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  • 11 Aug 2022 22:15 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Deb Hutson-Lumb sealed the Women’s Evening 10 title in Round 13 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport despite a hampering northerly wind that affected riders on the long mile straight between Shawbirch and Long Lane. Hutson-Lumb was 23 seconds down on her Round 12 time, showing the trickiness of the evening, but crossed the line spent with a great effort of 24 minutes 10 seconds, taking 5th spot on the evening Overall.   

    Tomos Hales returned to his normal winning ways, taking the Overall win in 22:13 an doubling his lead over Phil Roberts to a still slim two points with two rounds remaining. Roberts took Overall runner-up in 23:06, 26 seconds ahead of Stourbridge Velo's Darren Shaw.

    In the Road Bike Series club chairman Dave Moore made hay whilst the sun shone thanks to the absence of Series leader Ben Wood, taking the win on a 29” wheeled fixed geared bike in 26:38, leaving all to play for in the final two rounds with just a single point now separating the pair. 

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after thirteen rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    60

    2

    Phil Roberts

    58

    3

    Ben Southgate

    28

    4

    Rich Smith

    21

    5

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    20

    6

    Adam Mumford

    18

    =7

    Chris Halford

    16

    =7

    Oliver Rodwell

    16

    9

    Dave Moore

    14

    10

    Ben Wood

    13

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after thirteen rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Ben Wood

    57

    2

    Dave Moore

    56

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    22

    4

    Clare Cotterill

    12

    5

    Mark Callaghan

    10

    6

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    =7

    Ben Thompson

    5

    =7

    Simon Tharsz

    5

    9

    Jim Percival

    2

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after thirteen rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    48

    2

    Clare O'Donnell

    32

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    20


  • 11 Aug 2022 21:55 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Bridgnorth CC’s Tim Beardmore took the win in Round 12 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport on a warm evening ahead of a good field of 20 solo riders plus a tandem. Beardmore crossed the line in 21 minutes 36 seconds showing just why he is County Champion – as Tomos Hales for once had to be content with the runner-up spot. Hales returned to the top of the Series by just a solitary point with a solid effort of 22:01, beating off the attentions of Chris Halford by eight seconds.

    In the Road Bike Series Ben Wood took the win in 25:16 with the closest rider Swansea University Cycling Team’s Oscar Johnstone in 26:43. With six competitors on road bikes this is the largest turnout of the season with Clare Cotterill taking third spot in 29:36. Cotterill was runner-up in the Women's event as there was no stopping Deb Hutson-Lumb with a fabulous effort of 23:47 – good enough for equal 7th Overall.     

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    54

    2

    Phil Roberts

    53

    3

    Ben Southgate

    27

    4

    Rich Smith

    19

    5

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    17

    =6

    Chris Halford

    16

    =6

    Oliver Rodwell

    16

    8

    Adam Mumford

    14

    =9

    Ben Wood

    13

    =9

    Dave Moore

    13

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Ben Wood

    57

    2

    Dave Moore

    50

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    22

    4

    Clare Cotterill

    12

    5

    Mark Callaghan

    10

    6

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    =7

    Ben Thompson

    5

    =7

    Simon Tharsz

    5

    9

    Jim Percival

    2

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    42

    2

    Clare O'Donnell

    32

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    20



  • 10 Aug 2022 20:34 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Name Club Cat Time No
    1 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 21:58 3
    2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 22:15 10
    3 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 23:36 9
    4 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC S 23:52 18
    5 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC WV 24:04 13
    6 Alex Leek Wrekinsport CC S 24:05 17
    7 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 24:25 5
    8 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:21 8
    9 Paul Mulready Bridgnorth CC V 25:28 2
    10 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V 26:07 12
    11 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 26:11 1
    12 Marie Llewellyn Nova Raiders W 26:22 19
    13 Daniel Lamsdell Wrekinsport CC S 26:31 7
    14 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 27:58 4
    15 Karen Sherriff Nova Raiders WV 28:13 15
    16 Amy Watkins Telford Tri Club 28:55 16
    17 Josh Backhouse Unattached S 29:25 11
    18 Sue Williams Telford Tri Club V 30:15 6
    19 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC V 31:40 14

  • 3 Aug 2022 21:09 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Names Actual Time Rider 1 HC Rider 2 HC Av HC HC Time
    1 Tomos Hales & Phil Roberts 21:50 00:00 01:30 00:45 21:05
    2 Rich Smith & Ian Bond 23:41 02:00 02:00 02:00 21:41
    3 Oliver Rodwell & Dave Moore 24:07 01:00 03:30 02:15 21:52
    4 Chris Halford & Clare Cotterill  26:27 00:30 06:00 03:15 23:12
    5 Barry Parsons & Angela Boycott 30:12 NQT NQT NQT 30:12
    6 Jim Percival & Malcolm Lamsdell 33:51 12:00 NQT NQT 33:51


