Day 5: British Track Championships

Becky James won her 4th title of the week while there were also wins for David Daniell, Lewis Oliva and Peter Mitchell (Team Sprint), Simon Yates (Omnium), Jon Dibben & Sam Lowe (Madison), Emily Kay, Elinor Barker & Amy Roberts (Women’s Team Pursuit) and Lucy Garner/Harriett Owen (Women’s Madison)

RST Cycle Clothing & Trigon Bikes

Anna Flanders report and reactions from the fifth and final day of competition at the British Cycling National Track Championships at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester

British Cycling Olympic Academy sprinter Becky James completed the perfect week at the British Cycling National Track Championships today when she collected her fourth title in five days, successfully defending the Keirin title she won last year. The 20 year old from Abergavenny added to the 500mTT, Sprint and Team Sprint titles she won earlier in the week.

Already earmarked as a successor to “Queen of the Track” Victoria Pendleton’s throne, James is showing great form going into the first round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Cali, Columbia, next month, at which it was announced last week she has been selected to represent Great Britain.

Becky James commented: “I’m really chuffed and I had in my head what I wanted to achieve and I think it went better than expected. The track nationals is a big event for me. I’m really happy because it’s a great start to the season.”

Looking to the future she said: “I’m taking it step at a time and I’ve got the world championships as my target in the next few years and then hopefully Rio 2016.”

In the final race of the 2012 championships, the country’s top sprinters were out in force for the hotly contested Men’s Team Sprint which was won in the end by the NW Region B squad of David Daniell, Lewis Oliva and Peter Mitchell in 45.036, just two tenths of a second in front of the City of Edinburgh RC team of Bruce Croall, John Paul and new Sprint champion Callum Skinner.

The NW Region A squad of multiple national champion Craig MacLean, Paralympian Jody Cundy MBE and Matt Crampton took bronze, getting the better of VC St Raphael’s Andrew Leveton, Rowan Elliot and David Heald. The Team Sprint gold will come as some consolation to Lewis Oliva who narrowly missed out on the individual Sprint title on Saturday night.

GB Olympic Academy rider Simon Yates secured the Omnium title after an impressive display of consistent racing across all four of the events. The 100% ME rider, who was runner up in 2011, won both the 15 km Points and Elimination races and was second in the Flying Lap Time Trial meaning he went into the final Scratch race with a 12 point cushion. Yates finished third behind teammate George Atkins in that race but it was enough to wrap up the title. Atkins went home with the bronze whilst Joseph Kelly made it a 100% ME 1-2-3 with silver.

Speaking after the race, Yates told of his joy at becoming national champion: “It’s a great feeling and I couldn’t ask for more. It’s been a great couple of days and just to top it off I’m national champion. It’s always important and it’s always nice to win a national title. I’ve just come off the road and it’s nice to come on here and still perform.”

Elinor Barker and her Scott Contessa Epic team won the battle of the junior world road champions in the Women’s Team Pursuit final, catching the Node4-Giordana trio of double Junior World Road Race Champion and newly crowned National Individual Pursuit Champion Lucy Garner, National Points Race Champion Corrine Hall and Harriet Owen in 2.45.778. The third place ride off was won by Team Ibis Cycles (Hannah Barnes, Kayleigh Brogan and Eileen Roe) who caught VC St Raphael (Caroline Harding, Eleanor Jones and Adel Tyson-Bloor) in 2.26.449.

Speaking after the race, British Cycling Olympic Development Programme athlete Emily Kay commented: “The Team Pursuit forms a great basis for riding across a number of events, it’s something I’ll stick with the Team Pursuit and I’m really pleased to win this title.”

Teammate Amy Roberts added: “We had a clear plan that our coach had mapped out. A part of that was catching the other team so we were pleased as a team to do that. It’s a great achievement for the three of us to win such a title which is right up there with all the others.”

Lucy Garner and Harriet Owen (Node4-Giordana) retained their Women’s Madison title in emphatic style in a race that exploded into life in the latter stages. The pair finished 8 points ahead of closest rivals Emily Kay and Amy Roberts with Garner winning the final sprint in her now trademark style. Garner and Owen demonstrated expertly timed changes and scintillating sprinting which saw them collect gold, Garner’s second of the championships. Hannah Barnes and Eileen Roe (Team Ibis Cycles) took the bronze.

The Junior Men’s Madison title went to the Hargroves Cycles pair of Jon Dibben and Sam Lowe who produced a commanding performance to take gold ahead of Tao Geoghegen-Hart and Oliver Wood, with Jake Kelly and Jacob Scott taking bronze. The winning pair, who are both British Cycling Olympic Development Programme athletes, looked a class act throughout and dominated the intermediate sprints, finally taking the title by 9 points.

