Brooks Cycles Track League Starts in Fine Style

 

Story posted May 6

Source: Chris Pyatt

 

The 2008 Brooks Cycles Track League started on Thursday 1st May 2008 under fine sunny skies and although the air temperature was cold the racing on the track was hot. In the A Class League National Squad member Steven Hill showed his early season form as he won three events. His most impressive win was the final 20 lap scratch where he powered down the home straight to take the verdict from an impressive Robert Lambton.

 

The night also saw the first round of the Brooks Cycles H’Cap League. With 12 riders contesting the event the event sponsor Tony Brooks rode superbly to edge out another impressive youngster Kian Emadi to win from a fast finishing pack of riders. The B Class events saw another product of the tracks youth system Declan Byrne, win all four events to already open up an impressive lead in the overall competition. His best performance came in the final A & B Class 20 lap scratch.

 

He held on to the A class riders to finish fifth over the line and to win the B Class points. Second in the points total on the night was fellow youth rider Alex Simmons who has clearly improved greatly over the winter and seemed to be revelling in the longer events.

 

The C Class race was a win and event with first time rider Dave Readle justifying his long trip down from Blackburn to win from Alex Simmons and Mick Stubbs. The Youth League was very keenly contested with a close contest developing between Sassan Emadi, Sam Birchall and Leone Davis that will no doubt go on throughout the season. There was also a very good turnout in the ever popular Freewheelers events with 18 riders contesting the nine races on offer. The first league leaders are in Group 1 Sophie Capewell, Group 2 Sally Birchall and in Group 3 Alastair Harrison.

 

RESULTS

FREEWHEELERS RESULTS

Group 1

Race 1
1st Sophie Capewell  Lichfield CCC
2nd Alex Webb   Lyme RC/ Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Emily Capewell  Lichfield CCC

 

Race 2
1st Imogen Crooks  Lyme RC/ Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Alex Webb  
3rd Emily Capewell

Race 3
1st Sophie Capewell
2nd Emily Capewell
3rd Alex Webb

 

Group 2

Race 1
1st Billy Dean
2nd George Shaw   Lyme RC / Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Tommy Dean

 

Race 2
1st Sally Birchall   Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Archie Scott   Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Josh Davis   Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging

 

Race 3
1st Tommy Dean
2nd Sally Birchall
3rd Billy Dean

 

Group 3

Race 1
1st Alastair Harrison
2nd Oscar Crooks   Lyme RC/ Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Eleanor Harrison

 

Race 2
1st Alastiar Harrison
2nd Oscar Crooks
3rd Grace Houlton  Newcastle RC 2001 /Poly Print Packaging

 

Race 3
1st Oscar Crooks 
2nd Alastair Harrison
3rd Eleanor Harrison

 

 

MAIN LEAGUE

Youth 200m TT

1st Alex Webb   Lyme RC / Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Declan Byrne   Brooks Cycles
3rd Sassan Emadi   Tunstall Wheelers /Brian Rourke Cycles

 

A Class 10 lap Scratch

1st Steven Hill   Brooks Cycles
2nd Robert Lambton  Newport CC
3rd Kian Emadi   Tunstall Wheelers

 

B Class 10 Lap Scratch

1st Declan Byrne
2nd Alex Simmons  Lyme RC / Swinnerton Cycles
3rd Dave Smith   Brereton Wheelers

 

Youth Block H’Cap

1st Sam Birchall   Lyme RC / Swinnerton Cycles
2nd Leone Davis   Newcastle RC 2001/Poly Print Packaging
3rd Alex Webb   Lyme RC/Swinnerton Cycles

 

Brooks Cycles H’Cap League

1st Tony Brooks   Brooks Cycles
2nd Declan Byrne
3rd Matthew Webb
4th Steve Cronshaw  Brereton Wheelers
5th Neil Campbell  Port Sunlight Wheelers

 

C Class Win and Out

1st Dave Readle   Edinburgh RC
2nd Alex Simmons
3rd Mick Stubbs   Newcastle RC 2001/ Poly Print Packaging

 

Youth 500m H’cap

1st Sassan Emadi
2nd Sam Birchall
3rd Leone Davis

 

A Class Devil

1st Steven Hill
2nd Kian Emadi
3rd Craig Gilchrist  Brooks Cycles

 

B Class Course De Primes

1st Declan Byrne
2nd Alex Simmons
3rd Paul Jennings   Stone Wheelers

 

Youth Team Sprint

1st Alex Webb
 Sassan Emadi

 

A Class Points Race

1st Kian Emadi
2nd Robert Lambton
3rd Andrew Harrison 

 

B Class Devil

1st Declan Byrne
2nd Alex Simmons
3rd Mike Dean   Manchester Wheelers

 

A Class 20 Lap Scratch

1st Steven Hill
2nd Robert Lambton
3rd Kian Emadi

 

B Class 20 lap Scratch

1st  Declan Byrne
2nd Alex Simmons
3rd Jon Roebuck   Matlock CC