Meadowbank Grand Prix in Edinburgh (Scotland) -Â Dave Daniell rediscovered the winning feeling when he beat Matt Rotherham to lift the Meadowbank Grand Prix sprint title, the latest round of the British Sprinters League.
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Report: Colin Renton | Photos:Â Â Brian Annable
The 22 year old clocked 11.06 seconds to qualify in fourth place behind John Paul, who recorded 10.69 seconds, Lewis Oliva, who stopped the watch at 10.94 seconds and Matt Rotherham who posted 10.98 seconds. Paul’s time was a Scottish All Comers’ record, erasing the previous best of 10.80 seconds held by Craig MacLean. All four eased through their three-up first round ties and were joined in the last six by Bruce Croall and Itmar Esteban.
David Dainel comes round Matt Rotherham in the final. Photo: Brian Annable
Paul saw off Esteban, Oliva got the better of Croall and Daniell squeezed past Rotherham, who then progressed to the semi finals via the repechage. After losing the opening leg to Paul, Rotherham battled back, winning each of the next two ties to set up a showdown with Daniell, who saw off Oliva 2-0 in two competitive matches.
Daniell controlled both legs of the final to beat Rotherham 2-0 and end a disappointing run of results for the Middlesborough man. “I’ve been crawling in training lately and not going well at all for the last year basically so it’s nice to win something and to be up there racing wellâ€, he said. “I think I raced well tactically.â€
He will now seek to build on his Edinburgh success, adding, “My objective this year is just to keep improving. I want to really cement a place in the squad this year, do well in racing and just enjoy it again.†Paul, who beat Oliva in two tight matches to take third place, was happy with his day’s work, and was chuffed to take possession of a record previously held by MacLean, who has been a mentor for the youngster.
Bruce Croall in winning form. Photo: Brian Annable
“To get the track record – I was happy with thatâ€, said the double world junior champion. “Craig does the tandem for the Paralympics so I see him around the velodrome in Manchester from time to time and have a good chat with him. I get on well with him.â€
Croall beat Esteban for fifth place before joining his fellow sprinter Oliva in a strong field of distance men for the Edinburgh Grand Prix 10 mile scratch event, a round of the BC Endurance League. The first attack of note came from Callum Ferguson, the Halesowen rider who had posted earlier wins in the 8 kilometre scratch, 8 kilometre points and unknown distance races. His effort with seven laps left quickly created a 60 metre gap and, with the pursuers failing to react, he still led with three to go. However, Croall powered from the bunch two laps from the finish and raced to an impressive win, with Oliva completing a busy day by taking second spot and John McClelland adding the third place prize money to his haul from a win in the elimination race.
Women`s Keirin Final Rachel James wins. Photo: Brian Annable
Rachel James was an impressive winner of the women’s sprint omnium, kicking off with a 15.50 seconds clocking in the 250 metre time trial then adding wins in the sprint, elimination and Keirin for a perfect four point haul that secured the win over Commonwealth team sprint medallists Charline Joiner and Jenny Davis.
However, the British Women’s Omnium League contest scheduled for yesterday was cancelled after rain washed out the second day of the racing programme.
