News: British Track Championships in Wales

In the year of the Comonwealth Games and selection on the line, Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medallists will go head-to-head for the coveted national champions’ jerseys next weekend (3-6 March) at the British Track Championships

News: British Track Championships in Wales

Olympic, Paralympic and World Championship medallists will go head-to-head for the coveted national champions’ jerseys next weekend (3-6 March), as the 2022 British National Track Championships heads to the Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales in Newport.

Tokyo heroes Lora Fachie (individual pursuit gold), Jack Carlin (team sprint silver, sprint bronze), Sophie Unwin (road race silver, individual pursuit bronze), Fin Graham (individual pursuit silver, road race silver) and Neah Evans (team pursuit silver) will look to pick up where they left off last summer, while new British Hour Record holder Dan Bigham has his sights on a sixth national title.

A strong Welsh contingent will be spearheaded by 2021 world championships medallists Rhys Britton and Megan Barker, while Aberaeron’s rising star Josh Tarling will be hoping to add to his two junior European titles from last year. Britton and Tarling will ride together as part of the Team Wales team pursuit quartet on Sunday.

Men’s sprint
Double Olympic medallist Jack Carlin will ride in the keirin, sprint and open team sprint events, but will face stiff competition from the likes of fellow Great Britain Cycling Team riders Matt Rotherham, Joe Truman, Hamish Turnbull, Lewis Stewart and Ali Fielding.

Men’s endurance
The 2020 championships saw the HUUB-Wattbike Test Team dominate the pursuit events. This year, John Archibald (individual pursuit, points, scratch) Dan Bigham (individual pursuit), Jonny Wale (individual pursuit, 1km time trial) Kyle Gordon (points, scratch, open team pursuit) and Will Perrett (individual pursuit, points, scratch, open team pursuit) are once more on the hunt for national jerseys.

Commonwealth individual pursuit champion Charlie Tanfield will compete in the individual pursuit and points race, while local riders Will Roberts, Joe Holt, Harvey McNaughton, Rhys Britton and Joshua Tarling will be looking to make their mark in the team pursuit for Team Wales.

Women’s endurance
Tokyo team pursuit silver medallist Neah Evans (individual pursuit, points, scratch) will be joined by fellow world championships team pursuit bronze medallist Megan Barker (individual pursuit, points, scratch, team pursuit), and Carmarthen’s three-time national champion Ella Barnwell. The next generation of British endurance riders is represented by European junior team pursuit champion Maddie Leech (individual pursuit, points, scratch, team pursuit) and Welsh rider Eluned King (individual pursuit, points, scratch).

Women’s sprint
Sophie Capewell will look to defend her sprint title in what looks to be a highly-competitive field. Alongside Capewell, fellow up-and-coming sprinters Lauren Bate, Milly Tanner and Blaine Ridge-Davis also take their place on the start line, having enjoyed a historic bronze medal in the team sprint together at the 2021 world championships in Roubaix. Multiple European junior champion Rhian Edmunds steps up from the junior ranks to contest the keirin, sprint, team sprint and 500m time-trial titles.

Para-cycling
There is no shortage of medal-winning experience in the para-cycling races, with double Paralympic champion Lora Fachie looking to add to her impressive medal collection as she lines up in the para-cycling 1km time trial and tandem sprint. Double Tokyo medallists Fin Graham and Sophie Unwin will be further joined by Katie Toft, Sam Ruddock and Blaine Hunt will all also be targeting the coveted national champions’ jerseys.

Day-by-day guide
— Thursday: Closed qualifying session.
— Friday session 1: Men’s individual pursuit, men’s team sprint, women’s sprint, women’s individual pursuit, para-cycling sprint.
— Friday session 2: Men’s individual pursuit final, men’s team sprint final, women’s sprint final, women’s individual pursuit final, para-cycling scratch race.
— Saturday session 1: Men’s sprint, men’s kilo final, men’s points race, women’s team pursuit final, women’s scratch, para-cycling pursuit.
— Saturday session 2: Men’s sprint final, men’s points race final, women’s keirin final, women’s scratch race final.
— Sunday session 1: Men’s scratch race, women’s team sprint, men’s team pursuit, women’s points race, para-cycling time-trial.
— Sunday session 2: Men’s keirin final, men’s scratch race final, women’s team sprint final, men’s team pursuit final, women’s 500m time-trial final, women’s points race final.

