The hot weather returned after a week lost to rain and there was a good turnout of riders at the Brooks Cycles Track League, Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme on Thursday 19th July
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Report: Brooks Cycles Track League
The hot weather returned after a week lost to rain and there was a good turnout of riders at the Brooks Cycles Track , Lyme Valley Velodrome, Newcastle under Lyme on Thursday 19th July 2018 .
In the Freewheelers racing the top points scores across the three groups were as follows;
Group 1 Harry Clewlow Lyme RC 11 Points
Group 2 Charlie Clewlow Lyme RC 7 Points
Group 3 George Morton Lyme RC 11 Points
The main league started with the latest round of the 500m Handicap League and there was a mass charge for the line with Steve Cronshaw ( Brooks Cycles ) winning from team mate Phil Houlton. In the team sprint Phil rode with teammates Chris Paytt and Josh Spendelow to take the win. In the sprint final Josh took an impressive win from Harry Ledingham Horn ( lyme RC ) and Phil Houlton.
In the A Class Endurance events Thomas Bullock ( Newport CC ) won the first three events before Josh Spendelow won the final 20 laps scratch. The B Class races saw wins go to Dominic Slinn ( Macclesfield Wheelers ) again had a good night in winning the 10 laps scratch, devil and 20 laps scratch. Jerry Cross ( Manchester Wheelers ) won the other B class event in the win and out.
The C Class leagues a saw league leader Paige Nutton ( Swinnerton Cycles ) dominate again winning all four events. In the Youth events Thomas Wheaver ( Lyme RC ) won the opening 400m TT and along with Josh Marsden ( Lyme RC ) and Thomas Alcock ( Lyme RC ) take the team sprint. Ross Hooley ( Innovation RT )was impressive in winning the devil before Richard Wason ( Uttoxeter CC) won the final points race.
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FREEWHEELERS RESULTS
Group 1
Race 1
1st Thomas Alcock Lyme RC
2nd Harry Clewlow Lyme RC
3rd Evie Davis Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Minnie McKenzie Lyme RC
2nd Evie Davis
3rd Charlie Clewlow
Race 3
1st Harry Clewlow
2nd Thomas Alcock
3rd Charlie Clewlow
Race 4
1st Minnie McKenzie
2nd Harry Clewlow
3rd Harry Brayford
Race 5
1st Harry Clewlow
2nd Minnie McKenzie
3rd Evie Davis
Group 3
Race 1
1st George Morton Lyme RC
2nd Thomas Ford Lyme RC
3rd Sophie Griffiths Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Eddie Townsend
2nd Max McKenzie
3rd Sophie Griffiths
Race 3
1st Eddie Townsend
2nd George Morton
3rd Sophie Griffiths
Race 4
1st George Morton
2nd Max McKenzie
3rd Sophie Griffiths
Race 5
1st Eddie Townsend
2nd George Morton
3rd Thomas Ford
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MAIN LEAGUE
500m Handicap League
1st Steve Cronshaw Brooks Cycles
2nd Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
3rd Pete Humphries Brooks Cycles
4th Chris Pyatt Brooks Cycles
5th Jim Hollins Swinnerton Cycles
6th Hannah Davis Lyme RC
Youth 400m TT
1st Thomas Wheaver Lyme RC
2nd Josh Marsden Lyme RC
3rd Richard Wason Uttoxeter CC
A Endurance 10 lap scratch
1st Thomas Bullock Newport CC
B Class 10 lap Scratch
1st Dominic Slinn Macclesfield Wheelers
2nd Jerry Crosss Manchester Wheelers
3rd Iain Davidson BC PM
C Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Paige Nutton Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Neil Batten Velo Runner
3rd Steve Brindle Lyme RC
Sprinters League Team Sprint
1st Chris Pyatt
Josh Spendelow
Phil Houlton
Youth Team Sprint
1st Thomas Wheaver
Thomas Alcock
Josh Marsden
A Class Win and Out
1st Thomas Bullock
B Class Win and Out
1st Jerry Cross
2nd Dominic Slinn
3rd Iain Davidson
C Class Win and Out
1st Paige Nutton
2nd Neil Batten
3rd Jenny Hill
A Class Endurance Devil
1st Thomas Bullock
B Class Devil
1st Dominic Slinn
2nd Jerry Cross
3rd Iain Davidson
C Class Devil
1st Paige Nutton
2nd Jenny Hill
3rd Neil Batten
Sprint Final
1st Josh Spendelow
2nd Harry Ledingham-Horn
3rd Phil Houlton
Youth Points race
1st Richard Wason
2nd Thomas Wheaver
3rd Josh Marsden
C Class 15 laps Scratch
1st Paige Nutton
2nd Neil Batten
3rd Darren Hughes Lyme RC
25 lap Scratch A
1st Josh Spendelow
2nd Thomas Bullock
3rd Chris Pyatt
B’s
1st Dominic Slinn
2nd Jerry Cross
3rd Iain Davidson
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