Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta clinched overall victory in the Halfords Tour Series and the Bob Chicken Trophy with a strong display at the final round in Woking, placing three riders in the race-winning break.

Victory on the night, however, went to Rapha – Condor – Sharp’s Dean Windsor, with the Australian’s team also taking victory on the night in front of crowds who clung to every vantage point in Woking’s town centre.

With Rapha – Condor – Sharp outside contenders for the overall win, the team attacked from the outset, Kristian House stretching his legs to move clear in the opening five minutes.  Egged on by boss Herety, Windsor and Dutchman Jefte De Bruin attempted to bridge the gap to House, but only managed to make the junction when a group of seven other riders joined them as the race threatened to close up.

With the Motorpoint trio of Andy Tennant, Ian Bibby and Malcolm Elliott accompanying Simon Gaywood, Matt Cronshaw and Endura Racing duo Scott Thwaites and Ian Wilkinson, the original three riders now had the power to extend their lead, which peaked at around the one minute mark.

At the front of the peloton Rob Hayles and Jack Bauer did a lot of work, as Endura simply couldn’t afford to let a break with three riders from the leading Motorpoint team stay away, but stay away they did, as Ed Clancy did a policing role for the Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta team at the front of the bunch.

Coming up the gradual incline of the home straight each lap the break looked like a 10-man pursuit team as the group worked well together to keep building their advantage.

With two laps to go Windsor leapt out of the group and powered clear, building enough of a lead to be able to savour his first ever Halfords Tour Series victory and the team’s fourth individual win of the 2010 Series.

With House and Cronshaw taking fifth and ninth, Rapha – Condor – Sharp edged Motorpoint for the night’s win, their fifth team win of the 2010 Series, the most by any team.  But poor performances in Portsmouth and Chester meant the team could only finish third in the standings, five points off the pace.

Behind Windsor, evergreen Malcolm Elliott took second, outsprinting Endura riders Wilkinson and Thwaites, before the Durham winner revealed that the predominant feeling post-race was one of relief, to have finally clinched the Series crown.

“Relieved!  It means a lot more to me than to other guys in the team as I was fully aware it was my last chance to win here.

“It was very close last year, and we were that close this year that it was really affecting sleep.  It’s a huge thing, so it’s going to take a while to sink in.”

Kuota – road.cc continued their strong finish to The Halfords Tour Series, with De Bruin taking the evening’s Boardman Bikes Sprints win, as the team rode to a second consecutive fourth place, belying their ninth in the standings.

De Bruin won all three Boardman Bikes Sprint, with House picking up 11 points that saw him close to within one point of teammate Graham Briggs’ overall lead.  The Yorkshire rider’s advantage was safe though, allowing Briggs onto the podium at the night’s end to collect the final yellow Boardman Bikes Sprint jersey.

Further down in the overall standings, Woking’s home team Sigma Sport – Specialized held onto fourth in the Series, while Team Raleigh jumped up to fifth, demoting Pendragon – Le Col – Colnago by just one point.

Round 10 Results

Team

1)      Rapha – Condor – Sharp
2)      Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta
3)      Endura Racing
4)      Kuota – road.cc
5)      Team Raleigh
6)      Team Corley Cycles
7)      Sigma Sport – Specialized
8)      CyclePremier.com – Metaltek
9)      Pendragon Le Col Colnago

Individual

1)      Dean Windsor            Rapha – Condor – Sharp
2)      Malcolm Elliott         Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta
3)      Ian Wilkinson           Endura Racing
4)      Scott Thwaites          Endura Racing
5)      Kristian House          Rapha – Condor – Sharp

The Halfords Tour Series Final Standings (after 10 rounds)

1)      Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta            88pts  
2)      Endura Racing                           85pts
3)      Rapha – Condor – Sharp                  83pts
4)      Sigma Sport – Specialized                       57pts
5)      Team Raleigh                            55pts          
6)      Pendragon Le Col Colnago                54pts
7)      CyclePremier.com – Metaltek             46pts
8)      Team Corley Cycles                      38pts
9)      Kuota – road.cc                         32pts
10)     Team Ireland                                    8pts

Boardman Bikes Sprints Competition Results

1)      Jefte De Bruin  Kuota – road.cc                 15pts
2)      Kristian House  Rapha – Condor – Sharp          11pts
3)      Andy Tennant    Motorpoint – Marshalls Pasta    7pts

Boardman Bikes Sprints Competition Final Standings (after ten rounds)

1)      Graham Briggs   Rapha – Condor – Sharp          55pts
2)      Kristian House          Rapha – Condor – Sharp          54pts
3)      Liam Holohan            Team Raleigh                            41pts

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