Newcastle Track Cycling Association celebrated a successful year at their Prize Presentation evening which took place at St John Fisher High School last Friday.
A large crowd assembled at the venue where part of the evening included a programme of roller racing for the under 16’s with some very spirited riding by all with some very close finishes. There then followed the awarding of this year’s trophies and medals. This year has been the best year at the league ever with 108 riders registered for the main competition and an amazing 64 riders in the youth freewheelers league.
The Association has also organised two open meetings this year which included the National Tandem Championship and rounds of the National Youth Omnium, Sprinters League and Endurance League. Next Season the league starts on Thursday 26th April running through on every Thursday evening for a further 20 weeks in to September. The Freewheelers events will start next year at 6.10pm in order to give the riders the chance to compete in four event each. The main league will start as usual at 7.20pm.
The Association will also be promoting the two open meetings next year and also the national Youth Omnium final is also scheduled to take place at the Lyme Valley venue.
Thank You to everyone who competed, officiated and supported the league this year and let’s hope that 2012 year will be even more successful. There is also a special thank to the leagues sponsors in Tony Brooks of Brooks Cycles for the main league, Lyme Rc for the Freewheelers league and to Neil Potter for the 500m Handicap competition.
Prize Winners were as follows;
A Class Endurance League
1st   Robert Lambton      Brooks Cycles
2nd   Adrian Adgar         Balanced Performance
3rd   Paul Whatmough      Shepherd Cycles
A Class Sprinters League
1st   Barney Swinnerton      Science in Sport.com
2nd   Ryan Whatmough      Shepherd Cycles
3rd   Sean Mayer         Lyme RC
B Class League
1st   Alex Webb         Lyme RC
2nd   Neil Cummins         PM
3rd   George Edwards      Lyme RC
Ladies League
1st   Christine Higgs      Macclesfield Wheelers
2nd   Lauren Quenby      Newcastle RC 2001
3rd   Ellie Coster         Bush Healthcare.
Neil Potter 500m handicap League
1st   Joffie Houlton         PM
2nd   Louis Preston         Lyme RC
3rd   Ryan Whatmough
Keiren League
1st   Barney Swinnerton
2nd   Ryan Whatmough
3rd   Sean Mayer
Youth League
1st   Joel Partington      Eastlands Velo
2nd   James Risk         Weaver Valley
3rd   Sallie Birchall         Lyme RC
Paige Millward      Lyme RC
Freewheelers League
Group 1
1st   Megan Williams      Lyme RC
2nd   James Duncalf         Lyme RC
3rd   Brandon McMillan      Lyme RC
Group 2
1st   Ambrose Morris      Lyme RC
2nd   Sam Hall         Lyme RC
3rd   Andrew Williams
Group 3
1st   Edward Mulroy      Congleton CC
2nd   Natasha Sandbach
3rd   Cameron O’Neil      Lyme RC
Under 16’s Girls Trophy      Sallie Birchall and Paige Millward
Under 14’s Boys Trophy      Joel Partington
Team Trophy            Brooks Cycles
Best Newcomer         Barry Charlton
Morris Robinson Trophy      Dave and Sue Smith
Junior Trophy            Robert Lambton
Veterans Trophy         Adrian Adgar
Rollers Competition Results
10 years and Under 150m Scratch
1st   Harrison Barber      NTCA
2nd   Ambrose Morris      Lyme RC
3rd   Sam Hall         Lyme RC
12 years and Under 250m Scratch
1st   James Duncalf         Lyme RC
2nd   Megan Williams      Lyme rC
3rd   Bradley Hill         Lyme RC
Girls 250m Scratch
1st   Paige Millward      Lyme RC
2nd   Ashleigh Williams      Lyme RC
16 years and Under 500m Scratch
Race 1
1st   Joel Partington      Eastlands Velo
2nd   James Risk         Weaver Valley
3rd   Conner Fearon      Weaver Valley
Race 2
1st   Ryan Whatmough
2nd   George Edwards
10 years and under 250m Scratch
1st   Harrison Barber
2nd   Ambrose Morris
3rd   Brandon McMillan
12 years and Under 350m Scratch
1st   James Duncalf
2nd   Megan Williams
3rd   Bradley Hill
Girls 500m Scratch
1st   Paige Millward
2nd   Ashleigh Williams
16 Years and Under 500m Scratch
Race 1
1st   Ryan Whatmough
2nd   Joel Partington
Race 2
1st   George Edwards
2nd   James Risk
3rd   Conner Fearon
10 years and under 500m Scratch
1st   Sam Hall
2nd   Ambrose Morris
3rd   Harrison Barber
12 years and Under 500m Scratch
1st   James Duncalf
2nd   Megan Wiliams
3rd   Bradley Hill
Girls 750m Scratch
1st   Paige Millward
2nd   Ashleigh Williams
16 years and Under 1000m Scratch
Heat 1
1st   Ryan Whatmough
2nd   George Edwards
3rd   Joel Partington
Heat 2
1st   James Risk
2nd   Conner Fearon