Media release
27 June 2012
DRAFT
BSCA Hill Climb and Track
Championships 2012
Eight riders from the Jersey Cycling Association Youth Academy
competed in the British School Cycling Association (BSCA) National Hill
Climb and Track Championships, riding against cyclists from all over
the UK and the Southern Region: with two of their number, Rhys Pilley
and Adele Maher, securing podium places.
The BSCA National Hill Climb Championship is held at Ditcham Park School,
on the South Downs, where riders in the U13 age group have to tackle a
demanding 2.2 mile course: a steep technical climb is followed by a long
section of road with varying gradients, which makes the pacing of effort very
challenging, particularly into a headwind.
Riding in his first BSCA event, Rhys Pilley, from Victoria College, produced an
extremely strong ride to take second place in a time of 10:32, just four
seconds off the winning time. Youth Academy riders Luc Monpetit-Le Brun,
also of Victoria College, and Tom Lumborg of De la Salle, both produced
competitive rides in the same category to finish 11th and 14th respectively, in
times of 12:08 and 12:21.
Grouville School’s Adele Maher produced the first of two fine medal-winning
performances over the weekend in the girls U11 class, by taking a bronze
medal in the hill climb, with a time of 4:21. Younger riders were faced with a
shorter course featuring a steep start, where good technique and strength
were needed, before riders could push on along a rising drag to the finish.
Aimee Hugh, from First Tower School, rode superbly in her first event in the
UK to finish sixth.
In the U9 boys’ category, Youth Academy riders Malo Monpetit-Le Brun, from
Mont Nicolle School, narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing in an excellent
fourth place after a strong ride with a solid start. Zac Hamon, from De la Salle,
secured a top 10 placing, finishing ninth, with a good time of 4:45. St. Clement
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School’s Daniel Roderick rode really well in his first UK race, to finish in 14 th
place.
The BSCA National Hard Track Championship was held at Portsmouth’s
Mountbatten Centre where all of the young Jersey riders gained their first
experience of riding on a purpose-built 500m cycle track, complete with
banked bends. The U13 boys also faced the additional challenge of riding
fixed wheel track bikes competitively for the first time.
All of the Youth Academy riders performed incredibly well, given their lack of
experience in track riding, and rode competitively throughout the day. The
Hard Track Championship is an omnium event where riders compete in a
series of races – including a pursuit, a sprint and a massed start scratch race
– gaining points which contribute to an overall total.
Ride of the day on the track belonged to Adele Maher who rode a brilliant
scratch race, against some very strong opposition, to finish third. Over a five
lap race, Adele positioned herself superbly in a chasing bunch of four riders
and moved to the front on the back straight of the last lap where she held her
position around the bend before kicking for the line and riding away from
challengers in the sprint. This placing, together with another 3 rd-placed finish
in the pursuit event, put Adele in the third place overall for her second bronze
medal of the weekend, representing a fantastic achievement. Aimee Hugh
also rode in this class where she competed well throughout finishing in eighth
place overall.
All of the U9 boys raced well and Malo Monpetit-Le Brun placed 6th, Zackary
Hamon 8th and Daniel Roderick 10th in their class. Malo Monpetit-Le Brun
rode particularly strongly in the sprint heats where he qualified for the semifinal only to miss out narrowly on making it through to the final.
The U13 Jersey boys probably learned most from their day of competitive
track racing where they had to contend with the novelty of racing fixed wheel
bikes against boys who had the advantage of practicing this discipline
regularly on their own home track venues, where the tactics of track racing
can be refined. Despite this, the JCAYA riders held their own and competed
strongly, particularly in the pursuit event, and also in the scratch race where it
was Jersey rider, Rhys Pilley, who launched an attack to lead the bunch into
the penultimate lap of a 10 lap race.
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The Youth Academy riders were accompanied by coaches Gemma Derrick,
Kevin Pilley and Andy Hamon, with Steve Lowthorpe putting in a huge effort
to organise the trip and build track bikes.
The JCAYA would like to thank its principal sponsor Moore for its continued
support to enable Jersey youngsters to gain experience of competitive bike
racing in the UK. The Academy would also like to thank Big Maggy’s Coffee
and Bike Store for the loan of a fixed wheel bike which enabled the U13 boys
to participate in the track event.
Results
BSCA Hill Climb Championship 2012
23 June 2012
Ditcham Park School, Petersfield
Rider
School
Time
Placing
Rhys Pilley
Victoria College
10:32
2nd
Luc Monpetit-Le Brun
Victoria College
12:08
11th
De la Salle College
12:21
14th
Adele Maher
Grouville School
4:21
3rd
Aimee Hugh
First Tower School
5:10
6th
Malo Monpetit-Le Brun
Mont Nicolle School
4:33
4th
Zackary Hamon
De la Salle College
4:45
9th
Daniel Roderick
St. Clement School
5:31
14th
U13 boys
Tom Lumborg
U11 girls
U9 boys
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BSCA Hard Track Championship 2012
24 June 2012
Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth
Rider
School
Placing
Rhys Pilley
Victoria College
9th
Luc Monpetit-Le Brun
Victoria College
11th
De la Salle College
12th
Adele Maher
Grouville School
3rd
Aimee Hugh
First Tower School
8th
Malo Monpetit-Le Brun
Mont Nicolle School
6th
Zackary Hamon
De la Salle College
8th
Daniel Roderick
St. Clement School
10th
U13 boys
Tom Lumborg
U11 girls
U9 boys
Jersey Cycling Association Youth Academy riders at the Mountbatten Track, Portsmouth
Back row: Malo Monpetit-Le Brun; Adele Maher, Rhys Pilley, Luc Monpetit-Le Brun, Tom Lumborg
Front row: Zackary Hamon, Daniel Roderick, Aimee Hugh
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Jersey Cycling Association Youth Academy rider Rhys Pilley climbs to second place in BSCA National
Hill Climb Championships at Ditcham Park School, Petersfield
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Jersey Cycling Association Youth Academy rider Adele Maher takes third place in BSCA National Track
Championships at the Mountbatten Track, Portsmouth
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