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  • 13 Aug 2021 20:07 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Tomos Hales opened up a five point gap as he took over the lead of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport in Round 12 – with the former Series leader Chris Halford sitting it out on the sidelines. Recovering from a knee operation, Halford could only watch as Hales took the win in 22 minutes 9 seconds on an evening that saw many riders go back from their Round 11 marks. With three rounds to go that lead may well prove decisive in the destination of the Evening 10 Trophy.

    One rider who wasn’t going backwards was Stourbridge Velo’s Darren Shaw who set a personal best after dipping below the 23 minute mark for he first time. Telford based Shaw is a regular at these events and was well pleased with taking runner-up spot in 22:45, seeing off Rich Smith in 23:06 who also improved by 28 seconds over his Round 11 effort.

    The first medal of the Series was settled in the Road Bike category with Stuart Wortley taking Gold that’s to taking the maximum six points on offer with his 32:22 beating Stephen Porter-Knott who finished in 34:27. Wortley has been doggedly pursuing this title all season and was finally rewarded with three rounds remaining.

    In the Women’s Series the deadlock at the top between Clare Cotterill and Victoria Doran was broken thanks to just three seconds, with Cotterill taking the win amongst Wrekinsport members to pull ahead by one point thanks to her 30:21 effort. This has been the closest of battles, but Cotterill had no answer for the Overall Women’s winner, Nova Raiders’ Deb Hutson-Lumb who showed her quality with a fantastic 24:08 to take 11th spot Overall from a 23-strong field.

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    60

    2

    Chris Halford

    55

    3

    Phil Roberts

    36

    4

    Rob Jackson

    32

    5

    Rich Smith

    29


    Road Bike Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Stuart Wortley

    58

    2

    Dave Slater

    39

    3

    Steve Porter-Knott

    34

    4

    Luka Stolic

    30

    5

    Hannah Jukes-Jones

    10


    Women’s Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Clare Cotterill

    62

    2

    Victoria Doran

    61

    3

    Clare O'Donnell

    38

    4

    Emma Horne

    12

    5

    Hannah Jukes-Jones

    10


  • 11 Aug 2021 20:59 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 21:50 5
    2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 22:02 4
    3 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 22:45 12
    4 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 23:00 7
    5 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:09 13
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:16 14
    7 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 23:44 20
    8 Chris Riley Paramounr CRT V 23:53 16
    9 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 24:12 8
    10 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 25:02 11
    11 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 25:21 2
    12 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:30 15
    13 Paul Mulready Bridgnorth CC V 25:51 3
    14 Jonathan Davies Stourbridge Velo V 26:00 17
    15 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC S 27:06 9
    16 Nick Roberts Unattached S 27:11 10
    17 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 29:04 1
    18 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC V 30:47 19
    19 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC WV 31:05 18
    20 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 31:15 6
    21 Dave Slater Propel CC V 31:24 21


  • 8 Aug 2021 13:16 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A fine turnout of 14 teams took the line for Round 7 of the UK ICT 2-Up Championship as riders faced a lumpy test on Wrekinsport's Shawbirch – Cotwell Bank circuit on a scorching evening. The promoting club took top billing as Tomos Hales and Phil Roberts teamed up for the first time to take victory by 10 seconds with a fine effort of 21 minutes 36 seconds, pushing out the pair who have been leading the Series for some time – Nova Raiders' Graeme Donnell and Andrew Lacon. Hales' tongue-in-cheek comments referred to the size difference between the pairing, which is significant: “I was very happy to take the win. Phil was a great partner and an even better wind block! We work well together and I believe we could go even quicker. Thanks for everyone helping out on a very hot night”.

    Roberts meanwhile revealed that this race had been a long-term target, and having finished third or fourth amongst his team mates in solo efforts most of the season a maiden win was a feather in the cap after seeing Ian Bond and Chris Halford take third just a second off Donnell and Lacon's pace: “Tomos was on great form and it was nice to help contribute to a win. We having been eyeing up this event for a while, so it was great to deliver as a team – a great feeling to take my first win in a Wrekinsport event. Credit to Ian, Chris and the Nova lads for such a close event, I'm looking forwards to teaming up with Tomos again”.

