Busy Easter Weekend for Huddersfield Riders

Holme Valley Wheeler Amira Mellor was part of the winning team in the Youth Tour of Scotland over the Easter weekend. Over 140 riders took part in the event near Perth which included a prologue time trial, team time trial & 2 road stages. Mellor was part of a composite team which included Kim English, Beth Hayward & Melissa Lowther who won the individual overall prize.

Mark Thaxter broke the Huddersfield Star Wheelers 10 Mile Club Record on Good Friday in the Hull City Road Club event. Thaxter improved on his own record by 35 seconds to stop the clock in 19min 17sec which was enough for 9th place. The winning time went to Jeff Jones (www.drag2zero.com) with 18min 9seconds, Huddersfield rider Alistair Wareham (Team Swift) was 11th in 19min 27sec.

It was a weekend of highs & lows for Huddersfield Professional Cyclist Tom Murray (IG-Sigmasport). On Good Friday he was competing in the Herne Hill Track meeting in London, his best result was 3rd place in the prestigious Golden Wheel 20 km Scratch race which was won by Marcel Katz from Germany.

Cold wet weather, mechanical issues & questionable decisions from the race commissaires made for a less than successful Tour Doon Hame in Scotland which started on Saturday & finished on Easter Monday. Endura Racing dominated the 3 stage race, the 2nd Premier Calendar event of 2012, Jonny McEvoy taking the overall prize and his team are looking like the riders to beat this year. Murray finished in 72nd place & is hoping for some better luck in the upcoming Tour Series town centre races, one of his main goals for the season.

Kirklees Cycling Academy youth team had some great results in the Stockport Clarion youth event in Buxton on Good Friday. Henry Hollyman won the 10 lap race for Under 10 Boys & was 2nd in the 5 lap event. Mason Hollyman & Nathan Fortune were both 2nd in their 2 races in the Under 12s & Under 8s respectively.

Former Holme Valley Wheeler Richard Binks (Clay Cross RT) fine road race form continued with 3rd place in the ActiveCPCycles Easter Road Race on Sunday. First over the finish line in the 90km race for 2nd, 3rd & 4th Cat riders was Julian Gromett (Cottingham Coureurs RT) , Binks is now only 9 points from gaining his 2nd Cat racing license.

Still waiting on the results from the ACT Track event at Manchester on Easter Monday which I'll stick in next week's report.