The final round of the Friction Hydraulics Series saw the outstanding Junior medals and the destination of the Top Club Award settled; and David Griffiths take a solid win in the West Cheshire TTCA 25. Held on the popular and fast Tern Hill – Shawbirch course, Griffiths stopped the watch on 52 minutes 20 seconds, […]

The destination of seven Friction Hydraulics medals and three Championships was decided in the 18th and penultimate round, North Shropshire Wheelers’ 25. Held on the Tern Hill – Shawbirch course, rain, cold and a strange wind resistance that seemed localised and affected leading riders in different ways saw Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ Victor Chetta take the […]

First use of a brand new course had the shine taken off it a little by persistent drizzle as personal bests and benchmark course records were guaranteed in Wrekinsport CC’s 10, Round 17 of the Friction Hydraulics Series. Held on a simple ‘out and back’ course between Shawbury and Hodnet, the overall event was won […]

Round 16 of the Friction Hydraulics Series saw the first Series medals settled as Tim Beardmore retained the Friction Championship – without turning a pedal. Beardmore was an absentee starter from The Coaching Revolutions Shropshire Championship 10 presented by Oswestry Paragon CC, but Gold was sealed after Bridgnorth CC team mate Jonathan Mills-Keeling finished 5th […]

It was a tough morning at the office for competitors in the Shropshire Championship 100 as a rising wind from the worst possible direction sapped strength in an event that already takes perseverance and the capacity to break down the ride into bite-sized chunks in a game that’s as much about mental strength as it […]

Just three seconds saw Wrekinsport’s Tomos Hales lift The Freeston Trophy for the first time as he narrowly beat 2018’s winner Dan Watts in the blue riband event of the Shropshire cycling calendar, The Shropshire Championship 25. Held on the fast Berriew – Four Crosses course, Round 14 of The Friction Hydraulics Series held a […]

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 […]