James Jackson and James Whatling had a bad end to their day's racing when they both crashed out in the finale of the SERRL 14 race at Hildenborough, near Tonbridge, on Sunday 17th June.
It all started so well when James Jackson pulled himself up to the break of the day with Tom Burke (Citihub) and Ed Vail (Sigma Sport) and they worked well on the rolling course for a few laps.
It was a hard driving break, however, and the power of his breakaway companions proved too much for James and he fell back to the pack with 4 laps to go. With both James' not feeling at their best, a decision was made to conserve their energies for the finale, and with both of them well placed for the finish on the final lap, things were looking promising. That promise dissolved in an instant with about 2km to go when Ian O'Hara (Citihub) lost the front end on a wet patch and hit the ground, his bike bringing down James Whatling. James Jackson also came down in the susequent crash and although both walked away unharmed, their race was over.
Tom Burke held on to win the race alone and Barry Stewart (Kent Cycles RC) led home the bunch for second.
Results:
1.) Tom Burke: Citihub
2.) Barry Stewart: Kent Cycles RC
3.) Gareth McCullough: Medway Velo
4.) Ed Graefe: Team Economic Energy
5.) Steve Home: Twickenham CC
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