
Olympians and former WorldTour riders are among the names on the start lists for the revived City of London Nocturne this weekend.
The criterium event, formerly known as the Smithfield Nocturne, is returning to the British racing calendar after eight years, with charity pro-am racing on Friday and elite criteriums on Saturday evening.
Named on the provisional start lists for the elite races are the current British criterium champions Cameron Mason (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and Kate Richardson (Handsling Alba Road Development Team).
There are also former WorldTour riders expected to compete in Ryan Gibbons, the former South African champion who rode for UAE Team Emirates and Lidl-Trek, and Alex Dowsett, the six-time British time trial champion and two-time Giro d’Italia stage winner who retired from Israel-Premier Tech at the end of 2022.
Gibbons is down to compete in the elite race, while Dowsett will take part in Friday’s charity pro-am team relay – an event in which 20 corporate teams will race with a pro rider.
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy will also lead a pro-am team.
In the elite criteriums, British Olympic silver medallist Josie Knight will be part of an eight-rider DAS-Hutchinson squad in the women’s event. Likewise, Knight’s GB team-mate and recent Lincoln GP winner Ollie Wood, also an Olympic silver medallist on the track, will compete in the men’s event for Rapha Cycling Club.
The elite races at the City of London Nocturne are UCI events registered under the ‘CRTP – Pro Criterium’ classification – the same as the Tour de France Saitama and Singapore Criteriums – so do not award UCI ranking points.
Both events do, however, count towards the Rapha Super-League, a domestic points-based competition made up of eight marquee events. As such, many of Britain’s domestic teams will line up with full-strength squads.
The elite events will take place on a 1.3km closed road circuit, starting and finishing on Queen Victoria Street, near Bank Station. The women’s elite criterium will start at 8pm on 13 June, ahead of the men’s race at 9pm.
The full provisional start lists for the elite criteriums are below.
Women’s elite criterium start list
|
No. |
Name |
Team |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Kate Richardson |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
2 |
Arabella Blackburn |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
3 |
Maddie Cooper |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
4 |
Anna Flynn |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
5 |
Beth Morrow |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
6 |
Amelia Tyler |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
7 |
Mari Porton |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
8 |
Isabel Sharp |
Handsling Alba Development Team |
|
9 |
Marith Vanhove |
AG Insurance – Soudal |
|
10 |
Leonie Bentveld |
AG Insurance – Soudal |
|
11 |
Nina Lavenu |
AG Insurance – Soudal |
|
12 |
Sophie Lewis |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
13 |
Morven Yeoman |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
14 |
Lucy Lee |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
15 |
Tiffany Keep |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
16 |
Ellie Parry |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
17 |
Libby Smithson |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
18 |
Aliyah Rafferty |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
19 |
Josie Knight |
DAS – Hutchinson |
|
20 |
Lucy Glover |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
21 |
Amelia Cebak |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
22 |
Alice Colling |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
23 |
Elena Day |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
24 |
Lucy Glover |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
25 |
Joanna Tindley |
Smurfit Westrock Cycling Team |
|
26 |
Megan Barker |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
27 |
Amy Perryman |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
28 |
Peggy Knox |
Airtox – Carl Ras Junior Women |
|
29 |
Lucy Neatham |
Brother UK – On Form |
|
30 |
Amelia Staunton |
Brother UK – On Form |
|
31 |
Aalia Clay |
camsmajaco |
|
32 |
Zoe Roche |
camsmajaco |
|
33 |
Seren Thomas |
camsmajaco |
|
34 |
Eloise Ward |
camsmajaco |
|
35 |
Emily Jones |
DRAFT |
|
36 |
Anastasia Bowler |
FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing |
|
37 |
Jessica Morrish |
FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing |
|
38 |
Phoebe Roche |
FTP-Fulfil The Potential-Racing |
|
39 |
