{"id":10288,"date":"2025-02-23T22:27:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T22:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=10288"},"modified":"2025-03-16T23:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T23:14:03","slug":"british-cycling-lloyds-national-track-championships-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismaher.co.uk\/?p=10288","title":{"rendered":"British Cycling | Lloyds National Track Championships 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Women’s Points Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MORRIS MAGIC ON OPENING DAY OF LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025<\/h4>\n
21 February 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher<\/pre>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Women's scratch race<\/pre>\n
Anna Morris delivered a sublime performance to add the national scratch title to her palmares in a thrilling contest.<\/p>\n
In the end, Morris\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Jenny Holl & Cat Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Cat Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Morris, who claimed European gold in the individual pursuit last week, said afterwards: \u201cThat was a great scratch race, I don\u2019t think there has been anything quite like it at nationals. My plan wasn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Katie Archibald & Neah Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Anna Morris, Katie Archibald & Erin Boothman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men\u2019s sprint<\/pre>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Qualifying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Qualifying Harry Radford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2019s sprint final.
\nOlympic silver medallist Richardson breezed through qualifying and the knockout rounds without losing a single match as he cruised towards the gold medal final.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Pete Mitchell out front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2019s Harry Radford and Oliver Pettifer in straight heats.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Matthew Richardson, Pete Mitchell & Marcus Hiley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Matthew Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Post-race Richardson said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt 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!
\n\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Para-cycling B pursuit<\/pre>\n
The women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Unwin said, \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Unwin & Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Steve Bate & Chris Latham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Speaking after receiving his jersey on the podium, Bate said:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re pretty happy with that ride, we\u2019ve not done a lot of work on the pursuit since the Paris Games, so to come here and win, we\u2019re buzzing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always nice to race in Manchester. We train here everyday in complete silence so it\u2019s great to be in front of the fans and feel the warmth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Steve Bate & Chris Latham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men\u2019s individual pursuit<\/pre>\n
Newly crowned European champion Josh Charlton added domestic gold to his collection after an astonishing ride in front of a vocal home crowd.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Josh Charlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Charlton, who held the world record briefly at last year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Josh Charlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Josh Charlton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
After receiving his gold medal, he said: \u201cIt is pretty cool actually! I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be here in October time of last year, still competing and still holding steady at the low four minute times. I\u2019ve made some good progression again over the winter and it just feels good to keep the momentum going.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t usually hear the crowd but it was pretty loud when they were going for it! I didn\u2019t realise there wasn\u2019t even a time, they just loved to see me going fast! I didn\u2019t 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\u2019ve got it, I\u2019ll just book it in the back end. It was really good having the crowd behind me all the way.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Josh Charlton, Michael Gill & Will Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Para-cycling C1-5 Time-Trials<\/pre>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Jody Cundy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Afterwards, a delighted Atkinson said: \u201cIt feels pretty good, I wasn\u2019t really expecting that! I\u2019ve had no track form, I\u2019ve been focusing on the road but it\u2019s really good prep for the season. It was really good fun, it\u2019s my home track, so it\u2019s really nice to win on home soil.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Archie Atkinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Post-race, Robertson said, \u201cIt\u2019s really nice actually. It\u2019s always good to get a good race in here. I enjoy doing these nationals all the time. I\u2019ve done it for years and it\u2019s really nice to be able to perform to some sort of level, albeit not maybe what I was happy with.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Alex Jones clinched the final men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Jones was calm and collected even after the podium ceremony, but put his attitude and victory down to his preparations, saying: \u201cIn 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\u2019m really glad it worked!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Elisabeth Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Elisabeth Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Women's team sprint<\/pre>\n
Team Inspired A\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums Lauren Bell, Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2019s 51.575.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 1 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Speaking after the win, Bell said:<\/p>\n
\u201cEach ride we built on the experience we learnt from the previous one, we haven\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thomas added:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere weren’t any teething problems, we\u2019ve all been around each other enough so we understood what was going to happen, but as an actual team it went pretty well!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The second day of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 will see the women\u2019s individual pursuit, para-cycling C1-5 pursuits, para-cycling tandem time-trials, women\u2019s keirin, men\u2019s team sprint and men\u2019s points race titles up for grabs.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums – Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Anna Morris lowered her world record in the women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Morris\u2019 said soon after coming off the track: \u201cThe 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\u2019t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, the 4km has gone pretty well for me. I think we\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cI often feel like I am living someone else\u2019s life sometimes, it is quite surreal. But I am very grateful for all the opportunities I have had.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
WORLD RECORD PRODUCES MORRIS MANIA ON DAY TWO OF THE LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025<\/h4>\n
February 22nd 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher<\/pre>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Anna Morris catches Izzy Sharp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Women's individual pursuit<\/pre>\n
Anna Morris lowered her world record in the women\u2019s individual pursuit final to a magnificent 4:24.060 in front of a vociferous home crowd in Manchester.
