A good weekends racing at Welwyn – Friday evening Track League plus a round of the Womens Omnium on a very warm Saturday afternoon & Dernyfest too!
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Report – Big Weekend at Welwyn
Thanks to Julie Rodman & Peter Waghorn
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Twenty two competed in the 5 event Omnium – Ellie Coster opened the proceedings with a two second victory in the 500m Time trial and – Eleanor Jones won the competitive 18 lap Points race while Ellie Coster was only 8th but recovered the overall lead winning the Sprint, third in the Pursuit and a win in the final scratch race. Past winner Janet Birkmyre was a model of consistency being placed in the top seven in all five events – her third place in the scratch event put her into second place. Hannah Blount and Niki Kovacs were tied on 29 points but third place went to Niki having the higher place in the 16 lap scratch
Only 21 riders turned up for the Dernyfest event – split into three 10 mile heats with the top 3 going through to the 9 up final. Matt Gittins paced by George Gilbert attacked from the start of the 50 lap final and lapped the field within 25 laps. Oliver Moors moved up into second place while a ding-dong battle for third spot went to George Farrell from Vojtech Blazeejowski who disputed the result after the finish.
The Friday Track League included the second round of the 10 lap handicap for A and B group seniors. With the A group battling the way though the B group who started with a 260m lead. Alex Minting and Martin Ruepp winning the two events. In the final 35 lap 10 mile newcomer George Clarke (High Wycombe) attacked with 4 laps to go and the bunch just watched him go and build up a lead – he still had enough energy to hold them off in the last lap for a well deserved victory appreciated by the spectators.
Forty Youth riders rode in the three age related groups – Will Raymond notched up two wins in the under 16 section while Millie Gage was in tremendous form in the under 14 group – three victories plus a second in the points race says it all. Four different winners in the under 12 series with Welwyn Wheelers and CC Ashwell sharing the honours.
TRACK LEAGUE
Senior A
10 lap scratch –
1. John McClelland (Bush Healthcare)
2. Martin Ruepp (Iceni Velo)
3. Alex Minting (Neon Velo)
10 lap Block AB Handicap (Odds& Evens)
1. Alex Minting (Neon Velo)
2. John McClelland (Bush Healthcare)
3. Joe Gorman (Stevenage)
10 lap Block AB Handicap (Odds & Evens) –
1. Martin Ruepp (Iceni Velo)
2. Mitch Powell (Team Terminator)
3. Mike Broadwith (Actic TacX)
Devil –
1. John McClelland (Bush Healthcare)
2. Alex Anderson (Neon Velo)
3. Martin Ruepp (Iceni Velo)
10 mile –
1. George Clarke (High Wycombe)
2. Alex Minting (Neon Velo)
3. Martin Ruepp (Iceni Velo)
Senior B
10 lap scratch –
1. Julio Davis (Welwyn)
2. Mitch Powell (Team Terminator)
3. Chris Burns (Welwyn)
10 lap Points
1. George Clarke (High Wycombe)
2. Julio Davis (Welwyn,
3. Mitch Powell (Team Terminator)
Youth A
8lap scratch –
1. Will Raymond (Welwyn)
2. Adam Looker (Colcheser)
3. Ethan Vernon (Welwyn)
Devil –
1. Will Raymond (Welwyn()
2. Adam Looker (Colchester)
