MORRIS MAGIC ON OPENING DAY OF LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
21 February 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher
Anna Morris, Matthew Richardson, Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl, and Josh Charlton were among the GB stars to shine on day one of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 as action got underway at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.
Women's scratch race
Anna Morris delivered a sublime performance to add the national scratch title to her palmares in a thrilling contest.
In the end, Morris’s breakaway with 11 laps to go was the defining moment of the contest, but the Welsh woman had to work hard with a fast-finishing Katie Archibald, Sophie Lewis (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK), Grace Lister (Team Inspired) and Erin Boothman (Toufati Everyone Active) all adding pressure in an entertaining conclusion.
The race started very conservatively as riders were unwilling to show their cards early, but it was the experienced Archibald who made the first significant acceleration with 27 laps to go to draw the pack out. From this moment on, little attacks were launched, but it wasn’t until Morris and Imogen Wolff (Team Visma Lease A Bike) moved away with over 15 laps to go that the real entertainment began. Wolff fell off the pace with the pack led by Archibald moving through ferociously.
Morris, who claimed European gold in the individual pursuit last week, said afterwards: “That was a great scratch race, I don’t think there has been anything quite like it at nationals. My plan wasn’t to go long but the opportunity presented itself. I thought there were a few of us off the front and suddenly I realised I was actually on my way and I just decided to go for it. It was an in the moment decision and luckily it paid off.
“I was definitely aware that there was a chase coming. You can never underestimate Katie, even with one to go, she could still come flying over my shoulder. So it was head down and focus all the way to the line.”
Men’s sprint
Matthew Richardson (Team Inspired) won his very first national jersey in GB colours after storming to a 2-0 win against Pete Mitchell (Black Line) in the men’s sprint final.
Olympic silver medallist Richardson breezed through qualifying and the knockout rounds without losing a single match as he cruised towards the gold medal final.
His opponent in the final was reigning champion Mitchell, who had been just behind Richardson in qualifying and had produced similarly incredible rides in his knockout match sprints, defeating Luthais Arthur (Glasgow Track Racing Team) and subsequently both Team Inspired’s Harry Radford and Oliver Pettifer in straight heats.
However, he was overpowered by Richardson in the final, who came around on both occasions to comfortably take home his first national jersey with more opportunities to come across the weekend.
Post-race Richardson said:
“It feels pretty good, I was looking forward to racing nationals, it felt really good to be out here racing so to get out there, first race, first win!
“It was a good day, we started with a really big pool of riders that got diluted as the day went on. It was a long day and I stayed fueled, microwave rice in between sessions! But glad it ended this way.”
After two impressive rides Marcus Hiley (Team Inspired) defeated Pettifer 2-0 in the bronze medal match to earn his spot on the podium, ending a long day of competition for the pair with two controlled performances.
Para-cycling B pursuit
The women’s tandem races took centre stage during the Friday evening session, and it kicked off with Sophie Unwin and Jenny Holl taking a narrow victory in an unofficial world record of 4:36.737 ahead of Lora Fachie and Charlotte Deykin. while Selvi Krishna and Eva Hague bagged bronze.
Unwin said, “We wanted to do a good ride and I think we managed that. It is a new distance for us, so we were a bit nervous about how it would go. The last four laps was further than we usually do, so having the crowd cheering us on really helped us in those last few laps.”
Double Paralympic champion Steve Bate and his pilot Chris Latham caught Chris Wilkins and Henry Latimer at the halfway point in the 4km pursuit final, accelerating away to a time of 4:10.632 to be crowned the first national champions of the day.
Speaking after receiving his jersey on the podium, Bate said:
“We’re pretty happy with that ride, we’ve not done a lot of work on the pursuit since the Paris Games, so to come here and win, we’re buzzing.
“It’s always nice to race in Manchester. We train here everyday in complete silence so it’s great to be in front of the fans and feel the warmth.”
Men’s individual pursuit
Newly crowned European champion Josh Charlton added domestic gold to his collection after an astonishing ride in front of a vocal home crowd.
Charlton, who held the world record briefly at last year’s world championships, caught defending champion Michael Gill (DAS Richardsons) just before the three quarter mark, but pushed on for a fast time. With the gold medal already sealed, Charlton dug in to win his national jersey in style, clocking 4:00.918.
