The opening May bank holiday weekend saw youth and junior riders battle it out on the Isle of Man, while in Yorkshire, the third round of the Under-23 Open National Road Series got underway. Internationally, the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup took place in Fort William and the Great Britain Cycling Team won 15 medals in the second round of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Youth & Junior Tour 2024
Harry Hudson (Harrogate Nova Race Team) took the junior overall win at the Isle of Man Youth and Junior Tour, while Phoebe Taylor and Leon Atkins secured the youth A victories.
In the junior open first stage road race, Harry Hudson took a solo victory to cross the line 46 seconds ahead of Ivan Sorby and Louis Herring. Cillian Lewis took the second stage win in a sprint finish as Herring and Ruan Vorster rounded off the podium. Finishing just behind the bunch was still enough for Hudson to secure the overall victory, while Herring was second and Sorby finished third.
Phoebe Taylor dominated the youth A girls circuit races, taking back-to-back victories to secure the title on the Isle of Man, as Mabli Phillips finished second and Emer Heverin finished third on the overall podium.
In the youth A boys circuit races, Leon Atkins’ first stage victory was enough to secure him the overall title ahead of Evander Wishart and Gus Dutton.
In the youth B races, Finlay Burn and Olivia Smallshaw took the GC wins after fantastic performances across the weekend.
Yorkshire U23 Classic
Tom Williams (THRIVA-SRCT) took a fantastic solo victory in the third round of the Under-23 Open National Road Series at the Yorkshire Under-23 Classic.
Williams went solo from a breakaway, gaining a gap of up to a minute and 30 seconds before four chasers began to close behind.
Coming into the final lap, Williams was still around 50 seconds ahead, and took the win with his arms aloft. His teammate Will Truelove took second, with Archie Peet (Reflex Racing) in third.
UCI Mountain Bike Downhill: Fort William
At the UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup in Fort William, Heather Wilson took the gold medal on her world cup debut in the junior women category.
Wilson stormed to the win in a time of 4:56.675 and was over three seconds faster than the next best rider.
Tahnee Seagrave took a bronze medal in the elite women category, while Daniel Parfitt also made it on the podium for a bronze in the junior men’s.
UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup: Ostend
Over in Ostend, the Great Britain Cycling Team won 15 medals in the second round of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup.
The women’s B road race saw a clean sweep of British riders, with Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl winning gold, Lizzi Jordan and Danni Khan securing silver and Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall taking the bronze. Fran Brown (WC1), Daphne Schrager (WC2) and Archie Atkinson (MC4) secured medals in both the time-trial and road races in their respective categories.
You can find full results for each day below.
