Tomos Hales continued his relentless charge in defence of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport with another maximum 6 points in Round 7. Despite windy conditions Hales managed to beat his Round 6 effort by 15 seconds with a fine 22 minutes 13 seconds to extend his lead to 11 points in the Series from Phil Roberts, exactly a minute behind.
Two visiting riders took the remaining podium spots with a greatly improved Chris Riley of Paramount CRT the only other rider to dip below 23 minutes in 22:29, and Stourbridge Velo’s Darren Shaw agonisingly just missing out in 23:01.
In the Women's Series Deb Hutson-Lumb continued to make up lost ground with an impressive 24:26, moving to two points behind Clare O’Donnell; whilst in the Road Bike Series Dave Moore took over the lead thanks to an event-winning 26:12, an excellent 20 second improvement on his Round 6 effort. Meanwhile Junior Ben Southgate put in a good ride after battling it out with Roberts in the final 100 yards to the finish line, stopping the watch on 24:14, a 22 second improvement.
Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after seven rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Tomos Hales
|
42
|
2
|
Phil Roberts
|
31
|
3
|
Ben Southgate
|
17
|
4
|
Richard Howes
|
10
|
5
|
Adam Mumford
|
9
|
5
|
Oliver Rodwell
|
9
|
7
|
Dave Moore
|
8
|
7
|
Deb Hutson-Lumb
|
8
|
9
|
Ben Wood
|
7
|
10
|
Bob Elliott
|
6
|
10
|
Rich Smith
|
6
|
Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after seven rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Dave Moore
|
34
|
2
|
Ben Wood
|
29
|
3
|
Stuart Wortley
|
15
|
4
|
Ashley Kirkham
|
9
|
5
|
Ben Thompson
|
5
|
6
|
Clare Cotterill
|
4
|
Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after seven rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Clare O'Donnell
|
26
|
2
|
Deb Hutson-Lumb
|
24
|
3
|
Clare Cotterill
|
10
|