Drizzle, cold conditions and uncertainty over which course was available due to two sets of road works in the area greeted riders for the opening event of the Wrekinsport CC club season, a fast and furious 5 mile time trial to open the lungs and get the legs re-accustomed to going fast again. With a new doctor’s surgery being built and 20 weeks of works in progress at Shawbirch island the uncertainty saw the Rushmore Lane circuit called into action in the gathering gloom. Phil Roberts was the only rider to dip below the 12 minute mark with an excellent 11 minute 56 second effort, a clear win of 30 seconds from Wrekinsport Junior Ben Southgate.

The circuit seems to suit younger riders, with Southgate only just managing to squeeze Newport Shropshire CC Junior Ethan Campbell out by four seconds, with Chris Riley taking fourth in 12:39 the best placed on a road bike.