A tough evening saw riders battle into a wind down the mile straight twice in Round 9 of the Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport – not that it seemed to affect Tomos Hales who took a great win in 21 minutes 16 seconds by a margin of 1:08 ahead of Oli Freeman. The nature of the 9.1 mile circuit sees 0.9 miles tackled twice to make up the distance, meaning that wind was just in the wrong direction. Hales extended his Series lead to 14 points over Ben Wood as a result of this ride, with Phil Collins in only his second event taking third in 22:37 – seven seconds ahead of another second-timer Paul Edwards.
There was a fine turnout of 24 riders, seven of them unattached – and with Sam Messingham winning the Road Bike category in 23:30 showing great promise. A tightly contested club Road Bike Championship saw things open up just a little as Rich Smith took the six points on offer with his 25:42 to open up his Series lead to six points over Matt Price, nine seconds back.
There’s no doubting who’s the dominant force in the Women’s Series though as Hayley Wells took another fine win in 23:06, helping herself to sixth place overall ahead of newly-signed Emma Horne in 26:15.
A red hot evening saw some red hot rides as the course record fell twice, the female course record was decimated, and personal bests were lowered in Round 6 of the SB Sports Injuries Series, Wrekinsport CC’s 25 as 11 riders broke the hour from 16 competitors. Held on the Crudgington – Shawbirch – Tern Hill – Waters Upton course; the benchmark of 52 minutes 37 seconds had been set by Fibrax Wreham RC’s Benjamin Goodfellow in 2020 in one of the limited events held when Covid restrictions were eased. First to break it was Tomos Hales, slicing 31 seconds off after charging for the line in 52:06. However, Hales held that record for just 52 seconds as Aerologic’s Dean Callister again reset the benchmark to 50:58.
Callister was delighted to take the Course Record, one of several he holds, stating: “A great evening for weather which gave fast conditions. My legs felt good on the night so I maintained good pace. Pleased to take the win and Course Record – thanks to all involved”.
Hales was philosophical about holding a record for less than a minute thanks to extending his SB Series title defence points tally to 120, 32 ahead of Jonathan Mills-Keeling. He battled hard into the initial headwind to Shawbirch and made hay to Hodnet thanks to a tailwind, but like many others reported the final few miles were hard going: “Beautiful conditions suggested a very low weather impact for the Wrekinsport 25 mile time trial. I set off hard into the headwind, then was blown all the way from Shawbirch to Hodnet. The last five miles were tough, but I knew I was on for a good time as my average speed was so high. It was nice to have the Course Record – even if it was for 52 seconds! Well done to Dean who bettered me by over a minute to break it again. Also thanks for the Wrekinsport marshals that help out on a heavy marshal course”.
Mills-Keeling took 3rd spot on actual in 54:48, 40 seconds ahead of Chris Halford, and extended his SB Veterans Series lead with +13:14, again 40 seconds ahead of Halford who moved up to 3rd spot in the Veterans standings as a result of his efforts. Mills-Keeling now holds a 34 points advantage over Paramount’s John Westhead and enjoyed his evening on a personal favourite course: “A fast night, I really enjoy that course but only done once before in 2021. Great to see Dean smash the Course Record and so many breaking the hour”
A single female took the line – not that that bothered Hayley Wells who smashed Charlotte Chapman’s longstanding record of 1:01:48 set in 2018 to become the first female to dip below the hour – and by a considerable margin. Wells stopped the watch on 56:57, good enough for 6th overall among a quality field, and added a further 26 points to her Series lead in this bonus point round designed to attract newer riders stepping up and riders with an interest in the Championships to ride a longer distance. A 25 is no bother to a strong rider like Wells as she defends her SB Series title, making her lead a giant 76 points, though incredibly this course was new to her. She stated: “My first time riding this course and it didn’t disappoint. A tough leg out to Shawbirch into the headwind meant a quick ride all the way to Tern Hill. I had saved enough in the tank for a tough return to Crudington; but was pleasantly surprised that this was quicker than expected, the toughest part being the final kilometre! Super chuffed to not only go under the hour on a local course but also taken the Course Record; many thanks to Wrekinsport for arranging all the fabulous marshals to allow us to safely navigate a roundabout heavy course”.