    Missing out on that win was on Donnell and Lacon's minds, but they were delighted to finally seal the Overall Championship with a round to spare having raced and won the previous evening at Ludlow in pursuit of this goal. Their 21:46 mark was enough to put them in an unassailable lead with the vast majority of medals all to play for in the final round. Donnell stated: “This is only second time we’ve raced this course and we managed to knock 30 seconds plus off our previous time. A slightly more technical course, and valuable seconds were lost by me on the turns which led us to being well beaten into second by Tomos and Phil: chapeaux. As always in sport and life, the silver lining is that we managed to grab the Series Gold. In truth I was dragged round the course 95% of the time; and all credit to my partner: one hell of a bike rider. A fantastic competition and well organised by all the teams”.

    Lacon meanwhile had hoped to seal Gold with a win, but it was not to be. Nevertheless he was pleased to finally put the destination of the 2-Up Trophies in no doubt: “We were hoping for a win to seal the Series but that was taken with a strong performance by Tomos and Phil on their home course. We had a good ride, but the over 90kg club wasn't in our favour this evening! I was still happy to pick up points, and another strong ride by Graeme. We are really happy with the Series win, it was a target for us this year and we worked well as a team to put in some good rides against strong competition. Consistency was our friend for the overall! Graeme has been a strong partner and besides, it’s always good to inflict a bit of pain on the father-in-law! Also, a big thank you to all of the clubs and volunteers who come out each week to enable us to race and support the sport we all love. It wouldn't be possible without them and every evening racing has been well organised and most importantly friendly and inclusive. We look forward to the last round and hope to go out on a high”!

    Halford and Bond made it a Wrekinsport sandwich for the podium positions, agonisingly missing out on runner-up spot by a single second in another new pairing. Speaking on behalf of the team Bond commented: “I really enjoyed the event and a great experience to ride with Chris. Thankfully my legs felt good. Chris paced us really well and did the majority of work, and the plan was for me to set the pace up Cotwall Bank. Unfortunately I pushed too hard as I was riding without my power meter and gapped Chris for a short period, which also emptied my legs for the finish, so I couldn't help Chris out much in the final couple of miles. A great event though, and we hope to do a few more 2-Ups together next year”.

    In the Mixed Team Championship the Series winners were also looking for a victory lap after realising very late that the event was on and arriving almost last minute – never a good plan, reducing warm-up opportunities. The win wasn’t to be thanks to another first-time pairing, with Market Drayton CC pair Sarah Grant and Mark Milton storming around the course in 22:22 – good enough for 4th spot Overall. Speaking for the team, Grant was delighted with the win, commenting: “A great night all round, I really enjoyed it and so pleased with the result! Brilliant team work and full gas to the finish, thanks to my awesome team mate”!

    Serjeant and Hill also had the Ludlow event from the previous evening in their legs but despite the last minute arrival still posted a fine time to take the runners-up spot in 23:39, with Serjeant stating: “Another boiling hot evening, and tired legs from Ludlow the previous evening, but a great course and good banter with the other teams. We finished on exactly the same time as we did on same course in 2019”! Hill added: “It’s just great to be competing with Emma on the 2-Ups. We are well matched, and everyone is so friendly and helpful. It’s a shame that there aren’t many more events in the Series. Thanks Emma, and thanks to all clubs entering the Series and the timekeepers”.

    Wrekinsport were running their club 2-Up Championship on handicap within the event, with Angela Boycott and Barry Parsons taking a clear win by 13 seconds in an adjusted 19:34 from Halford and Bond.


  • 4 Aug 2021 21:29 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 21:31 4
    2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 21:38 19
    3 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 22:49 22
    4 Scott O'Neill Stourbridge Velo V 22:52 10
    5 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 22:54 8
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:12 9
    7 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC S 23:16 27
    8 David Mole Stourbridge Velo V 23:20 2
    9 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 23:27 11
    =10 Mark Hammond Bridgnorth CC S 23:42 18
    =10 Andy Hellowell Wrekinsport CC V 23:42 23
    12 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 23:47 12
    13 Richard Coleman Stourbridge Velo V 23:55 3
    14 Chris Riley Paramount CRT V 24:17 17
    15 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 24:49 21
    16 Chester Romei Market Drayton CC J 25:12 26
    17 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:46 13
    18 Darren Craig Propel CC S 25:51 16
    19 Jonathan Davies Stourbridge Velo V 26:19 5
    20 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC S 26:28 20
    21 Mark Stocks Newport Shropshire CC V 27:27 14
    22 Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing V 27:47 30
    23 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 28:58 7
    24 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC WV 29:29 6
    25 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 31:03 1
    26 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 32:11 15
    27 Stephen Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC V 32:50 28
    . Steph Beeston Total Tri Training DNF 24
    . Beth Wilson Total Tri Training W DNF 25
    . Ollie Allan Market Drayton CC V DNF 29


  • 30 Jul 2021 19:47 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Congratulations to the medal winners

    Pos'n Names Actual Time H/C 1 H/C 2 Average H/C Time
    1 Angela Boycott & Barry Parsons 29:04 10:00 09:00 09:30 19:34
    2 Chris Halford & Ian Bond 21:47 00:00 04:00 02:00 19:47
    3 Elliott Wills & Ben Southgate 24:48 03:30 05:30 04:30 20:18
    4 Tomos Hales & Phil Roberts  21:36 00:30 01:30 01:00 20:36
    5 Allan Henderson & Rich Smith 22:54 02:30 02:00 02:15 20:39
    6 Dave Moore & Mike Bigwood 23:51 03:00 02:30 02:45 21:06



  • 28 Jul 2021 21:14 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Time No.
    1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC 22:09 14
    2 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo 22:45 10
    3 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC 23:06 4
    4 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC 23:11 21
    5 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC 23:20 2
    6 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC 23:34 15
    7 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC 23:36 23
    8 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC 24:00 8
    9 Chris Riley Paramount CRT 24:02 12
    10 Mark Hammond Bridgnorth CC 24:05 9
    11 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders 24:08 5
    12 Nick Long Nova Raiders 24:22 22
    13 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC 25:14 7
    14 Gary Smith Stourbridge Velo 25:35 13
    15 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC 25:38 19
    16 Simon Toghill Wolverhampton Wheelers CC 25:40 24
    17 Tim Evans Newport Shropshire CC 29:05 18
    18 Henry Fleming Wrekinsport CC 30:17 11
    19 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC 30:21 3
    20 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC 30:24 6
    21 Suart Wortley Wrekinsport CC 32:22 1
    22 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC 33:47 17
    23 Stephen Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC 34:27 16


  • 25 Jul 2021 17:52 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The winning margin could not have been closer in Round 13 of the SB Sports Injuries Series as Adam Baker ended up ousting the Series leader by one second in Wrekinsport CC's Gordon Davies 19, held over two laps of the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit. Despite losing 10 seconds to Dean Callister on the second lap Adam Baker clung on for a maiden win in 41 minutes 44 seconds having battled through a sapping northerly headwind that affected the three mile stretch between Shawbirch island an Crudgington crossroads. Baker was pleased with his win, commenting: “It was extremely close for the win, especially over that distance, any number of things where a second is made and lost. It was a tough day with the wind, but I paced it very well, pushing hard into the headwind and then using the tail wind to recover while keeping the speed high. The sections down wind were certainly more enjoyable - happy with my first win at these events”.

    Callister stretched his lead at the top of the Overall standings to 12 points after an extremely close battle with the rider in runner-up spot Henri Bedford. The two were split by 10 seconds at the en of the first lap and by exactly the same margin at the end of the second, with Callister stopping the watch on 41:45. The Nova Raider's comments show the difficulty judging a course that provides a variety of challenges, stating: “A nice temperature for racing but a strong wind in places. I always find that course hard to pace, and missed the win by such a small margin, but a great ride and congratulations to Adam Baker - thanks to Wrekinsport for a top evening”.

    Bedford had had other plans for the evening, looking to enter the re-arranged North Shropshire Wheelers' 25 due unavoidably to take place at the same time, but a late cancellation saw a hasty revision to his plans, making the transfer just in time. Whilst he cemented his Silver medal position Overall he became the first medal winner of the Series taking Junior Gold with four Rounds to spare after a fabulous season. He stated: “I love the Wrekinsport course as I am very familiar with it. A big headwind made the first part of the course tough and challenging. I enjoyed the race a lot, and well done to all those who competed - thanks to Wrekinsport CC for hosting”. With a healthy contingent of five Juniors among the 28-strong field Bedford's nearest challenger was 16 year-old Bridgnorth CC rider Nathan Fullwood in 46:42.   

    Another of the riders caught on the hop by the late cancellation took the win in the SB Women's Series as Marie Llewellyn extended her lead at the top of the standings. Nova Raider Llewellyn crossed the finish line in 50:29 to see off a challenge from Wrekinsport's Clare Cotterill who occupies the Silver medal position after ending her evening on 58:52. Her arrival after the event had started meant she had less than ideal race preparation, as she explained: “The 25 had been the plan for the night, but after the cancellation a very quick drive and entry online for the Wrekinsport 19. The first five kilometres was the warm up as nothing wanted to work, and then I found my power and pace and had an enjoyable race. Many thanks for Wrekinsport for letting us and others join last minute”.

