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Wrekinsport CC Club 10 No.7 2018

Forgetting his race shoes didn't stop Chris Halford's winning ways as Wrekinsport's fast man not only took victory wearing trainers - he scored a course personal best too in Round 7 of the Wrekinsport Evening 10 Series. Halford looked to have a severe disadvantage from his mistake but set a blistering 21 minute 53 second ride to take victory by 1:14 and move into a commanding 12 point lead in the Series.

Halford's nearest challenges came from a pair of visiting riders both competing in their first time trial of 2018 but showed their legs held the memory of how to turn the pedals swiftly, with Nova Raiders' Tim Beardmore runner-up in 23:07 and Cotswold Veldrijden's Ian Pollard 23 seconds back in third.

Seven of the 25-strong field were in competition on road bikes, with Chris Staples finishing best placed on 24:14. Best of the Wrekinsport riders was Ian Bond, moving into the lead of the Non-aero Series thanks to a fine effort of 26:17.  

 

Pos'n	Name	Club	Time	No.
1	Chris Halford	Wrekinsport CC	21:53	11
2	Tim Beardmore	Nova Raiders	23:07	12
3	Ian Pollard	Cotswold Veldrijden	23:30	9
4	Andy Hellowell	Revolutions Racing	23:48	13
5	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	24:12	16
6	Chris Staples	Unattached	24:14	15
7	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	24:37	17
8	Allan Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	24:39	18
9	Fraser MacKinnon	Hebridean Cycles	24:58	8
10	Dylan Lane-Craddock	British Triathlon	25:34	5
11	Damian Jay	Wrekinsport CC	25:56	19
12	Martin Skehan	Nova Raiders	26:04	6
13	Steve Elcocks	Revolutions Racing	26:12	25
14	Ian Bond	Wrekinsport CC	26:17	21
15	Chris Marrs	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	26:27	10
16	Jess Humphreys	British Triathlon	27:34	3
17	Matt Gardiner	Nova Raiders	27:44	23
18	Phil Humphreys	British Triathlon	28:06	4
19	Vince Evans	Wrekinsport CC	28:11	20
20	Ron Perks	Wrekinsport CC	30:43	14
21	Toni Lynam	Wrekinsport CC	31:06	22
22	Jen Morris	Wrekinsport CC	31:41	1
23	John Rowlands	Wrekinsport CC	31:48	2
24	Victoria Doran	SY Tri	31:55	7
	Dave Gostelow	Wrekinsport CC	DNF	24

 

Road bikes in yellow

Pos'n	Name	Total Points	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Peter Mulloy	17	5			3	3	6
2	Ian Bond	14			6	4	4
3	Tomos Hales	12	6	6
4	Andy Loveland	11				6	5
5	Bethan Till	10		5				5
6	Alan Henderson	6					6
7	Edward Biddle	5				5
=8	Dave Moore	4	4
=8	Jim Percival	4						4
10	Steve Mold	3	3

 

Pos'n	Name	Total Points	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Chris Halford	30	6	6	6	6	6
2	Mark Griffiths	24	5	4		5	4	6
3	Rich Smith	19			5	4	5	5
4	Tomos Hales	14	3	1	2	1	3	4
5	Dave Moore	13	1	3	4	3		2
6	Dave Gostelow	10	4	1	3	1	1
7	Allan Henderson	9		2		2	2	3
8	Bob Elliott	6	2	1	1		1	1
=9	Adam Mumford	5		5
=9	Jim Percival	5	1	1		1	1	1

 

Wrekinsport CC Club 10 No.6 2018

Mark Griffiths took his first win of the season in Round 6 of Wrekinsport's Evening 10 Series. The speedy triathlete stopped the watch on 23 minutes 46 seconds at Shawbirch to taste victory by 14 seconds and close the gap to Series leader Chris Halford to six points.

Griffiths fended off the attentions of Wrekinsport club mate Rich Smith and Revolutions Racing's Andy Hellowell who couldn't be separated, both clocking 24 minutes exactly to tie for runner-up spot in a field comprising 23 solo riders and  tandem.

Seven of those riders were in competition on roads bikes, with Hebridean Cycles' Fraser MacKinnon coming out top of the pile in 25:25, 13 seconds ahead of Paramount CRT's Dan Donnelly. Best of the Wrekinsport riders gaining points in the Non-aero Series was Pete Mulloy on 28:50.

Ride of the evening came from one of three women in the field, with Bethan Till knocking a huge 4:14 off her PB with an impressive 28:50 to take the honours amongst the females, beating Jess Humphreys by 59 seconds.

