There were dark clouds all around the Lyne Valley Velodrome, Newcastle, Staffs however the rain never started and so the latest round of the Brooks Cycles Track League took place on Thursday 21st August 2014.
In the A Class endurance races Joe Swinnerton ( Lyme RC ) took a firm grip on the league overall race for the title as he won the 10 lap scratch, course de primes, double harness pursuit, with George Edwards ( Lyme RC ) and the finished off winning the 10 mile scratch.
In the Sprinters League Sean mayer ( Swinnerton Cycles) was in equally dominant form as he won the 500m handicap league round then won the team sprint with Joe Swinnerton and Liam Zwetchnikow ( Lyme RC) before winning the sprint final from Steve Cronshaw ( Brooks Cycles).
The B Class races saw a mix of winners with Joseph Early ( Liverpool Century) taking the opening 10 lap scratch and the final 10 mile scratch. League leader Andy Jackson ( Moda RT) won the devil and Joshua Spendlow won the points race.
Caleb Hill ( LymeRC ) took a firm grip on the youth league in winning the devil, 6 lap scratch and being a member of the winning team sprint team. Welcome visitor rider Harriet Mellor ( Hillingdon Slipstreamers) won the opening block handicap.
The freewheelers races saw the numbers start too increase again as riders return from their summer holidays. In all three groups there were some close finishes with the top scorers being as follows in each group;
Group 1 Robson Cooper 10 points
Group 2 Jack Scott 8 points
Group 3 Emma O’Neil 10 Points
FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1
Race 1
1st Robson Cooper Newcastle RC 2001
2nd Aaron Mansell Lyme RC
3rd Brooklen Houlton Newcastle RC 2001
Race 2
1st Joe Boulton Lyme RC
2nd Bradley Heath Lyme RC
3rd Zak Edwards Lyme RC
Race 3
1st Robson Cooper
2nd Aaron Mansell
3rd Ambrose Morris Lyme RC
Race 4
1st Robson Cooper
2nd Hannah Davies
3rd Aaron Mansell
Group 2
Race 1
1st Lucy Scott Lyme RC
2nd Chloe Shepherd Lyme RC
3rd Jack Scott Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Evie Davis Lyme RC
2nd George Graham
3rd Amy Graham
Race3
1st Lucy Scott
2nd Amelie Perry Lyme RC
3rd Thomas Mould Lyme RC
Race 4
1st Izaak Curtis Lyme RC
2nd George Graham
3rd Thomas Mould
Race 5
1st Jack Scott
2nd Ruby Jennings Lyme RC
3rd Amelie Perry
Race 6
1st Jack Scott
2nd Izaak Curtis
3rd Ruby Jennings
Group 3
Race 1st
1st Holly Edwards Lyme RC
2nd Owen Shepherd Lyme RC
3rd Emma O’Neil Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Holly Edwards
2nd Emma O’Neil
3rd Owen Shepherd/ Olly Davis
Race 3
1st Emma O’Neil
2nd Olly Davis
3rd Holly Edwards
Race 4
1st Emma O’Neil
2nd Olly Davis
3rd Owen Shepherd
MAIN LEAGUE
Neil Potter 500m Handicap League
1st Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles
3rd Dave Smith Stafford RC
4th Rhian Putt Swinneton Cycles
Youth Block Handicap
1st Harriet Mellor Hillingdon Slipstreamers
2nd Aleshia Mellor Newcastle RC 2001
3rd Farley Barber Lyme RC
A Class Endurance 12 laps Scratch
1st Joe Swinnerton Lyme RC
2nd Liam Zwetchnikow Lyme RC
3rd Barney Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles
B Class 12 lap Scratch
1st Joseph Early Liverpool Century
2nd Andy Jackson Moda RT
3rd James Hollins Uttoxeter CC
A Class team sprint
1st Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles
Joe Swinnerton
Liam Zwetchnikow
Youth Devil
1st Caleb Hill
2nd Alex Coates Lyme RC
3rd Aleshia Mellor
A Class Course de Primes
1st Joe Swinnerton
2nd Barney swinnerton
B Class Devil
1st Andy Jackson
2nd Richard Coates Lyme RC
3rd Geraint Parry Liverpool Century
Phil Braybrooke Manchester Wheelers
Youth Team Sprint
1st Reuban Blakeman Derby Mercury
Farley Barber
Aleshia Mellor
Caleb Hill
Sprint Final
1st Sean Mayer
2nd Steve Cronshaw
3rd Dave Smith
A Class Double Harness Pursuit
1st George Edwards Lyme RC
Joe Swinnerton
B Class 8 lap Points
1st Joshua Spendlow
2nd Joseph Early
3rd Andy Jackson
Youth 6 lap Scratch
1st Caleb Hill
2nd Farley Barber
3rd Alex Coates
10 Mile Scratch
1st Joe Swinnerton
2nd Barney Swinnerton
3rd Dave Smith
B Class
1st Joseph Early
2nd Mark Love Tuxford Clarion
3rd Joshua Spendlow