While the senior men tackled the three-lap course, there were some quality rides turned out in the other categories where two laps were covered.
Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) proved 30 seconds faster than Wendy Houvenaghel (Science in Sport.com) in the women's event, while UTAG Yamaha's in-form Julia Shaw, the Hampshire rider who has broken three national records this season, took third, 1:04 slower than Pooley.
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| 1 | Emma Pooley (Cervelo Test Team) | 0:46:11 |
| 2 | Wendy Houvenaghel (Science in Sport.com) | 0:00:30 |
| 3 | Julia Shaw (UTAG Yamaha) | 0:01:04 |
| 4 | Sarah Storey (VC St Raphael) | 0:01:32 |
| 5 | Chrissy Radon (High Wycombe CC) | 0:03:35 |
| 6 | Ruth Eyles (Beacon Roads CC) | 0:03:46 |
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| 1 | Jeff Jones (Chippenham & District Wheelers) | 0:45:09 |
| 2 | Danny Axford (Arctic Premier RT) | 0:00:05 |
| 3 | Kevin Tye (ODL Securities) | 0:00:25 |
| 4 | Ben Anstie (Chippenham & District Wheelers) | 0:00:40 |
| 5 | Steve Walkling (Velocity Bikes CC) | 0:00:41 |
| 6 | Steve Golla (Sigma Sport RT) | 0:00:48 |
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| 1 | Alex Dowsett (100% ME) | 0:42:37 |
| 2 | Andy Tennant (Halfords Bikehut) | 0:00:39 |
| 3 | Andy Griffiths (New Heebra Lombarden) | 0:01:09 |
| 4 | Richard Handley (KUK Kinesis) | 0:01:43 |
| 5 | Russell Hampton (Magnus Maximus Coffee) | 0:02:04 |
| 6 | Steven Burke (100% ME) | 0:02:29 |
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| 1 | Joe Perrett (Glendene CC) | 0:21:38 |
| 2 | Conor Dunne (Hemel Hempstead CC) | 0:00:29 |
| 3 | Jamie Rogers (Scunthorpe Poly CC) | 0:00:23 |
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