Youth Track National Championship Round Up

Sevastopulo Family Shine at Sundrive

Sundrive Velodrome hosted the Youth Track National Championships on Saturday, 10^th of August.

Vicky Sevastopulo of Sundrive Track Team took Gold in both the Time Trial and Sprint in the Girls Under 12. In the TT she was closely followed by Ruby Millar from Square Wheels and Sophia Woods also from Sundrive. Silver in the Sprint went to Maggie Bates from Sundrive, while Sophia Woods made it a Sundrive hat-trick taking Bronze. The Girls Under 12 Scratch race was won by Molly Turner from Orwell Wheelers, ahead of Maggie Bates in second and Ruby Millar in third.

William Hance from Orwell Wheelers took Gold in the Boys Under 12 Sprint and TT, as well as Silver in the Scratch. Cullen Murphy from O’Leary Stone Kanturk took Silver in the Sprint and TT and grabbed himself the top spot in the Scratch race. Jake Govan from Orwell Wheelers took Bronze across all three disciplines in what was a very strong day out for the three medal winners.

VC Glendale’s Aoife Craig took the top spot in the Girls Under 14 Sprint and TT to go with her Silver in the Scratch race. Naoise Byrne from Carlow RCC took second place in the Sprint and TT, but managed to edge out Craig in the Scratch race for Gold. Katie Turner from Orwell Wheelers took third place across all three disciplines.

In the Boys Under 14 category, Sundrive’s Oscar Sevastopulo had a very successful day, taking Gold across all three disciplines. James Cunningham from Orwell Wheelers took second place in both the Sprint and Scratch behind Sevastopulo, and nabbed Bronze behind Xander Huele in the TT. Huele also added bronze in the Sprint and Scratch to his TT Silver for the day.

The Girls Under 16 category was cut and dry, as Emer Heverin of All Human/Velo Revolution took the titles in the Sprint, TT and Scratch. Poppy Hamilton from Spellman-Dublin Port took Silver across all three, while Ysabella Huele came in third across all three disciplines.

Karl Bernie from Navan Road Club took the top spot in the Boys U16 Sprint and TT. Silver in the Sprint went to Elliott McKeegan from Team Madigan CC, with Spellman-Dublin Port rider Curtis McKee taking third spot. McKee also took Bronze in the TT, behind Sundrive’s George Sevastopulo in second, and Bernie in first. Sevastopulo took the win in the Scratch ahead of McKeegan in second and James Armstrong from VC Glendale in third.

Congratulations to all who took part on the day, and a special mention must go to the Sevastopulos on their very successful day, taking medals across all age groups.