RESULTS

Junior Mens Madison
1 Jon Dibben Hargroves Cycles 27 pts
Samuel Lowe Hargroves Cycles

2 Tao Geoghegan Hart CC Hackney 18 pts
Oliver Wood Sportscover Altura RT

3 Jake Kelly Manx Viking Whls CC 8 pts
Jacob Scott Planet X

4 Luc Hall Hargroves Cycles 6 pts
Jacob Ragan Champion System

5 Tristan Robbins Cardiff JIF 3 pts
Charlie Tanfield Velo29 Cycling Team

6 Christian Braybrooke Velocity RT 2 pts
Joe Evans Velocity RT

7 Kristian Woolf Prestige VC 1 pt
Alex Anderson Welwyn Whls CC

8 Leon Gledhill BBM Revolution CC @ 2 laps 1 pt
Harry Tanfield Teamwallis CHH RT

Open Team Sprint

Qualification

NW Region B 45.081
David Daniell NW Region B
Peter Mitchell NW Region B
Lewis Oliva NW Region B

City of Edinburgh RC 45.526
Kenny Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC
Callum Skinner City of Edinburgh RC

NW Region A 46.3
Matt Crampton NW Region A
Jody Cundy MBE NW Region A
Craig MacLean NW Region A

VC St Raphael 48.674
Rowan Elliott VC St Raphael
Andrew Leveton VC St Raphael
David Heald VC St Raphael

Brooks Cycles 48.979
John Bagnall Brooks Cycles
Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
Neil Potter Brooks Cycles

Sport City Velo 48.982
Alexander Collier Sport City Velo
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo
Alistair Thomas Sport City Velo

Swinnerton Cycles 49.403
Miles Annon Swinnerton Cycles
Miles Joule Stovold Swinnteron Cycles
Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles

Team Terminator 49.649
Neil Campbell Team Terminator
Adrian Dent Team Terminator
Dave Le Grys Team Terminator

Team iOptix.co.uk 50.963
Martin Ekgren Team iOptix.co.uk
Alan Sheldon Team iOptix.co.uk
Andrew Clark Team iOptix.co.uk

Second Round Result

Heat 1
VC St Raphael 48.51
Rowan Elliott VC St Raphael
Andrew Leveton VC St Raphael
David Heald VC St Raphael

Brooks Cycles 48.729
John Bagnall Brooks Cycles
Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
Neil Potter Brooks Cycles

Heat 2
NW Region A 45.899
Matt Crampton NW Region A
Jody Cundy MBE NW Region A
Craig MacLean NW Region A

Sport City Velo 49.513
James Grady Sport City Velo
Matt Rotherham Sport City Velo
Alistair Thomas Sport City Velo

Heat 3
City of Edinburgh RC 45.295
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC
Callum Skinner City of Edinburgh RC

Swinnerton Cycles 48.792
Miles Annon Swinnerton Cycles
Miles Joule Stovold Swinnerton Cycles
Sean Mayer Swinnerton Cycles

Heat 4
NW Region B 45.08
David Daniell NW Region B
Peter Mitchell NW Region B
Lewis Oliva NW Region B

Team Terminator 49.284
Neil Campbell Team Terminator
Adrian Dent Team Terminator
Dave Le Grys Team Terminator

Finals

Bronze Medal Ride
NW Region A 46.566
Matt Crampton NW Region A
Jody Cundy MBE NW Region A
Craig MacLean NW Region A

VC St Raphael 48.723
Rowan Elliott VC St Raphael
Andrew Leveton VC St Raphael
David Heald VC St Raphael

Gold and Silver Medal Ride
NW Region B 45.036
David Daniell NW Region B
Peter Mitchell NW Region B
Lewis Oliva NW Region B

City of Edinburgh RC 45.274
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC
Callum Skinner City of Edinburgh RC

