Latest results, reports and pictures from Day 4 of the Track Champs in Manchester
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British National Track Championships roundup – Day 4 (by Peter Maxwell of British Cycling)
Sir Chris Hoy continued his supremacy in the Men’s Sprint events as he picked up his second Gold medal of the week on Day 4 of the British National Track Championships in Manchester. Hoy qualified fastest in the morning session and eased his way through to the final to meet Dave Daniell, who was in top form himself having beaten Jason Kenny by 3cm to win an epic semi final 2-1. The final itself was a close affair against a rampant David Daniell, who was riding at a level he hasn’t shown in recent times, but it was the Scotsman who had the final say in affairs as he powered his way round the final bend to win his second gold in two days.
Photos from the Fourth Day of Competition
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Hoy was happy with his performance and said he was now focused on the season ahead: “You want to win all the time, this is the first of five races between now and the Games, and each one becomes more important the closer you get but I want to start out the way I intend to continue, to win the last two nights has really set me up well for the start of the season and given me confidence going in to the European championships in two weeks time. It’s a long time to London still, but also not a long time in the context of things.â€
The second podium for David Daniel, the second title for Chris Hoy and a win for jason Kenny to end the day.
The Olympic Champion was quick to pay tribute to Dave Daniell afterwards, saying: “I think when you get that morale boost and that confidence boost, it does you a lot of good, it’s really good for him, I don’t think he was expecting that, he got left out of the Under 23 team for the European Championships a couple of months ago, but that was his big target for the season, and he’s bounced back very well from that, I’m really pleased for him, he worked very hard.â€
Jess Varnish continued her good form of the week as she became a National Team Sprint Champion alongside Victoria Pendleton. They were in a class of their own from the outset and Varnish in particular will be delighted with her form from the outset having set a 19 sec first lap in qualifying.
Jess Varnish screams encouragement for Victoria Pendleton in the final of the Team Sprint (Women)
City of Edinburgh’s Jenny Davis and Kayleigh Brogan were comfortably the second best outfit, deserving their silver medal ahead of XRT Elmy Cycles’ Janet Birkmyre & Cassie Gledhill. Pendleton announced afterwards it was to be her last National Championships meaning she has just a hatful of competitions left before she makes her cycling bow at the Olympics in August. Asked how many medals she’d won at National events, she said: “It could be something around 30, I don’t actually know, it weighs about 5 kilos in medals, so yeah, it’s a reinforced shopping bag, hidden away somewhere at the bottom of the wardrobe.â€
In an entertaining Women’s Scratch race which again contained some of GB’s best endurance riders, Lizzie Armitstead narrowly beat off competition from Team Pursuit World Champions Dani King and Laura Trott. Going into the final lap, Armitstead timed her sprint perfectly on the line to take the gold medal, adding to her win from the points race on Friday.
Another title for Lizzie Armitstead as she sprints to win Gold in the Scratch race.
Hargroves Cycles won an epic Team Pursuit final in the stunning time of 4:16.202 edging out Science in Sport.com who recorded 4:19.202. Hargroves led for much of the race, but the gap was small right up until the last three laps. Remarkably, when they went down to three men at the half way point, Hargroves were left with three Juniors, Owain Doull, Alistair Slater and Jon Dibben to bring them home – something they did in real style.
Hargroves Cycles line up for the Team Pursuit. Peter Dibben was recovering from an injury and had no track training and Ali Slater, Junior National Series Winner had done no preparation either. And yet, they still did a time, three juniors and an under 23, that some countries would be happy with! Well done to L-R, Peter Dibben, Ali Slater, Jon Dibben and Owain Doull. We understand it was enough to bring tears to the eyes of team owner Peter Hargroves!
A pulsating Youth Male Madison went to the pairing of Chris Lawless Maxgear RT & Jacob Ragan Teamwallis CHH RT who celebrated long and hard at the end of a class race put on by some top young talent. Amy Hill and Emily Nelson pulled off a sensational win in the Youth Female Madison, winning the final sprint to put themselves level and with it the Gold medal.
Key break – Laura Trott leads Dani King, Lizzie Armitstead and defending champion Corrine Hall.
Gary Admason swings up the track in the qualifier. Tim Lawson came into the team for Gary for the final.
Bronze for Cycle Premier Metaltek.
Chris Hoy was in superb form and didn’t look like being beaten but he was pushed hard by a rider who has come out of a tough period to show that he is a contender for the London 2012 team. David Daniell.
