20/05/2010 - Blue Skies Shine on Newcastle

 Week three of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Track League at Lyme Valley Stadium in Staffordshire was contested under blue skies in warm conditions. With each week seeing an increased number of riders this was no exception with some great racing being produced by all. 

In the Handicap League, sponsored by Neil Potter, 13 riders took part with a very close finish witnessed. League coach Phil Houlton of Newcastle RC 2001 used his long mark to full advantage as took a well deserved first place from the fast finishing Alex Taylor, also of Newcastle RC 2001 and series leader Ryan Whatmough.

The A Class events saw a good spread of riders scoring points with last years veterans winner Adrian Adgar of Dinnington RC top scoring with 7 points. This haul included a win in the devil, a second place in the 10 lap scratch and a third in the 10 mile. Other winners were Matthew Rotherham of Sportcity velo who won the 10 lap scratch, Declan Byrne in the course de primes and Oliver Davies Dinnington RC in the 10 mile.

The B Class events saw nine riders score points with Ryan Whatmough, Shepherd Cycles taking 10 ½ . This included wins in the course de primes and the final 10 mile scratch. Other winners were Sam Birchall, Lyme Rc in the devil and Phil Houlton in the 10 lap scratch.

The Youth events again saw a great turnout with the bunch swelled to 17 riders. Louise Preston of Lyme RC won the opening 400m TT followed by Joel Partington winning in superb style in the 3 ½ lap block handicap. Joel started in the back group however he made up the ½ lap disadvantage to win in a tight finish. The team sprint also saw a close finish with the winning home straight team taking the verdict by a bike length. The final scratch race saw Joel Partington take a sprint finish from Joe Pattison of Lyme RC.

In the Freewheelers League there was agood turnout of 21 riders with some excellent racing enjoyed by the watching group of parents. The top points scorers in each group were as follows;

Group 1 Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
Group 2 Brandon McMillan Lyme RC
Group 3 Heidi Simpson Lyme RC

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group1

Race 1
1st Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
2nd Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC
3rd Megan Wynn Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Sam Pattison Lyme RC
2nd Megan Wynn
3rd Ashleigh Williams

Race 3
1st Joel Partington
2nd Megan Wynn
3rd Ashleigh Williams

Race 4
1st Joel Partington
2nd Ashleigh Williams
3rd Sam Pattison

Group 2

Race 1
1st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC
2nd Bradley Hill Lyme RC
3rd Aleshia Mellor Eastlands Velo

Race 2
1st Megan Williams Lyme RC
2nd Brandon McMillan Lyme RC
3rd Sadie Jones

Race 3
1st Brandon McMillan
2nd Megan Williams
3rd James Duncalf Lyme RC

Race 4
1st Aleshia Mellor
2nd Christopher Howard Lyme RC
3rd Bradley Hill

Race 5
1st Brandon McMillan
2nd Megan Williams
3rd Sadie Jones

Race 6
1st Liam Zwetschnikow
2nd Bradley Hill
3rd Aleshia Mellor

Group 3

Race 1
1st Christopher Howard
2nd Ambrose Morris Lyme RC
3rd Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands Velo

Race 2
1st Heidi Simpson Lyme RC
2nd Christopher Howard
3rd Olivia Braybrooke

Race 3
1st Olivia Braybrooke
2nd Heidi Simpson
3rd Andrew Williams

Race 4
1st Heidi Simpson
2nd Harry Ledingham-Horn
3rd Isabel Mellor

MAIN LEAGUE

Youth 200m TT
1st Louis Preston Lyme RC
2nd Sean Mayer Lyme RC
3rd Jacob Kelly Lichfield CCC

A Class 10 Lap Scratch
1st Matthew Rotherham Sportcity Velo
2nd Adrian Adgar Dinnington RC
3rd Declan Byrne

B Class 10 lap Scratch
1st Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001
2nd Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles
3rd Sam Easterbrook Loughborough Students CC

Youth Block H?cap
1st Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
2nd Thomas Rotherham Eastlands Velo
3rd Louise Preston

Neil Potter H?Cap League
1st Phil Houlton
2nd Alex Taylor Sportcity Velo
3rd Ryan Whatmough
4th Jack Fearon Weaver Valley CC
5th Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001
6th Tim Hull Lyme RC

B Class Devil
1st Sam Birchall Lyme RC
2nd Ian Moore PM
3rd Ryan Whatmough

A Class Devil
1st Adrian Adgar
2nd Paul Whatmough Shepherd Cycles
3rd Matthew Rotherham

B Class Course De Primes
1st Ryan Whatmough
2nd Sam Birchall
3rd Oliver Lougheed Manchester Wheelers

A Class Course De Primes
1st Declan Byrne
2nd Tom Powell
3rd Matthew Rotherham

Youth Team Sprint
1st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC
Thomas Rotherham
Emily Capewell Lichfield CCC
Alex Braybrooke Sportcity Velo
Jacob Kelly
Alex Webb Lyme RC
Sean Mayer
Joel Partington

Youth Scratch
1st Joel Partington
2nd Joe Pattison Lyme RC
3rd Christian Braybrooke Sportcity Velo

B Class 10 mile scratch
1st Ryan Whatmough
2nd Ian Moore
3rd Phil Braybrooke

A Class 10 mile Scratch
1st Oliver Davies Dinnington RC
2nd Declan Byrne
3rd Adrian Adgar

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