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Liam Killeen (England) (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

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Liam Killeen (Specialized Racing). (Image credit: British Cycling)

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Liam Killeen (Specialized Racing) celebrates victory at the British Cyclo-cross Championships in Shrewsbury. (Image credit: British Cycling)

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The elite men in action at the British Cyclo-cross National Championships in Shrewsbury. (Image credit: British Cycling)

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Liam Killeen (Specialized Racing) wins the British cyclo-cross title. (Image credit: British Cycling)

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The British National Cyclo-cross Championships in Shrewsbury. (Image credit: British Cycling)

Liam Killeen (Specialized Racing) rolled back the years to win the British Cyclo-cross National Championships on Sunday. Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles Ridley RT) finished over a minute in arrears and in second place while Jack Clarkson (Hope Factory Racing) rounded out the podium in a pulsating race.

“Field is a class cross rider and I was a bit apprehensive because of the amount of running,” Killeen told British Cycling after the race.

“But it all worked out as on the bike I felt strong. I’m really pleased as it has been a long time coming. The race kind of naturally selected and I just road to the finish once a gap opened up.”

The 33-year-old was a constant present near the front of the race throughout the action and was hovering near the front when Ben Sumner (Beeline-Gener8) began to stretch the field early on.

Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Liam Killeen (Specialized Racing)	1:05:06
2	Ian Field (Hargroves Cycles Ridley)	0:00:43
3	Jack Clarkson (Hope Factory Racing)	0:01:35
4	Nick Craig (SCOTT Racing)	0:01:56
5	Giles Drake (Leisure Lakes Bikes.com)	0:02:19
6	Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing)	0:02:44
7	Grant Ferguson (Betch.NL Superior-Brentjens)	0:03:17
8	Alex Paton (Pedal Heaven)	0:04:00
9	David Fletcher (Pines Cycles - Felt - Enve)	0:04:26
10	Daniel Booth (Hope Factory Racing)	0:04:31
11	James Spragg (inthemud.cx)	0:04:51
12	Ben Sumner (Beeline-Gener8)	0:05:30
13	Jody Crawforth (Hargroves Cycles Ridley)	0:05:58
14	Ian Bibby (NFTO)	0:06:04
15	Lewis Craven (Wheelbase Altura MGD)	0:06:25
16	Steven Roach (Team Raleigh-GAC)	0:06:48
17	Adrian Lansley (Pedalon.co.uk)	0:07:24
19	Paul Cox (Pedal Power Loughborough)	0:07:51
20	Alexander Forrester (www.Zepnat.com)	0:08:15
21	Richard Jones (Renvale)	0:08:40
22	Michael Butler (Hargroves Cycles Ridley)	0:09:12
23	Chris Metcalfe (Charge Bikes)	0:10:02
24	Bruce Dalton (Team Kinesis)	0:10:26
25	Scott Chalmers (Felt Racing)	0:10:53
26	Lee Shunburne (Fossa Racing)	0:11:36
27	Gruffudd Lewis (Madison Genesis)	0:11:56
28	Dave Collins (Hope Factory Racing)	0:12:02
29	Scot Easter (SCOTT Racing)	0:12:27
30	Thomas Payton (Stourbridge)	0:12:44
31	Grant Martin (XRT - Elmy Cycles)
32	Llewellyn Holmes (Individual Member)
33	Neil Ellison (WDMBC/Specialized Ruislip)
34	Anthony Glover (Derwentside)
35	Andrew Naylor (Fossa Racing)
36	Dave Powell (Horwich)
37	Stephen James (Renvale)
38	Mike Wardle (Wheelbase Altura MGD)
39	Dave Saunders (Individual Member)
40	Paul Sheers (Vicious Velo)
41	James Thompson (Rutland)
42	Stephen Adams (SportGrub KUOTA)
43	Martin Woffindin (Team Moda-Anon)
DNF	31 Steven Chapman (Islabikes)
DNF	53 Alec Briggs (Rollapaluza)
DNF	Ben Squrrier (Vieri Velo)
DNF	Ross Tricker (Vicious Velo)
DNF	Alex Blomeley (The 5th Floor Cycle Club)
DNF	Scott Wilson (Team Elite)
DNF	Nick Morris (Clee Cycles)
DNF	Sam Allen (Pedalon.co.uk)
DNF	Craig Sefton (Horwich)
DNF	Matthew Fostun (Langdale Lightweights)
DNF	Jeremy Hicks (Rugby Velo)
DNF	James Griffiths (Clee Cycles)
DNF	Paul Beattie (Rockingham Forest Whls)
DNF	Marcus Nainby (Team WNT)
DNF	Dan Vockins (Bridport)
DNF	James Furniss (www.Zepnat.com)