Athletics/cycling

Yiannis Christodoulou, of Canterbury Harriers AC and Adata CC, claimed victory in the Active Life Surf N Turf Aquathlon at Whitstable on Sunday. The win was his second of the summer, following a victory in the Ocean Tri Aquathlon in June. Christodoulou led after the 400m swim and consolidated his position in the 5k run. A total of 97 competitors took part, with Christodoulou finishing almost two minutes ahead of the rest of the field. The athlete, who was third in his age group at the European Aquathlon Championships in Chateauroux, France, last month, now has his sights set on Mexico where the World Championships are being held starting on September 11. Christodoulo was joined by several Adalta CC team-mates at Whitstable, with Mark Stockley finishing ninth and Justine Beba third female. James Lane-pitcher and Vicky Whorlow teamed up to take the team prize.

Adalta cyclist Keith Watson was sixth at Cyclopark in the Thursday night Crit Series, while Robert Smart (22.11) finished 19th in the PMR open 10 TT with Emma Lewis (22.46) 22nd. Jody Coxon sprinted to second with Charmaine Pullen fourth at the Women’s Locks Series at Betteshanger on Friday. Ellie Phillips finished runnerup in her age group at the Owler Triathlon. Jason Oram took fourth place in a hectic bunch sprint at the SERRL road race, with Keith Watson finishing 16th, Josh Wakeling 17th after an early attack before the main sprint and Roddy Archibald 23rd. Adalta riders Adam Morgan, Richard Anderson, Alex Baker Allan Robinson, Robert Woods and Ken Jones all took part in Ride London on Sunday, tackling 100 miles in and around the capital.

Herne Bay cyclist Jonathan Parker’s preparations for a London to Paris world record attempt are on track after claiming victory in two of his recent events. He tasted victory at the F10/11 course in Hertfordshire and at the East Anglian VTTA, where he achieved a personal best of 47.54. Parker will attempt to ride from London to Paris on August 28 and is already half way to raising £10,000 for the Cyclist Fighting Cancer (CFC) charity. The current unofficial world record for the journey stands at 21 hours and 30 minutes but Parker is aiming to smash that time by completing it in around 15 hours. Anglers on the River Stour have been enjoying some reasonable catches, with Cut End typically producing double-figure bags of fish of various species, writes PAUL MERCER.

Good catches of carp have been reported from the usual swims around Fordwich Lake.

Reece Alleyne took three fish, while all the other Fordwich carp enthusiasts featured in this report had two.

Alleyne connected with a fully-scaled mirror of 26lb 4oz along with a mirror of 17lb and a good common of 23lb.

Bill Cozier’s brace, comprising a 29lb common carp and a 24lb mirror carp, was the best of the doubles but Bradley Linnell’s 23lb 2oz common and