 

Pos'n	Name	Club	Time	No.
1	Mark Griffiths	Wrekinsport CC	23:46	11
=2	Rich Smith	Wrekinsport CC	24:00	2
=2	Andy Hellowell	Revolutions Racing	24:00	12
4	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	24:20	17
5	Allan Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	24:34	20
6	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	25:11	23
7	Fraser MacKinnon	Hebridian Cycles	25:25	6
8	Dan Donnelly	Paramount CRT	25:38	9
9	Steve Elcocks	Revolutions Racing	26:08	22
10	Damian Jay	Wrekinsport CC	26:25	16
11	Ian Bond	Wrekinsport CC	26:27	19
12	Jason Davis	Paramount CRT	26:51	7
13	Bob Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	26:57	10
14	Simon Toghill	Wolverhampton Wheelers CC	28:24	24
15	Pete Mulloy	Wrekinsport CC	28:27	15
16	Martin Bramwell	Unattached	28:38	8
17	Bethan Till	Wrekinsport CC	28:50	21
18	Phil Humphreys	Wrekin College Triathletes	28:53	5
19	Jess Humphreys	Wrekin College Triathletes	29:49	4
20	Jim Percival	Wrekinsport CC	30:21	14
21	Ron Perks	Wrekinsport CC	30:57	13
22	Paul Alldritt	Wrekinsport CC	32:48	1
23	Becky Robins	Wrekin College Triathletes	33:36	3
Tandem:
Pos'n	Name	Club	Time	No.
1	Stuart Richards	Unattached	27:26	18
Andy Watkins	Unattached

 

Wrekinsport CC 10 supported by Nova Raiders

Last minute road works saw a late course and event change for Round 6 of the SB Sports Injuries Series as Nova Raiders combined their 10 with Wrekinsport CC - but it didn't stop some red hot competition on a glorious evening. Top of the pile was SCCA Private Member Matt Garthwaite, elevating himself into joint top spot in the Series thanks to a fabulous effort of 20 minutes 34 seconds - though he knew he had a fight on his hands with Dan Watts and Luke Pollard also entering.

Garthwaite revealed: "My heart sank when I saw Dan and Luke at sign on as I knew it was going to be a tough night out. My heckling at Dan failed to deliver results, so I had to push hard on what turned out to be a night of favourable conditions. Fair play to him for doing his time when stuck in a 55x11".

Watts' gears had indeed jammed on the very biggest cog, but that seemed to do him no harm as he fought furiously to get to the finish line. The extra effort required to push that massive gear saw Watts come home just one second ahead of Pollard in 21:08 - and the team mates enjoyed the chance to josh each other post race. Watts stated: "It was a good evening for racing, happy to just pip team mate Luke to get those bragging rights for our next few training rides! The ride of the evening went to Charlotte Chapman, super quick on a tough course, fair play". Pollard meanwhile took the ribbing with good nature, adding: "I enjoyed listening to a gloating Dan on the ride home. A prime example of every second counts, looks like the beers are on me"!

Watts' comments about Charlotte Chapman were well placed as she rode to an excellent victory in the Women's race of 1:18 over Nova Raiders' team mate Deb Hutson-Lumb in a fine 23:25 - a strong 9th Overall from a field of 42. Chapman was delighted with her efforts, increasing her lead in the SB Women's Series in the process with mother Jane her closest rival. Charlotte commented: "I was very happy with that, my legs felt good. It was a lovely night for it and I actually kind of had fun! Very, very pleased to sneak into the Top 10 overall as well. Great support and marshalling on the course, and as always thanks to everyone who gave up their time so we could race".

Hutson-Lumb meanwhile wasn't just runner-up in the Women's race with a fine 24:43, she also took the same place in the Veteran's race too just three seconds behind Wrekinsport's Chris Halford in +4:26. That performance didn't come free however as Hutson-Lumb suffered towards the end: "My second solo 10 after rather too many years away from the sport - and I'm sure it's more fun than I remember! I'm still not getting the pacing right as my legs went on strike for a while at eight miles, but I'm pleased with my time. A big thanks to Wrekinsport for enabling R6 to go ahead when there were road works on the original planned course".

Halford's +4:29 converted to 21:58 on actual for 4th place as he pushed Hafren CC's Ian Nisbett out by two seconds, costing him the Overall Series lead. Halford also made it maximum points in Wrekinsport's Evening 10 Series and looks a hard nut to beat. He stated: "There were some fantastic times. Great to see so many people racing".

It was a close call in the SB Junior Series as Henri Bedford equalled his personal best 24:21 set the previous week - but found himself pushed out by just three seconds by a first-time rider. Newport Shropshire CC's Tom Bullock posted an impressive 24:18 to make an immediate impact in the Series. He commented: "I was really pleased with my time, position overall and win in category in my first ever time trial. I found it tough but enjoyable and hope to be able to do a few more over the season when track and circuit races allow".