Charlotte Deykin |
Jadan Glasdon pb Vive le Velo |
|
40 |
Georgia Huddleston |
Lea Valley CC |
|
41 |
Emma Jane Hornsby |
London Academy |
|
42 |
Hope Inglis |
London Academy |
|
43 |
Grace Sargeant |
London Academy |
|
44 |
Esme Wiley |
London Academy |
|
45 |
Georgia Lancaster |
Loughborough Lightning |
|
46 |
Georgina Oakley |
Loughborough Lightning |
|
47 |
Isabel Darvill |
O’Shea Red Chilli Bikes |
|
48 |
Evie Smith |
O’Shea Red Chilli Bikes |
|
49 |
Xan Crees |
OGT p/b USE |
|
50 |
Hannah Bayes |
Paralloy RT |
|
51 |
Chloe Elvin |
Paralloy RT |
|
52 |
Millie Skinner |
Paralloy RT |
|
53 |
Erin Avill |
Simpson Nouvelles |
|
54 |
Megan Lloyd |
Simpson Nouvelles |
|
55 |
Isabella Newell |
Simpson Nouvelles |
|
56 |
Ella Tandy |
Simpson Nouvelles |
|
57 |
Freya Whiteside |
Simpson Nouvelles |
|
58 |
Sophie Holmes |
The Hera Project |
|
59 |
Daisy Taylor |
The Hera Project |
|
60 |
Honor Elliott |
Row 59 – Cell 2 |
|
61 |
Isabella Escalera |
Row 60 – Cell 2 |
|
62 |
Samantha Fawcett |
Row 61 – Cell 2 |
|
63 |
Eleanor Roberts |
Row 62 – Cell 2 |
Men’s elite criterium start list
|
No. |
Name |
Team |
|---|---|---|
|
100 |
Cameron Mason |
Alpecin Premier Tech |
|
101 |
Matthais Guillemette |
Tudor Pro Cycling |
|
102 |
Ryan Gibbons |
Fly Cool Collective |
|
103 |
James Jenkins |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
104 |
Matthew Bostock |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
105 |
Joshua Jones |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
106 |
Jacob Vaughan |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
107 |
Oliver Wood |
Rapha Cycling Club |
|
108 |
Alfie Amey |
TEKKERZ CC |
|
109 |
Alec Briggs |
TEKKERZ CC |
|
110 |
Paddy Chapman |
TEKKERZ CC |
|
111 |
Nimai Inniss |
TEKKERZ CC |
|
112 |
Benjamin Tuchner |
TEKKERZ CC |
|
113 |
Liam Hewitt |
360cycling |
|
114 |
Elliott Holt |
360cycling |
|
115 |
Tyler Lemmon |
ASSOS UK Racing Team |
|
116 |
William Gilbank |
BCC Race Team |
|
117 |
Thomas Lewis |
BCC Race Team |
|
118 |
Alwyn Frank |
Brighton Mitre CC |
|
119 |
Milo Wills |
camsmajaco |
|
120 |
Sam Walsham |
Colina x Ciovita Racing |
|
121 |
Jonty King |
CRANKS Racing |
|
122 |
Joshua Horsfield |
Cycling Sheffield |
|
123 |
Oliver Curd |
DAS Richardsons |
|
124 |
Cai Davies |
DAS Richardsons |
|
125 |
Frank Longstaff |
DAS Richardsons |
|
126 |
Olivier Mangham |
DAS Richardsons |
|
127 |
Matt Lloyd |
DAS Richardsons |
|
128 |
Thomas Adby |
DRAFT |
|
129 |
William Jewitt |
DRAFT |
|
130 |
Adam Lightfoot |
DRAFT |
|
131 |
Tom Williams |
Edinburgh Bike Fitting RT |
|
132 |
Tobias Dahlhaus |
Foran CT |
|
133 |
Thomas Doig |
Foran CT |
|
134 |
Oliver Hucks |
Foran CT |
|
135 |
Dom Jackson |
Foran CT |
|
136 |
Craig McAuley |
Foran CT |
|
137 |
Danylo Riwnyj |
Foran CT |
|
138 |
Thomas Dawtrey |
GFTL |
|
139 |
Gabriel Turner |
GFTL |
|
140 |
Mak Larkin |
GMS Cycling Team Glabbeek |
|
141 |
Thomas Mein |
Hope Factory Racing |
|
142 |
Declan Oldham |
Hope Factory Racing |
|
143 |
Seth Jackson |
Hubo-Scott Cycling Team |
|
144 |
Dylan Belton Owen |
JAKROO Handsling Racing |
|
145 |
William Truelove |
JAKROO Handsling Racing |
|
146 |
Jim Brown |
L39ION of Los Angeles |
|
147 |
Toby Langstone |
LCRT |
|
148 |
Toby Seely |
LCRT |
|
149 |
Ben Heap |
London Dynamo |
|
150 |
Alex Mutter |
London Dynamo |
|
151 |
Jack Crook |
Moda RT |
|
152 |
Sam Chaplin |
Mypad Racing p/b ONDO Sports |
|
153 |
Thomas Bowden |
Nopinz RT |
|
154 |
Harvey Thomas |
Nopinz RT |
|
155 |
Archie Peet |
O’Neills Spirit Racing Team |
|
156 |
Callum Laborde |
Ornata Factory Racing |
|
157 |
Joe Brown |
Out Of Thin Air |
|
158 |
Kaine Petrie |
Primo RT |
|
159 |
Tom Couzens |
Ribble Hunt Racing |
|
160 |
Jake Hales |
Ride Revolution Coaching |
|
161 |
Euan Campbell |
Royal Air Force CA |
|
162 |
Carl Jolly |
Schils – Doltcini Racing Team |
|
163 |
Matthew Rizzo-Naudi |
Schils – Doltcini Racing Team |
|
164 |
Joseph Yee |
Seacroft Wheelers |
|
165 |
Mohammad Ganjkhanlou |
Stolen Goat 4Endurance |
|
166 |
Matthew Bottomley |
TAAP Kalas |
|
167 |
Cameron McLaren |
TAAP Kalas |
|
168 |
Matthew Webber |
TAAP Kalas |
|
169 |
Cillian Lewis |
Team Ohten |
|
170 |
Noah Phillips |
VC Londres |
|
171 |
Matthew Wight |
Verulam Megan’s RT |
|
172 |
Thomas Armstrong |
Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli |
|
173 |
Tim Shoreman |
Wheelbase Cabtech Castelli |
|
174 |
Mark Agent |
Wold Top Pactimo |
|
175 |
Max Sillifant |
Wold Top Pactimo |
|
176 |
Sam Andrews |
Row 76 – Cell 2 |
|
177 |
Kishan Bakrania |
Row 77 – Cell 2 |
|
178 |
Ross Birrell |
Row 78 – Cell 2 |
|
179 |
Theo Clarke |
Row 79 – Cell 2 |
|
180 |
Connor Sens |
Row 80 – Cell 2 |
|
181 |
Conor White |
Row 81 – Cell 2 |
