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Tom Pidcock and Nikki Brammeier win senior national cyclo-cross titles (+ video)Tom Pidcock celebrates winning 2019 senior national cyclo-cross championship (picture credit 5311 Media)

Tom Pidcock and Nikki Brammeier win senior national cyclo-cross titles (+ video)

Catch up on the weekend's action with video from British Cycling...
by Simon_MacMichael
Sun, Jan 13, 2019 20:31
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Tom Pidcock has won his first senior British national cyclo-cross title at the Cyclopark near Gravesend, Kent, today, while in the women’s elite race, Nikki Brammeier regained the title she last won two years ago.

Pidcock, riding for his own TP Racing team, dominated the men’s elite event after moving into the lead on the second lap and stretching out his lead to take victory by more than a minute, marking his win with a spectacular Superman-style celebration.

Ben Turner of Corendon Circus took silver with Thomas Mein, riding for Tarteletto-Isorex in third place and five-time former champion Ian Field of Neon-Velo in fourth.

It’s the 19-year-old Pidcock’s second senior title, the Yorkshireman’s previous one coming in 2017 when he won the national criterium championships.

Afterward today’s win, he said: “The national championships is always one of the goals of my season, and it’s nice knowing I’ve got the elite jersey to wear in every race I do next season.

“The world championships” – which take place in Bogense, Denmark in the first weekend of February – “and the two world cups over the next two weekends are the main goals now,” he added.

Brammeier, riding for her MUDIITA team, had been in a battle for the title with Anna Kay of Experza-Footlogix who was ruled out of contention through a mechanical issue on the last-but-one lap which meant she had to head to the pits on foot to change bikes.

While Brammeier rode on to claim her fourth career senior title, 10-time national champion Helen Wyman mounted a challenge to Kay for the runner’s-up spot, but the youngster held on to clinch silver.

Nikki Brammeier heads the women's senior podium at the 2018 national cyclo-cross championships ((picture credit 5311 Media))

Brammeier said: “I’m so happy – I really wanted this. Last year I lost out to Helen after a really good race, and today it was a really tough battle with Anna.

“I was attacking as she got the mechanical, so it was rubbish for her, but she was so strong today – it’s good to see what the future looks like.”

You can find full results from the weekend’s racing here, and catch up with the action in this video from British Cycling.

Nikki Brammeier heads the women's senior podium at the 2018 national cyclo-cross championships ((picture credit 5311 Media))
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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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JohnnyRemo | 5 years ago
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He's impressive, isn't he? Sagan-esque. Be interesting to see how long he sticks with CX.

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CXR94Di2 | 5 years ago
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No one was going to stay with Tom Pidcock.  His laps were metronomic to within one second, the runner up faded far more than young Mr Pidcock.  He is a talented youngster, I wish well and hope he goes on to being a elite world champion.  

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Scoob_84 replied to CXR94Di2 | 5 years ago
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CXR94Di2 wrote:

No one was going to stay with Tom Pidcock.  His laps were metronomic to within one second, the runner up faded far more than young Mr Pidcock.  He is a talented youngster, I wish well and hope he goes on to being a elite world champion.  

 

Wow - just seen his lap times

 

05:44.8

06:34.0

06:20.6

06:31.8

06:30.2

06:30.1

06:30.1

06:32.1

06:30.1

06:40.0

 

He lapped at  6 mins 30.1 seconds 3 times!!

Ben Turner did well getting back for second, but even without that mechanical i couldnt see him beating Tom. 

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Simon E | 5 years ago
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Pidcock was something else! Mind you, Ben Turner was apparently doing the same kind of lap times but rolled a tub on lap 2 or 3. Only 12 riders completed the race from over 100 starters, such was the speed of Pidcock since slower riders were pulled out (the 80% rule). 6 out of the top 7 were U23 riders.

Paul Oldham and Nick Craig, both veterans (IIRC Nick is now 49!!), finished in that top dozen despite having also raced in the Vets race the day before.

In the women's race Anna Kay (U23) was giving Brammeier a hard time and visibly quicker in the corners. It may well have ended in a sprint if her chain hadn't jammed a lap or so from the end.

I watched some of live coverage from BC, which can also be viewed after the event (the 5hr+ Youtube video embedded above in the article. Elite & U23 women just after 3:00, men at 4:15).

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Scoob_84 | 5 years ago
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How good is Pidcock. He was so fast.  He makes it look so easy, and otherwise very very fast people appear slow. 

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CXR94Di2 | 5 years ago
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Well done also to George Thompson from Sleaford Wheelers, cracking result yes

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