A glorious day of racing at their own Godschalk Velodrome brought plenty of delight for Cycle Club Ashwell - and that was before their young stars started racking up the wins.
Hot and humid it may have been but the riders in each race of the league series still give it their all to entertain the crowd.
There was a national event for the adult ladies over 5km with home favourite Jenny Andrews narrowly missing out on the medals with a determined fourth place.
She made up for that near miss though by holding off a number of male entrants to take first place in the handicap race, contributing to a fine bronze medal overall.
Ashwell’s girls lived up to the standards set by their ladies as Ella Friedlander took gold in the U16 Omnium, while Lottie Anderton was the winner in the U12s.
Anderton was on top form in the handicap, setting a lightning pace from the gun, only to be pipped in a tight photo finish by the winner of the U12 boys' event, Baily Groombridge of Norwich Racing Team.
Lower down the age groups Lucy Douillet was in fine form once again, taking gold in the U8 girls, mixing it up on the track with the U10s in the process.
The U8 boys' category drew quality riders from across the region, with spring champion Lorcan Lamont taking gold once again, holding off Cambridge’s Aethan Hallam, while Ashwell’s Charlie Brazier, just six-years-old, defied his older opponents to win bronze.
In the U10 Boys and Girls events the home riders were pushed all the way by the spirited Purwell Pedallers School team.
Ashwell came out on top in the boys, with Ewan Ronayne winning gold from club-mate Josh McAdam with the Hitchin school's Alfie Lewis coming home an excellent third.
The racing was tight throughout the afternoon and the Purwell team made it count in the girls event when Alyssa Butler won gold ahead of debutant Viva Tyler, claiming a magnificent silver.
Although Norwich's Groombridge took the gold, the U12 boys remains CCA’s strongest category.
They put on a show too, Logan Ayers going on the attack early in the elimination race, only to tire towards the end as the race came down to the final five.
Heading into the last lap Ashwell’s Jacob Murphy was in danger, as he was stuck on the front, but managed to make his move count, relegating Groombridge to second.
Murphy took silver overall on the day, holding off Ayers, who took home the bronze in spite of the spirited efforts of home rider Nathan Douillet, just pushed into fourth overall.
The final round of the grass-track season will be hosted by Ashwell on September 9 and offers a great opportunity for novice youth riders to get their first taste of racing.
Ranging from U8s to U12, the Go-Ride category allows children to race around the adult track on their standard freewheel bikes.
Sign up is already open and can be accessed via the British Cycling website - www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/home
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