Straiton Struggle (inc Round 1 Alba/Scotia Series)

Road , Straiton – Saturday, 22 Apr 2023

Event Summary

Event Overview

This year’s race hopes to follow on from the success of last years race and has also been selected to form one leg of the Alba/Scotia series. 

The route covers the traditional 15km loop around the outskirts of the picturesque villages of Straiton and Kirkmichael and through the centre of the ancient village of Crosshill.

For 2023 we are again running a stand alone women's event of 6 laps of the same circuit giving a race of approx. 84km with 1170 meters

The men's race will consist of 8 laps will take the riders over 120km with 1500m of elevation and finish by the Blairquhan Summit at approx. 12.8km into the final 8th lap.

Circuit is available on Strava via the link below, this route includes the roll out, laps 2 onwards turn left at the junction outside Straition rather than return to the village and the final lap ends at the summit of the climb approx 1.2km from the Straition junction 

https://www.strava.com/routes/2961365411286748888

Event Details

Event URN:

523076

Start Date:

Sat, 22nd Apr 2023

Event Type:

Road (Competitive)

Venue:

McCandlish Hall, 33 Main Street, Straiton, Ayrshire, KA19 7NF

View map

Series:

Scottish Cycling - The ‘Alba’ Series
Scottish Women's Road Race Series

Entry close date

Wed, 19th Apr 2023

Results

Confirmed Results

Straiton Struggle - Women

Position Name Club name Rider status Category Points
Straiton Struggle - Women - Results
1.  Amelia Tyler Alba Development Road Team Finished 3rd 30
Points: 30 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
2.  Coralie Arthur Wahoo - Le Col (2023) Finished 2nd 25
Points: 25 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
3.  Heather Shanks North Argyll Cycle Club Finished 2nd 21
Points: 21 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
4.  Kim Baptista Ayr Roads Cycling Club Finished 3rd 17
Points: 17 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
5.  Abi Plowman Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Finished 2nd 14
Points: 14 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
6.  Arianne Holland Alba Development Road Team Finished 2nd 12
Points: 12 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
7.  Rebecca Saunderson Studio Velo Finished 2nd 10
Points: 10 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
8.  Amy McQueen Ronde Cycling Club Finished 3rd 8
Points: 8 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
9.  Megan Walker Pro-Noctis - 200º Coffee - Ha... Finished N/A 7
Points: 7 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
10.  Rachel Hardman Forth Velo Finished 3rd 6
Points: 6 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
11.  Natalie Stevenson Glasgow Ivy CC Finished 2nd 5
Points: 5 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
12.  Emma Watson Finished 2nd 4
Points: 4 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
13.  Beth Macrae Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Finished 3rd 3
Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
14.  Millie Thomson Deeside Thistle CC Finished 3rd 2
Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
15.  Anna Murgatroyd Vanelli-Project Go Finished 2nd 1
Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
16.  Jude Paterson Ayr Burners Cycling Finished 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
17.  Anna Fairweather RT23 Finished 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
18.  Mhairi Rodger Forth Velo Finished 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
--- Emily Cahir Forth Velo Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Charlene Hamilton RT23 Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Nicola Hogan West Lothian Clarion CC Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Catriona Lockie Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Grace Norman Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Evie White Alba Development Road Team Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd

