Match Report – British Youth & Junior League – East Newport Round

Saturday 18th May saw our BYJL squad make the trip to East Newport for Round 3 of the Regional Series.

The day kick started with our youngest comets in the Under 8 category: Ezmae, Dolly, Livvie, Izacc and Oscar. All of our riders impressed spectators with their speed and courage. Both Oscar and Izacc completed the heats unbeaten, both sailing into the A Final.

Dolly- D Final 3rd Place

Ezmae- B Final 4th Place

Livvie- A Final 4th Place

Izacc- A Final 2nd Place

Oscar- A Final Winner

Moving onto the Under 10 category, Max, Adam and Jackson battled it out on the track amongst the rest of the competition for their spots in their respective finals. Some great racing from all 3 saw Adam get into the A Final with Max and Jackson just narrowly missing out on the A final, placing them both in the B Final.

Jackson- B Final 2nd Place

Max- BB Final 1st Place

Adam- A Final 4th Place

The Under 12 category once again proved our riders are ones to watch out for. Represented by Tallulah, Natalia and Tilly- it’s fair to say our girls were on fire! They all produced some great racing encompassing some brilliant gating and passes, however a twitch at the tapes from Tilly unfortunately landed her in a run-off for the final spot in the A Final along with Natalia. Tilly narrowly missed out on that coveted spot in the A Final with Natalia taking the final A final position. Tilly dug deep to fight for the win in the B Final. Talullah flew past all 3 of her opponents in the A Final to get a very impressive win from some strong riders with Natalia coming home in 4th.

Tilly- B Final Winner

Natalia- A Final 4th Place

Talullah- A Final Winner

The Under 14, Under 16/Under 18 and Girls categories were all run concurrently to finish off the day.

With only 4 riders in the Under 14 category, one being our Teddy, they definitely put on a show! Teddy completed his Regional Round 3 completely unbeaten in the heats and topped it off with a win in fine style in the A Final!

Teddy- A Final Winner

In the Under 16/18 category our riders put on a great display of racing proving why their spots are sealed in our Senior squad. Kenzie and Ollie put in a shift to get into the A Final- Kenzie going unbeaten through the heats making some great passes to get there. With both lads in the A Final the stage was set for a great finale. Kenzie went on to win the A Final with Ollie finishing not far behind in 3rd.

Kenzie- A Final Winner

Ollie- A Final 3rd Place

Our Girls once again prove why Women’s racing is one to watch. Some great battles from all competitors including our girls Nataleigh, Lexie and Millie. All 3 of our girls swiftly made it into their respective A Finals with 2 A Finals, one for U15 Girls and the other for U18 Girls.

Millie- U15 Girls A Final 3rd Place

Lexie- U18 Girls A Final 3rd Place

Nataleigh- U18 Girls A Final Winner

Some great rides by all of our riders, we look forward to showcasing our young crop of talented riders in Round 4 at Horspath on the 8th June.