MAX Nicolle starred for Bicester during the first round of the Chiltern League at Horspath, when finishing third in the under 15 boys race.

Samuel Worfolk crossed 41st, with Edward Jolliffe 51st and Michael Alborzpour 63rd.

Oliver Conway marked his debut with a 25th-placed finish in the under 13 event.

Owen Stock matched that performance in the under 11 race, with Django La Porte 33rd and Kyle Rayson 53rd.

Simon Worfolk competed in the senior men’s race, crossing 270th.

In the girls competition, Amelia Cox finished 32nd in the under 15 event, while Lucy Teat was 83rd.

All of Bicester’s finishers in the under 13 races were covered by just 37secs, with Lucy McGrath leading the way in 47th.

She was ahead of Anna Joliffe (49th), Amy Willis (60th) and Imogen Cox (65th).

In the under 11 competition, Alanna O’Neill was 30th and Zofia Conway 42nd.

Meanwhile, Ben West came eighth in the under 17 race in the Cross Challenge at Cardiff.

Elsewhere, Bicester veteran David Kuester won gold in the M70+ age group with 5,117 points at the WTC European Hammer Decathlon Championships in Derby.