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 […]

After a 2022 race that started in sub-zero temperatures Mid Shropshire Wheeler’s Battlefield 25 again saw the weather Gods dampen proceedings, this time with un-forecast drizzle and temperatures in distinctly single figures. Getting going in the wet and cold can be an issue for some riders, but not so for Dean Callister, who took his […]

The rarely seen 15 mile standard distance saw the first chance for Friction Hydraulics Series competitors to tackle a relatively flat and popular course as Velotik RT promoted Round 3 from Woollerton. Taking in the Hodnet by-pass and the ‘Tiddly’ circuit, Dean Callister set out to gain a comfortable victory of just over a minute, […]

Planned as a 21 mile event for the second year running Bridgnorth CC’s Hilly event taking in Bridgnorth – Much Wenlock – Shipton – Morville had to be truncated to 18 miles again; in this case due to a vintage tractor run rather than traffic lights. Won by event organiser Tim Beardmore for the promoting […]

The opening event of the 2023 time trial season saw Paramount CRT’s Mason Durant take a win by 57 seconds in Round 1 of the Friction and Hydraulic Services Shropshire Championship Points Series as Wrekinsport CC ran their testing Hilly 18 miler from Worfield. A chilly but almost still afternoon saw riders make the best […]