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ESCA Meadowbank Track League
July 2, 2002
Bank of Scotland Scottish Commonwealth Games team rider Ross Muir topped the table in the eighth round of Meadowbank National Track League. Muir, back from the National Road Race at the weekend, took first place in the 12 lap scratch an as well as 2nd in the 40 lap scratch and 3rd in the Devil which together with 2 bonus sprints in the main distance event gave him a total of 8 points on the night.
Not far behind was Cyclingscotland team mate Martin Lonie on 6 points with a win in the Devil and 40 lap scratch, however he failed to pick up any points in the bonus sprints. None of this affected the leading positions in the open league with Evan Oliphant (Team Velo Ecosse) continuing to top the field, despite having moved back home to Caithness for the summer. Darren Howitt (Team Velo Ecosse) retains second spot 18 points behind, scoring only 2 points on the night. The race for third spot remains tight with 7 riders including Chris Adamson and Andy Laing (both Musselburgh RCC), Richard Chapman (Cyclingscotland), David Nisbet (Glasgow Couriers) and Derek Smith (City of Edinburgh RC) all within 5 points of each other.
Trinidad riders Akor Kellor and Elisha Greene added an international flavour to the league. The Trinidad team for the Commonwealth Games are basing themselves in Edinburgh for their final Games preparation and took advantage of the league to gain some racing following the washout of the previous weekends International Grand Prix. Kellor won the Sprinters League event comfortably.
In the Women's League there were no changes overall with Emily Forde (Team Caledonia) continuing to head the league closely followed by Kate Cullen (Edinburgh RC) only 2 points behind. With Forde and Cullen moving up a class due to their recent performances, top scorer on the night was Denise Lamond (Edinburgh RC) who picked up 6 points with a win in the 8 lap scratch, 2nd in the 20 lap scratch and a bonus sprint to her credit. Junior rider Jane Leask (Team Caledonia) was not far behind on 5 points to retain her third spot overall.
In the Youth league, Ross Mitchell (Edinburgh Racers) scored 7 points to move into fourth overall and close the gap at the top of the table behind the absent Kevin Barclay and Lisa Kinroy. Tom Mackay (Edinburgh Racers) remains in third spot only three points behind Barclay. The Youth league looks like it will be very close with the top 6 riders all within 10 points of each other.
In the Junior league, Stephen Robertson extended his lead to 13 points over Stuart McManus.
Results
Qualifying Flying Lap For Sprint Ladder Shane Charlton 16.60 Elisha Greene 15.20 Ako Kellor 15.22 Chris Chester 15.81 B Class Riders 10 Lap Scratch 1 F Menzies 3.36.11 2 C Chester 3 S Robertson A Class Riders 12 Lap Scratch 1 R Muir 3.55.28 2 C Chester 3 S Robertson D Riders 4 Lap Block Handicap 1 S Charlton 1.22.48 2 R Mitchell 3 T McKay C Class Riders 8 Lap Scratch 1 D Lamond 2.55.34 2 A Crookston 3 J Leask Sprinters' Ladder Heat 1 1 D Nisbet 14.06 2 C Adamson 3 N Hall Heat 2 1 A Taylor 13.86 2 A Skeen 3 F Menzies Heat 3 1 R Chapman 13.21 2 A Laing 3 S Robertson Heat 4 1 A Kellor 12.43 2 G Steen 3 E Greene De'il For B Riders And Non-Sprinters 1 M Lonie 2 D Howitt 3 R Muir D Class Riders 500 Mtr Dash Heat 1 1 S Charlton 16.64 2 R Mitchell 3 K McMahon Heat 2 1 T McKay 17.00 2 S Robertson 3 R Wilson De'il For C Riders 1 J Leask 2 N Laing 3 A Crookston 1750m Handicap D Class Riders 1 R Mitchell 56.53 2 S Robertson 3 K McMahon C Class Riders 20 Lap Scratch With Sprints 1 V Possee 7.36.62 2 D Lamond 3 J Leask lap 18 A Crookston lap 12 D Lamond lap 6 N Laing B Class Riders 30 Lap Scratch With Sprints 1 O Brookes 11.07.53 2 M Silver 3 S Robertson lap 24 M Silver lap 16 M Silver lap 8 S Robertson A Class Riders 40 Lap Scratch With Sprints 1 M Lonie 13.12.98 2 R Muir 3 R Chapman lap 32 R Muir lap 20 R Chapman lap 14 R Muir Meadowbank National Track League Leading Positions at 2/7/02 Open League 1 Evan Oliphant (Team Velo Ecosse) 55 2 Darren Howitt (Pro Acta Expresso) 37 3 Emily Forde (Team Caledonia) 29 4 Kate Cullen (Edinburgh RC) 27 5 Chris Adamson (Musselburgh RCC) 25 6 Richard Chapman (Cyclingscotland) 25 Junior League 1 Stephen Robertson (Glasgow Couriers) 16 2 Stuart McManus (Glasgow Wh) 3 3 Colin Crookston (Denny RC) 2 Women's League 1 Emily Forde (Team Caledonia) 33 2 Kate Cullen (Edinburgh RC) 30 3 Jane Leask (Team Caledonia) 16 Youth League 1 Kevin Barclay (Edinburgh Racers) 21 2 Lisa Kinroy (ERC) 20 3 Thomas Mackay (Edinburgh Racers) 18 Sprint Ladder 1 Marco Librizzi (City of Edinburgh RC) 5 2 Ivor Reid (Clach CC) 3 3 Andy Laing (Musselburgh RCC) 3 Keirin League 1 Graeme Steen (Team Velo Ecosse) 9 2 Evan Oliphant (Team Velo Ecosse) 9 3 Marco Librizzi (City of Edinburgh RC) 6 Season B (26 June - 3 September) 1 Ross Muir (Cyclingscotland) 8 2 Martin Lonie (Cyclingscotland) 6 3 Denise Lamond (Edinburgh RC) 6 4 Jane Leask (Team Caledonia) 5 5 Mark Silver (Pedal Power RT) 4 6 Richard Chapman (Cyclingscotland) 4
