BROWNFIELD BACK ON FORM
Former Northern Ireland road race and time trial champion Ray Brownfield has made a welcome return to competitive cycling in recent weeks and he was one of three North Down CC riders who took part in last Saturday’s round of the winter cyclo-cross programme at Banbridge. Irish champion Roger Aiken ( Banbridge CC ) has been unbeatable this year , having won his two previous races, but on Saturday he lost valuable time when he punctured. He took a wheel from another competitor and finished the race in third place but he was then disqualified for doing the wheel change outside the designated area. Brownfield was promoted to third place, a terrific performance in his first outing of the season. His clubmates at North Down are delighted to see Ray back in competition and they are hopeful that he will use the winter’s cyclo-cross as a foundation for a return to road racing next year.