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Report: Sussex Track League
Event: 4th May 2011
Promoted by: SCRL
Venue: Preston Park, Brighton
Report: Vern McClelland
Event Details
Despite a clear blue sky conditions were decidedly chilly for the 4th weeks racing at Preston Park. The conditions didn't seem to affect numbers though with 80 signing on, 35 for the senior events and 45 for the youth. Amongst those riding was Felix English last year's League champion and the man who managed to surprise Chris Hoy in the first round of the European Championships.
In the senior events the opening scratch race run over 8 laps saw a steady opening couple of laps. With 4 laps to go an injection of pace by Mark Grigg (Cult Racing) saw the bunch lined out but everything was back together with 2 laps to go as the pace dropped. With 300 metres to go Felix English (SIS) could be seen halfway down the bunch launching his finishing effort and on the line it was Felix taking a narrow victory from Ashley Dennis (VC Jubilee) and Paul Barnard (Team Terminator).
After 6 sprint heats the line-up for the final comprised Felix English, Lee Povey (Team Terminator), Ashley Dennis, Mark Burgess (Team Terminator), Brock Duncumb-Rogers (Progressive Cycle Coaching) and Mark Grigg. Brock Duncumb-Rogers took a flyer just after the start forcing Lee Povey to chase and get on terms. With 200 metres to go Lee was fully committed as he hit the front. Coming into the finishing straight Lee was still clear but being chased hard by Felix English, and at the line the positions had been reversed as Felix took the win from Lee with Mark Burgess securing third spot.
Next up was the B category devil and here eliminations were made until there were six riders left to contest the final lap. First over the line was Mark Grigg taking his first victory in the battle for the B category league title followed by John Aston (Unattached) and Mark Turner (SIS). The best of the ladies in the race was youth rider Laura Cheesman (Preston Park Youth) who had won the British Schools under 16 title the previous weekend. Laura managed to survive in the race until the penultimate elimination, taking eighth place.
Following the B's it was the turn of the A category riders and a points race. With light beginning to fade and a few more races to try and fit in the race was cut to only eight laps with points every two laps. With Felix English sitting this one out it was the chance for another A category rider. The first sprint was taken by Ashley Dennis from Stewart Bettis (Team Terminator) with Jack Hoyle (Team Terminator ) third and Nick Smith (VC Jubilee) fourth. Ashley then took the second sprint from Brock Duncumb-Rogers, Oliver Pepper (Kinesis Morvélo Project) and Paul Barnard. Brock took the third sprint from Nick Smith, Andy Edwards (Brighton Mitre) and Paul Barnard with Ashley failing to score. So coming into the final lap the battle for the win would be between Ashley and Brock. The final sprint was taken by Lee Povey with Ashley taking second place and the race victory and Brock taking third on the line to finish second overall. The final lap win for Lee propelled him into third place overall.
With daylight almost gone the two dash races for the seniors were shelved and the final distance race was cut to three laps. Run off at a brisk pace it saw Felix English take his third victory of the night, second was Lee Povey and third was Ashley Dennis. Ashley now has a 21 point lead in the overall standings for the A seniors with Felix English slotting into seventh place with his evenings tally of 19 points.
In the combined youth A and B events the opening 4 lap scratch race saw Amy Smith (VC Jubilee) lead a stretched out bunch over the line at the end of the first lap but the race stayed together until the final lap and coming into the finish it was Jake Deakin (Preston Park Youth CC) with a comfortable lead taking the victory from Gabriel Parle (Preston Park Youth CC) and Oliver Moors (VC Jubilee). In the 1 lap handicap saw Spencer Thomas (Preston Park Youth CC) take back 55 metres from long marker Celia Jenkins (Preston Park Youth) to win the event but it was Jake Deakin from scratch who stormed past everyone except Spencer to take second place, with Connor Murphey (VC Jubilee) also overcoming a large handicap taking third place. The youth A and B devil saw some close eliminations before it was down to the final six riders contesting the finishing sprint where Spencer Thomas came over first from Jake Deakin and Connor Murphey (VC Jubilee). However a review by the commissaires saw Jake Deakin relegated moving Connor Murphey up to second with Gabriel Parle third. The final event was a 3 lap dash and this saw Jake Deakin back to winning ways as he beat Connor Murphey and Spencer Thomas.
