Youth Riders Bid Manchester Boards Final Farewell

 

May 20, 2007; Manchester Velodrome

CDNW Youth Track Meeting (www.cdnw.org)

Photos Larry Hickmott

 

 

From Monday, the 21st May of until the 1st of August 2007, the heart of the Manchester Velodrome  is being ripped out and a new one put in its place as the boards from the track are replaced in time for the 2008 World Track Championships. The final event on the old boards which have seen some magnificent deeds accomplished on them over the years since it was built in 1994 was held today, Sunday May 20 with the running of the CDNW Youth Track Meeting.

 

The Ron Webb designed track has certainly had its share of glory over the years and much of it by British riders. On June 17th 1995, Britain’s Yvonne McGregor broke the women’s world hour and then shortly after at the 1996 World Track Cycling Championships, more world records were broken and then broken again. The most famous of these was for the 4,000 metres Individual Pursuit by local hero Chris Boardman who astounded the cycling world, riding to the title of World Champion in a time of 4min 11.114 seconds.

 

Then nine days later, on September 6th, he set a new world Hour record riding solo on the track for an hour, covering 56.375 kilometres. In 2000, the UCI re-defined the rules for the hour record, and on Friday 27th October 2000, during the World Championships in Manchester, Chris Boardman put on a show of determination to break the record held by the great Eddy Merckx of Belgium and set the new record of 49.441 km.

 

Ouch -- this is going to hurt! One of a few crashes in the latter part of the day's racing.

 

Records have continued to be beaten right up until the VISA Paralympic World Cup only a few weeks ago and how fitting it was that the final meeting on the track, organised ably by one of the countries youngest organisers in Matt Winston, saw the best Under 16 riders  from the North West region competing.

 

Competing in a range of events riders from Under 10 upwards, there was a lot of great racing from the riders who had come from as far afield as Scotland and the Isle of Man. In many of the bunch races, the racing was flat out from start to finish and was a reminder that without looking at the age of the competitors, you’d swear you’re listening to the hum of the tyres on the boards of a senior race being run off at pace.

 

And how great it was to see the big group of girls racing in the under14/16 bunch races where Under 16 rider Joanne Wilman (Yasumitsu-Schlapp) held of the determined challenge of fellow Under 16s Katie Fearnehough (Sportcity Velo) and Gabriella Shaw (Team Chevin Cycles).

 

There were some crashes in the latter bunch races as fatigue set in and mistakes were made but everyone seemed to get up and walk away from them which shows the determination of the young riders.

 

There were large groups of riders in the boys and girls race. Right: Jordon Hargreaves was in great form, lapping the field in the Points race.

 

 

 

NOTE: There will be many more photos from this event tomorrow.

 

First Photos

 

Riders queue to get on the track to start their race. More than 70 riders were racing the event at Manchester.

 

Fast and furious -- the girls races were well contested.

 

Joanne Wilman though was just too fast for her nearest rival, Katie Fearnehough.

 

 

Joanne Wilman wins a tight sprint during the Points race.

 

 

Crash!

 

Tom Walker streets the field in a  sprint during the Points race.

 

Mikey McMahon made it a good day for the Yasumitsu-Schlapp team, winning his category with sprinting like this.

 

 

 

 

 

Laura Allen on her way to winning the Under 14 Category.

 

Boys Under 16 devil.

 

Three up sprint action ...

 

A near clash at the start of a heat in the under 14 boys sprint ...

Girls sprint action...

 

RESULTS (overall for the day)

 

UNDER 16 GIRLS
1. Joanne Wilman, Yasumitsu-Schlapp
2. Katie Fearnehough, Sportcity Velo
3. Gabriella Shaw, Team Chevin Cycles
4. Ella Sadler Andrews, Lesuire Lakes
5. Kayleigh Brogan, Evans RT
6. Penny Rowson, Team Chance

 

UNDER 16 BOYS
1. Mikey McMahon, Yasumitsu-Schlapp
2. Tom Walker, Border City Wheelers
3. Simon Yates, Sportcity Velo
4. Lewis Balyckyi, Ribble Valley Juniors
5. Chris Sherriffs, Sportcity Velo
6. Chris Nicholson, Team Scottish Provident
7. Simon Horner, Sportcity Velo
8. Adam  Yates, Sportcity Velo
9. Callum Skinner, Edinburgh Racers
10. Jamie Bremner, Discovery JCC
11. Martin Woffindin, Sportcity Velo
12. Jamie Rogers, Scunthorpe Poly
13. Craig Martin, Edinburgh Racers
14. Julian Pearson, Sportcity Velo
15. Robert Crampton, Eastlands Velo
16. Kevin Stuart, Discovery JCC
17. Zak Millington, Sportcity Velo
18. Lewis , Burke, Macclesfield Wheelers
19. Thomas Moses, BC Private Member
20. Mark Jones, Discovery JCC
21. Robin Garry, Team Scottish Provident
22. James Layland, Mossley CRT
23. Steven Aldgate, Mossley CRT
24. Adam  Johnson, Team Scottish Provident

UNDER 14 GIRLS
1. Laura Allen, New Brighton
2. Jessica Anderson, Yasumitsu-Schlapp
3. Sophie Gore, Eastlands Velo
4. Melissa Bury, Eastlands Velo
5. Hannah Shenton, Team Chance
6. Hannah Layland, Mossley CRT
7. Jodie McNamee, Discovery JCC
8. Lisa Daly, Eastlands Velo
9. Jessica Crampton, Eastlands Velo
10. Eleanor Corkhill, Discovery JCC
11. Chantelle Downing, Eastlands Velo
12. Lucy Johnson, Team Scottish Provident

 

UNDER 14 BOYS
1. Jordan Hargreaves, Eastlands Velo
2. Jack Penrice, Eastlands Velo
3. Chris Latham, Eastlands Velo
4. Liam Brennan, New Brighton CC
5. Jack Bowyer, Eastlands Velo
6. Harry , Tanfield, Cleveland Wheelers
7. Kyle Yates, Edinburgh Racers
8. Dan  Whealen, Yasumitsu Schlapp
9. Matthew Rotherham, Eastlands Velo
10. Luke  Boulton, Eastlands Velo
11. Simon Winston, VC St. Raphael
12. Lucas Tilston, Eastlands Velo
13. James McGillick, Mossley CRT
14. Ben Matthews, Chester RC
15. Nick Wylie, Edinburgh Racers
16. Jack Pedder, Sportcity Velo
17. Ben Muir, Edinburgh Racers
18. Eric Fitton, Mossley CRT
19. Alex  Wardle, Edinburgh Racers
20. Charles Wilson, Discovery JCC

UNDER 12 BOYS & GIRLS
1. Jacob Ragan, Eastlands Velo
2. Christian Braybrooke, Eastlands Velo
3. Lewis Barry, Eastlands Velo
4. Charlie Tanfield, Cleveland Wheelers
5. Callum Rogers, Scunthorpe Poly
6. Bradley Minns, Scunthorpe Poly
7. Nick Hunter, Edinburgh Racers
8. Craig Owen, Edinburgh Racers
9. Charles McKeenan, Edinburgh Racers
10. Rosie Yeats, Edinburgh Racers
11. Elidh Crawford, Edinburgh Racers
12. Amy Wardle, Edinburgh Racers

UNDER 10 BOYS
1. Joel Partington, Eastlands Velo
2. Adam Stobbart, Edinburgh Racers
3. Alex Braybrooke, Eastlands Velo
4. Thomas Rotherham, Eastlands Velo