The battle for supremacy between Tomos Hales and Chris Halford in the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport took another turn as Hales was the winner in Round 7 in chilly and wet conditions. These types of conditions sometimes give easier passage through the air as the rain came down late event, with Hales storming over the finish line in 21 minutes 13 seconds as earlier riders avoided a soaking. This sliced a huge 44 seconds off his Round 6 time as Halford remained dry but went backwards three seconds to take the runner-up spot in 21:39. Hales now hold a slender one point lead at the head of the standings as the pair seemingly swap positions each week in a great battle for supremacy.

Taking third spot was a visiting rider from Wolverhampton Wheelers Paul Horton, gaining his first experience of the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit to stop the watch ofn 22:29, 12 seconds ahead of RAF rider Jason Walkley.

In the Road Bike Series another first-timer caused an upset in the contest between Dave Slater and Stuart Wortley as Junior rider Luka Stolic set a highly impressive time of 24:41 to take the maximum six points on offer. Slater dipped below the 30 minute/20mph mark to finish in 29:29 and tie things up at the top of the standings with Wortley who ended his evening on 31:31.

In the Women’s Series Victoria Doran took her first win of the season with a personal best 29:21 to narrow the gap to Clare Cotterill who had an off night by her standards, going back 2:16 and not enjoying the wet and windy conditions, which Doran seemingly relished.        

Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Top 5 Cumulative Standings after seven rounds

Pos'n	Name	Total Points
1	Tomos Hales	38
2	Chris Halford	37
3	Rich Smith	17
=4	Phil Roberts	16
=4	Rob Jackson	16

Road Bike Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after seven rounds

Pos'n	Name	Total Points
=1	Dave Slater	34
=1	Stuart Wortley	34
3	Steve Porter-Knott	15
4	Hannah Jukes-Jones	10
=5	Dave Moore	6
=5	Luka Stolic	6

Women’s Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after seven rounds

Pos'n	Name	Total Points
1	Clare Cotterill	39
2	Victoria Doran	34
3	Clare O'Donnell	25
4	Emma Horne	12
5	Hannah Jukes-Jones	10