Risley Primary School took first place in the 2014 Haringey Schools Cycling League at the end of five rounds which saw them outperform most of their rivals in four out of the five events.

Risley Primary School, proud winners of the 2014 HSCL Trophy.

Risley’s emphatic win, with 251 points, came on the back of its stunning result in the January hill climb event, from which the other schools never managed to recover.

North Harringay Primary School came second with 217 points, with newcomers St. Aidan’s Primary notching up 166 points to take third place.

The teams were presented with their trophies and medals at an awards ceremony at North Harringay Primary School.

Final 2013-14 results and Photos on flickr

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More schools than ever are competing in the Haringey Schools Cycling League after Belmont Primary joined earlier this month.

Belmont finished a close second in the Girls 24″ race.

Six schools took part in an afternoon of grass track racing at Chestnuts park, in the penultimate event of the 2013-14 League calendar.

Last year’s champions North Harringay finished one point behind Risley, whose lead in the overall competition looks unassailable.

A strong performance by Chestnuts saw them finishing third in the afternoon’s racing. Newcomers Belmont had a promising debut, taking fourth place, just ahead of Coleridge.

Risley now dominates the standings with 251 points, ahead of NHP at 217 and St. Aidan’s at 166.5.

HSCL 5th Round results and photos on Flickr

The final event in this year’s competition will be an all-day finale of grass track racing in Chestnuts Park on July 11th.

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Five schools took to the road circuit at the Lee Valley VeloPark for round 4 of the Haringey Schools Cycling League.

Safely away: a St. Aidan’s rider looks back at the pack as he approaches the finish line.

Following a morning coaching session, the schools took part in a series of races on the brand new 1-mile road circuit in the heart of the former Olympic Park.

St. Aidan’s and Coleridge took first place in the 24″ and 26″ races respectively, ahead of Chestnuts and Risley. North Harringay came first in the combined points for both races.

Risley continues to lead the League overall, with a massive 191 points. NHP is currently second with 158, with St. Aidan’s a close third. There are just two more events left in this year’s League.

HSCL 4th Round results and photos on Flickr

The next event will be grass track racing on Chestnuts Park on June 13th.

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After the disappointment of the rained-off February racing, last week saw the return of cyclo-cross to Finsbury Park for the 3rd round of the HSCL.

North Harringay claws back points after Risley decimated the field in the hill climb last January.

Four teams–Risley, Chestnuts, St. Aidan’s and North Harringay–competed in an afternoon of relay races on a course that hadn’t been dry enough to use in over three months.

North Harringay, still smarting after finishing third in January’s hill climb, took first place, narrowly beating Risley, followed by St. Aidan’s and Chestnuts.

HSCL 3rd Round results and photos on flickr

The next event will be a coaching session on the road circuit at the Lee Valley VeloPark on Friday 9th May.

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St. Aidan’s Primary School is the latest school to join the Haringey Schools Cycling League.

This brings the number of schools currently taking part to five: North Harringay, Chestnuts, Coleridge, Risley and St. Aidan’s

St. Aidan’s first league event was the cyclo cross race in Finsbury park on 15 November.
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The League’s cycling events for the coming season have now been finalised.

The fixture list centres on the seven-round League Trophy competition and includes visits to the Herne Hill Velodrome and the Olympic VeloPark.

See Events for details of the 2013-14 League dates.

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The North Harringay Primary School team show off their gold medals and league trophy with Cllr Canver.

North Harringay Primary School came top of the Haringey Schools Cycling League after a thrilling afternoon of grass-track racing at Chestnuts Park.

NHP’s Mia Coffman and Loveday Robinson also took home prizes for being the top individual scoring girls in the borough overall.

Four schools took part in this final event in the League’s 2012-3 calendar: North Harringay, Chestnuts, Risely and Coleridge.

Points were awarded for the first 10 finishers of each event over the year, the school with the highest score winning the HSCL Trophy.

The overall results of the seven events in the League’s inaugural season are:
1st North Harringay 644 points
2nd Risley 554 points
3rd Colridge 522 points
4th Chestnuts 363 points

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