Olympic success sees bigger turn out at Brooks Cycles Track League at Newcastle under Lyme (Staffs)
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The ever changing summer weather this year has been a feature of the Brooks Cycles Track League, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffs with this week seeing the sun shining with temperatures in the high 70′s. The success of the British Olympic Team is having a huge effect on the Freewheelers attending each week with this week seeing the registered number of riders hitting a record 66 which is good for the future. All races in the Freewheelers League were contested keenly by all riders with plenty of personal best times in the opening flying 200m time trial. After the 12 race programme the top points scorers in each group were as follows;
Group 1 Ewan Giles 6 Points
Group 2 Farley Barber 9 Points
Group 3 Harry Boulton 7 points
Main League
In the main league there was a good turnout of 40 riders with the A Class endurance and B Class events well supported. In the A Class events Talent Team Rider Joe Evans ( Velocity RT) showed his form is starting to build for the end of the month Youth Track Nationals as he won the devil and placed second in the 8 lap scratch and third in the points race. 2011 Champion Robert Lambton ( Brooks Cycles) used is finishing sprint to easily win the opening 8 lap scratch. Other wins went to Paul Whatmough ( Shepherds Cycles) in the points race and to National Masters Champion James Notley who took a very quick 10 mile scratch. The B events saw Matthew Walls ( Velocity RT) dominate the four races to take maxium points and he now looks favourite for the B league trophy with four event remaining.
The Sprint events saw Sean Mayer ( Swinnerton Cycles ) and Sassan Emadi (Tunstall Wheelers) win the opening 2-up time trial and then the pair along with Dave Smith ( Stafford RC) won the Team Sprint. Sean Mayer made it three wins in a row as he won the Sprint Final from Steve Cronshaw and Phil Houlton, both of Brooks Cycles.
The Youth races saw Sallie Birchall mathematically secure the league win as she won three events of the four contested. the other event was the 200m time trial where sisters Sophie and Emily Capewell ( Lichfield CCC) took the top two places with great times before deciding to ride the B races for the rest of the night.
FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1
Race 1
1st James Brayford Lyme RC
2nd Sam Hall Lyme RC
3rd Bradley Hill Lyme RC
Race 2
1st James Adamson
2nd Ewan Giles
3rd Jake Meir
Race 3
1st Ewan Giles
2nd Jake Meir
3rd Sam Hall
Race 4
1st Brandon McMillan Lyme RC
2nd Louis Perry Lyme RC
3rd Bradley Heath
Group 2
Race 1
1st Aaron Mansell Lyme RC
2nd Farley Barber
3rd Joe Boulton
Race 2
1st Chloe Tennant
2nd Sam Tennant
3rd Farley Barber
Race 3
1st Farley Barber
2nd Mark Adamson
3rd Sam Tennant
Race 4
1st Sam Tennant
2nd Farley Barber
3rd Mark Adamson
Group 3
Race 1
1st Isabelle Barber
2nd Izaak Curtis Lyme RC
3rd Hattie Giles
Race 2
1st Cameron O’Neil Lyme RC
2nd Oliver Pennill
3rd Amelie Coates Lyme RC
Race 3
1st Harry Boulton
2nd Cameron O’Neil
3rd Anna Barber
Race 4
1st Harry Boulton
2nd Anna Braber
3rd Hattie Barber
MAIN LEAGUE
Youth 200m TT
1st Sophie Capewell Lichfield CCC
2nd Emily Capewell Lichfield CCC
3rd Sallie Birchall Lyme RC
A Sprinters 2 – Up Flying lap
1st Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles
Sassan Emadi Tunstall Wheelers
2nd Ryan Whatmough Shepherd Cycles
Joel Partington Sportcity Velo
3rd Dave Smith Stafford RC
Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
A Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Robert Lambton Brooks Cycles
2nd Joe Evans Velocity RT
3rd Ryan Whatmough
B Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Matthew Walls Velocity RT
2nd Chris Pyatt NTCA
3rd George Edwards Lyme RC
Youth Devil
1st Sallie Birchall
2nd James Brayford Lyme RC
3rd Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC
A Class team Sprint
1st Sean Mayer
Seassan Emadi
Dave Smith
A Class endurance 12 lap Points
1st Paul Whatmough Shepherd Cycles
2nd James Notley Planet X
3rd Will Thomas and Joe Evans Velocity RT
B Class Devil
1st Matthew Walls
2nd Chris Pyatt
3rd Robert Strandring V Sprint Racing
Youth Points
1st Sallie Birchall
2nd James Brayford
3rd Liam Zwetsnikow
A Class Endurance Devil
1st Joe Evans
2nd Paul Whatmough
3rd James Notley
B Class 8 laps Points
1st Matthew Walls
2nd Robert Strandring
3rd George Edwards
A Class Sprint Final
1st Sean Mayer
2nd Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles
3rd Phil Houlton
Minor Final
1st Joel Partington
Youth Handicap Scratch
1st Sallie Birchall
2nd James Brayford
3rd Liam Zwetschnikow
10 Mile Scratch
1st James Notley
2nd Ryan Whatmough
3rd Adrian Adgar Balanced Performance
B’s
1st Matthew Walls
2nd Robert Strandring
3rd George Edwards
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