A YOUNG cyclist has scooped three titles in the National Cycling Festival 2000.
Richard Kipling, 14, from Auckland Park, Bishop Auckland, won the cross-cycling youth race, and, with his father, Barry, won the family relay at the event in York. Richard also took the title in the two hod grand prix, which involves pulling trailers and is open to all ages.
Richard, a pupil at Bishop Auckland's St John's RC Comprehensive School, has been cycling since he was eight years old. The family attend cycling events together on most weekends.
Last year, he came third overall in the under-14s age group of the National Area Mountain Bikes Series, and has now stepped up to the youth section
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