ANN BOWDITCH claimed first place in yesterday’s concluding Black Horse 25-mile Handicap Time Trial, but it was her protege, James McLaughlin, who won the overall classification in the Guernsey Velo Club’s Four-Day Easter Cycle Race.

A PIVOTAL season in James McLaughlin’s career is about to start in earnest following the launch of the Sojasun Espoir team.

THE presence of two top-class Guernsey riders at international level is proving an inspiration, admits James McLaughlin, who is on the verge of signing for a new professional team.

JAMES MCLAUGHLIN has put himself in the shop window with a superb ride at one of France’s biggest and most prestigious amateur races.

JAMES MCLAUGHLIN (pictured) produced a fantastic fifth place finish in the Ronde Finisterienne Road Race.

JAMES MCLAUGHLIN led a double silver charge for the men’s time trial squad up Blackgang Chine last evening.

AFTER 120km of hard slog, the gold medal in yesterday’s men’s road race was decided by less than the width of the front wheel of James McLaughlin’s bike.

A PERFECT team performance led to the perfect result for Guernsey in the 2011 South Regional Road Race Championships with James McLaughlin taking the win just ahead of Jersey rider Richard Tanguy.

SARNIAN James McLaughlin has claimed his maiden victory in France.

LUCK certainly deserted James McLaughlin as he endured a miserable day at the Rutland-Melton Classic in the East Midlands.