3. Ethan Vernon )Welwyn)
8 lap Points –
1. Glen Dossett (Welwyn)
2. Will Raymond (Welwyn)
3. Bradley Clarke (Green Arrow)
8 lap Handicap –
1. Bradley Clarke (Green Arrow)
2. Will Raymond (Welwyn)
3. Adam Looker (Colchester)
Youth B
6 lap scratch –
1. Millie Gage ,
2. Alexi Edwards,
3. Nathan Blackmore (all Welwyn)
Devil –
1. Millie Gage,
2. Alexi Edwards,
3. Jamie Dene (all Welwyn)
6 lap Points –
1. Alexi Edwards,
2. Millie Gage,
3. Christian Manzi (all Welwyn)
6 lap Handicap –
1. Millie Gage (Welwyn)
2. Christian Manzi (Welwyn)
3. Sam Asker (West Suffolk)
Youth CDE
3 lap Scratch –
1. Sam Gage (Welwyn)
2. Adam Lighfoot (CC Ashwell)
3. Sophie Lewis (CC Ashwell)
3 lap handicap A –
1. Jenn Miles (Welwyn)
2. Harry Towning (Welwyn)
3. Sophie Lewis (CC Ashwell)
3 lap Handicap B –
1. Max Jackson,
2. Euan Woodliffe
3. Ted Brett (all Welwyn)
4 lap Handicap –
1. Adam Lightfoot (CC Ashwell)
2. Harry Towning (Welwyn)
3. Jenna Miles (Wwlwyn)
Welwyn Wheelers Cycling Club – Dernyfest – 21 June
HEATS
Round 1 – 35 laps
1 James Holland-Leader
2 Joe Gorman Stevenage CC
3 Jason Burrill Bourne Wheelers
4 Alistair Luxford CSE
5 Alex Peeke Welwyn Wheelers
6 Gavin Mitchell Twickenham CC
7 Andrew Brown Welwyn Wheelers
Round 2 – 35 laps
1 Vojtech Blazejovsky Brixton Cycles
2 George Farrell CSE
3 Ben Smith Welwyn Wheelers
4 Robert Cox Cambridge CC
5 Neil Fraser Stevenage CC
6 David Scott Welwyn Wheelers
7 Oliver Hitchings Peter Hansford Racing
Round 3 – 35 laps
1 Matt Gittings
2 Oliver Moors Speg – Project 51
3 Brendan Drewett Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club
4 Adrian Ward Shaftesbury CC
5 Simon Best North Road CC
6 Nigel Stephens Finchley Racing Team
dnf Joshua Mitchell RP Racing Team
Minor final B – 30 laps
1 Joshua Mitchell RP Racing Team
2 David Scott Welwyn Wheelers
3 Oliver Hitchings Peter Hansford Racing
4 Nigel Stephens Finchley Racing Team
5 Gavin Mitchell Twickenham CC
6 Andrew Brown Welwyn Wheelers
Minor final A – 40 laps
1 Robert Cox Cambridge CC
2 Neil Fraser Stevenage CC
3 Adrian Ward Shaftesbury CC
4 Alistair Luxford CSE
5 Simon Best North Road CC
6 Alex Peeke Welwyn Wheelers
Final – 50 laps
1 Matt Gittings
2 Oliver Moors Speg – Project 51
3 George Farrell CSE
4 Vojtech Blazejovsky Brixton Cycles
5 Joe Gorman Stevenage CC
6 James Holland-Leader
7 Jason Burrill Bourne Wheelers
8 Ben Smith Welwyn Wheelers
9 Brendan Drewett Fareham Wheelers Cycling Club
WOMEN’S OMNIUM
1 Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare CRT
2 Janet Birkmyre TORQ Performance
3 Niki Kovacs Brixton Cycles
4 Hannah Blount Derby Mercury RC
5 Sophie Black Bike Pure-LeMond-Aspire Velotech
6 Christine Robson VC Londres
7 Flora Gillies Speg – Project 51
8 Laura Clode VC St Raphael
9 Jayne Paine Willesden Cycling Club
10 Sophie Lankford Team WNT
11 Eleanor Jones VC St Raphael
12 Autumn Collins Cycling Club Hackney
13 Lucy Harper Bike Pure-LeMond-Aspire Velotech
14 Laura Cheesman RP Racing Team
15 Lesley Pinder Elitecycling
16 Amy Good VC Londres
17 Amanda Dundas Paisley Velo Race Team
18 Naoise Sheridan
19 Gaia Casciello Welwyn Wheelers
20 Orla Hendron
21 Rachael Kaye Mellor
22 Ottilie Quince CC Luton
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