Multiple national champions were crowned at the Masters National Track Championships, which took place last weekend over four days of racing at Newport's Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales.
Sprint
Ryan Lateward stormed to the win in the 30-34 men’s category, clocking 10.721 in the flying 200m and winning each round to take the overall sprint title. Laurence Warren-Westgate took second in the gold medal ride off, while BlackLine had a brilliant showing in the men’s 35-39 with a 1-2 for Matthew Meanwell and James Brightwell.
In the men’s 40-44 category, Joshua Spendelow beat the fastest qualifier, Luca Lupo, to take the title, while James Park finished in third. Louise Haston had a great battle with Charlotte Lison for the women’s title, with Lison securing the national stripes.
Matthew Marshall took the men’s 45-49 sprint win with ease, while Melanie Dobbins took the women’s national title.
Richard Clarke qualified fastest in the men’s 50-54 sprint but had to settle for third after Lee Staples secured the win in the gold medal ride off, beating Richard Pepper into second, as Julie Cooper took the women’s win.
Lee Rowe had the quickest flying 200m time in the 55-59 sprint but was edged out by Chris Pyatt in the final, while Deborah Capewell was able to show her sprinting prowess in the women’s sprint with a win over Amanda Chambers.
Adey Dent won all of his races to be crowned the winner of the 60-64 sprint – as did Steve Cronshaw in the 65-69 category, and Robert Barber in the 70-74 races, but Barber was beaten in the gold medal final by John Gordon.
Barbara Wiles and Kathleen McCormac took wins in the 60-64 and 65+ categories, respectively.
Geoff Cooke won the men’s sprint after qualifying almost two seconds faster than his closest competitor while Gordon Johnston was the winner in the 80+ race.
Time-trial
Ryan Lateward took another national title in the 30-34 men’s category, clocking 1.04.107 to win by five seconds in the 1,000m time-trial. Lewis Hutchinson finished in second in a time of 1:09.054, just edging out Glenn Manifold for the silver, with Manifold finishing in 1:09.062.
Matthew Meanwell took his second gold of the event with a time of 1:04.595 in the men’s 35-39 kilo, finishing ahead of teammate James Brightwell. Madeline Moore took the title in the women’s 35-44, clocking 37.658 over 500m to be crowned the national champion, while Charlotte Parnham’s second saw her take the 35-40 win.
Scott Burns was crowned the winner of the men’s 40-44 750m time-trial, clocking a time of 50.145 to beat Joshua Spendelow and Dan Bray. Matthew Marshall claimed the win in the 45-49 equivalent as Melanie Dobbins stormed to a time of 39.541 to win the women’s 500m.
Richard Clarke was victorious in the men’s 50-54 500m time-trial, clocking 34.412 to beat BlackLine’s Richard Pepper, while Lee Rowe won the 55-59 equivalent, and Julie Cooper took the women’s 55-59 title.
Adey Dent fought off competition from Mark Wiffen for the 60-64 500m title, while Barbara Wiles took the women’s win. Steve Cronshaw and Kathleen McCormack were crowned the 65-69 winners, as Peter Humphries won the 70-74 national title, and Geoff Cooke continued his brilliant form to take the 75-79 category title.
Gordon Johnston was crowned the 500m time-trial national champion in the 80+ category.
Individual pursuit
Ryan Lateward took his third title of the competition with a win in the men’s 30-34 3,000m individual pursuit. The SES Racing rider won in a time of 3:27.919, beating Leo Butt by more than three seconds. Lewis Hutchinson claimed third place to round off the podium.
Charlotte Parnham secured the win in the women’s 35-39 2,000m pursuit, clocking 2:24.779 to beat Feodora Rayner, while Alison Fovargue just edged out Madeline Moore to win the 40-44 title.
Scott Burns secured the men’s 40-44 2,000m pursuit in a time of 3:27.926, as Alistair Rutherford took second place five seconds behind, while Joel Stewart claimed the 44-49 win in 3:20.141, seven seconds ahead of Robert West. Melanie Dobbins claimed another win in the women’s 45-49, beating Elizabeth Wisdish and Rachel Crew.
