Otley Race Team

Regional RR champs this weekend for Ed, our lone RT rider finished 3rd Yorkshire junior after bridging across to the second break. The group got within a minute of the front bunch, Ed pushing on to the end for a solid finish. Well done Ed! 🙌

Ethan at round 5 of WRYL in Doncaster having great start up towards the front of the race, ending up in a small group and working well as a 4 and whittling the group down to 2 and out sprinting them on the line after an attacking race. A strong race well done 💪.

Earlier in the week some of our RT took on the club 10 champs with Daniel and Tom S taking P1, 2 and club title with Tom E, Emily and Ethan not far behind. PB’s all around for our riders after a fast night of time trialing 👏.

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A great bank holiday weekend of racing, kicking off the weekend Tom S, Thomas and Will took P2, 3 and 5 at the Brownlee Friday night 34 race. Well done a great show by the blue train 🙌.

Up in the North East Daniel, Zack, Ed and Kev raced round 1 of the NERR series. All riders active towards the front of the bunch, Daniel managing to get away solo for 15+ miles chasing the break finishing just in front of the main bunch for 8th. Zack crossing the line 3rd in the bunch for 11th overall, Ed 18th and Kev 34th. Emily also in the women’s race in the afternoon quite an attacking race but nothing sticking, finishing 7th in her first RR of the year in the sprint finish. amazing efforts all round and great teamwork 🙌. Zack having a double weekend of racing gaining his 2nd cat in the 34 race at NECL!

Over at York for a round of WRYL Ethan finished 8th in the bunch finish just missing out on the top 5 coming into the finish. One of his best races this season so far and building confidence for the races to come. Nice one Ethan 💪.

Kev also getting on the podium mid week over at Colne, a great result👏!

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A week of tough racing for our riders, Daniel in North Wales coming 4th at the Horseshoe Pass RR managing to get in the break and keep 4th all the way to the line after 2 passes of the climb. A proper show of the climbing legs 🙌.

Zack taking 2 wins in 1 week the first over at Carlisle 34 and then 1st junior at the VAGS 47 mile mountain TT, a great week Zack well done. 👏

Kev and Al raced the Colne 34, a cagey race mixed with a greasy circuit made for a troublesome race. Unfortunately Al coming down hard and taking a trip to A&E, wishing you a quick recovery Al from everyone at Otley 🙏. Kev managing to bag 5th place in the sprint finish 💪.

Tom S, Tom E and Emily rode the 10 mile TT at Brownlee Tom S taking 2nd by only 3 seconds and Tom E’s first race back after injury. Well done everyone!

Tom S, Thomas, Ed, Aden, Will and Harry all racing circuit races at Brownlee, Doncaster and Wyke getting some good racing in with Tom S getting 3rd in the bunch sprint at Wyke, well done all 🙌.

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A double weekend of racing for Ethan at Wyke and Wakefield, working with a few riders for most of the race and having a go with a few laps to, managing to sprint for 6th. A fast race with the u16’s over at Wakefield but Ethan managing to use groups as they came past to finish 8th, well done Ethan! In the 34 at a Wyke the bunch reduced over the course of the race to 12 riders, Thomas trying to get away a few times but no prevail ending in a sprint with Thomas in 5th and Kev 8th. Well done both 🙌.

Up in the North East, Zack, Tom and Daniel race the Sloan Trophy, Tom managing to get away in a break for a while but unfortunately got brought back. Daniel also attacking quite a bit but nothing sticking and the race ending in a sprint for the bunch with a few riders out a head. Zack getting the best result in the sprint with 8th, Tom in 18th and Daniel 25th. Great racing boys well done!

Al took on the almighty challenge of Fred Whitton, a cold start to the day but not stopping Al, a slightly different route this year going up the Struggle climb instead of Kirkstone Pass. A great day out Al well done 💪

Finally, Connor took part in the 1st round of the National Grass Track series in Ashwell over the weekend, finishing 11th in the devil, 6th in his heat for the handicap and 7th in the omnium. Well done Connor 👏

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Another great week of racing, Harry and Ed being the stars this week each taking a win at Middlesbrough and Brownlee respectively. Ed also taking 3rd over at York during the week in the 34 and 4th in the e123 with Aden in 6th. Ethan and Dad also enjoying some mid week racing with the 10 mile TTT over at the Walshford course.

A great evening at Brownlee in the 34 with ed taking the win in the sprint, after a great lead out from Tom S, Thomas finishing 6th, Tom S 7th, will 8th, Christos 12th, Harry 14th and Al 20th. Emily raced the women’s 234 finishing 3rd. In the e123 Aden finished 10th, Ed in 17th and Tom S in 20th after a great performances in the first race well done everyone.

It was very wet day out up in Middlesbrough but not stopping our riders, in the 34 a lot of attacks were made but nothing sticking. Zack having a go with around 9 laps to go but got brought back, Harry launching his attack either 2.5 laps to go and taking the win solo, Kev and Zack finishing strong in the bunch. Thomas finishing 9th in the e123 in a sprint finishing but gave it go mid race. A great event organised by RT Dad Graham and well done everyone!! 📸

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Another great week for the team, kicking off the week in style Aden claiming victory over at York in the 34 and following it up with 8th down in Wales for the Cadence junior RR national, rides to be proud of Aden well done 🙌.

Aden, Daniel and Zack all travelling to Wales last weekend, the course being mostly flat with a tough climb. Attacks going off the front one being Daniel himself managing to split the group but unfortunately farm traffic put an end to his effort. More attacks went Aden following one move to get into a group of 8 working well together and Daniel and Zack doing well in the bunch behind. A great race by all 3 with Adens first top 10 in a junior national and gaining his 2nd cat with the other two not far behind. Well done everyone a great team effort👏👏.

Closer to home Ethan raced round 1 of WRYL over at Wyke managing to settle into a group during the race and is getting stronger each time well done Ethan!!

Kev having a crack at the 200k dirty reiver, a great effort in some great weather nice one Kev 👏

Connor taking part in the BUCs 10 mile TT over the weekend finishing 72/185 on a hot day and riding a midweek 7 mile TT with a time of 20:13 on a tough course finishing 1st in his age group and 9th overall, well done 🙌.

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Our team for this weekends junior national down in South Wales, good luck boys go and smash it 💪.

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Witham Hall junior national, a 4 stage race over 2 days with 2 TT’s and 2 races on the road. Stage 1 was a 3-4 mile TT with a solid headwind to start off with but a gradual tailwind at the end, the flat terrain suiting Aden the best putting him in a good spot on GC. Stage 2 ending after 2 laps with Ed unfortunately coming down causing an early end to his weekend, all the best Ed you’ll be back 💪.

Stage 3 was another short TT this time over a long uphill drag and a tailwind this time, Daniel having the fastest time out of the boys on a course that suited him well. Stage 4 had many attacks go but nothing sticking and the group sitting up for a while until some dangerous moves went up the road with the peloton chasing for a long time. Harry, Tom S and Thomas forming a group behind and carrying on chasing whilst Aden, Zack and Daniel stuck in the main group till the sprint finishing 17th, 20th and 29th on stage 4. Well done everyone another great weekend of racing 👏.

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Our lineup for this weekends junior National at Witham Hall, a 2 day stage race with 4 races, good luck boys give it your all!💪

Otley Cycle Club
MAS Design Consultants Ltd
Chevin Cycles

Santini UK
bikefutures
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