by Anna Magrath | Feb 21, 2026
Sensational Saturday: Finucane Stars at Lloyds National Track Championships
Day three of the Lloyds National Track Championships in Manchester delivered an action-packed Saturday, highlighted by Emma Finucane’s commanding Women’s Keirin victory and a flurry of multi-title wins across the individual, team, and para-cycling disciplines.
Here is how the action unfolded at the National Cycling Centre:
Women’s Events:
Women’s Keirin
• Gold: Emma Finucane
• Silver: Lowri Thomas
• Bronze: Lauren Bell
In the final event of the day, Emma Finucane put on a flawless performance. She dominated from the front, building a massive gap to secure the gold in style. Behind her, an intense battle for the podium saw Lowri Thomas narrowly pip defending champion Lauren Bell for silver.
I raced in the Keirin last year and got silver, so I’m really happy about how this Keirin went… It was a massive group of girls who raced really well, and really fast, so I am really proud of this one.
Women’s Points Race
• Gold: Anna Morris (Private Member)
• Silver: Josie Knight (DAS-Hutchinson)
• Bronze: Katie Archibald (dooleys cycles)
Anna Morris stormed to her second victory of the week following Thursday’s Scratch win. After a reserved start, Morris, alongside Archibald, Knight, Jess Roberts, and Phoebe Taylor, made a decisive move at the halfway point to gain a lap and 20 points. Morris and Archibald traded late attacks, but Morris secured second on the final sprint to seal the title by more than ten points. Knight managed to sneak fourth in the final dash to edge Archibald out of the silver medal spot.
Men’s Events:
Men’s Elimination
• Gold: Matt Bostock (Rapha CC)
• Silver: William Tidball (Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais)
• Bronze: Charlie Tanfield (Private Member)
Matt Bostock secured his second national champion jersey of the weekend in a chaotic elimination race. With a high-calibre trio remaining for the final laps, confusion arose regarding the bronze medal elimination between Tanfield and Tidball. Bostock capitalized on the hesitation, riding away for a straightforward victory.
It’s mint, especially since the elimination is kind of a gamble. It’s always much trickier to win than other races so it feels good.
Men’s Team Sprint
• Gold: Team Inspired A (Matthew Richardson, Marcus Hiley, Harry Radford)
• Silver: Team Inspired B (Ed Lowe, Hamish Turnbull, Hayden Norris)
• Bronze: Team Inspired C (Lyall Craig, Joe Truman, Archie Gill, Oliver Pettifer)
Team Inspired A backed up their dominant qualifying run with gold, but they had to fight for it. After an inspired turn by Hamish Turnbull, Team B held a slender lead heading into the final lap. However, Matthew Richardson proved he was on another level, unleashing a massive burst of speed to swing the pendulum back to Team A and win by over a second.
Para-Cycling Events:
Women’s B Individual Pursuit
• Gold: Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl (Private Member)
• Silver: Georgina Bullen & Miriam Jessett (Born to Bike)
• Bronze: Amelia Robertson & Kate Richardson
World champions Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl completed a spectacular hat-trick, securing their third national title of the week. Racing in their rainbow stripes, the duo produced a textbook ride to overtake Bullen and Jessett in the second half of the pursuit.
We are world champions right now and riding at home, which is not something you get to do all the time, so that has been super cool.
Women’s C1-5 Scratch
• Gold: Crystal Lane-Wright (Private Member)
• Silver: Rebecca Newark (Jadan Glasdon pb Vive le Velo)
Crystal Lane-Wright made history by becoming the inaugural women’s C Scratch champion, adding to her C5 Elimination win from Thursday. Lane-Wright, Newark, and Morgan Newberry accelerated away from the pack just past the halfway mark. After dropping Newberry, Lane-Wright stayed cool on Newark’s wheel until the bell, powering over the top on the final bend to cruise to victory.
Men’s B Sprint
• Gold: Frederick Ireland & Aaron Pope (Private Member)
• Silver: Tim Caldwell & Benedict Elliot (Weaver Valley CC)
An illness to pre-race favourite Matthew Rotherham (piloting world champion James Ball) blew the competition wide open. Ireland and Pope—who only got on a tandem together for the first time this week—seized the opportunity, comfortably beating Caldwell and Elliot in the final.
Men’s MC C1-3 Time Trial
• Gold: Finlay Graham (1:08.546)
• Silver: Matthew Robertson (+1.210s)
• Bronze: Callum Deboys
Finlay Graham blitzed the track to win his third gold of the week, overcoming a tough field to secure the national jersey.
