Millar and Colclough crowned Cycling Weekly e-racing champions

Final results of the Cycling Weekly Winter Lockdown RR Series on Zwift

Never mind the 'IRL' drama of Strade Bianche, Saturday (6 March) saw the high-octane finale of Cycling Weekly's six-week e-racing championship the CW Winter Lockdown RR Series. Charlotte Colclough (Bianchi Dama) had already clinched the women's title with one race in hand, but it was all down to the final for the cat-A men, with five riders separated by just five points. 

Over 46km on the Petit Boucle course in virtual France, an elite group of 14 were still together after the 'Petit KOM' climb at 28km, making a big bunch sprint the inevitable climax. It was CW's own Stefan Abram who came out on top, taking the win, a whisker ahead of Matt Franklin (BRT), but it was third-placed Ben Millar (Tor 2000 Kalas) who had done enough to claim the title. Millar's third place gave him a total tally of 27 points (best three scores), two points ahead of Abram, with Andy Turner (Swift Carbon Pro) in the bronze position on 21 points.

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David Bradford
Features editor

David Bradford is features editor of Cycling Weekly (print edition). He has been writing and editing professionally for more than 15 years, and has published work in national newspapers and magazines including the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the Irish Times, Vice.com and Runner’s World. Alongside his love of cycling, David is a long-distance runner with a marathon PB of two hours 28 minutes. Having been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2006, he also writes about sight loss and hosts the podcast Ways of Not Seeing.