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  • 13 Jul 2022 21:56 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Handicaps to follow

    Solo:

    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 mile Time Time Vet +/-
    1 Dan Watts SCCA Private Member S 22:16 42:27  
    2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 23:04 43:39 +7:44
    3 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 24:26 46:32  
    4 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 24:14 46:58  
    5 Christopher Wood Wrekinsport CC V 24:43 47:10 +3:54
    6 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 25:03 48:01  
    7 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 25:35 48:54  
    8 George Coombes SCCA 1st Claim S 25:47 49:11  
    9 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 26:32 50:57  
    10 Simon Tharz Wrekinsport CC S 27:44 53:08  
    11 Emma Horne Unattached WV 28:42 54:24 +2:14
    12 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V 28:29 54:34 -3:57
    13 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 30:29 57:21 -2:07
    14 Karen Sherriff Nova Raiders WV 30:41 59:02 -3:48
    15 Sue Williams Telford Tri Club WV 33:15 1:03:37 -5:55


    Tandem:

    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 mile Time Time Vet +/-
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached V 30:30 57:41 -8:21
    1 Stuart Richards Unattached V      


    Private 10 mile trials:

    Pos'n Name Club Cat 10 mile Time
    1 Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing V 28:21
    2 Dave Poulter Wrekinsport CC V 30:09
    3 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC V 35:55
    . Richard Howes  Wrekinsport CC V DNF




  • 12 Jul 2022 21:11 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Phil Roberts headed to the top of the standings following Round 11 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport on a tricky evening marred by a block headwind on the trickiest part of the course – the climb of Cotwall Bank. Roberts overtook long time Series leader Tomos Hales who was defending his lead just over the border in the SB Series thanks to his effort of 23 minutes 15 seconds, helped by having Ben Southgate as a carrot on the long finishing straight. Southgate, who had started a minute earlier just stayed away, crossing the line two seconds in front of Roberts to take the runner-up spot in 24:13.

    In only his third ever time trail Jon Evans appears to be taking to the sport like a duck to water with a fine 24:53, beating a number of more experienced hands. If the event was about anything it was new riders both racing and checking out the event and enjoying the simplicity of the format, with first-timer Billy France setting himself a benchmark to beat with 36:32.

    Roberts wasn’t the only rider taking over the lead of a Series with Ben Wood taking over from club chairman Dave Moore in the Road Bike Series with his 25:46 effort. Meanwhile Clare O'Donnell narrowed the gap at the top of the Women’s Series to four points after ending the evening on 32:44.

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after eleven rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Phil Roberts

    53

    2

    Tomos Hales

    48

    3

    Ben Southgate

    27

    4

    Rich Smith

    18

    =5

    Adam Mumford

    14

    =5

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    14

    =7

    Ben Wood

    12

    =7

    Dave Moore

    12

    =7

    Oliver Rodwell

    12

    =10

    Chris Halford

    11

    =10

    Richard Howes

    11

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after eleven rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Ben Wood

    51

    2

    Dave Moore

    50

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    19

    4

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    5

    Clare Cotterill

    7

    6

    Mark Callaghan

    6

    =7

    Ben Thompson

    5

    =7

    Simon Tharsz

    5

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after eleven rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    36

    2

    Clare O'Donnell

    32

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    15


  • 6 Jul 2022 22:05 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Heavy localised rain over Shawbirch and Crudgington saw three riders fail to start the Wrekinsport CC 25, Round 10 of The SB Sports Injuries Series. They missed a treat because thankfully that rain abated by 7:10pm to gift a searing fast night, with practically still conditions and easy passage through the air. Held the evening before the Shropshire Championship 25 the leading riders were perhaps to be forgiven for leaving a little something in the tank - not that you would have known it from the blistering times set by the first two. Won by Revolutions Racing's Dean Callister in a fabulous 53 minutes 49 seconds, he saw the potential of an evening with lots of available oxygen: “Pouring down with rain bouncing off the road when I was riding to start made me think what was I doing, but a few minutes into the race it stopped and actually dried up very quickly. With Tern Hill being dry it made for a fast night, a little warmer and would have been possible to PB. I enjoyed the race in the end and was pleased with the result - thanks to Wrekinsport for standing in the rain and putting the race on”.

