Report: Meadowbank GP win for John Paul

Colin Renton reports from the  Meadowbank GP in Scotland where John Paul  won the Sprint Grand Prix

Two new names were etched on the Meadowbank Grand Prix silverware as youth had its day in an engrossing programme of racing for the 40th anniversary staging of the meeting that was condensed into a single session after a washout on Saturday.

Teenager John Paul emerged as victor in the DHL international sprint with a confident performance that saw him oust Itmar Esteban in a tense finale. In blustery conditions, the Catalan – winner of the event in 2008 – posted the quickest time in qualifying when he clocked 11.39 seconds, with Paul, racing in the City of Edinburgh colours, two hundredths slower. Paul’s team mate Bruce Croall and Matt Rotherham (Science in Sport) completed the top four.

That quartet progressed through the first round of three-up contests, then were joined by Dutchman Hylke van Grieken and Barnaby Swinnerton (Science in Sport) who advanced via the repechages.

Esteban and Paul chalked up wins over Swinnerton and van Grieken respectively, while Rotherham got the better of Croall. A rep win for van Grieken booked a place in the semi finals where he went down 2-0 to Esteban, and Paul posted a similar result against Rotherham.

The opening leg of the final was tight, with Paul showing his guile to track Esteban before ducking below his opponent and pouncing off the final bend to take a narrow win. The second ride was even closer, with Esteban making a long run for home and Paul allowing him to open a gap of around three bike lengths at the bell before powering around the final circuit to snatch the win by a tyre’s width.

“It’s gone really well and I’m really happy”, said a delighted Paul, who was racing for the first time since the Good Friday meeting. “It was pretty cold and windy so my qualifying time wasn’t particularly fast. But once I had done that, I just put it behind me and focused on the racing.”

And conceding that he had misjudged his opponent in the second leg of the final, he added, “I wasn’t really observant enough. I thought he might go and it was a long one. I think the wind helped me a bit in getting back.”

The 18 year old, who raced for Scotland at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, has further representative action in his sights this summer.

“My main targets for the season are the Junior Europeans and the Junior World Championships and my ultimate goal for the season is to make it onto the Olympic Academy programme in Manchester”, he explained.

If Paul’s mature performance was impressive, then the efforts of Ellie Coster (Bush Healthcare) were even more noteworthy. The 15 year old dominated proceedings in the women’s omnium, winning three of the four disciplines on the way to seeing off a strong field that included Commonwealth Games medallist Charline Joiner, who was competing on her home track.

Meanwhile, Sebastian Pancratz (Beeline Bicycles RT) landed the impressive Meadowbank Grand Prix trophy after he raced away in the latter stages of the 10 mile event.  The German, who is a student at Bristol University, made his move with five laps to go and, with his rivals watching each other, quickly built a 30 metre lead which he still held at the bell. And, although the pursuers narrowed the gap over the final circuit, Pancratz held on to clinch the victory from John McClelland (Agiskoviner) and Dave Martin (Bicycleworks).

It was a fruitful trip north for McClelland, who also chalked up a win in the derny paced event, staging a late charge that took him past his team mate Alex Wyse.

Other winners on a day of tight finishes were Croall, in the 8 kilometre scratch, Scott McRae (Leslie Bike Shop), who bagged top spot in the 8 kilometre points race from James Notley (Planet X) and Greg Brown (Dooleys RT), winner earlier in the afternoon of a gruelling elimination race featuring 24 starters, while Pete Cullen (Stirling BC) led from the gun as he prevailed in the 500 metres handicap.

RESULTS

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Overall Result
1   John Paul City of Edinburgh RC
2   Itmar Esteban Spain
3   Hylke van Grieken Netherlands
4   Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport
5   Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport
6   Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
7   Kim van Leemput Belgium
8   Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC
9   Tom Baker Halesowen CAC
10   Alexander James Halesowen CAC
11   Michael Veen Netherlands
12   Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
200m Qualifying Time Trial Result – 12 fastest to qualify
1.    Itmar Esteban Spain 11.39 1
2.    John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 11.41 2
3.    Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 11.59 3
4.    Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport 11.64 4
5.    Hylke van Grieken Netherlands 11.72 5
6.    Kim van Leemput Belgium 11.87 6
7.    Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC 11.91 7
8.    Tom Baker Halesowen CAC 11.93 8
9.    Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport 12.09 9
10.    Alexander James Halesowen CAC 12.15 10
11.    Michael Veen Netherlands 12.23 11
12.    Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands 12.29 12
13.    Dempster Wintersberger Netherlands 12.38 13
14.    Jeroan Hoekstra Netherlands 12.43 14
15.    John Coolahan Team Terminator 12.58 15
16.    Jack Webb CC Cardiff 12.67 16
17.    Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC 12.72 17
18.    Sean Mayer Lyme RC 13.1 18
19.    Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare 13.3 19
20.    Paul Gittins Ferryhill Wh 14.17 20

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Round 1 Result

Qualification: Winners to Round 2, losers to Repechage

Heat 1
Itmar Esteban Spain 12.30s
Tom Baker Halesowen CAC
Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands

Heat 2
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 12.20s
Michael Veen Netherlands
Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC

Heat 3
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC 12.13s
Alexander James Halesowen CAC
Kim van Leemput Belgium

Heat 4
Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport 11.71s
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands
Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Round 1 Repechage Result

Qualification: Winners to Round 2

Heat 1
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands 12.03s
Kim van Leemput Belgium
Tom Baker Halesowen CAC
Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC

Heat 2
Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport 12.12
Michael Veen Netherlands
Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands
Alexander James Halesowen CAC

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Round 2 Result

Qualification: Winners to Semi-Finals, losers to Repechage

Heat 1
Itmar Esteban Spain 13.19s
Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport

Heat 2
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC 11.76s
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands

Heat 3
Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport 11.65
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Round 2 Repechage Result

Qualification: Winner to Semi-Finals, losers to 5/6 ride off

Heat 1
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands 11.70s
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Semi Final Result

Qualification: Winners to Final, losers to 3/4 ride off

Heat 1
Itmar Esteban Spain x 11.82
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands

Heat 2
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC x 11.55
Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
5th / 6th ride off Result
Barnaby Swinnerton Science in Sport 12.02
Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC

GP of Edinburgh Sprint
Final Result

3rd/4th
Hylke van Grieken Netherlands x 12.07 x 11.69
Matthew Rotherham Science in Sport

1st/2nd
John Paul City of Edinburgh RC x 11.65 x 12.09
Itmar Esteban Spain

10 miles Scratch – Result
1.    Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT 22m17.11
2.    John McClelland Agiscoviner
3.    David Martin www.Bicycleworks.com
4.    Chris Bush VC St Raphael
5.    James Notley Planet X
6.    Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles
7.    James Solly VC Londres
8.    Scott Macrae Leslie’s Bike shop
9.    James  Rutherford Science in Sport
10.    Alex  Wise Agiscoviner
11.    Finlay Young Equipe Velo Ecosse
12.    Nicky Hall City of Edinburgh RC
13.    Iain Cook VC Londres

Womens Omnium
1.    Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare        5
2.    Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC        10
3.    Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles        17
4.    Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC        17
5.    Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC        19
6.    Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles        20
7.    Cheryl Owens AW Cycles        29
8.    Nicci Meadows AW Cycles        36
9.    Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael        40
10.    Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles        41
11.    Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion        43
12.    Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain        45
13.    Fiona Walker Walkers CC        50
14.    Emma  Baird City of Edinburgh RC        6

Womens Omnium 500m TT (Event 1)

Results
Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC 38.63 1
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 39.01 2
Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC 39.11 3
Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles 39.25 4
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 39.71 5
Emma  Baird City of Edinburgh RC 40 6
Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles 40.19 7
Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion 42.31 8
Nicci Meadows AW Cycles 42.85 9
Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles 44.02 10
Cheryl Owens AW Cycles 44.58 11
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain 45.3 12
Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael 47.51 13
Fiona Walker Walkers CC 49.67 14

Womens Omnium
8km Scratch (Event 2) – Result
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 1
Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC 2
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC 3
Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles 4
Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles 5
Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC 6
Cheryl Owens AW Cycles 7
Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael 8
Nicci Meadows AW Cycles 9
Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles 10
Fiona Walker Walkers CC 11
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain 12
Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion 13

Womens Omnium
Sprint (Event 3) – Heats – Result

Winners to Semi-Finals
2nd places to Minor Final A
3rd places to Minor Final B
etc

Heat 1
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 14.39s
Cheryl Owens AW Cycles
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain

Heat 2
Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC 14.43s
Nicci Meadows AW Cycles
Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael

Heat 3
Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC 14.02s
Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles
Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion

Heat 4
Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles 13.97s
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles
Fiona Walker Walkers CC

Womens Omnium
Sprint (Event 3) – Semi-Finals – Result

Winners to Final A
Heat 1
Number Name Surname Club Time
Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare 13.19s
Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles

Semi-Final B
Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC 13.63s
Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC

Womens Omnium
Sprint (Event 3) – Finals – Result

Minor Final B
Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion  9
Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles  10
Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael  11
Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain  12
Fiona Walker Walkers CC  13

Minor Final A
Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC  5
Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles  6
Cheryl Owens AW Cycles  7
Nicci Meadows AW Cycles  8

Final B
Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC  3
Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles  4

Final A
73 Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare  1
75 Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC  2

Womens Omnium
8km Points Race (Event 4)
1.    Ellie Coster Bush Healthcare        1
2.    Cassie Gledhill XRT-Elmy Cycles        2
3.    Kayleigh Brogan City of Edinburgh RC        3
4.    Cheryl Owens AW Cycles        4
5.    Janet Birkmyre XRT-Elmy Cycles        5
6.    Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC        6
7.    Alison Chisholm Edinburgh RC        7
8.    Anselma Gallinat VC St Raphael        8
9.    Anna Harris Angus Bike Chain        9
10.    Nicci Meadows AW Cycles        10
11.    Rachel Mitchell Eurocycles        11
12.    Fiona Walker Walkers CC        12
13.    Julie Dominguez West Lothian Clarion        13

