The head-to-head between Chris Halford and Tomos Hales continued in Round 6 of The Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as Halford snatched victory back to tie things on 32 points at the top of the standings. Hales has had the better of things in the last two rounds but warmer conditions saw Halford bounce back with a fine effort of 21 minutes 36 seconds, a huge improvement of 46 seconds over his Round 5 time. Hales had to be content with the runner-up spot despite a furious effort to hurl himself across the line in 21:57 – edging out visiting rider Jonathan Mills-Keeling of Bridgnorth CC by three seconds.
In the road bike category visiting rider Chris Riley of Paramount CRT rtook the Overall plaudits in 25:25, but a first entry of the season into this category for Wrekinsport club Chairman Dave Moore saw him take the maximum six points on offer after stopping the watch on 28 minutes exactly to put his stamp on this Championship, with Dave Slater clawing back another point from Stuart Wortley’s advantage to draw to just one point off the top thanks to rides of 29:19 and 31:30 respectively.
Meanwhile in the Women’s Series there seems to be no stopping Clare Cotterill as she took her third win on the trot in 27:38, easing way from Victoria Doran and opening up her lead to six points. There was additionally the pleasing sight of three Juniors in competition amongst the 29-strong field with Market Drayton CC’s Harry Corney taking the win in 23:46 – an impressive eighth overall.
Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Top 5 Cumulative Standings after six rounds
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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=1
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Chris Halford
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32
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=1
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Tomos Hales
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32
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3
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Rich Smith
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16
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4
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Phil Roberts
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14
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5
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Rob Jackson
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12
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Road Bike Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after six rounds
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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1
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Stuart Wortley
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30
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2
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Dave Slater
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29
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3
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Steve Porter-Knott
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15
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4
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Hannah Jukes-Jones
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10
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5
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Dave Moore
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6
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Women’s Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after six rounds
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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1
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Clare Cotterill
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34
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2
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Victoria Doran
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28
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3
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Clare O'Donnell
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21
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4
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Emma Horne
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12
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5
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Hannah Jukes-Jones
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10
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