HUDDERSFIELD riders were on the top step of the podium at the National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Ipswich.

Abby-Mae Parkinson (RST Racing Team-Trigon) won the Under 16 girl’s race and Louise Robinson (Stourbridge CC) won the veteran women’s race.

Parkinson was in front from the beginning of her event, along with teammate Grace Garner, and she finished the race with a comfortable lead of 45 seconds from Garner in second, while Holme Valley Wheeler Amira Mellor finished in sixth place.

Robinson, originally from Mirfield, finished an impressive fifth place overall in the women’s race and took the veterans prize with clubmate Isla Rowntree in second.

Also in action was Robinson’s nephew Jake Womersley (Sportscover Altura RT) riding in a highly competitive Junior race.

Womersley was in a three-way battle for the bronze medal with Joe Moses (Paul Milnes RT) and Tom Armstrong (Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale), but pulled his foot out of his pedal in the sprint to finish fifth place.

National champion of 2010 Hugo Robinson (X RT/Elmy Cycles) retained his title with Alex Welburn (Cycle Shack/Forme Coaching) in second place.

The final Yorkshire Points Cyclo-Cross event took place at Centre Vale Park in Todmorden.

In the Under 16 girls race Amira Mellor showed great form in winning ahead of Abby-Mae Parkinson.

Kirklees Cycling Academy riders Henry Hollyman and Adam Fortune were first and third, respectively, in the boy’s Under 10s race.

Luca Longo (Huddersfield Star Wheelers) was second in the Under 8s, with Nathan Fortune (Kirklees Cycling Academy) in third.

John Hick (Holme Valley Wheelers) was eighth in the veterans race, which was won by Chris Young (Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale) – Young took the overall series win from his brother Mike in second place.

Jake Womersley was the highest placed Huddersfield rider in the senior-junior race in eighth place and third placed Junior.

Jack Clarkson (Hope Factory Racing) from Halifax dominated the race winning by over two minutes from Lewis Craven (Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale).

Hannah Whitworth (Huddersfield RC) was first home in the Under 8 girls race.

Former Holme Valley Wheelers Jacob Scott (Planet X) and Gabriel Cullaigh (RST Racing Team-Trigon) were in the thick of the action at the Revolution Track event at Manchester Velodrome.

Both Scott and Cullaigh were riding for the Chep UK team and Scott’s best result was third in the Elimination race, which was won by Jake Ragan (Max Gear Racing).

In the 20-lap points race Chris Lawless (Max Gear Racing) and James Owen (Howies) broke clear of the bunch, Cullaigh bravely bridged the gap from the bunch to join the leaders and won enough points in the sprints to take a well deserved third place.