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COMPETITORS

MEN
1 Alex Abdul-Wahab DI MASCIO
2 Thomas Adby Bristol Cycling Dev Squad
4 Thomas Alcock Black Line
5 Oliver Aloul Sportcity Velo
6 James Ambrose-Parish BIKESTRONG-KTM
7 John Archibald BC Member
8 Luthais Arthur Glasgow Track RC
9 Thomas Baker DI MASCIO
13 Alex Beldon Fensham Howes – MAS Design
16 John Berry PDQ Cycle Coaching
17 Daniel Bigham BC Member
18 Harry Birchill Team Inspired
19 Ross Birrell Team Inspired
20 William Bjergfelt Saint Piran
22 Ed Bowley VC Londres
23 Matthew Brennan Fensham Howes – MAS Design
24 Andrew Brinkley OVB
25 Rhys Britton Team Wales
26 Jack Brough Team Inspired
29 Andy Brown Velocity 44 RT
30 James Bunting Team Inspired
32 Matthew Burke LVC Racing
36 Jack Carlin Team Inspired
38 Josh Charlton Team Inspired
39 Harry Codd Cero – Cycle Division RT
41 Alex Cook Royal Leamington Spa CC
42 Jamie Cook Glasgow Track RC
43 Daniel Cooper Team Terminator
45 Lyall Craig Glasgow Track RC
46 James Crossley Bicester Millennium CC
47 Jack Cruden Glasgow Track RC
48 Ewan Davies DI MASCIO
49 Jacob Davies PDQ Cycle Coaching
51 Liam Davison JRC-INTERFLON RT
52 Thomas Day Home Solution – Soenens U23 Development CT
53 Matti Dobbins RT23
54 Robert Donaldson Team Inspired
55 Peter Drabble WAC Team
56 Bryce Dyer Bournemouth Cycleworks Vitec Fire FordCE
60 Nicholas Fairfield City RC (Hull)
61 Ali Fielding Team Inspired
63 Archie Fletcher Innovation Racing
64 Tiago Fougo Strada 2020
65 Alex Franks VC Londres
66 Jeremy Franks Glasgow Track RC
67 Brad Gauntlett Born to Bike RT
68 Matthew Gibson WiV Sungod
69 Josh Giddings Team Inspired
70 Benjamin Gill Enhanced
71 Michael Gill Saint Piran
72 Luke Goodwill VC Londres B
73 Kyle Gordon Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team
74 Finlay Graham Para-T
75 George Gray Zappi Junior RT
76 Martin Hailstone Hull Thursday RC
79 Oliver Hambrey Team HUUB
80 Thomas Harrington Nopinz Motip Dev Team
81 Jonah Harris SES Racing
82 Finn Harrod BC Member
83 Ben Hetherington BC Member
84 Dylan Hicks Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
85 Marcus Hiley SES Racing
87 Noah Hobbs TEKKERZ CC
90 Joe Holt Wales Racing Academy
93 Blaine Hunt BC Member
94 Harrison Hunter Saint Piran Development
99 Seth Jones Cero – Cycle Division RT
102 Frank Kilsby TAAP Cervelo
104 Jason Lafferty Glasgow Track RC C
106 Ryan Lateward SES Racing
107 Chris Latham BC Member
108 Isaac Lawrence Brother U.K-Orientation marketing
109 Harry Ledingham-Horn Black Line
113 Stefan Lloyd Wales Racing Academy
114 Philip Lomas Sportcity Velo
115 Ed Lowe Black Line
116 Kieran Macleod Glasgow Track RC B
117 Olivier Mangham VC Londres
118 Ben Marsh Beeston CC
119 Tim May PDQ Cycle Coaching
120 Bo Mayer Enhanced
121 Chris McDonald PDQ Cycle Coaching
123 Harvey McNaughton Team Wales
124 Don Milesh Pieris Glasgow Track RC C
126 Calum Moir GB Junior B
128 Niall Monks Glasgow Track RC
129 Robbie Morgan PDQ Cycle Coaching
131 Anthony Morris VC Londres
132 Nadeem Mughal Stockton Wheelers CC
133 William Munday 4T+ Cyclopark
134 David Murphy Liverpool Mercury CC
138 Oscar Nilsson Julien Team Inspired
139 Hayden Norris Team Inspired
142 Tomos Pattinson Halesowen A & CC
143 Jack Pearson BCC Race Team
145 William Perrett Spellman – Dublin Port Track Team
146 Ryan Phillips DI MASCIO
147 Rhys Pilley Caesarean CC Jersey
148 Alex Pope Wales Racing Academy
149 Owen Prenelle VC Londres B
150 Atiba Quildan Twickenham CC
151 Harry Radford Black Line
155 Cameron Richardson RT23
158 Kieran Riley Team PB Performance
161 Owain Roberts Wales Racing Academy
162 William Roberts Wales Racing Academy
163 Matthew Robertson Woolwich CC
165 Jack Rootkin Gray Team Inspired
166 Matthew Roper Black Line
167 Matthew Rotherham Sportcity Velo
168 Sam Ruddock BC Member
169 Luke Schmidt Black Line
170 Simon Schmidt SES Racing
173 Thomas Sharpe VC Londres
174 Tom Sharples Team PB Performance
177 Tim Shoreman BC Member
180 Sam Smith Enhanced
182 Will Smith Zappi Junior RT
183 Jed Smithson Fensham Howes – MAS Design
185 Casper Stadler SES Racing
186 Charlie Stanton-Stock BC Member
187 Lee Staples SES Racing
189 Lewis Stewart Glasgow Track RC
191 Charlie Tanfield Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
193 Joshua Tarling Flanders Color Galloo
195 Ryan Taylor Matlock CC
196 Kyle Thomas Edinburgh RC
198 Will Tidball Team Inspired
202 Timothy Torrie TBW23 Stuart Hall Cycling
203 Sebastian Tremlett Guernsey VC (LBG)
204 Joseph Truman Team Inspired
205 Hamish Turnbull Team Inspired
206 Callum Twelves Team Ohten Aveas
208 Henry Urand Loughborough Students CC
209 Jonathan Wale Chaney Windows and Doors Cycling
210 Colin Wallace Deeside Thistle CC
211 Tom Ward AeroLab Ward WheelZ
212 Freddie Weller VC Londres
213 Tom White Colchester Rovers CC
215 Ben Wiggins Fensham Howes – MAS Design
216 Conor Williams VC Londres
217 Sidney Wilson Derby Mercury RC
218 Euan Woodliffe Backstedt Bike Performance JRT
219 Jack Wybrow Black Line
220 Anthony Young Glasgow Track RC

