teamwallis-CHH Cycling Team

Team Wallis riders have continued to ride the Manchester Track League Premier Division through the winter months and into the new 2012 session. Julian has been regularly in attendance and picked up a few points each week but boosted that this week (24th January) with his first win for 2012 in the 10 mile scratch race where in a spectacular finish he was well clear of the bunch. Julian also placed in the 40 lap scratch for group 1 whilst Rob and Harry both placed in the group 2 race over the same distance.

Teamwallis-chh riders have been in attendance at the Tuesday evening Premier League at Manchester Velodrome through the autumn and have regularly featured in the top placings. This week (29th November) saw Harry and Rob Crampton in action in the top group which for several weeks has featured a large team from the National Academy 100% ME squad. Riding against the very best of British, Harry and Rob are always up there in the action seeking the elusive win. Read more ...

Photo: Emma Selling

Congratulations to Jacob Tipper, who on Sunday won the 3rd round of the SERRL Winter Circuit Series, gaining 10 points and hence his Elite licence in the process.

Here's Jacob's race report:
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In round 7 of the NE Championship series Matt was again in the top placings finishing 2nd junior and 10th overall from a 100 rider field. This result was all the more impressive when Matt had damaged a cleat at half distance and couldn't clip in. This happened when he was closing the gap on the leading junior rider but had to settle for 2nd riding with one foot free. Matt's next target will be the North of England cross championship on 4th December.

New recruit for the 2012 junior team, Matt Flynn, had a excellent weekend of cyclocross at his first outing in Teamwallis colours. In the Rapha supercross on Saturday Matt was 3rd junior and 25th overall from 156 starters. On Sunday in the 5th round of the NE Championship Matt went one better to finish 2nd junior and 5th overall from 70 starters after gaining places throughout the race from an unseeded grid position. Matt only started riding cyclocross a few weeks ago and is clearly making an impact already.

Jacob becomes the latest teamwallis-chh National Champion, we have now had 7!!!

In a pulsating Youth Male Madison race, the pairing of Chris Lawless Maxgear RT & Jacob Ragan Teamwallis CHH RT took a convicing victory and celebrated long and hard at the end of a class race put on by some top young talent. Speaking afterwards they had this to say:

Jacob Ragan: "It feels fantastic, like I said before, me and Chris have been doing this since we were 12 in succession, and to be here now, standing on the podium, British champions is fantastic, it feels great." Read more ...

Tanfield, the sixteen year-old who earlier in the year rode for the GB Junior team in the notoriously tough Junior Paris Roubaix, again displayed a nerve and talent as precocious as a particularly presumptuous greedy young thoroughbred to finish second in the final round of the cup but with a large enough points cushion to take the highly polished silver cup and the jersey. Read more ...

Harry Tanfield (Team Wallis Cycles) showed his undoubted class by taking victory in the opening Elite event in the Blackhawkbikes.com Prissick Autumn Cup four race series. Read more ...

With the fun over on the Friday, and a long day on Saturday for Roy and Adrian, the team got on with racing again.

Report: Stages 1 and 2 Read more ...

It's been a hard road to this years event, Harry broke a frame, many thanks to Roy for building it this morning, and Phil for staying late so Harry could collect it. The same day Harrys dads car broke down! And today our team car popped a hose in the convoy, I hope the Rac have rescued Roy! I have also been stung near a tender place, forcing me to abandon a training ride! On the plus side, Matt has won the second stage, and now lies second overall, here's hoping things continue to get better!