Round 6 SB Sports Injuries Series (Wrekinsport 10 Mile Time Trial No.5)

Pos'n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Points	Vets Std	Vet +/-	No.	Age
1	Matt Garthwaite	SCCA Private Member	S	20:34	20			42	32
2	Dan Watts	SCCA Private Member	S	21:08	18			38	28
3	Luke Pollard	SCCA Private Member	S	21:09	16			37	26
4	Chris Halford	Wrekinsport CC	V	21:58	14	26:27	+4:29	7	46
5	Ian Nisbett	Hafren CC	V	22:00	12	26:23	+4:23	21	45
6	Scott Harris	Nova Raiders	V	22:29	10	26:32	+4:03	17	47
7	Andy Rose	Nova Raiders	V	22:58	8	26:45	+3:47	28	50
8	Ed Middleton	Nova Raiders	S	23:03	6			13	38
9	Charlotte Chapman	Nova Raiders	W	23:25	4			4	21
10	Rich Smith	Wrekinsport CC	V	23:31	2	26:50	+3:19	19	51
11	Andy Maxwell	Nova Raiders	S	23:37	2			24	33
12	Mark Griffiths	Wrekinsport CC	V	23:48	2	26:59	+3:11	27	53
13	Tom Bullock	Newport Shropshire CC	J	24:18	2			16	15
14	Henri Bedford	Revolutions Racing	J	24:21	2			14	14
15	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	24:24	2			26	24
16	Allan Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	S	24:25	2			30	30
17	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Nova Raiders	WV	24:43	2	29:09	+4:26	32	53
18	Bernard Hutson-Lumb	Nova Raiders	V	24:46	2	27:44	+2:58	33	61
19	Dave Gostelow	Wrekinsport CC	V	25:30	2	27:38	+2:08	10	60
19	Fraser MacKinnon	SCCA Private Member	V	25:30	2	26:27	+0:57	6	46
21	Jack Emmerson	Newport Shropshire CC	J	25:33	2			15	15
22	Dylan Lane-Craddock	Wrekin College Triathletes	J	25:37				31	15
23	Andy Loveland	Wrekinsport CC	V	25:40	2	26:23	+0:43	36	45
24	Jenny Newton	Nova Raiders	WV	25:46	2	28:43	+2:57	11	48
25	Damian Jay	Wrekinsport CC	V	26:21	2	26:32	+0:11	23	47
26	Jane Chapman	Nova Raiders	WV	26:34	2	28:58	+2:24	2	51
27	Ian Bond	Wrekinsport CC	S	26:44	2			34	35
28	Kieran Hackett	Nova Raiders	V	26:50	2	25:59	59:09	40	40
29	Bob Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	V	26:57	2	28:32	+1:35	5	67
30	Dan Rogers	Nova Raiders	S	27:07	2			39	31
31	George Davies	Evolve	V	27:35	2	26:04	58:29	41	41
32	Matt Gardiner	Nova Raiders	S	28:10	2			12	38
33	Peter Mulloy	Wrekinsport CC	V	28:32	2	27:38	59:06	35	60
34	Phil Humphreys	Wrekin College Triathletes	V	28:33		26:45	58:12	9	50
35	Morgan Jones	Paramount CRT	S	28:38	2			20	35
36	Jess Humphreys	Wrekin College Triathletes	WJ	28:56				8	16
37	Jim Percival	Wrekinsport CC	V	29:38	2	28:23	58:45	29	66
38	Daniel Donnely	Wrekinsport CC	V	29:51	2	26:32	56:41	22	47
39	Steve Chapman	Nova Raiders	V	30:40	2	27:20	56:40	3	57
40	John Rowlands	Wrekinsport CC	V	31:22	2	29:02	57:40	18	70
41	Victoria Doran	SY Tri	W	31:49	2			25	38
42	Jenny Morris	Wrekinsport CC	WV	32:05	2	29:03	56:58	1	52

Wrekinsport CC 10 Mile Time Trial 23rd May 2018  - SB Sports Injuries Series

Round 6

Road works popped up on Nova Raiders' Sporting 10 mile Time trial course yesterday which means the 6th round of the SB Sports Injuries Series was put in doubt. The club have made an approach to Wrekinsport CC to roll their event into our existing club 10 mile tt  tonight, and this has been accepted. In return Nova Raiders are providing marshals and helpers to assist with larger numbers. 

Expect additional riders to turn up at The Woolpack tonight, signing on from just before 6pm.  

Wrekinsport CC Club 10 No.4 2018

Evening 10 Series Round 4 - report

It was an all too familiar name at the top of the standings in Round 4 of the Wrekinsport Evening 10 Series as Chris Halford took another win to make it four out of four. Halford looks on unstoppable form as he opened up a commanding lead, gaining the maximum 24 points over the four rounds with a fine effort of 22 minutes 1 second, 57 seconds faster than in Round 3.

With conditions sunny and accompanied by a rare light wind coming from the advantageous east times amongst the 21-strong field were generally fast, with Dan Watts taking the runner-up spot in 22:23, 17 seconds ahead of Alex Leek.

There were excellent times posted lower down the field too with Henri Bedford smashing a huge 1:09 off his 10 mile personal best. The youngster crossed the finish line punching the air with delight as he came home in 24:21 to tie with Rich Smith for fifth spot.

The road bike category was a close call with just eight seconds separating first from second. Putting in his first appearance of the season Andy Loveland registered a fine 26:22, whilst Edward Biddle surprised himself in his first ever time trial to record a strong 26:30.

• Round 5 takes place this Wednesday at 7pm - sign on at The Woolpack, Shawbirch.