Charlotte Chapman, Series Leader and Race Winner

Wrekinsport CC 25.

Sam Morris made an immediate impact in his first entry to the 2018 SB Sports Injuries Series in Round 10, Wrekinsport CC’s 25. Morris was amongst many riders who were getting their first taste of the Crudgington – Shawbirch – Hodnet – Tern Hill – Hodnet – Waters Upton course which saw it’s first use for six years, and it didn’t disappoint on a scorching hot evening as he took the win in a fabulous 56 minutes 7 seconds.

In his first year as a Senior Morris pushed out the promoting club’s Chris Halford by 38 seconds and was delighted with the victory. He commented: “I was really happy to take the win. I quite liked the course, which was quicker than I expected but also tough as there was just no easy part the whole way round“!

Halford is more used to finishing on top of the pile but with the event incorporating Wrekinsport’s Club 25 Championship he not only took the Overall runner-up spot but the club silverware too thanks to his 56:45 effort, seeing off SB Series leader Ian Nisbett by 27 seconds. Halford seemed to struggle with the distance, stating: “My first 25 in a year. My pacing was completely off, but I enjoyed it anyway. A nice course, I will look forward to returning to it. Well done to everyone in that heat“. He wasn’t finished there either with a fine +10:30 Veteran’s Standard seeing him take the maximum 26 points on offer in the Veteran’s Series, again ahead of Nisbett who ended Veteran’s runner-up.

Halford’s nearest challenger for the club Championship was Adam Mumford, stopping the watch on 1:00:11 to take Silver with Rich Smith 5 seconds back helping himself to Bronze.

Whilst Nisbett ended the evening in third spot Overall on 57:12 and Veterans’ runner-up with +9:51 he vitally managed to extend his lead in each of these Series, making the trip from over the Welsh border all the more worthwhile. Nisbett was another rider getting his first taste of the course, something he has become used to in his quest for Gold. He commented: “A new course again for me – although obviously it’s been on the same roads recently for other events. The layout is a bit different to a normal ‘out and back’ 25 which made a nice change. It was challenging without much of a flow, and felt quite slow all the way round. And yet my finish time wasn’t too bad really. I’m still suffering the effects from recent illness, so had to back off later on – and the Peplow Pave didn’t help either“!

Taking third Veteran was SCCA Private Member Ian Pollard, another first-timer posting a fine Veteran’s Standard of +9:09 and just missing out on beating the hour by 11 seconds. He stated: “I was happy with the course, we use parts of it on most time trials so no surprises. I enjoy riding in the heat and am now getting more consistent over the last few weeks by riding more time trials. Would have liked to go 11 seconds faster though“!

The ride of the evening came from Nova Raiders’ Charlotte Chapman who seems to be getting ever faster as the season progresses. Women’s Series leader Chapman set an excellent time of 1:00:48 to take a solid 10th spot from the 29-strong field – a huge winning margin of 7:51 from Helen Tudor to stretch he lead at the top of the standings. She said: “A great course and a great event. It was lovely to see everyone so thanks to all involved! I went a tad too hard on the out leg and didn’t have much left to give into the wind on the way back from Tern Hill, but I’m still happy to be close to the hour again. Special thanks to Ed Middleton for shouting encouragement at me on the way around“!

On a fine evening for the Series leaders 14 year-old Henri Bedford added a huge 26 points to his Junior Series lead to extend it to 38 points over Kieran Morris. Bedford has only just stepped up to the longer distances and is doing it in style with a top ride of 1:03:04. He stated: “I found the road surface challenging although the route was enjoyable. I look forward to riding it again. Big thank you to all the marshals“.

