Linlithgow cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason secures fourth successive National Championships title in style.

Four-midable Cameron Mason retained his Lloyds National Cyclo-cross championship title in style, with the Linlithgow leader dominating on a super-slippery course last Sunday to make it four wins on the spin in the elite men.

The Seven Racing ace, 25, showed his class throughout to eventually cruise to victory in South Shields despite being up against tough opposition. He managed to maintain a 20-second gap over second-placed rider Toby Barnes. Ben Askey made up the final three, and he took home the under-23 title too.

Linlithgow cyclo-cross star reviews title success

“It was really tricky, probably one of the trickiest wins I’ve had,” Mason admitted. Toby pushed me all the way, and I just couldn't stay on my bike for a couple of those laps. I spent a couple of laps trying to get lower tyre pressure too. But I put together a couple of good laps in a row and got the gap, but the gap came down towards the end because I was struggling to get round the off-camber sections.

“There were so many corners there wasn’t many places to get the power down and get a gap. I felt really strong on the open sections, but for most of the lap I was under real pressure so fair play to the other guys. The wind was savage, it was like a block headwind. But it’s a really cool venue with great crowds and organisation by South Shields Velo, and I had lots of family and friends here too which was good.”

Cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason showed his class in South Shields to make it four title wins on the spin | (Photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

placeholder image — Cyclo-cross star Cameron Mason showed his class in South Shields to make it four title wins on the spin | (Photo: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Rising star Mason is currently Britain’s top ranked cyclo-cross ride, sitting 15th in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) men’s elite raking for 2026. He’ll be hoping to push for the top ten throughout the year. It was a great day for Scotland at the championships, with Anna Flynn making it a double with her victory in the elite women’s event.

Falkirk Junior Bike Club also enjoyed great success in South Shields. They had ten riders take on the finals after a brilliant series’ campaign previous. The club posted two top-ten finishes too. A report on that will follow.