Edward Drake beat off the challenge of slalom champion David Ryding to win the giant slalom at the British Championships in Meribel.

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The 23-year-old from Kingston-upon-Thames had finished second in the super combined and the super-G earlier in the week but finally struck gold at the French resort.

A first run of 58.37 gave Drake the lead and they he hung onto his advantage despite only producing the fourth best second run.

Ryding's second run saw him move up from third to second but he could not add to his slalom title.

Andrew Noble completed the podium with super combined champion Douglas Crawford only finishing fifth despite producing the best second run time.

On Friday, Chemmy Alcott completed a clean sweep of the women's titles with victory in the giant slalom.