Straiton Struggle - Men

Position Name Club name Rider status Category Points
Straiton Struggle - Men - Results
1.  Craig Paterson Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 60
Points: 60 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
2.  Neil Scott Deeside Thistle CC Finished 2nd 52
Points: 52 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
3.  Rory Webster dooleys cycles Finished 3rd 45
Points: 45 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
4.  Cameron Muir Wallacehill CC Finished 3rd 40
Points: 40 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
5.  Alexander MacRae Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 1st 35
Points: 35 | Status: Finished | Category: 1st
6.  Louis Moore Wheelbase CabTech Castelli Finished 2nd 31
Points: 31 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
7.  Matiss Robertson Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 2nd 27
Points: 27 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
8.  David Lines Wheelbase CabTech Castelli Finished 2nd 23
Points: 23 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
9.  Louis Sharp Finished 3rd 20
Points: 20 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
10.  Jamie Chree Deeside Thistle CC Finished 3rd 17
Points: 17 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
11.  Alasdair McAlpine Glasgow United CC Finished 3rd 15
Points: 15 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
12.  Alasdair Baillie Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 13
Points: 13 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
13.  Fergus Robinson Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 2nd 11
Points: 11 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
14.  Tarn Fynn JG Cycles CC Finished 2nd 9
Points: 9 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
15.  Liam Scott Douglas JG Cycles CC Finished 2nd 7
Points: 7 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
16.  William Dykes Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 6
Points: 6 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
17.  Alan Dean Edinburgh RC Finished 3rd 5
Points: 5 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
18.  Liam White Torvelo Racing Finished 2nd 3
Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
--- Cameron Adam Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Cameron Balfour Scottish Borders Race Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Kevin Barclay dooleys cycles Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd
--- Andrew Bruce Vanelli-Project Go Did not finish 1st 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 1st
--- Conal Davidson Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Samuel Edgar Ribble rechrg Race Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Roddy Fawbert Vanelli-Project Go Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Keir Gaffney Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Graham Hollinger Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Hamish MacLaren Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Ross Macmillan Studio Velo Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Lewis Martin Studio Velo Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Finn Mason The Cycling Academy Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd
--- Calum McVie Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Oliver Newton Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- David Ogden Deeside Thistle CC Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Jamie Philpott Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Mark Shaw Jr JG Cycles CC Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Calum Stewart Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Thomas Wisdish Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd

Reports

Race Report Straiton Struggle

Posted 24/04/2023 - Anthony Garnett

Ayr Roads Cycle Club/ Arnold Clark  arranged one of the most prestigious races held in Ayrsh...

View Full Report

About the Event

Info for Riders

Ladies race start at 10:00, men's race at 14:30.

The Races

Straiton Struggle - Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration
Sat 22/04/23 10:30 Regional A Band 3 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ... 6 laps / 84km / 52 miles
Sat 22/04/23 – 10:30
Regional A, Band 3 | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ...
6 laps / 84km / 52 miles
Straiton Struggle - Men Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration
Sat 22/04/23 14:30 National B Band 2 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ... 8 laps / 120km / 75 miles
Sat 22/04/23 – 14:30
National B, Band 2 | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...
8 laps / 120km / 75 miles

Event Summary

Event Overview

This year’s race hopes to follow on from the success of last years race and has also been selected to form one leg of the Alba/Scotia series. 

The route covers the traditional 15km loop around the outskirts of the picturesque villages of Straiton and Kirkmichael and through the centre of the ancient village of Crosshill.

For 2023 we are again running a stand alone women's event of 6 laps of the same circuit giving a race of approx. 84km with 1170 meters

The men's race will consist of 8 laps will take the riders over 120km with 1500m of elevation and finish by the Blairquhan Summit at approx. 12.8km into the final 8th lap.

Circuit is available on Strava via the link below, this route includes the roll out, laps 2 onwards turn left at the junction outside Straition rather than return to the village and the final lap ends at the summit of the climb approx 1.2km from the Straition junction 

https://www.strava.com/routes/2961365411286748888

Event Details

Event URN:

523076

Start Date:

Sat, 22nd Apr 2023

Event Type:

Road (Competitive)

Venue:

McCandlish Hall, 33 Main Street, Straiton, Ayrshire, KA19 7NF

View map

Series:

Scottish Cycling - The ‘Alba’ Series
Scottish Women's Road Race Series

Entry close date

Wed, 19th Apr 2023

Results

Confirmed Results

Straiton Struggle - Women

Position Name Club name Rider status Category Points
Straiton Struggle - Women - Results
1.  Amelia Tyler Alba Development Road Team Finished 3rd 30
Points: 30 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
2.  Coralie Arthur Wahoo - Le Col (2023) Finished 2nd 25
Points: 25 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
3.  Heather Shanks North Argyll Cycle Club Finished 2nd 21
Points: 21 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
4.  Kim Baptista Ayr Roads Cycling Club Finished 3rd 17
Points: 17 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
5.  Abi Plowman Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Finished 2nd 14
Points: 14 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
6.  Arianne Holland Alba Development Road Team Finished 2nd 12
Points: 12 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
7.  Rebecca Saunderson Studio Velo Finished 2nd 10
Points: 10 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
8.  Amy McQueen Ronde Cycling Club Finished 3rd 8
Points: 8 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
9.  Megan Walker Pro-Noctis - 200º Coffee - Ha... Finished N/A 7
Points: 7 | Status: Finished | Category: N/A
10.  Rachel Hardman Forth Velo Finished 3rd 6
Points: 6 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
11.  Natalie Stevenson Glasgow Ivy CC Finished 2nd 5
Points: 5 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
12.  Emma Watson Finished 2nd 4
Points: 4 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
13.  Beth Macrae Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Finished 3rd 3
Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
14.  Millie Thomson Deeside Thistle CC Finished 3rd 2
Points: 2 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
15.  Anna Murgatroyd Vanelli-Project Go Finished 2nd 1
Points: 1 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
16.  Jude Paterson Ayr Burners Cycling Finished 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
17.  Anna Fairweather RT23 Finished 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
18.  Mhairi Rodger Forth Velo Finished 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
--- Emily Cahir Forth Velo Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Charlene Hamilton RT23 Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Nicola Hogan West Lothian Clarion CC Did not start 4th 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 4th
--- Catriona Lockie Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Grace Norman Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Evie White Alba Development Road Team Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd

Straiton Struggle - Men

Position Name Club name Rider status Category Points
Straiton Struggle - Men - Results
1.  Craig Paterson Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 60
Points: 60 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
2.  Neil Scott Deeside Thistle CC Finished 2nd 52
Points: 52 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
3.  Rory Webster dooleys cycles Finished 3rd 45
Points: 45 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
4.  Cameron Muir Wallacehill CC Finished 3rd 40
Points: 40 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
5.  Alexander MacRae Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 1st 35
Points: 35 | Status: Finished | Category: 1st
6.  Louis Moore Wheelbase CabTech Castelli Finished 2nd 31
Points: 31 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
7.  Matiss Robertson Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 2nd 27
Points: 27 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
8.  David Lines Wheelbase CabTech Castelli Finished 2nd 23
Points: 23 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
9.  Louis Sharp Finished 3rd 20
Points: 20 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
10.  Jamie Chree Deeside Thistle CC Finished 3rd 17
Points: 17 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
11.  Alasdair McAlpine Glasgow United CC Finished 3rd 15
Points: 15 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
12.  Alasdair Baillie Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 13
Points: 13 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
13.  Fergus Robinson Ribble rechrg Race Team Finished 2nd 11
Points: 11 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
14.  Tarn Fynn JG Cycles CC Finished 2nd 9
Points: 9 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
15.  Liam Scott Douglas JG Cycles CC Finished 2nd 7
Points: 7 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
16.  William Dykes Spokes Racing Team Finished 2nd 6
Points: 6 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
17.  Alan Dean Edinburgh RC Finished 3rd 5
Points: 5 | Status: Finished | Category: 3rd
18.  Liam White Torvelo Racing Finished 2nd 3
Points: 3 | Status: Finished | Category: 2nd
--- Cameron Adam Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Cameron Balfour Scottish Borders Race Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Kevin Barclay dooleys cycles Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd
--- Andrew Bruce Vanelli-Project Go Did not finish 1st 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 1st
--- Conal Davidson Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Samuel Edgar Ribble rechrg Race Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Roddy Fawbert Vanelli-Project Go Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Keir Gaffney Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Graham Hollinger Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Benjamin Kennedy Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Hamish MacLaren Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Ross Macmillan Studio Velo Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Lewis Martin Studio Velo Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Finn Mason The Cycling Academy Did not start 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not start | Category: 2nd
--- Calum McVie Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- Oliver Newton Torvelo Racing Did not finish 2nd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 2nd
--- David Ogden Deeside Thistle CC Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Jamie Philpott Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Mark Shaw Jr JG Cycles CC Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Calum Stewart Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd
--- Thomas Wisdish Spokes Racing Team Did not finish 3rd 0
Points: 0 | Status: Did not finish | Category: 3rd

Reports

Race Report Straiton Struggle

Posted 24/04/2023 - Anthony Garnett

Ayr Roads Cycle Club/ Arnold Clark  arranged one of the most prestigious races held in Ayrsh...

View Full Report

About the Event

Info for Riders

Ladies race start at 10:00, men's race at 14:30.

The Races

Straiton Struggle - Women Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration
Sat 22/04/23 10:30 Regional A Band 3 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ... 6 laps / 84km / 52 miles
Sat 22/04/23 – 10:30
Regional A, Band 3 | 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ...
6 laps / 84km / 52 miles
Straiton Struggle - Men Race
Date Start Classification Band Rider Cat Duration
Sat 22/04/23 14:30 National B Band 2 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ... 8 laps / 120km / 75 miles
Sat 22/04/23 – 14:30
National B, Band 2 | 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...
8 laps / 120km / 75 miles

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