Friction Hydraulics Series Round 1: Wrekinsport CC Chris Edwards Hilly 17

The Overall and Female course records were smashed in the opening round of the Friction Hydraulics Series with Kirk Vickers knocking 41 seconds off Thomas Bill’s benchmark to become the first ever rider below 40 minutes; and Hayley Wells slicing 1 minute 46 seconds off her own record, both set in 2025. And there was further reason to celebrate for organisers Wrekinsport CC in their Chris Edwards Hilly 17 promotion as the entry level leapt 45% – with road bikes making up 62% of the field in the fastest-growing sector of time trialling.

Just three years ago the club was thinking of pulling the plug on the event with entries in the teens; but a change to the new Atcham – Ironbridge bypass course, along with the road bike initiative saw a strong field of 51 making the best of a fine, if slightly chilly early spring day.

Full:

Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time
1	Kirk	Vickers	Holohan Coaching Race Team	S	TT	0:39:26
2	Tomos	Hales	Aerologic RT	S	TT	0:40:45
3	Dan	Evans	The Black Cat Cycling Club	V	RB	0:41:00
4	James	Pearce	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	0:42:01
5	Chris	Pook	Holohan Coaching Race Team	V	TT	0:43:15
6	Oli	Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:43:30
7	Mike	Senior	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	0:43:44
8	Simon	Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	0:43:55
9	David	Scott	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	0:44:04
10	Hayley	Wells	Aerologic RT	F	TT	0:44:30
11	Philip	Roberts	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:44:59
12	Nate	Dodd	Velo6 Racing	S	RB	0:45:00
13	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	0:45:06
14	Robert	McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	TT	0:45:12
15	Niall	Kenyon	Dave Scott Coaching	S	TT	0:45:19
16	Luke	Taylor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:45:26
17	Christopher	Riley	Paramount CRT	V	TT	0:45:42
18	Chris	Spencer	Velo6 Racing	V	RB	0:45:50
19	Stuart	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:45:56
20	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:46:19
21	Dominic	Hill	Bec CC	V	RB	0:46:31
22	Thomas	Gittens	Ruthin Cycling Club	S	RB	0:46:47
23	Mitchell	Fletcher	Paramount CRT	S	TT	0:47:06
24	Paul	Bailey	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:48:05
25	Adam	Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:49:10
26	Karl	Moseley	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:49:15
27	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:50:15
28	John	Proudlove	Velo6 Racing	V	RB	0:50:16
29	Mark	Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	RB	0:50:39
30	Graham	Donnelly	Ruthin Cycling Club	V	RB	0:50:45
31	Lee	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:51:19
32	Peter	Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:51:48
33	Ian	Connolly	Ludlow CC	V	TT	0:52:15
34	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:52:29
35	Thea	Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:53:56
36	Allan	Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:54:22
37	Claire	Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:54:52
38	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	0:55:23
39	Ben	Beachell	Rhos-on-Sea CC	V	TT	0:56:11
40	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:57:02
41	Michael	Haddon	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:58:09
42	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:59:05
43	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:59:44
44	Rebecca	Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	RB	1:00:13
45	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	1:01:01
46	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	1:01:02
.	Andrew	Clarke	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	RB	DNF
.	Evie	Fletcher	Paramount CRT	F	TT	DNS-A
.	Nick	Giles	Pocomotion Road Club	V	RB	DNS-A
.	Chris	Debens	VTTA (Midlands)	V	RB	DNS
.	Ian	Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	DNS

SCCA:

Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Points
1	Kirk	Vickers	Holohan Coaching Race Team	S	TT	0:39:26	60
2	Tomos	Hales	Aerologic RT	S	TT	0:40:45	55
3	James	Pearce	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	0:42:01	50
4	Chris	Pook	Holohan Coaching Race Team	V	TT	0:43:15	45
5	Oli	Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:43:30	40
6	Mike	Senior	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	0:43:44	35
7	Simon	Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	0:43:55	30
8	David	Scott	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	0:44:04	25
9	Hayley	Wells	Aerologic RT	F	TT	0:44:30	20
10	Philip	Roberts	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:44:59	15
11	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	0:45:06	10
12	Robert	McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	TT	0:45:12	5
13	Niall	Kenyon	Dave Scott Coaching	S	TT	0:45:19	5
14	Luke	Taylor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:45:26	5
15	Christopher	Riley	Paramount CRT	V	TT	0:45:42	5
16	Stuart	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:45:56	5
17	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:46:19	5
18	Mitchell	Fletcher	Paramount CRT	S	TT	0:47:06	5
19	Paul	Bailey	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:48:05	5
20	Adam	Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	0:49:10	5
21	Karl	Moseley	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:49:15	5
22	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:50:15	5
23	Mark	Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	RB	0:50:39	5
24	Lee	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	0:51:19	5
25	Peter	Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:51:48	5
26	Ian	Connolly	Ludlow CC	V	TT	0:52:15	5
27	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:52:29	5
28	Thea	Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:53:56	5
29	Allan	Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:54:22	5
30	Claire	Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:54:52	5
31	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	0:55:23	5
32	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:57:02	5
33	Michael	Haddon	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	0:58:09	5
34	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	0:59:05	5
35	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	0:59:44	5
36	Rebecca	Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	RB	1:00:13	5
37	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	1:01:01	5
38	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	1:01:02	5
.	Andrew	Clarke	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	RB	DNF	.
.	Evie	Fletcher	Paramount CRT	F	TT	DNS-A	.
.	Ian	Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	DNS	.

Veterans:

Vets Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Vet +/-	Vets Points
1	Simon	Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+1:33	60
2	Chris	Pook	Holohan Coaching Race Team	V	TT	+1:32	55
3	Christopher	Riley	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+1:11	50
4	Stuart	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	+1:10	45
5	Mike	Senior	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+0:59	40
6	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	-0:23	35
7	Luke	Taylor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	-0:48	30
8	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-1:06	25
9	Karl	Moseley	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	-1:11	20
10	Paul	Bailey	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	-2:37	15
11	Lee	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	-4:13	10
12	Claire	Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	-4:49	5
13	Thea	Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	-4:54	5
14	Peter	Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	-4:55	5
15	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-4:55	5
16	Mark	Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	RB	-5:11	5
17	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-5:32	5
18	Ian	Connolly	Ludlow CC	V	TT	-5:34	5
19	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-8:08	5
20	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	-9:06	5
21	Allan	Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	-9:39	5
22	Michael	Haddon	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	-10:05	5
23	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-13:27	5
24	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	-13:37	5
25	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-13:41	5
26	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-15:06	5

Females:

Female Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Female Points
1	Hayley	Wells	Aerologic RT	F	TT	0:44:30	60
2	Thea	Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:53:56	55
3	Claire	Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	0:54:52	50
4	Rebecca	Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	RB	1:00:13	45
5	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	1:01:02	40
.	Evie	Fletcher	Paramount CRT	F	TT	DNS-A	.

Road Bikes:

RB Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	RB Adj Time	RB Points
1	James	Pearce	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	42:01	60
2	Stuart	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	43:25	55
3	David	Scott	Dave Scott Coaching	S	RB	44:04	50
4	Luke	Taylor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	45:23	45
5	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	45:41	40
6	Karl	Moseley	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	45:46	35
7	Paul	Bailey	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	47:12	30
8	Lee	Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	RB	48:48	25
9	Claire	Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	49:24	20
10	Thea	Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	49:29	15
11	Peter	Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	49:30	10
12	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	49:30	5
13	Mark	Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	RB	49:46	5
14	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	RB	50:07	5
15	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	52:43	5
16	Allan	Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	54:14	5
17	Rebecca	Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	RB	54:33	5
18	Michael	Haddon	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	V	RB	54:40	5
19	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	58:02	5
20	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	58:12	5
21	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	58:16	5
22	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	59:41	5

Top Club Award:

First use of new ‘Best Score’ scoring method

Pos’n	Club	Points
1	Paramount CRT	375
2	Dave Scott Coaching	240
3	Wrekinsport CC	155
=4	Aerologic RT	115
=4	Holohan Coaching Race Team	115
6	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	70
=7	Ludlow CC	5
=7	Newport (Shropshire) CC	5

Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association

Friction & Hydraulics Series R1 - VTTA 15

Brian Mear (Bricks) Ltd Shropshire Championship 100

Shropshire Championship 10

Hafren CC 25, R7 F&H Series

Wrekinsport CC Chris Edwards Hilly 18

Friction Hydraulics Series Round 1: Wrekinsport CC Chris Edwards Hilly 17