Joe Blackmore outsprints Connor Swift to win men's British Gravel Championships

Joe Blackmore (Team Inspire) wins ahead of Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) at the men’s elite race at 2023 British Gravel Championships
Joe Blackmore (Team Inspire) wins ahead of Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) at the men’s elite race at 2023 British Gravel Championships (Image credit: RED:ON Events)

Joe Blackmore (Team Inspire) edged Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers) at the line to win the men’s elite title at British Gravel Championships on Saturday afternoon.

Sam Culverwell (Dolan Elesse RT) outkicked British cyclocross champion Cameron Mason (Trinity) to secure the final spot on the podium, both 2:13 off the pace of the lead duo.

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Results- top 10
Pos.Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Joe Blackmore (Team Inspire) 2:05:16
2Connor Swift (Ineos Grenadiers)
3Sam Culverwell (Dolan Elesse RT) 0:02:13
4Cameron Mason (Trinity)
5Tom Couzens (Ribble Collective) 0:03:13
6Joe Griffiths (Saddleback) 0:03:14
7Joe Holt (Tekkerz) 0:04:58
8Ben Thomas (Ben Thomas Coaching)
9Alistair Brownlee (BMC) 0:05:00
10Louis Moore (Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli) 0:05:02
Jackie Tyson
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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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