    In the SB Veterans Championship it was a surprise win for Wrekinsport's Chris Halford, still recovering from a knee operation but pushing out Bridgnorth CC's Jonathan Mills-Keeling, another of the late transferees by 8 seconds in +7:53. Halford was 20 seconds behind Mills-Keeling at the end of the first lap but finished strongly, as his comments reveal: “I went easy on the first lap, and pushed a little on the second. I'm surprised to of won the Veteran's race with such strong riders racing”.

    Wrekinsport were running their Gordon Davies Handicap within the event, with Stephen Porter-Knott taking Gold in an adjusted 35:26, with Ian Bond Silver in 39:23 and Ben Wood Bronze in 40:47.


  • 22 Jul 2021 19:55 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Full:

    Pos'n Names Club(s) Time
    1 Tomos Hales & Phil Roberts  Wrekinsport CC 21:36
    2 Graeme Donnell & Andrew Lacon Nova Raiders 21:46
    3 Chris Halford & Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC 21:47
    4 Sarah Grant & Mark Milton Market Drayton CC 22:22
    5 Darren Shaw & Mark Hammond SCCA Private Member & Stourbridge Velo 22:33
    6 Allan Henderson & Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC 22:54
    7 Mark Hill & Emma Serjeant Hafren CC 23:39
    8 Dave Moore & Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC 23:51
    9 Harry Corney & Chester Romei Market Drayton CC 24:21
    10 Elliott Wills & Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC 24:48
    11 Jenny Newton & Andy Hazell Nova Raiders 25:53
    12 Victoria Doran & Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC & Black Country Tri 28:31
    13 Angela Boycott & Barry Parsons Wrekinsport CC 29:04
    . Rob Jones & Steve Elcocks Nova Raiders & Revolutions Racing

    DNF-P


    Private solo TT's:

    Pos'n Name Club Time
    1 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC 22:10
    2 Mio Kontic Wrekinsport CC 31:35


     

  • 16 Jul 2021 12:41 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Cat Actual Time H/C H/C Time
    1 Stephen Porter-Knott V 1:05:26 30:00 35:26
    2 Ian Bond S 46:53 07:30 39:23
    3 Ben Wood S 49:47 09:00 40:47
    4 Victoria Doran V 1:01:17 20:00 41:17
    5 Tomos Hales S 43:02 01:30 41:32
    6 Ben Southgate J 52:42 10:30 42:12
    7 Rich Smith V 46:21 04:00 42:21
    8 Rob Jackson V 45:52 03:30 42:22
    9 Allan Henderson S 48:03 05:00 43:03
    10 Chris Halford V 43:20 00:00 43:20
    11 Mike Newman S 51:18 07:30 43:48
    12 Phil Roberts S 48:28 03:30 44:58
    13 Clare Cotterill WV 58:52 13:00 45:52
    14 Clare O'Donnell WV 1:07:08 20:30 46:38


  • 14 Jul 2021 22:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 miles Time
    1 Adam Baker SCCA Private Member S 21:41 41:44
    2 Dean Callister Nova Raiders S 21:52 41:45
    3 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 22:02 41:55
    4 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 22:30 43:02
    5 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC V 22:42 43:19
    6 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 23:02 43:20
    7 Mark Pritchard Nova Raiders S 23:36 44:40
    8 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 24:16 45:52
    9 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 24:13 46:21
    10 Nathan Fullwood Bridgnorth CC J 24:25 46:42
    11 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 24:10 46:53
    12 Chris Riley Paramount CRT V 24:38 47:10
    13 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 25:05 48:03
    14 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 24:17 48:28
    15 Harry Corney Market Drayton CC J 24:51 49:44
    16 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 26:06 49:47
    17 Marie Llewellyn Nova Raiders W 26:23 50:29
    18 Mike Newman Wrekinsport CC S 26:54 51:18
    19 George Coombes SCCA 1st Claim S 26:41 51:24
    20 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 27:17 52:42
    21 Mark Stocks Newport Shropshire CC V 27:58 53:42
    22 Chester Romei Market Drayton CC J 28:29 54:06
    23 Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing V 29:29 56:36
    24 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 31:11 58:52
    25 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC V 31:37 1:01:17
    26 Stephen Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC V 34:00 1:05:26
    27 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 33:28 1:07:08
    . Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V DNF DNF


    1 lap private trial

    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 miles
    1 Beth Wilson Total Tri Training 32:58


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