I have not done much track stuff, but, obviously winning three events, I could not have asked for any better.
Men’s C4-5 Time Trial
• Gold: Alex Jones (1:06.221)
• Silver: Jody Cundy (+0.243s)
• Bronze: Sebastien Tyrie (1:09.468)
In the most fiercely contested para-cycling event of the day, Alex Jones pulled off an overwhelming victory, edging out silver medallist Jody Cundy by a razor-thin margin of just 0.243 seconds.
It is pretty overwhelming as I did not expect that and I am just lost for words right now.
by Anna Magrath | Feb 20, 2026
Day Two Highlights: Richardson Dominates and Knight Shocks at the Lloyds National Track Championships
Day two of the Lloyds National Track Championships delivered a blistering showcase of elite track racing. The velodrome witnessed Matthew Richardson cruise to a second national sprint title, Josie Knight pull off a dramatic late surge to dethrone a world champion, and Kadeena Cox master a demanding new distance. Meanwhile, bold attacks and high-stakes Paralympic events rounded out a thrilling day of competition.
Event Recaps & Key Moments
Men’s Sprint: Richardson Back on Top
Matthew Richardson (Team Inspired) secured his second national jersey in GB colours with a masterclass in control. Cruising through the knockout rounds undefeated, he met teammate Harry Ledingham-Horn in the gold medal final. Ledingham-Horn had previously bested Archie Gill (Private Member) in the semis, but Richardson proved untouchable on the line.
It’s good to win another national jersey. It was a conservative day. I respected my opponents but obviously raced smart as I didn’t want to waste too much energy… It wasn’t the hardest day I’ve ever had on a bike but it’s all part of learning. It’s still very special but nothing will quite top the first time, as last year was obviously really special.
Women’s Individual Pursuit: Knight Edges Out Morris
Josie Knight (DAS Hutchinson) set the tone early by qualifying just 0.141 seconds ahead of reigning world and national champion Anna Morris (Private Member). In the gold medal showdown, Morris established a strong early lead, but Knight unleashed a fierce late charge to close the gap, snatching victory right at the finish line to deny Morris’s title defence. Erin Boothman (Liv AlUla Jayco) secured the bronze ahead of Jessica Roberts (Spectra Racing).
Honestly I think it’s an absolute privilege to race Anna [Morris]. She pushes you on to be better, you’re up against a world champion and that comes with some pedigree. You want to beat the best and that’s her, I’m happy that I’ve done that today.
Women’s C4-5 Time-Trial: Cox Conquers the Kilo
Kadeena Cox added another gold to her collection, showcasing immense adaptability in the new, longer kilo distance. Racing last, Cox executed a flawless and confident ride, pacing herself brilliantly to grow stronger as the laps ticked down. Crystal Lane-Wright (BCP – Private Member) took a well-earned silver, and Rebecca Newark (JAD) claimed bronze.
I’m used to riding the 500m and just going all guns blazing, so I tried to taper back the first lap a little bit so I had a bit more on the second and third… It does feel like a massive difference with the new event. I am a ‘sprinter’ sprinter—one lap is probably my best, so it’s a challenge, but also I feel like it’s the type of challenge I’ve needed for the past few years.
Standout Performances in the Scratch and Elimination Races
• Matt Bostock lit up the men’s scratch race with a bold, early attack that sealed a massive statement win.
• Fin Graham and Archie Atkinson both reigned victorious in the high-stakes, newly introduced Paralympic Games elimination races for the C1-C3 and C4-C5 categories, respectively.
(For the full daily round-up and live results from the National Cycling Centre, please visit the official event page.)
by Anna Magrath | Feb 19, 2026
The opening day of the Lloyds National Track Championships at Manchester’s National Cycling Centre was a masterclass in tactical racing and raw power, with seven national titles decided in a packed Friday session.
Here is how the action unfolded:
Morris Defends, Tanfield Topples the Champ
Anna Morris successfully defended her Women’s Scratch Race title after a high-stakes tactical battle. Morris remained patient within a congested pack until the final five laps, when she countered an attack by Josie Knight. While Knight eventually faded, Morris powered through the final stretch to secure gold. Jenny Holl surged late to take silver, while 17-year-old Phoebe Taylor rounded out the podium with bronze.
In the Men’s Individual Pursuit, Charlie Tanfield delivered the performance of the day. In a head-to-head against reigning world champion Josh Charlton, Tanfield turned a razor-thin lead at the 1km mark into a dominant victory. He finished in 4:04.010—more than four seconds ahead of Charlton. Leon Atkins secured the bronze, defeating Michael Gill with a time of 4:10.846.
