Killeen came under little pressure for second, while Paul Oldham (Hope Factory Racing) and Grant Ferguson (CST Brentjens MTB), who represented Great Britain in the cross-country mountain bike race at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, locked horns in a battle for bronze, with Oldham, the 2011 champion, coming out on top.

“It was fantastic to have a home crowd as I moved up here three years ago and it is a really tight cyclo-cross community here,” Field told British Cycling.

“There were so many supporters for me, it was brilliant. There’s no other feeling like pulling on the national championship jersey.

“I’m super happy as I really needed a win today and although Helen isn’t here it was still going to be a hard day and I needed a perfect ride,” said Brammeier.

“On this course that was never guaranteed and I wasn’t quite sure how my form was beforehand. It’s always special to win a national jersey.”

Otherwise, Billy Harding (Oldfield-Phil Milnes Cycles) won the under-23 men’s race, with under-23 world champion Evie Richards (100% Me) taking victory in the women’s event.

And European champion Tom Pidcock (Oldfield-Paul Milnes) claimed the men’s junior title, while Emily Wadsworth (Beeline Gener8) won the women’s junior race.