Result:

 

SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 10

Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points
1 Sam Morris Revolutions Racing S 00:56:07 26
2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 00:56:45 24
3 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 00:57:12 22
4 Brett Lowndes Pro Vision Cycle Clothing V 00:57:40
5 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 00:58:23 20
6 Tim Beardmore Nova Raiders V 00:59:37 18
7 Ian Pollard SCCA Private Member V 01:00:10 16
8 Adam Mumford Wrekinsport CC S 01:00:11 14
9 Stuart Jackson Nova Raiders V 01:00:36 12
10 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 01:00:48 10
11 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 01:00:56 8
12 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders S 01:01:21 6
13 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 01:02:04 4
14 Rob Jackson Unattached V 01:02:25
15 Dave Gostelow Wrekinsport CC V 01:02:30 4
16 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 01:03:04 4
17 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V 01:03:39 4
18 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 01:04:49 4
19 Vince Evans Wrekinsport CC V 01:05:10 4
20 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V 01:06:29 4
21 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 01:06:32 4
22 Colin Lythe Oswestry Paragon CC V 01:07:39 4
23 Martin Skehan Nova Raiders V 01:07:56 4
24 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 01:08:39 4
25 Damian Jay Wrekinsport CC V 01:09:16 4
26 Peter Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V 01:12:05 4
27 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V 01:13:19 4
28 George Davies Evolve V 01:13:29 4
29 Clare Cottrill Wrekinsport CC WV 01:15:22 4

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 10

Vets Pos’n Name Club Cat Vet +/- Vets Points
1 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V +10:30 26
2 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V +09:51 24
3 Ian Pollard SCCA Private Member V +09:09 22
4 Brett Lowndes Pro Vision Cycle Clothing V +08:59
5 Dave Gostelow Wrekinsport CC V +07:51 20
6 Tim Beardmore Nova Raiders V +07:38 18
7 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V +07:18 16
8 Rob Jackson Unattached V +06:27
9 Stuart Jackson Nova Raiders V +05:24 14
10 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V +05:00 12
11 Vince Evans Wrekinsport CC V +04:39 10
12 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV +04:36 8
13 Dave Moore Wrekinsport CC V +02:23 6
14 Martin Skehan Nova Raiders V +01:23 4
15 Colin Lythe Oswestry Paragon CC V +00:11 4
16 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V -00:35 4
17 Peter Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V -01:44 4
18 Damian Jay Wrekinsport CC V -02:01 4
19 Clare Cottrill Wrekinsport CC WV -04:08 4
20 George Davies Evolve V -06:38 4

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Women’s Series – Round 10

Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Women’s Points
1 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 01:00:48 26
2 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 01:08:39 24
3 Clare Cottrill Wrekinsport CC WV 01:15:22 22

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Junior Series – Round 10

Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Junior Points
1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 01:03:04 26

 Cumulative Standings after ten rounds

 Overall

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 158
2 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 140
3 Matt Garthwaite SCCA Private Member S 118
4 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 82
5 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 70
6 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders S 68
7 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 48
8 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 44
9 Dan Watts SCCA Private Member S 34
10 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 30

Veterans

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 174
2 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 84
3 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 60
4 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 58
5 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V 50
6 Tony Harvey Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 46
=7 Dave Wilson North Shropshire Wheelers V 40
=7 Steve Chapman Nova Raiders V 40
9 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 38
=10 Glyn Jones Oswestry Paragon CC V 30
=10 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 30
=10 Stuart Jackson Nova Raiders V 30

 Women’s

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 124
2 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 94
3 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 68
4 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV 56
5 Louise Downward Hafren CC W 48
6 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 34
7 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve WV 32
8 Sarah Grant SCCA Private Member W 26
9 Alison Dockney SCCA Private Member W 24
10 Clare Cottrill Wrekinsport CC WV 22

 Juniors

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 144
2 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 106
3 Jack Young Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 68
4 Tom Bullock Newport Shropshire CC J 38
5 George Coombes Evolve J 28
6 Ben Pierce Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 18
6 Sam Holwill Hafren CC J 18
8 Freddie Jones-Hoare Hafren CC J 16
8 Jack Emmerson Newport Shropshire CC J 16
10 Alex Beath Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 14

 

  • Round 12 of the SB Sports Injuries Series takes place at 7pm on Wednesday when North Shropshire Wheelers present their 25 on the Prees – Battlefield course. This is again a bonus point round with 26 for the winner reducing in two point steps to 4 for finishing.