Palmer Park Track League (June 22)

June 22, 2009;
Photos from Guy Swarbrick (), Report David Jack

A top night of racing at Palmer Park saw high speed thrills, with no spills action on a warm and clear evening. A 10 lap Hare & Hounds started the action with riders itching to get underway and it was local ex-rower Nick English who  produced a great final burst to get away and from the charging pack. The Keirin competition, now a regular event at Palmer Park, brought out the Sprinters again and with the Derny controlling the pace for a lap and a half, releasing the groups 300 metres out, it is always the quickest to make their move who profit.

In the Senior A’s final it was Rob Drinkwater who attacked first and with everything he had, straight off the derny and with John Paul biding his time , he closed to Drinkwater and with Sam Serruya on his wheel, accelerated for the line to win comfortably from Serruya with Drinkwater holding on for third.

The Senior B’s saw a hug effort from local bike shop mechanic and bike historian Rikki Pankhurst, and he looked for all the betting money to have it sewn up but he was undone by fast finishing taxi driver, Dave Dentus who caught him down the home straight and they raced neck and neck for the line.
Dentus, with the greater momentum, hit the line first by a good half wheel.
 
In the Womens Keirin final it was Emma Patterson who had the wheel of the derny but was challenged closely for the dernys slipstream by Emily Hogge. When the derny pulled off the pace was steady but when Cassie Gledhill attacked over top of Hogge, Patterson responded and held Gledhill up just enough to be able to force her the long way round the banking and this gave Patterson the momentum to hold Gledhill and the fast finishing Natalie Hill off all the way to the line.

In the rest of the Senior Endurance races it was Bryan Taylor who took wins in the A’s Points and Unknown Distance and then when it came to the AW Cycles 20km Endurance event it was Taylor who marked almost every move and finally finished off his challengers with a burst of speed in the final lap that had him finish alone, with the field sprint won by Nick Abraham followed closely by Rob King.

Best rides of the day though went to Harvey Watson and Max Stedman, both Under14’s, who were able to finish the 20km’s on the same lap and in the second bunch, behind Bryan Taylor….. awesome ride guys!

Results

Senior

Hare & Hounds
1 Nick ENGLISH Reading CC
2 Kevin HOLLOWAY High Wycombe CC
3 Ian GREENSTREET Newbury RC

Senior A

Unknown Distance
1 Bryan TAYLOR VC Londres
2 Sam SERRUYA BC Private Member
3 Rob KING Reading CC

Points
1 Bryan TAYLOR VC Londres
2 Matt GITTINGS AW Cycles
3 Ian GREENSTREET Newbury RC

Keirin
1 John PAUL Team Terminator
2 Sam SERRUYA BC Private Member
3 Rob DRINKWATER Twickenham CC

AW Cycles Endurance 20K
1 Bryan TAYLOR VC Londres
2 Nick ABRAHAM BC Private Member
3 Rob KING Reading CC

Senior B

Unknown Distance
1 Dave DENTUS Team Quest
2 Cam SWARBRICK Royal Navy & Royal Marines Cycling Association
3 Kevin HOLLOWAY High Wycombe CC

Points
1 Anthony MOYE CC Luton
2 Shea HINDMAN Maidenhead & District CC
3 Trevor BRADBURY Reading CC

Keirin
1 Dave DENTUS Team Quest
2 Rikki PANKHURST AW Cycles
3 Cam SWARBRICK Royal Navy & Royal Marines Cycling Association

AW Cycles Endurance 20K
1 Anthony MOYE CC Luton
2 Trevor BRADBURY Reading CC
3 Gavin SPIERS Reading CC

Ladies

Hare & Hounds
1 Cassie GLEDHILL dna Cycles
2 Natalie HILL Hillingdon Slipstreamers
3 Jayne PAINE Willesden CC

Unknown Distance
1 Natalie HILL Hillingdon Slipstreamers
2 Denise CATER Farnborough & Camberley CC

Points
1 Natalie HILL Hillingdon Slipstreamers
2 Cassie GLEDHILL dna Cycles
3 Jayne PAINE Willesden CC

AW Cycles Endurance 20K
1 Emma PATTERSON London Dynamo
2 Jayne PAINE Willesden CC
3 Nicci MEADOWS dna Cycles

Youth

Points
Under 16
1 William MACKE Palmer Park Velo

Under 14
1 Kate METALLI Palmer Park Velo
2 Daniel LANSLEY Palmer Park Velo
3 Max STEDMAN Reading CC

Under 12
1 George NEEDHAM Palmer Park Velo
2 Matthew LANSLEY Palmer Park Velo
3 Abbie DENTUS Palmer Park Velo

Under 10
1 Emma PITT Palmer Park Velo
2 Carl JOLLEY Palmer Park Velo
3 Luis HINDMAN Palmer Park Velo

Keirin
Under 16
1 William MACKE Palmer Park Velo

Under 14
1 Duncan LAWRENCE Palmer Park Velo
2 Jason PITT Palmer Park Velo
3 Harvey WATSON Velocity Bikes

Under 12
1 Reg PAY Palmer Park Velo
2 Matthew LANSLEY Palmer Park Velo
3 George NEEDHAM Palmer Park Velo

Under 10
1 Carl JOLLEY Hillingdon Slipstreamers
2 Luis HINDMAN Palmer Park Velo
3 Emma PITT Palmer Park Velo

Scratch
Under 16
1 William MACKE Palmer Park Velo

Under 14
1 Duncan LAWRENCE Palmer Park Velo
2 Jason PITT Palmer Park Velo
3 Max STEDMAN Reading CC

Under 12
1 Reg PAY Palmer Park Velo
2 Matthew LANSLEY Palmer Park Velo
3 Abbie DENTUS Palmer Park Velo

Under 10
1 Carl JOLLEY Hillingdon Slipstreamers
2 Emma PITT Palmer Park Velo
3 Luis HINDMAN Palmer Park Velo