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Welwyn Track League June 11

Story posted June 14, 2010; by Peter Waghorn

Friday night saw another well attended meeting with some positive attacking racing especially by the young riders in the Senior B group of races. The 10 lap Senior Block Handicap, which pitted the Even numbered  A riders against the Even B riders with the latter given a 250m start the B group, set off at a cracking pace and a determined four rider break were soon circulating at a faster pace than the chasing A group.

The four were down to two after two more laps with Alex Anderson and Alan Trolove (both Youth A riders) working together and holding of the chasing group to take a well deserved victory by a comfortable margin. These two young riders also finished in the top two positions in the 10 lap Points race. In the corresponding Block Pursuit event for Senior A and B Odd numbers, once the A and B groups came together with four laps remaining, Vince Divine attacked and set off alone to take his first track win for a number of years.

Roger Woodford, after a year out of track racing, returned to winning ways in the Senior B group 10 lap Scratch and picked up places in other events and will now gain promotion to the A League. John McClelland, after crashing out in the 10 mile last week, won the opening 10 lap A Scratch, Devil and 10 mile bringing him up to second overall in the League standings.

In the three youth groups, there were strong performances by Sam Gilzean in the Youth A/B group while newcomer Jonathan Sjolin from West Suffolk Whs showed a good turn of speed in the Youth B/C series and is a rider to watch. The very competitive Youth C/D/E group produced three different race winners – Michael Parry took the 4 lap Scratch, Isabel Scott the Handicap/Devil while Alexi Edwards took the 3 lap Handicap and finished off the evening with a fine win in the 4 lap handicap with 5 riders crossing the line a few bikes length apart.  

Results

Senior
10 lap Scratch A
1. John McClelland (Agiskoviner)
2. George Olive (Finchley RT)
3. Robert Cox (Cambridge)

Devil A
1. John McClelland (Agiskoviner)
2. Robert Cox (Cambridge)
3. Tom Gallacher (Welwyn Whs)

10 lap A/B Block Pursuit (Odd numbers)
Vince Divine (Finchley) George Olive (Finchley) Iain Young (Scunthorpe Poly)  

10 lap A/B Block Pursuit (Even numbers)
Alex Anderson (Welwyn Whs) Alan Trolove (West Suffolk whs) Roger Woodford (AW Cycles)     

10 Lap Scratch B
1. Roger Woodford (AW Cycles)
2. Alan Trolove (West Suffolk Whs)
3. Neville Smith (Premier Metaltek)

10 lap Points B
1. Alex Anderson (Welwyn Whs)
2. Alan Trolove (West Suffolk)
3. Rod Kelson (North Road) 

10 mile
1. John McClelland (Agiskoviner)
2. George Oliove (Finchley)
3. Roger Woodford (AW Cycles)

Youth A/B
5 lap scratch
1. Sam Gilzean (Icknield)
2. Andrew Leveton (CC Ashwell)
3. Ollie Fensom (Spalding)

Devil
1. Sam Gilzean (Icknield)
2. Jake Howes (Hillingdon)
3. Ollie Fensom (Spalding) 

5 lap Points
1. Sam Gilzean (Icknield)
2. Jake Howes (Hillingdon)
3. Andrew Leveton (CC Ashwell))

Youth B/C
4 lap Scratch
1. Jonathan Sjolin (West Suffolk)
2. Jonathan Chapman (CC Ashwell)
3. William Street (Welwyn)

Devil
1. Jonathan Sjolin (West Suffolk)
2. Jack Plumley (Welwyn)
3. Jonathan Chapman (CC Ashwell)

5 lap Points
1. Jack Plumley (Welwyn)
2. William Street (Welwyn) 
3. Jonathan Sjolin (West Suffolk)

4 lap Combined A/B/C Handicap
1. Jack Plumley (Welwyn)
2. Kiera McVitty (Kingscliffe Flyers)
3. Kirsten Savage (Hillingdon)
                                 
Youth  C/D/E
4 lap Scratch
1. Michael Parry,
2. William Raymond,
3. Tom Street  (all Welwyn)

3 lap Handicap
1. Alexi Edwards, 
2. Harry Durkin,
3. Tom Street (all Welwyn) 

4 lap Handicap/Devil
1. Isabel Scott,
2. William Raymond,
3. Alexi Edwards (all Welwyn)

4 lap Handicap
1. Alexi Edwards,
2. Tom Durkin,
3. Tom Street  (all Welwyn)