After racing across Europe last season Thomas Mein got his account off to a winning start in the National Trophy Cyclo-cross Series in Derby on Sunday.
The under-23 rider from the North East had to fight his way back to the front after a heavy fall in the first half of the race as torrential rain made conditions slippery at Moorways Leisure Centre.
Competing against a host of Belgian visitors, Mein only reached the early leaders Jarno Bellens (Pauwels Sauzen-Bingoal) and Braam Merlier (Creafin-TUV SUD) with just over a lap remaining.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 26, 2019 من CYCLING WEEKLY.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 26, 2019 من CYCLING WEEKLY.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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