Cycling starlets shine in Wales

10:23am Thursday 24th April 2008

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A HOST of Halesowen A&CC cycling club riders shone for Great Britain in the recently-run Interland track racing weekend at Newport Velodrome in South Wales.

The riders were competing against some of the best junior riders from Holland, France, Greece, Wales, Ireland and Scotland.

Jess Varnish was on her usual goodform and won the sprint with a show of power and skill. Jess Booth had a win in the scratch race making a decisive move with two and a half laps to go by going over the top of the bunch and going for home.

Helen Scott had some good sprint matches, her best result a second.

Ewen McDonald had a good weekend in his first international event.

Tom Gregory had a good weekend, achieving a personal best of 11.98 seconds in the 200 metre time trial.

During the weekend the DHL Future stars were also in action, with Halesowen starlets Emily Kay and Jess Wieckowski excelling.

On May 2 Halesowen A & CC cycling section will start the Friday Night Track League. Racing will start at 7.15 pm.