The final race of the 2021 time trialling season is usually the first, but Covid-19 restrictions meant the curtains came down instead on a glorious October afternoon in a low key close. With many riders already having packed their time trial bikes away until 2022 those who entered Wrekinsport’s Chris Edwards Hilly 18 at Worfield […]

It may have been a low-key entry but the 18th and penultimate round of the Friction Hydraulics Series proved decisive in sealing the destinations of all the Overall medals as well as the Veterans Championship in the West Cheshire TTCA 25. The third 25 run on the Tern Hill – Shawbirch course this Series, Tim […]

The Women’s Course Record was smashed as Deb Hutson-Lumb showed she is right back on form in the Velotik RT 15. The Nova Raider sliced an incredible 1 minute 50 seconds off Rebecca Richardson’s old benchmark to stop the watch on 35 minutes 36 seconds, also taking a fabulous Veterans win in Round 17 of […]

David Griffiths had a point to prove on the Tern Hill – Shawbirch 25 mile course, called into action for the second weekend on the trot after a wrong turn saw him fail to finish a week earlier – no such mistake this time as he took an emphatic win in Round 16 of the […]

A sopping wet, thoroughly miserable afternoon put a significant number of riders off starting Round 15 of the Friction Hydraulics Series as contestants battled the elements in Fibrax Wrexham RC’s 25 mile event – with the Overall and the Women’s Course Records smashed and the destination of the Friction Veterans Championship decided. Held on a […]

An all too rare return to the Hopton Chapel –Tern Hill course saw some fast times in glorious warm and almost still conditions as Wrekinsport CC promoted the Coaching Revolutions Shropshire Championship 10. With County medals and trophies on offer David Griffiths took The Gordon Davies Trophy and County 10 Gold on his first experience […]

Heavy rain and an at times strong southerly wind put off around a quarter of the entrants to Round 13 of The Friction Hydraulics Series – but they missed out an opportunity for personal bests with a number recorded through the field. Sopping wet or ‘scorchio’ are always the best conditions to offer relatively easy […]

There was a familiar winner in the longest race on the County calendar, the Brian Mear (Bricks) Shropshire Championship 100 as Victor Chetta took The Jack Parker 100 mile Trophy and double Gold in both Overall and Veterans Championships in Round 12 of the Friction Hydraulics Series. Chetta has been gradually returning to fitness after […]

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 […]

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 […]