Patten so close again at Dunton

Author: Dan Patten

Wouter Sybrandy (Sigma Sport), Dan Staite (Python RT) and myself got away early on in the race and worked strongly to pull out a big gap on a bunch that didn't seem too keen on chasing tonight. Coming into the last few laps there was no chance of us coming back and both myself and Sybrandy put in a number of digs to get away, but always seemed to cancel each other out. Onto the final lap and it was coming down to a sprint. I rode the top of the bank around the final bend but Wouter and Dan Staite both remained on my wheel. As soon as we began to hit the straight I launched the sprint from the front, and held on until close to the line when I was overtaken by Wouter Sybrandy. A few other riders had got away from the bunch, with Martin Bryant leading the bunch home in 7th and Ian Franklin taking 9th.

Results:
1.) Wouter Sybrandy: Sigma Sport
2.) Daniel Patten: Ciclos Uno-Plowman Craven-Isaac RT
3.) Dan Staite: Python RT
4.) Dominic Schils: Lotto Olympia Interbike
5.) Ian Randall: Essex Road CC

7.) Martin Bryant: Ciclos Uno-Plowman Craven-Isaac RT
9.) Ian Franklin: Ciclos Uno-Plowman Craven-Isaac RT