Gravity bike rider Justin Greaves, from Worlaby, overcame a serious leg injury to finish in third place at the opening round of the British Gravity Bike championship last weekend.
The event was held at Gurston Down near Salisbury, a venue usually used for motorsport. Greaves had a difficult lead up to the race when he heavily crashed his bike while testing some upgrades. The crash caused major damage to Greaves' leg and it was doubtful he'd be able to compete at Gurston. However, both bike and rider were sufficiently repaired to make the journey down south.
Perfect weather conditions greeted the championship crews and that meant the times down the hill were very quick. Greaves and fellow rider Les Lownes battled all day over third place and the position was only decided on the very last run of the event with Greaves taking the podium place by just over a second.
"It was a great race," said Greaves. "The bike was extremely fast and I'm very happy with third place, it's got the championship off to a fine start."
"I didn't push too hard as I was still feeling the effects of the testing crash and the bike needs some upgrades on the brakes. I think there is more pace to come and hopefully I can build on the Gurston podium through the season."
The next race takes place in Coleby near Lincoln on 11/12 June.
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