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Kristian House takes Edinburgh Nocturne

Rapha-Condor-Sharp rider leaves ProTour rivals behind

Kristian House of Rapha-Condor-Sharp beat off ProTour riders including Garmin-Transitions star Cameron Meyer to win the second edition of the Edinburgh Nocturne on Edinburgh’s Grassmarket last night.

Scottish National Champion Evan Oliphant, of Endura Racing, finished third after spending much of the race, on a testing course including cobbled sections, out front on his own, before House overhauled him and rode away for an impressive solo victory.

On a testing road that took the riders up Victoria Street, onto the George IV Bridge and down Candlemaker Row back onto Grassmarket, Meyer came home second, an improvement on last year’s third place, when team-mate David Millar, otherwise engaged in the Tour de France Prologue yesterday, took the win.

Other ProTour riders taking part included Team Sky’s Russ Downing, and on a day when team leader was wearing the National Time Trial Champion’s jersey in Rotterdam ahead of Geraint Thomas donning the Road Race version today, the Yorkshireman too was resplendent in red, white and blue by virtue of being current National Circuit Race Champion.

The third and final race in this year’s Nocturne Series will take place in Blackpool on August 21st

Edinburgh Nocturne, Provisional Results

1. Kristian House, Rapha-Condor-Sharp

2. Cameron Meyer, Garmin-Transitions @36 seconds

3. Evan Oliphant, Endura Racing

4. Alex Coutts, Giant ART

5. David Clarke, Pendragon Le Col Colnago

6. Callum Wilkinson, Endura Racing @1.00

7. Joshus Edmondson, Motorpoint Marshals Pasta @ 1 lap

8. Luke Durbridge, Jayco Skins

9. Ben Greenwood, Rapha Condor Sharp

10. David Lines, Endura Racing

 

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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