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Brooks Cycles Track League (Aug 5)

Story posted August 9, 2010; thanks to Chris Pyatt

The number of riders registered for the main league at the Brooks Cycles Track League, Newcastle, Staffs has now gone over the 100 mark for the season which is a 10 year record. With four more league rounds to go, this number could well increase. The event held on the 5th August was a cracker with 21 riders in the A Class event producing some great racing.

The best race of the night was the 10 mile Scratch. The A class riders started 1 1/2 laps down on the B's however the pace was so high in the A group, that they bought the race together after 16 laps of the 40 lap race. The pace stayed high with only four B class riders finishing the race. In the sprint for the line Richard Prince (Planet X) took the tight finish from Lewis Balyckyi second and Luke Boulton third, both of Team Wallis CHH RT. The time was also respectable with the clock stopping at 21.05.

In the other A Class events, Richard Prince added the Devil to his 10 mile win. In the opening 8 lap Scratch, league leader Matthew Rotherham (Sportcity Velo) took the win and the Course de Primes was taken by Robert Lambton of Brooks Cycles. In the B Class events, the top point’s scorer was Sam Birchall of Lyme RC. His best performance came in winning the 10 mile Scratch along with second places in the 8 lap Scratch, Devil and Points race.

Neil Cummins won the opening 8 lap Scratch and Devil to score well on the night. Special mention should also go to Sarah Byrne (Motorpoint Marshalls-Pasta) who scored 7 points with a win in the Point’s race and was second in the 10 mile. With an increase in lady riders, a Scratch race was inserted on the programme with seven taking part. In the dash to the line, Lisa Daley (Sportcity Velo) took the win from Sarah Byrne and Hannah Layland (VC St Raphael).

The latest round of the Neil Potter Handicap series saw a blanket finish from the 14 rider field with mid field marker and now new league leader Phil Houlton (Newcastle RC 2001) taking the victory from long marker Megan Boyd (Sportcity Velo). The youth race field was down this week due to the holiday season and a number of riders competing in Holland at various youth races.

The top points scorers of the night were league leader Joel Partington and Sean Mayer both of Lyme RC who scored seven points. Joel won the 6 lap Scratch and Sean the 200m time trail. The best finish of the night was the block handicap where 12 year old Becky Gray (Lyme RC) took a great win from fellow long marker India Penrice (Sportcity Velo).

In the Freewheelers League, a good turnout of riders rode some competitive races in each category. In Group 1, Joel Partington (Lyme RC) top scored with 10 points and he now has an unassailable lead in this league. In Group 2, Liam Zwetschnikow (Lyme RC) also scored 10 points to extend his overall league lead. Group 3 saw Andrew Williams score 9 points which enabled him to retain his 4th place overall and close in on 3rd place.

FREEWHEELERS LEAGUE

Group 1
Race 1
1st Joel Partington  Lyme RC
2nd Ashleigh Williams  Lyme RC
3rd Megan Wynn  Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Megan Wynn
2nd Ashleigh Williams
3rd Joel Partington

Race 3
1st Sam Pattison  Lyme RC
2nd Joel Partington
3rd Ashleigh Williams

Race 4
1st Joel Partington
2nd Megan Wynn
3rd Ashleigh Williams

Group 2
Race 1
1st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC
2nd Aleshia Mellor  Eastlands Velo
3rd Oscar Crooks  Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Megan Williams  Lyme RC
2nd Aleshia Mellor
3rd Oscar Crooks

Race 3
1st Liam Zwetschnikow
2nd Oscar Crooks
3rd Megan Williams

Race 4
1st Liam Zwetschnikow
2nd Aleshia Mellor
3rd Oscar Crooks


Group 3
Race 1
1st Andrew Williams
2nd Holly Mulroy
3rd Heidi Simpson  Lyme RC

Race 2
1st Holly Mulroy
2nd Andrew Williams
3rd Isabel Mellor

Race 3
1st Andrew Williams
2nd Isabel Mellor
3rd Heidi Simpson

Race 4
1st Isabel Mellor
2nd Ruby Penrice  Eastlands Velo
3rd Heidi Simpson

MAIN LEAGUE

Youth 200m TT
1st Sean Mayer   Lyme RC
2nd Alex Webb   Lyme RC
3rd Joel Partington  Lyme RC

A Class 8 lap scratch
1st Matthew Rotherham Sportcity Velo
2nd Richard Prince  Planet X
3rd James Notley  Goldtec RT

B Class 8 lap Scratch
1st Neil Cummins  PM
2nd Sam Birchall   Lyme RC
3rd Lisa Daley   Sportcity Velo

Youth Block Handicap
1st Becky Gray   Lyme RC
2nd India Penrice  Sportcity Velo
3rd Joel Partington  Lyme RC

Neil Potter H’cap Series
1st Phil Houlton  Newcastle Rc 2001
2nd Megan Boyd  Sportcity Velo
3rd Sam Birchall   Lyme RC
4th Ryan Whatmough  Shepherd Cycles
5th Lauren Quenby  Newcastle Rc 2001
6th Richard Prince  Planet X

Ladies Scratch
1st Lisa Daley
2nd Sarah Byrne   Motorpoint Marshell-Pasta
3rd Hannah Layland  VC St Raphael

A Class Devil
1st Richard Prince
2nd Matt Gee   Team Raleigh
3rd Luke Boulton  Team Willis CHH RT

B Class Devil
1st Neil Cummins
2nd  Sam Birchall
3rd Sarah Byrne 

Youth Team Sprint
1st Liam Zwetschnikow Lyme RC
 Imogen Crooks  Lyme RC
 India Penrice  Sportcity Velo
 Joel Partington  Lyme RC
 Sean Partington

A Class Course de Primes
1st Robert Lambton  Brooks Cycles
2nd Jack Penrice   Sportcity Velo 
3rd Luke Boulton

B Class Points
1st Sarah Byrne
2nd Sam Birchall
3rd Lisa Daley

Youth Scratch
1st Joel Partington
2nd Sean Mayer
3rd Joe Pattison   Lyme RC

10 Mile Scratch
1st Richard Prince
2nd Lewis Balyckyi 
3rd Luke Boulton  Team Willis CHH RT

B Class
1st Sam Birchall
2nd Sarah Byrne
3rd Hannah Layland