The Flickr Live Slideshow Album (over 100 photos of the days racing)
RESULTS
WOMEN’S SCRATCH RACE
1. Lizzie Armitstead, Garmin Cervélo
2. Laura Trott, 100% ME
3. Dani King, Horizon Fitness
4. Harriet Owen, Motorpoint
5. Corrine Hall, Team Corridori
6. Hannah Mayho, 100% ME @ 1 lap
7. Ella Hopkins, VC St Raphael
8. Amy Roberts, For Viored Brookvex
9. Kayleigh Brogan, City of Edinburgh
10. Lucy Garner, Motorpoint
11. Donna Williams, Team Terminator
12. Lisa Daly, Sport City Velo
13. Hannah Rich, Horizon Fitness
14. Hannah Manly For Viored Brookvex
15. Caroline Harding AW Cycles
16. Hannah Walker Motorpoint
17. Charline Joiner City of Edinburgh RC
MEN’S SPRINT
Qualifying (flying 200m Time Trial)
1.   Chris Hoy 10.045
2.   David Daniell 10.212
3.   Jason Kenny 10.283
4.   Matthew Crampton 10.285
5.   Peter Mitchell 10.321
6.   Kian Emadi 10.350
7.   Lewis Oliva 10.351
8.   Philip Hindes 10.540
9.   Matt Rotherham 10.599
10.   Miles Stovold 10.801
11.   Jody Cundy 10.805
12.   Thomas Baker 11.011
13.   Kenneth Ayre 11.113
14.   Adam Welch 11.125
15.   Andrew Kelly 11.170
16.   Lee Povey 11.290
17.   Sassan Emadi 11.532
18.   Barnaby Swinnerton 11.550
19.   Rowan Elliott 11.644
20.   Adrian Dent 11.651
21.   John Bagnall 11.757
22.   Miles Annon 11.818
23.   Stephen Pulford CRT 11.893
24.   Andrew Stuart 12.008
25.   Jack Webb 12.038
26.   Ian Henderson 12.049
27.   John Coolahan 12.400
1/8th Final
Chris Hoy beat Tom Baker
David Daniell beat Jody Cundy
Jason Kenny beat Miles Stovold
Matt Crampton beat Matt Rotherham
Lewis Oliva beat Kian Emadi
Pete Mitchell beat Philip Hindes
Repechages
A) Matt Rotherham beat Kian Emadi and Tom Baker
B) Philip Hindes beats Miles Stovold and Jody Cundy
1/4 Finals
Chris Hoy beat Philip Hindes (2 – 0)
David Daniell beat Matt Rotherham (2 – 0)
Jason Kenny beat Lewis Oliva (2 – 0)
Peter Mitchell beat Matt Crampton (2 – 0)
Minor Final
5. Matthew Crampton, Sky
6. Lewis Oliva, Bristol Cycling Development Squad
7. Philip Hindes
8. Matthew Rotherham, Science in Sport
Semi Finals
Match A
Chris Hoy beat Peter Mitchell
Jason Kenny beat David Daniell
Match B
Chris Hoy beat Peter Mitchell
David Daniell beat Jason Kenny
Match C
David Daniell beat Jason Kenny
Finals
1. Sir Chris Hoy beat
2. David Daniel 2:0
3. Jason Kenny beat
4. Peter Mitchell 2:0
B Competition
B Sprint 1/8th Final
Kenneth Ayre beat Andrew Stuart
Adam Welch beat Stephen Pulford
Andrew Kelly beat Miles Annon
Lee Povey beat John Bagnall
Adrian Dent beat Sassan Emadi
Barnaby Swinnerton beat Rowan Elliott
Reps
A) Rowan Elliott beat John Bagnall & Andrew Stuart
B) Miles Annon beat Sassan Emadi and Steve Pulford
1/4 Finals
Miles Annon beat Kenneth Ayre (2:1)
Adam Welch beat Rowan Elliott (2:0)
Barnaby Swinnerton beat Andrew Kelly (2:0)
Lee Povey beat Adrian Dent (2:0)
Semi Finals
S/F AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Match AÂ Â Â Match B
1st   ANNON Miles   Team Terminator   11.741   11.781
2nd   POVEY Lee   Team Terminator
S/F BÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Match AÂ Â Â Match BÂ Â Â Match C
1st   SWINNERTON Barnaby   scienceinsport.com      11.479   11.420
2nd   WELCH Adam   VC St Raphael   11.333
Finals
1st & 2nd Places      Match A   Match B
1st      SWINNERTON Barnaby   scienceinsport.com   11.548   11.819
2nd      ANNON Miles   Team Terminator
3rd & 4th Places      Match A   Match B
3rd      POVEY Lee   Team Terminator   11.658   11.52
