North Shropshire Wheelers 25 No.2.

 Clashing with an England semi-final saw a modest field take full advantage to gain big points on quiet roads with personal bests set in Round 12 of the SB Sports Injuries Series, the second North Shropshire Wheelers Battlefield 25. Overall and Veterans Series leader Ian Nisbett stretched his lead in both Series thanks to posting winning efforts in both competitions – and came within touching distance of sealing the Veteran’s title after adding a giant 26 points to his tally. The Hafren CC rider extended his Overall lead to 20 points over Ed Middleton, who finished runner-up on the night and to an almost unbelievable 116 points  in the Veterans thanks to his 58 minute 14 second ride.

Nisbett beat Middleton by 1:01 on actual, with these two riders the only ones beating the hour with the return leg from Battlefield proving sticky. Despite the win however Nisbett was not happy with his ride, commenting: “Certainly my worst ride of the season – yet somehow I came out of it with a decent time. Strange how that happens sometimes. I was very pleased to get the win. Many thanks to the timekeepers and marshals for missing the football on our behalf“! Middleton’s comments show how tough the return leg was on this rolling course, with the headwind adding an extra dimension to the climbs: “It was fun riding the tailwind to the turn, but a bit of a struggle on the return. A great ride by Ian, and massive thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to put on the race“.

Nisbett’s win in the Veteran’s saw him record a solid Veteran’s plus of +8:49, beating North Shropshire Wheelers’ Gino Trasatti into Veteran’s runner-up spot on +7:27 when converted from a 1:05:43 actual. Trasatti was surprised when told he had finished as runner-up and hinted that he had a little to spare: “My race went very well on the way down, but on the way back I struggled against the wind like everybody else, but I really enjoyed it. I’ll have to try harder the next time“!

The Women’s race was split by just three seconds as Sarah Grant scored a huge 22 points Overall and 26 in the Women’s Championship after finishing fourth on actual in a course personal best 1:01:15, just ahead of Women’s Series leader Charlotte Chapman. This fine tally moved Grant into the Top 10 Overall and up to 3rd in the Women’s table. She was under no illusions about how tight the battle with Chapman had been: “It sure was close! Another windy one on the Battlefield course but it felt like we were racing on closed roads! I was really pleased with the result and a personal best for me on the course. Thanks again to North Shropshire Wheelers“.

Grant wasn’t the only rider setting a personal best, nor was Nisbett the only rider focusing in on a Championship as Revolutions Racing’s Henri Bedford set a quality time of 1:05:03 to open his Junior Series lead up to 84 points. The 14 year-old had the distinct advantages of offering a small profile to the wind and light weight helping him take the climbs with relative ease. The youngster knew he had been in a race however after a long day, commenting: “Another challenging 25 after a day at school, but I managed to get a course personal best. Well done to all who rode, and a big thank you to all the marshals“.

Result:

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 12

Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 58:14 26
2 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 59:15 24
3 Phil Birch 3CPS V 1:01:04
4 Sarah Grant SCCA Private Member W 1:01:15 22
5 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 1:01:18 20
6 Simon Evans Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 1:03:41 18
7 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 1:05:03 16
8 James Neale North Shropshire Wheelers S 1:05:42 14
9 Gino Trasatti North Shropshire Wheelers V 1:05:43 12
10 John Robertson Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 1:08:56 10
11 Les Boughey North Shropshire Wheelers V 1:11:41 8
12 Richard Berry North Shropshire Wheelers V 1:13:10 6
13 Alison Dockney SCCA Private Member W 1:15:21 4

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 12 

Vets Pos’n Name Club Cat Vets +/- Vets Points
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V +8:49 26
2 Gino Trasatti North Shropshire Wheelers V +7:27 24
3 Phil Birch 3CPS V +6:22
4 Simon Evans Mid Shropshire Wheelers V +4:33 22
5 John Robertson Mid Shropshire Wheelers V +2:20 20
6 Les Boughey North Shropshire Wheelers V -2:36 18
7 Richard Berry North Shropshire Wheelers V -3:06 16

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Women’s Series – Round 12

Women’s Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Women’s Points
1 Sarah Grant SCCA Private Member W 1:01:15 26
2 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 1:01:18 24
3 Alison Dockney SCCA Private Member W 1:15:21 22

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Junior Series – Round 12

Junior Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Junior Points
1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 1:05:03 26

 Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds 

Overall

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 184
2 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 164
3 Matt Garthwaite SCCA Private Member S 118
4 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 82
5 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 70
6 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders S 68
7 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 54
8 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 50
9 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 48
10 Sarah Grant SCCA Private Member W 46

 Veterans

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 200
2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 84
3 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 60
4 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 58
5 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V 50
=6 Glyn Jones Oswestry Paragon CC V 46
=6 Tony Harvey Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 46
=8 Gino Trasatti North Shropshire Wheelers V 44
=8 Simon Evans Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 44
10 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 42

 Women’s

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 148
2 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 112
3 Sarah Grant SCCA Private Member W 72
4 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 68
5 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV 56
6 Louise Downward Hafren CC W 48
7 Alison Dockney SCCA Private Member W 46
8 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 34
9 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve WV 32
10 Clare Cottrill Wrekinsport CC WV 22

 Juniors 

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 190
2 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 106
3 Jack Young Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 86
4 Tom Bullock Newport Shropshire CC J 38
5 George Coombes Evolve J 28
6 Ben Pierce Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 18
6 Sam Holwill Hafren CC J 18
=8 Freddie Jones-Hoare Hafren CC J 16
=8 Jack Emmerson Newport Shropshire CC J 16
10 Alex Beath Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 14

 

  • Round 13 of the SB Sports Injuries Series takes place at 7pm on Wednesday when Wrekinsport CC present The Gordon Davies 19 over two laps of their club course. Sign on at The Woolpack, Shawbirch from 5:45pm.