Andrew Bruce emerged victorious in the men’s 50-54 2,000m pursuit, delivering a strong performance that secured him the top spot, closely followed by Anthony Wallis with less than a second between them. Alison Winship Mackay won the women’s equivalent.
Richard Oakes delivered a remarkable performance in the men’s 55-59 category, setting the fastest time of the day with an astonishing 2:10.448, while Jayne Paine took the women’s fastest time with 2:32.136.
Mike Twelves stormed to the 60-64 win on 2:18.674, six seconds ahead of Peter Ettles, while Steve Cronshaw took another national title in the 65-69 group, beating his nearest rival by ten seconds. Lindsay Clarke also stormed to the women’s 60-64 national title, finishing 18 seconds ahead of Belinda Wyatt.
Malcolm Freeman was crowned the national champion in the men’s 70-74 category, while Graham Truelove took the 75-59 title. Gordon Johnston rounded off his national championships with a third win in the 80+ 1,500m individual pursuit.
Scratch
Andrew Brinkley won the men’s 30-39 scratch race, finishing confidently ahead of Leo Butt and David Brearley, while a fourth place for Philip Kilpatrick was enough to secure him the 35-39 title.
In the women’s 35-44 race, Charlotte Parnham, Feodora Rayner and Joanna Smith formed a breakaway and put a lap between themselves and the rest of the pack. In a strong finish, Parnham went on to take her second win of the day, followed by Rayner in second and Smith rounding off the podium in third, while a fourth place for Louise Haston saw her crowned the 40-44 champion.
In the men’s 40-49 race, Alistair Rutherford was crowned the winner ahead of Michael Kirkland. A fifth place for Joel Stewart saw him take the 45-49 title while Melanie Dobbins secured the women’s equivalent. A third place for Angela Simpson saw her take the 50-54 title.
In the women’s 55-64 combined race, four riders broke away from the pack, with Lindsay Clarke showing the three 55-59 category riders her strength, taking third in the race overall and securing the 60-64 title. The three breakaway riders battled for the podium spots, with Janet Birkmyre (TORQ performance) taking the race win ahead of Deborah Capewell in second and Jayne Paine in third.
John McClelland took the victory in the men’s 50-54 race, beating Andrew Bruce and Antony Wallis. Richard Oakes continued his fine form with a win in the 55-59 scratch race, while Mike Twelves claimed the 60-64 win after lapping the field.
Steve Cronshaw was crowned the national champion in the men’s 65-69 category, and Malcolm Freeman took the win in the 70-75+ scratch race. Rounding off the results, Geoff Cooke’s second place secured him the 75+ title.
Points
It was a repeat of the scratch race in the men’s 30-39 points race, with Andrew Brinkley again securing the win on 24 points. David Brearley was able to go one better than the scratch with a silver medal, while Leo Butt took third. John Brearley’s fourth place saw him crowned the 35-39 champion, while Charlotte Parnham took another national title in the women’s equivalent. Emma Hill’s second place was enough to take the 40-44 title.
Tony Gibb took the 40-49 race win, also securing the 44-49 victory ahead of Jonathan Harris in second place. Alistair Rutherford’s third place finish saw him take the win in the 40-44 category.
Melanie Dobbins won the women’s 45-54 combined race, while Jude Paterson’s second place secured her the 50-54 title. Ian Hope won the men’s 50-54 points race on 26 points, storming well ahead of John McClelland and Andrew Bruce, while Rob Muzio beat John Fiddles in the 55-59 equivalent.
Janet Birkmyre took the top spot in the 55-59 women’s race, as a third place for Lindsay Clarke crowned her the 60-64 winner. Mike Twelves made it a hattrick of titles in the 60-64 category, gaining a lap to win the points race on 37 points.
Steve Cronshaw dominated the 65-69 category, taking his fifth title of the competition in the points race. Geoff Cooke took another title of his own in the 70-75+ points race, gaining a lap with Malcolm Freeman who took the win in the 70-74 category.
