Race Reports

Round 2 League 2000

89 riders for the 2nd round in this years series. The good weather led to 50 PB's in the time trial with the fastest being Owen Newbury 74.8, George Walker 77.6, and equal 3rd Isabel Mayes and Niamh Elliott 80.5. The biggest improvement was Evie Louise Roose who took 57 secs from her time. The skills course saw Daisy Freer conquering it in 23 secs with Matthew White 26 secs and Kacey Eyeington 27 secs.

The Road Race results saw the 5 lap going to Daisy Freer ahead of Kacey Eyeington and Stephen Bailes. It was decided that because of the racing crash and subsequent early finish in the 4 lap event that no result would be given.

3 laps Olly Diro Ejara crossed 1st with Harvey Simpson 2nd and Daniel Shipton 3rd. 2 laps went to Charlie Brooks ahead of Leo Hall and Felix Levell. The small lap event Luke Shipton was victorious with Reuben Squire and Louisa Palmer 2nd and 3rd.

Best wishes to the crash victims and hope you are racing again soon.

A request to parents especially in the 1st 2 road races please can you try and get your children to continue in a straight line after the finish and to slow down slowly. Whilst I was not present last night I have been informed how one of the accidents occurred and over the years I have witnessed a number of near misses. We do not have anyway of controlling the movements of the riders after the races.

Thanks and see you all on 13/05/2019.

League 2000 Round 1

Only 66 riders for this year's, the 22nd running, League 2000. Mainly due to the school holidays. However some excellent racing took place with a lot riding the series for the 1st time.

Euan Sanderson 71.2 was fastest in the TT with a PB of 71.2, followed by 1st timer Owen Newbury 75.5 and Isabel Mayes also with a PB of 78.8. The biggest improvement was George Davis by 55 secs.

A gentle skills course to ease riders into the new series was won by Kacey Eyeington 24 secs with Daniel Thompson 2nd 26 secs and a 3 way tie for 3rd Oliver Gatenby, Matthew White and Stephen Bailes all with 31 secs.

The handicapped RR's were well fought between the riders, although the 4 lap and 5 lap ending in darkness.

The 5 lap went to Euan Sanderson who fought his way from the scratch mark to beat Oliver Gatenby into 2nd with Stephen Bailes 3rd. 4 Laps Matthew Downs was victorious,again battling his way from the scratch mark in beating Lewis Maynard 2nd and Aiden Colmer 3rd.

Daniel Shipton crossed the line in 1st place to take the victory in the 3 lap race. A closely fought race Harvey Simpson finishing 2nd ahead of 1st timer David Carter in 3rd. the 2 lap race saw Matilda Robertson claiming the honours ahead of Leo Hall 2nd and Felix Levell 3rd. 2 Small laps was a clear win for 1st timer Jasmine Grant with another newcomer Evie Louise Roose in 2nd with Luke Shipton 3rd.

Next round 29/04/2019

A wet night for the 74 riders in the last round of this year’s League 2000 our 22nd.
However it did not deter the excellent racing with 20 personal bests in the time trial including Ben Green’s 48 second improvement. Connor Ali’s 71.8 being the fastest on the night ahead of Euan Sanderson 72.8 and Thomas Godber 78.6.
The skills course which for the final night was an out and back with riders having to do the majority of obstacles in both directions, was a victory for Kacey Eyeington in 35 secs. Ahead of Daniel Thompson 37 secs. and Daisy Freer 39 secs.
3 of the 5 road races ended in bunch sprints which proved difficult for the judges especially in the wet conditions and failing light. The most difficult being the 5 lap which saw victory going to Oliver Gatenby ahead of George Walker and unable to separate them in joint 3rd Daniel Thompson and Stephen Bailes. 4 laps fell to Tom Brennan in another tight finish from Stacey Williams 2nd and 3rd placed Lewis Anderson. The final bunch sprint was the 3 lap which saw Lewis Maynard crossing the line 1st with Jake Davidson 2nd and Hannah Wells 3rd.
Charlotte Harper was a clear winner of the 2 lap event with Ethan S-Willis crossing in 2nd place ahead of Florence Levell 3rd. The small laps victor was Claudia Davies who was clear of Naomi Green with Luke Shipton 3rd.
1025 individual rides an average of 85 per round. 149 riders taking part. 79 personal bests
Congratulations to all who took part in the series and a great big thank you to all those who helped out in the series if it was not for you there would be no League 2000. The presentation will be in October look out for the notices.

