To spare you lots of race reports, here's a quick summing up of the gongs and the performances at the Nationals this weekend. As follows:

Welsh Championships

V50 – Gold – Paul Bennett (Winner of the Welsh Championship Jersey)

V50 – Bronze – Donald Gray

Junior – Gold - Adam King

Junior – Silver – Matt Thomson

Female Youth – Bronze - Elizabeth Bennett

Special mention in the Senior race – Gareth Barnes, a cracking ride for 4th.

Welsh League

Junior Champ – Adam King (2nd in the overall league!)

Junior 2nd – Matt Thomson (3rd in the overall league!)

V50 Champ – Donald Gray.

U14 Boys 2nd – James Tillett

U14 Boys 3rd – Sam Tillett

Nationals

Junior - Matt Thomson – 14th

V50 - Donald Gray – 10th

Senior - Gareth Barnes 44th (A great result - Gareth wasn't gridded as he joined the season late)

Summary

Lots of success for 3 riders in particular: Adam King and Matt Thomson close 'Frenemies' (Friend/Enemy, a phrase coined by Adam's sister) driving each other to the top of the league and Donald Gray enjoying a blistering run of form to bag himself two major gongs and push everyone very hard all season. Well done that man.

From a personal perspective, while I missed more of the season than I'd have liked to, it's been great to watch the season unfold, with sterling performances in all of the age group categories. With talented U14s and Juniors coming through, and a great new signing in Gareth Barnes, next season is looking rosy. Can't wait. Only 9 months to the 3 Peaks.

(Apologies in advance for any errors or omissions).