Bournemouth Telesoft Track League #5, Report/Results

Tom Day (Poole Wheelers) continues to dominate the Bournemouth Telesoft track league. On a warm, still, almost perfect evening, 16 year old Day won two scratch races, the Elimination race and a competitive match sprint up against Conal Low-Grier (VC ST Raphael) with Oliver Pettifer (Poole Wheelers) almost as impressive in the youth races.A programme of Scratch, Elimination, flying 200s & unknown distance races providing the action.

The competition is keen, the organisation is slick, even the weather is obliging but the fact is the Telesoft league is poorly supported, with only 17 signing on for round 5. Where is everybody?. There are mutterings about the expense, (£14 for the seniors), would another 20 riders appear if the entry fee was halved? It is acceptable to not make a profit but its unacceptable to make a loss and professional first aid cover does not come cheap. Some say the Velodrome is in the wrong place, "It should be in Southampton". The notorious Bournemouth traffic makes it hard to get to for 6pm! Its on the wrong night but no night is the "right" night! Local club politics,the elephant in the room! It’s a minority sport within a minority sport. Whatever the reasons there seems to be little appetite for track racing on the south coast, a youth Omnium in May, the Telesoft track league.... the only racing on the calendar for 2018 at the £750,000, British Cycling/Bournemouth Council funded facility. Of course racing is not the only measure of success but it does showcase the track, training sessions are well attended (what are they training for?) and taster sessions are popular but surely regular competition is the whole point?

Full Results
RESULTS ROUND #5 — Friday 8th June 2018
Youth C, D and E Warm-Up Scratch Race
1st Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
2nd Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
3rd Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
4th Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers 3
5th Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 1
6th Patrick Atkinson Poole Wheelers 0
7th Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 0
8th Charlie Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
9th Tom Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
Senior, Youth A and B Warm-Up Scratch Race
1st Tom Day Poole Wheelers 5
2nd James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 5
3rd Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
4th Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 1
5th Graham Jones New Forest CC 0
6th Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 0
7th Niamh Houghton Poole Wheelers 5
8th Holly Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 5
Flying 200m

12.60 James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 5
12.70 Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
12.80 Tom Day Poole Wheelers 5
13.00 Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 1
13.40 Graham Jones New Forest CC 0
13.50 Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 0
14.80 Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
14.90 Niamh Houghton Poole Wheelers 5
15.10 Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
15.30 Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
15.40 Holly Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 5
16.10 Charlie Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
16.50 Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 3
16.60 Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 1
16.70 Patrick Atkinson Poole Wheelers 0
16.90 Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers 0
17.60 Tom Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
Youth C, D and E Elimination Race
1st Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
2nd Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers 3
3rd Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 1
4th Patrick Atkinson Poole Wheelers 0
5th Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 0
6th Charlie Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
7th Tom Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0

Senior, Youth A and B Elimination Race
1st Tom Day Poole Wheelers 5
2nd Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
3rd Niamh Houghton Poole Wheelers 5
4th Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
5th Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
6th Holly Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 5
7th James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 3
8th Graham Jones New Forest CC 1
9th Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 0
10th Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 0

Youth C, D and E Unknown Distance
1st Tom Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 5
2nd Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 3
3rd Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers 1
4th Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
5th Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 0
6th Patrick Atkinson Poole Wheelers 0
7th Charlotte Kelly Poole Wheelers 5

Senior, Youth A and B Unknown Distance
1st James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 5
2nd Tom Day Poole Wheelers 5
3rd Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
4th Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
5th Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 3
6th Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 1
7th Graham Jones New Forest CC 0
8th Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 0
9th Holly Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 5

Youth D Sprint Final
1st Charlie Pettifer Poole Wheelers 2
2nd Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
Youth C Sprint Final
1st Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 2
2nd Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 1
Youth B Sprint Final
1st Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 2
2nd Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 1
Youth A Sprint Final

1st Tom Day Poole Wheelers 2
2nd Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 0
Youth Women Sprint Final

1st Holly Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 2
2nd Niamh Houghton Poole Wheelers 1
Senior Sprint Final
1st James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 2
2nd Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 1

Youth C, D and E Final Scratch Race
1st Oliver Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
2nd Digby Llewellyn Poole Wheelers 3
3rd Charlie Pettifer Poole Wheelers 5
4th Patrick Atkinson Poole Wheelers 1
5th Tom Ramsey Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
6th Louis Kirk Sotonia CC 0
7th Gregory Eastham Bournemouth Jubilee Wheelers 0
Senior, Youth A and B Final Scratch Race
1st Tom Day Poole Wheelers 5
2nd Gareth Rose Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
3rd Ollie Box Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 5
4th James Meakin UK-Biking / Copyrite 3
5th Alan Collins Portsmouth North End CC 1
6th Conal Low-Grier V C St. Raphael 0
7th Graham Jones New Forest CC 0
8th Joey Blythe Bournemouth Arrow Cycling Club 3
9th Niamh Houghton Poole Wheelers 5