Sunday 24 March 2019

Welburn Wraps up Sandison Win in Dorset


Leading after the first day time trials, Alexander Welburn (Trainsharp) wrapped up the Sandison 2 Day in Dorset on Sunday. The 24 year old Trainsharp sports scientist from Brighton rode tactically on stage 3, a 55 mile road stage on the Bryanstone circuit, marking his rivals for a comfortable win.
Welburn had laid the foundations for victory on Saturday, winning the 10 mile time trial, in 23:43, an 11 second margin over Chris Owram, after finishing 2nd in the prologue hill climb behind Jack English (Team Estera), at Pimperne. Adam Toole (VC Equipe) won stage 3, bridging across to a three man break before out sprinting Andrew Whittemore (Exeter Wh) as the bunch closed in.
Archie Cross (Team B38) , Callum Dunford (Jam CyclingRT) & Paul Newsome (Project 51) had escaped the bunch on lap 3 of 10 but despite their hard work the lead was never more than 45 seconds.
With 3, 5.5 mile laps remaining Toole made his move, taking Andy Whittemore (Exeter Wheelers), Nick Tyrie (Primera-Teamjobs) and Josh Coyne (BPM Coaching) with him, they quickly caught the tiring trio. Newsome & Coyne could not live with the pace as the bell rang, the GC contenders in the bunch made sure of their placings and were close enough to see Toole celebrate along Fairmile road above Blandford Forum. Organiser Tom Clements had issued “GC order” numbers before stage 3, a move that was well received by the riders, everybody knowing who was who! Continued support from Sandisons Medical Accountants allowed Clements to offer a £500 plus prize fund for this popular race.
Rider Reaction:
Alexander Welburn “ Going into the stage i was a bit nervous really, there were a few teams, it could have been be quite close with the available time bonuses and with everyone wearing GC numbers it was easy to spot everyone. Yes, try hard not get too carried away, sit in when I needed too and do some work when I needed too. Going into the last few laps we were working well together to try and get the break back, everyone was riding strong, it was pretty tough. We had a little conversation just to make sure we were working, pushing hard and it was quite tactical, it was good, a race within a race really. Coach Chris McNamara has given me a lot of advice for today and with Connor our Aero guy we did a lot, we modeled the TT at work and got within 10 seconds of what we predicted”

Jack English
It was pretty hard, we were pulling turns on the front with Alex (Welburn), it as hard to getaway on this course, it wasn’t really hard enough, the climb wasn’t really steep enough, little ring at the bottom but after the first hundred metres it was straight on the big ring”

Adam Toole “It was a good race, the early break of 3 went up the road, bunch was riding quite negative, i burnt a few matches early on, then decided to sit in then with two to go I went as hard as I could. Got across, they were all tired after 30 miles away, managed to get them to work before dropping two on the last lap, we were getting caught on the last corner, I knew it was pretty close but I did not look behind. Andy (Whittemore) absolutely leathered it, I just got onto his wheel and pipped him in the sprint, Happy Days!

“Christoper Owram “My first stage race so I am happy with third, its only my second year of racing. I know I can time trial but I lost a bit of time in the hill climb. I had a plan for the road stage, my focus was Alex (Welburn), to make sure he did not get away, i was not concerned about the break I knew I could put the power down when I needed too”


Full Results
Stage 1: HC
1 Jack English Team Estera
2 Alexander Welburn trainSharp Club
3 Gregg Booker Loughborough Students CC
4 Thomas Willan Pro Cycle Hire UK Racing Team
5 Nicholas Tyrie Primera-TeamJobs
6 Robert Pears Bath Cycling Club
7 Jack Rebours Caesarean CC Jersey
8 Josh Coyne Bpm Coaching
9 Adam Toole VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propu…
10 Jon Woolrich Velo Sport Jersey
11 Alex Randall Twickenham CC
12 Christopher Owram PDQ Cycle Coaching
13 Paul Newsome Project 51
14 Dean Robson Velo Sport Jersey
15 Phillip Cole BmthCycleworks VitecFire FordC…
Stage 2: TT
1 Alexander Welburn trainSharp Club
2 Christopher Owram PDQ Cycle Coaching
3 Jack Rebours Caesarean CC Jersey
4 Jack English Team Estera
5 Archie Cross Team B38 / Cycles In Motion
6 Adam Toole VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propu…
7 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
8 Andrew Whittemore Exeter Wheelers
9 Thomas Whatley Paceline RT
10 Timothy Flynn Poole Wheelers CC
11 Jon Woolrich Velo Sport Jersey
12 Dean Robson Velo Sport Jersey
13 Michael Weavers Project 51
14 Michael Serafin Team Estera
15 Nicholas Tyrie Primera-TeamJobs

