The highlight of the nights racing at Week Four of the Brooks Cycles Track League was the final 10 mile Scratch race. With the pace never dropping throughout the 40 lap event and after numerous attacks, mainly from former league champion James Notley and youngster Perry Bowater, a group of 12 riders contested the final gallop for the line. Coming around the final bend it looked like anyone?s race before Steve Clayton of Lichfield CCC produced a fantastic sprint to win by half a length from the ever improving Declan Byrne.
In the www.velodrome.org.uk Keirin League Steven Hill extended his overall lead as he held of Kian Emadi in the six rider final.
The B Class events saw a good spread of riders winning points with Tom Powell gaining the most with 6.
The night also saw a Ladies only scratch race with a photo finish involving Helen Clayton and Sarah Reynolds. The verdict went to Helen by the narrowest of margins to hopefully start a good race for this league title this year.
The youth events saw Sassan Emadi stretching his overall lead as he won 7 points and he already looks a strong favourite for this year?s title.
The freewheelers events saw the best turnout of the year with 21 riders competing. Top points scorers were in Group 1 Stephen Toms, Group 2 Luke Mansfield and Group 3 Aleshia Mellor
Freewheelers
Group1
Race 1
1st Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
2nd Imogen Crooks Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Alex Webb Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
Race 2
1st Alex Webb
2nd Joel Partington
3rd Stephen Toms CC Giro
Race 3
1st Stephen Toms
2nd Sam Green Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Charlotte Houlton Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging
Race 4
1st Stephen Toms
2nd Charlotte Houlton
3rd Joel Partington
Group 2
Race 1
1st Tommy Dean
2nd Archie Scott Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd George Shaw Lyme RC/Swinnerton cycles
Race 2
1st Luke Mansfield
2nd Josh Davis Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging
3rd Sally Birchall Lyme RC/Swinnerton cycles
Race 3
1st Luke Mansfield
2nd George Shaw
3rd Matt Barnett
Race 4
1st Luke Mansfield
2nd Sally Birchall
3rd George Shaw
Group 3
Race 1
1st Megan Wynn Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Ben Darlington Newcastle RC/Poly Print Packaging
3rd Liam Zwetschnikow
Race 2
1st Liam Zwetschnikow
2nd Aleshia Mellor
3rd Louise Paterson Lyme Rc/Swinnerton Cycles
Race 3
1st Aleshia Mellor
2nd Liam Zwetschnikow
3rd Ellie Ecclestone
Race 4
1st Ellie Ecclestone
2nd Aleshia Mellor
3rd Ben Darlington
MAIN LEAGUE
Youth 200m TT
1st Sassan Emadi Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles
2nd Jacob James Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging
3rd Chrsitian Braybrooke Eastlands Velo
A Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Steven Hill Brooks Cycles
2nd Kian Emadi Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles
3rd Perry Bowater CC Giro
B Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging
2nd Alex Simmons Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Phil Underwood Unattached
Youth Team Sprint
1st Sassan Emadi
Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
Christian Braybrooke Eastlands Velo
Imogen Crooks
A Class Devil
1st James Notley
2nd Will Penn
3rd Ed Coppinger Lichfield CCC
B Devil
1st Tom Powell
2nd Helen Clayton CC Giro
3rd Jack Bowyer Sportcity Velo
Youth H?cap
1st Alex Braybrooke Eastlands Velo
2nd Imogen Crooks
3rd Joel Partington
www.velodrome.org Keirin
1st Steven Hill
2nd Kian Emadi
3rd Declan Byrne Brooks Cycles
4th Steve Cronshaw Brereton Wheelers
5th Will Penn
6th Steve Clayton Lichfield CC
B Points Race
1st Matthew Gray Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles
2nd Jack Bowyer
3rd Paul Barber Scunthorpe Poly
Ladies Scratch race
1st Helen Clayton CC Giro
2nd Sarah Reynolds Swift Racing Team
3rd Beth Clayton CC Giro
Youth Scratch race
1st Sassan Emadi
2nd Sam Birchall Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Joel Partington
A Class 10 mile Scratch
1st Steve Clayton
2nd Declan Byrne
3rd Ed Coppinger
B Class 10 Mile scratch
1st Matthew Gray
2nd Alex Simmons
3rd Carl McDonagh Brixton Cycles