MADISON Genesis took their fourth win of the 2015 Pearl Izumi Tour Series at the BAE Systems Barrow round on Friday night, but the real story was 19-year-old Chris Lawless of Team WIGGINS taking his first individual win in front of huge Cumbrian crowds.
Lawless' performance, from a two-rider breakaway in the closing laps with Series stalwart Will Bjergfelt, came the evening after he'd taken a best result of third in Durham.
Local interest came from Jack Pullar from Bolton-le-Sands who finished in 18th place overall riding for Velosure Starley Primal who completed the 44 lap race in 1hr 7mins 50.480secs - just under 10 seconds slower than individual winner Lawless.
The Wheelbase Altura MGD team based in Staveley also featured with Andy Coupe their first man home in 40th place while Kendal-based Stuart Reid was 43rd.
Ben Davis, Alex Turner and Sam Boast did not finish.
While the individual result may have been a thriller, with Lawless and Bjergfelt escaping in the final five laps and holding off a charging peloton led home by Steele Von Hoff, the team result was a nail biter.
With all five riders from both Madison Genesis and ONE Pro Cycling in the main bunch times were close, so close in fact that when cumulative riders times were added together Madison Genesis took their fourth team victory by less than a second.
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