Photo: Brian Annable
Saturday results
GP of Edinburgh Sprint (BC Sprint League)
1 David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing
2 Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo
3 John Paul City of Edinburgh RC
4 Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS
5 Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
6 Itmar Esteban Spain
7 Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles
8 Andrew Leveton Cycle Club Ashwell
9 Nathaniel March CC Cardiff
10 Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
11 Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles
12 Jordi Vrancken Belgium
200m Qualifying Time Trial Result (12 fastest to qualify)
1 John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 10.69 Allcomers Scottish Record
2 Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS 10.94
3 Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo 10.98
4 David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing 11.06
5 Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 11.16
6 Itmar Esteban Spain 11.36
7 Nathaniel March CC Cardiff 11.52
8 Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles 11.58
9 Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC 11.64
10 Andrew Leveton Cycle Club Ashwell 11.8
11 Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles 11.82
12 Jordi Vrancken Belgium 11.86
13 Barnaby Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles 11.88
14 Thomas Rotherham Sport City Velo 11.89
15 Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC 11.99
16 Kim van Leemput Belgium 12.04
17 Cameron Howard Spirit Racing Team 12.09
18 Derek Timmins Musselburgh RCC 12.17
19 Philp Trodden City of Edinburgh RC 12.33
20 John McClelland Prestige Velo Club 12.39
21 Michael Veen Netherlands 12.42
22 Ivor Reid Clachnacuddin CC 12.45
23 Colin Mackenzie Edinburgh RC 12.65
24 Daniel Lagler RSC Komet Ludwigsburg 13.13
25 Paul Gittins Ferryhill Whs 13.2
26 Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare 13.26
27 Jacob Littlejohn Edinburgh RC 14.6
Round 1 Result
Qualification: Winners to Round 2, losers to Repechage
Heat 1
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 11.7
Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles
Jordi Vrancken Belgium
Heat 2
Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS 11.71
Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles
Nathaniel March CC Cardiff
Heat 3
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo 11.58
Itmar Esteban Spain
Andrew Leveton Cycle Club Ashwell
Heat 4
David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing 11.37
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
Round 1 Repechage Result
Qualification: Winners to Round 2
Heat 1
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 11.43
Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles
Nathaniel March CC Cardiff
Andrew Leveton Cycle Club Ashwell
Heat 2
Itmar Esteban Spain 11.61
Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles
Jordi Vrancken Belgium
Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
GP of Edinburgh Sprint Round 2 Result
Qualification: Winners to Semi-Finals, losers to Repechage
Heat 1
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 11.38
Itmar Esteban Spain
Heat 2
Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS 11.87
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
Heat 3
David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing 11.52
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo
GP of Edinburgh Sprint Round 2 Repechage Result
Qualification: Winner to Semi-Finals, losers to 5/6 ride off
Heat 1
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo 11.38
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
Itmar Esteban Spain
GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Semi Final Result
Qualification: Winners to Final, losers to 3/4 ride off
Heat 1
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC x 11.46 11.59 11.81
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo x x
Heat 2
Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS 11.82 11.88
David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing x x
GP of Edinburgh Sprint
5th / 6th ride off Result
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 11.66
Itmar Esteban Spain
Final Result
3rd/4th
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC x 11.46 x 12.15
Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS
1st/2nd
David Daniell Team V-Sprint Racing x 11.47 x 11.48
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo
Meadowbank GP 10 miles Scratch – Result (BC Endurance League)
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 21-52.46
Lewis Oliva Bristiol CDS
John McClelland Prestige Velo Club
Peter Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles
Scott Macrae
Alex Simmons Swinnerton Cycles
Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT
Graham Barclay Leslie Bike shop
Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles
Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
Mark Stewart Spokes RT
Thomas Rotherham Sport City Velo
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks
Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles RT
Alastair Taylor Musselburgh RCC
David Martin Bicycleworks
Callum Ferguson Halesowen CC
Womens Sprint Omnium Overall Results table
Rachel James Abergavenny RC
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC
Birgitta Roos Netherlands
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion
250m Time Trial (Event 1) Result
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 15.5 1
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 16.07 2 ESCA Record
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 16.15 3 ESCA allcomers Record
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 16.2 4
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC 16.38 5
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC 16.43 6
Birgitta Roos Netherlands 16.51 7
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT 16.96 8
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion 17.47 9
Gemma Neill Leslie Bike Shop 18.11 10
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain 18.34 11
Sprint (Event 2) – Heats – Result
Qualification: Winners to Final A, 2nd to Final B, 3rd to Final C, 4th to Final D
Heat 1
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 13.46
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion
Heat 2
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 13.61
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain
Heat 3
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 13.34
Birgitta Roos Netherlands
