With Tomos Hales absent other riders took the opportunity to make up some lost ground in Round 8 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport. With other events on in County Series it was a modest entry of 11 solo riders and a tandem for the best conditions in several weeks. Stourbridge Velo's Darren Shaw took the overall win in a solid 23 minutes 13 seconds, pushing Phil Roberts into runner-up spot by 18 seconds. Roberts was happy to take the maximum six points on offer to make up some ground on Hales, slicing his lead to five points in a fine 23:31 to see off Adam Mumford, taking 3rd place in 24:02, 14 seconds ahead of Rich Smith.
Attention was on the head-to-head battle in the Road Bike Series between Dave Moore and Ben Wood who have been closely matched this season, with Moore leading the Series. That lead was stretched further thanks to a six second difference as the club Chairman posted a fine 26:10.
Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after eight rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Tomos Hales
|
42
|
2
|
Phil Roberts
|
37
|
3
|
Ben Southgate
|
20
|
4
|
Adam Mumford
|
14
|
5
|
Dave Moore
|
10
|
5
|
Rich Smith
|
10
|
5
|
Richard Howes
|
10
|
8
|
Oliver Rodwell
|
9
|
9
|
Ben Wood
|
8
|
9
|
Deb Hutson-Lumb
|
8
|
Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after eight rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Dave Moore
|
40
|
2
|
Ben Wood
|
34
|
3
|
Stuart Wortley
|
19
|
4
|
Ashley Kirkham
|
9
|
5
|
Ben Thompson
|
5
|
6
|
Clare Cotterill
|
4
|
Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after eight rounds
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
1
|
Clare O'Donnell
|
26
|
2
|
Deb Hutson-Lumb
|
24
|
3
|
Clare Cotterill
|
10
|