22/05/2008 - Clayton Teaches Youngsters a Lesson

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

1^st                     Joel Partington               Eastlands Velo

2^nd                    Imogen Crooks              Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd                     Alex Webb                                Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

 

Race 2

1^st                     Alex Webb

2^nd                    Joel Partington

3^rd                     Stephen Toms               CC Giro

 

Race 3

1^st         Stephen Toms

2^nd        Sam Green                                Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd         Charlotte Houlton           Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging

 

Race 4

1^st         Stephen Toms

2^nd        Charlotte Houlton

3^rd         Joel Partington

 

Group 2

 

Race 1

1^st         Tommy Dean

2^nd        Archie Scott                  Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd         George Shaw                 Lyme RC/Swinnerton cycles

 

Race 2

1^st         Luke Mansfield

2^nd        Josh Davis                     Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging

3^rd         Sally Birchall     Lyme RC/Swinnerton cycles

 

Race 3

1^st         Luke Mansfield

2^nd        George Shaw

3^rd         Matt Barnett

 

Race 4

1^st         Luke Mansfield

2^nd        Sally Birchall

3^rd         George Shaw

 

Group 3

 

Race 1

1^st         Megan Wynn                 Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

2^nd        Ben Darlington               Newcastle RC/Poly Print Packaging

3^rd         Liam Zwetschnikow

 

Race 2

1^st         Liam Zwetschnikow

2^nd        Aleshia Mellor

3^rd         Louise Paterson             Lyme Rc/Swinnerton Cycles

 

Race 3

1^st         Aleshia Mellor

2^nd        Liam Zwetschnikow

3^rd         Ellie Ecclestone

 

Race 4

1^st         Ellie Ecclestone

2^nd        Aleshia Mellor

3^rd         Ben Darlington

 

MAIN LEAGUE

 

Youth 200m TT

1^st         Sassan Emadi               Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles

2^nd        Jacob James                 Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging

3^rd         Chrsitian Braybrooke      Eastlands Velo

 

A Class 8 lap Scratch

1^st         Steven Hill                                 Brooks Cycles

2^nd        Kian Emadi                   Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles

3^rd         Perry Bowater                CC Giro

 

B Class 8 lap Scratch

1^st         Tom Powell                               Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging

2^nd        Alex Simmons               Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd         Phil Underwood              Unattached

 

Youth Team Sprint

1^st         Sassan Emadi

            Joel Partington               Eastlands Velo

            Christian Braybrooke      Eastlands Velo

            Imogen Crooks

 

A Class Devil

1^st         James Notley   

2^nd        Will Penn

3^rd         Ed Coppinger                 Lichfield CCC

 

B Devil

1^st         Tom Powell

2^nd        Helen Clayton                CC Giro

3^rd         Jack Bowyer                  Sportcity Velo

 

Youth H?cap

1^st         Alex Braybrooke                        Eastlands Velo

2^nd        Imogen Crooks

3^rd         Joel Partington

 

www.velodrome.org Keirin

1^st         Steven Hill

2^nd        Kian Emadi

3^rd         Declan Byrne     Brooks Cycles

4^th         Steve Cronshaw Brereton Wheelers

5^th         Will Penn

6^th         Steve Clayton    Lichfield CC

 

 

B Points Race

1^st         Matthew Gray    Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles

2^nd        Jack Bowyer

3^rd         Paul Barber       Scunthorpe Poly

 

Ladies Scratch race

1^st         Helen Clayton                CC Giro

2^nd        Sarah Reynolds             Swift Racing Team        

3^rd         Beth Clayton                 CC Giro

 

Youth Scratch race

1^st         Sassan Emadi

2^nd        Sam Birchall                  Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

3^rd         Joel Partington

 

A Class 10 mile Scratch

1^st         Steve Clayton

2^nd        Declan Byrne

3^rd         Ed Coppinger

 

B Class 10 Mile scratch

1^st         Matthew Gray

2^nd        Alex Simmons

3^rd         Carl McDonagh              Brixton Cycles