JLT Condor do Ed Clancy and Jon Mould started round two of the Revolution Champions League in London atop the standings and after two days of racing, that's where they remained to seal overall victory. Iljo Keisse and Andy Tennant of Team PedalSure pushed the duo all the way but came up 13 points short of Clancy and Mould's 343 points. Maloja Pushbikers rounded out the podium in third
It wasn't all plain sailing for Clancy and Mould though with the duo losing its lead after day 1 of racing on the London velodrome before making a successful fight back on day 2.
"We lost a bit of our lead at the start of the weekend to be fair, but we held on; It was cagey, it was tactical, we weren't being flamboyant or aggressive we just had to do the appropriate things," said Clancy. "I feel a bit bad for Andy [Tennant] in all honesty because I just followed him everywhere and Jon followed Iljo [Keisse]. We knew if we could do that we could win it, so we played it safe and got the job done."
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Mould was caught up in Friday's team elimination race with JLT Condor making sure the 25-year-old knew all about it
"Yeah more on Friday, in one of the races I got caught out and finished eighth and so Ed was out as well. They still haven't let me live it down, they've been taking the mick out of me all evening and this morning, but we've made up for it now, but I don't think I'll ever live it down," said Mould.
The inaugural edition of the Revolution Champions League saw seven two-man WorldTour teams line up for both rounds with Cannondale-Drapac the best placed in fifth overall. Ryan Mullen and Paddy Bevin were the men racing in green and red with both riders enjoying a return to the track in some time. For Mullen, the experience gave him ideas for the future with possibly more racing on the velodrome.
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