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  • 16 May 2021 19:47 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The course record was smashed in Round 5 of The SB Sports Injuries Series as George Mills-Keeling became the first rider to dip under the magic 40 minute mark over two laps of the lumpy Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit in Wrekinsport CC’s Hannah Phipps-Jones 19 – despite it being held on a significantly chilly evening. Mills-Keeling was racing here for his amateur team Bridgnorth CC, but is normally found riding for professional outfit AVC Aix En Provence. The 19 year-old breezed around the 19 miles in 39 minutes 53 seconds after being the fastest rider through the 10 mile point in 20:46, maintaining an average speed of over 28½ miles per hour.

    Mills-Keeling’s nearest challenger was SB Series leader Henri Bedford, who was just 38 seconds off the pace at the end of the first lap and finished on 41:05. Riders were assisted by not having to battle through the wind, on a very calm evening, with Bedford stretching his lead of both the Overall and Junior SB Series as a result of this ride. He stated: “I loved the extra challenge of another lap on the Wrekinsport course. The weather wasn’t too kind, but it was good fun and I felt smooth. Well done to George for the win and course record, and thanks to Wrekinsport CC for putting on this event”.

    Bedford pushed out another Bridgnorth CC rider, Nathan Fullwood in the Junior race, with the 16 year-old making his Series debut with a very creditable 47:52, assisting Bedford to put extra space between himself and Harry Corney to stretch his Junior lead to 20 points, with the Market Drayton CC rider 54 seconds back from Fullwood. Overall Bedford beat off the attentions of Nova Raiders’ Dean Callister, who finished third in 41:32. Callister moved up to Overall runner-up spot in the Overall Series, although he has some tough ground to make up with Bedford now holding a 26 point lead. He stated: “I was happy to take third considering how cold it was! Shivering on the start line is never ideal but it was the same for all. The second lap started to bite a bit after twice up Cotwall Bank - thanks to Wrekinsport and all the marshals for putting the event on”.

    In the SB Women’s Series it was another debutante making an immediate impression, with Emma Horne stretching herself from the club 10’s she has competed in so far. Horne stopped the watch on 52:18 to beat Wrekisnport club mate Clare Cotterill by 2:32 – and found herself enjoying the extra distance, commenting: “I really enjoyed my first 19 mile time trial with Wrekinsport despite the cold!  I surprised myself with finding it easier than I expected, and in some ways easier than the 10 mile one – I was very grateful for the tips on the starting line given to me by Rob Jackson which definitely helped my pacing.  I was wrapped up more than most but still struggled – I felt some spots of rain but it just about held off. It would be great to see a few more women so we’re not quite so outnumbered - everyone is very friendly and supportive, so I’d encourage others to have a go like me”!

    In the SB Veterans Series it was another Wrekinsport rider, Chris Halford, who took the win and consolidated his lead at the top of the Veteran’s standings, now holding an 18 point lead over George Mills-Keeling’s father Jonathan, who ended his evening as third Veteran in +7:36. Mills-Keeling was beaten by a rider returning from injury, Tim Beardmore, whose Standard was 13 seconds betterl but there was no touching Halford who ended his evening on +8:21 – although he nearly didn’t get to ride thanks to a wheel issue, as he explained: “I’m not sure whether to thank or curse team mate Tomas Hales who got me a spare quick release after forgetting mine – I was still shivering the following day”!

    Wrekinsport riders were in competition for The Hannah Phipps-Jones Trophy, based on handicap and rewarding best improvement. Taking Gold was Steve Porter-Knott in an adjusted 40:14, 11 seconds in front of Victoria Doran and 59 seconds ahead of Tomos Hales.


