Blythe revels in British road race title

In a head to head sprint, Mark Cavendish is arguably a faster finisher than Adam Blythe' but it was the Tinkoff rider raising his arms in triumph at the conclusion of the British national road race in Stockton-on-Tees. Coming into the sprint finish, Blythe was part of a 14-man front group having been part of a four-man breakaway for the majority of the 201km race but had enough left in the tank to overcome Cavendish on the slightly uphill drag of a finish and pump the air in celebration.