The youth C opener over 2 laps saw a 1,2,3 for Preston Park Youth CC riders with Noah Ridgway-Brown winning by a big margin from Isaac Wright with Ben Tucker in third. In the handicap it was long marker Matthew Deacon (Preston Park Youth CC) taking the win with Noah Ridgway-Brown second and Nicholas Wickens (Preston Park Youth CC) third. The final scratch race for youth C riders saw a repeat of the first race with Noah Ridgway-Brown winning from Isaac Wright and Ben Tucker.
The youth D 1 lap scratch saw another 1,2,3 for Preston Park Youth CC with Bradley Burke winning from Michael Wickens and Evelyn Parle. The handicap was won by Michael Wickens from Christian Bright (Redhill Raiders) and George Sloan (VC Jubilee). The final event for the youth D saw another win for Bradley Burke from Michael Wickens and Christian Bright.
The youth E opener went to Samuel Jaques (Preston Park Youth CC) from Rory Burke (Preston Park Youth CC) and Archie Sloan (VC Jubilee). The handicap saw Samuel Jacques take the win ahead of Archie Sloan and Rory Burke. In the 200 metre sprint Samuel Jacques took his second victory with Archie Sloan second and Rory Burke third.
Results
Seniors Scratch
1st Felix English Science in Sport.com
2nd Ashley Dennis VC Jubilee
3rd Paul Barnard Team Terminator
4th Jack Hoyle Team Terminator
5th Steve Kane Brighton Excelsior
6th Benjamin Miller Brighton Excelsior CC
U16 Scratch
1st Jake Deakin PPYCC
2nd Gabriel Parle PPYCC
3rd Oliver Moors VC Jubilee
4th Connor Murphey VC Jubilee
5th Jocelyn Hunter PPYCC
U14 Scratch
1st Spencer Thomas PPYCC
2nd Olly Priddle VC Jubilee
3rd Megan Lewis VC Jubilee
4th Amy Smith VC Jubilee
5th Amy Barnes VC Jubilee
6th Zak Corum-Haines VC Jubilee
U8 Scratch
1st Samuel Jaques PPYCC
2nd Rory Burke PPYCC
3rd Archie Sloan VC Jubilee
4th George Abbott-Stacey Unattached
U10 Scratch
1st Bradley Burke PPYCC
2nd Michael Wickens PPYCC
3rd Evelyn Parle PPYCC
4th Georgina Burnett PPYCC
5th Ben Battle PPYCC
6th Miranda Wright PPYCC
U12 Scratch
1st Noah Ridgway-Brown PPYCC
2nd Isaac Wright PPYCC
3rd Ben Tucker PPYCC
4th Bethany Lewis VC Jubilee
5th Thomas Burnett PPYCC
6th Oliver Nixon PPYCC
Seniors Sprint Heat 1
1st Felix English Science in Sport.com
2nd Benjamin Miller Brighton Excelsior CC
3rd Andrew Parle Brighton Mitre
4th Robert Paynter Brighton Excelsior
Seniors Sprint Heat 2
1st Lee Povey Team Terminator
2nd Paul McCarthy Un-attached
3rd John Powell Brighton Mitre
4th Laura Cheesman PPYCC
Seniors Sprint Heat 3
1st Ashley Dennis VC Jubilee
2nd Sam Cheesman OneLife-Fuga
3rd Richard Bailey Un-attached
4th Matthew Wise Brighton Excelsior
Seniors Sprint Heat 4
1st Mark Burgess Team Terminator
2nd Steve Kane Brighton Excelsior
3rd Oliver Pepper The Kinesis Morvélo Project
4th Stuart Bettis Team Terminator
5th Nicholas Smith VC Jubilee
Seniors Sprint Heat 5
1st Brock Duncumb-Rogers Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
2nd Jack Hoyle Team Terminator
3rd Jack Priddle VC Jubilee
4th Alan Cooper Brighton Excelsior
5th Mark Turner Science in Sport