  • 8 May 2021 15:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Congratulations to the medal winners


    H/C Pos'n Name Club Time H/C H/C Time
    1 Stephen Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC 1:10:14 30:00 40:14
    2 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC 1:00:25 20:00 40:25
    3 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC 42:43 01:30 41:13
    4 Luka Stolic Wrekinsport CC 50:48 09:30 41:18
    5 Emma Horne Wrekinsport CC 52:18 10:30 41:48
    6 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC 54:50 13:00 41:50
    7 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC 49:43 07:30 42:13
    8 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC 46:18 04:00 42:18
    9 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC 46:10 03:30 42:40
    10 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC 42:52 00:00 42:52
    11 Dave Slater Wrekinsport CC 58:00 15:00 43:00
    12 Pete Mulloy Wrekinsport CC 51:09 08:00 43:09
    13 Paul Cadman Wrekinsport CC 52:39 09:30 43:09
    14 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC 46:40 03:30 43:10
    15 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC 48:51 05:00 43:51
    16 Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC 48:56 05:00 43:56
    17 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC 55:11 10:30 44:41
    18 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC 52:28 07:00 45:28
    19 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC 1:06:47 20:30 46:17
    20 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC 1:05:44 18:30 47:14


  • 6 May 2021 12:32 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Following a discussion before the HPJ19 it has been retrospectively decided to open up a specific Women's points category for the Decathlon Series Evening 10's. Given the much greater interest in time trialling among Wrekinsport females this is something new to aim at. Points per race are scored as follows, all Evening Club 10's apply for this competition, all rounds count towards the points tally so get active!

    1st - 6 points

    2nd - 5 points

    3rd - 4 points

    4th - 3 points

    5th - 2 points

    All other finishers - 1 point

    Tie - both/all rider tying get the higher points available for the tied race position


    Table after three rounds:


    Pos'n Name Total Points R1 R2 R3
    1 Clare Cotterill 16 5 6 5
    2 Victoria Doran 13 4 5 4
    3 Emma Horne 12 6   6
    4 Clare O'Donnell 10 3 4 3
    5 Annabel Horne 4 2   2
    6 Hannah Jukes-Jones 3   3  
    7 Helen Blake 1 1    


     

  • 6 May 2021 00:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Handicaps to be calculated and posted separately. Course record for George Mills-Keeling, first rider under 40 minutes.

    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 miles Time
    1 George Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC S 20:46 39:53
    2 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 21:24 41:05
    3 Dean Callister Nova Raiders S 21:30 41:32
    4 Dan Watts SCCA Private Member S 21:44 42:11
    5 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 22:20 42:43
    6 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 22:54 42:52
    7 Tim Beardmore Nova Raiders V 22:47 43:24
    8 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC V 22:40 43:28
    9 Matt Davies Holohan Coaching RT S 23:24 44:26
    10 George Beck VC de l'agglomération du Bourget S 23:18 45:19
    11 Mark Pritchard Nova Raiders S 24:00 45:53
    12 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 24:00 45:57
    13 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:51 46:10
    14 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 24:33 46:18
    15 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 24:24 46:40
    16 David Mole Stourbridge Velo V 24:42 47:34
    17 Nathan Fullwood Bridgnorth CC J 25:14 47:52
    18 Harry Corney Market Drayton CC J 25:12 48:46
    19 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 25:27 48:51
    20 Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC S 25:35 48:56
    21 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 25:48 49:43
    22 George Coombes SCCA Private Member S 26:05 50:17
    23 Christopher Riley Paramount CRT V 26:21 50:19
    24 Luka Stolic Wrekinsport CC J 26:33 50:48
    25 Pete Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V 26:07 51:09
    26 Emma Horne Wrekinsport CC WV 27:29 52:18
    27 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC S 27:10 52:28
    28 Paul Cadman Wrekinsport CC V 27:09 52:39
    29 Mark Stocks Newport Shropshire CC V 27:33 53:10
    30 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 28:50 54:50
    31 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 28:12 55:11
    32 Mark Llewellyn Nova Raiders S 28:43 55:49
    33 Tom Boyd Propel CC S 29:25 56:14
    34 Dave Slater Wrekinsport CC V 30:01 58:00
    35 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC WV 31:36 1:00:25
    36 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 34:02 1:05:44
    37 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 34:31 1:06:47
    38 Becky Pugh Wrekinsport CC W 35:36 1:09:49
    39 Stephen Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC V 36:17 1:10:14



  • 3 May 2021 15:12 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A decidedly chilly evening saw times generally go back a notch in Round 3 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport, but there were some familiar names at the top of the standings. With riders shivering to take their start the effort required to get around the lumpy Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit soon saw them warming up, with Revolutions Racing’s Henri Bedford making it three wins in three events – albeit with a slower time. The 17 year-old charged around in 20 minutes 50 seconds, 25 seconds slower than his Round 2 effort, showing graphically how cold conditions can hamper times.