In the Road Bike Series Wells’ father Colin continues to make similar gains to his daughter, with a 50 point lead opened up after taking the County win and 26 further points. Wells crossed the line in 1:14:55 actual, which when the handicap was applied converted to 1:07:57, only beaten by unattached rider Chris Dunn by 57 seconds. Wells commented: “It was hard, and age catches up with you. However, it looked like a hard first few miles, then a good tailwind to Tern Hill and a hard slog eight miles back. I tried to pace myself and I think the last two miles hurt. A great evening though with some cracking times, if only I could roll back the years – thanks for organising and everyone involved”.
For Dunn this was a step into the almost unknown, and he finished with a creditable 1:08:08 on actual. His post-race comments show however that you can’t treat it like a 10 and expect to hang on: “This 25 mile time trial was only my second one, so I was not too good with the pacing strategy. It was a tough start back to Shawbirch with a good tailwind all the way to Hodnet, I tried to make the most with the wind by pushing a bit too much paid the price later and found the last eight miles tough. I was aiming for a sub 1:10, and enjoyed the ride”.
Oli Freeman took a solid win on a less than ideal evening in Round 8 of The Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport in only his third appearance of the Series – beating a rider making his first by a narrow margin. Freeman stopped the watch on 2 minutes 49 seconds, coping best with a SSW cross-headwind hampering rider’s progress up Cotwall Bank. That pushed Phil Collins into the runner-up spot 16 seconds back on 23:05, with Ben Wood taking the final podium position in 23:13. All made ground up on absent Series leader Tomos Hales, who was competing at County level in an event taking place at the same time at Hafren CC.
Hales wasn’t the only notable absentee, with Hayley Wells at the same event, but there was no change in the Women’s standings with the only ones in competition both unattached at the time – although winner Emma Horne has subsequently joined Wrekinsport. Horne tied for 10th spot overall in 26:12.
There was significant competition in the Road Bike Series however with nine riders entering in this simplified non-aero category. Overall plaudits went to regular Scottish visitor of Musselburgh RCC, Hamish Maclean, who took the win in 24:06 to help himself to 5th spot overall, with Chris Halford enjoying a foray away from the maximum six points on offer 19 seconds back. Halford’s presence didn’t stop Rich Smith rising to sole lead of the Road Bike Series however, heading up the best of the rest in 25:20 ahead of Peter Jukes in 26:03 who is now just two points off the pace after former joint leader Matt Price elected to compete in the 2-Up competition with Dave Moore instead. They stopped the watch on 25:11.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.8
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
No.
1
Oli Freeman
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
22:49
3
2
Phil Collins
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
23:05
16
3
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
23:13
15
4
Clive Middleton
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
23:52
8
5
Hamish Maclean
Musselburgh RCC
V
RB
24:06
13
6
Chris Halford
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
24:25
17
7
Andy Fletcher
Royal Navy & Royal Marines CC
V
TT
24:29
12
8
Rich Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:20
18
9
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:03
4
10
Emma Horne
Unattached
FV
TT
26:12
2
11
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:12
9
12
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:44
10
13
Chris Marrs
Mid Shropshire Wheelers
V
TT
27:32
7
14
Chris Dunn
Unattached
S
RB
27:36
14
15
Paul Cadman
Unattached
V
RB
28:00
1
16
Kev Flint
Unattached
V
TT
30:30
19
17
Jane Godfrey
Unattached
FV
RB
33:10
11
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.8
Racing a 10 two days after a 100 mile time trial would often see performance down due to muscle fatigue. However, Hayley Wells seemed to have missed that memo in Round 7 of The Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport after registering a course personal best 22 minutes 55 seconds, her first ever under 23 minutes on this tough course, which saw her take the overall runner-up spot behind Tomos Hales, who crossed the line in 21:27. That this was a less than perfect evening with a hampering wind up the toughest part of the circuit, Cotwall Bank, makes that result all the more impressive, with Hales, also a 100 mile competitor, back nine seconds from his Round 6 time. Meanwhile it was a close call for 3rd spot as former Wrekinsport member now riding for RAF CA Ben Southgate just got the better of newly signed Paul Edwards by six seconds in 23:06. Hales now leads the Series with 36 points, with Wells only a point behind second in the standings Ben Wood on 23 as well as convincingly heading the Women’s Series.
Things are much closer in the Road Bike Series with the top four split by just three points – although first-time road bike entrant Chris Halford took the spoils on the night. Halford stopped the watch on 23:57, with Matt Price moving up to joint lead of the Series with Rich Smith thanks to his25:38 effort pushing Smith out by 10 seconds.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.7
Solo
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
No.
