Mountain boarders make good start

Ben Tweedie makes a flying start to the Championships

Three Gloucestershire mountain boarders have got their National Championships campaigns off to a strong start.

Joe Dixon from Maisemore won the elite freestlye jumping section at the first round in Bideford, Devon.

Owen Tweedie from the Forest of Dean was fourth while his brother Ben finished 11th despite being injured.

Ben had been hurt when brought down by another rider in the final of the down hill racing but he got back up to hold on to third place.

Round two of the competition is at the Haredown Centre near Goodwood in West Sussex, starting on Saturday 14 June.