After two weeks whereby rain washed out the main league of the Brooks Cycles Track League, the skies cleared and there was a fine sunny evening for the latest event at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle, Staffs.

The main rider that caught the eye on the night was Jack Escritt ( Velocity WD40) who put on an impressive display in the A Class Endurance events. He won the opening 10 lap scratch, devil and points race and then backed up this with a second place in the 10 mile scratch. This final event was a super fast race with the pace constant throughout. Five riders contested the sprint finish with Andy Leigh ( Velocity WD40) taking the win.

The Sprint events saw Sean Mayer ( Swinnerton Cycles) equally dominate winning all three events, the 500m handicap, sprint final and along with team mate Barney Swinnerton take the team sprint.

With neither the top two in the overall standings competing in this weeks B Class league George Edwards ( Lyme RC) took full advantage scoring 11 points and closing in on the leaders. George won the devil, course de primes and the 10 mile with his only loss coming in the 8 lap scratch where the impressive Paige Millward ( Sqaudra Donne) taking the win.

The youth races saw Archie Scott ( Lyme RC) return to the track after a couple of years away to show that he has great potential for the future. He won the 200m TT, devil and was a member of the winning team sprint team. The other win went to overall leader James Brayford ( Lyme RC) in the 6 lap scratch.

The Freewheelers races were keenly contested with some great racing over the three groups. The top point’s scorers were as follows;

Group 1 Alastair Kennington Lyme RC

Group 2 Amy Graham

Group 3 Ruby Baldwin Lyme RC

Izaak Curtis Lyme RC

Freewheelers Results

Group1

Race 1

1^st Alastair Kennington Lyme RC

2^nd Reuben Blakman Derby Mercury

3^rd Adam Barr Newcastle Tri Club

Race 2

1^st Sadie Jones Newcastle RC 2001

2^nd Bradley Heath Lyme RC

3^rd Alastair Kennington

Race 3

1^st Aaron Mansell Lyme RC

2^nd Sadie Jones

3^rd Bradley Heath

Race 4

1^st Adam Barr

2^nd Alastair Kennington

3^rd Reuben Blakman

Race 5

1^st Harry Horn

2^nd Bradley Heath

3^rd Alastair Kennington

Group 2

Race 1

1^st Austin Scott Lyme RC

2^nd Harry Brayford Lyme RC

3^rd Natasha Sandbach Lyme RC

Race 2

1st George Graham

2^nd Oliver Butters-Peers

3^rd Chloe Shepherd Lyme RC

Race 3

1^st Amy Graham

2^nd Natasha Sandbach

3^rd Austin Scott

Race 4

1^st Amy Graham

2^nd Natasha Sandbach

3^rd Austin Scott

Group 3

Race 1

1^st Izaak Curtis Lyme RC

2^nd Ruby Jennings Lyme RC

3^rd Owen Shepherd Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st Owen Shepherd

2^nd Ruby Jennings

3^rd Izaak Curtis

Race 3

1^st Ruby Jennings

2^nd Izaak Curtis

3^rd Owen Shepherd

Race 4

1^st Izaak Curtis

2^nd Ruby Jennings

3^rd Owen Shepherd

Main League

Youth 200m TT

1^st Archie Scott Lyme RC

2^nd James Brayford Lyme RC

3^rd Megan Williams Newcastle RC 2001

Neil Potter 500m handicap League

1^st Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles

3^rd Barney Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles

4^th Dave Smith Stafford RC

5^th Joe Swinnerton Lyme RC

6^th Sallie Birchall Lyme RC

A Class endurance 10 lap scratch

1^st Jack Escritt Velocity WD40

2^nd Andy Leigh Velocity WD40

3^rd James Notley Planet X

B Class 8 lap Scratch

1^st Paige Millward Squadra Donne

2^nd George Edwards Lyme RC

3^rd Phil Braybrooke Manchester Wheelers

Youth Devil

1^st Archie Scott

2^nd James Duncalf Lyme RC

3^rd James Brayford

A Class Sprinters Team sprint

1^st Sean Mayer

Barney Swinnerton

2^nd Steve Cronshaw

Dave Smith

A Class Endurance Points Race

1^st Jack Escritt

2^nd James Notley

3^rd Matthew Walls Velocity WD40

B Class Devil

1^st George Edwards

2^nd Paige Millward

3^rd Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC

Youth Team Sprint

1^st Archie Scott

James Duncalf

Megan Williams

Alex Coates Lyme RC

Aleshia Mellor Newcastle RC 2001

A Class Endurance Devil

1^st Jack Escritt

2^nd Will Thomas Velocity WD40

3^rd Matthew Walls

B Class 8 Lap Course de Primes

1^st George Edwards

2^nd Liam Zwetschnikow

3^rd Phil Powell Newcastle RC 2001

A Class Sprint Final

1^st Sean Mayer

2^nd Barney Swinnerton

3^rd Steve Cronshaw

Youth 6 lap Scratch

1^st James Brayford

2^nd Megan Williams

3^rd Alex Coates

10 Mile Scratch

1^st Andy Leigh

2^nd Jack Escritt

3^rd Matthew Walls

B Class

1^st George Edwards

2^nd Liam Zwetschnikow

3^rd Simon Scott Lyme RC

29/08/2013 - Escritt and the Sun Shines