Killeen wins British Cyclo-cross National Championships
Field and Clarkson complete podium






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) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
32 | Llewellyn Holmes (Individual Member) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
33 | Neil Ellison (WDMBC/Specialized Ruislip) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
34 | Anthony Glover (Derwentside) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
35 | Andrew Naylor (Fossa Racing) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
36 | Dave Powell (Horwich) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
37 | Stephen James (Renvale) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
38 | Mike Wardle (Wheelbase Altura MGD) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
39 | Dave Saunders (Individual Member) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
40 | Paul Sheers (Vicious Velo) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
41 | James Thompson (Rutland) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
42 | Stephen Adams (SportGrub KUOTA) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
43 | Martin Woffindin (Team Moda-Anon) | Row 41 - Cell 2 |
DNF | 31 Steven Chapman (Islabikes) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
DNF | 53 Alec Briggs (Rollapaluza) | Row 43 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ben Squrrier (Vieri Velo) | Row 44 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ross Tricker (Vicious Velo) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Alex Blomeley (The 5th Floor Cycle Club) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Scott Wilson (Team Elite) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick Morris (Clee Cycles) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Sam Allen (Pedalon.co.uk) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Craig Sefton (Horwich) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Matthew Fostun (Langdale Lightweights) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jeremy Hicks (Rugby Velo) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Griffiths (Clee Cycles) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Paul Beattie (Rockingham Forest Whls) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Marcus Nainby (Team WNT) | Row 55 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dan Vockins (Bridport) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
DNF | James Furniss (www.Zepnat.com) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
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