Roller Challenge Proves a Great Success

The annual Inter-Club challenge series between Newcastle Track Cycling Association and Manchesters Eastlands Velo proved to be a great success on Saturday when Round One was contested. The venue was St John Fisher High School, Newcastle under Lyme with 40 riders contesting a 39 race programme with the age ranges being from 7 to 16 years of age.

There was a great atmosphere at the event with a large crowd of parents in attendance. After a few years where Eastlands dominated the series Newcastle won last years event was a narrow margin and this year to prove to be a close affair. The lead passed one way then another over the competition with Newcastle holding what seemed to be an unassailable 8 point lead going in to the final four races. However Eastlands put in a great effort to close the gap and take the lead on the very last event to win the contest scoring 146 points to Newcastle’s 141. At the end of the contest Eastlands team captain Matthew Rotherham was presented with the trophy and congratulated on their team’s performance.

All of the Newcastle team performed superbly on the day and the coaches were proud of them all with hopes now high of another good performance at Round Two in two weeks which see’s the venue switching to the velodrome at Manchester in the morning and then a road event on a closed circuit in the afternoon. This second round also see’s the addition of another team in that the Isle of Man are sending over 30 riders to contest this event.

The Newcastle Team for the rollers were as follows:

Kieran Morris, Bradley Hill, Heidi Simpson, Tom Owen, Liam Zwetschnikow, Megan Wynn, Sophie Capewell, Georgina Clewlow, Jacob Kelly, Joe Evans, Joe Pattison, Ashleigh Williams, Sallie Birchall, Paige Millward, Louis Prseton, George Edwards, Sassan Emadi, Sam Birchall, Alex Webb, Sean Mayer, Laura Gray.

Results

Boys U10 150m Scratch
1st Lewis Hartley Eastlands
2nd Bradley Hill Newcastle
3rd Matthew Baptista Eastlands
4th Kieran Morris

Girls U10 150m Scratch
1st Kim Baptista Eastlands
2nd Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands
3rd Heidi Simpson Newcastle

Boys U12 250m Scratch
1st Tomos Owen Newcastle
2nd Liam Zwetschnikow Newcastle
3rd Matthew Braybrooke Eastlands
4th Adam Hartley Eastlands

Girls U12 250m Scratch
1st Sophie Capewell Newcastle
2nd Megan Wynn Newcastle
3rd Kim Baptista Eastlands
4th Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands

Boys U14 300m Scratch
1st Jacob Kelly Newcastle
2nd Joe Evans Newcastle
3rd Thomas Rotherham Eastlands
4th Alex Braybrooke Eastlands

Girls U14 250m Scratch
1st Sallie Birchall Newcastle
2nd Paige Millward Newcastle
3rd Kim Baptista Eastlands

Boys U16 500m Scratch Heat 1
1st Matthew Rotherham Eastlands
2nd Louis Preston Newcastle
3rd Will Thomas Eastlands
4th Sam Birchall Newcastle

Heat 2
1st Alex Taylor Eastlands
2nd Sean Mayer Newcastle
3rd Christian Braybrooke Eastlands
4th George Edwards Newcastle

Girls U16 400m Scartch
1st Megan Boyd Eastlands
2nd Laura Gray Newcastle

Team Sprint
1st Eastlands A
2nd Newcastle Blue
3rd Eastlands B
4th Newcastle Red

Boys U10 200m Scratch
1st Lewis Hartley Eastlands
2nd Bradley Hill Newcastle
3rd Matthew Baptista Eastlands
4th Kieren Morris Newcastle

Girls U10 200m Scratch
1st Kim Baptista Eastlands
2nd Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands
3rd Heidi Simpson Newcastle

Boys U12 300m Scratch
1st Adam Hartley Eastlands
2nd Tomos Owen Newcastle
3rd Matthew Braybrooke Eastlands
4th Liam Zwetschnikow Newcastle

Girls U12 Girls 300m Scratch
1st Sophie Capewell Newcastle
2nd Megan Wynn Newcastle
3rd Kim Baptista Eastlands
4th Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands

Boys U14 400m Scratch
1st Jacob Kelly Newcastle
2nd Joe Pattison Newcastle
3rd Joel Partington Eastlands
4th Christian Braybrooke Eastlands

Girls U14 Devil
1st Paige Millward Newcastle
2nd Ashleigh Williams Newcastle
3rd Kim Baptista Eastlands
4th Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands

Boys U16 Devil Heat 1
1st Will Thomas Eastlands
2nd Alex Taylor Eastlands
3rd Alex Webb Newcastle
4th George Edwards Newcastle

Heat 2
1st Matthew Rotherham Eastlands
2nd Sassan Emadi Newcastle
3rd Sam Birchall Newcastle
4th Christian Braybrooke Eastlands

