With the school holidays drawing to a close the numbers are starting to pick up across all groups at the Brooks Cycles Track League, Newcastle, Staffs which saw some close racing on Thursday 27^th August 2015.

The nights started with the Freewheelers League with this night being a Go Ride Night. All three groups were keenly contested for the medals with the top three in each group being;

Group 1     Gold                                 Paige Hardy                         Lyme RC

                    Silver                 Izaak Curtis                          Lyme RC 

                    Bronze                              Aaron Hardy                        Lyme RC

 

Group 2     Gold                                 Minnie McKenzie              Lyme RC

                    Silver                 Evie Davis                            Lyme RC

                     Bronze                             Evie Strachan                     Stafford RC

 

Group 3     Gold                                 Olly Davis                             Lyme RC

                     Silver                                Harley Johns                      Lyme RC

                     Bronze                             Gracie Walters                  Lyme RC

 

In the main league the sprinters competition saw 14 year old Caleb Hill ( Lyme RC) continue to show his promise in the world of sprinting. After his very good performance at the National Youth Sprint Championship events two weeks ago he had a good night. He won his heat in the 200m standing start race then was a member of the winning Team Sprint Team with Josh Spendelow ( PM) and Joel Partington (PM ). In the Keiren Final there was a close finish with three riders lunging for the line with Sean Mayer ( Swinnerton Cycles ) taking the win from Joel and Phil Houlton ( Brook Cycles ) .

In the A Class endurance races there was a battle between last year’s winner Joe Swinnerton ( Swinnerton Cycles) and Ben Hardwick ( Wolverhampton Wheelers ). Joe won the 10 lap scratch and devil while Ben came second in every event to end up scoring equal 9 points with Joe. James Duncalf ( Lyme RC ) won the block handicap and Joel partington soled to victory in the 10 mile.

The B Class events saw Aiden Morley ( Lyme RC ) have another good night as he won the 10 lap scratch and the 10 mile scratch. Mike Perry  ( Provision) won the devil and he too is mounting a challenge for the league title. The other B event the block handicap was won by Andrew Bonnet ( Uttoxeter CC).

Alex Coates ( Lyme RC) had a good night in the Youth league as he won the 6 lap scratch and won one of the heats of the Youth Keiren. Reuban Blakman ( Derby Mercury ) won the opening 200m TT in fine style. League leader Tom Hughes ( Lyme RC) won the devil. The other individual race was the other Keiren heat which went to another sprinter in the making, Harry Horn (Lyme RC) .

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1

1^st           Izaak Curtis                         Lyme RC

2^nd          Paige Hardy                        Lyme RC

3^rd           Thomas Mould                  Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st           Talisha Morley                   Lyme RC

2^nd          Aaron Hardy                       Lyme RC

3^rd           Paige Hardy

 

Race 3

1^st           Aaron Hardy

2^nd          Thomas Mould

3^rd           Paige Hardy

 

Race 4

1^st           Izaak Curtis

2^nd          Paige Hardy

3^rd           Talisha Morley

 

Group 2

Race 1

1^st           Evie Davis                            Lyme RC

2^nd          Minnie Mckenzie             Lyme RC

3^rd           Christian Morley               Lyme RC 

 

Race 2

1^st           Evie Davis

2^nd          Minnie McKenzie

3^rd           Evie Strachan

 

Race 3

1^st           Evie Strachan

2^nd          Christian Morley

3^rd           Minnie McKenzie

 

Race 4

1^st           Minnie McKenzie

2^nd          Evie Davis

3^rd           Evie Strachan

 

Group 3

Race 1

1^st           Olly Davis                             Lyme RC

2^nd          Gracie Walters                  Lyme RC

3^rd           Harley Johns                      Lyme RC

 

Race 2

1^st           Harley Johns

2^nd          Olly Davis

3^rd           Gracie Walters

Race 3

1^st           Harley Johns

2^nd          Olly Davis

3^rd           Gracie Walters

 

Race 4

1^st           Olly Davis

2^nd          Harley Johns

3^rd           Gracie Walters

 

MAIN LEAGUE    

Youth 200m TT

1^st           Reuban Blakman                              Derby Mercury

2^nd          Aleshia Mellor                                   Lyme RC

3^rd           Charlie Fisher                                     Newport CC

 

Sprinters 200m S/S Heat Winners

Caleb Hill                              Lyme RC

Steve Cronshaw                               Brooks Cycles

Phil Houlton                       Brooks Cycles

 

A Class Endurance 10 lap scratch

1^st           Joe Swinnerton                                Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd          Ben Hardwick                                    Wolverhampton Wheelers

3^rd           James Duncalf                                   Lyme RC

 

B Class 10 Laps Scratch

1^st           Aidan Morley                                     Lyme RC

2^nd          Andrew Bonnett                              Uttoxter CC

3^rd           Richard Coates                                  Lyme RC              

 

Sprinters League Team Sprint

1^st           Caleb Hill                                             

                Josh Spendelow                                               PM

                Joel Partington                                  PM

2^nd          Phil Houlton                                       Brooks Cycles

                Steve Cronshaw                                               Brooks Cycles

                Chris Pyatt                                          Brooks Cycles

3^rd           Sean Mayer                                        Swinnerton Cycles

                Lauren Quenby                                 Swinnerton Cycles

                Paige Dutton                                      Swinnerton Cycles

 

Youth Devil

1^st           Tom Hughes                                       Lyme RC

2^nd          Charlie fisher                                    

3^rd           Alex Coates                                        Lyme RC

 

A Class Devil      

1^st           Joe Swinnerton

2^nd          Ben Hardwick

3^rd           James Duncalf

 

B Class Devil

1^st           Mike Perry                          Provision

2^nd          Aidan Morley

3^rd           Phil Powell                          Newcastle RC 2001

 

Youth Keirens

Heat 1

1^st           Harry Horn                          Lyme RC

2^nd          Sam Hall                               Lyme rC

3^rd           Megan Williams                                Newcastle RC 2001

 

Heat 2

1^st           Alex Coates

2^nd          Aleshia Mellor

3^rd           Reuban Blakman

 

A Class Block Handicap

1^st           James Duncalf

2^nd           Ben Hardwick

3^rd           Joe Swinnerton

 

B Class Block Handicap

1^st           Andrew Bonnet

2^nd          Mick Stubbs                       Newcastle RC 2001

3^rd           Richard Coates

 

Keiren Final

1^st           Sean Mayer

2^nd          Joel Partington

3^rd           Phil Houlton

4^th           Josh Spendelow

 

Minor Final

1^st           Chris Pyatt

2^nd          Caleb Hill

3^rd           Steve Cronshaw

Youth 6 Lap Scratch

1^st           Alex Coates

2^nd          Charlie Fisher

3^rd           Tom Hughes

 

10 Mile Scratch

1^st           Joel Partington

2^nd          Ben Hardwick

3^rd           Joe Swinnerton

 

B Class

1^st           Aidan Morley

2^nd          Mike Perry

3^rd           Andrew Bonnet