1
Tomos Hales
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
21:27
2
2
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
22:55
1
3
Ben Southgate
RAF CA
S
TT
23:06
4
4
Paul Edwards
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
23:12
8
5
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
23:33
14
6
Chris Halford
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
23:57
5
7
Ian Laverie
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
24:00
13
8
James Elgar
Paramount CRT
V
TT
24:42
11
9
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:38
10
10
Rich Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:48
9
11
Rob Garbett
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
26:20
15
12
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
27:42
12
13
Victoria Doran
Wrekinsport CC
FV
TT
32:18
3
.
Ben Bramford-Hale
Newport Shropshire CC
J
TT
DQ
16
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.7
After three fine weeks conditions in Round 6 of The Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport got decidedly trickier with a block northern headwind hampering riders along the mile straight, covered twice on this course. But that didn’t stop Tomos Hales taking another fine win and another maximum point haul with a strong 21 minute 18 second effort. This was 1:47 ahead of his nearest challenger, George Coombes of Newport Shropshire CC, who stopped the watch on 23:05, himself nine seconds ahead of a promising rider yet to join a club, Paul Edwards.
The runner-up spot in the Denso and Tern Cycles Championship saw a dead heat on 23:31 between Hayley Wells and Ben Wood, with Wells similarly moving to a 30 point perfect score as Hales from the five events they have ridden – the missing week being taken up by a Majorcan triathlon. This was a superb show from Wells, with nearest competitor in the Female Series Karen Sherriff finishing in 28:52.
The Road Bike Series continues to see a close battle for supremacy in this most keenly contested of championships. Whilst visiting riders Jack Ward of Sharrow CC and Tim Burn of Sitwell CC took the overall plaudits in 23:52 and 25:14 respectively; Matt Price made up some ground by taking the maximum six points on offer for Wrekinsport members in 25:40 ahead of Allan Henderson in 26:05. This sees the leading four riders split by just four points.
In the 2-Up competition Oli Freeman and Phil Roberts scored a very respectable 22:13 to lead the Series by seven points.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.6
Solo
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
No.
1
Tomos Hales
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
21:18
3
2
George Coombes
Newport Shropshire CC
S
TT
23:05
6
3
Paul Edwards
Unattached
V
TT
23:14
14
=4
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
23:31
2
=4
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
23:31
15
6
Jack Ward
Sharrow CC
S
RB
23:52
16
7
Clive Middleton
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
23:53
17
8
Deb Hutson-Lumb
Legato RT
FV
TT
24:04
5
9
Tim Burn
Sitwell CC
S
RB
25:14
20
10
James Elgar
Paramount CRT
V
TT
25:19
8
11
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:40
7
12
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:05
1
13
Simon Thursz
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
26:42
19
14
Dave Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
27:03
9
15
Dave Moore
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
27:23
4
16
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
27:56
18
17
Karen Sherriff
Wrekinsport CC
FV
TT
28:52
12
18
Sarah Bradshaw
Wrekinsport CC
FV
RB
34:43
13
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.6
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
A brace of Aerologic riders took the overall spoils in Round 4 of the Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as Dean Callister led the way home in a fabulous time of 20 minutes 22 seconds. Callister coped best with the heat to make it a 1-2 with Jonathan Mills-Keeling, who stopped the watch on 21:56.
12 seconds back the best placed Wrekinsport rider saw Chris Halford take the six points on offer with his first win of 2025, pushing out Ben Wood in 22:40. This win elevated Halford into second spot in the Series, with Wood now in third.
In the Road Bike category visiting riders again took the overall top two spots with George Coombes of Newport Shropshire CC just outpacing Jack Ward of Sharrow CC by three seconds to take the win in 23:03, and a strong 5th spot overall. Best of the Wrekinsport riders was Peter Jukes, whose 25:04 saw him take over the laed of the Road Bike Series.
There was a good turnout of four females in competition with Emma Horne taking the overall win in 25:58 with best of the Wrekinsport riders Karen Sherriff in 29:17 making her first appearance of the season. Meanwhile it was a straight head-to-head tussle in the Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series as Oli Freeman and Phil Roberts took a strong win in 21:39, 2:58 ahead of Dave Moore and Matt Price.
Solo
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
No.