    Bedford took the win by beating the same Top 4 as the previous week, although how each coped with the tougher conditions saw a bunching at the head. Taking the maximum six points on offer for Wrekisnport members Chris Halford lost 10 seconds on his Round 2 effort after crossing the line in 21:34, 12 seconds ahead of team mate Tomos Hales who is pushing the current Series Champion to the limits this season. Hales’ 21:46 saw a 13 second loss, showing how closely this pair are matched, whilst visiting Bridgnorth CC rider Jonathan Mills-Keeling was one of the rare improvements, lopping 9 seconds off his Round 2 time with 21:58, showing he is coming into form.

    In the Road Bike category it was a first time trial of the season for Dan Watts, only recently returned from duty in The Falklands and playing a bit of catch up with his form. Watts still managed 23:08 and would surely have wiped the floor with this on his dedicated time trial bike, but despite this was still 2:26 clear of runner-up Chris Riley of Paramount CRT. In Wrekinsport’s Road Bike Series Dave Slater has so far put up a perfect claim to the Trophy with another maximum six points in 29:11, 12 seconds down but enough to stretch his lea over Stuart Wortley who finished in 32:53.

    With the events gaining popularity amongst Junior riders Bedford took a commanding win from Market Drayton CC’s Harry Corney, who recorded 24:01, with Wrekinsport’s Ben Southgate taking the honours for the club in 27:35. The events are also seeing more females try their hand too, with Emma Horne and Clare Cotterill having a terrific battle, with Horne taking the win in 26:50 by 25 seconds over the improving Cotterill.    

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Top 5 Cumulative Standings after three rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    R1

    R2

    R3

    1

    Chris Halford

    16

    4

    6

    6

    2

    Tomos Hales

    15

    5

    5

    5

    3

    Rich Smith

    9

    2

    4

    3

    4

    Rob Jackson

    8

    3

    3

    2

    =5

    Adam Baker

    6

    6

     

     

    =5

    Phil Roberts

    6

    1

    1

    4

    Road Bike Series Top 5 Cumulative Standings after three rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    R1

    R2

    R3

    1

    Dave Slater

    18

    6

    6

    6

    2

    Stuart Wortley

    15

    5

    5

    5

    =3

    Annabel Horne

    4

     

     

    4

    =3

    Hannah Jukes-Jones

    4

     

    4

     

    =3

    Helen Blake

    4

    4

     

     


  • 29 Apr 2021 21:37 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Henri Bedford took another fine win in Round 2 of The Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport despite gathering gloom on a dull evening. Helped by a rare easterly wind that aids riders up the 1.8 mile drag of Cotwall Bank Bedford shaved two seconds off from his Round 1 time despite the chill of an evening where the mercury steadily sank below 12ºC, with warmth only added on rare peeks from the sun. Bedford is easily recognisable in his exaggerated ‘Preying Mantis’ position, with a superbly locked back that means all the effort is going through the pedals. His 20 minute 34 second ride saw a fearsome charge for the finish line as he pushed Chris Halford into the runner-up spot by 50 seconds.

    Halford had a steady start to the season but looked back to his familiar form with his 21:24 ride, seeing off a strong challenge from club mate Tomos Hales by 9 seconds. Hales had beaten Halford by four seconds in Round 1 but with Halford lopping a huge 57 seconds off his previous week’s effort the benefit of that easterly wind was clearly demonstrated – always the best direction for fast times on the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit. This locks the pair in joint first place in the Series in a tussle that is likely to last the season.

    Best of the road bike racers was Paramount CRT’s Chris Riley, powering to 19th spot overall in a great field of 43 riders in 24:50, showing the passion for time trialling now lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease. But Dave Slater took the maximum six points on offer for Wrekinsport riders to stretch his lead at the top of the Road Bike Series. 

