ROB O’Connor, from Rugby, won gold at the British Masters Cycle Racing Road Race Championships in Swynnerton, Staffordshire.
The Born to Bike Racing Team rider added another national title to his collection over a rolling 46 miles.
With O’Connor a heavy favourite in the F category race, the Rugby cyclist sat in for a couple of the four and a half laps.
He moved up the field with two laps still to ride in an attempt to break the race up.
However, O’Connor could still not split the bunch until a three-rider break on the last lap opened the race up.
O’Connor set about reeling in the breakaway riders as he towed the bunch to catch the trio with a mile still to race at the bottom of the climb.
A bunch uphill sprint ensued as O’Connor pipped Steve Wilkinson to the British title in the final 100m.
