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Sainsbury's UK School Games
North East England 3rd, 4th and 5th September 2010
Cycling events day 1 | Report and images by Andrew Kennedy for British Cycling
Full final results for the whole event http://www.ukschoolgames.com/2010/results/cycling
Video interviews with Lucy Garner, Jonathan Dibben and Sam Lowe
Race report
The Sainsbury's UK School Games is an annual multi-sport event for the UK's elite athletes of school age. As many as 1,600 young athletes from ten sports compete over a four day Games designed to replicate the feel of a major multi-sport event, just like the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Supported by Sainsbury's, the Youth Sports Trust, Legacy Trust UK lottery funding and in association with the North East city and town councils the UK School Games is a very prestigious event.
The Team winners of the Girls event.
For the 2010 edition, British Cycling increased their participation to showcase road, criterium and time trial racing, with 13 regional youth teams of 15,16 and 17 year olds entered from across the UK. The bike racing is over three days and each event attracts highly prized gold, silver and bronze medals. After an opening ceremony at Gateshead Stadium on Thursday, the bike racing started with a vengeance on Friday afternoon in the sun drenched Leazes Park, Newcastle.
Photo slideshow of day one at the Games
Representing the East Midlands, 15 year old Lucy Garner got the cycling events off to an exciting start with a win in the Girls team criterium. Unfortunately for Lucy, the rest of her East Midlands squad were unable to match her herculean efforts and the team prize was taken by the well drilled Welsh squad with Amy Roberts and Elinor Barker in the top three. With the East Midlands squad snatching the remaining podium spot from the Yorkshire girls by 5 points. Lucy Garner totally dominated the girls racing on day 1 with an emphatic win in the Girls individual criterium event, with a disappointed Amy Roberts again having to settle for second place.
Action from the boys race.
The cycling team events at the UK School Games are a new concept for the young riders to get used to. Individual glory has to be relinquished to enable the whole team to do well. One star rider is of no use, you need three or four good riders to finish high up the classification to have any chance of victory.
In the Boys team criterium, Jonathan Dibben was the star rider without a strong team, he easily won the race but when the count-back came Dibben's South region were in 9th place, only four positions from the bottom of the table. The North West duo of Chris Latham and Chris Lawless made sure their team won gold with high positions at the finish, with West Midlands and Yorkshire claiming silver and bronze respectively.
As the boys lined up for the individual criterium, all eyes were on Jonathan Dibben. Aggressive, tactically aware and with a fine win already tucked under his belt, the Southampton rider who won multiple Golds at the Track Nationals this year, was going to be very difficult to beat on the 1km Leazes Park circuit. The boys race was fast and at times furious.
Tight corners and touching wheels ensured the medics had plenty of business, but the main contenders were all at the front and out of trouble. With five laps to go, the North West squad tried to control the race and their riders were strung across the front riding hard and blocking any breakaway attempts.
At the bell the main group was all together and the scene was set for a very exciting sprint. Jonathan Dibben, Sam Lowe and Harry Tanfield were all neck and neck as they approached the line, with Sam Lowe managing to hold his line and position to win individual gold. Dibben was 2nd with local boy Tanfield securing the bronze medal.
Podium for the Boys Team race.
The Leazes Park cycling criteriums were a perfect warm-up for the remaining two days of the UK School Games, the young riders were a credit to the sport of cycling, and believe it or not the parents were on best behaviour as well!
Results
Girls Individual Criterium – Result
1. Lucy Garner East Midlands
2. Amy Roberts Wales
3. Emily Kay West Midlands
4. Jessie Walker Yorkshire
5. Amy Hill Wales
6. Elinor Barker Wales
7. Zoe Armstrong North West
8. Melissa Bury North West
9. Alice Barnes Central
10. Abby Mae Parkinson Yorkshire
11. Hannah Layland North West
12. Hannah Ferguson Scotland
13. Rebecca Hunt Wales
14. Grace Garner East Midlands
15. Keira McVitty Eastern
16. Bethany Hayward Eastern
17. Natalie Hill Central
18. Laura Clode South West
19. Louise Borthwick Scotland
20. Ellie Walton Central
21. Amy Jacobs South East
22. Danielle Khan West Midlands
23. Saskia Hook East Midlands
24. Rosie Blount East Midlands
25. Paige Milward West Midlands
26. Emily Barnes South East
27. Adele Martin South West
28. Flora Gillies Scotland
29. Jess Anderson North West
30. Alice Grieve North East
31. Ellie Gilham South
32. Katie Metalli South
33. Kimberly English South East
34. Imogen Buick Eastern
35. Francesca Morgans-Slader Eastern
