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  • 5 Jun 2024 22:00 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat 2.5 miles 6.25 miles 10 miles No.
    1 Mike Senior Unattached V 5:21 13:43 22:07 18
    2 Oli Freeman Wrekinsport CC S 5:25 14:08 22:40 8
    3 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 5:37 14:09 22:41 11
    4 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 5:54 15:03 23:52 1
    5 Thomas Dawson ATA V 5:48 14:51 23:55 6
    6 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 5:42 15:06 24:29 10
    7 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 5:58 15:22 24:40 4
    8 Simon Thursz Wrekinsport CC S 6:07 15:49 25:24 9
    9 David Seager Wrekinsport CC V 6:10 16:23 26:42 15
    10 Chris Marrs Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 6:28 16:55 27:18 7
    11 Mike Bigwood Wrekinsport CC S 6:26 16:56 27:28 17
    12 Karen Sherriff Wrekinsport CC FV 7:04 18:08 29:05 5
    13 Amy Watkins Unattached 7:09 18:41 29:56 13
    14 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 7:34 19:47 31:33 2
    15 Colin Smith Wrekinsport CC V 7:44 19:57 32:11 14
    16 Matt Muir Propel CC V 7:27 19:37 32:22 16
    17 Sarah Bradshaw Wrekinsport CC FV 8:14 21:11 34:17 12
    . Paul Mulready Bridgnorth CC V . . DNS-P 3


    Road bikes in italics

  • 4 Jun 2024 17:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The sun finally shone on the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as a glorious evening greeted riders for Round 5. With virtually no wind to speak of and warm conditions times were fast, with a tight battle at the head of the standings with the top three split by just 12 seconds. Second and third riders Mark Pritchard and Oli Freeman had come across the finish line the first time on the Long Lane circuit both a second ahead of winner Tomos Hales, but Hales wound things up with a negative split tactic to be clearly ahead after 6¼ miles to be 6 seconds ahead of Pritchard and 16 ahead of Freeman. Freeman managed to pull 4 seconds back on the final circuit however, finishing strong. Hales’ effort of 22 minutes 26 seconds was 29 seconds off his best from Round 3, but enough to extend his Series lead over Freeman.

    In the Women’s Series Hayley Wells made it another six point tally for the maximum possible 30 points from 5 rounds, and now holds a commanding 20 point lead. She finished a strong 5th overall in 23:27 and put in a searing last lap as she tried to stay away from minute man Hales, with Hales just overtaking at the final turn. Wells’ turn of speed reversed a four second advantage to Rich Smith at the 6¼ mile point and took a further 20 seconds out of him, clearly showing the competitiveness to not let Hales get away easily.

    In the Road Bike Series Peter Jukes took a fine win in 25:36, two seconds ahead of a personal best for Newport Junior Ben Bramford-Hale and 12 seconds ahead of Davis Seager, who moved into the sole lead at the head of the standings.    

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after five rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    24

    2

    Oli Freeman

    20

    3

    Phil Roberts

    18

    4

    Hayley Wells

    17

    5

    Ben Southgate

    9

    6

    Ben Wood

    8

    7

    Allan Henderson

    7

    8

    Simon Thursz

    6

    =9

    Matt Price

    5

    =9

    Rich Smith

    5

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after five rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    David Seager

    20

    2

    Matt Price

    18

    3

    Dave Moore

    15

    4

    Peter Jukes

    12

    5

    Elliott Wills

    8

    =6

    Sarah Bradshaw

    5

    =6

    Stuart Wortley

    5

    8

    Karen Sherriff

    4

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after five rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Hayley Wells

    30

    =2

    Karen Sherriff

    10

    =2

    Victoria Doran

    10

    4

    Sarah Bradshaw

    9

    • Round 6 was cancelled for safety reasons with conditions that could hardly have been more different as all-day persistent rain left standing water, a greasy surface and poor visibility. The club committee will discuss potential for rescheduling.