  • 3 Aug 2022 20:37 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Name Club Time No
    1 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC 22:13 6
    2 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC 23:06 11
    3 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo 23:32 3
    4 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC 24:01 12
    5 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC 24:10 8
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC 24:39 4
    7 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC 25:19 10
    8 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC 26:38 1
    9 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC 26:52 13
    10 Martin Davies Unattached 29:38 9
    11 Josh Backhouse Unattached 31:17 7
    12 Jim Percival Wrekinsport CC 33:14 2
    13 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC 35:17 5


    Tandem:

    Posn Name Club Time No.
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached 28:15 14
    . Stuart Richards Unattached . .


  • 3 Aug 2022 18:07 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The 6th and final round of The Mower Mec 2-Up Series at last saw the Series Champions beaten as the remaining medals were settled at Shawbirch in Wrekinsport CC’s 10 mile 2-Up in an event marred by a nasty post-race crash leaving Angela Boycott with a  broken collarbone. Boycott unfortunately caught the wheel of her partner 20 metres beyond the finish line resulting in a heavy fall and a trip to PRH.

    Wrekinsport's Tomos Hales and Phil Roberts took a fine win by 46 seconds in their second ever pairing in this format, stopping the watch on 21 minutes 50 seconds. Hales was pleased with the way the pair worked together despite being 14 seconds slower than in 2021, with Roberts' height a big advantage to hide behind, acting as a wind break in the breezy conditions, meaning Hales could put the power own on his turns at the front: “Very happy with the win in the 2-Up with Phil. We were a lot smoother than last year, and Phil is an awesome wind block for a quicker breather behind him. Hopefully next year we can go even quicker. Thanks for Wrekinsport for organising”. Roberts meanwhile was already looking forward to one of the highlights of the calendar, the Coaching Revolutions Shropshire Championship 4-Up adding: “A really great event, and super enjoyable to ride with Tomos at such high speeds. A major tailwind on the back straight meant some serious speed. Two years in a row riding with him in the 2-Up, so we were confident of who would take turns where and the plan was well executed. Looking forward to the next team at the 4-Up, thanks for organising as always”.

    Series Champions Chris Riley and Rob McGregor ha to be contented with runner-up spot for once, but still registered a fine effort of 22:36, beating Sarah Grant and Mark Milton into third place by 16 seconds. Riley has enjoyed the Series and was full of praise for the winners, commenting: “Rob and I were racing on some high spirits after being informed that we had an unassailable lead in the Mower Mec 2-Up Series. However, despite us having a good run on a breezy evening around the Cotwall circuit, the Hales/Roberts express train was way out of our league and they whooped us by 46 seconds - respect. The Mower Mec Series has been a lot of fun, and both Rob and I have enjoyed the events promoted by the different clubs; thanks to all the organisers and the SCCA”.

    Grant and Milton did enough to not only be crowned 2-Up Mixed Team Champions; they also took Overall Silver too thanks to a fine 22:52. This saw the beat Hafren CC’s Emma Serjeant and Mark Hill as they also took double bubble, capturing Overall Bronze and Mixed Team Silver to push Oswestry Paragon’s Adam Riley and Vikki Jones into the Mixed Bronze position. Grant was happy with the performance on a very different evening to that encountered in Round 5: “What a difference a day makes! Cool and very windy meant a challenging trip round the Wrekinsport course. I was pleased with our performance following on from the Ludlow event. A great event by Wrekinsport with lots of their riders”! Milton added: “What a big change in conditions overnight from a heat wave in Ludlow to 18 degrees and a stiff headwind to make things choppy. Sarah and I worked hard to gain another great result. However, our thoughts are with Angela who had a nasty fall at the finish of her run. We wish her a speedy recovery. Thanks again to the organisers especially with the care they gave to Angela”.

    The Women’s Championship saw an unusual result with the same rider, Olivia Hughes taking both Gold and Silver after riding with a different partner and having to be split on count back rules. Hughes shared the trophies with Jan Davies, whilst she took Silver with Karen Proctor.


