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National Road Championship: Peter Kennaugh retains title, Lizzie Armitstead wins for third time

Team Sky rider beats fellow Manxman Mark Cavendish in thrilling finale

Team Sky's Peter Kennaugh has retained the men's national road championship - but his fellow Manxman Mark Cavendish of Etixx-Quickstep pushed him every inch of the way in a thrilling finale in Lincoln. Earlier, Lizzie Armitstead of Boels-Dolmans won the women's title for the third time.

Cavendish found himself with three Sky riders for company at the head of the race as it entered the final 13km lap, with Ian Stannard and Luke Rowe completing the trio alongisde Kennaugh.

When Stannard launched an attack, it was Cavendish who chased him down to bridge across, and soon he was out in front alone with Kennaugh, the pair hitting the final cobbled climb to the finish on Michaelgate together.

Both riders looked to be going deep into the red as they headed up the ascent, the defending champion finally getting clear of Cavendish, who earlier in the race had led the pursuit of an earlier attack by Kennaugh and Stannard, as they approached the top.

Behind, Stannard beat Rowe in the sprint for third, while Owain Doull of Team Wiggins finished seventh to clinch the under-23 title.

 

 

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Manxbikeboy | 9 years ago
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It's Kenyick, trust me yissa.
But never mind that, Manx national road race result just in: Kennaugh beats Cav in thrilling race, apparently they let some UK riders take part this year, but none of them could manage better than 3rd  24

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stevio1967 | 9 years ago
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"over here" it's Ken-yuck or Ken-yack depending on your Manx-ness, Fella....

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VeloPeo | 9 years ago
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No matter how you pronounce Kennaugh's name, it's spelled incorrectly on the front page headline

Edit: And now it isn't  1

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Must be Mad | 9 years ago
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Yes, well done Lizzie and Peter, let's celebrate with a discussion about how to pronounce your name....

i think it's 'Peter'. but I could be wrong.

As I said to my daughter (who asked why my bike is white) - White bikes are faster than black ones.

'hashtagy' 'Paintdoping'

And well done to Lizzie too. Did anyone else see her wave to the photographers as she went past?

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Awavey replied to Must be Mad | 9 years ago
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Must be Mad wrote:
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Yes, well done Lizzie and Peter, let's celebrate with a discussion about how to pronounce your name....

i think it's 'Peter'. but I could be wrong.

well Luke Rowe seems to call him Pedro. so maybe the t is silent

but great win for Lizzie, how much power did she have going up Michaelgate to do it in the big ring, and just blow the rest completely away

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Al__S replied to Awavey | 9 years ago
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Awavey wrote:

but great win for Lizzie, how much power did she have going up Michaelgate to do it in the big ring, and just blow the rest completely away

Yeah, that attack was phenomenal. Noticed she "took it easy" (read: would still have been able to go up it twice in the time I could manage it) on the ascent to the finish in the inner ring.

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ChrisB200SX replied to Must be Mad | 9 years ago
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Must be Mad wrote:

i think it's 'Peter'. but I could be wrong.
quote]brillant  1

And well done to Lizzie too. Did anyone else see her wave to the photographers as she went past?[/quote]
Presumably she didn't put both hands in the air after she crossed the finish line?

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felixcat | 9 years ago
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High proportion of Manx names begin with a hard C. Cavendish. Kelly (from the Isle of Man song). Christian (Fletcher) Quayle etc. Wikipedia has an interesting entry.

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crikey | 9 years ago
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Yes, well done Lizzie and Peter, let's celebrate with a discussion about how to pronounce your name....  45

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HalfWheeler replied to crikey | 9 years ago
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crikey wrote:

Yes, well done Lizzie and Peter, let's celebrate with a discussion about how to pronounce your name....  45

You're right of course, the internet is no place for that sort of free flowing, tangential conversation.

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Simon E | 9 years ago
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Two wonderfully entertaining races and IMHO both were worthy winners.

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sanderville | 9 years ago
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It should be pronounced the way that Peter Kennaugh pronounces it.

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ChairRDRF | 9 years ago
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Spelled "Kennaugh". Pronounced " Kenniack" - or so I am given to understand.

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HalfWheeler replied to ChairRDRF | 9 years ago
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ChairRDRF wrote:

Spelled "Kennaugh". Pronounced " Kenniack" - or so I am given to understand.

It looks like an Irish name (or Manx, they spoke a form of Gaelic similar to Scottish and Irish Gaelic after all) so the 'gh' at the end of it should perhaps be pronounced with a palatal sound, the sort that sounds like you're going to spit.

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