Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes and Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm took the men’s and women’s OVO Energy Tour Series titles as the 2019 series reached its climax at the historic Brooklands location in Surrey.

As the Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes team became only the second men’s team in a decade of the OVO Energy Tour Series to retain their overall title, there was an extra fairytale to the finish, with local rider Rory Towsend taking his first ever individual victory, just a couple of miles from his family home in Addlestone.

Townsend out sprinted Chris Latham (Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK) and Jacob Hennessy (Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes) as the trio came to the line together after a fast paced race, that had seen the champions in waiting attacking from the flag.

That pace, around a technical 1.5-kilometre circuit on the former Brooklands airfield, saw Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes immediately putting title rivals Madison Genesis into trouble with only Tom Moses and Jon Mould from the latter able to hang with the pace.

With Madison Genesis finishing fourth on the night, Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes finished with a fourth-point advantage, flattering what had been a tightly fought contest from round one in Redditch. Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK took third overall, just ahead of fellow UCI Continental team Ribble Pro Cycling.

In the earlier women’s race the pace had been similarly high, with British circuit race champion Anna Henderson claiming her second win of the seven-race series, beating Campinense – Velo Performance rider Elizabeth Bennett after the two riders broke away.

Team Breeze, reduced to three riders pre-race after a training crash on Friday, put up a valiant effort to defend their title, winning on the night but that ultimately not being enough to overturn Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, for whom 2019 was their first overall success in the OVO Energy Tour Series.

Both the riders entering the final round in the Eisberg Points Jerseys retained their prizes, with Team Breeze’s Jess Roberts comfortably winner the women’s crown from Jo Tindley (Campinense Velo Performance).

Nine years on from first winning the Eisberg Points Jersey in the OVO Energy Tour Series, Steve Lampier once again won the title, now riding for the Saint Piran team he co-owns, who were making their series debuts in 2019. The Cornish team also took home the trophy for top non-UCI team, having finished the Series in fifth overall, ahead of fellow non-UCI team Bikestrong KTM.

Highlights of the OVO Energy Tour Series are screened on ITV4 and broadcast around the world. Action from the Brooklands men’s race will be aired at 23:00 on Monday 27 May with highlights of the women’s race aired at 23:00 on Wednesday 29 May with both programmes also available on demand via the ITV Hub catch up service.

ITV4 will also screen a wrap up programme of the best of the action from the entire OVO Energy Tour series at 07:00 on Saturday 1 June, which will be available throughout June on the ITV Hub catch up service.

Results

Women’s individual result

1) Anna Henderson, GBR, Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, 47:30.608

2) Elizabeth Bennett, GBR, Campinense Velo Performance, + 0.124

3) Rhona Callander, GBR, Team Breeze, + 27.46

4) Jess Roberts, GBR, Team Breeze, + 27.495

5) Charmaine Porter, GBR, Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, + 1:05.716

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Women’s team result

1) Team Breeze, 10pts

2)  Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, 9pts

3)  Campinense Velo Performance, 8pts

4) Storey Racing, 7pts

5)  Datalynx Parensis Cycling, 6pts

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Final Eisberg sprints women’s standings

1)  Jess Roberts, GBR, Team Breeze,  77pts

2) Jo Tindley, GBR, Campinense Velo Performance, 57pts

3) Anna Henderson, GBR, Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, 49pts

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Brother UK fastest lap

Elizabeth Bennett, GBR, Campinense Velo Performance, 2:02.382

Final women’s team standings

1) Brother UK – Tifosi p/b OnForm, 67pts

2) Team Breeze, 65pts

3) Campinense Velo Performance, 57pts

4) Jadan Weldtite Vive Le Velo, 42pts

5) Storey Racing, 37pts

6) Team Boompods, 35pts

7) Liv AWOL SPOK’D, 32pts

8) Datalynx Parensis Cycling, 26pts

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Men’s individual result

1) Rory Townsend, GBR, Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, 1:04.40.799

2) Chris Lathan, GBR, Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, + 0.498

3) Jacob Hennessy, GBR, Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, + 0.934

4) Freddie Scheske, GER, Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, + 7.838

5) Alex Paton, GBR, Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, + 7.972

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Men’s team result

1) Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, 10pts

2) Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, 9pts

3) Ribble Pro Cycling, 8pts

4) Madison Genesis, 7pts

5) Saint Piran, 6pts

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Final Eisberg sprints men’s standings

1)  Steve Lampier, GBR, Saint Piran, 64pts

2) Alex Paton, GBR, Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, 43pts

3) Tom Moses, GBR, Madison Genesis, 42pts

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Brother UK fastest lap

Chris Latham, GBR, Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, 1:53.048

Final men’s team standings

1) Canyon dhb p/b Bloor Homes, 65pts

2) Madison Genesis, 61pts

3) Vitus Pro Cycling p/b Brother UK, 54pts

4) Ribble Pro Cycling, 51pts

5) Saint Piran, 46pts

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