1 |
| 32 | 13 | Christopher | Chapman | Bristol South CC | 1 |
| 33 | 8 | Chris | Bowie-Hill | Bristol RC | 1 |
| 34 | 31 | Tilemachos | Makropoulos | 1 | |
| 35 | 16 | Matt | Dewey | Complete Cycle Works | 1 |
| 36 | 19 | Paul | Fearon | 1 | |
| 37 | 21 | Ricky | Goldswain | 1 | |
| 38 | 46 | Daniel | Waterston | 1 | |
| 39 | 32 | Steven | Marsh | Portishead Cycling Club | 1 |
| 40 | 17 | Jamie | Duggan | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 1 |
| 41 | 40 | Anthony | Smith | Portishead Cycling Club | 1 |
| 42 | 33 | Simon | Martin | Bath Cycling Club | 1 |
| 43 | 41 | Paul | Smith | Thornbury Cycling Club | 1 |
Men’s E/1/2
| 1 | 9 | Luke | Nolan | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 50 |
| 2 | 10 | James | Phillips | Bristol RC | 45 |
| 3 | 13 | George | Smith | Tri UK | 40 |
| 4 | 5 | Paul | Jones | BIKESTRONG-KTM | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | Nathan | Hallett | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 30 |
| 6 | 7 | Sebastian | Lewis | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 25 |
| 7 | 15 | Gareth | Turner | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 20 |
| 8 | 19 | Shaun | Cook | Bristol RC | 15 |
| 9 | 12 | Tom | Sharp | Bristol RC | 14 |
| 10 | 11 | Adam | Robertson | BPF Cycling | 13 |
| 11 | 3 | Rob | Hardyman | Forever Pedalling | 12 |
| 12 | 18 | Sam | Lindsay | #N/A | 11 |
| 13 | 6 | Andrew | Kirby | VC St Raphael | 10 |
| 14 | 20 | Craig | Wallduck | Latchem Sunwise Race Team | 9 |
| 15 | 16 | Joe | Griffiths | Torq Performance | 8 |
| 16 | 17 | Jake | Hollins | #N/A | 7 |
| 17 | 4 | Oscar | Hutchings | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 6 |
| 18 | 14 | Dave | Tilling | BPF Cycling | 5 |
Men’s Series Standings
| Position | Name | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Series Points |
| 1 | James Phillips | Bristol RC | 50 | 45 | 95 |
| 2 | Duncan Lancashire | Bath CC | 40 | 30 | 70 |
| 3 | Paul Jones | Bikestrong-KTM | 30 | 35 | 65 |
| 4 | Nathan Hallett | Latchem Sunwise | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| 5 | Luke Nolan | Latchem Sunwise | 50 | 50 | |
| 6 | Simon Gaywood | Portishead CC | 45 | 45 | |
| 7 | Jake Hollins | 35 | 7 | 42 | |
| 8 | Sam Lindsay | 30 | 11 | 41 | |
| 9 | George Smith | Tri UK | 40 | 40 | |
| 10 | Tom Sharp | Bristol RC | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | Rob Hardyman | Forever Pedalling | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 12 | Andy Edwards | Bristol RC | 25 | 25 | |
| 13 | Ben Jones | Portishead CC | 25 | 25 | |
| 14 | Thomas Hogan | BPF Cycling | 25 | 25 | |
| 15 | Sebastian Lewis | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 25 | 25 | |
| 16 | Robert Abraham | Bikestrong-KTM | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 17 | Daniel Carr | Salt and Sham CC | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 18 | Alan Adams | 20 | 20 | ||
| 19 | Patrick Henry | Bristol RC | 20 | 20 | |
| 20 | Gareth Turner | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 20 | 20 | |
| 21 | Dave Tilling | BPF Cycling | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 22 | Lewis Whitcombe | Webbs 1902 CC | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 23 | Tom Allport | University of Bath CC | 15 | 15 | |
| 24 | Shaun Cook | Bristol RC | 15 | 15 | |
| 25 | Simon Worsley | Cheltenham and County CC | 14 | 14 | |
| 26 | Christopher Chapman | Bristol South CC | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 27 | George Beck | Bikestrong-KTM | 14 | 14 | |
| 28 | Joe Griffiths | Torq Performance | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 29 | Richard Smith | Bruton Cycling Club | 13 | 13 | |
| 30 | Adam Robertson | BPF Cycling | 13 | 13 | |
| 31 | Conor Chandler | Primera TeamJobs | 12 | 12 | |
| 32 | Simon Hunt | 12 | 12 | ||
| 33 | Christopher Hill | Bristol RC | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 34 | Nick Ball | Team Tor 2000 Kalas | 11 | 11 | |
| 35 | Deacon Cutterham | Bikestrong-KTM | 10 | 10 | |
| 36 | Peter Wyatt | Portishead CC | 10 | 10 | |
| 37 | Andrew Kirby | VC St Raphael | 10 | 10 | |
| 38 | Rob Borek | Forever Pedalling | 9 | 9 | |
| 39 | Martin MacDonald | Bath CC | 9 | 9 | |
| 40 | Graham Reeves | Bristol RC | 9 | 9 | |