1
Dean Callister
Aerologic RT
S
TT
20:22
10
2
Jonathan Mills-Keeling
Aerologic RT
V
TT
21:56
13
3
Chris Halford
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
22:08
8
4
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
22:40
16
5
George Coombes
Newport Shropshire CC
S
RB
23:03
17
6
Jack Ward
Sharrow CC
S
RB
23:06
20
7
Ben Bramford-Hale
Newport Shropshire CC
J
TT
23:25
23
8
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:04
14
9
Joe Ridge
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
25:15
22
10
Simon Thursz
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
25:27
21
11
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:40
4
12
Emma Horne
Unattached
FV
TT
25:58
15
13
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:00
18
14
Dean Gapper
Unattached
V
RB
27:08
11
15
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
27:10
19
16
Paul O’Brien
Unattached
V
RB
28:31
12
17
Karen Sherriff
Wrekinsport CC
FV
TT
29:17
7
18
Victoria Doran
Wrekinsport CC
FV
TT
31:20
3
19
Sarah Bradshaw
Wrekinsport CC
FV
RB
32:33
9
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.4
The course record was smashed in Round 4 of The SB Sports Injuries Series as Dean Callister sliced 28 seconds off George Mills-Keeling’s 2021 record of 39 minutes 53 seconds to stop the watch on 39:25 in Wrekinsport CC’s Hanna Phipps-Jones 19 in his first appearance of the year. Held over two laps of the standard Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank club course, the Aerologic rider knew what the target was thanks to team mate Jonathan Mills-Keeling, George’s father – and even had the first lap split to hand. Mills-Keeling had passed the finish line at the 10 mile point in 20:46 in 2021, and with Callister on 20:43 it spurred him on to put in a giant effort over the final nine miles, lopping an incredible additional 25 seconds off in a supreme effort for another course record. Callister was elated to make full use of a near perfect evening to start his season with a bang, stating: “My first time trial of the year and a great night of weather to start the season. I wasn’t sure how the legs were going to feel, but once I had settled into the effort I knew I was feeling good. I knew I was in for a personal best after lap 1 so I continued to push on. Very happy to take the win, course personal best and the course record – a great start to the season”.
Callister’s nearest challenger was SB Series leader Tomos Hales, who despite knowing he was going to suffer due to efforts three days earlier still somehow managed to take the runner-up spot in 41:47. Hales extended his lead to 28 points, explaining why he found things hard: “A beautiful evening for the two-lapper. I knew it was going to be a struggle as I ran the LondonMarathon three days before. I tried to pace it, but I didn’t have much left in the tank. Well done to Dean for the course record; and thanks to the Wrekinsport team for putting on the event”.
Hales just edged things from Mills-Keeling, who took third spot Overall in 42:51 as well as victory in the SB Veterans Series with +8:35, 15 seconds ahead of Wrekinsport’s Clive Middleton. Mills-Keeling took over the lead of the SB Veterans Series as a result, now holding a 10 point advantage over Oswestry Paragon’s Clive Bourne. Mille-Keeling stated: “A lovely summer’s evening. I under paced the first lap and was held up in some traffic on the second lap. Well done to Dean for getting the course record from George”.
Hayley Wells made it another perfect 20 points in the SB Female Series as she now has the maximum possible 80 points from four rounds in a superb defence of her SB Females title. Wells stopped the watch on 44:53 for 5th spot overall among a field of 35 riders, with nearest competition coming from Emma Horne in 51:40. Wells’ post-race comments reveal that stand-in timekeeper Bernard Hutson-Lumb had to take charge late due to illness: “I was determined to pace this one sensibly and it paid off! It was a quick night with almost perfect conditions; what evening racing is all about in the sun. An awesome effort from Dean with a new course record – many thanks to Bernard stepping in last minute so we could all race, and to all the race marshals”.
The race saw the first entry from a Junior in 2025 – in fact two, with 14 year old Newport Shropshire CC rider Ben Bramford-Hale putting in a great time of 46:52 to beat Wolverhampton Wheeler’s Tom Oxley, who finished in 49:10.
In the Road Bike section the age and gender handicapping system came into play as regular visitor to the Wrekinsport circuit Hamish Maclean of Musselburgh RCC took the overall win in an adjusted 44:42, with SCCA Private Member Dan Watts taking the maximum 20 points in 46:21. Maclean is more used to 10 mile races and felt the extra distance in his legs, commenting: “A great night for racing, and I found it really tough doing more than 10 miles! Thanks to the organisers and helpers for putting these on, it’s a really welcoming environment – as a result, I’ve joined the club as second claim”.
For Watts this was a first effort after a break, and like Maclean he keenly felt the distance, and the infamous second pull up the toughest part of the course: “My first time trial for a while, and I thought it was a bright idea to pick a road bike and a 19 mile time trial. The second lap certainly started to bite up Cotwall Bank, and I suffered all the way to the line from there. Congratulations to Dean – an absolute stellar ride, on an undulating course as well”.