History in the Women’s C Elimination
The championships saw a historic debut for the Women’s C Elimination race. Crystal Lane-Wright (C5) and Elisabeth Simpson (C2) became the first-ever gold medalists in this event.
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Simpson outperformed Amelia Cass to take the C2 honors.
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Lane-Wright, competing in her first national championship since becoming a mother, survived a near-elimination early on before powering away to win the C5 title ahead of Morgan Newberry.
Dominance in the Team & Para Scratch Races
The playfully named “Jean Claude Tan Damme” squad—comprising James Ball, Matt Rotherham, Sophie Unwin, and Jenny Holl—lived up to their billing in the Mixed B Team Sprint. They dominated the final with a time of 50.760, finishing nearly two seconds clear of their closest rivals.
In the Men’s C1-5 Scratch Race, Archie Atkinson (C4-5) and Fin Graham (C1-3) proved why they are global forces. After 40 laps of trading attacks, Atkinson unleashed a perfectly timed sprint at the bell to take the overall win and the C4-5 title. Graham, finishing third across the line, secured the gold for the C1-3 category.
Sprint Qualifiers: Setting the Pace
The speedsters took to the boards for qualifying rounds, signaling a fast weekend ahead:
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Men’s 200m Sprint: Matt Richardson set a blistering pace of 9.192 seconds to top the standings.
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Women’s Team Sprint: Team Inspire A (Parris-Smith, Thomas, and world champion Emma Finucane) clocked a 47.077, leading the field by a significant 1.5-second margin heading into the finals.
Men’s C1-3 Scratch
Gold – Fin Graham
Silver – Charlie Stanton Stock
Bronze – Matthew Robertson
Women’s Scratch
Gold – Anna Morris
Silver – Jenny Holl
Bronze – Phoebe Taylor
Mixed Team B Sprint
Gold – Jean Claude Tan-Damme
Silver – Freddie Said Go
Men’s C4-5 Scratch
Gold – Archie Atkinson
Silver – Will Bjergfelt
Bronze – Xavier Disley
Men’s Individual Pursuit
Gold – Charlie Tanfield
Silver – Josh Charlton
Bronze – Leon Atkins
Women’s C5 Elimination
Gold – Crystal Lane-Wright
Silver – Morgan Newberry
Bronze – Elsie Hughes
Women’s C2 Elimination
Gold – Elisabeth Simpson
Silver – Amelia Cass
by Cycling Shorts. | Sep 21, 2019
The cycling celebrations got off to a sensational start on Saturday with the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International taking place in glorious conditions before the opening ceremony kicked off the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in the Harrogate Fan Zone.
Tens of thousands of fans turned out to cheer on the best para-cyclists in the world as they competed in the first-ever para-cycling event to be held alongside the UCI Road World Championships. 89 male and female para-athletes battled it out in no less than 26 different races, with Beverley’s Adam Duggleby the very first rider to cross the finish line piloting Hebden Bridge resident Stephen Bate after emerging triumphant in the B class, after pulling away from Team Ireland on the final drag up Parliament Street on the finish on West Park.
Team GB rider Stephen Bate chats to CyclingShorts.cc after his win in the Yorkshire 2019 Para-cycling Class B race in Harrogate. All Content ©Anna Magrath / cyclingshorts.cc
That’s one of the fastest rides we’ve done all year and it was a real war of attrition. The atmosphere was absolutely incredible and we couldn’t have asked for more. Every town we passed through was absolutely packed and to hear our names being called out was just phenomenal. We’ve never experienced anything like that – not even at the Rio Games. It’s great to come away with a win and we want to thank everyone for all that support.
Yorkshire 2019 Paracycling Class B Winner, Team GB
This is the first time para-cycling races have ever been held alongside an able-bodied event and finishing on the same line as the Road World Championships was pretty special.
Yorkshire 2019 Paracycling Class B Winner, Team GB
Dame Sarah Storey meanwhile, was one of five world champions in action and she too romped to victory in the C5 class. It was the first time we had seen Sarah compete wearing her Rainbow Jersey after retaining her title last month in the UCI World Championships.
This is the biggest para crowd I’ve raced in front of since London 2012 and I heard so many cheers and people shouting my name – it was amazing. The course was really good too and held in such a beautiful location. We very rarely get to ride point to point but Yorkshire’s taken the bull by the horns and hopefully this can be a blueprint for how para-cycling events are run worldwide. It was a really sensational event and I’m proud to have been part of it.
