Vernon makes it 4 in Pontefract

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 29 Jan '12

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Steve Vernon (902) well to fore early on

Steve Vernon underlined his status as one the UK’s top XC exponents with a commanding win at the Northern Cross Country Championships on Saturday. His win now makes it four Northern XC titles for the Stockport man…

This Athleticos video shows the size of the field at the event on Pontefract Race Course, and also shows that Vernon looked in complete control, excerpting his killer finish over the last 400m ahead of Leed’s James Wilkinson and Patrick Martin of Stockport. A few images of the early stages are here.

© Emma Clayton

Lizzie Adams on her way to the Northern XC crown

Carrying on her fantastic last 12 months on the mountains, Hallamshire’s Lizzie Adams showed that her talents extend to the country too as she was a convincing winner of the women’s race, images by Jerry Watson here and via Emma Clayton here.

Full results here

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