Location: Gosling Sports Park, Welwyn
Event: 1 June 2012
Report: Peter Waghorn
A rain affected meeting was staged at the Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn on Friday evening, with only half of the programme completed before the meeting had to be abandoned.
Tony Gibb (Metaltek) won the two Senior A League events. The four riders in the Hare and Hounds set a cracking pace and were finally caught with as the bunch swept them up as they entered the home straight.
Martin Ruepp (York Cycles) won the two B League events and will now be promoted to the A League.
In the youth events the Colchester Longstaff brothers are in good form in their respective age categories.
Results:
Senior A
10 lap scratch – Tony Gibb (Metaltek) Lewis Atkins (Orbea) John McClelland (Prestige)
10 lap Hare & Hounds – Tony Gibb (Metaltek) John McClelland (Prestige) Lewis Atkins (Orbea)
Senior B
10 lap scr – Martin Ruepp (York Cycles) Roger Woodford (Willesden) Simon Howes (Spirit RT)
10 lap Block Pursuit – Martin Ruepp (York Cycles) Simon Best (North Road) Roger Woodford (Willesden)
Youth A
10 lap scratch – Jack Plumley, Sam Dossett,Jordan Mooney (all Welwyn)
Devil – Jack Plumley, Jordan Mooney, Sam Dossett (all Welwyn)
8 Lap Points – Cameron Woolsey (CC Ashwell) Sam Dossett (Welwyn) Jordan Mooney (Welwyn)
Youth BC
5 lap scr – Frank Longstaff (Colchester) Glen Dossett (Welwyn) Connor Woodford (Wilesden)
Devil – Frank Longstaff (Colchester) Connor woodford (Willesden) James Jackson (Colchester)
Youth CDE
3lap scr – Bob Longstaff (Colchester) Tom Durkin (Welwyn) Alexi Edwards (Welwyn)
3 lap H’cap A – Tristan Rayner (CC Aswell) Josie Griffin (Welwyn) Tom Durkin (Welwyn)
British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.