Girls U16 500m Scratch
1st Megan Boyd Eastlands
2nd Laura Gray Newcastle

Team Sprint
1st Eastlands A
2nd Newcastle Red
3rd Newcastle Blue
4th Eastlands B

Boys U10 200m Scratch
1st Bradley Hill Newcastle
2nd Kieren Morris Newcastle
3rd Lewis Hartley Eastlands
4th Matthew Baptista Eastlands

Girls U10 200m Scratch
1st Kim Baptista Eastlands
2nd Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands
3rd Heidi Simpson Newcastle

Boys U12 Boys Devil
1st Adam Hartley Eastlands
2nd Tomos Owen Newcastle
3rd Matthew Braybrooke Eastlands
4th Liam Zwetschnikow Newcastle

Girls U12 Devil
1st Olivia Braybrooke Eastlands
2nd Georgina Clewlow Newcastle
3rd Megan Wynn Newcastle
4th Kim Baptista Eastlands

Boys U14 Devil
1st Jacob Kelly Newcastle
2nd Joe Evans Newcastle
3rd Thomas Rotherham Eastlands
4th Christian Braybrooke Eastlands

Girls U14 400m Scratch
1st Sallie Birchall Newcastle
2nd Paige Millward Newcastle
3rd Kim Baptista Eastlands

Boys U16 1000m Scratch Heat 1
1st Matthew Rotherham Eastlands
2nd Alex Taylor Eastlands
3rd Alex Webb Newcastle
4th George Edwards Newcastle

Heat 2
1st Matthew Rotherham Eastlands
2nd Will Thomas Eastlands
3rd Sean Mayer Newcastle
4th Sassan Emadi Newcastle

Girls U16 750m Scratch
1st Megan Boyd Eastlands
2nd Laura Gray Newcastle

Team Sprint
1st Eastlands A
2nd Eastlands B
3rd Newcastle Blue
4th Newcastle Red

Final Scores
Eastlands 146 points
Newcastle 141 points

About the Track League

Every Thursday April 30th - September 4th
Season Finale: Sunday the 7th of September

Click here to download a full programme for the 2009 season

6-15pmFreewheelers League for U10, U12, U14 and U16 riders

7-00pm:Track open for Warm-Up Session

7-15pm:Racing Starts

Events

Events in the main Track League are divided between the following groups: A Class, B Class, C Class, Juniors, Women

Each group races events such as Scratch/Points Races, Devils, Course des Primes, Block Handicap with the final event of the evening traditionally the 'Ten-Miler' (10 Mile Scratch Race). Alternate weeks also feature a 500m Handicap Series and Keirin competition

Points are given to the first three finishers in each group, 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd and 1 for 3rd with the Course des Primes carrying 0.5 Track League Points for the first rider over the finish line each lap. The top five places in the 500m Handicap Series and Keirin competition each week receive 5pts for 1st, 4 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th and 1 for 5th

Training

Monday Night 6-30pm to Late:
Juniors, Veterans and Beginners (Go-Ride Activites)
On your first night, Beginners need to bring with them a mountain bike or road bike. They will then have to complete a grass track session under the guidance of Paul Swinnerton which will be track skills based. This is for all age groups so a move away from the Go-Ride skills to more track skills on grass. Once the riders are adjudged to be competitant they will be passed on to the track coaches to take on to the track.

Coaches: Chris Pyatt, Paul Barber, Martyn Shaw, Paul Swinnerton
Cost: u16 - £3, Senior - £4, Bike Hire - £2 (free for u16)

Tuesday Night 6-30pm to Late:
Seniors Training Night - expert tuition from our
Sprint and Endurance Specific Coaches
including Derny Paced Efforts
Steve Cronshaw, Dave Smith, Steve Clayton, Rik Notley, Karen Byrne (Women's Coaching)
Cost: u16 - £3, Senior - £4, Bike Hire - £2 (free for u16)

Click here to download a full programme for the 2009 season

Go-Ride Activites

The sessions will be aimed at children who cannot yet ride the track, with mainly the under 10s targetted, but also any older riders who need some extra bike skills before riding on the track.

The Go-Ride activities will include riding around cones, under limbo bars and various other skill based routes. We feel that this will attract a number of riders who compete at the Freewheelers League

Riders will be asked to bring their own bikes which can be MTB, Road or BMX along with a suitable helmet. The cost for the session will be £2 and will start at 6.30pm lasting around 1 hour to 1 hour 30 mins

Contact Details


Chris Pyatt ( chris@newcastle-track.co.uk) Track Secretary	Paul Barber ( paul@newcastle-track.co.uk) Vice Chairman Child Protection Officer: Paul Jennings Child Protection Policy

Chairman: Rik Notley(rik@newcastle-track.co.uk)

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