01/05/2014 - New Season Opens

The 2014 Brooks Cycles Track League season got underway at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs on Thursday 1st May. With the weather forecast of heavy thundery showers it looked like the first night would be a wash out however the rain never materialised and full nights racing was held. It was cold off the track but hot on it as the good turnout enjoyed themselves as they got back in to the swing of track racing again.

The night started with the usual Freewheelers league with 24 riders taking part. With a number of last years riders now moving to the fixed wheel bikes for the main league the races were keenly contested with the top points scorers in each group as follows

Group 1                Aaron Mansell                                  Lyme RC                 10 points

Group 2                Joel Cooper                                        Lyme RC                 8 points             

Group 3                Cameron O’Neil                               Lyme RC                 10 points

In the main league Jacob Booth ( Weaver Valley CC) dominated the endurance events as he won all four of his races in taking the 8 lap scratch, devil, points and 5 mile scratch. There were other strong performances from Joe Swinnerton (Lyme RC) and George Edwards ( Lyme RC).

There were two  C’ Class races with Richard Coates ( Leek CC) winning both the points race and the devil.

The Sprint League saw Debbie Capewell ( Brooks Cycles) make full use of her long mark in the 500m handicap League sponsored by Neil Potter to take a fine win from the fast finishing 2013 Sprint League winner Sean Mayer ( Swinnerton Cycles ).  Sean later won the individual sprint final from World Masters Team Sprint Champion Phil Houlton  ( Brooks Cycles) and Barney Swinnerton  ( Swinnerton Cycles). The other sprint event was the Team Sprint where track coaches Steve Cronshaw  ( Brooks Cycles ) and Dave Smith ( Stafford RC)  took a great win.

In the youth races Alex Coates ( Lyme RC) won the 200m time trial and the 5 lap scratch. The other youth race was won by Bradley Hill ( Lyme RC).

 

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1

1st           Harry Horn                                         Lyme RC

                Aaron Mansell                                  Lyme RC

3rd           Bradley Heath                                   Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1st           Harry Brayford                                  Lyme RC

2nd          Ethan Dakin                                        Lyme RC

3rd           Natasha Sandbach                           Lyme RC

 

Race 3

1st           Aaron Mansell

2nd          Bradley Heath

3rd           Brandon McMillan                          Lyme RC

 

Race 4

1st           Aaron Mansell

2nd          Bradley Heath

3rd           Harry Horn

 

Group 2

 

Race 1

1st           Joel Cooper                                        Lyme RC

2nd          Lucy Scott                                            Lyme RC

                Zac Edwards                                       Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1st           Amelia Perry                                     Lyme RC

2nd          Chloe Shepherd                                               Lyme RC

3rd           Zac Edwards

 

Race 3

1st           Joel Cooper

2nd          Chloe Sheppard

3rd           Ruby Baldwin                                    Lyme RC

 

Race 4

1st           Zac Edwards

2nd          Lucy Scott

3rd           Joel Cooper

 

Group 3

 

Race 1

1st           Alfie Hall                                             Lyme RC

2nd          Cameron O’Neil                                               Lyme RC

3rd           Nicholas Sandbach                          Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1st           Emma O’Neil                                     Lyme RC

2nd          Cameron O’Neil

3rd           Olly Davis                                            Lyme RC

 

Race 3

1st           Cameron O’Neil

2nd          Emma O’Neil

3rd           Holly Edwards                                   Lyme RC

Race 4

1st           Alfie Hall

2nd          Cameron O’Neil

3rd           Emma O’Neil

 

MAIN LEAGUE

 

Youth 200m TT

1st           Alex Coates                                        Lyme RC

2nd          James Duncalf                                   Lyme RC

3rd           George Hancock                              Lyme RC

 

Endurance 8 lap Scratch

1st           Jacob Booth                                       Weaver Valley CC

2nd          Joe Swinnerton                                                Lyme RC

3rd           Phil Kirkpatrick                                 Mercian CC

 

Neil Potter 500m Handicap League

1st           Debbie Capewell                             Brooks Cycles

2nd          Sean Mayer                                        Swinnerton Cycles

3rd           Barney Swinnerton                         Swinnerton Cycles

 

Youth Block handicap

1st           Bradley Hill                                        Lyme RC

2nd          Louis Perry                                         Lyme RC

3rd           Reuban Blakeman                           Derby Mercury

 

C Class Points Race

1st           Richard Coates                                  Leek CC

2nd          Matt Duncalf                                     Lyme RC

3rd           Joffie Houlton                                  U/A

 

A Class Sprinters Team Sprint

1st           Steve Cronshaw                               Brooks Cycles

                Dave Smith                                         Stafford RC

2nd          Sophie Capewell                             Lichfield CCC

                Barney Swinnerton

3rd           Sean Mayer

                Joe Swinnerton

 

Endurance Devil

1st           Jacob Booth

2nd          Joe Swinnerton

3rd           George Edwards

 

Youth Team Sprint

1st           Bradley hill

                Louis Perry                                         Lyme RC

                Megan Williams                              Newcastle RC 2001

                Alex Coates

 

C Class Devil

1st           Richard Coates

2nd          John Jackson                                      Macclesfield Wheelers

3rd           Phil Powell                                         Newcastle RC 2001

 

Endurance points

1st           Jacob Booth

2nd          George Edwards

3rd           Joe Swinnerton

 

A Class Sprint Final

1st           Sean Mayer

2nd          Phil Houlton                                      Brooks Cycles

3rd           Barney Swinnerton

 

Womens sprint Final

1st           Sophie Capewell

2nd          Debbie Capewell

 

Youth Scratch race

1st           Alex Coates

2nd          James Duncalf

3rd           George Hancock

 

5 Mile Scratch

1st           Jacob Booth

2nd          Liam Zwetschnikow                        Lyme RC

3rd           Joe Swinnerton               

                                 

 

 

                

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