JACK REBOURS claimed a Caesarean Cycling Club Easter Series victory on Island roads yesterday morning after the four-race event went to the wire.
An eventful race, where a number of the riders tried to break away, was eventually won by youth rider Ollie Cadin after a solo move halfway through the last lap, but it was Rebours who took overall honours having held off a fight from Dean Robson in a sprint finish for second.
Robson claimed second overall in the Elite Division, with Cadin taking third.
Sebastian Krzeminski won Division I – eight points ahead of Nick Thorne in second place – while Boyd Munroe jumped above overnight leader Jonathan Harris to claim the Division II title. Paul Gibaut topped Division III, just one point ahead of Thibaud Calohard.
The series consisted of riders being split into four separate divisions, racing over four races, where the best three finishing positions count towards the overall results.
The first race in the series was a time trial hill climb on Thursday evening, from the Watersplash to the top of Jubilee Hill.
Rebours claimed the win with 4min 23sec – 16 seconds clear of Cadin, who was 20 seconds ahead of third-placed John Pallot.
Race two in the series, on Friday morning, was a track race at the Frank Machon Circuit at Les Quennevais Sports Centre.
Over a 55-minutes-plus-two-lap race the elite group diminished to a leading pack of three, who duelled on the final straight before Dean Robson took the win by a wheel’s length from Rebours. Cadin was another half-a-wheel behind.
On Easter Sunday, challengers tackled another time trial, but this time over a longer distance of 15 kilometres, starting at La Pulente and proceeding the length of the Five Mile road before climbing Mont Pinel and along Hydrangea Avenue, where the riders negotiated a dead turn before descending back down to the finish at La Pulente.
Rebours once again showed his strength and rode to a decisive victory; 44 seconds ahead of second-placed rider Robson, who was just one second ahead of Henry Higgins.
