For the second week in a row the riders who attended the latest round of the Brooks Cycles Track League at Newcastle, Staffs were lucky with the weather as the heavy rain that was promised for the evening only resulted in a light shower which caused a slight delay to the main leagues races. With the use of the floodlight the 18 race programme was contested.
The Sprinters League saw Barney Swinnerton, Science in Sport, win the 2 up 400m time trial with Sean Mayer, Lyme RC and then take the final of the sprint. The team sprint saw Sean Mayer take the win with Tom Powell, Newcastle RC 2001 and Joffie Houlton, PM.
The A Class Endurance League had a four race programme contested with league leader Rob Lambton, Brooks Cycles score 8 points with a win in the 8 lap scratch and a second place in the 5 mile and a third in the points race. Will Thomas, Velocity RT had a great night as he warmed up for the National Youth Track Championships in winning the 5 mile scratch, member of the winning team pursuit team and a second place in the 8 lap scratch. The other A Class event was won by Christian Braybrooke, Velocity RT, who himself is also preparing for National’s take a good win in the points race.
The B Races saw a good field contest the event with Neil Cummins taking a win in the 8 lap scratch, Sam Birchall Velocity RT taking the point’s race and Alex Webb the 5 mile scratch.
The Youth events saw Joel Partington win three events in the block handicap, devil and the scratch. The most exciting race was the team sprint where the team of Ashleigh Williams, Imogen Crooks, Paige Millward, all Lyme RC and Alex Braybrooke Velocity RT won with four great one lap efforts.
The Freewheelers League saw 20 riders compete and despite the constant threat of rain the full programme of 12 races was completed. In each group the top points scorers were as follows;
Group 1 Harvey Myatt 9 points
Group 2 Ambrose Morris Lyme RC 11 points
Group 3 Jack Scott Lyme RC 8 points
FREEWHEELERS LEAGUE
Group 1
Race 1
1st James Brayford
2nd Megan Williams Lyme RC
3rd James Duncalf Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Harvey Myatt
2nd Louis Perry
3rd James Duncalf
Race 3
1st Brandon McMillan Lyme RC
2nd Harvey Myatt
3rd James Duncalf
Race 4
1st James Duncalf
2nd Bradley Hill Lyme RC
Harvey Myatt
Group 2
Race 1
1st Ambrose Morris Lyme RC
2nd Helena Parritt
3rd James Scott Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Sophie Bassett Lyme RC
2nd Ambrose Morris
3rd James Scott
Race 3
1st Helena Parritt
2nd Ambrose Morris
3rd James Scott
Race 4
1st Ambrose Morris
2nd Helena Parritt
3rd James Scott
Group 3
Race 1
1st Sebastian Booth
2nd Jack Scott Lyme RC
3rd Lewis Hubball
Race 2
1st Izaak Curtis Lyme RC
2nd Jack Scott
3rd Edward Mulroy Congleton CC
Race 3
1st Lewis Hubball
2nd Jack Scott
3rd Izaak Curtis
Race 4
1st Edward Mulroy
2nd Cameron O’Neil
3rd Jack Scott
MAIN LEAGUE
Youth Block Handicap
1st Joel Partington Lyme RC
2nd Alex Braybrooke Velocity RT
3rd Paige Millward Lyme RC
A Class Sprinters 2 up 400m
1st Barney Swinnerton Science In Sport
Sean Mayer Lyme RC
2nd Steve Cronshaw Brereton Wheelers
Joffie Houlton PM
3rd Sassan Emadi Tunstall Wheelers
Louis Preston Lyme RC
A Class Endurance 8 lap scratch
1st Robert Lambton Brooks Cycles
2nd Will Thomas Velocity RT
3rd Barry Charlton Lyme RC
B Class 8 lap scratch
1st Neil Cummins PM
2nd Phil Braybrooke Sportcity Velo
3rd George Edwards Lyme RC
Youth Devil
1st Joel Partington
2nd Paige Millward
3rd Alex Braybrooke
Sprinters Team Sprint
1st Sean Mayer
Joffie Houlton
Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001
A Class Endurance Team Pursuit
1st Robert Lambton
Will Thomas
Christian Braybrooke Velocity RT
B Class Team Sprint
1st Claire Rutherford Science in Sport
Vic Trigger Crewe Clarion
Dave Williams Lyme RC
Sam Birchall Lyme RC
Alex Webb Lyme RC
Youth Team Sprint
1st Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC
Paige Millward
Alex Braybrooke
Imogen Crooks Lyme RC
A Class Endurance Points Race
1st Christian Braybrooke
2nd Barry Charlton
3rd Robert Lambton
B Class Points Race
1st Sam Birchall
2nd Neil Cummins
3rd George Edwards
Sprinters Sprint Final
1st Barney Swinnerton
2nd Sean Mayer
3rd Tom Powell
Sprint Minor Final
1st Steve Cronshaw
2nd Phil Houlton
3rd Louis Preston
Youth Scratch
1st Joel Partington
2nd Paige Millward
3rd Sallie Birchall
5 Mile Scratch
1st Will Thomas
2nd Robert Lambton
3rd Adrian Adgar
B Class
1st Alex Webb
2nd Neil Cummins
3rd Alex Braybrooke