Yorkshire 2019 Paracycling C5 Class Winner, Team GB
CyclingShorts.cc caught up with Will Bjergfelt after his C5 win in the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International race. All content ©Anna Magrath | CyclingShorts.cc
We caught up with Ireland’s C5 Team – Damien Vereker & Paul Forristal – after they came 2nd in the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International in Harrogate. Apologies for the poor sound quality. All content ©Anna Magrath | CyclingShorts.cc
The Men’s C5 win went to Will Bjergfelt, beating Alex Jones by over a minute, and a further one and a half minutes behind in third place was Jonathan Gildea.
In the men’s C2 Class Team GB’s Matthew Robertson beat Australia’s Darren Hicks by 7 seconds on the line. I caught up with them both for a quick chat at the finish line, they were in high spirits.
The was awesome, getting more exposure for the sport and parity, after competing in this race, after being part of this event, it’s really a new experience. Having everyone just treat you the same as all other competitors, it really spurs you on and makes you work harder for your results. It’s been amazing!
Winner Men's C2, Team GB
A course like this is bloody tough, and so it should be, we are athletes and we should be given a course that’s really hard and challenges us. Having this number of people cheering it’s unbelievable. We would be lucky to have an eighth of this crowd at one of our top races, for the whole road race, let alone just at the finish like today. It’s cool.
2nd - Men's C2, Team Australia
The Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International was the first-ever para-cycling event to take place alongside a UCI Road World Championships.
The event was organised by Yorkshire 2019 and British Cycling and included 26 races in total, all held on one day, with men’s and women’s contests taking place across all four para-cycling classifications. Setting off from Beverley, Tadcaster and Wetherby, every race finished in Harrogate and the results will count towards qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Highlights of the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International will be screened on BBC Two from 1pm on Sunday as part of the live coverage of the Team Trial Mixed Relay.
I think this para event took cycling to a whole new level in Yorkshire, and I didn’t think there were many levels left! I was in Tadcaster at one of the three start locations and the way the town embraced it was amazing. Beverley was buzzing as well and Wetherby equally great. Harrogate obviously deserves a mention too – it was amazing – and today was a real first for Yorkshire. We’re so proud it’s been a success as both ourselves and our partners pushed very hard for a para event to be held alongside the Championships. Those efforts have definitely been rewarded.
Over 36,000 people were in the Fan Zone as well today too and it’s been a real party atmosphere – very reminiscent of the Tour de France Grand Départ back in 2014. We can’t wait for the Championships now and that’s going to be equally spectacular.
Commercial Director, Welcome to Yorkshire
I’ve been completely blown away by the weather, crowds, scenery and support. The racing was brilliant too and all the riders were telling me it’s the best event to happen since London 2012. That means so much to me as we really wanted this to be a meaningful event, held on exactly the same stage as the Championships. The dream has become a reality today.
CEO, Yorkshire 2019
Once the para action had concluded, attention immediately turned to the Fan Zone as huge crowds saw UCI President David Lappartient officially declare the UCI Road World Championships open alongside Yorkshire 2019 CEO Andy Hindley, British Cycling CEO Julie Harrington and Welcome to Yorkshire Commercial Director Peter Dodd.
The Championships’ racing will start on Sunday with the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay that will see male and female athletes compete alongside each other for the very first time.
About the 2019 UCI Road World Championships:
The UCI Road World Championships have only been held in Great Britain on three previous occasions, the most recent of which was at Goodwood in 1982. The 2019 Championships will take place in Yorkshire between 22-29 September.
The Championships commence on the Sunday 22 September with the maiden Team Time Trial Mixed Relay and the programme continues through to Sunday 29 September with Individual Time Trials and Road Races for Junior (17/18 years), Under 23 and Elite male and female riders.
Approximately 1,400 riders are set to compete from 90 countries and the action will be beamed to a global TV audience of over 250 million.
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by Chris Maher | Feb 8, 2017
Ten titles were decided on the second day at HSBC UK National Cycling Centre.
Men’s Sprint, Women’s Keirin, Men’s Kilo, Para-cycling C1-5 Pursuit, Para-cycling C1-5 200m Flying Lap, Para-cycling BVI 200m Flying Lap, Para-cycling BVI Pursuit, Women’s Scratch Race, Women’s Team Pursuit and Men’s Points Race titles on the line.
Why have one gold, when you can have two. Bigham, Archibald and Booth added to Friday’s medal haul doubling their National Titles.
Ryan Owens was crowned British sprint champion as ten titles were awarded on day two of the HSBC UK | National Track Championships in Manchester.
It was a first British senior title for Owens as he defeated Joe Truman 2-1 in the final of the men’s individual sprint competition.