\nAfter 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Anna Morris, Izzy Sharp & Grace Lister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The Welsh rider said soon after coming off the track: \u201cThe 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\u2019t sure how much I had left in me, but the crowd definitely carried me in those last four laps.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Anna Morris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cI 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, the 4km has gone pretty well for me. I think we\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Izzy Sharp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Grace Lister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Grace Lister (Hess Cycle Team) captured the bronze medal ahead of Sophie Lewis (DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK) to wrap up the podium positions.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Eilidh Shaw<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Holly Ramsey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men's points race<\/pre>\n
Will Perrett (DAS Richardsons) stormed to the men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Will Perret, Henry Hobbs & Ben Wiggins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Olly Wood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Frank Longstaff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A last gasp effort saw Wood cross the line first to claim 10 points, but it wasn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the win, Perrett said: \u201cThat\u2019s three on the trot now so it\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Men's team sprint<\/pre>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Para-cycling B time-trials<\/pre>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Sophie Unwin & Jenny Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Holl said: \u201cIt\u2019s really nice to race the nationals every year. Not only is it a win – which is always lovely – we\u2019ve put out two rides which we can be really happy with.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unwin added: \u201cWe came into this weekend just wanting to put in some good rides and showing what we\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Firstly, Ball said: \u201cIt was the first one since Paris, so we were just happy to be back really and the crowd have been absolutely fantastic. It\u2019s very special to be back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lloyd added: \u201cOur game plan with the kilo is if you start fast, you\u2019ll 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\u2019s a lot of preparation on the timing and strength work in the gym – it pays off.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Women's keirin<\/pre>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Lauren Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Lauren Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Lauren Bell, Emma Finucane & Rhian Edmunds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Bell said: \u201cI 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\u2019m 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\u2019m going to go, get my head down, hold on and it worked!<\/p>\n
\u201cIt 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\u2019ve got good legs to carry me to the end.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Para-cycling C1-5 pursuit<\/pre>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Amelia Cass, Katie Toft & Elisabeth Simpson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Cass said: \u201cIt is a brutal but great race, it is my favourite event. I\u2019ve 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\u2019t ask for anything more than that. It\u2019s my first track nationals title so I\u2019m buzzing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Morgan Newberry & Rebecca Newark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Morgan Newberry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Morgan Rebecca Newark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Matthew Robertson & Callum Deboys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Matthew Robertson (Woolwich CC) was crowned the first national champion of the evening session, producing a dominant display to win the men\u2019s C2 individual pursuit in a time of 3.39.461 with Callum Deboys coming in second in 4.00.306 to claim the silver.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Fin Graham, Jacob Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Meanwhile, in the men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Graham said: \u201cI’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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Archie Atkinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Archie Atkinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
A delighted Atkinson added: “It was more of a mental battle, last year it didn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Archie Atkinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums Archie Atkinson, Nicholas Fairfield & Josh Betteley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 2 Podiums B Xavier Disley, Willian Bjergfelt & Samual Davies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The final day of the Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 will see national titles for the women\u2019s sprint, men\u2019s scratch race, para-cycling mixed team sprints, women\u2019s points race, and men\u2019s keirin.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Lauren Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
TRIPLE THREAT FOR BELL AND RICHARDSON AS KATIE COMES BACK ON FINAL DAY OF LLOYDS NATIONAL TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025<\/h4>\n
