The threat of rain plus a drop in temperature reduced the senior numbers compared to last weeks bumper turn out. However despite the cold the riders raced hard and some new faces appeared at the front of the Group B senior events.

In the A Group George Olive used his sprinting speed from 250m out to take the 10 lap scratch from John McClelland. The 10 lap Block Pursuit for ‘Odds and Evens’ saw the Odd numbers team disintegrate with 4 laps to go leaving Lewis Atkins to outsprint Mark Baxter and Robert Cox in a fast run race.

Brian Evans won the opening 10 lap B scratch from local rider Ed Checkley. In the 10 lap Block Handicap the limit group worked well together with the scratch group failing to bridge the gap – Anthony Miller won but a late burst from Ian Coles denied Katie Symons second spot pushing her down to third spot after a positive performance.
David Scott took the Group B Devil from fellow Welwyn rider Sean Parr.

The field in the closing 10 mile mopped up all attempts to establish worthwhile breaks until Chris Richardson went away with 2 laps to go and looked to have it won as he led into the home straight only to be pipped on the line by clubmate John McClelland.

The Youth B and C series developed into a battle between the young riders from West Suffolk Wheelers and the home Welwyn club. Ryan Owens won the Youth B scratch but Ed Ballam took the 500m handicap. In the Youth C category Bethany Hayward won the 3 lap scratch and the 4 lap handicap with newcomer Harvey Newman gaining in confidence in each race.

In the final 4 lap B/C handicap Harvey Newman came from nowhere in the home straight to win from Jack Plumley to the delight of the West Suffolk supporters.

Senior
10 lap Scr A – George Olive (VC St Raphael) John McClelland (Agiskoviner) Robert Cox (Cambridge CC)
Block Pursuit A – Lewis Atkins (Agiskoviner) Mark Baxter (Beyond MTB) Robert Cox (Cambridge CC)
10 Lap Points – Lewis Atkins (Agiskoviner) John McClelland (Agiskoviner) Robert Cox (Cambridge CC)

10 lap B – Brian Evans (Agiskoviner) Ed Checkley (Welwyn Whs) Adrian Ward (Shaftesbury)
10 lap Block Handicap – Anthony Miller (Glade) Ian Coles (North Road) Katie Symons (Cambridge)
Devil B – David Scott (Welwyn Whs) Sean Parr (Welwyn Whs) Richard Mead (CC Luton) 
                               
10 mile – John McClelland (Agiskoviner) Chris Richardson (Agiskoviner) George Olive (VC St Raphael)

Youth A
5 lap – Dan Snow, Andrew Street, Mark Smith (all Welwyn Whs)
300m Dash  – Dan Snow , Mark Smith, Andrew Street (all Welwyn Whs)

Youth B
4 lap – Ryan Owens (Welwyn Whs) Alan Trolove (West Suffolk) Oliver Fensom (Spalding)
500m H’Cap – Ed Ballam (west Suffolk) Joseph Fry (Welwyn Whs) Ryan Owens (Welwyn Whs)
Devil – Ryan Owens (Welwyn Whs) Oliver Fensom (Spalding) Alan Trolove (West Suffolk Whs)

Youth C
3 lap – Bethany Hayward , William Street, Chloe Evans (all Welwyn Whs)
500m H’cap – Sophie Scott, Charlie Parr, Isabel Scott (all Welwyn Whs)
4 lap H’Cap  – Bethany Hayward (Welwyn) William Street (Welwyn) Harvey Newman (West Suffolk Whs)

Combined B/C 4 lap H’cap- Harvey Newman (West Suffolk) Jack Plumley (Welwyn) Charlie Parr  (Welwyn)