Full:
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
Points
1
Dean Callister
Aerologic RT
S
TT
39:25
20
2
Tomos Hales
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
41:47
18
3
Jonathan Mills-Keeling
Aerologic RT
V
TT
42:51
16
4
Chris Riley
Paramount CRT
V
TT
44:44
14
5
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
44:53
12
6
Phillip Collins
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
45:05
10
7
Clive Middleton
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
45:12
8
8
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
45:16
6
=9
George Coombes
Newport Shropshire CC
S
TT
45:18
4
=9
Ian Laverie
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
45:18
4
11
Adam Mumford
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
46:01
2
12
James Gibney
West Midlands Police CC
S
TT
46:12
.
13
Daniel Watts
SCCA Private Member
S
RB
46:21
2
14
Ben Bramford-Hale
Newport Shropshire CC
J
TT
46:52
2
15
Hamish Maclean
Musselburgh RCC
V
RB
47:03
.
16
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
48:55
2
17
Tom Oxley
Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
J
RB
49:10
.
=18
Cameron Coley-Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
49:15
2
=18
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
49:15
2
20
John Westhead
Paramount CRT
V
TT
49:41
2
21
Joe Ridge
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
49:44
2
22
Simon Thursz
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
50:28
2
23
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
50:33
2
24
Emma Horne
Unattached
FV
TT
51:40
.
25
Les Boughey
North Shropshire Wheelers
V
TT
51:43
2
26
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
51:47
2
27
Rob Garbett
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
51:55
2
28
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
52:01
.
29
Ashley Kirkham
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
52:23
2
30
Laura Sheppard
SCCA Private Member
F
RB
53:07
2
31
Paul Cadman
Unattached
V
RB
54:20
.
32
David Haygarth
Unattached
V
??
54:41
.
33
Colin Wells
Paramount CRT
V
RB
57:05
2
34
Nicky Mason
Unattached
FV
RB
1:01:40
.
35
Sean Snow
Unattached
V
??
1:05:31
.
.
James Elgar
Paramount CRT
S
TT
DNS
.
Tandem:
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
1
Anthony Nicholls & Stuart Richards
Unattached
V/V
TAN
0:45:18
Veterans:
Vets Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Vets +/-
Vets Points
1
Jonathan Mills-Keeling
Aerologic RT
V
TT
+8:35
20
2
Clive Middleton
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
+8:21
18
3
Chris Riley
Paramount CRT
V
TT
+7:32
16
4
Ian Laverie
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
+6:58
14
5
John Westhead
Paramount CRT
V
TT
+6:08
12
6
Phillip Collins
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
+5:50
10
7
Hamish Maclean
Musselburgh RCC
V
RB
+5:13
.
8
Emma Horne
Unattached
FV
TT
+4:11
.
9
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
+3:01
8
10
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
+2:43
6
11
Rob Garbett
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
+2:13
4
12
Les Boughey
North Shropshire Wheelers
V
TT
+2:07
2
13
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
+0:58
2
14
Cameron Coley-Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
+0:44
2
15
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
+0:04
2
16
Paul Cadman
Unattached
V
RB
-0:47
.
17
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
-1:15
.
18
Ashley Kirkham
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
-1:37
2
19
Colin Wells
Paramount CRT
V
RB
-2:19
2
20
David Haygarth
Unattached
V
??
-3:15
.
21
Nicky Mason
Unattached
FV
RB
-6:46
.
22
Sean Snow
Unattached
V
??
-13:01
.
Females:
Female Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
Female Points
1
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
44:53
20
2
Emma Horne
Unattached
FV
TT
51:40
.
3
Laura Sheppard
SCCA Private Member
F
RB
53:07
18
4
Nicky Mason
Unattached
FV
RB
1:01:40
.
Road Bike:
RB Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
RB Adj Time
RB Points
1
Hamish Maclean
Musselburgh RCC
V
RB
44:42
.
2
Daniel Watts
SCCA Private Member
S
RB
46:21
20
3
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
46:54
18
4
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
47:12
16
5
Laura Sheppard
SCCA Private Member
F
RB
48:07
14
6
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
48:57
12
7
Tom Oxley
Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
J
RB
49:10
.
8
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
49:51
10
9
Paul Cadman
Unattached
V
RB
50:42
.
10
Chris Dunn
Unattached
V
RB
51:10
.
11
Colin Wells
Paramount CRT
V
RB
52:14
8
12
Nicky Mason
Unattached
FV
RB
55:52
.
