Sunday 25 September 2016

Bob Swailes Memorial RR

This weekend saw the 2016 installment of  Kent Valley's Bob Swailes Memorial road race 2/3/4 on the tough but classic circuit of Old Hutton.
2nd cat Matthew Atkinson (Durham University CC) just pipped Christian Smith (Manchester Bicycle Club) on the line to win Kent Valley Road Club's Bob Swailes Memorial Road Race.
Together with 3rd placed Jamie Kennedy (GTR), they finished more than a minute ahead of a fragmented peloton after sustaining a brutal pace for six laps of the hilly Old Hutton circuit.
Smith's consolation was winning the race's King of the Mountains prize with 11 points out of a possible 15.
Only 24 riders completed the full 55 miles