A favourable easterly wind helped riders up the toughest part of the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit as Tomos Hales returned to winning ways. Hales took a win by 1 minute 21 seconds in a superb time of 21:20 in Round 5 of The Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport, with a fast improving Ben Wood getting closest on 22:41. Hales now holds a nine point lead over Wood in the Series and looks a tough customer to usurp.
Hales isn’t the only rider dominating proceedings however as Hayley Wells took another win in the Women’s Series, finishing 6th overall in 23:50. Like Hales, she holds a nine point lead, this time over Victoria Doran.
In the Road Bike classification things are much more intense, with Hamish Maclean taking the overall win in 23:39, but with Rich Smith narrowing Peter Julers lead to just three points after crossing the line in 24:59, 10 seconds ahead of Jukes in a tight battle with Matt Price sandwiched in between on 25:04. These three have been swapping positions all season and this one looks to be going down to the wire. Meanwhile in the Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series Oli Freeman and Phil Roberts took over the lead thanks to a top effort of 21:42.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.5
Solo
Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Bike | Time | No. |
1 | Tomos Hales | Wrekinsport CC | S | TT | 21:20 | 8 |
2 | Ben Wood | Wrekinsport CC | S | TT | 22:41 | 17 |
3 | Paul Edwards | Unattached | V | TT | 23:05 | 2 |
4 | Adam Mumford | Wrekinsport CC | S | TT | 23:12 | 13 |
5 | Hamish Maclean | Musselburgh RCC | V | RB | 23:39 | 14 |
6 | Hayley Wells | Wrekinsport CC | F | TT | 23:50 | 7 |
7 | Rich Smith | Wrekinsport CC | V | RB | 24:59 | 3 |
8 | Matt Price | Wrekinsport CC | V | RB | 25:04 | 5 |
9 | Peter Jukes | Wrekinsport CC | V | RB | 25:09 | 4 |
10 | Allan Henderson | Wrekinsport CC | V | RB | 25:21 | 1 |
11 | David Seager | Wrekinsport CC | V | RB | 26:11 | 12 |
12 | Chris Marrs | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | TT | 27:12 | 6 |
13 | Karen Sherriff | Wrekinsport CC | FV | TT | 28:14 | 9 |
14 | Nicky Mason | Nova Raiders | FV | RB | 30:57 | 16 |
15 | Jane Godfrey | Norton Wheelers | FV | RB | 31:07 | 15 |
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.5
Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Bike | Time | No. |
1 | Oli Freeman & Phil Roberts | Wrekinsport CC | S/S | TT/TT | 21:42 | 10&11 |
Cumulative Standings after five rounds
Solo – Overall
Pos’n | Name | Total Points |
1 | Tomos Hales | 24 |
2 | Ben Wood | 15 |
3 | Hayley Wells | 12 |
4 | Chris Halford | 11 |
=5 | Oli Freeman | 9 |
=5 | Peter Jukes | 9 |
7 | Phil Roberts | 7 |
8 | Cameron Coley-Smith | 6 |
=9 | Allan Henderson | 5 |
=9 | Rich Smith | 5 |
Solo – Road Bikes
Pos’n | Name | Total Points |
1 | Peter Jukes | 25 |
2 | Rich Smith | 22 |
3 | Allan Henderson | 18 |
4 | Matt Price | 15 |
5 | David Seager | 8 |
6 | Sarah Bradshaw | 3 |
Solo – Women
Pos’n | Name | Total Points |
1 | Hayley Wells | 24 |
2 | Victoria Doran | 15 |
3 | Karen Sherriff | 11 |
4 | Sarah Bradshaw | 4 |
2-Up – Overall
Pos’n | Name | Total Points |
1 | Oli Freeman & Phil Roberts | 12 |
2 | Dave Moore & Matt Price | 11 |