Brooks Cycles Track League

July 2, 2009, Newcstle (Staffs); Lyme Valley Stadium

Thanks to Chris Pyatt

Despite a large number of riders being missing due to riding the National Masters Track Championships which started of the next day, there was a good turnout of riders at the latest round of the Brooks Cycles Track League at the Lyme Valley Stadium, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs.

The closest race of the night was the next round of the Brooks Cycles 500m Handicap League in which league leader Joffie Houlton was defending a 13 point lead. He was moved back 5 metres from the previous round yet as the riders came in to the home straight it looked as though he was going to win again. However three other riders just pipped him to the line in a blanket finish with Tom Powell taking the win from a fast finishing Declan Byrne.

The A Class events saw 2007 Champion top score with 9 points as he dominated the course de primes event to take 4 ½ points, place second in the 10 lap scratch and finish on his own to win the 10 mile scratch.

The B Class races saw another 2007 Champion, Martyn Shaw start to mount a challenge for this year's title as he scored 10 points taking wins in the Devil and the points race. League leader Joe Turner however did score well on the night with 6 points with his highlight being winning the final 10 mile scratch event.

In the youth events Sam Birchall continued his dominance in winning three events, the 200m TT, Devil and final 6 lap scratch. Also of note was the performance of 12 years old Joe Evans who is now starting to build his challenge for a top three finish with 6 points on the night.

RESULTS (Download latest league tables - 220kb word file)

The top points scorers in a 21 riders field of Freewheelers were as follows;

Group 1 Joel Partington, Esatlands Velo
Group 2 Luke Mansfield, Newcastle RC 2001/Ploy Print/Modern Glass
Group 3 Oliver Brown, Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles.

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1
1st Joel Partington Eastlands Velo
2nd George Edwards Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd James Taylor

Race 2
1st George Edwards
2nd Joel Partington
3rd James Talor

Race 3
1st James Taylor
2nd Joel Partington
3rd George Edwards

Race 4
1st Joel Partington
2nd George Edwards
3rd James Taylor

Group 2

Race 1
1st Sallie Birchall Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Luke Mansfield NewcastleRC 2001/Poly Print/Modern Glass
3rd Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

Race 2
1st Josh Davis Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print/Modern Glass
2nd Luke Mansfield
3rd Megan Wynn Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

Race 3
1st Josh Davis
2nd Ashleigh Williams
3rd Luke Mansfield

Race 4
1st Megan Wynn
2nd Josh Davis
3rd Luke Mansfield

Group 3

Race 1
1st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Aleshia Mellor
3rd Bradley Hill Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

Race 2
1st Megan Williams Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Oliver Brown Tunstall Wheelers/Brian Rourke Cycles
3rd Holly Mulroy

Race 3
1st Oliver Brown
2nd Megan Williams
3rd Robert Taylor

Race 4
1st Oliver Brown
2nd Sadie Jones Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Liam Zwetschnikow

MAIN LEAGUE

Youth 200m TT
1st Sam Birchall Lyme RC/Swinerton Cycles
2nd Joe Evans Newcastle RC 2001/Ploy Print/Modern Glass
3rd Alex Webb Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

A Class 10 lap Scratch
1st Matthew Rotherham Sportcity Velo
2nd Andrew Magnier Planet X
3rd Declan Byrne Brooks Cycles

B Class 8 Lap Scratch
1st Jacob James Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print/Modern Glass
2nd Martyn Shaw Lyme RC /Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Joe Evans Eastlands Velo

Youth Block H'cap
1st Luke Mansfield Newcastle RC 2001/Ploy Print/Modern Glass
2nd Imogen Crooks Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Thomas Rotherham Eastlands Velo

Brooks Handicap League
1st Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001/Ploy Print/Modern Glass
2nd Declan Byrne
3rd Phil Braybrooke Sportcity Velo
4th Joffie Houlton Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print/Modern Glass
5th Matthew Rotherham

Youth Devil
1st Sam Birchall
2nd Joe Evans
3rd Alex Webb

A Class Course de Primes
1st Andrew Magnier
2nd Tom Lowe Go Sport Spex RT
3rd Matthew Rotherham

B Class Devil
1st Martyn Shaw
2nd Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print/Modern Glass
3rd Neil Clarke PM

A Class Team Sprint
1st Tom Powell
Declan Byrne
Sam Lowe Go Sport Spex RT
Matthew Rotherham

B Class Points Race
1st Martyn Shaw
2nd Joe Evans
3rd Neil Clarke

Youth Scratch
1st Sam Birchall
2nd Joe Evans
3rd Joel Partington Eastlands Velo

B Class 10 mile Scratch
1st Joe Evans
2nd Martyn Shaw
3rd Paul Barber Scunthorpe Poly

A Class 10 mile Scratch
1st Andrew Magnier
2nd Tom Lowe
3rd Declan Byrne