Wrekinsport’s club season ended with a fast and furious five mile event to bookend the season-opening 5’s, with 10 riders saying goodbye to another season on the Admaston – Rushmore Lane – Allscott circuit. This course has a sting in the tail; largely descending for the first half, largely climbing for the second, meaning riders who are unaware can be caught out – not that that stopped Phil Roberts from taking the win in 11 minutes 14 seconds. Roberts was one of three riders breaking the 12 minute benchmark, with Paramount CRT’s Chris Riley taking the runner-up spot 13 seconds back in 11:27.

Third spot went to a rapidly improving junior as Ben Southgate found the distance to his liking. The 15 year-old stopped the watch on 11:42 to round off a solid season. With just one woman in competition Deb Hutson-Lumb wasn’t going to stop that spoiling her competitive streak as she took a fine fourth spot overall in 12:09.