To close off it’s tenth season, the Revolution Track Meeting Series made it’s first visit to the fantastic Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow tonight, and a full house of over 4,000 spectators witnessed the strong Rapha Condor JLT team take the win on the night to clinch the overall series title.
Undoubted star of the show, and not for the first time, was the big friendly South Yorkshireman Ed Clancy (Rapha Condor JLT).
Clancy led his team to victory by scoring personal wins in the Flying Lap and Points Race, the Madison Time Trial with teammate James McCallum, and taking a fourth place in the Scratch Race which saw Team Rouleur’s two new World Champion recruits, Steven Burke and Andy Tennant take the first two places.
It was German outfit Rudy Project RT with Nico Hesslich and experienced Six Day rider Christian Grasmann who pushed the Rapha outfit all the way, with only 16 points separating the two squads before this final meeting in the series.
However reigning Olympic and World Team Pursuit champion Clancy’s four sterling rides tonight (he only just made it into the points in the Elimination Race by finishing 12th), together with McCallum’s third place in the Elimination and superb teamwork in the Scratch Race, was enough to take the title.
American powerhouse Matthew Baranoski overcame the challenge of ex-Junior World Champion John Paul (Scotland) in the Sprinters Omnium event, in a popular contest which saw Scottish evergreen legend Craig Maclean and ex-multi World Champion Teun Mulder (Holland) taking the racing to the youngsters.
In the DHL Future Stars, Emily Haycox (Howies) overhauled Jessica Roberts (Raleigh GAC) in dramatic fashion in the final race of the season, the Scratch Race, and took the title by seven points. Emily Nelson (Team IG Sigma Sport) was third overall.
Levi Moody (Sportscover), who led the way ahead of the final round in the Boy’s competition, held on for overall victory. Thomas Rotherham (Maxgear Racing) was second and Tristan Robbins (Howies) was third.
Results - Revolution Series 10
Sprint - Qualification Time Trial
2 137 BARANOSKI Matthew United States 10.535
3 136 MANSKER Kevin United States 10.610
4 135 MULDER Teun Netherlands 10.619
5 134 ROTHERHAM Matt Great Britain 10.694
6 130 MACLEAN Craig Scotland 10.707
7 133 OLIVA Louis Great Britain 10.898
8 131 CROALL Bruce Scotland 10.967
DHL Future Stars Points Race
2 96 ROBBINS Tristan Howies 5 – 25
3 17 MOODY Levi Sportscover 5 – 23
4 107 GIBSON Matt WD40 5 – 22
5 66 EVANS Joe Rudy Project RT 5 – 21
6 86 TANFIELD Charlie Rouleur 5 – 20
7 116 ESCRITT Jack FACE Partnership 3 – 19
8 6 SHAW James Sky Procycling 2 – 18
9 56 TRUMAN Joe Rapha Condor J