4th      WELCH Adam   VC St Raphael
WOMEN’S TEAM SPRINT (2 laps, 500 metres)
Silver medal winners, Kayleigh Brogan & Jenny Davis (City of Edinburgh)
Qualifying
1. Victoria Pendleton & Jess Varnish (Great Britain) 33.743
2. Kayleigh Brogan & Jenny Davis (City of Edinburgh) 36.653
3. Janet Birkmyre & Cassie Gledhill (XRT Elmy Cycles) 37.441Victoria
4. Victoria Garrad & Eleanor Richardson (Swinnerton Cycles) 37.489
5. Marianne Britten & Adel Tyson-Bloor (VC St Raphael A ) 39.814
6. Rusine Heald & Eleanor Jones (VC St Raphael B ) 40.108
7. Lisa Daly & Charlotte Lunt (Sportcity Velo) 40.769
8. Heather Bamford & Marianne Britten (VC St Raphael C) 44.310
2nd Round
Heat 1
VC St Raphael AÂ Â Â 39.401
BRITTEN Marianne   VC St Raphael A
TYSON-BLOOR Adel    VC St Raphael A
VC St Raphael BÂ Â Â 39.678
HEALD Rusine   VC St Raphael B
JONES Eleanor   VC St Raphael B
Heat 2
XRT-Elmy Cycles   37.530
BIRKMYRE Janet   XRT Elmy Cycles
GLEDHILL Cassie   XRT Elmy Cycles
Sports City Velo   40.548
DALY Lisa   Sport City Velo
LUNT Charlotte   Sport City Velo
Heat 3
City of Edinburgh RCÂ Â Â 36.419
BROGAN Kayleigh   City of Edinburgh RC
DAVIS Jenny   City of Edinburgh RC
VC St Raphael CÂ Â Â 44.166
BAMFORTH Heather    VC St Raphael C
LAYLAND Hannah    VC St Raphael C
Heat 4
North West Region   33.836
PENDLETON Victoria   North West Region
VARNISH Jessica   North West Region
Swinnerton Cycles   37.064
GARRAD Victoria   Swinnerton Cycles
RICHARDSON Eleanor   Swinnerton Cycles
Gold and Silver Medal Ride
North West Region   33.541
PENDLETON Victoria   North West Region
VARNISH Jessica   North West Region
City of Edinburgh RCÂ Â Â 36.311
BROGAN Kayleigh   City of Edinburgh RC
DAVIS Jenny   City of Edinburgh RC
Bronze Medal Ride
XRT-Elmy Cycles   37.457
BIRKMYRE Janet   XRT Elmy Cycles
GLEDHILL Cassie   XRT Elmy Cycles
VC St Raphael AÂ Â Â 39.782
BRITTEN Marianne   VC St Raphael A
TYSON-BLOOR Adel    VC St Raphael A
FEMALE YOUTH MADISON
1. HILL Amy/Emily Nelson 15pts
2. Alice BArnes/Melissa Lowther 15pts
3. Rebecca Hunt/Emily Kay 5pts
4. Grace Garner/Abby-Mae Parkinson 5pts
5. Paige Milward/Lauren O’Brien 1pt
6. Abigail Dentus /Lucy Harper
7. Bethany Hayward /Keira McVitty
8. Charlotte Broughton/Megan Lewis @ 1 lap
9. Megan Boyd /Victoria Kinrade
10. Emily Barnes/Kimberley English 3pts @2 laps
11. Chloe Evans/Emily Haycox @4 laps
12. Jessie Ansell /Isabelle Clarke
13. Henrietta Colbourne/ Amy Gornall @7 laps
MALE YOUTH MADISON
Heat 1
1. Chris Lawless/Jacob Ragan 10pts
2. Tom Arnstein / Mark Stewart 3pts
3. Jacob Scott /Jake Kelly 3pts
4. Gabriel Cullaigh/Ryan Whatmough 3pts
5. Leon Gledhill /Charlie Tanfield 3pts
6. Joseph Fry / Jack Hoyle
7. Fabio Close/Joe Evans
8. Joseph Crolla / Maximilian Stedman @ 2 laps
9. David Bolland/James Thompson
10. David Dallan /Joel Partington @4 laps
Heat 2
1. Tao Geoghegan Hart/ Luc Hall 4pts
2. Adam Lewis /& Rob Westwood 4pts
3. Christian Braybrooke / William Thomas
4. Harry Crew / James Shaw
5. Owen Thomas / Joseph Wiltshire
6. James Ireson / PHILLIPS Ryan 0pts @1 lap
7. Torin Cannings/ Tristan Robbins
8. Henry Dawson / Jack Escritt
FINAL
1   LAWLESS Chris   Maxgear RT   18pts
RAGAN Jacob   Teamwallis CHH RT
2   WOMERSLEY Jake   Aire Valley RT   11pts
WOOD Oliver   Aire Valley RT
3   SCOTT Jacob   Planet X   5pts
KELLY Jake   Tm Royal London 360 IoM
4   ARNSTEIN Tom   Equipe Velo Ecosse   2pts
STEWART Mark   Discovery Junior CC