35. Hester Stembridge South West
37. Jenna Fenwick Scotland
37. Chloe Evans Central
37. Jessica O’Brien Yorkshire
37. Alex Sheehan South West
37. Imogen Farlie South East
42. Katie Howe North East
42. Laura Kotch North East
42. Stephanie Higgs South
42. Beth Crumpton West Midlands
Boys Individual Criterium – Result
1. Sam Lowe East Midlands
2. Jonathan Dibben South
3. Harry Tanfield North East
4. Chris Latham North West
5. Jacob Scott Yorkshire
6. Alex Minting East Midlands
7. George Stevens West Midlands
8. James Newey West Midlands
9. Rob Westwood Wales
10. James Locker West Midlands
11. Matthew Cross Wales
12. Ashley Dennis South East
13. Jacob Ragan North West
14. Tom Arnstein Scotland
15. Daniel Murphy Central
16. Tao Geoghegan-Hart Eastern
17. Dante Carpenter South East
18. Stuart McCluskey Scotland
19. Tanveer Mann Central
20. Chris Lawless North West
21. Dan Pearson Wales
22. Cormac Clarke Ulster
23. Jack Finch South East
24. Josh Hannan Eastern
25. Jack Plummer South West
26. Robert Anderson Ulster
27. Daniel Stewart Ulster
28. Jake Womersley Yorkshire
29. Adam Martin North East
30. William Macke Central
31. William Stephenson South
32. Josh Maynard Eastern
33. Sebastian Bayliss South West
34. Matthew Hargroves South
35. Kieron Tennyson East Midlands
36. Ben Green East Midlands
37. Luke Simpson Yorkshire
38. Josh Penrice North West
39. Alan Trolove Eastern
40. Edward McParland Yorkshire
41. Taylor Cardus North East
41. Rory Townsend South East
41. Simon Cooper South West
44. Dan Maslin Central
45. Ian Inglis Ulster
46. Charlie Wilson Scotland
46. George Pym South West
48. Alex Hopper North East
49. Daniel Marshall South
50. Angus Gillies Scotland
51. Owen James Wales
51. Joe Fox West Midlands
Boys Team Criterium – Finish Order
1. Jonathan Dibben South
2. Chris Latham North West
3. Jacob Scott Yorkshire
4. Tao Geoghegan-Hart Eastern
5. Joe Fox West Midlands
6. Dante Carpenter South East
7. Chris Lawless North West
8. Alan Trolove Eastern
9. Sebastian Bayliss South West
10. James Newey West Midlands
11. Sam Lowe East Midlands
12. Rob Westwood Wales
13. Adam Martin North East
14. Harry Tanfield North East
15. Dan Pearson Wales
16. Ian Inglis Ulster
17. Jacob Ragan North West
18. Matthew Cross Wales
19. Edward McParland Yorkshire
20. Luke Simpson Yorkshire
21. George Stevens West Midlands
22. Jack Finch South East
23. Alex Minting East Midlands
24. James Locker West Midlands
25. Daniel Murphy Central
26. Cormac Clarke Ulster
27. Ashley Dennis South East
28. Owen James Wales
29. Jack Plummer South West
30. Rory Townsend South East
31. Josh Penrice North West
32. Josh Maynard Eastern
33. Stuart McCluskey Scotland
34. William Stephenson South
35. Ben Green East Midlands
36. Robert Anderson Ulster
37. Josh Hannan Eastern
38. Matthew Hargroves South
39. Dan Maslin Central
40. Simon Cooper South West
41. Tanveer Mann Central
42. William Macke Central
43. Daniel Stewart Ulster
44. Taylor Cardus North East
45. Alex Hopper North East
46. Kieron Tennyson East Midlands
47. George Pym South West
48. Charlie Wilson Scotland
49. Angus Gillies Scotland
49. Tom Arnstein Scotland
51. Daniel Marshall South
52. Jake Womersley Yorkshire
Boys Team Criterium – Result
1 North West 2 7 17 26
2 West Midlands 5 10 21 36
3 Yorkshire 3 19 20 42
4 Eastern 4 8 32 44
5 Wales 12 15 18 45
6 South East 6 22 27 55
7 East Midlands 11 23 35 69
8 North East 13 14 44 71
9 South 1 34 38 73
10 South West 9 29 40 78
11 Ulster 16 26 36 78
12 Central 25 39 41 105
13 Scotland 33 48 49 130
Girls Team Criterium – Finish Order
1. Lucy Garner East Midlands
2. Amy Roberts Wales
3. Elinor Barker Wales
4. Jessie Walker Yorkshire
5. Hannah Layland North West
6. Alice Barnes Central
7. Melissa Bury North West
8. Grace Garner East Midlands
9. Emily Kay West Midlands
10. Rebecca Hunt Wales
11. Beth Crumpton West Midlands
12. Louise Borthwick Scotland
13. Abby Mae Parkinson Yorkshire
14. Bethany Hayward Eastern
15. Natalie Hill Central
16. Hannah Ferguson Scotland
17. Amy Jacobs South East
18. Zoe Armstrong North West
19. Kimberly English South East
20. Jessica O’Brien Yorkshire
21. Keira McVitty Eastern
22. Adele Martin South West
23. Rosie Blount East Midlands
24. Emily Barnes South East
25. Paige Milward West Midlands
26. Jess Anderson North West
27. Jenna Fenwick Scotland
28. Imogen Buick Eastern
29. Katie Metalli South
30. Hester Stembridge South West
31. Danielle Khan West Midlands
32. Flora Gillies Scotland
33. Ellie Walton Central
34. Laura Clode South West
35. Stephanie Higgs South
36. Chloe Evans Central
37. Imogen Farlie South East
38. Saskia Hook East Midlands
39. Alex Sheehan South West
40. Ellie Gilham South
41. Francesca Morgans-Slader Eastern
42. Laura Kotch North East
43. Alice Grieve North East
43. Katie Howe North East
43. Amy Hill Wales
Girls Team Criterium – Result
1 Wales 2 3 10 15
2 North West 5 7 18 30
3 East Midlands 1 8 23 32
4 Yorkshire 4 13 20 37
5 West Midlands 9 11 25 45
6 Central 6 15 33 54
7 Scotland 12 16 27 55
8 South East 17 19 24 60
9 Eastern 14 21 28 63
10 South West 22 30 34 86
11 South 29 35 40 104
12 North East 42 43 43 128
13 Ulster 50 50 50 150