Owens and Truman were a class apart all day and seemed destined to meet in the final. Owens took the first leg, but Truman levelled things up in the second heat to take things to a decider.
It was a close run thing in the final. Truman went early and left Owens with work to do, but he kept his cool and pipped his team sprint teammate on the line.
Owens will now turn his attentions to adding a team sprint title to his CV alongside Jack Carlin and Joe Truman.
It’s amazing, it’s been a long wait. As a kid I think the closest I came was third. It’s an absolute dream come true.
Every race we go to we (Owens and Truman) seem to end up racing each other but they’re both great friends of mine so it was really nice to stand on the podium with them.
I love the team sprint, and I’ve been looking forward to that one for a while. Teaming up with Jack and Joe tomorrow so we’ll see what we can do.
Second title for Bigham. Earlier in the evening Daniel Bigham added the kilo title to the individual pursuit crown he won on day one.
Bigham’s time of 1.03.212 proved to be untouchable, with Thomas Rotherham and Jonathan Mitchell coming second and third.
Bigham has been the big surprise on the opening two days of competition, his achievement all the more notable given the fact he has won titles in sprint and endurance events.
Ecstatic. Huge PB, nine-tenths off my PB. That’s my third ever kilo in history. So it was pretty wicked to go and do that. I’m elated!
Two more medals for Archibald. Olympic champion Katie Archibald also enjoyed an outstanding evening winning the scratch race and picking up a surprise silver medal in the keirin behind winner Sophie Capewell, to take her medal tally for the weekend to three.
That was agony! A long sprint with Elinor at the end and you get into a state where your legs aren’t really connected to your body they’re just going – I was glad to get it on the line.
All those Breeze riders, you almost lose track because there’s all this red just going on the attack – really aggressive racing.
The keirin victory was a first senior title for Sophie Capewell.
I love keirin racing because anyone can win. There are so many different variables, it’s just amazing which adds to the joy afterwards. I was nervous but I just really wanted to win. I don’t think I’ve ever tried so hard.
We came into nationals not knowing what we were capable of at all. We saw it as a checkpoint towards worlds so to come away with the wins today and yesterday makes me incredibly happy.
It was an all-female podium in the final of the para-cycling pursuit BVI as Sophie Thornhill and Corrine Hall picked up their second national title of the weekend. Their factored time of 4:13.110 was enough to see off a strong challenge from Lora Fachie and Hazel Smith. Alison Patrick and Helen Scott completed the podium.
Para-cycling titles
It was a clean sweep for Para-T in the para-cycling C1-5 pursuit final as Paralympic and world champion, Megan Giglia won the first British title of her career. Her time of 4:34.356 was just enough to pip Louis Rolfe into second place with Jon Gildea posting an impressive time of 4:35.667 to take third.
Giglia was delighted to win her first national crown.
I didn’t know whether I was going to perform because I had an accident five or six days ago but I managed to pull it out the bag. It’s great to be a national champion in both track and road.
There was also a second national crown of the weekend for 15 year old Lauren Booth who won the para-cycling C1-5 200m flying lap, with Aileen McGlynn and pilot Louise Haston winning the tandem competition.
It’s been amazing. I’m only 15 and they’re all a lot older than me, my school’s going to be very proud. As soon as I come back on Monday they say “what did you come?” and I’ll take the jersey and the medals with me!
Points race drama. Joe Nally won a points race of high drama, pipping Ethan Hayter on the line in a sprint finish, the double points on offer in the final sprint ensuring he beat Hayter by one point.
I was trying to work out the maths but at that stage of the race you’ve got no idea what’s going on. It’s mad!
Breeze take the team pursuit gold. Team Breeze took gold in the women’s individual pursuit, the quartet made up of Ellie Dickinson, Manon Lloyd, Emily Nelson and Annasley Park, catching Lauren Dolan, Pfeiffer Georgi, Jessica Roberts and Emily Tillett from Liv CC.
I think we knew that we could catch them. From the qualifying we had the time on them, so we were just sticking to the plan and whatever happened would happen.
Dame Sarah Storey was part of the Boot out Breast Cancer team that took third after catching Team 22A in the bronze medal ride off.
1 Lewis Oliva 10.004
2 Matt Rotherham 10.026
3 Joseph Truman 10.031
4 Ryan Owens 10.097
5 Jonathon Mitchell 10.236
6 Peter Mitchell 10.264
7 Jack Carlin 10.270
8 Alex Jolliffe 10.426
9 Jamie Alexander 10.506
10 Thomas Rotterham 10.508
11 Tom Baker 10.615
12 Hamish Turnbull 10.620
13 Matthew Roper 10.627
14 Barnaby Davies 10.712
15 Lewis Stewart 10.717
16 Sean Mayer10.738
Top four qualifiers pass straight through to the 1/8th final. The next twenty four progress to 1/16th final.