Stage 3: Road
1 Adam Toole VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propu…
2 Andrew Whittemore Exeter Wheelers
3 Nicholas Tyrie Primera-TeamJobs
4 Thomas Whatley Paceline RT
5 Thomas Ellis
6 Jack English Team Estera
7 Archie Cross Team B38 / Cycles In Motion
8 Alexander Welburn trainSharp Club
9 Joe Staunton Paceline RT
10 Christopher Owram PDQ Cycle Coaching
11 David Le Roux Velo Sport Jersey
12 Grant Fraser Paceline RT
13 Thomas Willan Pro Cycle Hire UK Racing Team
14 Jon Woolrich Velo Sport Jersey
15 James Horton VC St Raphael
16 Michael Serafin Team Estera
17 Kim Little Merida Factory Racing
18 Robert Pears Bath Cycling Club
19 Kevin Thomas Bradford on Avon
20 Andrew Carter
21 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
22 Matthew Conner Jam Cycling RT coached by BPC
23 James Brown Tri UK
24 Alex Randall Twickenham CC
25 Callum Dunford Jam Cycling RT coached by BPC
26 Paul Newsome Project 51
27 Dean Robson Velo Sport Jersey
28 Gregg Booker Loughborough Students CC
29 Cameron Cragg Project 51
30 Martin Rowland Primera-TeamJobs
31 Shawn Gray Gillingham and District Wheele…
32 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs
33 Michael Weavers Project 51
34 Owen Prior Exeter Wheelers
35 Matthew Osborn Team Estera

Overall

1 Alexander Welburn trainSharp Club
2 Jack English Team Estera
3 Christopher Owram PDQ Cycle Coaching
4 Adam Toole VCEquipe/FlixOralHygiene/Propu…
5 Andrew Whittemore Exeter Wheelers
6 Archie Cross Team B38 / Cycles In Motion
7 Nicholas Tyrie Primera-TeamJobs
8 Thomas Whatley Paceline RT
9 Jon Woolrich Velo Sport Jersey
10 Ed Slot Sotonia CC
11 Michael Serafin Guernsey Velo Club (LBG)
12 Robert Pears Bath Cycling Club
13 Thomas Willan Pro Cycle Hire UK Racing Team
14 David Le Roux Velo Sport Jersey
15 Grant Fraser Paceline RT
16 James Horton VC St Raphael
17 Thomas Ellis
18 Joe Staunton Wightlink,Wight Mountain CRT.
19 Dean Robson Velo Sport Jersey
20 Callum Dunford Jam Cycling RT coached by BPC
21 Matthew Conner Jam Cycling RT coached by BPC
22 Paul Newsome Project 51
23 Kim Little Merida Factory Racing
24 Kevin Thomas Bradford on Avon
25 Gregg Booker Loughborough Students CC
26 James Brown Tri UK
27 Andrew Carter
28 Alex Randall Twickenham CC
29 Martin Rowland Primera-TeamJobs
30 Cameron Cragg Project 51
31 Michael Weavers Project 51
32 Shawn Gray Gillingham and District Wheele…
33 Julian Lockwood Primera-TeamJobs
34 Matthew Osborn Team Estera
35 Owen Prior Exeter Wheelers

Stage 1 Prologue Hill Climb (1 Mile)
1 Jack English 2:13
2 Alex Welburn 2:14
3 Gregg Booker 2: 16 Loughborough Students CC
Stage 2 10 MileTT
1 Alex Welburn 23:23
2 Chris Owram 23:52
3 Jack Rebours 24:07 HJL



1 comment:

  1. Hi, great report! Just wondering if it is possible to correct the spelling of my surname throughout?
    Many thanks
    Andrew Whittemore

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