The opening of the SB Sports Injuries Series was marred by an accident that took a lot of the shine off the return of time trialling in earnest in Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s Spring 10 No.1 – The Dave Fanning Memorial. Held in memory of the rider so tragically killed whilst training near Llangollen in […]
R1 Mower Mec 2-Up Series: North Shropshi...
It was a low key start to the newly renamed Mower Mec 2-Up Series as just three pairs took the line under leaden skies threatening to break at any moment, whilst riders had to fight through a howling southerly gale that significantly hampered progress in the North Shropshire Wheelers 10 at Prees. With the weather […]
R1 Friction Hydraulics Series: Wrekinspo...
Competitors were sweating on mobile road works being lifted in time for the opening event of the Shropshire Time Trialling season as things got underway on a windy day that had a marked effect on riders in Round 1 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, Wrekinsport CCs Chris Edwards Hilly 18 on the Worfield triangle. Fortunately […]
PROVISIONAL Friction Series dates 2022
Subject to final confirmation Round Date Day Course Distance Start Time Promoting Club 1 06/03/2022 Saturday K21/18e 18 14:00 Wrekinsport CC 2 27/03/2022 Sunday D21/22 21 TBC Bridgnorth CC 3 03/04/2022 Sunday D315/1 15 09:00 Velotik RT 4 10/04/2022 Sunday D25/20 25 07:30 Mid Shropshire Wheelers 5 08/05/2022 Sunday D30/11 30 08:00 WCTTCA & SCCA […]
Reliability Rides 2022
PROVISIONAL 2022 programme, subject to other clubs joining in, and as agreed between clubs at SCCA AGM on 6/12/21. Routes will be published closer to dates: Event Date Club HQ Time(s) 1 23/01/2022 Bridgnorth CC Bridgnorth Rugby Club 9:30am 2 30/01/2022 Ludlow CC Ludlow Leisure Centre 9:15-9:45am 3 13/02/2022 Bridgnorth CC Bridgnorth Rugby Club 9:30am […]
SCCA Awards Presentation 2021
Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association rounded off their season in the traditional manner with a prize presentation held at Ellerdine Village Hall. A chilly but dry morning saw riders converge from all points of the County to cheer on the winners. With a ceremony impossible in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, limitations on travel and engravers […]
R19 Friction Hydraulics Series: Wrekinsp...
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 […]
R11 Little Sweetpea Gardens/BBR Optician...
The finale of The Little Sweetpea Gardens/BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series saw a return to Station Road, Ironbridge for Round 11, Newport Shropshire CC’s promotion. With seven of the 12 Series medals still undecided there was still much to play for on the 0.75 mile climb, which enjoyed fine weather and an unexpected winner. Ludlow […]
Shropshire CCA raises £550 for Midlands
Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association used their final promotion of the racing season at Ellerdine Village Hall to hand over £550 which was raised from a charity time trial on behalf of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity during August. The charity does not receive National Lottery or Governmental funding and is entirely reliant on the support and […]
R10 Little Sweetpea Gardens/BBR Optician...
A first ever event under the Bridgnorth CC banner saw riders take on the sapping climb of Five Chimneys, Hughley in the 10th and penultimate round of The Little Sweetpea Gardens/BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series. This 0.9 mile climb averages 7.8% and gets almost imperceptivity steeper the nearer the top you get, making that final […]