The theme of blue warm skies continued at the Brooks Cycles Track League at the Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme last Thursday
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Report: Brooks Cycles Track League
The theme of blue warm skies continued at the Brooks Cycles Track , Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme with some hot racing on the track dished up by all riders who attended.
The night started with the usual Freewheelers League with 18 riders taking part. The top points scores across the three groups were as follows;
Group 1 Josh Marsden Lyme RC 9 Points
Group 2 Liam Campbell Lyme RC 7 Points James Swinnerton Lyme RC 7 Points
Group 3 Harley Johns Newcastle Rc 2001 10 Points
The main league started with the latest round of the 500m Handicap League. The handicapping is getting to the point where each round there is a blanket finish and this week was the same with Josh Spendelow ( Brooks Cycles ) winning from Joel Partington ( Swinnerton Cycles ) and Alesha Mellor ( Lyme RC ) .
In the other Sprinters League events the team sprint went to Barney Swinnerton ( Swinnerton Cycles ) Chris Pyatt and Josh Spendelow ( Brooks Cycles ) . The sprint final saw Josh pick up his second win of the night from Joel Partington.
In the A Class Endurance events Farley Barber ( Pro Vision ) won every event in the 10 lap scartch, win and out, devil and 10 mile.
The B Class races saw a James Brayford ( Lyme RC ) taking the clean sweep of wins as well in the 10 lap scratch, win and out, devil and 10 mile.
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The C Class league was again very popular with wins going to Neil Batten ( Newcastle Rc 2001 ) in the 10 lap Scratch, Darren Highes ( Lyme RC) in the win and out and Richard Coates ( Leek CC ) in the devil.
The youth events saw Hannah Davis ( Lyme RC ) winning the 200m TT and devil with Thomas Bullock taking the points race.
FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1
Race 1
1st Josh Marsden Lyme RC
2nd Seth Ireland Lyme RC
3rd Thomas Wheaver Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Minnie McKenzie Lyme RC
2nd Harry Clewlow Lyme RC
3rd Evie Davis Lyme RC
Race 3
1st Thomas Mould Lyme RC
2nd Harry Clewlow
3rd William Beddow Lyme RC
Race 4
1st Josh Marsden
2nd Thomas Wheaver
3rd Seth Ireland
Race 5
1st Evie Davis
2nd Josh Mardsen
3rd Seth Ireland
Race 6
1st Minnie McKenzie
2nd Daniel Jones Lyme RC
3rd William Beddow
Group 2
Race 1
1st Liam Campbell Lyme RC
2nd Charlie Clewlow Lyme RC
3rd Olly Davis Lyme RC
Race 2
1st James Swinnerton Lyme RC
2nd` Olly Davis
3rd Scarlet Swinnerton
Race 3
1st Liam Campbell Lyme RC
2nd Charlie Clewlow Lyme RC
3rd Olly Davis Lyme RC
Race 4
1st James Swinnerton
2nd Scarlet Swinnerton
3rd Charlie Clewlow
Group 3
Race 1
1st Harley Johns Newcastle RC 2001
2nd Max McKenzie Lyme RC
3rd Thomas Ford Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Thomas Ford
2nd Harley Johns
3rd Max McKenzie
Race 3
1st Max McKenzie
2nd Thomas Ford
3rd Harley Johns
Race 4
1st Harley Johns
2nd Thomas Ford
3rd Max McKenzie
MAIN LEAGUE
500m Handicap League
1st Josh Spendelow Brooks Cycles
2nd Joel Partington Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Alesha Mellor Lyme RC
4th Tony Brooks Brooks Cycles
5th Chris Pyatt Brooks Cycles
6th George Hancock Brooks Cycles
Youth 200m TT
1st Hannah Davis Lyme RC
2nd Josh Marsden Lyme RC
3rd Thomas Bullock Newport CC
A Endurance 10 lap scratch
1st Farley Barber Pro Vision
2nd Josh Wilkes U/A
3rd Alesha Mellor
B Class 10 lap Scratch
1st James Brayford Lyme RC
2nd Nick Moore Newcastle Rc 2001
3rd Mike Boston Uttoxeter CC
C Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Neil Batten Newcastle Rc 2001
2nd Richard Coates Leek CC
3rd Phil Bratten U/A
Sprinters League Team Sprint
1st Barney Swinnerton
Chris Pyatt
Josh Spendelow
2nd Tony Brooks Brooks Cycles
George Hancock Brooks Cycles
Joel Partington Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Paige Nutton Swinnerton Cycles
Alesha Mellor
Hannah Davis
Youth Team sprint
1st Hannah Davis
Douglas Main Derby Mercury
Thomas Wheaver
A Class win and Out
1st Farley Barber
2nd Josh Wilkes
3rd Farley Barber
B Class Win and Out
1st James Brayford
2nd Nick Moore
3rd Mike Boston
C Class Win and Out
1st Darren Hughes
2nd Paige Nutton
3rd Richard Coates
Youth Devil
1st Hannah Davis
2nd Thomas Bullock
3rd Thomas Wheaver
A Class Endurance Devil
1st Farley Barber
2nd Alesha Mellor
3rd Joshua Wilkes
B Class Devil
1st James Braford
2nd Mike Boston
3rd Nick Moore
C Class devil
1st Richard Coates
2nd Paige Nutton
3rd Darren Hughes
Sprint Final
1st Josh Spendelow
2nd Joel Partington
3rd Barney Swinnerton
Youth Points race
1st Thomas Bullock
2nd Hannah Davis
3rd Josh Marsden
40 lap Scratch A
1st Farley Barber
2nd Joshua Wilkes
B’s
1st James Brayford
2nd Mike Boston Uttoxeter CC
C’s
1st Richard Coates
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