Roger Aiken looks really strong this season and after a successful cyclocross season that saw him crowned national champion, he's making a very smooth transition to the road (Photo: Toby Watson)
By Brian Canty
Roger Aiken has hailed the efforts of teammate Adam Armstrong in setting him up for victory in yesterday’s John Moore Memorial in Carryduff, Co. Down.
The ASEA-Wheelworx men played it perfectly when they found themselves with a numerical advantage in the break with one of eight laps remaining.
Armstrong – along with a host of other strong men, had just joined Aiken’s group of five out front and when he merged he took the pressure off the latter by letting rip with a savage attack.
His blistering acceleration scattered that group and in truth, he probably took himself out of the running for the win with his surge.
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It allowed Aiken sit on those who chased last week’s runner-up in the Phoenix GP so when the finish line loomed, Aiken had enough in reserve to power up the drag to the finish line to take the win.
Adam Armstrong might not have won yesterday's John Moore Memorial in Co. Down but he can reflect on a job well done for ASEA-Wheelworx after he rode across to the break and helped tire out those riders who posed a threat to eventual winner Roger Aiken. (Picture: Toby Watson)
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“Our group of five were going very well,” said Aiken, hailing the efforts of the An Post Chainreaction pair of Angus Fyffe and Daniel Stewart as well as Stuart Thompson (Spires CC) and Chris McGlinchey (ChainReaction).
“But we slowed down a bit and the guys came across so the group got bigger.
“Adam came up with a few others and he did a big attack and stretched it out.
“That really hurt fellas but it came back together and it set it up for me, really.
“Lindsay Watson went for a long when he attacked inside a kilometre to go but he was probably too far out.
“I took it up then and took them by surprise I think.”