After receiving his gold medal, he said: “It is pretty cool actually! I didn’t think I’d be here in October time of last year, still competing and still holding steady at the low four minute times. I’ve made some good progression again over the winter and it just feels good to keep the momentum going.
“You can’t usually hear the crowd but it was pretty loud when they were going for it! I didn’t realise there wasn’t even a time, they just loved to see me going fast! I didn’t know how I was going to be feeling to be honest, so I went out of the gates easier than I usually do and if I’ve got it, I’ll just book it in the back end. It was really good having the crowd behind me all the way.”
Will Perrett (DAS Richardsons) took the bronze after a perfectly-timed race, coming from behind to beat Matthew Bostock (TEKKERZ CC). Perrett started conservatively which allowed Bostock to take a lead in the opening stages of the race but this was cut down significantly in the last eight laps. With two laps remaining, the deficit had been overhauled and Perrett sealed the bronze.
Para-cycling C1-5 Time-Trials
Archie Atkinson produced one of the performances of the day as he overhauled Jody Cundy in superb style to claim the national title in front of a vociferous home crowd.
Pushing the pace early on, the Paris silver medallist showed his quality as he rode to a time of 1:06.295 ahead of Cundy – who took the silver medal in Manchester – to bag the C4 title. Josh Betteley secured the bronze medal after a strong ride to finish just a second behind Cundy.
Afterwards, a delighted Atkinson said: “It feels pretty good, I wasn’t really expecting that! I’ve had no track form, I’ve been focusing on the road but it’s really good prep for the season. It was really good fun, it’s my home track, so it’s really nice to win on home soil.”
There was a C2 1km time-trial crown for Matthew Robertson (Woolwich CC) after a strong ride. After a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games last summer, Robertson was back in track action, and he captured the national jersey with a fine display.
Post-race, Robertson said, “It’s really nice actually. It’s always good to get a good race in here. I enjoy doing these nationals all the time. I’ve done it for years and it’s really nice to be able to perform to some sort of level, albeit not maybe what I was happy with.”
Elsewhere, Jacob Smith claimed a dominant victory in the C3 1km time-trial as he beat second place Ben Heatherington (HUUB Wattshop) by almost seven seconds with a time of 1.12.369, averaging almost 50kph.
Alex Jones clinched the final men’s 1km time-trial national title of the day in the C5 category, as his time of 1.05.980 saw him triumph over both Xavier Disley (AeroCoach) and Samuel Davies.
Jones was calm and collected even after the podium ceremony, but put his attitude and victory down to his preparations, saying: “In training, I put myself under race day pressure, so when the time came, everything felt very familiar. I had a really good feeling when I woke up this morning, all the hard work was done, it was just a matter of executing everything correctly. I’m really glad it worked!”
During the evening session, there was a golden moment for Elisabeth Simpson who secured the C1-5 1km time-trial impressively in a time of 1:18.555 ahead of Elsie Hughes (Secret-Training CC) and Katie Toft (Storey Racing).
Women's team sprint
Team Inspired A’s trio of Lauren Bell, Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas stormed to the gold medal in the final event of the evening, beating off teammates Iona Moir, Rhianna Parris-Smith and Georgette Rand.
Moir was quickest off the line, but the A team brought it back to take a time of 47.437, winning by a second and a half on the B team’s 49.073.
The bronze medal match was a home nations battle royale as Wales took on Scotland PD with the former triumphing in a tight contest. Wales had the upper hand on each lap, but in the closing stages, the gap narrowed. It was the Welsh trio of Amy Cole, Bronwen Howard-Rees and Eve James who earned their place on the podium with a time of 51.230 to Scotland’s 51.575.
Speaking after the win, Bell said:
“Each ride we built on the experience we learnt from the previous one, we haven’t actually ridden together as a team so the first run was seeing how we went. We improved on each ride, so things are pretty exciting looking forwards.”
Thomas added:
“There weren’t any teething problems, we’ve all been around each other enough so we understood what was going to happen, but as an actual team it went pretty well!”
The second day of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 will see the women’s individual pursuit, para-cycling C1-5 pursuits, para-cycling tandem time-trials, women’s keirin, men’s team sprint and men’s points race titles up for grabs.
Anna Morris lowered her world record in the women’s 4km individual pursuit final to a magnificent 4:24.060 at the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 in front of a vociferous home crowd at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester.
