After last week’s league was rained off it was a welcome return of the sun as the penultimate round of the Brooks Cycles Track League at The Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme, took place on Thursday 1^st September.

The night started with the Freewheelers racing the numbers up on previous weeks as the school holidays come to an end. Special mention goes to Aaron Flye who won his first race at the league but later took a tumble in the final race. The league send their best wishes out to him for a full recovery. After a full program of racing the top points scorers were as follows in each group

Group 1 Brandon McMillan Lyme RC 10 points

Group 2 Daniel Jones Lyme RC 8 Points

Group 3 Harley Johns Newcastle RC 2001 8 points

The main league started with the final round of the 500m Handicap League. Using his good mark to the best advantage George Hancock ( Lyme RC ) won the event in fine style with Josh Spendelow ( Brooks Cycles ) second and Josh Dunham ( Team Swift ) third. Joel Partington, Sean Mayer and Barney Swinnerton, all Swinnerton Cycles won the team sprint in a close race with Phil Houlton ( Brooks Cycles ) Josh Spendelow and caleb Hill ( Lyme RC ). In the sprint final Joel won in a photo finish from Sean and Phil Houlton in third.

In the A endurance events Joel Partington took the opening 10 lap scratch race. Paul Whatmough ( Shepherd Cycles ) won the course de primes and the devil before Joel won the final 20 lap scratch.

In the B endurance races Farley Barber ( Lyme RC ) won the 10 lap scratch, 20 lap scratch and the devil races with Charlie Fisher ( Newport CC ) winning the course de primes. Both riders rode aggressively all night and have both made massive strides this year.

In the nights C Class race Nick Moore ( Newcastle RC 2001 ) won the 5 lap scratch from Mick Stubbs ( Newcastle RC 2001 ) and Sallie Birchall ( Lyme RC ) in third.

The youth events saw Harry Ledingham-Horn ( lyme RC ) have a good night as he won all these races in taking the block handicap, devil, course de primes and scratch,

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1

1^st Brandon McMillan Lyme RC

2^nd Zac Edwards Lyme RC

3^rd Izaak Curtis Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st Aaron Hardy Lyme RC

2^nd Thomas Mould Lyme RC

3^rd Evie Davis

Race 3

1^st Ruby Jennings Lyme RC

2^nd Jacob O’Donovan

3^rd Kate Gamwell Macclesfield Wheelers

Race 4

1^st Brandon McMillan

2^nd Aaron Hardy

3^rd Izaak Curtis

Race 5

1^st Jacob O’Donovan

2^nd Nathan O’Donovan

3^rd Kate Gamwell

Race 6

1^st Brandon McMillan

2^nd Thomas Mould

3^rd Zac Edwards

Race 7

1^st Jacob O’Donovan

2^nd Nathan O’Donovan

3^rd Ruby Jennings

Group 2

Race 1

1^st Daniel Jones Lyme RC

2^nd Euan White Lyme RC

3^rd Olly Davis Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st Aaron Flye

2^nd` Harley Johns Newcastle RC 2001

3^rd Holly Edwards Lyme RC

Race 3

1^st Harley Johns

2^nd Daniel Jones

3^rd Euan White

Race 4

1^st Holly Edwards

2^nd Daniel Jones

3^rd Harley Johns

MAIN LEAGUE

500m Handicap League

1^st George Hancock Lyme RC

2^nd Josh Spendelow Brooks Cycles

3^rd Josh Dunham Team Swift

4^th Charlie Fisher Newport CC

5^th Paige Dutton Swinnerton cycles

6^th Farley Barber Lyme RC

Youth Block Handicap

1^st Harry Ledingham-Horn Lyme RC

2^nd Sam Hall Lyme RC

3^rd Josh Jackson Lyme RC

Endurance 10 lap scratch

1^st Joel Partington Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd Joe Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd Mark Love Tuxford Clarion

B Class 8 lap Scratch

1^st Farley Barber Lyme RC

2^nd Rob Barber Lyme RC

3^rd Sallie Birchall Lyme RC

Sprinters League Team Sprint

1^st Sean Mayer Swinneron Cycles

Joel Partington

Barney Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd Caleb Hill

Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles

Josh Spendelow

3^rd Paige Dutton

Josh Dunham

George Hancock

Youth Course de primes

1^st Harry Ledingham Horn

A Class Course De Primes

1^st Paul Whatmough Shepherd Cycles

2^nd Mark Love

3^rd Joe Swinnerton

B Class Course de Primes

1^st Alex Coates Lyme RC

2^nd Charlie Fisher Newport CC

3^rd Tom Hughes Lyme RC

Youth Devil

1^st Harry Ledingham Horn

2^nd Josh Jackson

3^rd Sam Hall

A Class Endurance Devil

1^st Paul Whatmough

2^nd Mark Love

3^rd Joe Swinnerton

B Class devil

1^st Farley Barber

2^nd Alex Coates

3^rd Charlie Fisher

Sprint Final

1^st Joel Partington

2^nd Sean Mayer

3^rd Phil Houlton

Youth Scratch

1^st Harry Ledingham-Horn Lyme RC

2^nd Sam Hall Lyme RC

3^rd Josh Jackson Lyme RC

C class 5 Lap scratch

1^st Nick Moore Newcastle RC 2001

2^nd Mick Stubbs Newcastle RC 2001

3^rd Sallie Birchall

30 lap Scratch

1^st Joel Partington

2^nd Joe Swinnerton

3^rd Paul Whatmough

B’s

1^st Farley Barber

2^nd Alex Coates

3^rd Rob Barber

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