Bicycle Association Front Street Race Series at the weekend.

A big field took part in the Category Two and Three race, which was held over 60 minutes plus a lap.

And it began looking like a repeat of the first race of the season as the Island's top rider, Millington, broke away early on, closely accompanied by team-mate Greg Hopkins.

The two opened up a gap on the rest of the field but after four laps Hopkins dropped back to the chasing group, which itself had splintered under the pressure of the fast start.

After spending half the race in front and with the hard chasing pack behind, Millington was forced to give up his solo effort as the effects of Burnaby Hill and a strong Front Street headwind took its toll.

Despite a series of attacks on each lap it was clear no one was going to break the deadlock as Millington, Hopkins, Jonathon Herring, Karl Outerbridge, Melanie Claude, Jason Krupp and 16-year-old Brian Steinhoff all worked tirelessly to keep the pace high.

On the final lap all the riders were together when they made the final turn off Court Street onto Front Steet.

Hopkins then burst out of the pack in a pre-arranged move with Millington glued to his wheel and in a frenzy of action the latter sprinted to the line to take his second successive win.

Herring and Hopkins took second and third respectively, with an inspired Outerbridge fourth and Claude, Krupp and Steinhoff all being given the same time.

The biggest field of the day saw all the veteran categories, women's categories and junior boys 13-plus on the start line.

After a cautious start the action got underway on the third lap with a strong lead pack including veterans Jim Butterfield, Vic Ball, Martin Bolton and former top cyclist Clarke Tear, making a comeback, forming at the front.

They were joined by youngsters Adam Petty, Tyler Scott and Matthew Herring and newcomer Greg Engel as the leaders broke away from the rest of the field.

Engel got everyone's attention when he made a series of breaks off the front, but the experience of the lead pack showed as they only allowed him so much time before once again the headwind told and the pack were all back together.

A series of attacks on Burnaby Hill paid off as Scott, Petty, Bolton and Butterfield lost contact leaving Ball, Tear, Engel and youngster Herring alone at the front and lapping other riders.

Renowned for his aggressive attacking style in previous events that saw him lose contact in the later stages of races, Herring rode a mature, controlled race as he watched Tear and Ball battle it out for what was inevitably going to come down to a sprint finish.

On the final straight, however, it was Herring who blasted off the front with Engel desperately trying to stay in touch, the former raising his arms to salute the overall victory and the latter having to settle for honours in the novice category. Ball edged Tear by inches to take the veterans' title.

In the other categories, Wenda Godfrey was a clear winner in the Open Women's, Tyler Scott held on to win the Boys' 13-14, Flora Duffy took the 13-14 Girls, Melissa DeSilva the 15-16 Girls and Kim Mason the Female Vets.

Earlier in the day Dayna Henry Rochester beat off 16-year-old Jean Nicholas Bertrand in the Sprint event after two-time defending champion Duncan Simons, looking to make it three titles in a row, failed to make the start through injury.

In the women's final Melanie Claude was too powerful for Julia Hawley taking her second title in successive years.

Melissa DeSilva proved too much for Laura Ruse in the junior women's final and in the junior men's, Matthew Herring fought off a spirited challenge from Tyler Scott.

In the 15 minute event for 12 and under riders Ricky Sousa just edged Tim Fox after both broke clear.

Results, see Scoreboard Steve Millington: First over the line in Sunday's main event.