19/06/2014 - The Sun Still Shines

Despite the added attraction of England’s playing in the World Cup there was still a good turnout of 72 riders at the Brooks Cycles Track League on Thursday 19^th June 2014. The league also was lucky in dodging some heavy showers that were in the area with a full program of events taking place.

The Sprinters League events saw some close racing with Tom Rotherham ( Sportcity Velo ) winning the 2 up flying lap with team mate Jack Payne and later taking the Keiren League event in a close finish from  the fast finishing Phil Houlton ( Brooks Cycles). These points has given Tom a good lead in this league as close rival Sean Mayer was not competing on this night. The other sprint event was the popular Team Sprint where   Sophie Capewell ( Lichfield CCC) got her team off to a flying start before Steve Cronshaw and Phil Houlton took over to take the win.

The A Class endurance events saw Alex Braybrooke ( Velocity WD40) start to mount his challenge for the overall win as he rode aggressively in winning the 10 mile scratch after lapping the field with first time rider for this year and comeback rider Richard Hughes ( Rhyl CC). Alex then attacked again to cross the win on his own. He also won the points race and came third in the opening 10 lap scratch.  The team pursuit event was won by Richard Hughes, Joe Swinnerton, (Swinnerton Cycles) and George Edwards ( Lyme RC). 

In the B Class events Conner Fearon (Weaver Valley CC ) won the devil and Chris Blount ( Derby Mercury ) won the Course De Primes in a race where the points were spread over 5 riders.

The youth races were very competitive with Caleb Hill ( Lyme RC ) winning the 200m TT by 2 hundreds of a second from team mate Alastair Kennington.  It was the same result in the 6 lap scratch in a close run event.  The team sprint was won by the home straight team of Farley Barber, Alastair Kennington,  James Duncalf, George Hancock all Lyme RC and Megan Williams ( Newcastle RC 2001 ).

The Freewheelers Events seemed unaffected in numbers by the Football with some great racing and plenty of smiles from the riders as they crossed the line. The top points scorers in each group were

Group 1                Harry Brayford                                  Lyme RC               6 Points

Group 2                Jack Scott                                            Lyme RC               9 Points

Group 3                Emma O’Neil                                      Lyme RC               10 points             

 

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1

1^st           Robson Cooper                                 Newcastle RC 2001

2^nd          Brooklen Houlton                           Newcastle RC 2001

3^rd           Aaron Mansell                                  Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1^st           Bradley Heath                                   Lyme RC

2^nd          Natasha Sandbach                           Lyme RC

3^rd           Harry Brayford                                  Lyme RC

 

Race 3

1^st           Brandon McMillan                          Lyme RC

2^nd          Natasha Sandbach

3^rd           Harry Brayford

 

Race 4

1^st           Harry Brayford

2^nd          Aaron Mansell

3^rd           Bradley Heath

 

Group 2

 

Race 1

1^st           Zak Edwards                                       Lyme RC

2^nd          Chloe Shepherd                               Lyme RC

3^rd           Lucy Scott

 

Race 2

1^st           Amy Graham                                     Lyme RC

2^nd          Jack Scott                                            Lyme RC

3^rd           Talisha Morley

 

Race 3

1^st           Ruby Jennings                                   Lyme RC

2^nd          Lucy Scott                                           

3^rd           Cameron O’Neil                               Lyme RC

 

Race 4

1^st           Jack Scott

2^nd          Amy Graham

3^rd           Talisha Morley

 

Race 5

1^st           Cameron ONeil

2^nd          Amelia Perry                                     Lyme RC

3^rd           Lucy Scott

 

Race 6

1^st           Jack Scott

2^nd          Evie Davis                                           Lyme RC

3^rd           Talisha Morley

 

Race 7

1^st           Lucy Scott

2^nd          Chloe Shepherd

3^rd           Zak Edwards

 

Group 3

 

Race 1

1^st           Holly Edwards                                   Lyme RC

2^nd          Sam Waller                                        Lyme RC

3^rd           Owen Shepherd                               Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1^st           Emma O’Neil                                     Lyme RC

2^nd          Nicholas Sandbach                          Lyme RC

3^rd           Gracie Walters                                 Lyme RC

 

Race 3

1^st           Emma O’Neil

2^nd          Nicholas Sandbach

3^rd           Gracie Walters

 

Race 4

1^st           Emma O’Neil

2^nd          Nicholas Sandbach

3^rd           Owen Shepherd

 

MAIN LEAGUE

 

Sprinters League 2 Up TT

1^st           Tom Rotherham                               Sportcity Velo

                Jack Payne                                          Sportcity Velo

2^nd          Dave Smith                                         Stafford RC

                Max Gethin                                        Lyme RC

3^rd           Phil Houlton                                      Brooks Cycles

                Sophie Capewell                             Lichfield CCC

 

A Class Endurance

1^st           Joe Swinnerton                                                Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd          Alan Davies                                        PSUK RT

3^rd           Alex Braybrooke                              Velocity WD40

 

B Class 8 lap Scratch

1^st           Richard Hughes                                                Rhyl CC

2^nd          Paige Millward                                 Bike Pure

3^rd           James Brayford                                 Lyme RC

 

Youth 200m TT

1^st           Caleb Hill                                            Lyme RC

2^nd          Alastair Kennington                       Lyme RC

3^rd           Aiden Morley                                    Lyme RC

 

Sprinters League Team sprint

1^st           Sophie Capewell            

                Phil Houlton

                Steve Cronshaw

2^nd          Debbie Capewell                             Brooks Cycles

                Dave Smith

                Max Gethin

3^rd           Emily Capewell                                                Lichefield CCC

                Seb Horner                                         PHMAS Cycling

                Tom Rotherham

 

Endurance Team Pursuit

1^st           Richard Hughes

                George Edwards                              Lyme RC

                Joe Swinnerton                                                Swinnerton Cycles

 

B Class devil

1^st           Conner Fearon                                  Weaver Valley CC

2^nd          Paige Millward

3^rd           James Brayford

 

Endurance Points Race

1^st           Alex Braybrooke

2^nd          Joe Swinnerton

3^rd           Richard Hughes

 

B Class Course De Primes

1^st           Chris Brount                                       Derby Mercury

2^nd          Paige Millward

3^rd           Conner Fearon

 

Keiren Minor Final

1^st           Sophie Capewell

2^nd          Dave Smith

3^rd           Paul Sydenham

 

Final

1^st           Tom Rotherham

2^nd          Phil Houlton

3^rd           Jack Payne

 

Youth 6 lap Scratch

1^st           Caleb Hill

2^nd          Alastair Kennington

3^rd           Alex Coates                                        Lyme RC

 

A Class 10 Mile

1^st           Alex Braybrooke

2^nd          Richard Hughes

3^rd           Alan Davies

 

B Class

1^st           Chris Pyatt                                          NTCA

2^nd          Dave Smith

3^rd           Paige Millward