Open Omnium

Flying 1 lap
1. Philip Trodden City of Edinburgh RC 14.361
2. Simon Yates 100% ME 14.467
3. Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles.co.uk 14.478
4. Adam Duggleby Champion System 14.486
5. John McClelland Prestige VC 14.507
6. Symon Lewis Prestige VC 14.626
7. Joseph Kelly 100% ME 14.636
8. Greg Mansell Team UK Youth 14.667
9. George Atkins 100% ME 14.711
10. Alistair Rutherford Champion System 14.913
11. Iain Cook VC Londres 14.932
12. Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles.co.uk 14.942
13. Adam Yates UVCA Troyes 15.018
14. Owain Doull 100% ME 15.04
15. James Notley Planet X 15.08
16. Alistair Slater 100% ME 15.093
17. Chris Nicholson Lotto-Predictor-VC Ardennes 15.163
18. Jack Green VC St Raphael 15.17
19. Finlay Young E V Ecosse 15.187
20. Chris Pease Manchester Whlrs Club 15.25
21. Scott Macrae Extreme Nutrition 15.441
22. Paul Johnson Team Wheelguru 15.539
23. George Farrell Welwyn Whls CC 15.578
24. David Brearley Cottingham Coureurs RT 15.616
25. Jason Streather VC St Raphael 15.631
26. Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles 16.205
27. James Rutherford Champion System 16.623
28. Toby Blackman VC Londres 16.751
29. Mark Hammersley Team Wheelguru 16.947
30. Jack Kirk Prestige VC REL

Points
1. Simon Yates 100% ME 31 pts
2. Owain Doull 100% ME 28 pts
3. Adam Yates UVCA Troyes 23 pts
4. George Atkins 100% ME 13 pts
5. Alistair Rutherford Champion System 10 pts
6. Symon Lewis Prestige VC 6 pts
7. Joseph Kelly 100% ME 5 pts
8. Adam Duggleby Champion System 3 pts
9. Jack Kirk Prestige VC 3 pts
10. Alistair Slater 100% ME 1 pt
11. Finlay Young E V Ecosse 1 pt
12. Greg Mansell Team UK Youth 0 pts
13. Chris Nicholson Lotto-Predictor-VC Ardennes 0 pts
14. John McClelland Prestige VC 0 pts
15. Scott Macrae Extreme Nutrition 0 pts
16. Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles.co.uk 0 pts
17. David Brearley Cottingham Coureurs RT 0 pts
18. Philip Trodden City of Edinburgh RC 0 pts
19. Iain Cook VC Londres 0 pts
20. Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles.co.uk -18 pts
21. Mark Hammersley Team Wheelguru -20 pts
22. Paul Johnson Team Wheelguru -20 pts
23. Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles -20 pts
24. James Rutherford Champion System -20 pts
25. Jack Green VC St Raphael -20 pts
26. James Notley Planet X -20 pts
27. George Farrell Welwyn Whls CC -80 pts
28. Toby Blackman VC Londres -80 pts
29. Jason Streather VC St Raphael -80 pts
30. Chris Pease Manchester Whlrs Club DNF

Elimination Race
1. Simon Yates 100% ME
2. Owain Doull 100% ME
3. Joseph Kelly 100% ME
4. Adam Duggleby Champion System
5. Alistair Rutherford Champion System
6. George Atkins 100% ME
7. Alistair Slater 100% ME
8. Adam Yates UVCA Troyes
9. James Rutherford Champion System
10. James Notley Planet X
11. Scott Macrae Extreme Nutrition
12. Greg Mansell Team UK Youth
13. Paul Johnson Team Wheelguru
14. Symon Lewis Prestige VC
15. Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles
16. John McClelland Prestige VC
17. Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles.co.uk
18. Mark Hammersley Team Wheelguru
19. Chris Nicholson Lotto-Predictor-VC Ardennes
20. Jack Kirk Prestige VC
21. Philip Trodden City of Edinburgh RC
22. Finlay Young E V Ecosse
23. David Brearley Cottingham Coureurs RT
24. Jack Green VC St Raphael
25. Jason Streather VC St Raphael
26. Iain Cook VC Londres
27. Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles.co.uk
28. Toby Blackman VC Londres
29. George Farrell Welwyn Whls CC

Scratch Race
1. George Atkins 100% ME
2. Joseph Kelly 100% ME
3. Alistair Rutherford Champion System
4. Simon Yates 100% ME
5. Adam Yates UVCA Troyes
6. Alistair Slater 100% ME
7. John McClelland Prestige VC
8. Finlay Young E V Ecosse
9. Philip Trodden City of Edinburgh RC
10. Scott Macrae Extreme Nutrition
11. Adam Duggleby Champion System
12. Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles.co.uk
13. Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles
14. James Rutherford Champion System
15. Greg Mansell Team UK Youth
16. Jack Green VC St Raphael
17. James Notley Planet X
18. David Brearley Cottingham Coureurs RT
19. Owain Doull 100% ME
20. Symon Lewis Prestige VC
21. Chris Nicholson Lotto-Predictor-VC Ardennes
22. Iain Cook VC Londres
23. Paul Johnson Team Wheelguru
24. Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles.co.uk
25. Jason Streather VC St Raphael
26. Mark Hammersley Team Wheelguru
27. Toby Blackman VC Londres
18m 3 secs

