Swindon RC – Road Race
Sunday the 25th was the Swindon Road Club Cotswold Road Race had a full field of 60 riders from an original entry of over 140. The 2/3/4 category race also incorporated a round of the Cotswold Cycle Racing League (this was the 6th of 7 rounds). The race left Brinkworth House in cool and overcast conditions with a slight drizzle falling. Thankfully the drizzle fizzled and the roads dried out making for generally good racing conditions. The peloton stayed together until the second time up Callow Hill when the race split and a group of seven riders gained a gap of around 40 seconds, a second group of about nine riders followed, then the remains of the peloton some 30 seconds further behind. By the final lap the 2 front groups had merged and at the bell they had a 60 second advantage over the chasing peloton. Over the final…