  • 29 May 2024 21:47 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat 2.5 miles 6.25 miles 10 miles No.
    1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 5:23 13:38 21:47 9
    2 Oli Freeman Wrekinsport CC S 5:30 14:02 22:47 8
    3 Hayley Wells Wrekinsport CC F 6:08 15:15 24:12 7
    4 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 5:45 15:14 24:22 14
    5 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC V 6:09 15:40 24:59 1
    6 Cameron Coley-Smith Unattached S 8:25 15:48 25:15 6
    7 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 6:13 15:54 25:21 3
    8 Jack Ward Sharrow CC S 6:14 15:51 25:29 13
    9 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 6:08 16:02 25:38 10
    10 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 6:16 15:59 25:42 2
    11 Paul Mulready Bridgnorth CC V 6:12 16:03 25:54 5
    12 David Seager Wrekinsport CC V 6:07 16:20 26:31 12
    13 Matt Price Wrekinsport CC V 6:33 18:18 28:59 11
    14 Victoria Doran Wrekinsport CC FV 7:54 20:01 31:56 15
    15 Paul Tonge Wrekinsport CC V 6:12 21:56 35:35 4


    Road Bikes in italics

  • 29 May 2024 21:46 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    All day rain, standing water, greasy road, low light. Discussion at next committee meeting if possible to re-run.

  • 27 May 2024 21:01 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Round 4 of the SB Sports Injuries would undoubtedly have been cancelled had conditions turned just 25 minutes earlier as riders and officials endured some of the worst racing conditions in living memory in the Wrekinsport CC Hanna Phipps-Jones 21. Starting in sunshine and held over two laps of The Tiddly triangle, event winner and first off Dean Callister crossed the finish line for the first time on exactly 21 minutes – precisely when the deluge commenced. With all riders out on the course the sky turned black, the rain bounced off the road for the rest of the event – and the added and totally unexpected hazard of tractors repeatedly using the lane with over 30 trips in both directions in the near dark, as well as a steady stream of motorbikes, which made for a challenging evening everyone was pleased to see the back of.

    Callister took the first points away from reigning champion and 2024 Series leader Tomos Hales in his first appearance in the Series with a course record breaking effort of 43 minutes 49 seconds, undoubtedly helped by the heavy rain, one of two types of condition conducive to personal bests and fast times generally thanks to relatively easy passage through the air and plentiful oxygen. The Aerologic rider was delighted when a trawl back through several years of records confirmed he had sliced a huge 29 seconds off the previous benchmark, stating: “My first course record - very pleased with that, and in not great conditions on second lap. I was hoping for no rain, but it really started coming down the last lap. I couldn’t see much due to rain. There was a big headwind up to Peplow which was tough, but managed to pace it well - thanks to Wrekinsport for hosting the event”.

    Hales took the runner-up spot in 45:24, pushing out Callister’s Aerologic team mate Mark Pritchard by 1:40 in 45:24, extending his Series lead to 12 points over Jonathan Mills-Keeling. Starting nine minutes after Callister, Hales got caught up in the hullabaloo of traffic on a normally quiet lane and graphically described conditions: “The first two side of the Tiddly circuit went well before the rain start to fall and it became very dark. It was a tough section up the A442 into the headwind and I had to battle the farming traffic. So much appreciation to the marshals that had to endure in those conditions! Thanks for Wrekinsport for hosting, and well done to Dean for the win”.

    Mills-Keeling finished a strong fourth overall and took the Veterans win for his fourth straight SB round in a row in +9:02, 25 seconds ahead of Chris Riley, making his first appearance of 2024 in the Series. Mills-Keeling opened up a dominant lead of 38 points at the head of the SB Veterans Series thanks to this effort, and thankfully the traffic hold-up didn’t affect his winning position: “Fun after I finished, halfway around the first lap started to rain and got progressively worse. I was held up in traffic, and was pleased to see the finish - a great ride by Dean for the Course Record”.

    With only one female in competition Hayley Wells was guaranteed another maximum 20 points for finishing, also making it a straight 4/4 wins. Terribly baulked as she simply rolled through at the end of the first lap unable to pass tractors that had held her up considerably, it was more about getting around on the evening, which she did in 52:19 – a time significantly traffic-affected. She explained: “A race of two parts! Starting off in dry conditions and ending in a downpour with plenty of standing water added to the challenge, not to mention the train of tractors, cars and motorbikes causing a hold up for almost four kilometres along the back stretch of the first lap. Sadly traffic wasn’t on my side on this occasion, but I was just happy to get around considering the abysmal weather conditions - many thanks to Wrekinsport for sitting out in the pouring rain”!

    Junior winner Ben Southgate was one place and eight seconds back from Wells in 52:27, and his brief comment summed up the evening: “Some of the worst conditions ever, but glad to have finished it”!