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC
Gemma Neill Leslie Bike Shop
Sprint (Event 2) – Finals – Result
Final 4 (10th – 12th)
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain 15.87 10
Gemma Neill Leslie Bike Shop 11
12
Final 3 (7th – 9th)
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC 13.78 7
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT 8
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion 9
Final 2 (4th – 6th)
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 13.84 4
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC 5
Birgitta Roos Netherlands 6
Final (1st – 3rd)
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 12.84 1
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 2
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 3
Elimination race (Event 3) – Result
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 1
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 2
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT 3
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC 4
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC 5
Birgitta Roos Netherlands 6
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 7
Gemma Neill Leslie Bike Shop 8
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion 9
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain 10
Keirin (Event 4) Heats Results
1st 3 in each heat to A Final
4th – 6th to B Final
Heat 1
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 13.12
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion
Heat 2
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 13.92
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC
Birgitta Roos Netherlands
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare
Keirin (Event 4) Final Results
Final B 7th – 12th
Final A 1st – 6th
Final B
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 14.08 7
Cassie Gledhill Elmy XRT 8
Julie Domniguez West Lothian Clarion 9
Final A
Rachel James Abergavenny RC 1
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 2
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC 3
Birgitta Roos Netherlands 4
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC 5
Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 6
Elimination race – Result
John McClelland Prestige Velo Club
Mark Stewart Spokes RT
David Martin Bicycleworks
Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles RT
Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles
Alex Simmons Swinnerton Cycles
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks
Philp Trodden City of Edinburgh RC
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks
Jesse Finch-Gnehm Capitol Velo
Jordi Vrancken Belgium
Graham Barclay Leslie Bike shop
Alastair Taylor Musselburgh RCC
Peter Cullen 0
Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT
Derek Timmins Musselburgh RCC
8km Scratch – Result
Callum Ferguson Halesowen CC 11:03.1
Peter Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles
Thomas Rotherham Sport City Velo
Michael Veen Netherlands
Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC
Derek Timmins Musselburgh RCC
Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC
David Jack
Jesse Finch-Gnehm Capitol Velo
Daniel Lagler RSC Komet Ludwigsburg
Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC
Colin Mackenzie Edinburgh RC
Keirin
Round 1 Result
1st + 2nd in each heat to Final
Heat 1
Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles 11.71
Nathaniel March CC Cardiff
Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
Thomas Rotherham Sport City Velo
Paul Gittins Ferryhill Whs
Jacob Littlejohn Edinburgh RC
Heat 2
Cameron Howard Spirit Racing Team 12.68
Barnaby Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles
Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC
Mark Stewart Spokes RT
Jordi Vrancken Belgium
Callum Ferguson Halesowen CC
Heat 3
Michael Veen Netherlands 12.77
Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles
Ivor Reid Clachnacuddin CC
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks
Philp Trodden City of Edinburgh RC
Daniel Lagler RSC Komet Ludwigsburg
Keirin Final Result
Miles Stovold Swinnerton Cycles 11.76
Sean Mayor Swinnerton Cycles
Nathaniel March CC Cardiff
Barnaby Swinnerton Swinnerton Cycles
Cameron Howard Spirit Racing Team
Michael Veen Netherlands
Unknown Distance race – Result
Callum Ferguson Halesowen CC 4-14.70
Peter Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles
Thomas Rotherham Sport City Velo
Derek Timmins Musselburgh RCC
Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC
Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC
Alex Simmons Swinnerton Cycles
Jesse Finch-Gnehm Capitol Velo
David Jack
10 Km Points Race
Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles 11
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks 8
Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles RT 8
David Martin Bicycleworks 6
Scott Macrae 5
Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT 3
Mark Stewart Spokes RT 2
Callum Watson City of Edinburgh RC 1
Alastair Taylor Musselburgh RCC 0
Graham Barclay Leslie Bike shop 0
John McClelland Prestige Velo Club 0
Philp Trodden City of Edinburgh RC 0
Alex Simmons Swinnerton Cycles 0
VETERANS’ 750m HANDICAP FINAL RESULT
Peter Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles 46 56.64
Colin Mackenzie Edinburgh RC 54
Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC 40
Alastair Taylor Musselburgh RCC 60
Paul Gittins Ferryhill Whs 50
Graham Barclay Leslie Bike shop 44
Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC 48
Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare 22
Ivor Reid Clachnacuddin CC 0
5km Scratch – Result
Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT 6-58.45
Philp Trodden City of Edinburgh RC
Angus Gillies Bicycleworks
Mark Stewart Spokes RT
Scott Macrae
David Martin Bicycleworks
Callum Watson City of Edinburgh RC
Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles RT
Graham Barclay Leslie Bike shop
Alex Simmons Swinnerton Cycles
John McClelland Prestige Velo Club
Alastair Taylor Musselburgh RCC
Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles
8 Km Points Race
Callum Ferguson Halesowen CC 15
Peter Ettles Sandy Wallace Cycles 11
David Jack 7
Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC 5
Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC 3
Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC 2
Colin Mackenzie Edinburgh RC 1
Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC 0
Daniel Lagler RSC Komet Ludwigsburg 0
Results provided by the East of Scotland Track Cycling Promoters Association
