Tomos Hales opened up a five point gap as he took over the lead of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport in Round 12 – with the former Series leader Chris Halford sitting it out on the sidelines. Recovering from a knee operation, Halford could only watch as Hales took the win in 22 minutes 9 seconds on an evening that saw many riders go back from their Round 11 marks. With three rounds to go that lead may well prove decisive in the destination of the Evening 10 Trophy.
One rider who wasn’t going backwards was Stourbridge Velo’s Darren Shaw who set a personal best after dipping below the 23 minute mark for he first time. Telford based Shaw is a regular at these events and was well pleased with taking runner-up spot in 22:45, seeing off Rich Smith in 23:06 who also improved by 28 seconds over his Round 11 effort.
The first medal of the Series was settled in the Road Bike category with Stuart Wortley taking Gold that’s to taking the maximum six points on offer with his 32:22 beating Stephen Porter-Knott who finished in 34:27. Wortley has been doggedly pursuing this title all season and was finally rewarded with three rounds remaining.
In the Women’s Series the deadlock at the top between Clare Cotterill and Victoria Doran was broken thanks to just three seconds, with Cotterill taking the win amongst Wrekinsport members to pull ahead by one point thanks to her 30:21 effort. This has been the closest of battles, but Cotterill had no answer for the Overall Women’s winner, Nova Raiders’ Deb Hutson-Lumb who showed her quality with a fantastic 24:08 to take 11th spot Overall from a 23-strong field.
Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve 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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Tomos Hales
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60
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2
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Chris Halford
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55
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3
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Phil Roberts
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36
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4
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Rob Jackson
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32
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5
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Rich Smith
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29
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Road Bike Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve 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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58
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2
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Dave Slater
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39
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3
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Steve Porter-Knott
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34
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4
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Luka Stolic
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30
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5
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Hannah Jukes-Jones
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10
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Women’s Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve 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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62
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2
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Victoria Doran
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61
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3
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Clare O'Donnell
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38
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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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