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Astley & Tyldesley staged the U-10 British Club Championships at Gin
Pit, on a cold but dry Saturday. Hard work by club members both before
and on the day saw the circuit and surrounds in tip top condition, as
once again the club promoted a major event to a high standard.
A & T were confident beforehand that they could put in a good showing in
this event, the first of the seven rounds that make up the overall
British Club Championship series. As it turned out, the A & T youngsters
did much more than that, putting in a terrific showing to push the
defending champions, Kesgrave, all the way before the Suffolk team
clinched the championship with a win in the last race. These two teams
were well ahead of the opposition, with Kesgrave riders winning 14 races
and A & T riders winning 13 races, out of the total of 30 races.
A & T's captain, Max Evans, led the way, scoring a 20 points maximum,
with terrific support from the rest of the team. Both Callum Maguire and
Tom Whitwam each recorded three wins and two second places, whilst Matt
Snell had two wins and three third places. A total of 70 points would
usually be more than enough to seal a victory in this 6 team 30 heats
race formula, but full credit must go to Kesgrave, whose 72 points total
ensured that they retained the trophy. They took the lead over A & T in
the very first race, when James Pomroy recorded the fastest time of the
day, 35.53 seconds and hung on to a narrow lead throughout the match.
Lewis Brinkhoff also raced unbeaten in his five races.
Awards were presented to all competitors, by the Mayor of Wigan,
Councillor Joy Birch.
A big well done to team manager Will Evans and the U-10 riders on this
performance, which is A & T's second best ever result in a British Club
Championship event.
U-10 British Club Championships result
Kesgrave 72 Astley & Tyldesley 70 Ipswich 47 Sheffield 45 Wednesfield 40
Poole 20.
Kesgrave: Lewis Brinkhoff 20, James Pomroy 19, Oliver Wright 18, James
Porter 10, Alfie Steward 5.
A & T: Max Evans 20, Callum Maguire 18, Tom Whitwam 18, Matt Snell 14,
Daniel Smith-Makin dnr.
Ipswich: Gemma Hill 13, Charlie Johnson 12, Ben Clarke 11, Kai Maguire
11.
Sheffield: Morgan Turner 15, Sam Turney 12, Sam Bowles 10, Alice Turney
8.
Wednesfield: Jack Tedstill 15, Kaine Brown 12, Liam Fogg 7, Joseph Penny
6.
Poole: Nathan Goulden 10, Will Cavanagh 5, Shannon Hanmer 5.
Referee - Darren Kent (Heckmondwike).
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