Pendleton and Newton Take National Titles

16-20 September 2008, Manchester Velodrome

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DAY 2 - Weds, Sept 17

Victoria Pendleton (centre) wearing the national champions jersey over the top of her World champions skinsuit after winning the title from Anna Blyth and Helen Scott.

Day Two of the Nationals saw Vicky Pendleton comfortably take Gold in the Women's Sprint, beating Anna Blyth into silver medal position, while Chris Newton of Rapha Condor Recycling destroyed the field in the 20km Scratch Race.

Women's Sprint

Qualifying

Victoria Pendleton posted the fastest time in qualifying with a 11.511 flying 200m, pipping Anna Blyth into second spot by around two tenths of a second.

Victoria Pendleton showed just why she is the World and Olympic champion by beating the talented Anna Blyth in two straight runs.

Results (top 8 through to quarters)

1 Victoria Pendleton Science In Sport.com  11.511

2 Anna Blyth VC St Raphael 11.755

3 Helen Scott Halesowen A & CC 12.26

4 Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC 12.985

5 Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 13.106

6 Caroline Gammell XRT - elmycycles 13.748

7 Rusine Airstone VC St Raphael 13.96

8 Jo-Anne Hamon Yasumitsu Schlapp 14.296

9 Louise Satherley Yasumitsu Schlapp 15.055

Quarter Finals

All four quarter finals we're won in straight 2:0 heats, with the big hitters of Pendleton and Blyth going through, joined by 500TT runner up Helen Scott and City of Edinburgh's Jenny Davis.

Results (Winners through to semis)

Q/F A  

1st 70 Victoria Pendleton Science In Sport.com

2nd 36 Jo-Anne Hamon Yasumitsu Schlapp

 

Q/F B

1st Anna Blyth VC St Raphael

2nd Rusine Airstone VC St Raphael

 

Q/F C  

1st Helen Scott Halesowen A & CC

2nd Caroline Gammell XRT - elmycycles

 

Q/F D

1st Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC

2nd Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC

Semi Finals

Semi Final A

Match A: Victoria Pendleton faced Edinburgh's Jenny Davis in Semi Final A. From the whistle Pendleton led out eyeing her opponent. At the bell Vicky gradually eased up the pace and comfortably outpaced Davis. Match B: This time Davis took the forward position from the whistle, stalked by Pendleton. Vicky went high and attacked at the bell, easily gapping Davis and cruising into the final.

Result

1. Victoria Pendleton Science in Sport.com

2. Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC

Semi Final B

Match A: Helen Scott of Halesowen faced Anna Blyth, the Halesowen rider leading out from the whistle. Blyth gave Scott a fair gap and at the bell came over the top gradually easing on the power to beat her rival. Match B: Blyth took up the front position in a reversal of Match A. Scott was forced high by Blyth. In the end, despite a valiant effort, Scott couldn't match the pace of Blyth who took the second match and a place in the final.

Result

1. Anna Blyth VC St Raphael

2. Helen Scott Halesowen A&CC

Bronze Medal Final

Match A: was won by Halesowen's Helen Scott, easily beating Jenny Davis. Match B: Davis needed something special if she was to force a deciding third match. However it wasn't to be and despite a sterling effort Halesowen's Helen Scott took the Bronze

Result

1 Helen Scott Halesowen A&CC

2 Jenny Davis City of Edinburgh RC

Gold Medal Final

Match A: Blyth led from the whistle and kept a close eye on Vicky who gave her a big gap before unloading and easily overtaking her opponent. First blood Pendleton. Match B:  Pendleton took up the front position, neck craned giving Blyth plenty of respect. Blyth went high and dropped back then ducked underneath. However, no amount of tactics could match the sheer speed of Pendleton who took the match and the National Title.

Result - Final

1. Victoria Pendleton Science in Sport.com

2. Anna Blyth VC St Raphael

Minor Final (5^th 8^th)

Four riders lined up for the minor final, which promised to be an interesting tussle. Rusine Airstone led the pack until the bell, but Charline Joiner came over the top to take the victory.

Results

5. Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC

6. Rusine Airstone VC St Raphael

7. Caroline Gammell XRT - elmycycles

8. Jo-Anne Hamon Yasumitsu Schlapp

Men's 20km Scratch Race

Chris Newton won the National Scratch title after destroying the field in two devastating injections of pace. Newton spent much of the race a lap ahead with only Brook's Cycles rider Andrew Magnier able to initially match his pace. Eventually Magnier couldn't stay with Newton, who lapped the entire field then sat in the group with the remaining riders. Amid much confusion, it transpired that Magnier lost the lap that he gained but managed to recover enough to be in contention for the sprint for silver, which he won ahead of Agiskoviner.com's Jon Mould.

Andrew Magnier (2nd), Chris Newton (1st)  and Jon Mould (3rd)

Sprint for second place.

Chris Newton, who has just finished racing the Tour of Britain for eight straight days, stretches the field out and showed the gulf there is between him and the rest of the field.

Result

1. Chris Newton Rapha Condor Recycling

2. Andrew Magnier Brooks Cycles

3. Jon Mould Agiskoviner.com

4. Mark McNally 100% ME

5. Rhys Lloyd Rapha Condor Recycling
Race time 24mins 20 secs

Hard working officials and podium girls meet the Queen of Women's Track Sprint, World and Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton.