YHPSCL season finale.

 11/7/24

The finale of the Young hackney Primary School Cycling League took place last Thursday over non Hackney Downs.  The last of three grass track events this one was bit different in that the main races were team events with all the riders taking to the start for their schools . Five teams were there to give it a go in the team time trials over three laps and the team sprints for one and a half laps.

Millfields team - winners on the day and league winners overall.

The final overall standings for 23/24 are Millfields first, Viridis second and Rushmore third.

Well done to all the schools who took part , to all the riders and the helpers who got them long there thank you and to Young Hackney staff and helpers who made it all possible.

The Vidris schools team second on the day and second in the league overall.

Nightingale third on the day.

Boys team results

Girls team results.

Final league standings after round 10.

Grass Track part 2

Year 5 girls line up before scratch race.

 Round 9 of this years league took place at Mabley green - where I don't think we've ran a grass track since the day the Olympic torch was carried past along Homerton Road in 2012.

We had sixty three riders from six schools taking part in the mini omnium format of three races counting towards their total score. Young hackney staff were aided in setting up and score keeping by three young helpers on their work placement. They seemed to have a good time.

Year 5 girls results.

Year 5 boys line up.

Year 5 boys results.

Year 6 boys results.

Year 6 girls results.

Points total after round 9.

Grass Track Season

Round 8 of the the YHPSCL took place on a lovely sunny 9th of May at  Hackney Downs - the first of three grass track events to round off the season.

Fifty eight riders from six schools attended each rider taking part in three races . A three lap scratch followed by a 1 lap handicapped sprint and finally an elimination or 'devil' race.

Year 4 girls results

Riders starting the handicap sprint race.

Year 4 boys results

Year 5 girls results

Year 5 boys results

 

  

Points total for round 8.

Circuit race event at Olympic Park

The riders before their practise laps at the Velopark.

Thursday 14th March 2024.

Eighty eight riders from ten schools representing eight teams took advantage of the sun finally showing its face to come at race at the Olympic Park on the road circuit. However as always with circuit racing there was a bit of a headwind on the finish straight so the riders were advised to use one another to hide from the wind and save their energy for the finish. As the photos show this is easier said than done and the races split apart from the start.

Year 5 girls race

The year 5 girls set off first for three laps of the circuit. Rose from Millfields came home first followed by Vidris pairing Sarjio and Gracia.

 

year 5 girls results

Year 5 boys line up

The year five boys took to the start line next and despite a very strong showing by the Vidris trio Bay from Millfields took the win followed by Jayden , Vuk and Excel.

year 5 boys results

The year six girls followed this trend this time with pair from Millfields leading a pairing from Vidris.

In the end a photo finish was needed to separate the Millfields riders with Eri just edh=ging Orla by the width of a tyre. Grace and Mia finished third and fourth.

A photo finish in the year 6 girls between team mates

year 6 girls results

The year six boys was won by Max followed by Millfields teammate Dominic then Ben from Rushmore for third.

year 6 boys results

League placings after round 6.