Junior Tour of Wales 2009

August 29, 2009; by Larry Hickmott

Stage 1
Winner of the opening stage up the notorious Tumble outside of Abergavenny (Wales) was European Junior Time Trial Champion Joe Perrett who won the race by 12 seconds from British Road Race champion George Atkins with British Derny Race champion Jon Mould in third, 14 seconds shy of Perrett.

Stage 1 Time Trial
1.  Joe Perrett Glendene CC / Bike Trax Junior Team 11:40
2.  George Atkins Websters Cycles 11:52
3.  Jon Mould Wales 11:54
4.  Johnny Knox Herbalife / Wheelbase.co.uk 12:01
5.  Joshua Edmonson Glendene CC / Bike Trax Junior Team 12:02
6.  Sam Harrison Wales 12:05
7.  Tim Kennaugh Team Isle of Man 12:13
8.  Marcus Christie Ireland 12:16
9 . David Nicholls Glendene CC / Bike Trax Junior Team 12:18
10.  Simon Yates Maxgear RT 12:18

Stage 2 Road Race
With Junior European Time Trial champion Joe Perrett leading the race and finding a lot of riders now following him and his yellow jersey around, it was the turn of Sam Harrison to try some time trialling off the front of the bunch as he attacked early in the stage to get away in an early move. Sam didn't have to ride alone for long as a group of around five riders joined him and the break was soon two minutes clear of the bunch where a crash involving as many as 16 riders interrupted what chase there was.

While the bunch split and came together behind, the break was losing riders too and it was soon down to three riders, Tim Kennaugh, Marcus Christie and Sam Harrison with the rest of the original break going back to the bunch. Into the narrow wooded lanes approaching the final mountain climb at the finish, while the bunch was seen to sit up, the three-up break were working in Sam's words, "dead hard" and they got to the bottom with a four minute or so lead.

Tim Kennaugh however wasn't satisfied and he attacked the others in the break and went clear to take the stage from Sam Harrison and Marcus Christie. With the times added up, Kennaugh was leading the race from Harrison who would wear the King of the Mountains jersey and Christie. Points jersey wearer was Chris Whorral.

1.  Tim Kennaugh IOM  1:56:49
2.  Sam Harrison WAL  1:57:22
3.  Marcus Christie IRL  1:58:35
4.  Perry Bowater EPI  1:59:37
5.  Jon Mould WAL  2:00:08
6.  Alexander King HAR  2:00:17
7.  Charles Prendergast IRL 2:00:50
8.  Dominic Schils LOT  2:01:13
9.  Joe Perrett GLN  2:01:32
10.  Joshua Edmonson GLN 0 2:01:49
11.  George Atkins WEB  2:01:52
12.  Peter Dibben HAR  2:01:57
13.  Richard Horton BCP 2:02:11
14.  Johnny Knox HER 2:02:13
15.  Jack Waller LOT  2:02:22

Overall after stage 2
1.  Tim Kennaugh IOM  2:08:47
2.  Sam Harrison WAL 2:09:17
3.  Marcus Christie IRL 2:10:46
4.  Jon Mould WAL 11:54 2:12:02
5.  Perry Bowater EPI  2:12:20
6.  Alexander King HAR  2:13:08
7.  Charles Prendergast IRL 2:13:10
8.  Joe Perrett GLN 11:40 2:13:12
9.  Dominic Schils LOT 2:13:38
10. George Atkins WEB 11:52  2:13:44