| 41 | Craig Wallduck | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 9 | 9 | |
| 42 | Jeff Lawrence | Salt and Sham CC | 8 | 8 | |
| 43 | Mark Hardyman | VC Walcot | 8 | 8 | |
| 44 | Mark Pettitt | Portishead CC | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 45 | Andrew Henderson | Latchem Sunwise | 8 | 8 | |
| 46 | Finn Hannersley | Ross CC | 7 | 7 | |
| 47 | Jos Kertzman | Bath CC | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 48 | Steven Whitehurst | Somer Valley CC | 6 | 6 | |
| 49 | Samuel Whitehead | Bristol South CC | 6 | 6 | |
| 50 | Anthony Smith | Portishead CC | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 51 | Oscar Hutchings | VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propulse | 6 | 6 | |
| 52 | Oliver Beresford | VC Venta | 4 | 4 | |
| 53 | Matthew Carey | University of Bristol CC | 4 | 4 | |
| 54 | Sam Smith | Bath CC | 4 | 4 | |
| 55 | Liam Cahill | Somer Valley CC | 3 | 3 | |
| 56 | Carl Rose | Ely Race Club | 3 | 3 | |
| 57 | Matthew Dewey | Complete Cycle Works | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 58 | Theo Brumhead | Bristol South CC | 3 | 3 | |
| 59 | John Russell | Bristol RC | 2 | 2 | |
| 60 | David Stoyle | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 61 | Darren Gardner | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 62 | Peter Phillips | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 63 | Darren Edwards | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 64 | Steven Marsh | Portishead CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 | Paul Smith | Thornbury CC | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 66 | Adam Henley | Cheltenham and County CC | 2 | 2 | |
| 67 | Luke Craddock | Spokes BPC Racing | 1 | 1 | |
| 68 | David Guy | Bristol South CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 69 | Steven Cottington | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 70 | Michael Bradbury | Bikestrong-KTM | 1 | 1 | |
| 71 | Michael Davis | Bikestrong-KTM | 1 | 1 | |
| 72 | Harry Tucker | Avid Sport | 1 | 1 | |
| 73 | Jack Phillips | Salt and Sham CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 74 | Russell Peace | BPF Cycling | 1 | 1 | |
| 75 | Joe Cierpik | 1 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Michael Holding | 1 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Dan Hopes | Rapha Cycling Club | 1 | 1 | |
| 78 | Matthew Lloyd | Pontypool RCC | 1 | 1 | |
| 79 | Harry Woodman | VC Walcot | 1 | 1 | |
| 80 | Mark Kemp | 1 | 1 | ||
| 81 | Thomas Constantine | 1 | 1 | ||
| 82 | Benjamin Elkins-Green | Salt and Sham CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 83 | Aron Jarvis | 1 | 1 | ||
| 84 | Paul Enderson | 1 | 1 | ||
| 85 | Christopher Featherstone | Bristol RC | 1 | 1 | |
| 86 | Christopher Humphreys | Carpe Diem CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 87 | Richard Pattermore | 1 | 1 | ||
| 88 | Paul Ashman | Recycles RCC | 1 | 1 | |
| 89 | Michael Withers | Portishead CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 90 | Nic Meadows | Somer Valley CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 91 | Paul Thompson | Wellington Wheelers CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 92 | Sasha Smith | Portishead CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 93 | John Airey | Ross CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 94 | Stefan Golledge | 1 | 1 | ||
| 95 | Jamie Bray | Giant Halo CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 96 | Nick Anderson | Salt and Sham CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 97 | David Atkinson | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | |
| 98 | Liam Hicks | Latchem Sunwise | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | Stuart Hardy | Bristol RC | 1 | 1 | |
| 100 | Anthony Corke | Cheddar Cycling Club | 1 | 1 | |
| 101 | David Rutty | VC Bristol | 1 | 1 | |
| 102 | Thomas Bass | Latchem Sunwise | 1 | 1 | |
| 103 | Phillip Wilkinson | Bristol RC | 1 | 1 | |
| 104 | Stefan Barnett | VC Walcot | 1 | 1 | |
| 105 | Chris Bowie-Hill | Bristol RC | 1 | 1 | |
| 106 | Tilemachos Makropoulos | 1 | 1 | ||
| 107 | Paul Fearon | 1 | 1 | ||
| 108 | Ricky Goldswain | 1 | 1 | ||
| 109 | Daniel Waterson | 1 | 1 | ||
| 110 | Jamie Duggan | Latchem Sunwise | 1 | 1 | |
| 111 | Simon Martin | Bath CC | 1 | 1 | |
