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Cycling - 29. June 2014.

Trott wins British Road Race Title

 

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Laura Trott took the road race title at the British Cycling National Road Championships in Monmouthshire.

In the women’s race, Laura Trott (Wiggle Honda) chased down and outsprinted defending champion Lizzie Armitstead (Boels Dolmans) to take the title.

With five kilometres to go of the 101km race, it looked like Armitstead would defend her title as she rode with a ten-second lead established on the first of four laps of the eight-kilometre finishing circuit. However, a concerted chase in the closing stages meant 22-year-old Trott and teammate Dani King regained contact with Armitstead and would have a chance to sprint for the win.

Double Olympic champion Trott, guided expertly by King, proved strongest to deny Armitstead who had tried throughout the race to avoid a sprint - first attacking to form the 13-strong lead group and again, in the closing stages, trying to win solo.

Speaking after the race, an emotional Laura Trott commented:

"It’s such an amazing feeling, it’s up there with winning a world championships for me.

"I was really disappointed (after Thursday's time trial), I felt I had a lot more form than what the time suggested and I know the course didn’t suit me with the hill at the finish but I don’t understand why my time wasn’t good enough.

"So to come here today, I was so, so up for it. I woke up this morning and I was like ‘don’t even speak to me’. It was really early, I was so in the zone, I just wanted to get out and get it done."

Trott’s victory also earned her the title of under-23 champion for the second year in succession. Her track team pursuit teammates Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker picked up silver and bronze respectively.

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