Morris’ said soon after coming off the track: “The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd. I am feeling it a bit after racing at Euros, so I wasn’t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.
“I was just trying to keep my head down in that last kilometre, trying to keep pedalling as much as I could, they felt like they were giving up, but I could hear the crowd, so I just tried to hold on.
“So far, the 4km has gone pretty well for me. I think we’ll see that record keep coming down this year. There are a few other people who I am sure will be chasing after it this year. But I am really happy to have got the time here, in front of the whole team who have got me in a position to ride like this.
“It is so special to have the opportunity to be riding in the rainbows. I just want to maximise that opportunity as best as I can. Euros and here will perhaps be the only opportunity I will get to ride in it this year, so I am pleased with how it has gone.
“I often feel like I am living someone else’s life sometimes, it is quite surreal. But I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have had.”
WORLD RECORD PRODUCES MORRIS MANIA ON DAY TWO OF THE LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
February 22nd 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher
Manchester enjoyed a world record breaking feat on Saturday evening as Anna Morris produced a moment of magic on her way to the individual pursuit national jersey on an entertaining second day at the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025.
Women's individual pursuit
Anna Morris lowered her world record in the women’s individual pursuit final to a magnificent 4:24.060 in front of a vociferous home crowd in Manchester.
After making the catch on Izzy Sharp (Lidl-TREK) just after the halfway mark in the gold medal race, Morris pressed on with conviction and such was her class, she comfortably held her nerve in the closing four laps to improve her previous best set at the Europeans just over a week ago.
The Welsh rider said soon after coming off the track: “The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd. I am feeling it a bit after racing at Euros, so I wasn’t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.
“I was just trying to keep my head down in that last kilometre, trying to keep pedalling as much as I could, they felt like they were giving up, but I could hear the crowd, so I just tried to hold on.
“So far, the 4km has gone pretty well for me. I think we’ll see that record keep coming down this year. There are a few other people who I am sure will be chasing after it this year. But I am really happy to have got the time here, in front of the whole team who have got me in a position to ride like this.
“It is so special to have the opportunity to be riding in the rainbows. I just want to maximise that opportunity as best as I can. Euros and here will perhaps be the only opportunity I will get to ride in it this year, so I am pleased with how it has gone.”
Grace Lister (Hess Cycle Team) captured the bronze medal ahead of Sophie Lewis (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) to wrap up the podium positions.
Men's points race
Will Perrett (DAS Richardsons) stormed to the men’s points title to make it three in a row in a race which ebbed and flowed throughout, but ultimately, he took it by a point from Henry Hobbs (One Life Cycles), with Ben Wiggins (Hagens Berman Jayco CT) in bronze medal position.
An active start saw a flurry of breaks quickly foiled, with TEKKERZ teammates Ollie Wood and Matt Bostock, Frank Longstaff (One Life Cycle), Finlay Tarling (Israel – Premier Tech), Charlie Tanfield, Wiggins, Hobbs, and brother Noah Hobbs (EF Education Nepo Development) making moves off the front.
Perrett whacked down a sprint and went solo, gaining a quarter of a lap with 67 laps to go. Mark Stewart (Solution Tech Vini Fantini) and Wiggins, Bostock and Henry Hobbs bridged over to gain a lap and 20 points.
Tanfield went solo as attacks continued, with Perrett, Henry Hobbs, Wiggins and Stewart chasing. While unable to bridge over to Tanfield, who took two laps solo and 40 points, Perrett broke away from the group to take the sprint points. He attacked over the bunch, gaining another lap, but was foiled.
A last gasp effort saw Wood cross the line first to claim 10 points, but it wasn’t enough to put him on the podium. Perrett finished on 58 points to take the overall win and a third national title, as Henry Hobbs came second just one point behind. Wiggins rolled in with the main bunch to finish third in a dramatic finale.
Speaking after the win, Perrett said: “That’s three on the trot now so it’s quite nice. I was pushed really hard for it this year. It was very much a slog at the end with the lap takes, and then it was all down to that final sprint. It was so close, and winning it by one point is really special.”
Men's team sprint
In the final, Team Inspired/GTRC made up of Lyall Craig, Harry Ledingham-Horn, Niall Monks and Matthew Richardson found themselves down on the time of Team Inspired B – including Marcus Hiley, Ed Lowe and Oliver Pettifer – in the first two laps. However, they had utilised these tactics though in the first round to qualify fastest for the final and it worked once again as a blistering final lap saw them claim gold by six tenths of a second.
