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Custom made Memorial trophies were awarded to winners of both the Women’s and Open events this year. Each one is inscrib...
12/06/2026

Custom made Memorial trophies were awarded to winners of both the Women’s and Open events this year. Each one is inscribed on the reverse.
‘In memory of Mike Hodgson,whose lifelong commitment to cycling made this race possible.

Forever part of the Tour of the Reservoir’

10/06/2026
09/06/2026

Kate Richardson opened her season road racing account on Sunday at the Tour of the Reservoir, one of the most demanding events in the British scene.

The Handsling Alba Development rider harnessed the strong gusts in the North Pennines, where she attacked at the top of the final climb and surfed a tailwind solo to the line to win by 17 seconds.

“I felt like I was on a good day, so I wanted to make the most of that,” Richardson said of her race-winning raid, which came with 12km to go.

“I would have backed myself in a sprint, but if you feel like you can get off the front and not risk anything, that’s always a good option.

“With the way the roads are, you can’t really see behind you, so I couldn’t really see anyone. I couldn’t look back at that point. I just had to commit to that move... I felt like I was the strongest by the end of the race.”

Read the full interview through the link in the comments.

(Photo: Olly Hassell/SWPix)

09/06/2026

For an amateur club like Foran CT, winning a round of the National Road Series – the UK’s flagship racing calendar – can stand as the holy grail. Now it’s a reality, thanks to Danylo Riwnyj’s inspired solo victory at the Tour of the Reservoir.

The 27-year-old basked in a wind-afflicted race on Sunday afternoon, attacking on the last of three laps, with 14km to go, to take a momentous victory for his team.

“Everyone was ecstatic,” Riwnyj said of the aftermath. “The team owner, Tom Quaid, was just over the moon.”

Founded in 2018 in south-west London, Foran is a fully amateur project, sponsored by its namesake construction company that also lends vans, used mid-week on building sites, to the squad to travel to races.

“The idea of the team was just to have fun with a group of lads that were all local to each other,” Riwnyj said. “The results are showing that we’re actually capable of a bit more than just turning up to races. Now we’re in the front, and winning them as well.”

Read the full interview through the link in the comments.

(Photo: Olly Hassell/SWPix)

08/06/2026

Anyone who has any video of yesterdays races going through Castleside, Blanchland or Edmundbyers in particular, if you can send it to [email protected]

We're planning to use anything we can get to add into a review of the event.

Consett! What can we say? Once again you turned out and hosted us and became part of the bigger National picture our spo...
08/06/2026

Consett! What can we say? Once again you turned out and hosted us and became part of the bigger National picture our sport can offer you. Special mention must go to the Villages of Edmundbyers, Castleside and Blanchland as the race passed through for their patience.

To the riders, apologies about the wind again, but if you haven't heard or learnt by now, there's not much more we can offer in terms of advice!. I hope you remember the day as you progress though your careers and thanks for supporting the event in the numbers you did.

For those who ran the event, thanks go to Project Genesis Trust, Visit Consett, Durham Police and Maxine Stubbs, who did their usual sterling job in keep the race safe, Andy Langford and CTM, Mal Dixon and the NEG. At British Cycling, Jenny Gretton, Carole Leigh, Kevin Brown, Kathryn McClelland, David Menzies, Jasmine Sharp, Patrick Nestor, Kevan Sturgeon, Bill Steele and Frank Daniels. Carl Lawrenson, Scott Hilary, Consett RFU, Arena, Liz Walton. Ed Collins, Andy Hindmarch, Brother Neutral Service, Geoff and Kay Lloyd, Peter Harrison, Simon Johnson and Richard Exley, Cipher Medical and the many marshals who manned traffic islands. Thank you all.

In memory of Mike Hodgson, whose lifelong commitment to cycling made this race possible.

Forever part of the Tour of the Reservoir.

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