Conor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) and Annabel Fisher (Classified Ridley Factory) received the 2024 British Gravel National Championships, claiming the titles in south-west Scotland.
The third version of the title race performed out on the second stage of the Raiders Gravel occasion on an 87.6km course with 1,390m of elevation acquire and over 93% of the route on gravel. The race units off from Garries Park and head into the hills of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere earlier than reaching the end line simply north of the Big Water of Fleet viaduct within the Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve.
The nationwide title race was initially resulting from happen on the King’s Cup Gravel Festival in September although the occasion was cancelled – with organisers pointing to Forestry England’s “unacceptably excessive venue charges” as the rationale – and Championships shifted to the second stage of the three stage Raiders Gravel occasion in Scotland.
Swift went right into a 10-rider breakaway together with Nathan Haas (Colango Castelli), Matthew Holmes (One Good Thing Orientation Marketing), Jonathan Brownlee, and Ben Swift (Ineos Grenadiers), attacking with Cameron Mason (Cyclocross Reds) and opening up an unassailable hole for 20 kilometres.
On the ultimate climb to Loch Grannoch, Mason couldn’t longer maintain Swift’s wheel and the British title went to the Ineos Grenadiers rider.
Toby Perry (Classified Ridley Factory) and Ben Swift caught Mason, sprinting in for second and third, respectively.
Fisher was a part of an five-rider assault together with defending champion Xan Crees and Katie Scott (Spectra Racing), Alison Jackson (EF-Oatly-Cannondale), Amelia Mitchell, and Morven Yeoman (Das-Hutchison-Brother).
Fisher and Jackson obtained away on the climb to Loch Grannon, with the Canadian taking out the dash however, not eligible for the British title, the pink, white and blue stripes went to Fisher.
Mitchell pipped Scott to 3rd general and second within the British Gravel Championship in a photograph end.
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Former British Gravel Championships winners
2023 – Xan Crees and Joe Blackmore
2022 – Danni Shrosbree and Jacob Vaughan
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Elite Women
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| 1 |
Alison Jackson (EF-Oatly-Cannondale) |
3:02:07 |
| 2 |
Annabel Fisher (Classified Ridley manufacturing facility) |
3:02:12 |
| 3 |
Amelia Mitchell |
3:03:56 |
| 4 |
Katie Scott (Spectra Racing) |
3:03:56 |
| 5 |
Anna Flynn (Spectra Racing) |
3:08:30 |
| 6 |
Holly Winstone (FiftyOne RT) |
3:08:30 |
| 7 |
Christina Wiejak (Reilly Cycleworks) |
3:09:58 |
| 8 |
Xan Crees (Spectra Racing) |
3:09:59 |
| 9 |
Morven Yeoman (Das-Hutchison-Brother) |
3:10:22 |
| 10 |
Louise Hart |
3:10:34 |
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Elite Men
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| 1 |
Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadier) |
2:27:42 |
| 2 |
Toby Perry (Classified Ridley manufacturing facility) |
2:30:35 |
| 3 |
Ben Swift (Ineos Grenadier) |
2:30:37 |
| 4 |
Cameron Mason (Cyclocross Reds) |
2:30:40 |
| 5 |
Jenson Young (Spectra Racing) |
2:31:10 |
| 6 |
Jonathan Brownlee |
2:31:30 |
| 7 |
Adam Howell (VC Meudon) |
2:33:51 |
| 8 |
Thomas Armstrong (Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli) |
2:33:52 |
| 9 |
Nathan Haas (Colnago Castelli) |
2:33:53 |
| 10 |
Ben Thomas (Ben Thomas teaching) |
2:33:53 |
