Kevin notches up third road race win in a row

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Nov 2016, 09:08 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2016, 16:44 BST
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Kevin Rojas (Brighton & Hove AC) has been crowned 2016 Harvey Curtis Sussex Road Race Challenge (SRRC) champion for the third year in a row.

After high winds led to the cancellation of the recent Brighton 10k, the SRRC was forced to conclude after five races rather than the intended six.

This meant Kevin was champion with a total of six points from his three qualifying races, finishing three points ahead of second-placed Paul Navesey (Crawley AC).

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The ever-improving James Westlake (Crawley AC) finished third on 13 points.

The cancellation of the Brighton 10k was disappointing for all concerned, not least Howard Bristow (Brighton), who, needing to complete one more race to qualify for an overall position, was poised on just four points.

The hotly anticipated showdown between these four fast training partners will have to wait until next year.

Rojas’s hat-trick of SRRC titles rounded out an excellent year for the 35-year-old, who represented England in October at the Toronto Marathon, where he finished ninth despite warm conditions in an excellent 2hrs 24mins.