The penultimate round of this years series saw 67 riders on a lovely calm night. The conditions helped 23 riders to PB’s with Ben Green’s 44 second improvement being the best. Connor Ali’s 69.8 secs being the fastest on the night ahead of Ben White 74.8 and Ben Etherington 76.6.
Kacey Eyeington provided the best time in the skills test with a 33 second round, Joel Hurt’s 36 secs good enough for 2nd with Patrick Killcullen in 3rd place 40 secs.
The 5 lap RR saw Ben Etherington crossing the line in 1st place in a bunch sprint ahead of Ben White with Oliver Gatenby 3rd.
U8 rider Lewis Anderson was 1st in the 4 lap race coming through from scratch clear from Lewis Maynard and Ewan Whiting. The 3rd lap event Daniel Shipton was a clear winner Matthew Best in 2nd and Ethan S-Willis 3rd. 2 laps went to Finley Adamson who saw off the challenge from Kaden Scollay Florence Levell a close 3rd. Luke Shipton, keeping up with his older brother was victorious in the small lap race ahead of newcomer Todd Smith-Notman with Leo Hall 3rd.
Pleased to say that the crash victims in the 4 lap race escaped with cuts, bruises and swollen elbow, nothing broken.
The last round is in two weeks.

League 2000 Round 10
64 riders for round 10 of the League 2000, the holiday season has kicked in. The riders were greeted by heavy rain for the skills and time trial, however it brightened up for the road races.
Despite the rain 12 riders did PB’s with India Maciver’s 32 second improvement being the biggest. Fastest three were Connor Ali 73.5, Ben White 74.8 and Thomas Godber 77.3.
The skills test, minus the seesaw because of the rain also had Connor on the top step with his time of 24 seconds ahead of Patrick Killcullen 26 secs and Oliver Gatenby 28 secs.
The 5 lap RR saw a bunch sprint with Ben Etherington edging ahead of 2nd place Thomas Godber with Ben White 3rd. Adam Makepeace was a clear winner in the 4 lap event with Fin Godber just edging out Lewis Maynard for 2nd and 3rd.
Daniel Shipton was the victor in the 3 lap Matthew Best coming in 2nd with William Rowan 3rd. The 2 lap event newcomer Finley Adamson was victorious Leo Hall crossing 2nd and Luke Boothby 3rd. Keeping it in the family Luke Shipton won the small lap race Rebecca Walker and Naomi Green finishing 2nd and 3rd.
The overall table is taking good shape with two rounds remaining. Best 10 results to count

Calm and warm conditions greeted the 89 riders for Round 9 of this years series. Little did we know that by the time the road races commenced we would have heavy rain. We did miss the thunder storm though.

The calm conditions for the TT lead to 21 PB's in the time trial the biggest being Seb Peacock's 11 second improvement. The fastest three were Connor Ali 69.3, Lewis Dolan 72.1 and Euan Sanderson 74.8. In the skills we had a thrre way tie at the top Ben Etherington,
Daniel Thompson, Kacey Eyeington all recording 38 seconds.


Then the rain started

The 5 lap RR went to Ben Etherington ahead of 2nd placed Thomas Godber and 3rd placed Euan Sanderson in a close sprint. A bit more clear cut in the 4 lap race with Owen Massey crossing the line as victor Aiden Colmer coming 2nd ahead of Millie Burgess. 3 Laps went to Lewis Maynard in another close sprint, Alex Marr and Ewan Whiting finishing 2nd and 3rd. 2 Laps was again Harvey Simpson'
Ethan S-Willis claiming 2nd and Claudia Davies 3rd.

The small lap event went to Luke Shipton who was well clear of Rebecca Walker and 3rd placed newcomer Naomi Green

Round 8 of this years League 2000 saw the smallest turn out for 2018 with only 79 riders. The weather was alot cooler than previous weeks and there was a bit of a wind. Only 12 riders did PB's in the time trial with Annie Kirton's 10 sec improvement being the biggest. The fastest 3 were Euan Sanderson 73.8, Ben White 74.7, Thomas Godber 78.7.

The skills test went the way of Joel Hurt with a time of 25 secs ahead of Daniel Thompson 28 secs and Kacey Eyeington 29 secs.

