Trinity come out on top in CICLE Classic 'carnage'

American Luke Lamperti shows his sprinting prowess

- Snowdon Sports

Even suffering a crash on the final gravel section of a chaotic Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic couldn’t stop Luke Lamperti returning to the front and claiming sprint victory with a throw of his bike.

The two-time American criterium champion showed his turn of speed at the end of 183 gruelling kilometres to win a bunch sprint by less than a tyre’s width from Belgian Tijl De Decker in second and James McKay (Cycling Sheffield) in third.

Rain on the morning of the event made the farm track sectors around the Rutland countryside treacherous and contributed to the bunch eventually being whittled down to 26 riders.

“It was carnage, hectic all day, we tried to race from the front but a lot was happening,” said Lamperti. “So much was going on that you couldn’t predict it, but we wanted it to come down to a sprint. I was happy to pay back my teammates with the win.

“It was better for me today with it being a bit grippy and hard, everybody was tired when it came down to the sprint.”