Juniors:
Junior Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
Junior Points
1
Ben Bramford-Hale
Newport Shropshire CC
J
TT
46:52
20
2
Tom Oxley
Wolverhampton Wheelers CC
J
RB
49:10
.
Cumulative SB Sports Injuries Series standings after four rounds
Tomos Hales and Hayley Wells continued their dominance at the head of the Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport in Round 3, held on an overcast and chilly evening with just the lightest of northerly winds for riders to contend with. Hales took his third win in a row to make it a maximum 18 points under his belt with a fine effort of 21 minutes 34 seconds, well over a minute ahead of the chasing field with Chris Halford taking runner-up spot in 22:40 and Oli Freeman a further eight seconds back.
Hales now has a commanding 9 point advantage over Wells in the Overall standings, but once again Wells was unbeatable in the Women’s competition, opening up an eight point lead with a fine 23:44 for 5th place overall among an 18-strong field.
In the Road Bike Series it’s much closer with Rich Smith taking over the lead by a solitary point from Peter Jukes after finishing best placed of the Wrekinsport riders in 25:34. But even he couldn’t get close to visiting riders Ben Bramford-Hale of Newport Shropshire CC and Jack Ward of Sharrow CC split by a second, with 14 year old Bramford-Hale taking the plaudits in 24:30 for 7th spot overall.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.3
Solo
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
No.
1
Tomos Hales
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
21:34
4
2
Chris Halford
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
22:40
11
3
Oli Freeman
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
22:48
7
4
Phil Roberts
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
23:11
18
5
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
23:44
3
6
Ian Laverie
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
24:15
14
7
Ben Bramford-Hale
Newport Shropshire CC
J
RB
24:30
8
8
Jack Ward
Sharrow CC
S
RB
24:31
13
9
Clive Middleton
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
24:33
19
10
Cameron Coley-Smith
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
24:38
17
11
Rich Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:34
9
12
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:47
16
13
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
25:51
10
14
Dave Moore
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
26:01
5
15
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:36
1
16
David Seager
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:47
15
17
Vic Doran
Wrekinsport CC
FV
TT
32:15
2
.
Elliott Wills
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
DNF-P
6
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.3
Conditions were tough in Round 2 of the Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport as a strong and chilly south-westerly wind made things difficult for riders. That wind made no difference to was the winner was – just his time, as Tomos Hales stopped the watch on 22 minutes exactly, 21 seconds down on his Round 1 effort. Hales did note however that he finished strongly, with the tailwind bowling riders along the mile straight of the Shawbirch – Cotwall Bank circuit.
The strength of Hales’ ride was shown by him being over two minutes clear of anyone else, with a close battle for runner-up spot between Ben Wood, crossing the line in 24:02, and Newport Shropshire CC’s George Coombes, just three seconds back and first Road Bike across the line. This week Peter Jukes got the better of Rich Smith thanks to Matt Price splitting the pair, as Jukes rose to the top of the Road Bike standings thanks to his 26:09 effort.
In the Women’s Series just one female was in competition – Hayley Wells, and despite declaring her 24:44 as ‘Rubbish’ post-race due to being 57 seconds down on her Round 1 time that belied the strength of her performance in character-building conditions as she finished 4th overall from a 15 rider field.
Hales has recently joined Telford Athletic Club, and as part of his signing conditions he persuaded three of that club’s runners to have a go. Fastest was Jordan Stamp in a very creditable 27:53.
Denso and Tern Cycles Evening 10 Series by Wrekinsport No.2
Solo
Pos’n
Name
Club
Cat
Bike
Time
1
Tomos Hales
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
22:00
2
Ben Wood
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
24:02
3
George Coombes
Newport Shropshire CC
S
RB
24:05
4
Hayley Wells
Wrekinsport CC
F
TT
24:44
5
Cameron Coley-Smith
Wrekinsport CC
S
TT
25:20
6
Peter Jukes
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:09
7
Matt Price
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:40
8
Rich Smith
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
26:57
9
Allan Henderson
Wrekinsport CC
V
RB
27:26
10
Dave Moore
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
27:35
11
Ashley Kirkham
Wrekinsport CC
V
TT
27:47
12
Jordan Stamp
Unattached
S
RB
27:53
13
Chris Marrs
Mid Shropshire Wheelers
V
TT
28:13
14
Dean Gapper
Unattached
V
RB
29:23
15
Paul O’Brien
Unattached
V
RB
30:13
Denso and Tern Cycles 2-Up Series by Wrekinsport No.2