Plumber finding ‘Europeans’ hard to beat

Dec. 10, 2013, 4 a.m.

MITCH Carrington had to settle for another podium finish at Goddard Lane on Sunday morning.

Mitch Carrington leads Mick Sherwood, eventual winner Sam Spokes, Fraser Ashord (obscured) and Jeremy Bartlett into this turn during Sundays A Grade criterium. Carrington finished second. Photo: Geoff ONeill 081213GOA05

MITCH Carrington had to settle for another podium finish at Goddard Lane on Sunday morning.

Sam Spokes won the Tamworth Cycling Clubs A Grade criterium from Carrington and Fraser Ashford as the 21-year-old Spokes cranks up his training for a tilt at a national road title early next year and then a return to Europe and his professional cycling team.

Carrington, 24, has had two stints in Europe.

The first trip to Belgium he busted a shoulder in a nasty race fall and returned early.

Earlier this year he had another month or so racing.

I loved it, have no regrets about going over there, he said on Sunday.

But Im 24 now. Theyve got heaps of 18 and 19-year-olds of the same ability and those four or five years more than I have.

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Plumber finding 'Europeans' hard to beat