Last updated 19:45, Thursday, 31 July 2008

GLORIOUS sunshine and a fantastically warm evening more than made up for all the recent gloom and rain the previous week as 20 Lakeland Sprinters riders took to the track at Rowrah Karting Stadium.

Whilst the holiday season may have taken its toll on the quantity, the quality of racing was superb with the division one riders in particular enjoying close times in the 1km time trial and fierce battles in the handicap bunch race, the Kierin and the team pursuit time trial.

For the division four riders, besides the 500m time trial there was an intensive coaching session on braking technique led by senior youth coach Don Morrison.

This forms part of their basic skill development programme that runs throughout the season and is based on the new national standard for cycle training known as Bikeability.

The national standard has been adopted by both British Cycling and the Cycle Touring Club as the minimum standard for coaching.

Results Handicap bunch race: 1, Ailsa Cowen; 2, George Bennett; 3, Sam Hayworth; 4, Alex Hargreaves; 5, Daniel Baron; 6, Fletcher Hodgson; 7, Rorie Henderson; 8, Kristian Cook.

Keirin: 1, Fletcher Hodgson; 2, Daniel Baron; 3, Alex Hargreaves; 4, Rorie Henderson; 5, Sam Heyworth; 6, George Bennett; 7, Kristian Cook; 8, Ailsa Cowen.

Team Pursuit: Fletcher Hodgson, Daniel Baron, George Bennett and Ailsa Cowen (four laps in five minutes 26 seconds); Rorie Henderson, Alex Hargreaves, Sam Hayworth and Kristian Cook (5.14).

Division one time trial (1km): Fletcher Hodsgon (2.08pb), Rorie Henderson and Daniel Baron (both 2.17, both pbs), Alex Hargreaves (2.22), Sam Hayworth (2.29pb), George Bennett (2.38), Kristain Cook (2.39), Ailsa Cowen (2.46pb).

Division two time trial (1km): David Thomas (3.05pb), Scott Glaister (3.09pb), Daniel Rooney (3.18), Adam Watson (3.45).

Division three time trial (1km): Heather Thomas (3.23pb), Jackson Law (3.29pb), Lucy Hewitt (4.13pb).

Division four time trial (500m): Olivia Fearon (2.05pb), Maddy Smith (2.08pb), Jack McDonagh (2.24), Poppy Watson (3.42), Molly Rankin (4.12).

The Mayor of Copeland and Jamie Reed, the borough’s MP, will be at the Rowrah Karting Stadium on August 27 to present the club’s British Cycling Clubmark accreditation.

Division one riders should be at the circuit an hour earlier than usual, 6pm and not 7pm.