Lewis Oliva, Matt Rotherham, Joseph Truman and Ryan Owens take the ¼ finals.
Two heats run in the sixty-lap qualifier with the top thirteen riders progressing towards tonight’s final.
Heat 1
Matt Bostock 1st,
Chris Lawless 2nd
Joe Holt 3rd
Heat 2
Zac May 1st
Fred Wright 2nd
Matthew Walls 3rd
1 Team Breeze 4.35.711
2 Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching 4.43.040
3 Boot Out Brest Cancer CC 4.43.888
4 Team 22 WRT A 5.00.201
5 VC Londres 5.06.447
6 Team 22 WRT B 5.08.082
7 NCC Group Kuto-Torelli 5.14.371
8 The Racing Chance Foundation 5.15.423
9 BC South Region 5.19.491
10 Junior Team Private TT 4.48.545 (Callander, Docherty, Holl & Russell)
Gold Team Breeze
Silver Liv Cycling Club – Epic Coaching were caught in 3.52.301
Bronze Boot Out Breast Cancer CC
4th Team 22WRT A were caught in 2.01.236
5 VC Londres 5.02.239
6 Team22 WRT B 5.03.209
7 The Racing Chance Foundation 5.08.036
8 NCC Group Kuto-Torelli 5.13.143
9 BC South Region 5.19.247
FC3 1 Megan Giglia MBE 4.34.356
MC2 2 Louise Rolfe MBE 4.35.415
MC5 3 Jonathan Gildea 4.35.667
MC5 4 William Bjergfelt 4.45.104
MC2 5 Matthew Robertson 4.54.585
MC5 6 Alex Jones 5.00.438
MC4 7 George Peasgood 5.07.361
FC4Y 8 Lauren Booth 5.08.249
MC5 9 David Murphy 5.09.762
FC3 10 Amelia Cass 5.17.392
MC4 11 Krispin Gradiner 5.20.829
MC5 12 Drew Walker 5.25.232
MC2 13 James Crossley 5.26.480
MC1 14 Jamie Harding 5.28.144
MC4 15 Findlay Graham 5.34.532
MC4 16 Nicholas Fairfield 5.39.160
MC2 17 James Finlay 5.39.633
Gold Sophie Thornhill MBE Boot Out Breast Cancer CC 4:13.110
Pilot Corrine Hall MBE Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles
Silver Lora Fachie MBE Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles 4:14.708
Pilot Hazel Smith Unattached
Bronze Alison Patrick Unattached 4:25.653
Pilot Helen Scott MBE Boot Out Breast Cancer CC
Women’s Scratch (qualifying)
Twenty-four riders progressed to the finals from two heats. Most of the major contenders were in heat one which proved too much for the younger riders.
Gold Daniel Bigham 1.03.212
Silver Thomas Rotherham 1.03.537
Bronze Jon Mitchell 1.03.966
4 Rhys Britton 1.04.031
5 Joe Holt 1.04.312
6 Tom Baker 1.04.503
7 Jonathan Wale 1.04.533
8 Ethan Vernon 1.05.262
9 Andrew Leveton 1.05.505
10 Lewis Stewart 1.05.519
Joseph Truman beat Lewis Oliva in three rounds for the Gold Play-off.
Ryan Owens beat Matt Rotherham for the Gold play-off
Gold Ryan Owens
Silver Joseph Truman
Bronze Lewis Oliva
4th Matt Rotherham
Crampton, Evans, Lee, Quenby, Scott & Smith progress to semi final heat one.
Archibald, Bate-Lowe, Capewell, Dawber, Hilleard & Niblett progrees to semi final heat two.
Gold Sophie Capewell
Silver Katie Archibald
Bronze Neah Evans
Gold FC4Y 1 Lauren Booth 11.545
Silver MC2 2 Matthew Robertson 11.881
Bronze MC5 3 Alex Jones 11.941
MC54Drew Walker12.376
MC55David Murphy12.712
Women’s Scratch 10Kms (final and ceremony)
The race got underway to a steady pace before Team WNT’s Katie Archibald put the pressure on. It didn’t last when Team Jadan-Weldtite’s Rhona Callander attached off the front.
No sooner had Callander been caught and Archibald counter-attacked once more. This time joined by Team Breeze’s Emily Nelson. Boot Out Breast Cancer’s Neah Evans joined to make a trio and a half-lap lead.
