Emily impresses for A&T in the sun

Astley & Tyldesley teams took podium places by finishing 3rd in each of the main finals.

In the Womens Final, A&T’s 14 years old Emily Burgess turned in a fantastic performance to be the meeting’s top scorer, with 15 points, beaten just once in the match, despite racing against senior opposition. A&T’s other riders were all new recruits from other cycling disciplines and it was a great performance by the new team to take 3rd place in the Women’s Final. Leicester won the title for an incredible 13th successive year.

Womens British Club Championship Final result

Leicester 50 Poole 44 Astley & Tyldesley 35 Ipswich 34 Sheffield 26

A&T scorers: Emily Burgess 15, Melissa Boylin 7, Erin Corrigan 6, Alison Bull 5, Keira Atherton 2.

After a bright start with two race wins in the opening four races in the Veterans Final, A&T fell behind to finish in 3rd place. Two race exclusions for starting infringements put paid to A&T’s attempts

to beat Birmingham for second place. Mark Grantham enjoyed the occasion to top score for A&T.

Veterans British Club Championship Final result

Leicester 59 Birmingham 43 Astley & Tyldesley 36

A&T scorers: Mark Grantham 11, Steve Harris 9, Paul Graham 8, Mick Knowles 4, Mark Brundrett 4.

A&T’s ‘A’ pairing of Emily Burgess and Melissa Boylin were joint winners of the u-16 Girls Semi-Final 1 match, finishing level with Exeter on 36 points, for both teams to qualify for the u-16 Girls A Final. Emily was in brilliant form, unbeaten by an opponent in all six races in the semi-final and again in the Final. Despite her best efforts, it was Exeter who won the Final, beating Poole ‘A’ in a run-off, after both teams had scored 34 points, with A&T finishing 3rd on 30. A&T’s ‘B’ pairing of Erin Corrigan and Jacqui Kinsey were eliminated in the u-16 Girls Semi-Final 2 match and finished

joint 3rd in the u-16 Girls B Final.

u-16 Girls British Club Championship A Final result

Exeter 34 Poole ‘A’ 34 Astley & Tyldesley ‘A’ 30 Poole ‘B’ 22

A&T scorers: Emily Burgess 24, Melissa Boylin 6.

u-16 Girls British Club Championship B Final result

Leicester 39 Wednesfield 37 Astley & Tyldesley ‘B’ 22 East Park 22

A&T scorers: Erin Corrigan 14, Jacqui Kinsey 8 (2).

Stockport hosted Round 4 of the Manchester League Grand Prix series on a cold Wednesday evening. Astley & Tyldesley took their fourth win of the series in Division 2, whilst Stockport won the Division 1 match to draw level with A&T, with two rounds remaining.

A&T’s Duncan Whalley raced to a 16 points maximum in the u-10s category, as A&T’s Max Evans top scored in the u-16s match with 14 points.

Manchester League Division 2 match result (top 5 scorers count only to their team totals)

Astley & Tyldesley 72 Stockport 57 Bury 45

A&T scorers: Duncan Whalley 16, Tom Beeley 14, Aiden Green 14, Tom Morrissey 14, Charlie Burgess 14, Max Evans 14, Lewis Skitterall 13, Ciaran Collins 12, Freddy Warn 9, Oscar Belt 9, Chloe Warn 9, Lucy Grantham 7, Emily Burgess 7, Myles Grantham 6.

Sheffield’s Adam Watson raced to a maximum score in the Senior match, whilst Stockport’s Ben Higham and A&T’s Reece Pollitt dropped one point each.

Manchester League Division 1 match result (top 5 scorers count only to their team totals)

Stockport 49 Astley & Tyldesley 26 Sheffield 24

A&T scorers: Reece Pollitt 15, Max Evans 11.

A&T’s Steve Harris top scored for the North & Scotland senior team, with 18 points, as they lost 91-108 to the South East & East team in Sunday’s Battle of Britain match at Sheffield. Pawel Idziorek

scored 15 and Paul Graham 10. The North & Scotland were beaten in the junior match, 95-104, with A&T’s Max Evans scoring 16 points, plus 1 bonus, and Ciaran Collins 12.

Photos attached are courtesy of Len Priestley

Pic 4 shows A&T’s Erin Corrigan chasing Poole’s Izzy Byrne in the u-16 Girls event.

Pic 7 shows A&T’s Steve Harris leading Leicester’s Dave Frith in the Veterans match.

Pic 10 shows A&T’s Emily Burgess on her way to overtaking Sheffield’s Laura Watson in the Women’s Final.