  • 27 Jul 2022 21:27 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Name Club Time No
    1 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC 21:36 12
    2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC 22:01 15
    3 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC 22:09 2
    4 Chris Riley Paramount CRT 22:30 14
    5 Oliver Rodwell Wrekinsport CC 22:53 9
    6 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo 23:01 7
    7 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC 23:47 13
    7 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC 23:47 17
    9 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC 24:05 4
    10 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC 24:35 1
    11 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC 25:10 6
    12 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC 25:16 16
    13 Oscar Johnstone Swansea University Cycling Team 26:43 19
    14 Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing 27:08 21
    15 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC 27:11 18
    16 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC 29:36 3
    17 Mark Callaghan Wrekinsport CC 32:28 10
    18 Stuart Wortley Wrekinsport CC 32:43 8
    19 Jim Percival Wrekinsport CC 33:17 5
    20 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC 34:54 11


    Tandem:


    Posn Name Club Time No.
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached 27:58 20
    . Stuart Richards Unattached . .


  • 22 Jul 2022 20:51 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    With the SB Series joint leaders Jonathan Mills-Keeling and Tomos Hales both absent chasing riders took the opportunity to make up lost ground in Round 12, Wrekinsport CC’s Gordon Davies 19. Held over two laps of the club’s normal Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit, riders faced a tough time with a north-westerly breeze hampering progress on the ‘mile straight’ and the toughest part of the course, the 1.8 mile climb of Cotwall Bank. Dan Watt took a fine win by 1 minute 12 seconds in a solid 42 minutes 27 seconds, beating off a strong challenge from the promoting club’s Chris Halford. Watts looked to be trying with all his might as he strained to reach the finish line, but his 10 mile split showed he faded a little on the second lap having already taken 56 seconds out of Halford. He confirmed this in his post-race comments: “A hard fought win with the ‘wind’ leg having to be ridden three times. 19 miles is an odd distance to pace, I had a good first lap but started to tighten up on the second, so I’m pleased to have brought the win home”.

    Halford is having a quiet season by his standards, entering a limited number of races, but still took Overall runner-up spot with 43:39 as well as being Veterans winner by a huge +3:50 margin from Bridgnorth CC’s Christopher Wood with a fabulous +7:44. He stated: “I’m only riding to stay fit this year, so it was unexpected to get in the top three. Big kudos to me for not getting lost or having a bike related issue”!

    There was a real battle for third spot with Ian Bond holding a 12 second lead over Phil Roberts at the 10 mile point. However Roberts came back strong, stopping the watch on 46:32 to push Bond into fourth by 26 seconds.

    In the Women’s race Emma Horne took a great win of 2:57 from Wrekinsport’s Clare Cotterill, as well as third spot in the Veterans with +2:14; but Horne’s 54:24 left her disappointed due to being 2:06 down from her 2021 effort around the same course. This she put down to the after-effects of a bout of Covid-19: “It felt like hard work all the way round. I had forgotten my bike computer so no idea how I was doing so a bit disappointed to see two minutes slower than last year, but I’m just getting over Covid-19 so I should be pleased! Thank you to all the volunteers, and nice to see some other riders I know including Telford Triathlon Club”.

    In the SB Junior Series Ben Southgate took Gold after taking another 20 points and putting himself into a mighty 110 point Series lead with his 48:01 effort – good enough for 6th spot overall. He stated: “Conditions were tough; however I pushed through the pain”. When told of his Series win he added: ”I’m very happy with my result, ready to push harder next time”.

    Southgate also went home with Wrekinsport Gordon Davies Silver after the handicaps were applied, losing out to Ashley Kirkham who took Gold in an adjusted 37:04.


  • 20 Jul 2022 21:12 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Names Club(s) Time
    1 Tomos Hales & Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC 21:50
    2 Chris Riley & Rob McGregor Paramount CRT 22:36
    3 Sarah Grant & Mark Milton SCCA Private Member & Market Drayton CC  22:52
    4 Rich Smith & Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC 23:41
    5 Oliver Rodwell & Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC 24:07
    6 Chris Halford & Clare Cotterill  Wrekinsport CC 26:27
    7 Daniel Lamsdell & Steve Elcocks Wrekinsport CC & Revolutions Racing 27:02
    8 Barry Parsons & Angela Boycott Wrekinsport CC 30:12
    9 Jim Percival & Malcolm Lamsdell Wrekinsport CC 33:51


    Private solo TT
    Posn Names Club(s) Time
    1 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC 24:26


    Private Tandem TT
    Posn Names Club(s) Time
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached 29:05
    . Stuart Richards Unattached .


  • 14 Jul 2022 20:02 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time H/C H/C Time
    1 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V 54:34 17:30 37:04
    2 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 48:01 07:30 40:31
    3 Simon Tharz Wrekinsport CC S 53:08 11:30 41:38
    4 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 46:58 04:30 42:28
    5 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 50:57 08:00 42:57
    6 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 46:32 03:30 43:02
    7 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 43:39 00:30 43:09
    8 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 48:54 05:00 43:54
    9 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 57:21 11:30 45:51


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