BURY Comets' Division Two side has continued to sweep all before it in recent weeks, with league wins against Edinburgh and Astley and Tyldesley sandwiching a victory in the Northern Junior KO Cup. <\/p>\n
In Edinburgh, the side hardly put a foot wrong in an 89-57 victory, winning 10 of the 15 heats and only once dropping points to the opposition. <\/p>\n
Adam Turnbull put in a captains performance, riding unbeaten from his four races, ably backed by Adam Taylor, Kaysar Mohammadi and Louis Turner. <\/p>\n
One feature that has set this team apart in the past couple of seasons though has been the squad mentality and every rider made a strong contribution throughout the match. <\/p>\n
Bury's Division One team found it tougher up at Redbraes in a 99-77 defeat against the defending league champions. <\/p>\n
A number of key riders were missing as Will Owens and Neil Howarth led the way for Comets, Howarth soldiering on despite suffering a couple of heavy falls. <\/p>\n
The match was competitive throughout, with the full squad again contributing to keep Edinburgh's score under 100 points. <\/p>\n
In the Division Three race, Harry Radford rode unbeaten in the grand prix format, with excellent backing from Dawar Mohammadi against the four Edinburgh representatives. <\/p>\n
Bury's Division One at home to Astley and Tyldesley was punctuated by heavy showers, which seemed to affect the Comets more significantly as they went down to a 97-82 defeat. <\/p>\n
With 12 of the 18 heats drawn, the match was relative close throughout, but A&T proved the more consistent. <\/p>\n
Bury's Kris Ramsden was top scorer across the two teams, continuing his excellent form this season, while Danny Taylor showed good form, his score trimmed by a gate exclusion. <\/p>\n
The Division Two fixture was also closely fought until late in the match as the Comets shared the rides amongst the full squad. <\/p>\n
Adam Turnbull rode unbeaten, with some excellent work against A&Ts number one Max Evans. <\/p>\n
Strong backing came from Adam Taylor, Louis Turner and an excellent Kaysar Mohammadi, who took three rides despite fasting during Ramadan. <\/p>\n
Some great rides late in the match by Asim Hussain and Steve Mann finally tipped the balance in Bury's favour as they claimed a 79-69 win to stay top. Harry Radford and Josh Neath also made strong contributions from the reserve slots. <\/p>\n
The Division Three match saw A&T field 12 riders in the grand prix format, making victory theirs almost from the outset against the Comets' team of five. <\/p>\n
In the under-13s category, Harry Radford, Josh Neath and Charlie Thacker all made a significant contribution, while at u10s, Kaci Neath rode unbeaten. <\/p>\n
Bury's most impressive performances over the past few weeks came in the Northern KO Cup at Northumbria, where the juniors claimed victory and the senior team finished third. <\/p>\n
The junior side retained their title after a three-way battle against Sheffield and Stockport. <\/p>\n
The match saw the return of James Elston, who looked sharp in scoring 12 from the reserve slot. <\/p>\n
All five riders worked well together to ensure a four-point winning margin over Stockport, who took second after a run-off with Sheffield. <\/p>\n
The Comets beat fourth-placed Sheffield by a point to finish on the podium in the senior competition, which was won by Stockport who finished on 48, nine ahead of Bury and four in front of second-placed Astley and Tyldesley. <\/p>\n
Danny Taylor top scored for the Comets, with good backing from Neil Howarth, while Kris Ramsdens score was severely trimmed by a couple of exclusions. <\/p>\n
Sunday sees the start of the Northern Fours and Grand Prix at Goshen, starting at noon, with training continuing midweek and on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n
Results <\/p>\n
Northern League <\/p>\n
Division One: Edinburgh 99 Bury 77 <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Will Owens 17 (6), Neil Howarth 15 (5), Danny Taylor 12+1 (6), Adam Turnbull 8+1 (3), Eryk Motala 7+1 (3), Adam Taylor 7+1 (5), Alan Plimley 4 (3), Asim Hussain 3+1 (2), Kaysar Mohammadi 3 (2), Louis Turner 1 (1). <\/p>\n
Division Two: Edinburgh 57 Bury 89 <\/p>\n
Bury riders: Kaysar Mohammadi 17+1 (from five rides), Adam Turnbull 15+1 (4), Adam Taylor 14+1 (4), Louis Turner 10 (3), Steve Mann 10 (4), Eryk Motala 9+1 (3), Harry Radford 5+1 (2), Asim Hussain 5+1 (3), Alan Plimley 4 (2), Dawar Mohammadi DNR. <\/p>\n
Division Three: Edinburgh 42 Bury 28 <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Harry Radford 16 (4), Dawar Mohammadi 12 (4). <\/p>\n
Division One: Bury 82 Astley & Tyldesley 97 <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Kris Ramsden 21+1 (6), Danny Taylor 17 (6), Adam Turnbull 13+1 (6), Adam Taylor 11+1 (5), Neil Howarth 10 (6), Asim Hussain 6+1 (5), Kaysar Mohammadi 4 (2). <\/p>\n
Division Two: Bury 79 A&T 69 <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Adam Taylor 15+3 (5), Adam Turnbull 14+2 (4), Louis Turner 13+1 (5), Asim Hussain 12+1 (5), Kaysar Mohammadi 9+1 (3), Harry Radford 7+1 (3), Steve Mann 6 (3), Josh Neath 3 (2). <\/p>\n
Division Three: Bury 53 A&T 134 <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Kaci Neath 16 (4), Harry Radford 14 (4), Josh Neath 10 (4), Charlie Thacker 8 (4), Rowan Neath 5 (4). <\/p>\n
Northern KO Cup <\/p>\n
Juniors: Bury 49, Stockport 45, Sheffield 45, Northumbria 20. <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: James Elston 12 (4), Danny Taylor 12 (4), Adam Taylor 10 (3), Adam Turnbull 8 (3), Kaysar Mohammadi 7 (2). <\/p>\n
Seniors: Stockport 48, Astley & Tyldesley 45, Bury 39, Sheffield 38, Hull 37, Northumbria 29. <\/p>\n
Bury scorers: Danny Taylor 13 (4), Neil Howarth10 (4), James Elston 6 (2), Kris Ramsden 6 (4), Adam Turnbull 4 (2). <\/p>\n
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