Team Inspired A had set the fastest qualifying time in the morning session with a time of 44.054 but with everyone upping their game as the rounds went on they narrowly missed out on a spot in the gold medal final and had to fight it out with ESV Manchester for the bronze, but they took it by over a second.
Para-cycling B time-trials
Sophie Unwin and pilot Jenny Holl (Loughborough Lightning) completed the national championship double as they added the tandem 1km time-trial title to the pursuit from yesterday. The duo were over three seconds up at the bell and continued to motor away from the times set before them as they clocked 1.08.322 at the finish. It was a close run contest for silver and bronze as Amelia Robertson and Corrine Hall (Storey Racing) took the second spot by half a second with 1:12.225 ahead of Lora Fachie (Black Line) and Charlotte Deykin (Peterborough Cycle Hub).
Holl said: “It’s really nice to race the nationals every year. Not only is it a win – which is always lovely – we’ve put out two rides which we can be really happy with.”
Unwin added: “We came into this weekend just wanting to put in some good rides and showing what we’re capable of and I think we managed that. We went into that knowing it was all about the starting lap. If we put in a really good first lap, it would set us up for the whole ride and we managed that.”
The men’s race belonged to James Ball and Steffan Lloyd (Wales Racing Academy) who got off to a strong start and took the gold in a time of 1.01.732, while there was joy for Mason Bradley (Born to Bike Racing Team) and Jack Pearson (BCC) who recorded a personal best time of 1.05.057 to clinch the silver. Frederick Ireland and Tom Cullen (Otley CC) claimed the bronze in 1.12.480.
Firstly, Ball said: “It was the first one since Paris, so we were just happy to be back really and the crowd have been absolutely fantastic. It’s very special to be back.”
Lloyd added: “Our game plan with the kilo is if you start fast, you’ll finish fast, so we put so much training and effort into that first lap of the event and then the rest takes care of itself. There’s a lot of preparation on the timing and strength work in the gym – it pays off.”
Women's keirin
Lauren Bell (Team Inspired) secured her first national keirin title after a superb display of front-riding which saw her take the scalp of Emma Finucane (Team Inspired) in a fantastic curtain-closer to day two.
As the derny left the track, Bell tried to put as much daylight as possible between herself and the rest of the field which worked a treat. The bell rang for the final lap, Finucane, who had dominated her heat and semi-final, was looking over her shoulder to see who was coming round but the rest of the field had left it too late to catch Bell who breezed over the line while they were left fighting for the silver and bronze.
In the final bend Rhian Edmunds (Team Inspired) and Sophie Capewell (Team Inspired) attempted to make their move and come over the top of Finucane but she held onto second place with Edmunds settling for third.
Bell said: “I looked behind and saw there was quite a gap between me and P2 so I squeezed on a bit because I thought if I go too early, I’m going to fizzle out towards the end. I knew when it got to a lap and three quarters, I knew I could go flat out then and hold on, so when it got to that point, I just thought I’m going to go, get my head down, hold on and it worked!
“It just gives me confidence. Each race, taking that experience and the confidence going into the bigger races like internationals. I know that I can race well and I’ve got good legs to carry me to the end.”
Para-cycling C1-5 pursuit
Amelia Cass (Loughborough Lightning) put in a stunning display to claim the 3km pursuit national title in the C1-3 category, leaving everything on the track to take the victory with a time of 4.13.793. Cass had a margin of almost 30 seconds over Katie Toft (Storey Racing) and kilo champion Elisabeth Simpson, as Cass lapped Simpson twice on her way to the title.
Cass said: “It is a brutal but great race, it is my favourite event. I’ve been a bit ill over the winter so there was really not a lot of expectation but to do a PB time I was really happy with – it was a couple of seconds [faster]. I can’t ask for anything more than that. It’s my first track nationals title so I’m buzzing.”
Meanwhile, in the C5 category , Morgan Newberry (Loughborough Lightning) stormed to victory in 4km pursuit with a time of 5.12.473, as Rebecca Newark (Jadan Vive le Velo Glasdon) managed to hold onto second place and a silver medal ahead of Elsie Hughes (Secret-Training.cc).