Team WNT’s Emily Kay and Team Breeze’s Ellie Dickinson went off the front of the peloton and seeing the danger Matrix Fitness’s Elinor Barker started to bridge across.
Archibald lapped the field firstly before the other escapees joined her making six fighting for the podium places. A crash in the bunch saw Evans on the boards, but after a lap or two out, re-joined to the applause of the crowd.
Team Breeze girls were back on the front, but a lap down as the race drew towards the close. Barker put the pressure on in the final laps but Archibald and Evans got the better of her finishing third overall.
Gold Katie Archibald MBE Team WNT
Silver Neah Evans Boot Out Breast Cancer CC
Bronze Elinor Barker MBE Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles
4 Emily Nelson Team Breeze
5 Emily Kay Team WNT
6 Eleanor Dickinson Team Breeze
7 Melissa Lowther Team Breeze at 1 lap
8 Danielle Khan Boot Out Breast Cancer CC
9 Pfeiffer Georgi Liv CC – Epic Coaching
10 Anna Docherty Liv CC – Epic Coaching
Amy Hill Cycle Team OnForm
Isabel Ellis Backstedt Cycling
Lorna Bowler Beckstedt Cycling
Manon Lloyd Team Breeze
Rosa Martin Team 22
Emma Cockcroft Bianchi Dama UK
Sophie Williams Elitevelo Kalas Sportswear CRT
Rhona Callander Team Jadan-Weldtite
Annasley Park Team Breeze
Georgia Ashworth Team 22
Rachel Jary VC Londres
Rebecca Raybould Team Breeze
Gold Aileen McGlynn OBE Cheshire Marverick 10.102 Pilot Louise Haston TORQ Performance
Silver Sophie Thornhill MBE Boot Out Breast Cancer CC 10.181 Pilot Corrine Hall MBE Matrix Fitness p/b Corley Cycles
Bronze Alison Patrick Unattached 10.327 Pilot 201 Helen Scott MBE Boot Out Breast Cancer CC
Gold Joe Nally 47 Points
Silver Ethan Hayter 46
Bronze Zachery May 37
4th Adam Duggleby MBE 23
Max Stedman 21
Matthew Walls 8
Rhys Britton 8
Joe Holt 8
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by Chris Maher | Sep 27, 2015
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26th September 2015
Katy Marchant claimed her second Gold of the weekend taking the Women’s Keirin Title.
Men’s Sprint Qualifying
Lewis Oliva sets the quickest qualifying time in day two of the National Track Championships in Manchester setting a time of 10.150. Last years title holder Callam Skinner is not in attendance at this years Nats, so an opportunity for a new Champion in tonight’s final.
- Lewis Oliva Team USN 10.150
- Matt Rotherham Sportcity Velo 10.226
- Jonathan Mitchell Black Line 10.250
- Thomas Scammell Black Line 10.348
- Pete Mitchell Black Line 10.407
- Joseph Truman I-Team Cyclist’s Club 10.475
- Ryan Owens Ses Racing 10.478
- Jody Cundy Para-T 10.684 New C4 Nat Record
- Thomas Rotterham Sportcity Velo 10.732
- Jon-Allan Butterworth Para-T 10.746
- Jack Carlin Glasgow Sprint TCT 10.771
- Alex Jolliffe Team Terminator 10.793
- Jamie Alexander Glasgow Sprint Team 10.891
- Miles Annon Ses Racing 10.925
- Matthew Roper Black Line 10.938
- Joel Partington Swinnerton Cycles 10.951
Jody Cundy sets a new C4 National Record in the 200m Flying Start Time Trial.
Round One in the Sprint Competition: Lewis Oliva, Matthew Rotherham, Jonathan Mitchell, Thomas Scammell, Peter Mitchell & Joseph Truman progress through to the next round.
Women’s 4000m Team Pursuit
Only a disappointing three Teams in this year National Track Women’s Team Pursuit.
Setting off firstly VC St Raphael setting a time of 5.12.090 with the intention of sacrificing one of their riders to drive the Team along. The girls then found themselves out of sync, with a rider going clear before dropping back to help her fellow team mates. They passed the finish-line beautifully lined up.
Setting off secondly PMR@Toachim House rode a smoother race keeping all riders together till towards the end of the race, with three girls going for the qualifying time of 5.23.769 and into second position.
The final Team, Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International took almost a minute off the previous rounds time with a 4.35.723. Dame Sarah Storey, Jo Rowsell Shand, Ciara Horne & New IP Champion Katie Archibald.