  • 16 May 2024 22:38 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    There’s a famous expression regarding the cat being away and that certainly applied in Round 4 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as Oli Freeman took full advantage of a number of absences to take his first win. With Series leader Tomos Hales at a joint training/stag week in Majorca, Freeman took a great win on a warm evening accompanied by a light breeze to charge around the Long Lane circuit in 22 minutes 57 seconds, moving up to second place in the Series standings in the process.

    Freeman’s win was 56 seconds from Hayley Wells, massively impressing with a strong 23:53 to push out Ben Wood by 37 seconds – and over 10 minutes ahead of the next female Sarah Bradshaw who is in only her second race for the club. Wells has a dominant lead in the Women’s Series of 14 points which will be hard to challenge even at this early stage.

    The Road Bike Series was hotly contested with first-timer Peter Jukes heading up a creditable 50% of the event entries choosing to ride traditional bikes, with his 26:28 pushing out club chairman Dave Moore by 24 seconds. Mooremoved into joint lead of the Series level with David Seager who was fourth in this category on 27:06 despite improving his Round 3 time by 35 seconds, showing the keenness of competition.

    The only Junior riding was Newport’s Ben Bramford-Hale, who registered another fine personal best of 27:14, lowering his benchmark from Round 3 by 59 seconds.

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after four rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    18

    2

    Oli Freeman

    15

    =3

    Hayley Wells

    14

    =3

    Phil Roberts

    14

    5

    Ben Southgate

    8

    6

    Ben Wood

    7

    7

    Allan Henderson

    6

    8

    Simon Thursz

    5

    9

    Matt Price

    4

    =10

    Dave Moore

    3

    =10

    David Seager

    3

    =10

    Rich Smith

    3

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after four rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    =1

    Dave Moore

    15

    =1

    David Seager

    15

    3

    Matt Price

    14

    4

    Elliott Wills

    8

    5

    Peter Jukes

    6

    6

    Sarah Bradshaw

    5

    7

    Karen Sherriff

    4

    8

    Stuart Wortley

    2

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after four rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Hayley Wells

    24

    2

    Victoria Doran

    10

    3

    Sarah Bradshaw

    9

    4

    Karen Sherriff

    5


  • 16 May 2024 22:16 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Another week, but the same winner in Round 3 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as Tomos Hales took the plaudits again on the tight and technical Long Lane circuit. Hales stopped the watch on 22 minutes 18 seconds, 21 seconds down on his Round 2 time despite a relatively still evening. Hales opened up his Series lead to four points over Phil Roberts, who finished third on the day in 23:23, with Aerologic rider Jonathan Mills-Keeling taking the runner-up spot in 22:56.

    Roberts had a late charge thanks to a negative split strategy after being 11 seconds down on new Wrekinsport member Oli Freeman at the 2½ mile point, a single second down after 6¼ miles, but nine seconds ahead by the finish.

    Hayley Wells continues to improve, knocking 35 seconds off her Round 2 effort to tie for 6th spot overall with Wrekinsport Junior Ben Southgate on 24:24. Southgate’s competition was in the shape of Newport 13 year old Ben Bradford-Hale with a personal best 28:13, whilst Wells’ came from Victoria Doran in 32:52.

    In the Road Bike category David Seager headed into the sole lead of that Series with a close win over Matt Price of seven seconds after Seager ended his evening on 27:41 at the head of an encouraging seven riders participating in this back-to-basics format.  

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after three rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    18

    2

    Phil Roberts

    14

    =3

    Hayley Wells

    9

    =3

    Oli Freeman

    9

    5

    Ben Southgate

    8

    =6

    Allan Henderson

    3

    =6

    Ben Wood

    3

    =6

    Matt Price

    3

    =6

    Rich Smith

    3

    =6

    Simon Thursz

    3

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after three rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    David Seager

    12

    =2

    Dave Moore

    10

    =2

    Matt Price

    10

    4

    Elliott Wills

    8

    5

    Karen Sherriff

    4

    6

    Sarah Bradshaw

    3

    7

    Stuart Wortley

    2

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after three rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Hayley Wells

