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Astley & Tyldesley's youngsters turned in a great performance to
convincingly beat Sheffield Rockets today. On a hot sweltering day, A &
T's youngsters won the opening five heats to race into a 33-17 lead on a
dusty Cookson Park circuit. Sheffield then rallied with two race
winners, but A & T kept up the pressure to win another six heats and run
out 91-59 winners. Stefan Whitelegg and Sacha Street both lost just
once, beaten by Niall Morton in heat 15 and Ed Morton in heat 7
respectively. Reece Pollitt, racing in his first match, turned in a
terrific performance, losing just once to an opponent, to Niall Morton
in heat 6. No A & T rider recorded a fourth place throughout the match,
in what was an excellent showing by all six riders.
Junior Challenge match result.
Sheffield Rockets 59 Astley & Tyldesley 91
Sheffield: Niall Morton 15, Callum Bower 12, Ed Morton 9, Ashley Houlden
6, Jake Millington 5, Katy Unwin 4, Josh Gammage 3, Alice Unwin 3, Alec
Critchley 2.
A & T: Stefan Whitelegg 19, Sacha Street 19, Reece Pollitt 17 (2), Max
Evans 13 (3), Matthew Turnbull 12 (3), Adam Turnbull 11 (1).
Referee - Mick Knowles.
Five A & T riders competed in Round 1 of the Hallamshire Go-Ride Grand
Prix series afterwards. Max Evans and Adam Turnbull both raced unbeaten
and then won their respective Grand Prix Finals at u-8 and u-10 levels.
Reece Pollitt scored 12 and finished 2nd in the u-12 GP Final, whilst
Sacha Street scored 15 and finished 2nd in the u-14 GP Final. Matthew
Turnbull finished 2rd in the Open GP Final, after scoring 5 points in
the qualifying heats.
As was the case at Gin Pit last month, the meeting was ridden in a great
sporting atmosphere and credit to both clubs for their commitment to
junior development.
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