Rain again threatened to call of the Brook Cycles Track League event on Thursday 10^thMay at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle Staffs as the track was soaking wet at 4pm. However like last weeks first event the conditions changed and with the warm wind blowing across the track it was dry by 6.15 for the first races to begin.

In the A Class endurance races there was a three way tie for the most points scored between first time rider, Andy Leigh, Velocity RT, Paul Whatmough, Shepherds Cycles and Jamie Whittaker, Lichfield CCC. Andy won the 30 lap scratch, Jamie the 10 lap scratch and Paul the paced scratch. All three were also member of the winning team pursuit along with Sam Birchall from Velocity RT. These points helped Paul to take over the overall lead of the league from his absent son Ryan who was the UK School Games.

The A Class Sprint events saw very close finishes in the Keiren Final and the Sprint Final. Barney Swinnerton, Swinnerton Cycles took the Keiren from Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles and in the Sprint the places were reversed with Sean taking the win. The Team Sprint Final was also a tight race with Barney Swinnerton, Phil Houlton, Brooks Cycles and Lauren Quenby, Newcastle RC 2001 taking the win.

The B Class events saw a good turnout with a few new faces who had braved the weather. League leader Joel Partington, Sportcity Velo won three events in the 8 lap scratch, devil and the course de primes to score 9 points. This was equalled by the ever improving Jo Pattison, Lyme RC who took second places in the same three events however took a great win in the final 30 lap scratch race.

The youth races saw some very keenly contested races with the top point’s scorer on the night being Bailey Wilmot, Derby Mercury, who won the devil and the 6 lap scratch races. Also prominent on the night was Liam Zwetschnikow, Lyme RC who scored 5 points thanks to his win in the block handicap and a third place in the devil. Early league leader Sallie Birchall had a quiet night scoring 2 points after being ill early in the week.

The Freewheelers league was down slightly on last week’s massive turnout which was again most likely due to the rain in the area however 19 riders contested the 12 race programme. Across the three leagues the top point’s scorers in each group were as follows;

Group 1 Ambrose Morris Lyme RC 7 points

Group 2 Edward Mulroy Congleton 7 points

Group 3 Aaron Mansell Lyme RC 7 points

Freewheelers Results

Group 1

Race 1

1^st James Brayford Lyme RC

2^nd Joe Swinnerton Lyme RC

3^rd Sam Hall Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st Ambrose Morris Lyme RC

2^nd Joe Swinnerton

3^rd Alex Coates Lyme RC

Race 3

1^st Bradley Hill Lyme RC

2^nd Sam Hall

3^rd Louis Perry Lyme RC

Race 4

1^st Ambrose Morris

2^nd Sam Hall

3^rd Alex Coates

Group 2

Race 1

1^st James Scott Lyme RC

2^nd Harry Brayford Lyme RC

3^rd Joe Boulton

Race 2

1^st Edward Mulroy Lyme RC

2^nd Lucy Scott Lyme RC

3rd Jack Scott Lyme RC

Race 3

1^st Edward Mulroy

2^nd Lucy Scott

3^rd Austin Scott Lyme RC

Race 4

1^st Jack Scott

2^nd Harry Brayford

3^rd James Scott

Group 3

Race 1

1^st Aaron Mansell Lyme RC

2^nd Evie Davis Lyme RC

3^rd Izaak Curtis Lyme RC

Race 2

1^st Aaron Mansell

2^nd Evie Davis

3^rd Izaak Curtis

Race 3

1^st Aaron Mansell

2^nd Evie Davis

3^rd Cameron O’Neill Lyme RC

Race 4

1^st Izaak Curtis

2^nd Cameron O’Neill

3^rd Evie Davis

MAIN LEAGUE

Youth Block Handicap

1^st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC

2^nd James Duncalf Lyme RC

3^rd Sam Hall Lyme RC

A Class Endurance 10 Lap Scratch

1^st Jamie Whittaker Lichfield CCC

2^nd Andy Leigh Velocity RT

3^rd Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles

B Class 8 Lap Scratch

1^st Joel Partington Sport City Velo

2^nd Joe Pattison Lyme RC

3^rd George Edwards Lyme RC

Youth Team Sprint

1^st Louis Perry Lyme RC

Bradley Hill Lyme RC

Megan Williams Lyme RC

James Brayford Lyme RC

Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC

Becky Gray Lyme RC

A Class Endurance Team Pursuit

1^st Andy Leigh

Paul Whatmough

Sam Birchall Velocity RT

Jamie Whittaker

A Class Sprint

1^st Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd Barney Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles

B Class Devil

1^st Joel Partington

2^nd Joe Pattison

3^rd George Edwards

Youth Devil

1^st Bailey Wilmot Derby Mercury

2^nd Sally Birchall

3^rd Liam Zwetschnikow

Endurance 10 Lap Motor Paced

1^st Paul Whatmough

2^nd Jamie Whittaker

3^rd Will Thomas Velocity RT

B Class Course de Primes

1^st Joel Partington

2^nd George Edwards

3^rd Joe Pattison

Kieran Final

1^st Barney Swinnerton

2^nd Sean Mayer

3^rd Phil Houlton

4^th Dave Smith Stafford RC

5^th Lauren Quenby Newcastle RC 2001

6^th Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles

Youth Scratch

1^st Bailey Wilmot

2^nd Sam Pattison Lyme RC

3^rd James Brayford

30 Lap Scratch

1^st Andy Leigh

2^nd Will Thomas

3^rd Paul Whatmough

B Class

1^st Joe Pattison

2^nd Becky Gray Lyme RC

3^rd Steve Hall Lyme RC

10/05/2012 - Track League Beats Weather Again