Nick Allen wins report/photo/video - Cutmill 15/05/11

Another report, video and photos from Adam Herridge, racing in the 3/4 race on sunday, won by the prolific 3rd cat racer Nick Allen.

A colder start to the day, with the sun threatening to poke its head through the clouds. A good turn out but with a few no-shows Nick Allen managed to get a number on his back at the last minute; giving us a good team turnout.

The pace car took us to the start of the race, making for a good warm-up, and the race was underway! No serious action up-front for the first couple of laps, other than one poor rider slipping up on the loose surface of the first corner.

Several laps and break attempts (not from me though!) later, there was a crash on the descent after the finish line caused by a wheel-eating pot hole. A couple of riders got tangled up, including Josh!

I’d seen a VC jersey go down in the tumble but didn’t know who’s; chatting with James revealed that it was in fact Josh. People at the front must have figured the group had split, and taken advantage of the situation by putting the hammer down. It was a pleasant surprise, when before long Josh was whipping up the side of the group again and back in line.

One lone rider had made it off the front two laps from the end, but was well absorbed in the pack by the time a lap had expired. The group stayed together until the final climb up to the finish where things got a little elongated; probably due to Nick Allen’s power drive up to the line, taking first place by some margin!"

Ed - Nice one boys!

Also seen out on the course Director Sportif Brooks