SCRL Track League – Week 5 Recap & Race Highlights

Written By Freddie Hick

Week 5 of the SCRL Track League delivered a full gas evening of action at the Brighton Velodrome — packed with tactical drama, surprise results, and a solo breakaway that blew the doors off the final race. With race format changes, sprint battles, and standouts across every category, this one had it all. 💥

🔄 Format Shuffle: Elimination Replaces Snowball

Due to a technical issue, the planned Snowball races were swapped for extra Elimination rounds, giving riders a double dose of tactical madness — and they delivered in style.

🏁 Scratch Race Highlights

  • Senior A
    🥇 Jack Smith
    🥈 Freddie Hick
    🥉 Nathan Cozens

  • Senior B
    🥇 Clive Spicer
    🥈 Alex Beyfus
    🥉 Bartosz Kubiak

  • Senior C
    🥇 Peter Baker
    🥈 James Hedley
    🥉 Graham Rees

😈 Elimination Rounds

Senior A – Freddie Finds His Flow

Freddie Hick was in control from the start, holding 1st place across every elimination lap for a dominant win.
🥇 Freddie Hick
🥈 Finn Anderson
🥉 Alex Harvey

Senior B – Spicer Stamps Authority

Clive Spicer made it two-for-two on the night with another commanding victory.
🥇 Clive Spicer
🥈 Bartosz Kubiak
🥉 Ed Raynard

🔄 Win and Out Races

In classic “go early or get nothing” fashion, the Win and Out races rewarded bold moves and punished hesitation.

  • Senior A
    🥇 Nathan Cozens
    🥈 Jack Smith
    🥉 Alex Harvey

  • Senior B
    🥇 Stu Nisbett
    🥈 Alex Beyfus
    🥉 Ed Raynard

  • Senior C
    🥇 Peter Baker
    🥈 James Hedley
    🥉 Michelle Kimbler

⚡ Dash Races (Youth)

Short and savage, the Dashes lit up the track with powerful efforts from the next generation.

  • Youth Minor (1 lap)
    🥇 Finlay Crowhurst
    🥈 Holly Anderson
    🥉 Erin Beattie

  • Youth Major (2 laps)
    🥇 Leo Symes
    🥈 Matthew Carlton
    🥉 Jacob Rawlins

🧨 6-Lap Block Handicap – Solo Brilliance

The final race of the night saw Freddie Hick launch a daring solo break from the A group, holding off the bunch and crossing the line first to secure full points for Category A.

👏 Special mention to the Youth Major riders, who stayed with the senior bunch and delivered top-tier finishes — showing how much they’ve progressed this season.

📊 Standings Update – Top 5 Overall

  1. 🥇 Jack Smith (Senior A) – 151 pts

  2. 🥈 Clive Spicer (Senior B) – 118 pts

  3. 🥉 Freddie Hick (Senior A) – 117 pts

  4. Nathan Cozens (Senior A) – 100 pts

  5. Alex Harvey (Senior A) – 97 pts

📄 Full Results – Week 5
📄 Download the Overall Standings PDF

🙌 Thank You!

Massive thanks to all our volunteers, officials, and supporters. We missed Edie’s cakes this week — but the racing more than made up for it! 👏

🕕 Sign-on from 18:00
🚦 Racing starts at 18:30 sharp
📍 Brighton Velodrome

We’ll see you all for Week 6 — bring the legs and let’s keep this momentum going!

– The SCRL Team 🚴‍♀️⚡

Freddie Hick
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