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Posted 10 September 2014
Article by Craig McCulloch, UK School Games Team Manager, Scotland
As far as I’m aware this has been the most successful Scottish Inter regionals track team to date! Fifth place is a fantastic achievement and a result we should be very proud of! Throughout the competition the riders stepped up to the challenge and gave it their all against some of the best riders from across the UK. The team raced with confidence, determination and self-belief. Everyone put it all on the line and we really got what they deserved! In total, across the weekend, over 106 personal bests were gained from all of the riders and I know we had our fair share of that! For me the whole Inter Regional School Games process started a few months ago, from the organisation, to the training sessions, the advice and the emails and it has all been worthwhile. For me, seeing the riders coming into their own and realising their potential has been very rewarding. However I can say is that it’s not by accident this has happened and the work that British and Scottish Cycling are currently putting into youth development alongside clubs, coaches and volunteers. Especially over this past last year with the Regional Schools of Racing, development cluster sessions and general support. We can now see the hard work is beginning to pay off!
Over all my highlight was pretty much everything! It was such a great experience! You can find the full results for all the events on the UK School Games website, but i just want to say how well each rider did across the event.
The team attitude and spirit were commendable, everyone got on well together and supported each other. All the riders and staff were very professional and focused but we also had a great time with lots of fun in between the hard work.
In summary the riders were a credit to us, themselves, each other and Scotland. Well done again guys! Lets continue onwards and upwards guys!
Lastly, I must say a huge thanks to everyone that helped put on such a successly event and also a personal thank you to Archie Johnstone from Stirling bike club who was a massive help to me and the team, we could not have done it without you!
Scotland Results Summary
Girls Sprint
Amber King 8th
Ellie Park 14th
Boys Sprint
Lewis Stewart 10th
Grant Martin 12th
Girls Scratch
Rhona Callander 3rd
Sarah Bradford 4th
Boys Scratch
Joe Nally 12th
Matthias Barnett 9th
Girls Points
Rhona Callander 10th
Sarah Bradford 17th
Boys Points
Joe Nally 8th
Matthias Barnett 11th
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Girls Pursuit
Rhona Callander 4th
Sarah Bradford 7th
Boys Pursuit
Matthias Barnett 14th
Joe Nally18th
Girls Keirin
Ellie Park 7th
Amber King 20th
Boys Keirin
Grant Martin 5th
Lewis Stewart 8th
Girls Madison
Scotland 2nd
Boys Madison
Scotland 5th
Girls 500 TT
Ellie Park 17th
Amber King 18th
Boys 500 TT
Lewis Stewart 12th
Matthias Barnett 20th
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Girls Team Sprint
Scotland 6th
Boys Team Sprint
Scotland 8th
Girls Team Pursuit
Scotland 6th
Boys Team Pursuit
Scotland 5th
Overall
Scotland 5th
