Defending champion Chris Fennell took a second national title of 2022, winning the Open Circuit National Championship in Buckinghamshire on Sunday to add to the National 25 crown secured a week earlier.
Meanwhile, his team-mate at The Independent Pedaler-Nopinz Jennifer George stepped up from third at the National 25 to take victory in the Circuit Championship on a 28-mile three-lap circuit near Mentmore which doubled up as the final round of the Merlin Cycles Classic Series.
This story is from the June 23, 2022 edition of CYCLING WEEKLY.
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