Race Reports

A Lovely night weather wise, yes we do get them, saw only 54 riders competing in the penultimate round of this years League 2000 series. Once again excellent racing the time trial having an unusual finish with Connor Eyeington and Toby Tanfield tying for the top spot with a time of 72.60 Aaron Preston 0.10 behind in 3rd. William Horlock 32 secs beating of his PB was the best improvement, another 9 riders also breaking their bests.

A difficult skills also saw the only two clear rounds coming out on top with Connor Eyeington's winning time of 27 secs and Zac Raw 2nd in 35 secs. However it was a case of keep it in the family with Zac's cousin Aaron Preston and Connor's sister Kacey finishing joint 3rd in 36 secs,

The closest finish of the night in the RR's came in the 5 lap Aaron Preston just edging out Toby Tanfield to win Ross Turner a very close 3rd. The 4 lap was a more clear cut affair Innes Hill victorious ahead of Cody Lee with Tyler Kinghorn coming in 3rd. Special mention for U8's Matthew White (5th) and his closest rival Daniel Thompson both in the 4 lapper.

3 Laps went to newcomer Oliver Gatenby, a couple lengths ahead of Lauchlan Hill in 2nd Josh Horton
finishing 3rd. Josh Jewitt was 1st across the line in the 2 lap race Rhuari Hill was a close 2nd and Sean Dolan coming in 3rd. 2 small laps winner was Daniel Hume with the Thom sisters finishing 2nd (Megan) and 3rd (Daisy)

Please can those who won the trophies last year bring them back for next Monday which is the last round this year. Don't forget October 16th the prize presentation.

The person who left a Stockton Whs top by the finish line I have it.

Round 10 saw 55 riders taking part, the holiday season keeping numbers low. Although a sunny night there was a strong wind which led to only 6 PB's in the time Trial Daniel Saba having the biggest improvement by 6 seconds. The stage was won by Toby Tanfield in 71.7 secs,Connor Eyeington was 2nd one second behind with Samuel Wilkinson in 3rd 77.6 secs.

The wind caused problems in setting out the skills course so an easier course was produced. Toby again top in this section with a time of 31 secs again beating Connor into 2nd by 5 seconds with Hugo Lutz Atkinson 3rd a further second behind.

Toby took a clean sweep on the night by coming from scratch in the 5 lap event just beating Lewis Dolan but clear of Hugo in 3rd. The 4 lap event was a tighter fought affair Cody Lee beating Isabella Montague into 2nd with Holden Outhwaite 3rd.

The 3 lap event was a clear victory for Joseph Bradford beating Lauchlan Hill and newcomer Daniel Thompson into 2nd and 3rd. The two lap was also an easy event for the judges Josh Jewitt winning this one ahead of Ben Stockton and Lily Raw.

The two small laps had Megan Thom well ahead of Daniel Hume in 2nd with Eden Wadrop avoiding a crash to finish 3rd.

17th August sees Round 11 taking place, and a reminder that the best 10 results out of the 12 rounds are taken into consideration for the final table.

Peter Dawson is the overall victor in the Over 16 age group.

The rain kept a lot of riders away from Round 9 with only 46 taking part. Luckily it had virtually stopped by the time the racing commenced.

The skills test saw clear rounds for the top 4 with Joseph Brown coming out as victor in 28 secs ahead of Ross Turner with 31 secs and Daisy Freer in 34 secs.

Robert Wallace again proved his dominance in the TT with another victory in a time of 70.7 secs Ross in 2nd place 80.90 secs and Charlie Savill 3rd 86.9 secs. Despite the poor conditions 4 riders still did pb's William Prost 47 secs being the biggest.

A close finish in the 5 lap event saw Robert coming back from a deficit of 55 secs to win the the race just catching Ross (3 2nd places tonight) with Harrison Lee 3rd. the 4 lap event went to Daniel Saba beating Cody Lee into 2nd with U8 rider Matthew White 3rd.
Isabella Montague won her 2nd 3 lap event in a row beating Sam Officer and Mark A Sill to the line.

A clear victory for Hayden Savill in the 2 lap event beating William Farrage into 2nd with Aiden Colmer 3rd. The two small laps saw a clear win for newcomer William Horlock, William Prost just pipping Megan Thom for 2nd.

August 10th is the next round with temperatures in the high 20's ordered. Bring the sun lotion.

