The trifling matter of the County 25 mile record being smashed to smithereens on the toughest 25 mile extant course in Shropshire dominated the post race talk following Round 10 of the Friction Hydraulics Series as Ribble Weldtite professional Dan Bigham became the first rider to dip below the 50 minute mark – and by […]
R10 SB Sports Injuries Series: Newport S...
Dean Callister narrowed the gap at the top of the SB Sports Injuries Series as he too a fine win in Round 10, Newport Shropshire CC’s ‘Tiddly’ 10. Held on the popular Tiddly triangle taking in Cold Hatton, Espley island and Stanton crossroads, riders had to endure a howling wind on the toughest part of […]
R11 Friction Hydraulics Series: Oswestry...
David Griffiths took a fine win in his own club’s promotion in the rarely used D10/8 Four Crosses – Welshpool course as he made the most of a fine evening in Round 11 of the Friction Hydraulics Series. Griffiths – as the Women’s course record got broken twice. Griffiths steamed around the 10 mile out […]
R9 SB Sports Injuries Series: Wrekinspor...
Glorious conditions saw over a third of the field beat the hour in Round 9 of the SB Sports Injuries Series Wrekinsport CC’s 25 with personal bests the order of the day. With bonus points on offer for the longer distance it was Dean Callister who came out on top with a fabulous effort of […]
R8 Friction Hydraulics Series: Birkenhea...
Tim Beardmore stretched his lead at the lead of both the Friction and Hydraulics Series and the Veteran’s standings too with a double win in Birkenhead North End CC’s 25. With uncertainty over the effect of shifting Covid-19 legislation on the County programme this is one of several events appended to the Series experimentally to […]
R9 Friction Hydraulics Series: Shropshir...
The blue riband event of Shropshire time trialling saw a clear winner who had targeted this race all season – and didn’t disappoint. Oswestry Paragon CC’s Kieran Morris took a commanding win in 50 minutes 49 seconds to win County Championship Gold, The Freeston Trophy as well as The Jack Pitchford Trophy for fastest Under-21 […]
R7 SB Sports Injuries Series North Shrop...
The first bonus point round of the SB Sports Injuries Series saw Dean Callister take the plaudits in Round 7, North Shropshire Wheelers Battlefield 25. Held on the tough, rolling Prees – Battlefield course entirely on the A49 Callister took the maximum 26 points available with a dominant performance that saw the Nova Raider take […]
R7 Friction Hydraulics Series: Mid Shrop...
Glorious conditions faced riders in Round 7 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ 10 and National Youth Championship GHS Regional Championship Qualifier as Kieran Morris became only the fifth rider to beat the 20 minute/30mph mark on the Waters Upton – Hodnet course. Morris charged around the simple ‘out and back’ course in […]
R8 SB Sports Injuries Series Oswestry Pa...
It was youth to the fore as Henri Bedford opened up his Series lead at the head of the SB Sports Injuries Series in the tough Round 8, Oswestry Paragon CC’s Hilly 19. Bedford coped best with a tough T-shaped course taking in Queens Head, Gobowen and Ellesmere via the fearsome clamber both sides to […]
R4 UK ICT 2-Up Series Hafren CC 10
It was a close call at the top of the standings in Round 4 of the UK ICT 2-Up Series as winners an runners-up were separated by just four seconds with both dipping below the benchmark 20 minute barrier in the Hafren CC 10. Two Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ Juniors took the spoils as James Satoor […]