    Callister beat off a strong challenge from Wrekinsport's Tomos Hales, 42 seconds back on 54:31 and equalling his all time personal best set in the 2021 Shropshire Championship 25. This saw him move up to the head of the SB Series by a slim two points over Jonathan Mills-Keeling, great consolation for failing to set a new personal best. He stated: “The build up to the race didn't look too promising with some huge black clouds around. The first five miles of the course had a lot of water on it; however it soon cleared up to become a quick night. The legs felt very good on the night, but I knew I needed to hold some back for the SCCA Championship 25 the following night - thanks to Wrekinsport for organising; and all the marshals that stood in the rain for us”.

    15 year old Ben Southgate did set a personal best, but agonisingly missed out on beating the 25mph/hour benchmark by just nine seconds with a still fabulous time of 1:00:08. Southgate moved up to fourth in the Overall SB Series behind Callister, and now has a commanding lead of 90 points in the SB Junior Series in a season of rapid improvement. He was delighted with his performance, commenting: “That was a PB, it was good, but it was harder on the way back”.   

    In the SB Veterans Series a newcomer came to the fore with Wrekinsport's Jon Evans surprising himself with a win in only his second ever time trial, setting a +7:49 against Veteran's standard to beat Nova Raiders' Jenny Newton by five seconds. Evans has taken to time trialling like a duck to water, which given the initial conditions was probably an advantage as he set a very respectable actual of 1:01:34. He is clearly enjoying the experience: “All I’d like to say is I'm very happy with the first two time trials I’ve ever entered, the first being the Wrekinsport 10 on the Tiddly course where I got a top 10 finish and this 25 where I managed a Top 5 finish overall and top Veteran. It gives me huge encouragement to carry on and try and add to the points tally for Wrekinsport who are a great club with a great membership and a long and distinguished history”.

    AS well as taking the runner-up spot in the Veterans Jenny Newton also took the win in the SB Women’s Series with a solid 1:07:09, beating team mate Karen Sherriff by 6:10. Newton hasn’t been racing much in 2022 and had promised herself not to race in the rain, but explained why she relented: “Firstly thanks to the timekeepers and all marshals for taking a soaking of your own. I've raced very little this season and thought about not starting, but I didn't want to let team mate Karen down. Glad I did in the end despite the rain; I felt good and paced it well. Nowhere near my fastest times but happy with my effort”.


  • 6 Jul 2022 20:53 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:15 3
    2 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 24:13 2
    3 Jon Evans Wrekinsport CC V 24:53 8
    4 Oliver Rodwell Wrekinsport CC V 25:41 1
    5 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:46 4
    6 Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing V 29:16 9
    7 Clare O'Donnell Wrekinsport CC WV 32:44 6
    8 Billy France Unattached V 36:32 7


    Tandem

    Posn Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached V 29:36 5
    . Stuart Richards Unattached V . .


  • 29 Jun 2022 22:07 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Heavy localised rain over Shawbirch and Crudgington saw three riders fail to start, but abated by 7:05pm to gift a searingly fast night – practically still and easy passage through the air.

    Full:

    Posn Name Club Cat Time Points
    1 Dean Callister Revolutions Racing S 00:53:49 26
    2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 00:54:31 24
    3 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 01:00:08 22
    4 George Coombes SCCA 1st Claim S 01:00:38 20
    5 Jon Evans Wrekinsport CC V 01:01:34 18
    6 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 01:04:20 16
    7 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 01:05:14 14
    8 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 01:07:09 12
    9 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V 01:13:18 10
    10 Karen Sherriff Nova Raiders WV 01:13:19 8
    11 Sue Williams Telford Tri Club  WV 01:20:39 .
    . Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V DNS .
    . Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V DNS .
    . Rob Kennard Stourbridge Velo V DNS .

