You might be forgiven for thinking that this might be Malcolm Eliiot winning the Bob Chicken London Grand Prix above, and you'd be right, but if you look just behind Malcolm's victory salute, you can see young James Jackson taking fifth in the race and the biggest result of his young career thus far.
The race was held at a relentless pace from the start and even though eventual winner Elliot (Pinarello) and Dean Downing (Rapha/Condor) worked an early move, this was soon extinguished by a peloton wise to the danger these two represented.
Barring a solo escape from Matt Talbot (Rapha/Condor) the pace of the race kept everyone together and, as the race reached it's finale, James was holding position well in the top 10. As they started the final lap, James just had to make things a little bit harder for himself and decided he wanted to work his way up from the back of the field! Demonstrating just how strong he is, sure enough, come the final bend he was at the head of the race again and, managing to the avoid the crash that affected a lot of the other riders, unleashed his sprint to finish closely behind the experienced Elliot.
Results.
1.) Malcolm Elliott: Pinarello RT
2.) Andy Tinsley: Bioracer Onimex RT
3.) Warrick Spence: Cyclefit-Serotta
4.) John Mozley: Merlin Racing Team
5.) James Jackson: PCA/Ciclos uno
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