Lindsay Watson and Nikki Taggart take victory at Nutts Corner

*Nikki Taggart, left, and Erin Creighton in the sprint for 1st and 2nd; Taggart taking it on the line (Photo: Toby Watson)*

Nikki Taggart and
Lindsay Watson have taken victory at the latest round of the Kinning Series at
Nutts Corner, Co Antrim.

In the women’s race
Arcane’s Taggart came to the line with McConvey Cycles rider Erin Creighton and
took the victory in a two-up sprint; the verdict settled in a bike throw on the
line after all-out racing.

Ballymena Road Club’s
Sharon Bird and Laura Blair, who were 1^st and 3^rdlast
week, put in constant attacks, pressing Taggart and Creighton hard.

However, while the
Ballymena duo proved a menace in the four-rider lead group they were, unfortunately,
to come unstuck in wet conditions on the technical motor racing circuit.

With about four laps to
go Blair was the first of the Ballymena riders to crash and on the penultimate
lap her team mate also crashed out of contention.

That left Taggart – the
winner of the Women’s Intermediate League at Limerick Racecourse at the weekend
– and Creighton to fight it out for victory.

Taggart collected another win last night, with Creighton taking 2^nd place, as she did last week at the Kinning Series.

*Lindsay Watson on his way to victory in the main event last night (Photo: Toby Watson)*

*James Gordon of Phoenix CC takes the win in the A4 race (Photo: Toby Watson)*

In the men’s race
Lindsay Watson (Powerhouse Sport) turned aggressive performances over the last
two weeks into victory last night in the handicapped event.

The race began with
three groups, with one minute gaps between them, and as there were only four
riders in the A1 scratch group they had their work cut out for them.

However, at around the
halfway point the groups came together. A couple of laps later George Peden
(Prologue Performance Cycling) attacked.