The second Battle of Britain series starts this Sunday (22nd April). The North & Scotland teams will be making the long journey to Poole, to take on the South & South Wales teams. New junior team manager Alisdair Foxley, of Edinburgh, takes charge of the team, in the first match at 1 pm. Sheffield's Ed Morton is the new junior captain for the season. The North & Scotland juniors finished 2nd in last year's junior table and the region are fielding another strong squad this year, with riders from five clubs turning out on Sunday. Lining up for the North & Scotland on Sunday, along with Ed Morton will be Astley & Tyldesley's Max Evans, Bury trio Kaysar Mohammadi, Adam Turnbull and Adam Taylor, Edinburgh's Lewis Foxley, along with Stockport duo Michael Preston and Devon Campbell. The race format has changed this year, as the juniors will be using the senior formula of eight rider teams, with 18 heats, plus 2 nominated heats. The seniors will take to the track at 2.30 pm. Team manager, Mike Hack, of Astley & Tyldesley, is still recovering from surgery, so Sheffield's Luke Morton takes on the team manager's role at Poole. The Captain Ben Higham, of Stockport, is also missing, so Astley & Tyldesley's new signing from Swindon, Steve Harris, steps up to be the captain on the day. Ironically, Steve was last year's South & South Wales captain. Three other Astley & Tyldesley riders are competing on Sunday - Reece Pollitt, Pawel Idziorek and Kyle Holland. Stockport's Jake Read will be the vice captain on the day, with Bury's Kris Ramsden and Sheffield pair Adam Watson and Ed Morton making up a stronger team than last year.
The Women's League commences on 13th May.
Good luck to the North Team on Sunday!
