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
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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1
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Tomos Hales
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48
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2
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Phil Roberts
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47
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3
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Ben Southgate
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22
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4
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Rich Smith
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18
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5
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Adam Mumford
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14
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5
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Deb Hutson-Lumb
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14
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7
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Dave Moore
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12
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8
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Chris Halford
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11
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8
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Richard Howes
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11
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10
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Ben Wood
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10
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Road Bike Series Cumulative Standings after ten rounds
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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1
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Dave Moore
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50
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2
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Ben Wood
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45
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3
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Stuart Wortley
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19
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4
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Ashley Kirkham
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9
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5
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Clare Cotterill
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7
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6
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Mark Callaghan
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6
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7
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Ben Thompson
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5
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7
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Simon Tharsz
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5
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Women’s Series Cumulative Standings after ten rounds
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Pos'n
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Name
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Total Points
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1
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Deb Hutson-Lumb
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36
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2
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Clare O'Donnell
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26
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3
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Clare Cotterill
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15
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