6th Sara Gent Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
Seniors Sprint Heat 6
1st Mark Grigg Cult Racing
2nd Mark Emsley Brighton Excelsior
3rd Paul Barnard Team Terminator
4th John Aston Unattached
U16/U14 Handicap
1st Spencer Thomas PPYCC
2nd Jake Deakin PPYCC
3rd Connor Murphey VC Jubilee
4th Gabriel Parle PPYCC
5th Oliver Moors VC Jubilee
6th Megan Lewis VC Jubilee
U8 Handicap
1st Samuel Jaques PPYCC
2nd Archie Sloan VC Jubilee
3rd Rory Burke PPYCC
4th George Abbott-Stacey Unattached
U10 Handicap
1st Michael Wickens PPYCC
2nd Christian Bright Redhill Raiders
3rd George Sloan VC Jubilee
4th Bradley Burke PPYCC
5th Lloyd Costello PPYCC
6th Georgina Burnett PPYCC
Seniors Sprint Final
1st Felix English Science in Sport.com
2nd Lee Povey Team Terminator
3rd Mark Burgess Team Terminator
4th Ashley Dennis VC Jubilee
5th Brock Duncumb-Rogers Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
6th Mark Grigg Cult Racing
U12 Handicap
1st Matthew Deacon PPYCC
2nd Noah Ridgway-Brown PPYCC
3rd Nicholas Wickens PPYCC
4th Bethany Lewis VC Jubilee
5th Isaac Wright PPYCC
U16 Devil
1st Connor Murphey VC Jubilee
2nd Gabriel Parle PPYCC
3rd Oliver Moors VC Jubilee
4th Jake Deakin PPYCC
5th Jocelyn Hunter PPYCC
U14 Devil
1st Spencer Thomas PPYCC
2nd Megan Lewis VC Jubilee
3rd Amy Barnes VC Jubilee
4th Olly Priddle VC Jubilee
5th Zak Corum-Haines VC Jubilee
6th Edward O'Brien PPYCC
Seniors B Devil
1st Mark Grigg Cult Racing
2nd John Aston Unattached
3rd Mark Turner Science in Sport
4th Steve Kane Brighton Excelsior
5th Jack Priddle VC Jubilee
6th Alan Cooper Brighton Excelsior
Seniors A Points
1st Ashley Dennis VC Jubilee
2nd Brock Duncumb-Rogers Progressive Cycle Coaching Dev Squad
3rd Lee Povey Team Terminator
4th Nicholas Smith VC Jubilee
5th Stuart Bettis Team Terminator
6th Oliver Pepper The Kinesis Morvélo Project
U8 Sprint
1st Samuel Jaques PPYCC
2nd Archie Sloan VC Jubilee
3rd Rory Burke PPYCC
4th George Abbott-Stacey Unattached
U10 Sprint
1st Bradley Burke PPYCC
2nd Michael Wickens PPYCC
3rd Christian Bright Redhill Raiders
4th George Sloan VC Jubilee
5th Georgina Burnett PPYCC
6th Evelyn Parle PPYCC
U12 Dash
1st Noah Ridgway-Brown PPYCC
2nd Isaac Wright PPYCC
3rd Ben Tucker PPYCC
4th Oliver Nixon PPYCC
5th Matthew Deacon PPYCC
6th Thomas Burnett PPYCC
U16 Dash
1st Jake Deakin PPYCC
2nd Connor Murphey VC Jubilee
3rd Gabriel Parle PPYCC
4th Oliver Moors VC Jubilee
5th Jocelyn Hunter PPYCC
U14 Dash
1st Spencer Thomas PPYCC
2nd Zak Corum-Haines VC Jubilee
3rd Megan Lewis VC Jubilee
4th Olly Priddle VC Jubilee
5th Joshua Fanner Unattached
6th Amy Smith VC Jubilee
Seniors Distance
1st Felix English Science in Sport.com
2nd Lee Povey Team Terminator
3rd Ashley Dennis VC Jubilee
4th Nicholas Smith VC Jubilee
5th Paul Barnard Team Terminator
6th Richard Bailey Un-attached
British Cycling would like to thank the organising team, officials and everyone else who helped promote this event. Our sport could not exist without the hundreds of people, many of them unpaid volunteers, who put in many hours of hard work running events, activities and clubs.
