The final round in the British Cycling National series took place at Tredegar in Wales. Tensions were high and the racing was fast and furious with this round being double points and rankings at stake.
Ten of Tivertons finest riders made the journey with excellent results all around.
In 6 and under class Ryan O’Loughlin really gave Josh Coppin some hard work although Josh took 4^th place the steadily improving Ryan was very close behind in 5^th.
Brothers Eddie and Josh Moore raced well, Eddie took 4^th in the 8 year old class while Josh racing in the 9’s took 7^th.
Sam Hann raced well in the 13/14 age group, qualifying through the semi to race the A final and finishing in 7^th place.
Meanwhile the tension was high in the 15/16 age group with Jason Fay and Ben Blake, Jason really made the last round count by qualifying for the A final and taking 5^th while Ben took 7^th in the B final.
Shannon Blake, in 7-9 girls, had a good race finishing 3^rd in the B final while Paula Hallett took 5^th in 25+ ladies.
Tivertons shining star had to be Bethan Hallett in 10-12 girls, Bethan took a very early lead and increased the distance between her and the next rider with every turn of her pedals, finishing several bike lengths in front of everyone in each and every moto to take 1^st place and ultimately win the National series.

Fantastic racing from the twelve Tiverton riders that travelled to Peterborough for National Round 3 and 4, which also saw the introduction of Saturday racing.
Tiverton’s three ‘Pocket Rockets’ took part in the 6 under age group, Josh Coppin, Ryan O’Loughlin and Harry Roberts, who was jumping in with both feet with his first ever race being at National level, Josh rode an excellent race to finish 2^nd overall with Ryan 5^th and Harry took 2^nd in the B final.
Eddie Moore rode steady in the 8 yrs to finish 3^rd while Brother Josh took 6^th in the 9’s.
Oliver Fay had tough competition in 11/12 age group being in the younger end of the group, Oliver finished 5^th in the B final.
Sam Hann really gave it his best shot in 13/14 age group, he rode excellently throughout the motos, quarters and semis to qualify for his first ever National A final which he raced with style to finish a very well deserved 6^th out of 40 riders.
Jason Fay and Ben Blake found the going tough in 15/16 age group, Jason took 1^st in the B final while Ben went out in the quarter finals, Bens sister Shannon rode a steady race in 7-9 girls finishing in 6^th overall, while Bethan Hallett took 5^th in 10-12 girls.
Steve Jenks, Tivertons oldest rider, put some of the younger riders to shame by making the A final and finishing a highly commended 7^th.
Sunday saw better weather and even better results.
Josh Coppin rode hard to take 2^nd in 6 under while Ryan O’Loughlin and Harry Roberts took 2^nd and 4^th respectively in the B final.
Brothers Josh and Eddie Moore rode well in their age groups with Eddie taking 3^rd Josh 5^th.
Oliver Fay improved on his Saturday position by taking 3^rd in the B final in the 11/12 age group, while in 13/14 age group, Sam Hann again rode an excellent race, showing his training and hard work is playing off by finishing 5^th.
Jason Fay and Ben Blake in 15/16’s also improved on their positions with Jason 7^th in the A final, Ben 6^th in the B final.
Shannon Blake in 7-9 girls took a well deserved 4^th place while Bethan Hallett in 10/12 girls, despite a really bad gate in the final made her way through the pack to take 3^rd.
Steve Jenks made the A finals again on Sunday to finish 7^th.

The bank holiday weekend saw round 1 & 2 of the National series at Cheddar in Somerset. Round 1 took place on the Sunday with 13 riders from Tiverton BMX club taking part.
In 8 yr age group, Eddie Moore just missed out and didn’t make it through the semis, while Brother Josh, gained 4^th place in the 9 yr olds with Ryan Allington 4^th in the B final.
In the 11-12 age group, Tiverton had Oliver Fay, who gained 5^th with Callum Webber in 7^th, while Sam Hann had to settle for 8^th in the B final in the 13 – 14 age group.
Tough racing followed in the 15-16’s with Jason Fay and Ben Blake giving it their best shot, Ben finishing 8^th in the A final, Jason 4^th in the B final.
Shannon Blake rode well to gain 8^th in 7 – 9 girls while Bethan Hallett racing in 10-12 girls gained 3^rd.
In 16-29 cruiser Tiverton had Peter Moore and Ian Wheeler, Pete took 4^th place in the B final with Ian just missing out.
Tiverton’s only lady rider, Paula Hallett gained a well deserved 7^th place in 25+ ladies.

Wind and heavy rain didn’t stop the racing for Round 2 on the Monday, with even more riders from Tiverton taking part.
In the 6 under class Josh Coppin and Ryan O’Loughlin raced their first national event with great results for both of them, Josh took them by storm to finish in 4^th place with Ryan 6^th in the B final.
Eddie Moore had a better day in the 8’s with 2^nd in the B final. Josh Moore and Ryan Allington both qualified for the B final in the 9 year old class to finish 1^st and 5^th respectively.
In the 11-12 class Callum Webber and Oliver Fay faced each other, both qualifying for the B final with Callum taking 2^nd Oliver 3^rd, while in 13-14 class, Sam Hann had a slightly better day taking 6^th in the B final.
Jason Fay had the upper hand over Ben Blake in the 15-16’s Jason qualified for the A final and took 5^th while Ben had to settle for the B final and 6^th.
Shannon Blake had a great day taking 5^th in the 7-9 girls.
Bethan Hallett became Tiverton’s Star rider by taking a well deserved 1^st place in the 10-12 girls with Mum Paula 5^th in 25+ ladies.

The winter training has paid off for many Tiverton BMX riders with great results. The racing season started over the bank holiday weekend with National series, round 1 at Burnham and round 2 at Cheddar, 14 riders from Tiverton BMX Club made the journey.
Novice, Ryan Allington raced well at his first ever National, he took a tumble in his first moto but shook himself down to take mainly 4th on both days. Eddie Moore raced well taking 2nd place overall at Burnham, Eddie took a tumble the following day at Cheddar and had to settle for 5th overall, while his brother Josh, in the 9 year old experts, took 2nd at Burnham and 3rd at Cheddar.
Oliver Fay who raced in the 10 year olds, raced well but had to settle for 6th overall at both Burnham and Cheddar.
The age groups get harder from now on as they are double age groups, in the 11/12 group Tiverton had Daniel Hill, Lee Green and Callum Webber, Daniel raced well and was away for the win when he was cruelly taken out by another rider in the semi final, having to settle for B final, which he won in style, Lee Green put in a great performance and made the B final at Burnham while Callum just missed out and went out in the quarter finals on both days.
43 riders in the 13/14 age group making this the toughest age group. Ben Blake and Jason Fay put in an excellent performance, Ben finished 3^rd overall with Jason 12^th, while Sam Hann and Connor Hallett raced hard but missed out by mere inches in the quarter finals.
Shannon Blake in the 7-9 girls raced really well on both days taking 4^th place overall, Bethan Hallett raced hard to finish 2^nd at Burnham 3^rd at Cheddar.
Steph Cox featured in the Junior Female finishing in 11^th place overall while Paula Hallett in the 25+ ladies finished 8^th.