    Amongst a fine turnout of females Alison Dockney of Market Drayton CC powered home to a convincing win in 24:08, with Wrekinsport’s Clare Cotterill taking the plaudits for the club as she gets faster and faster as the season has bedded in, stopping the watch on 26:55. Bedford was fastest of the Juniors too, with closest challenger Luka Stolic who knocked 30 seconds off his first attempt the previous week to end the evening on 25:37.

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after two rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    R1

    R2

    =1

    Chris Halford

    10

    4

    6

    =1

    Tomos Hales

    10

    5

    5

    =3

    Adam Baker

    6

    6

     

    =3

    Rich Smith

    6

    2

    4

    =3

    Rob Jackson

    6

    3

    3

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after two rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    R1

    R2

    1

    Dave Slater

    12

    6

    6

    2

    Stuart Wortley

    10

    5

    5

    =3

    Helen Blake

    4

    4

     

    =3

    Hannah Jukes-Jones

    4

     

    4


  • 28 Apr 2021 22:39 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 20:59 21
    2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 21:34 7
    3 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 21:46 17
    4 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC V 21:58 26
    5 Daniel Watts RAF CA S 23:08 35
    6 Rob Kennard Stourbridge Velo V 23:16 24
    7 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:20 15
    8 Scott O'Neill Stourbridge Velo V 23:24 41
    9 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:35 8
    10 Phil Birch Market Drayton CC V 23:40 5
    11 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 23:41 23
    12 Richard Howes Wrekinsport CC V 23:43 11
    13 John Hines 3C Payment Sports V 23:57 25
    14 Harry Corney Market Drayton CC J 24:01 20
    15 David Mole Stourbridge Velo V 24:06 33
    16 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 24:32 34
    17 Pete Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V 24:47 4
    18 Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC S 24:59 6
    19 Chris Riley Paramount CRT V 25:34 16
    20 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC V 25:35 27
    21 Mark Stocks Newport Shropshire CC V 26:45 9
    22 Paul Cadman Wrekinsport CC V 26:49 19
    23 Emma Horne Wrekinsport CC WV 26:50 18
    24 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 27:15 2
    25 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 27:35 13
    26 Steve Mold Wrekinsport CC V 27:37 3
    27 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC S 28:02 14
    28 Darren Craig Propel CC S 28:13 38
    29 Lee Habberley Unattached S 28:30 28
    30 Dave Slater Wrekinsport CC V 29:11 31
    31 Tom Boyd Propel CC S 30:04 36
    32 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC WV 31:48 30
    33 Rebecca Pugh Propel CC W 31:56 39
    34 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 32:53 22
    35 Annabel Horne Wrekinsport CC WJ 33:30 10
    36 Matthew Stephenson Unattached S 33:47 29
    37 Ian Bouquet-Taylor Propel CC V 33:49 37
    38 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 34:04 12
    39 Steve Porter-Knott Wrekinsport CC V 36:20 32
    40 Terry Collins Wrekinsport CC V 47:20 1
    . Ethan Campbell Newport Shropshire CC J DNS 40


  • 21 Apr 2021 21:53 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 20:34 30
    2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 21:24 9
    3 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 21:33 22
    4 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC V 22:07 24
    5 George Beck VC de l'agglomération du Bourget S 22:53 36
    =6 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 22:56 15
    =6 Mark Pritchard Nova Raiders S 22:56 34
    8 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:09 8
    =9 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 23:12 4
    =9 Rob Jackson Wrekinsport CC V 23:12 21
    11 Richard Howes Wrekinsport CC V 23:18 3
    12 Daymian Underhill RAF CA S 23:24 16
    13 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC S 23:33 35
    14 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:55 43
    15 Alison Dockney Market Drayton CC 24:08 6
    16 Pete Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V 24:25 13
    17 Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC V 24:26 5
    18 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 24:31 17
    19 Chris Riley Paramount CRT V 24:50 23
    20 Mike Newman Wrekinsport CC S 25:06 29
    21 John Westhead Paramount CRT V 25:19 31
    22 Zach Smallbone Newport Shropshire CC S 25:20 38
    23 Luka Stolic Unattached J 25:37 7
    24 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:46 33
    25 Steve Mold Wrekinsport CC V 26:20 14
    26 Elliott Wills Wrekinsport CC S 26:31 41
    27 Ethan Campbell Newport Shropshire CC J 26:33 37
    28 Mark Stocks Newport Shropshire CC V 26:37 19
    29 Andy Loveland Wrekinsport CC V 26:53 20
    30 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 26:55 1
    31 Benedict Churchhouse Unattached S 27:25 42
    32 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 27:33 40
    33 Tom Boyd Propel CC S 28:03 27
    34 Lauren Turley Newport Shropshire CC W 28:41 39
    =35 Alan Sims Newport Shropshire CC V 28:59 12
    =35 Dave Slater Wrekinsport CC V 28:59 26
    37 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC WV 30:24 2
    38 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC V 31:52 10
    39 Rebecca Pugh Propel CC W 31:59 25
    40 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 32:35 28
    41 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 33:48 32
    42 Hannah Jukes-Jones Wrekinsport CC WV 34:30 18
    . Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V DQ 11


