Wheelers youngsters take Pompey by storm (From Andover Advertiser)

Wheelers youngsters take Pompey by storm

7:24pm Tuesday 16th June 2009

• Print
• Email
• Share
• Comments(0)

The cycling season is now in full swing and the youngsters are showing the way.

In the recent ‘Ray Martin Circuit Series’, held over a five week period down at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth, Cameron Thompson came first overall in the U12/10/8s age group and was supported well by Jed Webber in third and eight year old Alex Hall in eighth place. The U16/14s also saw good performances from Mitchell Webber in fifth overall with first time competitor Andrew Bungay showing good potential to finish just outside the top ten in 11th place.

The South Division season long points competition has also seen the Wheelers’ youngsters dominate so far, with the top four positions in the U12/10/8s taken by Cameron, Jed, Alex and his sister Emily Hall.

There was yet more success for the youth riders when they recently competed down at Thorney Island. Experienced youngsters Tom Bolton and Mitchell Webber were joined by Ben Armes, Chris Cardy, Paul Double and Hamish Pike, all of whom were having their first attempts at circuit racing. All age groups went off together and conditions were perfect apart from a nagging wind coming off the sea and U16 Tom Bolton went away with another rider and quickly opened a big lead. The U16's chasing group included Armes, Cardy and Pike and they were working well together to keep the leading riders in sight.

Webber was riding strongly and found himself on his own leading his age group and U12 Double was riding well with another group. Going into the final lap Bolton took a flyer and gained a good gap on his rival. It looked like he was going to take the win but he paid for his initial effort and was just caught on the line to finish in a hard fought second. Armes pulled away from his team mates in the final stages to finish in an excellent third with Cardy fourth and Pike fifth. All great results in their first ever race.

Webber time trialled his way to a solo victory in the U14s and Double proved his potential by outsprinting his breakaway rivals to win the U12 race.

www.andoverwheelers.com

• Print
• Email
• Share
• Comments(0)