Bob Chicken was also on the stage at the end and was happy to be sprayed with champagne by stage winner Mark Cavendish of Team Persil, British Cycling’s under-23 development squad.
Other riders in the (very fast) crit included team officials Sean Yates (CSC) and Brian Holm (T-Mobile).
TOP TEN
1. Mark Cavendish Team Persil
2. Dean Downing recycling.co.uk/MG X Power
3. James Taylor City of Edinburgh
4. Frank Van Heysel Navigators
5. Warrick Spence London Dynamo/Cyclefit.co.uk
6. Simon Cope Team Edwardes
7. Ross Muir Velo Eccosse
8. Gary Flint InGear RT
9. Ian Holt Prestige VC
10. Bryan Taylor VC Londres