A WEEK of mixed racing brought good results for members of Swindon Road Club.

Some 95 entries indicated a healthy interest in the Hillingdon circuit races, boosted last week by two American visitors on a short working trip.

In the 42-mile elite/1/2/3 race, Tony Gibb (Plowman Craven Associates) was sitting fairly quietly for much of the distance before finally taking off in the last few laps for victory.

At the finish, Lewis Atkins (Glendene CC/Bike Trax) and Swindon's Adam Thomson were close behind for second and third spot.

Results: Elite/1/2/3 1 Tony Gibb (Plowman Crawford Associates) 1hr 29min 34sec, 2 L Atkins (Glendene CC/Bike Trax) at 10sec, 3 A Thomson (Swindon RC) at 15sec.

Road race victory beckoned for Swindon's Robert Jackson in the Banbury Star Bluestone RR.

Held on a challenging course over three, 15-mile laps with a climb up Knowle on every lap, the race at Drayton, near Banbury, included a 'King of the Hills' competition and a team prize, courtesy of race sponsor Bluestone plc.

Swindon's Rob Jackson and Dave Barter paid attention and marked every break. At the top of the first climb, they went clear with two other riders but, while the break initially looked good, by the bottom of the second climb, they had almost been caught.

Over the climb, the original four riders opened up a gap again, only to be caught by the main field with one lap to go.

The bunch stayed together until the last climb at which point, Rob and Dave again broke clear with five other riders.

Jackson, who had already won the 'King of the Hills' competition, timed his attack on the finishing hill to absolute perfection.

Putting a few seconds into the rest of the break, he relegated Marcus Walker (Bush Health-care) and Michael Summers (FVS Tri) to second and third places while Swindon's Dave Barter finished an excellent sixth spot.

Results: 1 Robert Jackson (Swindon RC), 2 Marcus Walker (Bush Healthcare), 3 Michael Summers (FVS Tri), 4 Steve Briance (Leics Police), 5 Tim Cadd (Leamington C & AC), 6 David Barter (Swindon RC), 7 Paul Prince (Wyre Forest CRC), 8 Robert West (PM), 9 Dion Black (Banbury Star), 10 David Palmer (Kettering CC).

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