National Championships

Whilst waiting for the national women's road race Ted and I got talking to the parents of Jesse Allen who came fourth - as she is 18 she looks like a cert for the 2012 Olympics in London. She got into the sport by chance, a programme was being run throughout schools in Wales to find potential cyclists. She fitted the bill and is now riding for the Halfords Team with Nicole Cooke [world champion]. It was a heartening story. Oh yes, and the programme has now been cut...