THE North of England cyclo-cross title safely in his grasp, Alfie Moses is bidding to make it four wins from five starts in the National Trophy this weekend.

And the Keighley teenager has the added bonus of it being held on his doorstep – in Bradford.

"Peel Park is my favourite course," said the Paul Milnes Cycles-Bradford Olympic RC rider.

"Also I get a lot of support at National Trophy level but even more when it comes to Bradford.

"I finished fourth there last year in the youths – I didn't ride a good race – but there is a possibility that I can seal the National Trophy Series title this weekend."

Moses' form this season is all the more impressive as he has just moved up to the junior men's category, and he won the opening three rounds at Shrewsbury, Southampton and Durham before a seventh-placed finish at Milton Keynes.

He explained: "I didn't get a good start and arrived at the first corner in seventh place.

"Then someone crashed in front of me and I went flying over him into a post, bruising my shoulder and neck.

"I have watched it on YouTube and it is quite funny. It has had 1,684 hits (make that 1,685)

"I recovered in time for the Northern Championships."

That was held at South Shields on a course that was dry and frosty.

Moses said: "As only people from the North can qualify, it had a smaller field than for a Trophy race – about 20 – but there were still some quality riders in there, such as Tom Seaman (Nutcracker Racing) .

"It was my aim to get to the first corner ahead, and I did, and a couple of corners later I had a four-second lap, and I increased that gap by the end of every one of the eight laps and won by 2min 40sec."

The podium was completed by Joseph Peatfield (Horwich CC) and Finlay Robertson (Derwentside CC).

Eldwick's Sophie Thackray (Paul Milnes Cycles-Bradford Olympic RC) was the leading under-14 girl, while Bingley's Rob Jebb (Hope Factory Racing) was fourth in the men's race, which was won by his team-mate Jack Clarkson from Halifax.

Moses' clubmate Amira Mellor won the women's race and was the leading junior girl.