Youth A
Female
Melanie Rowe (Deeside Thistle) went into Sunday with a narrow lead over Charlesworth of five seconds in the overall Bramblers General Classification.
The racing would take a similar theme to Saturday with the no attacks coming from the lead group, such was the frantic pace of peloton. Riders would be distanced behind gradually, with only a small group around ten riders including the three highest-placed riders on the general classification.
It would be clear that the overall race would be decided by bonus seconds early on, when Charlesworth gained an additional second on Rowe at the first intermediate sprint. The theme would be repeated on the second and third sprint prime, presented by Gillies Home Furniture, leaving the Deeside rider in the lead but only by two seconds, with ten seconds available on the final sprint to the line.
Despite efforts from others to break the race up, the dash to the line would indeed decide the race.
Charlesworth, from Wrexham, would win her fourth sprint to the line over Rowe and claim the overall Youth Tour of Scotland title by two seconds. Ulster’s Emer Heverin would lift herself into third place via her strong ride on the final stage.
There would be some comfort for the Aberdeenshire rider, with three jerseys heading her way with the Queen of the Mountains, Big Bobble Hats Points Jersey and Braveheart Cycling Fund jersey for the top Scottish rider all heading her way.
Open
Time bonuses would decide the fate of the Youth Tour of Scotland once again in the Youth A open race as Stage 1’s solo winner Alex Box (Grit Cartel) would look to defend his small lead over a plethora of riders ranging from 15 seconds back.
Finlay Storrie would regain three seconds back at the first of three primes, with himself, Daniel Davies (Maindy Flyers) and teammate Noah Smith (GKR Racing) splitting the bonus seconds between them across the three sprints.
The final prime would see Storrie claim back more time on Box, leaving the Grit Cartel rider eight seconds ahead of his GKR rival heading into the final few laps.
The stage result would once again be deeply important for the overall win. Storrie would come across the line first, resplendent in his Impsport King of the Mountains jersey, to win the stage.
Box would come across the line in tenth place, meaning that Storrie would snatch the overall victory, by two seconds. There would be more celebrations for GKR Racing with Noah Smith taking the third step on the podium.
Storrie would unsurprisingly take top spot in the points classification too, with the best Scottish rider Karel Pruijn (Spokes RT).
Youth B
Open
Daniel Shipton (Manilla Cycling) and James Cunningham would put on a show in the Youth B Open final stage.
An attack in the early stages would see the duo well clear of the field with the yellow jersey of Mujtaba Taimur (VC Londres) behind in the bunch.
As the duo out front would continue to forge an advantage, it would be clear that they would not be caught and would in fact nearly lap the bunch.
As it became clear that the race was between the two of them – the same would be true of the overall race – with those pesky time bonuses creating much excitement in the final laps. The winner of the stage would win the race.
Shipton would just best Cunningham in the sprint to take the overall win, with his Irish breakaway compatriot in second overall. Frank White (North Cheshire Clarion) would win the bunch kick for third place. Mujtaba Taimur (VC Londres) would finish third in the general classification.
Cunningham would take the green jersey through his tenacity in the sprints to take the points classification victory. Gregor McNaught (Glasgow Riderz) would win the Scottish Rider classification.
Female
The closest race of the day was undoubtedly this Youth B Female Stage 2, with only a matter of millimetres deciding the stage win.
An attritional race saw the peloton stretched out with only a few riders maintaining position in the lead group.
Annie Fearne would sweep the second and third sprints to ensure that her overall lead would not be in doubt come the final sprint to the line. The Kirklees Cycling Academy rider would, however, have one final card to play.
Fearne would best India-Rose Osbourne (4T Cyclopark) in the final sprint by less than the width of a tyre to take her second stage win and add the points classification to her weekend in Scotland. Evie Cox (Palmer Park Velo) would take third on the stage.
Annabelle Carter (Manilla Cycling) won the Queen of the Mountains yesterday, and Emma Nicholson (Glasgow Riderz) would take the Blue Jersey for best Scot.
Finally, a huge thank you to all the volunteers, officials and everyone who helped support the race across the weekend. We very much hope you enjoyed the racing and coverage.
Full Results and Images to follow.