A significant number of racers from Aldershot made the reasonably short journey down the M4 to Pontypool for this year's British Championship weekend. The weekend consists of a warm up race on the Saturday known as the Welsh Cup and the British Championships themselves on the Sunday. The entry fee covers both days so most of the championship contenders compete on the Saturday so placings on either day are a real achievement. Particularly impressive therefore was Hannah Bozier's performance as she not only won the girls children 2 race but also finished 2nd overall in the female race. An incorrect judgement on a gate robbed Will Wheeler of a well deserved second place in the boys children 1 race. While a major shock and disappointment, two lessons came from the experience; we must always check protocol for disqualifications even if we believe all our runs were clean and we must always video every seeded race (which Kevin did). As a result, the only other Aldershot medal was won by Graham Nayler who finished third in the Masters category.
After the individual racing an International Team Dual Slalom event was held. Ellen Hathway was selected for the England B Girls Team which finished second after an excellent series of races.
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