Week 4 of the Brooks Cycles Track League at the Lyme Valley Velodrome , Newcastle Under Lyme saw a good turnout of riders in the main league
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Report: Brooks Cycles Track League Wk 4
Its school holiday time which really dented the Freewheelers attendance however the main league saw a good turnout of rider at week 4 of the Brooks Cycles Track League at the Lyme Valley Velodrome , Newcastle Under Lyme .
With the low turnout only one group contested the Freewheelers races with the top points score being Harry Brayford of Lyme RC on 11 points
In the A Class endurance events Joel Ackers 9 Innovation RT ) make a welcome return to the league as he won the 10 laps scratch an the unknown distance races . Tom Bullock ( Newport CC) won the devil and the final 20 laps scratch went to Harry Ledingham-Horn ( Lyme RC) won produced a super fast sprint to take the win.
The sprinters league opened with wins in the 1/2 lap standing start heats to Pete Humphries , Phil Houlton, Paul Sydenham and Tony Brooks all of Brooks Cycles , and Hannah Davis ( Lyme RC ) . The Team Sprint went Callum Evans ( Sportcity Velo) Phil Houlton and harry Ledingham-Horn. Harry then made a double win for the night in taking the fast and furious Kierin Final from Josh Spendelow ( Brooks Cycles ) .
In the B Class events Paige Nutton ( Swinnerton Cycles) won the opening 10 laps scratch before Mike Boston ( Uttoexter CC) won the unknown distance after being away for the final 5 laps of the race on his own. Ross Hooley ( Innovation RT ) then took the win in the devil before the final 20 laps scratch race went to Mike Boston who capped off a great night for himself.
The C League races saw Phil Powell win the Unknown Distance and devil with Darren Hughes ( Lyme RC ) taking the 10 laps scratch and the final 20 laps scratch.
The youth races have seen a large increase in numbers and new faces this year which is great to see. The winners of the four races were Carys Blowers ( Mid Shropshire Wheelers ) in the 200m TT and Max Bufton ( Hafren CC) who took two races in the Elimination Race and Unknown Distance. The Team Sprint went to Leo Allen ( Newport CC) , Liam Campbell ( Lyme RC) Carys Blowers and Max Bufton.
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Freewheelers Results
Race 1
1st Harry Brayford Lyme RC
2nd Sophie Griffiths Lyme RC
3rd Charlie Croft Lyme RC
Race 2
1st Harry Brayford
2nd Sophie Griffiths
3rd Charlie Croft
Race 3
1st Charlie Croft
2nd Harry Brayford
3rd Sophie Griffiths
Race 4
1st Charlie Croft
2nd Harry Brayford
3rd Sophie Griffiths
MAIN LEAGUE
Sprinters League 200m Standing Starts Heat Winners
Pete Humphries Brooks Cycles
Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
Paul Sydenham Brooks Cycles
Tony Brooks Brooks Cycles
Hannah Davis Lyme RC
Youth 200m TT
1st Carys Blowers Mid Shropshire Wheelers
2nd Thea Lee Newport CC
3rd Tom Jackson Newport CC
A Class Endurance 10 lap scratch
1st Joel Ackers Innovation RT
2nd Thomas Bullock Newport CC
3rd Josh Marsden Lyme RC
B Class 10 Lap Scratch
1st Paige Nutton Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Mike Boston Uttoxeter CC
3rd Fred Meredith Hafren CC
C Class 10 lap Scratch
1st Darren Hughes Lyme RC
2nd Phil Powell BC PM
Sprinters League Team Sprint
1st Phil Houlton Brooks Cycles
Callum Evans Sportcity Velo
Harry Ledingham-Horn Lyme RC
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Youth Team Sprint
1st Leo Allen Newport CC
Liam Campbell Lyme RC
Carys Blowers
Max Bufton Hafren CC
A Class Unknown Distance
1st Joel Ackers
2nd Iain Davidson BC PM
3rd Thomas Bullock
B Class Unknown Distance
1st Mike Boston
2nd Fred Meredith
3rd Lloyd Dunet BC PM
C Class Unknown Distance
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes
Keirin Final
1st Harry Ledingham-Horn
2nd Josh Spendelow
3rd Joel Partington Sportcity Velo
4th Phil Houlton
5th Chris Pyatt Brooks Cycles
6th Hannah Davis
Youth Devil
1st Max Bufton
2nd Tom Jackson
3rd Sam Stoker Hafren CC
A Class Devil
1st Thomas Bullock
2nd Josh Marsden
3rd Jack Johnson Manchester Wheelers
B Class Devil
1st Ross Hooley Innovation RT
2nd Mike Boston
3rd Lloyd Dunet
C Class
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes
Youth Unknown Distance
1st Max Bufton
2nd Carys Blowers
3rd Sam Stoker
20 lap Scratch
1st Harry Ledingham-Horn
2nd Joel Partington
3rd Iain Davidson
B Class
1st Mike Boston
2nd Fred Meredith
3rd Ian Batten Velo Runner
C Class
1st Phil Powell
2nd Darren Hughes
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