    Veterans:

    Vets Posn Name Club Cat Vet +/- Vets Points
    1 Jon Evans Wrekinsport CC V +7:49 26
    2 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV +7:44 24
    3 Karen Sherriff Nova Raiders WV -0:18 22
    4 Sue Williams Telford Tri Club  WV -4:21 .
    5 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V -6:23 20

    Women:

    Women’s Posn Name Club Cat Time Women’s Points
    1 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 01:07:09 26
    2 Karen Sherriff Nova Raiders WV 01:13:19 24
    3 Sue Williams Telford Tri Club  WV 01:20:39 .

    Junior:

    Junior Posn Name Club Cat Time Junior Points
    1 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 01:00:08 26


  • 28 Jun 2022 16:27 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    As part of Wrekinsport's continuing 100th anniversary celebrations riders got a free ride in Round 10 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport, seeing a few new faces having a go and Chris Halford taking a fine win in a hastily changed course selection due to unannounced 'pop up' road works at Long Lane. A windy evening saw Halford post a solid time of 22 minutes 13 seconds on The Tiddly triangle, with riders looking to make up lost ground on Tomos Hales who was occupied racing at County level. Halford was first rider off and it was well over three minutes before another rider crossed the finish line after he had completed his lap.

    There was a good chasing pack of four covered by 10 seconds with Darren Shaw taking the runner-up spot in 23:05, with Chris Riley occupying the final podium spot in 23:12. Tying for fourth on 23:15 were Market Drayton CC's Mark Milton and the promoting club's Phil Roberts, making up an invaluable five points on Hales and now lies just one point behind.

    The Road Bike Series saw Ben Wood close up Dave Moore’s lead to five points after taking the win in this category in 25:22, with first-timer Simon Tharsz making a strong debut in 26:52. Never one to make it easy for himself, Moore rode a 29” wheel mountain bike, still finishing in a credible 29:05.

    In the Women’s Series Deb Hutson-Lumb continued to pull away with another six points after an excellent 24:30 effort, but for once she didn’t take the win with an all too rare sighting from Pro Vision RT's Sarah Grant, five seconds to the good.   

    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after ten rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    48

    2

    Phil Roberts

    47

    3

    Ben Southgate

    22

    4

    Rich Smith

    18

    5

    Adam Mumford

    14

    5

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    14

    7

    Dave Moore

    12

    8

    Chris Halford

    11

    8

    Richard Howes

    11

    10

    Ben Wood

    10

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after ten rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Dave Moore

    50

    2

    Ben Wood

    45

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    19

    4

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    5

    Clare Cotterill

    7

    6

    Mark Callaghan

    6

    7

    Ben Thompson

    5

    7

    Simon Tharsz

    5

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after ten rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    36

    2

    Clare O'Donnell

    26

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    15


  • 27 Jun 2022 20:34 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Someone finally got the better of Tomos Hales in the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as Bridgnorth CC rider Jonathan Mills-Keeling took the win in Round 9. Mills-Keeling stormed around the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit in 22 minutes 18 seconds, seeing off Hales by 20 seconds. Hales nearly had a shock with Revolutions Racing's Mark Pritchard just four seconds behind on 22:42. He did however finish best placed of the promoting club’s riders, taking yet another maximum six point score in a relentless defence of that title. This opened the gap to Phil Roberts by a further point after Roberts finished in 23:29.

    Despite just one woman racing that didn’t stop Deb Hutson-Lumb putting in a fine effort of 24:20 to finish 7th overall. Audibly trying her hardest in the final 200 metres to the finish line as she gasped for air, Hutson-Lumb liftedherself to the top of the Women’s Series with a fine effort.

    It’s a two horse race in the Road Bike Series with Dave Moore and Ben Wood battling it out. This time Wood got the best of things with a fine 25:41 ride; beating Moore by 31 seconds and cutting his lead to seven points.    


