Dethroned Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race champion Wayne Scott showed no signs of discontent at his second-placed finish on Monday even though he fell just short of a second successive title.

Scott, who was hampered in his race preparation following recent surgery, was in contention late on in the race until a surge by eventual winner Graeme Miller put paid to any hopes of a repeat of his 2008 performance.

But Bermuda's sprint king said he was pleased with his overall ride and noted that it was going to take a heroic effort from any of the riders to match or even beat Miller, who, as a former professional, has far more experience than local cyclists.

"I'm not too disappointed losing to a pro, considering I was in the second pack of riders coming down Harbour Road. I am pleased with this result," said Scott.

"The only chance I had of winning was if I had got around the corner first but that wasn't on the cards, but I was very pleased.

"I felt pretty good, I wasn't at the front pushing the pace because I don't have the fitness to do that right now so I just wanted to put myself in a position to be up towards the front and I was in that position."

The 2008 champion played catch-up for most of the race after the main pack was broken up on Burnt House Hill which resulted in him being left in the second group of riders, with Miller leading the front group.

That second group eventually caught up with the first with Scott at the front heading on to Front Street.

And it seemed as though the tactics set by the wily local veteran were going to pay dividends with him still leading going into the closing stages, before Miller's experience came into play.

"It started off pretty steady, definitely not what I anticipated," added Scott. "There were a couple of really good attacks going on throughout the race and then at Burnt House Hill it split up into a couple of groups. I got caught up in the second group.

"I really didn't get back onto the back of the lead group until Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI) and it took all of that time to move up.

"At that point we were really jamming and coming down to the end, especially for the sprinters.

"If you could hit the corner of Cedar Avenue first with a little bit of a gap then it is very difficult to close any gaps. And with a world class sprinter like Graeme Miller that becomes even tougher.

"Unfortunately, I couldn't get to Graeme's wheel and by the time we got to the flag pole it was strung out and it took me from there until Cedar Avenue to get from sixth or seventh in line to second.

"Really at the end, Graeme was in a position to soft pedal to the line because no one was going to catch him at that point."