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) |
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