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Helen Wyman psyched with the win © Bart Hazen

Helen Wyman defended to claim her sixth British title ©Bart Hazen

Helen Wyman (Kona), this year’s queen of the Koppenberg, repeats as the British national champion, taking her record-setting sixth title. Nikki Harris (APB Cycling Team) and Gabby Day (The ChainStay-RENNER), both of whom have had excellent seasons competing against the world’s best, finished in second and third, respectively. That lead trio showed their World Cup experience, distancing the next closest finisher by over three minutes.

In the men’s race, Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) edged out Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles) and MTB Olympian Liam Killeen. 2010 champ Ian Bibby missed the start due to illness.

Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) led the race for the first couple of laps, and then was joined by Oldham for what looked to be a showdown for the title. Field subsequently crashed, however, ending his hopes for the win. Although he was able to regroup, he would gradually fade back off of the podium to fourth place.

Full Results

Women

1 Helen Wyman (Kona) 0:40:09
2 Nikki Harris (APB Cycling Team) 0:00:54
3 Gabriella Day (The ChainStay-RENNER) 0:01:10
4 Hannah Payton 0:04:17
5 Victoria Wilkinson 0:04:45
6 Bethany Crumpton 0:04:46
7 Corinne Hall 0:04:53
8 Amy Roberts 0:06:14
9 Ruby Miller 0:07:10
10 Delia Beddis 0:07:49
11 Claire Beaumont 0:08:01
12 Laura Ralston (MIT) 0:08:06
13 Katy Winton 0:08:37
14 Hannah Reynolds 0:09:05
15 Claire Thomas 0:09:38
16 Caroline Goward 0:10:29
17 Erin Billington 0:13:09
18 Nikola Butler
19 Madeleine Robinson
20 Rebecca Keogh

Men

1 Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) 1:01:50
2 Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/Scott/GSI) 0:00:18
3 Liam Killeen 0:00:21
4 Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles) 0:00:43
5 Nicholas Craig (Team Scott UK) 0:01:31
6 Stuart Bowers (Hargroves Cycles/Trant/Next/Scott/GSI) 0:01:50
7 Rob Jebb (Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale) 0:03:04
8 Tom Last 0:04:42
9 Lewis Craven 0:05:17
10 Darren Barclay (Arctic – Premier RT) 0:05:21
11 Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk) 0:05:56
12 Lee Williams 0:06:01
13 Stephen Adams 0:06:06
14 Crispin Doyle (Swindon RC) 0:06:10
15 Dave Collins (Hope Factory Racing) 0:06:17
16 Tim Baldwin (Paul Milnes/Bradford Olympic RC) 0:06:31
17 Michael Cotty (Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale) 0:06:36
18 Ben Simmons 0:06:46
19 Jamie Newall (Team Corley Cycles) 0:07:07
20 Andrew Waterman (Dulwich Paragon CC) 0:07:58
21 Keith Murray 0:08:24
22 Daniel Duguid (Sigma Sport/Specialized) 0:08:38
23 Greg Simcock (Team Corley Cycles) 0:09:11
24 Richard Wilkinson 0:09:17
25 Daniel Lewis 0:09:23
26 Andrew Naylor 0:09:44
27 David Lines 0:09:49
28 Gavin Hardwicke 0:10:04
29 Kevin Knox 0:10:14
30 Scott Chalmers (Dream CC/Zero) 0:10:19
31 Richard Lister
32 Chris Metcalfe
33 Jonathan Limebear (Batley CC/Hargreaves)
34 James Duguid (Sigma Sport/Specialized)
35 James Thompson (Boneshakersbikes.com/Trek)
36 Kyle Burleigh (Nottingham Clarion CC)
37 Jonathan Watson
38 Matthew Denby
39 Nathan Miller (X RT/Elmy Cycles)
40 Malcolm Lewis (MTS Cycle Sport/Inkland)
41 Karl Norfolk (Pedalon.co.uk)
42 Ben Spurrier
43 Gareth Whittall
44 James Cotty
45 Colin Miller
46 Nicholas Onslow
47 James Dalton
48 Chris Bradley
49 Paul Sheers
50 Christopher Debens
51 Mark Davies
52 David Rees (Dulwich Paragon CC)
53 Christian Aucote
54 Richard Fairholme
55 Edward Sneddon
56 Robert Wimble
57 Chris Atkins
58 Mark Leyland
59 James Booth