Reports

Yet another grey evening - with a fairly strong wind for the riders to contend with - also the first outing of the year for the Derny pacers. It was Derny race night for the Senior A riders – as well as the Under 8, Under 10 and Under 12 youths.

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After a 2012 season heavily disrupted by the weather and the coldest March on record, hopes weren’t high that the new season of Reading Track League would get under way as planned last night at Palmer Park Velodrome. In the event, the youth riders took to the track in glorious late evening sunshine, the predicted showers held off and the temperatures even stayed reasonable until the last couple of events.

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Despite Quibell Park looking more like a building site around the track at the moment, the organisers managed to run the first^tScunthorpe Track League of the season.

After a damp start to the day the weather improved for the track to dry out for the evening's racing.

Next week’s league the floodlights will not be available due to the builders isolating the electricity supply. So the racing will be over as soon as the lights fail. The organisers hope to give riders at least 3 races. Racing will start at 7pm prompt.

Ollie Jones dug deep to produce a terrific sprint at the end of a fast night's racing at round five of the Burkes Cycles Speed League to win the 15-lap all-in Handicap Scratch. Jones just pipped seniors' championship leader Nick Warren on the line.

Red Rocks Racing used tactics and strength to notch up their first win in the Team Scratch race at round
4 of the Burkes Cycles Speed League at the Wellington Velodrome in Hataitai. Jon Barnes edged Nick Warren (Burkes Cycles) after the duo broke away with two of Barnes' team mates just three laps into the 20 lap race.

Finding a rare four hour break in the wettest April on record – which had already claimed Round 2 of the 2012 programme – Reading Track League resumed with Round 3 on Monday.

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