REDDITCH hosted a terrific and hard-fought race when the Pearl Izumi Tour Series rolled into town last Thursday.
The race, on the cyclists’ favourite UK circuit, saw Pedal Heaven and Team Breeze come away with their first ever victories, as the squads took the honours in the men and women’s events respectively with just two seconds separating the top three times on the night.
The Redditch event, which highlights the town across the globe thanks to coverage from ITV4, saw the individual win go to Jon Mould – the same man who won in dramatic fashion here last year.
Meanwhile in the second round of the women’s Matrix Fitness Grand Prix Series, the Drops Cycling Team maintained their lead, but Team Breeze took the win on the night, both for the team prize and an impressive individual victory by Olympic development rider Annasley Park.
Prior to that the huge crowds were entertained by racing from schools, local businesses, and the hot lap challenge.
There was also music from local star Keri Whip while the Tour ‘village’ pulled in loads of visitors.
It all added up to a fantastic day for Redditch, its residents, visitors and the competitors themselves.
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