Derny Paced

Finals – Results
1.    John McClelland Agiscoviner Derek Marloe
2.    Alex  Wise Agiscoviner David Urquhart
3.    Chris Bush VC St Raphael Alex Wharton
4.    453573 Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles Allistair Watson
5.    David Martin www.Bicycleworks.com Graeme Steen
6.    Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT Tony King

Heats – Results
Heats to be run over 10km – Final over 15km
First 3 riders in each heat + fastest 4th place to Final

HEAT 1
John McClelland Agiscoviner 11m42.73
Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT
Scott Macrae Leslie’s Bike shop
Simon Lewis Elite Edwardes Cycling 11m54.00

HEAT 2
David Martin www.Bicycleworks.com 11m33.65
Chris Bush VC St Raphael
Alex  Wise Agiscoviner
Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles 11m40.01
James Solly VC Londres

Elimination Race – Result
1.    Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles
2.    Alex  Wise Agiscoviner
3.    James Notley Planet X
4.    James  Rutherford Science in Sport
5.    David Martin www.Bicycleworks.com
6.    Jeroan Hoekstra Netherlands
7.    Simon Lewis Elite Edwardes Cycling
8.    Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT
9.    Nicky Hall City of Edinburgh RC
10.    Chris Bush VC St Raphael
11.    John McClelland Agiscoviner
12.    Jack Webb CC Cardiff
13.    Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC
14.    Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC
15.    Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC
16.    Finlay Young Equipe Velo Ecosse
17.    Iain Cook VC Londres
18.    John  Bremner Angus Bike Chain
19.    Neill Raitt Angus Bike Chain
20.    James Solly VC Londres
21.    Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC
22.    Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club
23.    Colin MacKenzie Edinburgh RC
24.    Paul Gittins Ferryhill Wh

500m Handicap Final – Result
1.    Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club 98 30.98s
2.    Colin MacKenzie Edinburgh RC 87
3.    Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC 52
4.    Jack Webb CC Cardiff 64
5.    Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC 62
6.    Dempster Wintersberger Netherlands 55
7.    Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare 70
8.    Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles 74

500m Handicap

Heats – Results

Qualification: First two in each heat to the final

HEAT1
Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club 98 32.28s
Colin MacKenzie Edinburgh RC 87
Sean Mayer Lyme RC 66
Jeroan Hoekstra Netherlands 58
Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands 50
Kim van Leemput Belgium 42
Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC 80

HEAT 2
Kenny  Ayre City of Edinburgh RC 52 33.00s
Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare 70
Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC 92
John Coolahan Team Terminator 60
Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC 82
John  Bremner Angus Bike Chain 102

HEAT 3
Dempster Wintersberger Netherlands 55 33.00s
Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC 62
Neill Raitt Angus Bike Chain 98
Nicky Hall City of Edinburgh RC 85

HEAT 4
Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles 74 32.73s
Jack Webb CC Cardiff 64
Michael Veen Netherlands 48
Paul Gittins Ferryhill Wh 86

8 Km Points Race

1.    Scott Macrae Leslie’s Bike shop       4 10m52.63
2.    James Notley Planet X       2
3.    Greg  Brown Dooleys Cycles       3
4.    James  Rutherford Science in Sport       1
5.    James Solly VC Londres       8
6.    Finlay Young Equipe Velo Ecosse       5
7.    Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC
8.    Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC       6
9.    Simon Lewis Elite Edwardes Cycling       7
10.    John  Bremner Angus Bike Chain       9
11.    Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC       10
12.    Alex  Wise Agiscoviner
13.    Jack Webb CC Cardiff
14.    Colin MacKenzie Edinburgh RC
15.    Sean Mayer Lyme RC
16.    Iain Cook VC Londres
17.    David Martin www.Bicycleworks.com
18.    Neill Raitt Angus Bike Chain
19.    Nicky Hall City of Edinburgh RC
20.    Paul Gittins Ferryhill Wh
21.    Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC
22.    Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club
23.    Chris Bush VC St Raphael
24.    John McClelland Agiscoviner
25.    Sebastian Pancratz Beeline Bicycles RT
26.    Geoff Cooke Bush Healthcare

8km Scratch – Result
1.    Bruce Croall City of Edinburgh RC
2.    Michael Veen Netherlands
3.    Jack Webb CC Cardiff
4.    Scott Macrae Leslie’s Bike shop
5.    Nicky Hall City of Edinburgh RC
6.    Toby Sherwood City of Edinburgh RC
7.    Nils van`t Hoenderdaal Netherlands
8.    James  Rutherford Science in Sport
9.    John Coolahan Team Terminator
10.    Sean Mayer Lyme RC
11.    Andy Laing Musselburgh RCC
12.    John  Bremner Angus Bike Chain
13.    Neill Raitt Angus Bike Chain
14.    Peter Cullen Stirling Bike Club
15.    Nick Yeats Musselburgh RCC
16.    Derek Smith City of Edinburgh RC