Oli Freeman struck back in Round 3 of the Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport after the shock of being beaten by Ben Wood in the tough conditions of Round 2 – and stretched his lead at the head of the Series as a result. Another decidedly chilly evening saw Freeman take the win on the Long Lane circuit in 22 minutes 42 seconds, pushing out Wood by 18 seconds. Wood now sits in second place in the Series. The final podium position was taken by Paramount’s Chris Riley, currently in good form as he stopped the watch on 23:49.

It was a welcome return for Dan Watts as he made immediate capital by taking the win for RAF CA in the Road Bike event, beating another military visitor Jake Salter of Royal Navy and Royal Marines CA by three seconds in 24:01. Watts found the comeback as tricky as first efforts after a break always are, and was actually down 10 seconds on Salter at the first passage through the finish line, but wound things up when he warmed up as much as was possible on another decidedly chilly evening. Best placed of Wrekinsport’s riders in the Road Bike Series was Series leader Rich Smith, crossing the line in 26:20 to extend his lead over Peter Jukes.

Result:

Pos’nNameClubCatMachine2.5 miles6.25 miles10 milesNo.
1Oli FreemanWrekinsport CCSTT5:3014:0422:424
2Ben WoodWrekinsport CCVTT5:3514:1823:0017
3Chris RileyParamount CRTVTT5:5214:4523:4912
4Dan WattsRAF CASRB5:5314:4924:0118
5Jake SalterRN & RM CASRB5:4314:5824:049
6Matt PriceWrekinsport CCVTT6:0915:4025:043
7Ian LaverieWrekinsport CCVTT6:2215:4525:0613
8Joe HayesVeteis AcademySTT6:1515:5025:1811
9Rich SmithWrekinsport CCVRB6:2616:1726:2010
10Tim MayoPropel CCVRB6:3516:4526:477
11Peter JukesWrekinsport CCVRB6:3516:5227:016
12Allan HendersonWrekinsport CCVRB6:4216:5827:041
13Cuy CalcottWrekinsport CCVTT6:5617:2727:3216
14Chris DunnWrekinsport CCVRB6:4117:0027:432
15Nick HickmanParamount CRTVRB7:0917:5428:3214
16Daniel BaileyPropel CCSRB6:4217:4128:408
17Franco Della MuraWrekinsport CCVRB7:1518:1329:035
18Ashley KirkhamWrekinsport CCVTT7:0718:0529:2115

Cumulative Standings after three rounds

Solo – Overall

Pos’nNameBest 12
1Oli Freeman17
2Ben Wood10
3Matt Price9
4Rich Smith8
=5Cameron Coley-Smith5
=5Pete Jukes5
=5Tim Burn5

Solo – Road Bikes

Pos’nNameBest 12
1Rich Smith16
2Pete Jukes13
3Chris Dunn8
=4Allan Henderson6
=4Tim Burn6

Solo – Women

Pos’nNameBest 12
1Bethan Tomlinson6

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