23rd February 2025 BC Press Release. Images by Chris Maher<\/pre>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Lauren Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Matthew Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Matthew Richardson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men's keirin<\/pre>\n
Matthew Richardson claimed his third national title of the weekend on his British national championship debut, firing to the men\u2019s keirin title after a dominant performance.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Matthew Richardson, Pete Mitchell & Hamish Turnbull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Richardson eased through his races, winning each one by a margin, before facing a tough final against Black Line\u2019s Pete Mitchell, and Team Inspired teammates Hamish Turnbull, Oliver Pettifer, Marcus Hiley and Harry Radford.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Keirin Heats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Mitchell chased hard behind and settled for second, while Turnbull took the bronze.<\/p>\n
On his third title, Richardson said: \u201cI 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\u2019m just really relieved and happy that I can go out there and achieve my goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Women's sprint<\/pre>\n
Lauren Bell claimed her third win of the weekend and defended her sprint title after a close final showdown.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Women’s Sprint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Lauren Bell, Rhian Edmunds & Georgette Rand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Speaking after, Bell said: \u201cNationals are always such a great event, there\u2019s always sold out crowds. It\u2019s nice to have my family in the crowd to cheer me on, it\u2019s great.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew I had good legs coming in. I\u2019ve got the speed and I\u2019ve started to develop the tactics now. I tried to take each race as it came, and this is the result!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Lauren Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Women's points race<\/pre>\n
Katie Archibald dominated the women\u2019s points race, scaling 47 points in the 80 lap race to take the national title.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Katie Archibald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Katie Archibald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Katie Archibald<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Danielle Watkinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An active start saw Neah Evans, Eilidh Shaw and Ferguson in the mix, with Sophie Lewis also attempting an early attack that didn\u2019t stick..<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Cat Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Early action from the Women’s Points Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u2019s plans for another title foiled, but she managed to get back on to finish the race.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Katie Archibald, Danielle Watkinson & Cat Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Izzy Sharp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An active last 15 laps saw moves from Lucy Glover, Jenny Holl and Meg Barker, but it was Watkinson\u2019s effort with two laps to go that catapulted her onto the podium, crossing the line in first place to get the silver medal.<\/p>\n
Archibald said at the podium: \u201cI\u2019m very happy about a plan well executed. The fact I\u2019ve been away for so long has made me very motivated for the nationals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m the person that people want to beat, but it\u2019s still nice to be surrounded by that mentality and take a buoy from being a part of that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Sharp, Ferguson & Imogen Wolff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Men's scratch race<\/pre>\n
Noah Hobbs (EF Education – Aevolo) secured the men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Noah Hobbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Early action from the Scratch Race<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums Noah Hobbs, Sam Fisher & William Gilbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Henry Hobbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
On his victory, Hobbs said: \u201cI wanted to go for this one. The points race didn\u2019t 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\u2019ve got to take it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Para-cycling mixed team sprints<\/pre>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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.<\/p>\n
At the podium, Newark said: \u201cIt feels amazing to be honest, it was great to do it with the boys that I\u2019ve trained with for over a year now, it\u2019s really nice to get over the line with them. It\u2019s a team event and everyone has to pull through together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 In the Mix once-more. Unwin & Holl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In the test event of the mixed B team sprint final, Sophie Unwin and her pilot Jenny Holl\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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Lloyds National Track Championships 2025 | Day 3 Podiums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Two-wheel Thunder secured bronze in the third place match-up with a time of 58.222 as they came back to defeat Sync\u2019d & Speeding with a comprehensive lead of over a second.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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