Matthew Robertson (Woolwich CC) was crowned the first national champion of the evening session, producing a dominant display to win the men’s C2 individual pursuit in a time of 3.39.461 with Callum Deboys coming in second in 4.00.306 to claim the silver.
Meanwhile, in the men’s C3 individual pursuit, multiple Paralympic medallist Fin Graham put in a strong ride to take the gold in a time of 3.27.263 with Jacob Smith taking the silver in a time of 3.33.675 adding to his time trial title from Friday.
Graham said: “I’ve not done a pursuit since Paris so I was just seeing where the legs were at. I feel like I’m in a pretty heavy training block right now so all things considered I think it was a well executed ride. With the nationals, it’s always an honour to put on that jersey. The other boys are getting stronger so it’s nice to have that competition so yeah to come out on top it’s pretty special.”
Racing in the rainbow colours, world champion Archie Atkinson got off to a blistering start and refused to take his foot off the gas as he impressively took home his second C4 gold medal and national jersey of the Championships in a time of 4.32.603. There was a close battle for second with Nicholas Fairfield narrowly edging out Josh Betteley with a time of 5.16.208 to 5.16.972.
A delighted Atkinson added: “It was more of a mental battle, last year it didn’t go very well. I only got to like 4.9k, I had to actually finish the pursuit, that was the main thing. The time wasn’t amazing. Currently, track isn’t the focus so to pull off that is not too shabby.
“I feel good, I’m over that period of having a bad time. I think it’s a good refresh and restart for the next season.”
The last para cycling final of the evening saw B Xavier Disley win a close fought battle with William Bjergfelt to take the C5 pursuit victory with a time of 4.37.755 to 4.38.994. Going head-to-head in the final heat of four, the pair were closely matched throughout but Disley was carried by the loud Manchester crowd to the national jersey. Samuel Davies reached the podium as 4:39.301 secured him the bronze.
The final day of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 will see national titles for the women’s sprint, men’s scratch race, para-cycling mixed team sprints, women’s points race, and men’s keirin.
TRIPLE THREAT FOR BELL AND RICHARDSON AS KATIE COMES BACK ON FINAL DAY OF LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025
23rd February 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher
Lauren Bell and Matthew Richardson claimed their third sprinting titles of the weekend as Katie Archibald wowed the sold out crowd on the final day of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 in Manchester.
Men's keirin
Matthew Richardson claimed his third national title of the weekend on his British national championship debut, firing to the men’s keirin title after a dominant performance.
Richardson eased through his races, winning each one by a margin, before facing a tough final against Black Line’s Pete Mitchell, and Team Inspired teammates Hamish Turnbull, Oliver Pettifer, Marcus Hiley and Harry Radford.
Hiley led out the final from the front, pushing on the pedals before Richardson attacked on the back straight with lap and a half to go. Richardson powered away from the chasing field, and was untouchable, leaving time to celebrate as he crossed the line.
Mitchell chased hard behind and settled for second, while Turnbull took the bronze.
On his third title, Richardson said: “I set this as one of my goals. I knew I was capable of it, but doing it and saying it are two completely different things, so I’m just really relieved and happy that I can go out there and achieve my goals.
“I knew that even if my legs were a bit tired I could still deliver on the day. I learned in the semi-final not to get boxed in for the final so I lit it up with two laps to go and held on until the end.”
Women's sprint
Lauren Bell claimed her third win of the weekend and defended her sprint title after a close final showdown.
Bell qualified fastest, clocking 10.684 seconds, and sailing through her opening round heats and quarter-final. Shel was joined in the semi-finals by Team Inspired teammates Rhian Edmunds, Georgette Rand and Rhianna Parris-Smith.
The Scottish rider eased past Rand in two to face the semi-final against Rhian Edmunds, who beat Parris-Smith in a 2-0 match up.
For the bronze medal, Rand and Parris-Smith fought it out with both showing skill in their tactics, with Rand ultimately taking the silverware in two straight races.
In the race for gold, Bell and Edmunds left it late, sprinting in the final lap, with Bell taking the win. It was a cagey second race with the two riders watching each other cautiously. Edmunds pushed high on the track, before diving under Bell with one lap to go, and took the win by a bike length to make it a best of three.
