Emma Pooley wins women's British time trial title

Emma Pooley earns right to wear national champ's jersey, Katie Archibald second, Sarah Storey third in Wales

Emma Pooley wins women's British time trial title, 2014

Emma Pooley wins women's British time trial title, 2014

(Image credit: Andy Jones)

Emma Pooley completed her hat-trick of British time trial titles in Newport today as she won a race for the first time in nearly a year.

The 31-year-old Lotto-Belisol rider completed the challenging 20.4-kilometre course around Newport in 30 minutes 18 seconds, with Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International duo Katie Archibald and Sarah Storey completing the podium and beating the strong Wiggle-Honda trio.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.