WOMEN
3 Yewande Adesida SES Racing
10 Megan Barker CAMS-Basso
11 Ella Barnwell CAMS-Basso
12 Lauren Bate Team Breeze
14 Lauren Bell Black Line
15 Ellen Bennett Brother UK-Orientation marketing
21 Lauren Booth PDQ Cycle Coaching
27 Charlotte Broughton AWOL- O’Shea
28 Elizabeth Broughton Sportcity Velo
31 Emily Burgess SES Racing
33 Gabriella Butler Glasgow Track RC
34 Katie-Anne Calton Liv CC – Halo Films
35 Sophie Capewell Team Breeze
37 Amelia Cass Loughborough Students CC
40 Amy Cole Wales Racing Academy
44 Ellie Coster Wales Racing Academy
50 Laura Davies Orwell Velo
57 Rhian Edmunds Team Wales
58 Neah Evans Team HUUB
59 Lora Fachie MBE Black Line
62 Emma Finucane Team Wales
77 Francesca Hall Loughborough Lightning – TRG
78 Stephani Hall Wales Racing Academy
86 Georgia Hilleard Team Boompods
88 Jenny Holl TEKKERZ CC
89 Georgia Holt Glasgow Track RC
91 Nia Holt Wales Racing Academy
92 Rebecca Howard Glasgow Track RC
95 Natalie Hunter Glasgow Track RC
96 Kinga Ingram Storey Racing
97 Ella Jamieson Liv CC – Halo Films
98 Miriam Jessett Stolen Goat Race Team
100 Amber Junker VC Londres
101 Amanda Karlsson PDQ Cycle Coaching
103 Eluned King Le Col – Wahoo
105 Sophie Lankford Alba Development RT
110 Maddie Leech CAMS-Basso
111 Sophie Lewis CAMS-Basso
112 Grace Lister Brother UK-Orientation marketing
122 Matilda McKibben Liv CC – Halo Films
125 Sylvia Misztal Glasgow Track RC
127 Iona Moir SES Racing
130 Anna Morris Team Wales
135 Kerry Nadin PDQ Cycle Coaching
136 Serena Natt Wales Racing Academy
137 Morgan Newberry Storey Racing
140 Charlotte Parnham Storey Racing
141 Rhianna Parris-Smith Team Terminator
144 Flora Perkins Le Col – Wahoo
152 Holly Ramsey Brother UK-Orientation marketing
153 Tina Reid VC Londres
154 Lowri Richards Backstedt Bike Performance RC
156 Kate Richardson Alba Development RT
157 Blaine Ridge-Davis Team Breeze
159 Awen Roberts Liv CC – Halo Films
160 Jessica Roberts Team Coop-Hitec Products
164 Charlotte Robinson University of Nottingham SCC
171 Daphne Schrager DI MASCIO
172 Isabel Sharp Brother UK-Orientation marketing
175 Eilidh Shaw Tofauti Everyone Active
176 Charlotte Sheridan Torelli-Cayman-Islands-Scimitar
178 Hayley Simmonds CAMS-Basso
179 Abi Smith EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
181 Victoria Smith Alba Development RT
184 Libby Smithson AWOL Worx Galliard
188 Lusia Steele Team Breeze
190 Ellie Stone Black Line
192 Millicent Tanner Team Breeze
194 Jodie Taylor Team Terminator
197 Lowri Thomas Wales Racing Academy
199 Emily Tillett Loughborough Lightning – TRG
200 Emma Tod Apache Brave Racing
201 Katie Toft Storey Racing
207 Sophie Unwin BC Member
214 Anna Whitworth Hay SES Racing