5   CULLAIGH Gabriel   Aire Valley RT   2pts
WHATMOUGH Ryan   Shepherds Cycles
6   GEOGHEGAN HART Tao   CC Hackney   2pts
HALL Luc   Kuota – Spinergy – GSG
7   CROSS Mathew   Towy Racing CC   2pts
JAMES Owen   Towy Riders
8   GLEDHILL Leon   Planet X   1pt
TANFIELD Charlie   Velo29 CT
9   FRY Joseph   Welwyn Whls CC   1pt
HOYLE Jack   Team Terminator
10   LEWIS Adam   Wolverhampton Whls   0pts
WESTWOOD Rob   Cwmcarn Paragon RC
11   BRAYBROOKE Christian   Velocity RT   0pts
THOMAS William   Velocity RT
Race time 24 mins 8 secs
Team Pursuit(4,000 metres)
Qualifying
scienceinsport.com: 4:20.094
(Adam Duggleby, Alistair Rutherford, Adam Yates, Gary Adamson)
Hargroves Cycles: 4:20.751
(Jon Dibben, Owain Doull, Alistair Slater, Peter Dibben)
Cyclepremier.com: 4:24.177
(Simon Wilson, Tony Gibb, Matt Rowe, Jason White)
GWR: 4:30.271
(Llewellyn Kinch, Douglas Dewey, James Hawkins, David Sinclair)
Agiskoviner CT:Â 4:31.960
(James Holland-Leader, Jack Kirk, McMClelland, Alex Wise)
Cottingham Coureurs 4.34.360
(John Brearly, David Brearly, Matt Fenton, Kohn Hooper, Richard Lambert (only 4 to start)
Planet X:Â 4:35.871
(Ian Cooper, Oliver Davies, James Notley, Richard Prince)
AW Cycles A: 4.38,522
(Stephan Bradbury, Neil Cooper, Nicholas English, Rob King, Alex Peterson)
AW Cycles (Juniors): 4:39.256
(Stephen Bradbury, Cameron Swarbrick, Frazier Carr, William Macke)
Team Tor 2000: 4:43.629
(Joshua Yetman, Elliott Davis, John Hollier, Graeme Lackford)
Birmingham University CC: 4:44.957
(Xavier Disley, Mark Brown, Andrew Robbins, William Rudgard
Team Swift: 4.45.065
(Simon Beldon, Blair Buss, Andrew Jackson, Alastair Wareham)
VC ST Raphael B:Â 4.45.076
((Jason Streather, Simon Winston, Alan Peet, Neil Withington)
Welwyn Wheelers: 4:50.471
(Alex Anderson, Joshua Maynard, George Farrell, Sam Gilzean)
2nd Round — 5th – 14th Place
VC St Raphael AÂ Â Â 4.29.405
23   BUSH Chris   55   ELLIOTT Ben
72   HEALD David   312   GREEN Jack
Agiskoviner CTÂ Â Â 4.31.244
77   HOLLAND-LEADER James   94   KIRK Jack
108   MCCLELLAND John   183   WISE Alex
Cottingham Coureurs   4.33.795
13   BREARLEY John   301   BREARLEY David
310   FENTON Matthew   322   LAMBERT Richard
AW Cycles   4.35.577
34   COOPER Neil   59   ENGLISH Nicholas
320   KING Rob    333   PETERSON Alex
AW Cycles Junior   4.36.583
12   BRADBURY Stephen   218   SWARBRICK Cam
303   CARR Frazier    326   MACKE William
Team Tor 2000Â Â Â 4.38.910
188   YETMAN Joshua   307   DAVIS Elliott
316   HOLLIER John    321   LACKFORD Graeme
VC St Raphael BÂ Â Â 4.43.038
158   STREATHER Jason   211   WINSTON Simon
332   PEET Alan    347   WITHINGTON Neil
Team Swift   4.44.442
299   BELDON Simon    302   BUSS Blair
319   JACKSON Andrew    345   WAREHAM Alastair
Welwyn Wheelers   4.44.626
201   ANDERSON Alex   202   MAYNARD Joshua
203   FARRELL George   207   GILZEAN Sam
Birmingham University CCÂ Â Â 4.47.267
17   BROWN Mark   46   DISLEY B Xavier
337   ROBBINS Andrew    340   RUDGUARD William
Finals
GOLD MEDAL
Hargroves Cycles   4.16.249
45   DIBBEN Jonathan   49   DOULL Owain
216   SLATER Alistair   309   DIBBEN Peter
SILVER MEDALscienceinsport.com   4.19.145
51   DUGGLEBY Adam   146   RUTHERFORD Al
185   YATES Adam   323   LAWSON Tim
Bronze Medal
Cyclepremier.comq   4.22.904
182   WILSON Simon   311   GIBB Tony
339   ROWE Matt    346   WHITE Jason
GWR Team   4.27.098
92   KINCH Llewellyn   308   DEWEY Douglas
313   HAWKINS James   341   SINCLAIR David
