Another podium for Jackson.

Fresh from his win at Dunton on Thursday, James Jackson raced the Crawley Town Centre Crits on Sunday 20th May and put in another fantastic performance, coming away with third.

Ciclos Uno could have enjoyed even more success with a bit more luck. Special mention must go to Craig Stevens who punctured whilst away near the end of the race and to Alex Aldham-Breary who came down in the last lap crash that tainted the race. The three Ciclos Uno riders had raced well as a team, with Craig attacking and pulling away with the eventual winner Toby Meadows, before his bad luck struck. James and Alex were then organising themselves for the final lap, when a crash brought down a lot of the main contenders, including Alex. We wish him well for a speedy recovery.

Results:
1.) Toby Meadows: Glendene CC
2.) Chris Whorral: Manx Road Club
3.) James Jackson: PCA Ciclos Uno
4.) Gavin Ryan: London Dynamo
5.) Andrew Griffiths: Glendene CC

Jackson triumphs at Dunton!

James Jackson secured his and Ciclos Uno's first win of the season at the inaugural ESL Thursday league race at Dunton, on Thursday 17th, with a trademark killer sprint to leave the bunch in his wake.

A good size field started the first of the ESL races, and the pace of the race meant that although many tried to get away, the bunch wasn't in the mood to let the race split. The hour's racing was destined to end in a bunch sprint and James showed the rest a clean pair of heels as he crossed the line victorious. James has been troubled all season with cramp and mechanical problems but has kept positive and worked hard and this win is no less than he deserves.....welcome back to the podium James!

Results:
"A" E/1/2/J/L
1.) James Jackson: PCA/Ciclos Uno
2.) Dean Shannon: Heron Cyclesport
3.) Thomas Kirk: Alpha RC
4.) Kristian Downs: Glendene CC/Biketrax
5.) Steve Charles: Arctic/Shorter Rochford CC

A battle at the Lincoln GP.

James Whatling had his first taste of Premier Calendar action at the Lincoln GP on Sunday, and although the pace, the parcours and the conditions made it a battle from start to finish, he came away from it loving the experience.

Although the day started with clear skies, as the riders warmed up, the rain started and there was very little let up for the whole race. There was also very lttle let up in the pace, with the whole field going hard from the gun to make sure of a good position for the first ascent of Michaelgate's 1 in 7 cobbles. With crashes, punctures and dropped riders on the first lap, James tried to stay as far up the field as possible but when the field split on a headwind section, he was on the wrong side of it and found himself in the chasing group. Although a lack of brakes on the fast downhill section made for a scary and unpredictable descent, James found he quite (perversely!!) liked the cobbled climb and settled into the group containing riders of the calibre of Kevin Dawson (Pinarello RT) and Mark Lovatt (Sportscover/Planet X).

As the front group splintered with many of the big guns of the race pulling away, the main peloton chased hard behind, followed by James' group, trying desperately to pull themselves back into the race. It was to no avail though and with three laps to go, to allow the traffic to get past between laps and for the overall management of the race, James' group was pulled out of the race. James raced as far as he was able to, and would have finished a Premier Calendar race at the first attempt, which was as good a result as he could have wished for.

Dean Downing got the result of his dreams by winning the race and showed his joy by breaking down in tears at the finish, a worthy winner of a monument of British Cycling.

Thanks to Ian Emmerson, the race organiser, Lincoln City Council, Larry Hickmott/British Cycling for the picture and all involved in such a fantastic event.

Result:
1.) Downing, Dean: Rapha/Condor
2.) McCauley, Gordon: PCA/Evans Cycles
3.) Downing, Russell: Healthnet
4.) Newton, Chris: Recycling.co.uk
5.) Dayus, Jonathan: Arctic Shorter Rochford
6.) McDonald, Peter: FRF Couriers
7.) Wilkinson, Ian: SIS/Trek
8.) Talbot, Matt: Rapha/Condor
9.) Hayles, Rob: Team KLR
10.) Dowsett, Alex: 100% ME

Unlucky for some...

It was the 13th, and with James Jackson being perhaps the unluckiest cyclist in England, something had to happen.....and happen it did!

James raced the Lea Valley Road Race on Sunday and despite missing the break he did what he does best, getting his head down and driving the bunch in pursuit. Turning around after after a long turn at the front, he found himself alone (that must have been a hell of a long pull James!) and decided to keep going. After a whole lap on his own, he was joined by two more and they worked well until James punctured. No neutral service meant James' race was over but, just to compound his bad luck, he found he was at the most remote part of the course and had to walk to the nearest marshall!

James' run of bad luck has got to change soon and then we'll be back to reaping the rewards of his talented riding.

Result:

1.) Kevin Chambers: Api/Metrow
2.) Andrew Meilak: OLDS.com
3.) Glenn Stanford: Api/Metrow
4.) Mark Daly: Kingsnorth International Wheelers
5.) Jan Strapek: Interbike RT
6.) Stephen Skuse: Kingsnorth International Wheelers
7.) Edgar Meddelin: Finchley RT
8.) Digby Simmonds: Cambridge CC
9.) Shawn Kilroy: Glade CC
10.) Richard Law: CC Ashwell