It was a close call for victory in Round 9 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as the top two were separated by just two seconds. It was great to see RAF CA’s Dan Watts back in flying form after time away as he made immediate inroads by taking the win in 21 minutes 20 seconds, pushing out Tomos Hales who took the honours for the promoting club. Watts took advantage of continuing great conditions, putting in a solid charge for the line showing full commitment. Hales knew he was in for a challenge and looked on sparkling form, but had to settle for the runner-up spot on the night. He still took the maximum six points on offer for Wrekinsport riders, stretching his lead at the top of the Decathlon standings to four points over Ben Southgate.
The fine conditions were amply demonstrated with three riders recording personal bests on the night, including third-place Phil Roberts who stopped the watch on 22:26. Other bests came from Paul Ducommun in 27:45; and Mollie Croxon who beat the magical 20mph benchmark for the first time with 29:51, stretching her lead at the top of the Women’s Series to 14 points as a result.
In the Road Bike Series first time entrant in this Series Ben Wood took a fine win in 24:21, with visiting Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ rider Alvydas Janusauskas just eight seconds off the pace. The battle at the top between Elliott Wills and David Seager continues, with the pair tying on 34 points at the top after Wills got the better of things this week by 28 seconds after finishing in 26:28 in a switcheroo contest that has seen each better the other three times in their straight head-to-head battles.
Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after nine 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
|
36
|
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2
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Ben Southgate
|
32
|
|
3
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Phil Roberts
|
27
|
|
4
|
Rich Smith
|
23
|
|
5
|
Alex Hall
|
20
|
|
6
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Ben Wood
|
14
|
|
=7
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Dave Seager
|
7
|
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=7
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Elliott Wills
|
7
|
|
=7
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Simon Thursz
|
7
|
|
=10
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Adam Mumford
|
6
|
|
=10
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Allan Henderson
|
6
|
|
=10
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Mollie Croxon
|
6
|
Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after nine 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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Dave Seager
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34
|
|
=1
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Elliott Wills
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34
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|
3
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Dave Moore
|
22
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|
4
|
Mollie Croxon
|
17
|
|
=5
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Martin Davies
|
12
|
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=5
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Stuart Wortley
|
12
|
|
7
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Ben Wood
|
6
|
|
8
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Bruce Gregory
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4
|
|
=9
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Graham Strong
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3
|
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=9
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Matt Price
|
3
|
Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after nine 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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Mollie Croxon
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32
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2
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Deb Hutson-Lumb
|
18
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|
3
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Victoria Doran
|
6
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