Round 4 of the newly re-badged Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport saw a first-time win for Tomos Hales - as road works saw a course change to the fast 'Tiddly' circuit. Riders got a sneak preview of racing on the beautiful new tarmac at Peplow whilst the normal Cotwall Bank circuit got a liberal dose of chippings as riders took advantage of a glorious evening with hardly a breath of wind, ensuring fast times.
Hales came out at the top of the standings with an excellent effort of 23 minutes 23 seconds to push out Wrekinsport team mate Allan Henderson by 18 seconds. Those performances were enough to elevate the pair into joint second spot in the Series standings as they narrowed the gap to an absent Rich Smith to just two points.
Taking third spot - but only just was Richard Howes, putting in a first appearance of the season with a strong 26:06, just one second ahead of Mark Golding, the best-placed guest rider.
Club Chairman Dave Moore threw his hat in the ring in the Road Bike Series, finishing 6th overall in 25:56 and instantly going into the joint lead of an event designed for riders not using aero equipment. Meanwhile Jen Morris was the only woman in competition and immediately loved the course on first sight, ending the evening on 32:30.
Result
|
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Club
|
Time
|
No.
|
|
1
|
Tomos Hales
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
23:23
|
7
|
|
2
|
Allan Henderson
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
23:41
|
6
|
|
3
|
Richard Howes
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
25:06
|
5
|
|
4
|
Mark Golding
|
Unattached
|
25:07
|
11
|
|
5
|
Steve Elcocks
|
Revolutions Racing
|
25:27
|
18
|
|
6
|
Dave Moore
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
25:56
|
8
|
|
7
|
Dave Gostelow
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
26:07
|
2
|
|
8
|
Pete Mulloy
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
26:40
|
4
|
|
9
|
John Parker
|
Newport Shropshire CC
|
27:08
|
14
|
|
10
|
Alan Price
|
Newport Shropshire CC
|
27:18
|
15
|
|
11
|
Jason Davis
|
Paramount CRT
|
27:24
|
3
|
|
12
|
Ron Perks
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
32:13
|
9
|
|
13
|
Jen Morris
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
32:30
|
1
|
|
|
George Davies
|
Wrekinsport CC
|
DNS
|
10
|
Road Bike
Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport: Top 10 after four rounds
|
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
|
1
|
Rich Smith
|
15
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
|
|
=2
|
Allan Henderson
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
|
=2
|
Tomos Hales
|
13
|
3
|
|
4
|
6
|
|
4
|
Chris Halford
|
12
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
Oliver Rodwell
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
|
6
|
Dave Moore
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
7
|
Rob Jackson
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
=8
|
Pete Mulloy
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
=8
|
Richard Howes
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
=8
|
Ron Perks
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Road Bike Series after four rounds
|
Pos'n
|
Name
|
Total Points
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
|
=1
|
Andy Loveland
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
=1
|
Dave Moore
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
=1
|
Steve Smith
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Mio Kontic
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
|
- Round 5 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport takes place from 7pm next Wednesday - all welcome to sign on at The Woolpack, Shawbirch.
