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Brooks Cycles Track League

Thursday 12 May 2011, Newcastle-under Lyme
Report: Chris Pyatt

At 6pm there was very little optimism that the Brooks Cycles sponsored Track League at Newcastle-under Lyme, would take place as heavy rain soaked the track. However, it soon stopped and the sun came out to dry the track, enabling a good turnout of riders to contest the event. With the use of the floodlights there was a full programme of races with some very close finishes in all the various groups.

The A Class Sprint league saw Ryan Whatmough, Shepherd Cycles continue to show the form from the first league meeting as he won the Keiren. He attacked early with 300m to go and took a 4 bike length lead with Phil Houlton, Newcastle RC 2001 closing to a bike length as he took second place. In third place was his team mate Tom Powell.

The 500m handicap saw junior Sean Mayer of Lyme RC start mid field in the 9 rider final however he powered around the track to take an impressive win from Ryan Whatmough and youth rider Louis Preston, Lyme RC. The team sprint saw Ian Taylor, PM, Joffie Houlton, PM and Sean Mayer take a good win in this 600m event.

The A Class endurance races saw league leader Robert Lambton, Brooks Cycles dominate the opening 10 lap scratch race before first time at the track league, Barry Charlton, Lyme RC took a well earned win in the 12 lap points race. Barry who is more famous for his time trial exploits used his strength to mount repeated attacks which saw him take a quarter of a lap lead mid race which he never gave up. In the devil Will Thomas, Team Velocity rode a good tactical race to take the win from Andy Jackson.

The B Class events saw some very close finishes with the closest being in the opening 8 lap scratch race where Sam Birchall, Team Velocity, timed his effort superbly well as he took the win by a tyre width over Sassan Emadi, Tunstall Wheelers. Other wins in this group came from Sam again in the devil and from Christain Braybrooke, Team Velocity in the course de primes who attacked from 6 laps out and stayed away for the remainder of the race.

The youth events saw as usual some very spirited riding with league leader Joel Partington top scoring with wins in the devil and scratch races. Imogen Crooks, Lyme RC showed she is recovering well from last years illness as she took the block handicap along with being a member of the winning team sprint team along with Paige Millward, Lyme RC, Alex Braybrooke, Team Velocity and first time rider James Duncalf, Lyme RC.

In the Freewheelers League the event was delayed half an hour and the ten riders who turned out produced some great and competitive racing. The top point's scorers in the event were as follows;

Group 1 - Bradley Hill, Megan Williams and James Duncalf, Lyme RC 5 points

Group 2 - Andrew Williams 7 points

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1

Race 1
1st Joel Partington
2nd Megan Williams Lyme RC
3rd James Duncalf Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Bradley Hill Lyme RC
2nd Max Eilledge
3rd Sam Pattison Lyme RC

Race 3
1st James Duncalf
2nd Megan Williams
3rd Bradley Hill

Group 2

Race 1
1st Hollie Mulroy
2nd Andrew Williams
3rd Sophie Bassett Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Edward Mulroy
2nd Sophie Bassett
3rd Andrew Williams

Race 3
1st Andrew Williams
2nd Hollie Mulroy
3rd Sophie Bassett

Main League

Youth Block Handicap
1st Imogen Crooks Lyme RC
2nd Sallie Birchall Lyme RC
3rd Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC

A Class Endurance 10 lap Scratch
1st Robert Lambton Brooks Cycles
2nd Adrian Adgar Balanced Performance
3rd Andy Jackson i Optix RT

Neil Potter 500m Handicap League
1st Sean Mayer Lyme RC
2nd Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles
3rd Louis Preston Lyme RC
4th Joffie Houlton PM
5th Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001
6th Alex Taylor Newcastle RC 2001

B Class 8 Lap Scratch
1st Sam Birchall Team Velocity
2nd Sassan Emadi Tunstall Wheelers
3rd Christian Braybrooke Team Velocity

Youth Devil
1st Joel Partington
2nd Paige Millward Lyme RC
3rd Alex Braybrooke Team Velocity

A Endurance 12 lap Points Race
1st Barry Charlton Lyme RC
2nd Jess Wieckowski Team Nemisis
3rd Andy Jackson

A Class Team Sprint
1st Alex Taylor
Joffie Houlton
Sean Mayer

B Class devil
1st Sam Birchall
2nd Sassan Emadi
3rd Neil Clarke VC Nottingham

Youth Team Sprint
1st James Duncalf Lyme RC
Imogen Crooks
Alex Braybrooke
Paige Millward

