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Stonefield Cycles Track League
Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffs, June 17, 2004
By Chris Pyatt
The first night of the Track League on the newly re-surfaced track showed that new record times will shortly be set on this smooth fast surface. The weather was kind for a change with a day of showers turning in to a dry evening for the 50 riders.
The racing started with the highly successful Freewheelers Youth League. Several new faces to the league rode strongly with the wins spaced out over a number of riders. Georgia Oldfield, daughter of league sponsor Suzanne Longstaff rode for the first time and won one event and also scored two third places. Another first night win came from Tom Gowens with another first time rider Oriana Rathbone taking two third places.. Last years winner Declan Hattle scored one win and scored 7points on the night.
The main league action started with two fast 200m times from the Under 16's. First Steven Hill, Newcastle RC 2001, who is 13 years old recorded 13.2sec followed by 15 year old Andrew Magnier, Newcastle RC 2001, timed at 12.68sec. This clearly shows that the potential for fast times on this track . Another impressive rider on the night was Laura Reynolds, Brereton Wheelers who won two events.
Last years A Class overall Champion James Notley, showed the good form to win two events and score other good placings. Top winner of the night was first time rider Matt Sewell, cyclestore.co.uk., along with Ed Nicholson, Tunstall Wheelers and Ian Taylor, Brereton Wheelers.
In the B Class the wins were spaced out. Most notable performance was Jason Jones who was he first B rider to finish in a fast 10 mile scratch after lapping the field with four A class riders.
All riders commented on the smoothness of the track surface which will hopefully encourage even more riders to attend in the coming weeks.
Results
Freewheelers Group 1 Race 1 1 Sassan Emadi 2 Declan Hattle 3 Nathan Tomkinson Race 2 1 Edward White 2 Declan Hattle 3 Nathan Tomkinson Race 3 1 Edward White 2 Sassan Emadi 3 Alex McQuade Race 4 1 Declan Hattle 2 Sassan Emadi 3 Edward White Group 2 Race 1 1 Sarah Jackson 2 Tom Gowens 3 Oriana Rathbone Race 2 1 Ewan McQuade 2 William white 3 Georgia Oldfield Race 3 1 Georgia Oldfield 2 William White 3 Oriana Rathbone Race 4 1 Tom Gowens 2 Ewan McQuade 3 Georgia Oldfield Main League Youth 200m TT 1 Andrew Magnier (Newcastle RC 2001) 2 Steven Hill (Newcastle RC 2001) 3 Laura Reynolds (Brereton Wheelers) A Class 10 lap Warm Up 1 James Notley (Cyclestore.co.uk) 2 Steve Cronshaw (Brereton Wheelers) 3 Ed Nicholson (Tunstall Wheelers) B Class 10 Lap warm up 1 Jason Jones (Unattached) 2 Brian Entwistle (Lyme RC) 3 Dave Smith (Welywn Wheelers) Youth 500m h'cap 1 Laura Reynolds 2 Kian Emadi (Newcastle RC 2001) 3 Matt Jennings (Stone Wheelers) B Class 8 Lap course De Primes 1 Dave Smith 2 Jason Jones 3 Brian Entwistle A class devil 1 Ed Nicholson 2 James Notley 3 Ian Taylor (Brereton Wheelers) Youth 5 lap h'cap 1 Andrew Magnier 2 Laura Reynolds 3 Matt Jennings C Class Win and out 1 Ilija Kovacevic (Stone Wheelers) 2 Mick Stubbs (Newcastle RC 2001) 3 Ruth Gamwell (GS Strada) B Class win and Out 1 Brian Entwistle 2 Kevin Dolman (Stone whelers) 3 Steve McQuade (Stone Wheelers) A Olympic Sprint 1 Matt Sewell, Mike Harrison, James Notley (Cyclestore.co.uk.) B Class devil 1 Andrew Magnier 2 Jason Jones 3 Mike Workman (Cheshire Rc) Youth 2 Lap H'cap 1 Laura Reynolds 2 Matt Jennings 3 Andrew Magnier A Class 4 Lap Scratch 1 Matt Sewell 2 Ed Nicholson 3 James Notley 10 mile Scratch 1 Matt Sewell 2 James Notley 3 Ed Nicholson