The final race was another closely contested feat, with Edmunds and Bell battling closely to the line. Edmunds pushed Bell out wide, resulting in a relegation, which left Bell to take her third title of the championships.
Speaking after, Bell said: “Nationals are always such a great event, there’s always sold out crowds. It’s nice to have my family in the crowd to cheer me on, it’s great.
“I knew I had good legs coming in. I’ve got the speed and I’ve started to develop the tactics now. I tried to take each race as it came, and this is the result!”
Women's points race
Katie Archibald dominated the women’s points race, scaling 47 points in the 80 lap race to take the national title.
Archibald was joined on the podium by Dannielle Watkinson, who made a last gasp attempt with two laps to go, crossing the line solo in first place to take her from zero to 10 points – enough to gain the silver medal. Cat Ferguson took the bronze after sweeping up points throughout the race.
An active start saw Neah Evans, Eilidh Shaw and Ferguson in the mix, with Sophie Lewis also attempting an early attack that didn’t stick..
Anna Morris looked to make it a third title of the weekend, getting away with Evans before being reeled back and making a second attempt, but Archibald was quick to close the gaps. A late crash saw Morris’s plans for another title foiled, but she managed to get back on to finish the race.
Archibald continued to show her sprinting prowess to pick up maximum points at the front, winning five of the eight sprint laps available. With 20 laps to go, the Scottish rider made a decisive move, powering off the front to gain a lap as the home crowd roared her home.
An active last 15 laps saw moves from Lucy Glover, Jenny Holl and Meg Barker, but it was Watkinson’s effort with two laps to go that catapulted her onto the podium, crossing the line in first place to get the silver medal.
Archibald said at the podium: “I’m very happy about a plan well executed. The fact I’ve been away for so long has made me very motivated for the nationals.
“I’m the person that people want to beat, but it’s still nice to be surrounded by that mentality and take a buoy from being a part of that.”
Men's scratch race
Noah Hobbs (EF Education – Aevolo) secured the men’s scratch race national title with a stunning solo attack to lap the field after what had been a cagey and tactical opening to the contest.
Hobbs made his key attack with just 20 laps to go, taking advantage of some confusion in the peloton to create a gap and powered away before the chase behind could coordinate, successfully completing his attack to effectively seal the win with 15 laps to go.
Defending champion Sam Fisher (Wales Racing Academy) and William Gilbank (One Life Cycle) made an attack of their own with five laps remaining, finishing in that order to seal out the podium places.
On his victory, Hobbs said: “I wanted to go for this one. The points race didn’t really go my way, I made a couple of mistakes and my brother [Henry Hobbs] beat me, so I had to come back and one up him. I wanted to sprint like I normally do, but when the moment comes to attack you’ve got to take it.”
Para-cycling mixed team sprints
In the para-cycling mixed C team sprint, the race for gold saw the 3 Amigos team of Samuel Davies, Rebecca Newark and Jacob Smith produce a stunning performance to reverse the qualifying order and seal the win with a time of 52.989 seconds. Team 2 Million Percent; Archie Atkinson, Morgan Newberry and Matthew Robertson, came in second with a time of 56.081 to earn silver.
In the bronze medal final, The Ice Bergs came out victorious over Pushing Limits, despite being over a second and a half behind after the first lap. A herculean effort by Callum Deboys and William Bjergfelt saw them earn a well deserved third place.
At the podium, Newark said: “It feels amazing to be honest, it was great to do it with the boys that I’ve trained with for over a year now, it’s really nice to get over the line with them. It’s a team event and everyone has to pull through together.”
In the test event of the mixed B team sprint final, Sophie Unwin and her pilot Jenny Holl’s ferocious start was matched by a strong finish from James Ball and Steffan Lloyd to lead Jean-Claude Tan Damme to the gold medal in style in 50.547 seconds. They defeated Neil and Lora Fachie and their pilots Matthew Rotherham and Charlotte Deykin for team Double Trouble by three seconds.
Two-wheel Thunder secured bronze in the third place match-up with a time of 58.222 as they came back to defeat Sync’d & Speeding with a comprehensive lead of over a second.
An outstanding 11,063 tickets were sold across the weekend, with Saturday and Sunday evening sessions sold out, as the curtain came down on another brilliant Lloyds National Track Championships 2025. Thank you to all the riders, volunteers, commissaires and fans for your support.