A Class Endurance Devil
1st Will Thomas Team Velocity
2nd Andy Jackson
3rd Barry Charlton
B Class Course de primes
1st Christian Braybrooke
2nd Sassan Emadi
3rd Alex Webb

A Class Keiren League Final
1st Ryan Whatmough
2nd Phil Houlton
3rd Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001
4th Louis Preston
5th Sean Mayer
6th Ian Taylor

Youth 6 lap Scratch
1st Joel Partington
2nd Paige Millward
3rd Alex Braybrooke
10 Mile Scratch

A Class
1st Jess Wieckowski
2nd Barry Charlton
3rd Ryan Whatmough

B Class
1st Christian Braybrooke
2nd George Edwards Lyme RC
3rd Alex Webb

League Standings

A Class Endurance
Position Name Club Points
1st Robert Lambton Brooks Cycles 13
2nd Barry Charlton Lyme RC 7
3rd Andy Jackson i Optix RT 6
Paul Whatmough Shepherd Cycles 6
Jess Wieckowski Team Nemesis 6
Alex Simmons Lyme RC 6
7th Adrian Adgar Balanced Performance 4
Neil Cummins PM 4
Will Thomas Team Velocity 4
10th Mike Farwell Port Sunlight Wheelers 3
11th Doug Williams Newport CC 1
Shaun Fletcher Sportcity Velo 1
Lisa Daly Sportcity Velo 1

A Class Sprint
1st Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles 13
2nd Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001 7
Sean Mayer Lyme RC 7
4th Alex Taylor Sportcity Velo 5
5th Barney Swinnerton Science in Sport.com 4
6th Lauren Quenby Newcastle RC 2001 2
Rosie Blount Derby Mercury 2
Steve Cronshaw Brereton Wheelers 2
Louis Preston Lyme RC 2
Joffie Houlton PM 2
Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001 2
12th Dave Smith Stafford RC 1
Debbie Capewell Brooks Cycles 1
Ian Taylor PM 1

B League 2011
1st Christian Braybrooke Team Velocity 8
Alex Webb Lyme RC 8
3rd Dave Fearon Weaver Valley 7 ½
4th Sam Birchall Team Velocity 7
Jack Fearon Weaver Valley 7
6th Sassan Emadi Tunstall Wheelers 6
7th George Edwards Lyme RC 3
8th Ian Taylor PM 2
Neil Clarke VC Nottingham 2
10th Louis Preston Lyme RC 1 ½

11th Sue Smith Stafford RC 1
Handicap League 2011
1st Sean Mayer Lyme RC 6
2nd Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles 5
3rd Louis Preston Lyme RC 4
4th Joffie Houlton PM 3
5th Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001 2
6th Alex Taylor Newcastle RC 2001 1

Keiren League
1st Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles 6
2nd Phil Houlton Newcastle RC 2001 5
3rd Tom Powell Newcastle RC 2001 4
4th Louis Preston Lyme RC 3
5th Shaun Mayer Lyme RC 2
6th Ian Taylor PM 1

Juvenile Track League
1st Joel Partington Lyme RC 14
2nd Paige Millward Lyme RC 10
3rd Imogen Crooks Lyme RC 8
4th Sallie Birchall Lyme RC 7
5th Joe Pattison Lyme RC 5
6th Alex Braybrooke Team Velocity 4
7th Hannah Blount Derby Mercury 3
James Risk Weaver Valley 3
Ashleigh Williams Lyme RC 3
10th James Duncalf Lyme RC 2
Connor Fearon Weaver Valley 2
Emily Capewell Lichfield CCC 2
13th Megan Wynn Lyme RC 1
Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC 1

Freewheelers - Group 1
Position Name Club Points
1st Joel Partington Lyme RC 11
2nd Brandon McMillan Lyme RC 10
3rd Megan Williams Lyme RC 9
Bradley Hill Lyme RC 9
5th Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC 6
6th James Duncalf Lyme RC 5
7th Sam Pattison Lyme RC 3
Max Eilledge 3

Freewheelers - Group 2
Position Name Club Points
1st Andrew Williams 15
2nd Sophie Bassett Lyme RC 11
3rd Harrison Barber NTCA 7
Joe Barber NTCA 7
5th Hollie Mulroy 6
6th Edward Mulroy 4

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.