Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport - Round 10 2019

A glorious evening saw a number of personal bests recorded in Round 10 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport - including the second in two weeks for Rich Smith as he continues to pull ahead in the Overall Series standings. Smith didn't have it all his own way however with Chris Halford taking the win at the head of a field of 24 riders with a fine time of 21 minutes 36 seconds, an improvement of 11 seconds over his Round 9 effort. Halford has gained maximum points from all five Rounds he has entered and moved up to third in the Overall standings, but with a 17 point advantage for Smith it will be a tough catch.

Runner-up on the night was 15 year-old Henri Bedford, who made a determined charge for the finish line as he stopped the watch on 22:32, 16 seconds ahead of Smith. The Bridgnorth-based rider sliced eight seconds off his Round 9 PB despite being convinced that conditions weren't as favourable and now has an 11 point advantage over nearest challenger Tomos Hales.

Birthday boy Rob Jackson thoroughly enjoyed celebrating his big day by taking fourth spot in 23:46, 6 seconds ahead of Fraser MacKinnon. Meanwhile there were more personal bests lower down the field with Mio Kontic recording an all-time best 29:22, shaving 37 seconds off his Round 9 effort. Kontic elevated himself to second in the Road Bike Series on the strength of this effort, but had no answer for Series leader Dave Moore, who made things interesting for himself by racing on a 1980's vintage Peugeot machine complete with down tube changers - whilst wearing jeans! Moore beat the 29 minute mark by a single second and was the fastest Wrekinsport rider - although like Smith he didn't have things all his own way.

Entering their first time trials there were a brace of Decathlon riders, finally getting a chance to ride the Series they support. Starting a minute apart Philip Roberts got the better of Elliott Wills by 1:01 in a big battle for the finish line, with Roberts crossing in 26:45 and Wills recording 27:46. First-time efforts weren't reserved for the supporters as Revolutions Racings' Tina Elcocks entered her first ever solo time trial - and ended her evening with a respectable 31:27.  

Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport: Top 10 after ten rounds

Pos'n	Name	Total Points
1	Rich Smith	47
2	Tomos Hales	36
3	Chris Halford	30
4	Rob Jackson	28
5	Allan Henderson	26
6	Dave Moore	14
=7	Oliver Rodwell	10
=7	Pete Mulloy	10
9	Ron Perks	9
10	Dave Gostelow	7

Road Bike Series after ten rounds

Pos'n	Name	Total Points
1	Dave Moore	36
2	Mio Kontic	19
3	Steve Smith	15
4	Andy Loveland	11
5	Bethan Till	5
6	Rob Bainbridge	3