There were some tight finishes in the RR starting with the 5 lap which had Ben White edging out Euan Sanderson in 2nd with Ben Etherington 3rd. Owen Massey was the winner of the 4 lap event beating Matthew Downs to the line, Sam Dixon crossing 3rd. The closest finish of the night with only half a bike wheel separating the 1st 3 was in the 3 lap race. the order was William Rowan, Daniel Shipton and Charlie Ward

2 Laps went to Harvey Simpson who was clear of Ethan S-Willis in 2nd with Rebecca Mayes 3rd. The small laps race was also a clear victory for Leo Hall with Felix Levell finishing 2nd and Claudia Davies 3rd

Two thirds of the way through this seasons league we have had an average of 91.5 riders per night with a total of 732 different rides.

Couple of notes. Can parents please try and ensure their children ride in a straight line at all times and at the finish of the RR's don't make sudden turns as faster riders may be coming up behind, and hope Lewis Dolan is soon back on his bike following his high speed crash at Otley.

League 2000 Rd 7 results

Numbers were down for round 7 of the League 2000 only 89 turned up!! and this on the best night weather wise for a long time.

A difficult skills course led to some big times however the first three were Daniel Thompson 36 secs, Josh Jewitt 37 secs and Lewis Dolan 38 secs.

38 riders did PB's in the TT Darcy Tuers 19 secs being the biggest improvement. Top three were Connor Ali 66.8 secs, 2nd Lewis Dolan 68.9 secs and 3rd Ben White 72.2 secs

All the RR's were very close affairs. The 5 lap ended in a bunch sprint with Euan Sanderson edging ahead of Ben White in 2nd with Ben Etherington 3rd. Another very tight sprint in the 4 lap saw Adam Makepeace winning by a half wheel from 2nd placed Stacey Williams
Finlay Smith 3rd.
Elliott Holt led the charge for the 3 lap event winning ahead of Charlie Ward and William Rowan. 2 Lap victor was Harvey Simpson who was clear of Luke Boothby with Felix Levell crossing 3rd.

The biggest margin of victory was in the small laps race where Lara Marie Harland finished 1st with Megan Williams in 2nd and Leo Hall 3rd.

League 2000 Rd 6 results

Halfway through the series saw another amazing turn out with 93 riders on a nice but windy evening. The wind didn't hamper 26 riders who did PB's the biggest improvement going to Robby Diro Ejara with a 20 second improvement. The fastest 3 on the night being Lewis Dolan 64.9
Euan Sanderson 71.9 and Connor Ali 73.8. Lewis' time a 3 sec improvement.

Skills stage saw Joel Hurt being the victor in 32 secs, followed by Lewis with 35 secs and Oliver Gatenby 35 secs.

93 riders turned up for round 5 which is keeping this years average at 94 per night, heading towards record figures. Unfortunately the weather was back to its normal damp and cool state.

Only 13 riders did PB's including the nights fastest rider Lewis Dolan 68.2 ahead of Connor Ali 68.8 and Ben White 74.7, Alfie Browns 73 secs improvement being the biggest.

However Connor took the skills round his time being 33 secs with Daniel Thompson 1 second behind and joint 3rd Lewis Dolan and Oliver Gatenby a further 3 seconds in arrears.

The 5 lap event also went to Lewis Dolan who came through from the scratch beating fellow scratch man Connor Ali with Euan Sanderson 3rd.

4 Laps victor Huw Prust won the sprint from Fin Godber with U8 Lewis Anderson crossing 3rd. A tight sprint for the win in the 3 lap event saw Ewan Whiting just edging out Fraser A Morrison with Matthew Russell crossing 3rd. Another close fought race was in the 2 laps which Charlie Ward won ahead of Harvey Simpson and Daniel Shipton 2nd and 3rd.
The small laps race Felix Levell took the honours ahead of 2nd placed Luke Shipton and 3rd placed Jack Brown.

<strong>Next Round June 18th same night as England play their 1st world cup game

Please can I remind all parents that at the start of the series you signed a parents conduct sheet, this sheet states

• Encourage your child to learn the rules and play within them

• Discourage unfair play and arguing with officials

• Help your child to recognise good performance, not just results

• Never force your child to take part in sport

• Set a good example by recognising fair play and applauding the good performances of all

• Never punish or belittle a child for losing or making mistakes

• Publicly accept officials judgments

• Support your child's involvement and help them to enjoy their sport

• Use correct and proper language at all times</strong>