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Wed, 8 Jun 2011
King crowned again in Stoke-on-Trent
Johnson Health Tech Women's Grand Prix 2011
Dani King repeated her victory of twelve months previously, to take the honours in Round Two of the new-for-2011 Johnson Health Tech Women's Grand Prix Series, while a second successive second place elevates Helen Wyman into the lead of the standings.
King once again won alone in Stoke-on-Trent, some distance ahead of Wyman, with Hannah Rich narrowly pipping Horizon Fitness RT teammate Joanna Rowsell on the line for third place, as the Stoke-on-Trent took victory on home roads to also move into the lead of the team competition.
Having been comprehensively beaten by Motorpoint in the opening round of the Series at Peterborough, Horizon Fitness were keen to make amends in their home city, with their quintet of riders highly visible throughout the race and making all of the key moves.
Also prominent throughout was Wyman, taking second behind Rich at the first sprint, before being the most persistent chaser of lone leader King for much of the second half of the race. Crossing the line second, Wyman's reward was the Johnson Health Tech leader's jersey, having finished as runner-up in both Peterborough and Stoke-on-Trent, to move her seven points clear of erstwhile leader Hannah Barnes.
Barnes also lost charge of the sprints jersey to Rich, while Motorpoint slip to second in the standings, nine points behind the Horizon Fitness team.
Best placed Motorpoint rider on the night was Lucy Garner, taking sixth in the bunch sprint, one place behind Hannah Leyland of the VC St Raphael team. Rounding out the top ten was Corrine Hall, For Viored Brookvex duo Amy Roberts and Rohan Battison and Condor Cycles' Estelle Rogers.
Highlights of the second round of the Johnson Health Tech Women's Grand Prix Series will be shown as a part of The Halfords Tour Series highlights on ITV4 at 20.00 on Wednesday 8th June, with a repeat on Thursday 9th June at 11.00
Round Three of the Johnson Health Tech Women's Grand Prix Series takes place in Oldham on Thursday 9th June at 17.00, with Woking host the Grand Finale to the four-round Series on Tuesday 14th June.
For further details about the Tour Series, visit www.tourseries.co.uk