What a Ride🔥 | 2026 Men's British National Road Championships Final KM's | TNT Sports Cycling

Yeah, they could well be track standing back there because I think right now, no doubt about it, they'll be thinking about the under 23 title and the jersey that goes with that and the gold and silver medal too for Matty Dodd and Elliot Rowe. We'll leave them behind in our thoughts for the moment and focus on these three. Two of these riders have won this title before. Connor Swift way back in 2018 and then Fred Wright in 2023. Iwasaski has won silver in 24 but he's yet to wear the bands of national champion. 1k to go. It's not far till they turn left onto the seafront and it is going to be a sprint between these three. I don't think there'll be a late one and I tell you what, even Matt Winston and I have struggled to split these three in a sprint finish. It is going to be a little bit cat and mouse. They can afford to back it off but get nothing wrong at the moment. Fred Wright's kept his bottle on his frame as has Connor Swift. It's been a long hard day out for this men's elite national title. We've separated out the under 23s. It's very simple now. The jersey waits at the end for these three and it's Connor Swift who goes first. Connor Swift who goes first for Net Company Ineos. There's a little gap back to Iwasaski. Can he rush into that gap and Fred Wright sits last wheel as well. Fred Wright waiting for the final turn. Is there something left in Fred Wright to raise his game and win his second title? Not many riders have done it. This is the left then right sweeping turn to the finish. We are on the seafront. Connor Swift leads. It is Lewis Askey tucked in behind him. The man in the middle who's never won this title before and he's so ready to do it right now in Wales. Askey ready to launch and it's Fred Wright who goes around the outside. It's going to be so close between these three. Wright may be leading. Askey! No! Between the two of them. I can't call it but Fred Wright's got his hand in the air. It does look like it Matt doesn't it? Wow that was close on the line. Yeah Fred Wright there got it. Probably about a quarter of a wheel there. Here we go the sprint for the under 23s. Elliot Rowe is going to be the under 23 British champion. Matty Dodd a brilliant silver. What a ride between those two. We wait to see then the sprint for that bronze medal but the medals sorted out in our men's elite race and a returning champion in the ever popular Fred Wright. 2023 champion and champion again today. Now we look at the battle for the next of those medals and it is looking I think the only under 23 rider in here is Jed Smithson but Jed Smithson probably the fastest rider in there too depending on what he's got left in his legs. Yeah you're right Jed Smithson is there. He is the only one from what I could see also so he's racing for that bronze medal. He was driving it on the front there. He's now back in the wheels but it's looking good there. Probably now around 2k to go from the finish I would say. Yeah this is Adam Mitchell from Vendée U there in the white topped kit. Ollie Wood in the silver of Rapid CC tightens his shoes too. Tom Portsmouth riding for his French team Bidon Chalicois and then the under 23 the sole under 23 in there Jed Smithson who tightens his shoes too. This could be a very good sprint. Let's forget the the bronze medal for the moment because Jed Smithson is going to win that but this should be a very good sprint between these guys. I don't know whether Adam Mitchell's thought about attacking because I have to say the three riders he's with here are incredibly quick and I include Tom Portsmouth in this. This is going to be an interesting sprint. I don't see Mitchell really getting on terms with the other three but I'm happy to see him surprise us. He tightens his shoes too. There's three more bends to come with Ollie Wood leading. Yeah there's a fair bit of shoe tightening going on there as they go through and I think Ollie Wood can also be a good shout for this sprint. He's super fast with all that track speed. Be interesting to see yeah racing for a top 10 in the nationals is a great result. Yeah there we go the two champions congratulate each other. Elliot Rowe the new under 23 national champion taking over that title from Matty Brennan who won it last year of course. Our colleague if I'm not mistaken Alice Wood giving her congratulations to Fred Wright. Hopefully she'll look around in a minute. Let's see her other half coming in. Matty Dodd congratulates Fred Wright a second elite title. Let's focus on the finish though. Here we go. Daniel O'Rinrich has not given up just yet. Tom Portsmouth on the front and here we go we get to see just how good the sprint of Jed Smithson is. Ollie Wood coming at him as well. I hope Alice has turned around and is watching this. Here comes Ollie Wood with Smithson in the middle. Portsmouth's going to give us a good go as well after his bronze medal here on Friday night but I think Ollie Wood has got that one too for what will be fourth place in the elite race.