    18

    2

    Victoria Doran

    10

    3

    Karen Sherriff

    5

    4

    Sarah Bradshaw

    4


  • 15 May 2024 21:37 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat 2.5 miles 6.25 miles 10 miles No.
    1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 5:22 13:50 22:26 11
    2 Mark Pritchard Aerologic RT S 5:21 13:56 22:35 14
    3 Oli Freeman Wrekinsport CC S 5:21 14:06 22:38 8
    4 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 5:30 14:07 22:45 16
    5 Hayley Wells Wrekinsport CC 5:47 14:45 23:27 10
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 5:44 14:41 23:47 4
    7 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 5:38 14:56 24:02 15
    8 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 5:47 14:52 24:08 19
    9 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC V 5:55 15:24 24:43 1
    10 Simon Thursz Wrekinsport CC S 6:06 15:41 25:12 12
    11 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 6:07 15:42 25:26 3
    12 Peter Jukes Wrekinsport CC V 5:58 15:48 25:36 5
    13 Ben Bramford-Hale Newport Shropshire CC J 6:21 16:30 26:38 21
    14 David Seager Wrekinsport CC V 6:10 16:25 26:48 18
    15 Matt Price Wrekinsport CC V 6:27 16:50 27:02 13
    16 Chris Marrs Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 6:34 16:52 27:16 9
    17 Karen Sherriff Wrekinsport CC FV 6:53 18:09 29:29 7
    18 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 7:18 19:26 31:40 2
    19 Matt Muir Propel CC V 7:25 19:48 32:50 20
    20 Paul Tonge Telford Tri V 8:08 21:11 35:05 6
    . Rob Garbett Wrekinsport CC V . . DNF 17


    Road bikes in italics

  • 14 May 2024 21:17 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Another windy evening didn’t stop Tomos Hales knocking 1 minute 12 seconds off his Round 1 time in the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as he gets used to the tight turns of the Long Lane circuit – setting a course record in the process. Hales was 1:02 ahead of nearest challenger Mark Pritchard of Aerologic in Round 2, stopping the watch on 21 minutes 57 seconds on this – until now – little-used circuit. Called into action due to Crudginton road works, the course provides a technical challenge, with Hales already 23 seconds up at the 2½ mile points, which is the first time through the finish.

    New Wrekinsport member Oli Freeman got his first experience of the tight circuit and took third spot in an impressive 23:32, 30 seconds ahead of 2023’s silver medallist Phil Roberts.

    Hayley Wells continues to impress, taking a fine win among the females in 24:59, with nearest challenger newly-signed Karen Sherriff on 31:40. Meanwhile 2023 Road Bike Silver medallist David Seager made his 2024 with a win in the class in 28:14, ahead of Matt Price by seconds.

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after two rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    12

    2

    Phil Roberts

    9

    3

    Hayley Wells

    7

    =4

    Ben Southgate

    5

    =4

    Oli Freeman

    5

    =6

    Allan Henderson

    2

    =6

    Ben Wood

    2

    =6

    Matt Price

    2

    =6

    Rich Smith

    2

    =6

    Simon Thursz

    2

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after two rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    =1

    Dave Moore

    6

    =1

    David Seager

    6

    =3

    Elliott Wills

    5

    =3

    Matt Price

    5

    5

    Karen Sherriff

    4

    6

    Sarah Bradshaw

    3

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after two rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Hayley Wells

    12

    2

    Victoria Doran

    5

    2

    Karen Sherriff

    5

    4

    Sarah Bradshaw

    4



  • 14 May 2024 21:16 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    It’s a different challenge for riders racing The Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport in 2024 as major road works at Crudgington see a temporary change to a tight, technical course that tests rider’s handling abilities as much as their straight line speed. With 11 turns over 2laps of the southern, Shawbirch-based end of the normal club course but cutting down Long Lane, reigning Series champion Tomos Hales set out his stall early to take a win in the opening round in 23 minutes 9 seconds ahead of Paramount’s Chris Riley on a chilly evening accompanied by a westerly breeze.

    Hales was just two seconds ahead of Riley at the first passage across the finish line after 2½ miles, but at the full distance of 10 miles he had opened that advantage up to 21 seconds, using his standard ‘negative split’ tactic. Fleshing out the podium positions 2023’s runner-up Phil Roberts stopped the watch on 23:43.

    Race of the evening came from new Wrekinsport member Hayley Wells, who finished a fabulous 4th overall in 24:18 to take the female win, and 28 seconds ahead of Junior winner Ben Southgate. Meanwhile in the popular Road Bike category Wrekinsport chairman Dave Moore took an early Series lead with a fine 27:27.


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