71 riders on an extremely wet night a great turn out. All the Road races except the 5 lap event were held in the pouring rain but the sun started to shine for the longer event which saw Joe Wilson outsprinting Toby Tanfield and Connor Eyeington for 2nd and 3rd.Ben Etherington was the clear winner in the 4 lap event Daniel Saba coming in 2nd ahead of Cody Lee 3rd. After alot of near misses Isabella Montague eventually won the 3 lap race clear of Alfie Edwards and Josh Horton.
Josh Jewitt was the victor in the 2 lap event with Hayden Savill in 2nd and U6 William Farrage 3rd. The two small laps was a victory for newcomer William Prost, Megan Thom coming in 2nd with Thomas Dunn 3rd.

The TT saw an equal 1st for Connor Eyeington and Joe Wilson in 72 seconds withToby Tanfield 1 second adrift. Despite the wet conditions 12 PB's were attained the biggest being Rhuari Hill by 17.50 seconds.

The skills was also a victory for Connor in 33 seconds 8 faster than Toby with sister Kacey Eyeington 3rd a further 2 seconds behind.

Big Thanks to all the volunteers in the rain. Next round July 27th, then Aug 10th, 17th, 24th

A warm sunny night greeted the 86 riders for Round 7 League 2000. Once again excellant entertainment was provided for those looking on.

In the 5 lap race a breakaway of 3 riders battled out the finish with Lewis Dolan coming out on top in front of Ross Turner 2nd and Harrison Lee 3rd. In the 4 lap event a clear win for Ben Etherington ahead of newcomer Dylan Swinburne with Joel Hurt taking 3rd. Adam Makepeace was victorious in the 3 lap race with Isabella Montague 2nd again just missing out. Oran Kinghorn coming in 3rd.
Rhuari Hill was a clear winner in the 2 lap race with Stacey Williams just ahead of Michael Mackay for 2nd and 3rd. The 2 small laps saw Megan Thom in the winning position William Farrage a couple of lengths behind in 2nd and Thomas Dunn 3rd.

The time trial was another victory for Robert Wallace with a time of 64.7 Peter Dawson was 2nd in 71.7 with Connor Eyeington 3rd 72.3. 29 PB's were broken the biggest improvement going to Michael Mackay a massive 51 seconds beating.

Connor Eyeington came out on top in the skills event a clear round time of 25 seconds. Another clear round had Hugo Lutz Atkinson in 2nd with 26 seconds Joe Jackson was 3rd with 33 seconds.

Please note that the last three rounds this year are now consecutive Mondays August 10th, 17th, 24th.

Also to make new riders/parents aware that we do insist on only one bike being used, i:e the bike used in the skills must be the bike used for the TT and RR.

79 riders competed in round 6 League 2000 on what must be the best conditions so far this year. 47 PB's were recorded with Rob Wallace again beating his PB by 2 seconds to edge ever closer to Harry Tanfields L2K record of 60.10 seconds.Rob's time now stands at 63.20 seconds. The biggest improvement went to Kyle Wilson by 29 seconds.

After some confusion in skills event which was sorted by the officials saw Connor Eyeington coming in 1st with Toby Tanfield 2nd and Lewis Dobbing and Kacey Eyeington joint 3rd.

The 5 lap RR fell to Toby Tanfield who in attacking took William Wood away to finish 2nd with Rob Wallace making up a handicap of 35 secs to finish 3rd.4 laps victor was Ben Etherington ahead of Patrick Kilcullen and Ben White.

Daniel Saba was first in the 3 lap race beating Isabella Montague into 2nd with Cody Lee a close 3rd
In the 2 lap event Brodie Sutherland came in 1st 2nd was Alex Marr and Stacey Williams 3rd.

A win for the girls in the two small laps with Megan Thom a clear winner but a photo for 2nd and 3rd with Sam Lane edging out Hannah Takacs

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO HOLIDAYS ETC THE LAST THREE ROUNDS OF THIS YEARS SERIES WILL FALL ON CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS IN AUGUST 10TH, 17TH AND 24TH THERE IS NO EVENT ON 31ST

An extremely windy (gale force) night saw 64 tough boys and girls turn up for round 5 of the League 2000.

Despite the gales 19 riders bettered their times in the time trial with Josh Tuer knocking 20 seconds off his time. The first three were William Corbett 70.20; Toby Tanfield 72.20; Joe Wilson 72.60

The unusual skills course which was an out and back using the same obsticles saw Connor Eyeington in 1st with 34 secs followed by Toby Tanfield 35 secs and Finlay Davies 37 secs

By the time the road races commenced the wind was at its strongest no bunches being able to stay together long. Toby Tanfield was the strongest in the 5 lap event coming in ahead of Ross Turner 2nd and Lewis Dolan 3rd. The 4 lap event went to Ben White with Ben Etherington in 2nd and Patrick Killcullen 3rd.

