A cold morning and a 9½ mile slog from Hodnet to Shawbirch into a block headwind made Round 5 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, the WCTTCA and SCCA 30 a character building experience as the rarely seen 30 mile distance left riders with a quandary – whether to ride at 25 mile pace and try […]
R4 Friction Hydraulics Series: Mid Shrop...
A testing course was made even harder by a sub-zero start as riders faced challenging conditions in Round 4 of The Friction Hydraulics Series, the Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ 25. Held on the rolling Press – Battlefield course having to cope with significant climbing soon warmed riders up, with reigning Friction Series Champion Tim Beardmore stretching […]
R4 SB Sports Injuries Series: SCCA Sprin...
It’s not often the moment an event starts that it begins to snow, but an arctic blast meant hardy riders and helpers had to endure less than ideal conditions in Round 4 of the SB Sports Injuries Series, Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s Spring 10 No.3. Held on the Waters Upton – Hodnet course, thankfully the […]
R3 Friction Hydraulics Series: Velotik R...
In only his second appearance in the Friction Hydraulics Series Mason Durant surprised everyone to take the win in Round 3, Velotik RT’s 15. Durant finished 8th in Round 14 of the Series in 2021, his sole previous appearance but was testing out a new time trial bike which seems to have made a significant […]
R3 SB Sports Injuries Series: SCCA Sprin...
A glorious early Spring day saw riders back on the more usual Waters Upton – Hodnet course after the completion of road works for Round 3 of the SB Sports Injuries Series, Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association Spring 10 No.2. Popular with locals and all comers alike, two visiting Team Bottrill riders took the first two […]
R2 Friction Hydraulics Series: Bridgnort...
Course shortened to 18 miles due to traffic lights The first use since 2017 of one of the toughest courses in Shropshire saw an inaugural Bridgnorth CC Open saw Tomos Hales head to the top of the Friction Hydraulics Series standings following Round 2. The course, starting above Bridgnorth and heading to Much Wenlock and […]
R2 SB Sports Injuries Series: North Shro...
A real test awaited riders in Round 2 of The SB Sports Injuries Series as North Shropshire Wheelers presented their Hawkstone Hilly 19. Featuring two climbs past the Follies and some technical twists and turns north of Marchamley the course is particularly suited to road men – and so it proved with Newport Shropshire CC’s […]
R1 SB Sports Injuries Series: SCCA Sprin...
The opening of the SB Sports Injuries Series was marred by an accident that took a lot of the shine off the return of time trialling in earnest in Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s Spring 10 No.1 – The Dave Fanning Memorial. Held in memory of the rider so tragically killed whilst training near Llangollen in […]
R1 Mower Mec 2-Up Series: North Shropshi...
It was a low key start to the newly renamed Mower Mec 2-Up Series as just three pairs took the line under leaden skies threatening to break at any moment, whilst riders had to fight through a howling southerly gale that significantly hampered progress in the North Shropshire Wheelers 10 at Prees. With the weather […]
R1 Friction Hydraulics Series: Wrekinspo...
Competitors were sweating on mobile road works being lifted in time for the opening event of the Shropshire Time Trialling season as things got underway on a windy day that had a marked effect on riders in Round 1 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, Wrekinsport CCs Chris Edwards Hilly 18 on the Worfield triangle. Fortunately […]