OVERALL
1 Simon Yates 100% ME 8
2 Joseph Kelly 100% ME 19
3 George Atkins 100% ME 20
4 Alistair Rutherford Champion System 23
5 Adam Duggleby Champion System 27
6 Adam Yates UVCA Troyes 29
7 Owain Doull 100% ME 37
8 Alistair Slater 100% ME 39
9 John McClelland Prestige VC 42
10 Symon Lewis Prestige VC 46
11 Greg Mansell Team UK Youth 47
12 Philip Trodden City of Edinburgh RC 49
13 Scott Macrae Extreme Nutrition 57
14 Finlay Young E V Ecosse 60
15 Martin Lonie Dooleys Cycles.co.uk 63
16 Greg Brown Dooleys Cycles.co.uk 67
17 James Notley Planet X 68
18 Chris Nicholson Lotto-Predictor-VC Ardennes 70
19 James Rutherford Champion System 74
20 Paul Whatmough Shepherds Cycles 77
21 Iain Cook VC Londres 78
22 Paul Johnson Team Wheelguru 80
23 David Brearley Cottingham Coureurs RT 82
24 Jack Green VC St Raphael 83
25 Mark Hammersley Team Wheelguru 94
26 Jason Streather VC St Raphael 102
27 Toby Blackman VC Londres 111

Womens Keirin

First Round
Heat 1
Rebecca James Abergavenny RC
Rosie Blount Derby Mercury RC
Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC
Imogen Farlie Team Terminator
Emma Baird City of Edinburgh RC
Lisa Daly Sport City Velo
12.328

Heat 2
Victoria Williamson VC Norwich
Rachel James Abergavenny RC
Jessica Crampton Sport City Velo
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
Danielle Khan Solihull CC
Hayley Edwards Champion System
Lauren Quenby Newcastle RC 2001
11.799

Final
1 Rebecca James Abergavenny RC
2 Victoria Williamson VC Norwich
3 Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
4 Danielle Khan Solihull CC
5 Rosie Blount Derby Mercury RC
6 Rachel James Abergavenny RC
7 Louise Haston City of Edinburgh RC
8 Jessica Crampton Sport City Velo
11.743

Women’s Team Pursuit

Qualification
Scot Contessa Epic 3.37.317
Emily Kay Scot Contessa Epic
Elinor Barker Scot Contessa Epic
Amy Roberts Scot Contessa Epic

Node 4 Giordana WT 3.45.852
Lucy Garner Node 4 Giordana Womens Team
Corrine Hall Node 4 Giordana Womens Team
Harriet Owen Node 4 Giordana Womens Team

Team Ibis Cycles 3.45.944
Hannah Barnes Team Ibis Cycles
Kayleigh Brogan Team Ibis Cycles
Eileen Roe Team Ibis Cycles

VC St Raphael 3.57.554
Caroline Harding VC St Raphael
Eleanor Jones VC St Raphael
Adel Tyson-Bloor VC St Raphael

Finals

3rd & 4th Place Ride
Team Ibis Cycles
Hannah Barnes Team Ibis Cycles
Kayleigh Brogan Team Ibis Cycles
Eileen Roe Team Ibis Cycles

VC St Raphael caught in 2.26.449
Caroline Harding VC St Raphael
Eleanor Jones VC St Raphael
0 Adel Tyson-Bloor VC St Raphael

Gold Medal Ride

Scot Contessa Epic
Emily Kay Scot Contessa Epic
5 Elinor Barker Scot Contessa Epic
Amy Roberts Scot Contessa Epic

Node 4 Giordana Womens Team Caught in 2.45.778
Lucy Garner Node 4 Giordana Womens Team
Corrine Hall Node 4 Giordana Womens Team
Harriet Owen Node 4 Giordana Womens Team

Women’s Madison
1 Lucy Garner Node 4 Giordana Womens Team 23 pts
Harriet Owen Node 4 Giordana Womens Team

2 Emily Kay Scot Contessa Epic 15 pts
Amy Roberts Scot Contessa Epic

3 Hannah Barnes Team Ibis Cycles 13 pts
Eileen Roe Team Ibis Cycles

4 Elinor Barker Scot Contessa Epic 9 pts
Rebecca Hunt Scot Contessa Epic

5 Corrine Hall Node 4 Giordana Womens Team 0 pts
Amy Hill Abergavenny RC
40mins 52sec

 

 

RST Cycle Clothing & Trigon Bikes

Other Results on VeloUK (including reports containing results)

Other News on VeloUK

Tags: , ,