Report – Cricklade Kermesse

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Tony Kiss won the 55 mile, Ride 24/7 Cricklade Kermesse

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Report – Cricklade Kermesse
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Kiss Shows Class at Cricklade Kermesse!

Tony Kiss (Performance Cycles) won the 55 mile, Ride 24/7 Cricklade Kermesse, attacking late on the last lap, Kiss soloed to a deserved victory in Wiltshire. The Performance Cycles rider was part of a twelve man break that went away on the second of fifteen 3.4 mile laps around the historic Saxon town. A group of four riders led by Lee Davis (Velosure-Giordana) tried to get across but chased in vain.

Cricklade

The adventurous dozen included, Luke Nolan (Live2Ride), Ride 24/7 pair Mark Perry & Charles Rees, Adrian Lawson (Cadence RT), Steve Thomas (Dream Cycling), Ross Evans (Radeon Cycling), David Billings (VC ST Raphael), Simon Coles (Norwood Paragon), Matt Dunsbeer (Veloton Team), Tim Wiggins (Team Wiggle), & Daniel Guest & Kiss,(Performance Cycles) and while the bunch looked at each other the gap started to grow.

From 20 seconds on lap 4 to 1:32 on lap 8, eventually going out to 2:45, the flat parcours did nothing to deter a chase but the bunch lacked the organisation of the break and the arguments were starting. Up front it was a different kind of row as Kiss and Guest tested the legs of the other ten, with three to go Kiss went off the front but it was short lived as thoughts turned to the finale.

Charles Rees tried with a just over a lap to go, gaining a lead of 12 seconds, Kiss rode across the gap hoping for an alliance but Rees was cramping and spent, the man with the hammer never negotiates, and Kiss was on his own, milking the finish on Cricklade high street. The race organisers, National Escort Group, accredited marshalls, and Cricklade town council all worked hard to put on a cracking race on the edge of town on a busy Saturday afternoon, all desrve credit.

Reaction:
Tony Kiss “ Charles (Rees) attacked with a lap and half to go, I closed him down going up the little climb, I was hoping he was going to stay with me and we could work together but he was obviously a bit spent, so I just went straight past. We were working well together in the break it felt good, I have had three months out with a broken wrist so I am really pleased”

Dan Guest “He (Tony) gave me a win earlier in the season so I owed him one, so this is the payback”

Mark Clarke (Cricklade Council) “ We are really pleased to support the cycle race and think it is great for the town, we are all big cycling fans”

Brief Provisional Result
1 MIKE KISS (PERFORMANCE CYCLES) 1:53:00
2 DANIEL GUEST (PERFORMANCE CYCLES)
3, MATT DUNSBEER (VELOTON TEAM)
4,STEVE THOMAS (DREAM CYCLING)
5,ROSS EVANS (RADEON CYCLING)
6 SIMON COLES (NORWOOD PARAGON)
7 ADRAIN LAWSON (CADENCE RT)
8 DAVID BILLINGS (VC ST RAPHAEL)
9, TIM WIGGINS (TEAM WIGGLE)
10 LUKE NOLAN (LIVE 2RIDE)

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