  • 19 Apr 2021 21:22 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A great turnout on a glorious evening saw The Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport get off to a great start. The first club 10 of the season saw a welcome return to the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit much missed due to road works and lockdowns in 2020. Riders were keen to get a 10 under their belts, with Revolutions Racing Junior Henri Bedford taking a great win. Bedford looked visibly faster than other riders as he emptied the tank in a charge for the finish line in his distinctive ‘Preying Mantis’ position which makes him instantly recognisable. The only rider on a 20 minute ride, Bedford stopped the watch on 20 minutes 36 seconds with a superb performance.

    But there was an unfamiliar name taking the honours for the promoting club as new member Adam Baker gave warning of his abilities right from the off. Baker zoomed around the lumpy circuit in a fine time of 21:26, getting in the way of a battle for supremacy between Tomos Hales and Chris Halford who are the usual suspects for club victory. On this form Baker will be stirring things up following his maiden appearance, and Series victory will not be a two-horse race.

    Hales has been training hard over the winter and showed that increase in form by tying with Bridgnorth CC’s Jonathan Mills-Keeling for third spot on 22:17, with Halford just four seconds off the pace. This is clearly something to watch as the season progresses and riders begin to get back into the groove.

    Amongst the women Wrekinsport’s Emma Horne took the win in 26:45, with Clare Cotterill starting to improve on 27:59. Amongst the riders competing in the Road Bike Series Dave Slater took the win in 29:16, exactly three minutes ahead of Stuart Wortley.


  • 16 Apr 2021 21:19 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    A full 50 rider field showed the keen desire for the return of time trialling after seemingly endless months of lockdown despite temperatures being a full 18ºC colder than the balmy conditions that greeted the riders a week before. Despite having to wrap up warm against the elements and times being down due on Week 1 due to muscles being cold the second Wrekinsport CC Spring 5 still saw some tremendous efforts – not least from a great turnout of 11 Juniors amongst the field.

    Tomos Hales signalled his intent for the season with a maiden win in exactly 11 minutes after finishing runner-up in the first event. That was 21 seconds down on that first attempt, showing the turn for the worse the weather had taken. However the ride of the event came from Hales’ Wrekinsport team mate Oliver Rodwell who moved up from 5th place in Week 1 with a superb effort of 11:08, a rare improvement in the tougher conditions even if by a solitary second.

    The first of the guest riders was Bridgnorth CC’s Jonathan Mills-Keeling, taking third place in 11:25, also 21 seconds down on his previous effort. Mills-Keeling beat off the attentions of Newport CC’s Ollie Atkin by 10 seconds, with the promoting club’s Chris Halford still slightly off his normal level as he went with a complete gear change from the previous week. Having been surprised by the finishing drag when riding his giant 62/15 smallest gear Halford went for a more conventional 53/28 set-up, but his 55 second loss shows that a compromise is required.

    Fastest woman was Emma Horne, who lowered the Women’s course record by 46 seconds on her first attempt. Horne stopped the watch on 13:25, with Nova Raiders’ Marie Llewellyn getting closest on 14:13. Meanwhile fastest of the Juniors was Newport Shropshire CC’s Tom Hyde in 13:23, with team mate Ethan Campbell 7 seconds off the pace.  


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