1km Madison Time Trial

It took the Final pair to go, Chris Newton and Franco Marvulli, to finally unseat Tony Gibb and James Taylor at the top of the leaderboard. Gibb and Taylor, the first pairing, looked to have this event sewn up with a great sub 60 second ride. Nobody really got close until Newton and Marvulli put in a very slick effort. They looked like they really wanted the win, were up on the clock on every lap and, in the end, their time of just over 59 seconds gave it to them by a half a second,

1. C Newton & F Marvulli 59.242
2. T Gibb & J Taylor 59.864
3. I Keisse & M Gilmore 1.00.199
4. J Madsen & M Hester 1.00.230
5. M Brammeier & A Aeschbach 1.01.318
6. D Stam & P Schep 1.01.443

Elite Madison 20Km (80 Laps)

The evening wound up with a great little Madison. It was clear from the outset that everyone was up for it and after just twelve laps a group of four teams got away, including the Downings, Gilmore and Keisse, Schep and Stam and Smith and Cole. They ground their way to a half lap lead over the next seven laps and one wondered if their momentum had gone. Behind them, the main string finally got their act together, but the escapees found a second wind and inexorably wound them in until contact with the back of the field was finally made at 53 laps to go. It had been hard work, but the four teams had committed totally and it was a deserved gain.

In stark contrast, another four teams, Burke and Bellis, Marvulli and Newton, Gibb and Taylor and Blythe and Rowe then made a much quicker lap gain, as the rest of the field lost concentration. But that wasn't the end of the action as Gilmore and Keisse then charged off the front again, hotly pursued by Schep and Stam. Marvulli and Newton and the Downings also went after them and very quickly these four teams had moved a lap clear of the rest of the field again. With the four sprints for points coming in the second half of the race, the riders were torn between scoring and looking for further opportunities to gain a lap.

Marvulli and Newton were the most focused pairing, picking up points and marking any moves. When they won the third sprint, it was clear that only Gilmore and Keisse could out-score them. However, Schep and Stam did make a brave attaempt to claim a third lap, which would have won them the race. However, it finally came down to the last sprint and Franco Marvulli made certain that he and Chris Newton were to claim the race by holding off Matthwe Gilmore to win the final sprint by half a wheel.

Sprint 1
1. Hampton & Dowsett
2. Blyth & Rowe
3. Marvulli & Newton
4. Schep & Stam

Sprint 2
1 Gilmore & Keisse
2 Marvulli & Newton
3 Schep & Stam

Sprint 3
1 Marvulli & Newton
2 Gilmore & Keisse
3 Belis & Burke

Final Sprint
1. Marvulli & Newton(by half wheel from
2. Gilmore & Keisse
3. Blythe & Rowe
4. Schep & Stam

Final Madison standings
1. Marvulli & Newton 15 points + 2laps
2. Gilmore & Keisse 11 + 2
3. Schep & Stam 4 + 2
4. Downing & Downing 0 + 2
5. Hampton & Dowsett 5 + 1