The 2019 season of the Brooks Cycles Track League started on the 2nd May . The day had seen showers however it dried up ready for the start time with good turnout of riders on a very cold evening at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme.
The night started with the Freewheelers League . After some very spirited racing the top points scores across the two groups were as follows;
Group 1 Noah Killeen Mid Shropshire Wheelers 9 Points Group 2 Max McKenzie Lyme RC 10 Points
The main league started with the first round of the 500m Handicap League. There was a blanket finish with long marker Thomas Alcock ( Newport CC) taking the win from Pete Humphries ( Brooks Cycles). In the other Sprinters League events the team sprint went to Phil Houlton ( Brooks Cycles,) Harry Ledingham-Horn ( Lyme RC ) and and Thomas White ( Dimascio) .The sprint final saw a great win from British Cyclings ODA Sprinter Harry Ledingham-Horn from Josh Spendelow ( Brooks Cycles )
In the A Class Endurance events reining Champion Thomas Bullock ( Newport CC) was the highest points scorer in winning the points race and devil. Joel Partington won the opening 10 laps scratch and then in the final race of the night won from a break of 5 that lapped the field to take the Gerald Pyatt Trophy Scratch Race. All prizes and the trophy was presented after the event by Gerald’s widow Millie. Gerald served the track for 36 years in various capacities and is greatly missed by all.
The B Class races saw Josh Marsden ( Lyme RC ) have great night in this new category for him in winning the final 20 laps scratch and the devil. Andrew Bonnett ( Uttoxeter CC) took the points race and Iain Davidson the opening 10 laps scratch.
The C Class league which last year was so popular saw Phil Powell have a good night in winning the 6 laps scratch, devil and points race. Thomas Alcock took the opening scratch race in this category but was then moved to the B Class group.
The most pleasing aspect of the night was the big turnout in the Youth category with 11 riders taking part. This was greatly helped by a large contingent from Newport CC who are really starting to see some good youngsters coming through their ranks. Thomas Alcock won the opening 200m TT before Thomas Wheaver ( Lynme RC) won the devil and 6 laps scratch races
FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1
Race 1
1st Oscar Peel Lyme RC
2nd Harry Brayford Lyme RC
3rd Minnie McKenzie Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Noah Killeen Mid Shropshire Wheelers
2nd George Morton Lyme RC
3rd Minnie McKenzie
Race 3
1st Oscar Peel
2nd Noah Killeen
3rd Harry Brayford
Race 4
1st Noah Killeen
2nd Minnie McKenzie
3rd George Morton
Group 2
Race 1
1st Max McKenzie Lyme RC
2nd Lisa Jamison Lyme RC
3rd Charlie Croft Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Charlie Croft
2nd` Lisa Jamison
3rd Max McKenzie
Race 3
1st Sam Ford Lyme RC
2nd Max McKenzie
3rd Lisa Jamison
Race 4
1st Max McKenzie
2nd Charlie Croft
3rd Lisa Jamison
MAIN LEAGUE
500m Handicap League
1st Thomas Bullock Newport CC
2nd Pete Humphries Brooks Cycles
3rd Chris Pyatt Brooks Cycles
4th Harry Ledingham-Horn Lyme RC
5th Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
6th Hannah Davis Lyme RC
Youth 200m TT
1st Thomas Alcock Lyme RC
2nd Thomas Wheaver Lyme RC
3rd Seth Ireland Lyme RC
A Endurance 10 lap scratch
1st Joel Partington Sportcity Velo
2nd Thomas Bullock Newport CC
3rd Mark Love Born 2 Bike
B Class Scratch
1st Iain Davidson BC PM
2nd Andrew Bonnett Uttoxeter CC
3rd Josh Marsden Lyme RC
C Class Scratch
1st Thomas Alcock
2nd Phil Powell BC PM
3rd Darren Hughes Lyme RC
Sprinters League Team Sprint
1st Phil Houlton
Harry Ledingham-Horn
Thomas White
2nd Pete Humphries Brooks Cycles
Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles
Joel Partington
3rd Josh Spendelow Brooks Cycles
Chris Pyatt
Callum Evans Sportcity Velo
Youth Team sprint
1st Seth Ireland Lyme RC
Liam Campbell Lyme RC
Thomas Hyde Newport CC
Noah Killeen Mid Shropshire Wheelers
Sophie Jackson Newport CC
A Class points
1st Thomas Bullock
2nd Iain Davidson
3rd Mark Love
B Class Points
1st Andrew Bonnett
2nd Josh Marsden
3rd Richard Coates
C Class Points
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes Lyme RC
3rd Duncan Mould
Youth Devil
1st Thomas Wheaver
2nd Thomas Hyde
3rd Seth Ireland
A Class Endurance Devil
1st Thomas Bullock
2nd Iain Davidson
B Class devil
1st Josh Marsden
2nd Richard Coates
3rd Andrew Bonnett
C Class Devil
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes
3rd Duncan Mould
Sprint Final
1st Harry Ledingham Horn
2nd Josh Spendelow
3rd Joel Partington
Youth Scratch
1st Thomas Wheaver
2nd Thomas Hyde
3rd Seth Ireland
20 lap Scratch- For Gerald Pyatt Trophy
1st Joel Partington
2nd Harry Ledingham-Horn
3rd Thomas Bullock
B’s
1st Josh Marsden
2nd Andrew Bonnett
3rd Carl Allsop
C Class 6 Lap Scratch
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes
3rd Ken Warrilow Lyme RC