Gold play-off will be, Pearl Izumi Sports Tours Int’l and VC St Raphael later this afternoon.
Para Cycling C1-5 I Pursuit Finals
- Gold: Jonathan GildeaSportGrub Kuota RTFactored Time4.46.017
- Silver: Megan Giglia Para-T 4.46.211
- Bronze: Louis Rolfe Para-T 4.50.622
- Rik Waddon Para-T 4.51.496
- Chloe Selman Barnsley RC 5.08.613
Para Cycling BVI 1000m Pursuit Finals
- Gold: Lora Turnham (Epic Racing) and Corrine Hall (pilot, IKON-Mazda) 3:37.120 (factored time 4:14.030)
- Silver: Stephen Bate (Sportgrub KUOTA RT) and Adam Duggleby (pilot, Sportgrub KUOTA RT) 4:22.100 (factored time 4:22.100)
- Bronze: Laura Cluxton (Rock and Road Cycles) and Lyndsey Carson (Team Thomson Cycles) 3:57:532 (factored time 4:37.912)
Para-cycling flying start 200m time trial Finals – C1-5
- Gold: Jody Cundy (Para-T) 10.531 (factored time 10.380)
- Silver: Jon-Allan Butterworth (Para-T) 10.609 (factored time 10:609)
- Bronze: Lauren Booth (Carmac-Planet X) 13.762 (factored time 11.899)
BVI Mixed 1000m Finals
- Gold: Sophie Thornhill (Performance Cycle Coaching) and Helen Scott (pilot, Performance Cycle Coaching) 11.099 (factored time 9.739)
- Silver: Neil Fachie (Black Line) and Peter Mitchell (pilot, Black Line) 10.114 (factored time 10.114)
- Bronze: Lydia Hayden (Sportcity Velo) and Leanne Hall (Sportcity Velo) 12.866 (factored time 11.290)
Women’s 4000m Team Pursuit Finals
- Gold: Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International took the Women’s 4000m Team pursuit title easily catching VC St Raphael in the last race of the Saturday morning session.
Saturday Evening Session
Men’s 1000m Time Trial Finals
- Jason Kenny 1.02.042
- Matthew Crampton 1.02.186
- Steven Burke 1.03.710
- Andrew Tennant 1.04.228
- Joseph Truman 1.04.719
- Lewis Oliva 1.04.768
- Jon Dibben 1.04.783
- Thomas Scammell 1.05.116
- Christopher Barr 1.05.911
- Tom Arnstien 1.06.032
Laura Trott (Matrix Fitness) claims the Women’s 15Km Scratch Race title.
Trott set-off and gained one-hundred meters in the early stage of the race. Archibald (Pearl Izumi) seeing the danger, reacted and soon joined her. Once caught, Archibald went straight by and the race remained very aggressive throughout the race.
Eight girls formed at the head of the race and this left Emily Kay (Team USN) driving the chase. Gabby Shaw (Pearl Izumi) takes over the chase and the group are brought back together.
Archibald goes straight on the attack, Trott, Lloyd (Team USN) and Elinor Barker (Matrix Fitness) join her with half the race over. The four girls work together and gain a lap on the field.
The race settles down for a while and there’s thirty laps remaining.
Archibald decides the pace is too slow and injects some speed. Trott doesn’t hang around and they are half a lap up. Under twenty laps to go and the two girls gain a second lap!
Trott’s team-mate Barker tries to go clear and join them, but Archibald is back on the front of the peloton and beginning to go clear again. Trott sees the danger and tags along for the ride.
With less than ten laps remaining, Trott sets off one final time, Archibald joins for a while but doesn’t have the strength to go around her and settles for second position. Lloyd beats Barker in the final dash to claim the Bronze.
Women’s 15Km Scratch Race Finals
- Gold: Laura Trott Matrix Fitness
- Silver: Katie Archibald Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International
- Bronze: Manon Lloyd Team USN
A clean sweep for the 100% ME boys whom were very active in the Men’s Points 40Km Race. Mark Stewart started the procession off, claiming the first five points at the 150 lap sprint. Chris Lathem the next sprint, Germain Burton the next sprint and Oli Wood the one after. Wood went on to lap the field twice on his way to victory and the Gold Medal.
Men’s Points Race Finals
- Gold: Oli Wood
- Silver: Mark Stewart
- Bronze: Chris Latham
Women’s Keirin Finals
- Gold: Katy Marchant
- Silver: Becky James
- Jessica Varnish
Men’s Sprint Finals
- Gold: Lewis Oliva
- Silver: Matthew Rotherham
- Bronze: Jonathon Mitchell
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