LIAM Killeen and Malvern Cycle Sport members scored top results in Wales at round three of the British National Cross Country Series.

The mountain bike riders from Malvern managed five podium finishes, and leading the way in his first race this year was Killeen, who came second in the elite contest.

Completing six laps of the 3.5-mile course, the 33-year-old Olympian finished 30 seconds behind current British champion Grant Ferguson.

Despite the distraction of GCSE exams, Malvern’s teenage riders performed superbly in Builth Wells.

Ross Harnden produced his second youth win of the series and Stan Pritchard moved up the junior field to fifth for his best result so far.

Hattie Harnden continued her winning juvenile form, crossing the line almost two minutes ahead of the competition.

Expert category rider David Creber finished three minutes ahead for his third win of the series.

Not to be outdone by the teenagers, sisters Harriet and Pippa Dale came second and fourth respectively in the under-eights race.

Later, their father Ben produced a fine sprint finish, passing two riders for sixth in the veterans’ race.

In the expert section, Tom Fowler started strongly but lost places later to come 15th of the 66 finishers.

James Dickens rode consistent laps for 18th, while Ryan Milne claimed 23rd.

In the expert women’s category, Sophie Fennel was fifth after one lap but dropped to sixth by the finish, although it was still a good recovery following her crash in round two of the series.

Juniors Josh Brooks and Ryan Williamson juggled racing with exams and injuries, doing well to come 12th and 17th respectively.

In a long youth female race, Chloe Williamson was 18th, with her father Ian riding the same distance to finish sixth in the fun event.

Also sixth were Bob Harnden in the under 12s and Tom Harnden in the open category, when narrowly beaten in a sprint for the finish.

Louis Brooks finished in the upper half of the youth event with 17th place.

In the sport race, Tom Creber gained places with skilful overtaking, only to lose his advantage in a crash, finishing 21st.

John Gwilliam was close behind in 29th.

After an idyllic weekend of racing in Wales, the team will travel to Glasgow for the next round and take on the exciting 2014 Commonwealth Games course.