Melton Olympic Cycling Club duo land top-10 road race spots

Richard Bushuty leading the way, with Melton Olympic clubmate John Atkins not far behind at the Velo99 road race EMN-180725-111640002

Richard Bushuty and John Atkins lined up in the Velo99 road race at Skillington, where john took a superb first place in his group, and Dick second.

The results left them in sixth and seventh overall.

* Last Wednesday evening’s midweek time trial was back on the Plungar circuit where changing wind conditions made fast times difficult.

On scratch, Louis Fairbrother again took the win from runner-up Kerrigan Robb, and Mick Stevens in third.

With handicaps applied, Louis and Mick again finished first and second, respectively, with Andrew Keightley in third.

* Nottinghamshire Wheelers staged a 101-mile sportive on Sunday and illness reduced Melton’s contingent to Mick Stevens and Kevin Body.

Starting in the second wave, a group soon formed, and Mick and Kevin worked well together to drop everyone else at the 40-mile mark, with only one rider from the first wave in front.

The two Melton lads stayed together to cross the line in joint-second place.