The closest race of the night was the 3 lapper with the winner being decided only after looking at the replay The verdict going to Cody Lee by a tyre width from Daniel Saba with Kacey Eyeington 3rd. 2 laps Izaak Super was the victor with Aiden Colmer a couple of bike lengths behind and new comer Joseph Bradford another few bike lengths further back in 3rd.

Sam Lane was clear winner in the small laps race Ethan Wadrop coming in 2nd and Charlie Ward 3rd.

Another windy cold night was spent at the Cycling Circuit for round 4 of The League 2000. However 81 riders decided that it wasn't that bad and entered the fray.

Robert Wallace again broke his PB on the way to winning the TT in 65.20 seconds with Toby Tanfield 2nd in 72.70 and new comer William Corbett 3rd in 73.20. 16 Riders did break their PB's with Kyle Wilson the biggest improvement with 49 seconds.

The skills course again caught a lot of riders out Toby Tanfield had a clear round in winning in 20 secs. Hugo Lutz-Atkinson wwas 2nd 3 secs behind with Marie Lynn and Zac Raw tying for 3rd a further second behind.

The stiff head wind finish for the RR saw a fairly easy task for the judges as it split the groups up. Robert Wallace again came from behind the win the 5 lap event just catching the leading group in the finishing sprint. Connor Eyeington and Matthew Brooks 2nd and 3rd.
The 4 lap event was a win for Ben Etherington, Jake Fairless and Zac Raw a close 2nd and 3rd behind. Innes Hill was victor in the 3 lap event Daisy Freer a close 2nd and Isabella Montague 3rd, the tighest finish of the night. 2 Laps went to Rachael Rose with Jacob Horton coming in 2nd and Izaak Soper 3rd. The two small laps fell to Sam Lane, Stacey Williams crossing the line 2nd and Charlie Ward 3rd.

84 riders turned up for Round 3 of the League 2000. A strong wind meant that the skills course had to be shortened as everything was blowing away and the finishing sprints were into a head wind.

The TT saw Robert Wallace breaking his PB again to win in 65.70 with Ted Kane 2nd 70.60 and Joe Wilson 3rd 74.20. The biggest improvement on their PB's was Jacob Horton by 9.60 secs.

The RR were again well fought over the 5 lap event saw Robert Wallace coming from the scratch mark to win approx 5metres ahead of Joe Wilson beating Ross Turner into 3rd. The 4 lap event was a victory for
Ben Etherington beating Samuel Rea into 2nd with Daniel Saba 3rd. 3 laps saw Thomas Godber coming across the line 1st closly followed by Daisy Freer and Isabella Montague 2nd and 3rd.
Joshua Tuer was winner in the 2 lap event beating Daniel Wilson into 2nd with Tim James 3rd. The ever keenly fought 2 small laps saw Kyle Wilson with a clear victory over Alex Marr and Emily Tuer

The skills test over a shorter course but no less difficult had Toby Tanfield 1st with a time of 22 secs with Connor Eyeington 2nd in 25 secs and 3rd Harrison Lee 27 secs.

<strong>Round 4 is this coming Monday 18th and I would be grateful if riders could turn up before 6.30 as racing will of already started.</strong>

A bright but cold and windy night greeted the 90 riders for the second round of this years series.

The skills saw Toby Tanfield as victor with a 20 second clear round followed by Hugo Lutz Atkinson in 22 secs. and Joe Wilson a further 2 secs behind.

A stiff head wind finish in the TT saw 14 riders beating their PB's. Lewis Maynard taking 25 secs of his. The fastest riders were Robert Wallace 66.20 secs. with Peter Dawson beating his PB to finish 2nd in 71.70 and Toby Tanfield 3rd with 72.80.

The road races were again hotly contested with Tom Hill coming out on top in the 5 lap race just beating Robert Wallace who started at scratch into 2nd place with Toby 3rd. An excellant night for Toby overall.

The 4 lap event went to Ben Etherington with Daniel Saba and Matthew White 2nd and 3rd. In the 3 lap event Thomas Godber was the winner however the girls started to get a look in with Isabella Montague 2nd and Daisy Freer 3rd. Josh Horton snatched victory in the 2 laps ahead of Adam Wright and Izaak Soper.

The most fiercely supported race remains the 2 small lap event with the majority of the riders shouting the riders on. Megan Thom came in 1st ahead of Grace Scott and Joshua Tuer

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEXT ROUND IS IN TWO WEEKS MONDAY MAY 11TH

Also congratulations to Harry Tanfield who finished third in the International CiCLE Classic The event is accorded UCI Class 1.2 status. Well done Harry