RESULTS: Midlands scoop overall title in Battle of Britain
Two wins for the elite men and elite junior Midlands sides meant the region took the overall Supertrax Battle of Britain title.
The elite juniors secured their sixth win out of six against South West and Wales in Poole this afternoon, while the elite men overcame a battling South West and Wales side.
In Hull, the North and Scotland’s junior team came away with second in the table in the the elite junior class after beating the South East and East, while the elite men succombed to the strength of their visitors, meaning there is a tie on points at the top of the elite men’s table between South East and East and the Midlands.
Whether a playoff is required remains to be seen, it would sure to be an excellent crunch match for the many Great Britain riders in both sides ahead of the World Championships in November, as well as a superb spectacle for onlookers.
RESULTS:
Elite Men
North and Scotland 82 – 114 South East and East
South West and Wales 88 – 107 Midlands
Elite Junior
North and Scotland 71 – 66 South East and East
South West and Wales 64 – 76 Midlands
Anglo-Welsh Crossover League
Poole 64 – 66 Wednesfield
Women’s league
Intermediate pairs
1st Alice Neighbour/Georgia Burt
Expert pairs
1st Macie Schmidt / Chloe Whitehead
2nd Elizabeth Rigley / Michelle Whitehead
3rd Laura Watson / Naimh Morton
4th Lucy Whitehead / Charlie Jane Herbert
5th Lauren Hookway /Chloe Pearce; Macie beat Elizabeth in run off for 1st after pairs tied. Laura beat Lucy in run off for 3rd after pairs tied
Individual
A Final Intermediate
1st Emily Burgess
2nd Alice Neighbour
3rd Gemma Hill
4th Madeline Saunders
Overall
1st Madeline Saunders
2nd Gemma Hill
3rd Emily Burgess
4th Alice Neighbour
Experts
A Final
1st Elizabeth Rigley
2nd Macie Schmidt
3rd Lauren Hookway
4th Laura Watson
Overall
1st Lauren Hookway
2nd Macie Schmidt
3rd Elizabeth Rigley
4th Michelle Whitehead.
Macie beat Elizabeth in run off for overall 2nd place.