    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after nine rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    48

    2

    Phil Roberts

    42

    3

    Ben Southgate

    22

    =4

    Adam Mumford

    14

    =4

    Rich Smith

    14

    =6

    Dave Moore

    11

    =6

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    11

    8

    Richard Howes

    10

    =9

    Ben Wood

    9

    =9

    Oliver Rodwell

    9

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after nine rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Dave Moore

    46

    2

    Ben Wood

    39

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    19

    4

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    5

    Ben Thompson

    5

    =6

    Clare Cotterill

    4

    =6

    Mark Callaghan

    4

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after nine rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    30

    2

    Clare O'Donnell

    26

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    10


  • 22 Jun 2022 21:14 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Posn Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 22:13 1
    2 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 23:05 7
    3 Chris Riley Paramount CRT V 23:12 14
    =4 Mark Milton Market Drayton CC V 23:15 6
    4 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:15 13
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:41 3
    7 Sarah Grant Pro Vision RT 24:25 17
    8 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC WV 24:30 9
    9 Jon Evans Wrekinsport CC V 24:39 19
    10 Richard Howes Wrekinsport CC V 24:41 4
    11 Gary Smith Stourbridge Velo V 24:55 15
    12 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:22 16
    13 Simon Tharsz Wrekinsport CC S 26:52 18
    14 Ashley Kirkham Wrekinsport CC V 28:08 5
    15 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V 28:47 11
    16 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 29:05 12
    17 Clare Cotterill Wrekinsport CC WV 29:22 2
    18 Mark Callaghan Wrekinsport CC S 31:31 10
    . Martin Davies Unattached V DNS 8


    Tandem


    Posn Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Anthony Nicholls Unattached V 29:55 12
    . Stuart Richards Unattached V . .



  • 15 Jun 2022 21:00 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
    Pos'n Name Club Cat Time No.
    1 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Bridgnorth CC V 22:18 11
    2 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 22:38 10
    3 Mark Pritchard Revolutions Racing S 22:42 14
    4 Darren Shaw Stourbridge Velo V 23:23 12
    5 Phil Roberts Wrekinsport CC S 23:29 16
    6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 24:15 3
    7 Deb Hutson-Lumb Wrekinsport CC WV 24:20 5
    8 Ben Southgate Wrekinsport CC J 24:43 15
    9 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 25:01 2
    10 John Westhead Paramount CRT V 25:19 13
    11 Ben Wood Wrekinsport CC S 25:41 6
    12 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 26:12 7
    13 Chris Marrs Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 28:41 9
    14 Neil Griffiths Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 29:01 1
    15 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V 29:17 8
    16 Mark Callaghan Wrekinsport CC S 32:01 4


  • 15 Jun 2022 10:30 | Anonymous member (Administrator)

    With Tomos Hales absent other riders took the opportunity to make up some lost ground in Round 8 of the Decathlon Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport. With other events on in County Series it was a modest entry of 11 solo riders and a tandem for the best conditions in several weeks. Stourbridge Velo's Darren Shaw took the overall win in a solid 23 minutes 13 seconds, pushing Phil Roberts into runner-up spot by 18 seconds. Roberts was happy to take the maximum six points on offer to make up some ground on Hales, slicing his lead to five points in a fine 23:31 to see off Adam Mumford, taking 3rd place in 24:02, 14 seconds ahead of Rich Smith.

    Attention was on the head-to-head battle in the Road Bike Series between Dave Moore and Ben Wood who have been closely matched this season, with Moore leading the Series. That lead was stretched further thanks to a six second difference as the club Chairman posted a fine 26:10.


    Decathlon Series by Wrekinsport Cumulative Standings after eight rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Tomos Hales

    42

    2

    Phil Roberts

    37

    3

    Ben Southgate

    20

    4

    Adam Mumford

    14

    5

    Dave Moore

    10

    5

    Rich Smith

    10

    5

    Richard Howes

    10

    8

    Oliver Rodwell

    9

    9

    Ben Wood

    8

    9

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    8

    Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after eight rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Dave Moore

    40

    2

    Ben Wood

    34

    3

    Stuart Wortley

    19

    4

    Ashley Kirkham

    9

    5

    Ben Thompson

    5

    6

    Clare Cotterill

    4

    Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after eight rounds

    Pos'n

    Name

    Total Points

    1

    Clare O'Donnell

    26

    2

    Deb Hutson-Lumb

    24

    3

    Clare Cotterill

    10


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