Round 13 of The Friction Hydraulics Series proved unpopular with County riders, taking place the morning after Round 12 and attracting just five entries from Shropshire riders – only four of whom started. A rare outing for the once heavily-used Prees–Tern Hill–Hodnet 25 mile course meant that finishers were guaranteed big points in the Birkenhead […]

For a rider who professes to prefer long distance events and not be keen on the short ones Victor Chetta still knows how to turn a pedal at a distance where ‘eyeballs out’ effort is the standard. The Mid Shropshire Wheeler took a win by 10 seconds in Round 12 of The Friction Hydraulic Series, […]

It was a closely fought battle at the top of standings in Round 11 of the Friction Hydraulics Series with the second ever use of a new 50 mile circuit of Hodnet – Shawbury – Shawbirch as Victor Chetta made a great comeback, shaking off the ring rust of his Round 6 event to take […]

A first appearance in the 2023 Friction Hydraulics Series paid immediate benefits for Oswestry Paragon’s David Griffiths as he took a win in Round 10, Hafren CC’s 10 on the speedy Berriew – Welshpool by-pass course. Griffiths charged around the ‘out and back’ course in 21 minutes 4 seconds to beat off the attentions of […]

A traffic-affected 8th round thankfully didn’t alter the destination of the podium riders, with clear space between the Top 3 as the Ludlow CC 10 returned to The Friction Hydraulics Series. Held on the normally relatively quiet and super-fast Brimfield to Ludlow bypass course, riders found themselves baulked on the fastest parts of the course […]

Six seconds separated first from second in a closely fought contest in the Chester RC 25, Round 9 of the Friction Hydraulics Series as Tim Beardmore stretched his defence of the Friction Series – and took a seven second victory to double down on protecting his Friction Veterans Series title too in a great morning […]

It was a war of attrition for Shropshire riders in the classic Anfield BC 100 as a tricky and rare north-easterly wind, illness, heat and mechanical issues meant just five County riders completed the oldest extant time trial in the world. Introduced in 1889, this long-distance race has always featured Shropshire roads, but with a […]

A new course and near perfect conditions with a guaranteed course best for all finishers and the first County medals and trophies of the season on offer saw Tim Beardmore take the overall win and stretch his lead in the Friction Hydraulics Series in Round 6, the SB Sports Injuries Shropshire Championship 50 presented by […]

What a difference a year makes as an event blighted by a block headwind in 2022 enjoyed almost perfect conditions in 2023 as Round 5 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, the WCTTCA and SCCA 30 took place between Shawbirch and Market Drayton. That change of conditions didn’t alter the outcome of the Overall win however […]