PREVIEW: Welsh Open at Newport

Newport Track Cycling Club stage their annual Welsh Open this Saturday, tapes up at 2.30pm, when the girls take to the track.

The draw is as follows.

  • 1 Chloe Evans (Newport)
  • 2 Natalie Timms (Birmingham)
  • 3 Jasmine Oddie (Poole)
  • 4 blank
  • 5 Lucy Whitehead (Leicester)
  • 6 Lauren Hookway (Exeter)
  • 7 Erin Corrigan (Astley & Tyldesley)
  • 8 Anna Tuttle (Poole)
  • 9 Elizabeth Rigley (Leicester)
  • 10 Niamh Morton (Sheffield)
  • 11 Rebekka Humphries (Birmingham)
  • 12 Maddie Saunders (Poole)
  • 13 Emily Burgess (Astley & Tyldesley)
  • 14 Chloe Whitehead (Leicester)
  • 15 Rosie Dawson (Newport)
  • 16 Laura Watson (Sheffield)

The under 19s boys are on track at 3.45pm with a reduced field due to many other matches taking place on Saturday. Leading contenders are Brandon Whetton, Ewan Hancox, Ed Morton, Adam Watson, Fraser Garnett, Max Evans and Connor Tucker.

The meetings are sponsored by Dig it Landscapes.

The Newport club would like to hear from clubs if they can provide 1 girl racer and any under 19s boys, please contact Colin Simmons on 07462 232852 asap.