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Astley & Tyldesley tracked five riders for
Round 3 of the British Youth & Junior League, North & Midlands section
at Coventry on Saturday. There were excellent performances all round, with four
of the riders reaching their respective Grand Prix A Finals, on a day where
there was a large entry.
In the U-14 category, Becky Heslop excelled on
the dry, slippery track, putting in a great ride to go round her arch rival,
Lucy Whitehead of Leicester, to win her first race. Becky went on to record a 16
points maximum, and to win her third successive Grand Prix A Final, to maintain
her lead nationally in the series. Daniel Swales put in a great showing, and his
pass on Whitehead was the deciding factor in making the Grand Prix A Final, at
the expense of the Leicester rider. This was Daniel's first Grand Prix A Final
and he finished in 3rd place. Dylan Radcliffe was in great form in the U-10
category, dropping just 2 points, as he went on to claim 2nd place in the Grand
Prix A Final. Last out for A & T was Warren Mee, and he reached his first
ever Grand Prix A Final, by virtue of a 13 points score in the U-16 category,
where he finished 4th. 5 years old Ellie Radcliffe weighed in with an important
11 points in the U-8 category.
The low number of riders tracked by A & T
resulted in a 5th place finish on the day, but saw them move up to 2nd place in
the League, behind runaway leaders Sandwell.
British Youth & Junior League North &
Midlands Section Round 3 result:
Sandwell 138 Leicester 99 Coventry 87 Wednesfield
83 Astley & Tyldesley 67 Bury 40 Hull 38 Sheffield 37 Birmingham 14 Tameside
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A & T scorers:
Becky Heslop 16, Dylan Radcliffe 14, Daniel
Swales 13, Warren Mee 13, Ellie Radcliffe 11.
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