Cycling: House homes in on road race title

Published on Sunday 28 June 2009 23:14

CANTERBURY'S Kristian House was delighted after claiming the men's National Road Race Cycling Championships title in Wales yesterday. The 29-year-old has secured some good victories in the past nine years but never anything as big as this.

House surged through on the finishing line to send Dorset's Daniel Lloyd into second place again. Lloyd had lost out to Tour de France star David Millar two years ago over the same Abergavenny course. Rising Isle of Man star Peter Kennaugh finished third and, in doing so, denied Barloworld's Chris Froome, in his first National Championships, a podium place.

House was delighted with his performance and said: "It's phenomenal – a dream come true. I raced well and it was all down to me at the end. I'm speechless."

Kennaugh was awarded the under-23 national jersey and was allowed to claim the senior bronze medal just hours after Lizzie Armitstead had been denied senior silver in the women's road race because British Cycling said she could not win two prizes in the same race.