VETERAN cyclist Rob O’Connor, based in Rugby, won the over-65 British Cycling Open Masters National Road Race Championships in Devon.
O’Connor, riding for Coventry-based Team Enable-Townsend Vehicle Hire-MI Racing, won the open 65 to 69-years-old race.
He conquered the hilly 60-mile route competing against some of the best riders from across the United Kingdom.
O’Connor’s hard work in training paid off and he has already claimed two silver medals at the National Championships earlier this year competing in shorter circuit race disciplines.
The race played out perfectly for O’Connor who was strongest on the climbs and then waited patiently for the sprint finish.
He opened up a 30-metre lead early in the final 200-metre sprint and remained ahead of the bunch to the finish line.
O’Connor took gold and the coveted red, white and blue jersey along with the other national champions of various cycling disciplines.
He finished ahead of Bath’s Llewelyn Jones in second and Wrexham’s Nick Giles in third.
And O’Connor will also receive an invite to the prestigious British Cycling awards dinner held in Birmingham in January next year.
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