R12 Friction Hydraulics Series: Oswestry Paragon 10

The Shropshire Championship 25 is having no luck this year as it was cancelled for a second time, both due to unexpected traffic lights. Initially to run on 26^th June, overrunning works due off the night before forced a cancellation. Fortunately organiser Helen Tudor had had the foresight to apply for a reserve 25 to replace the slated Oswestry Paragon 10, now renumbered Round 12 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, and which was meant to be the Shropshire Championship 10. Except for the slight problem of a car ploughing into a house on the course the afternoon before race day resulting in a further set of traffic lights, which were ironically removed the day after race day; and which saw a reversion to the Oswestry Paragon 10 – although too late to reassign Championship 10 status after entries had closed and which now rolls over to Round 13, the Wrekinsport 10. The Shropshire Championship 25 now attaches to the North Shropshire Wheelers 25, the finale of the Friction Series on 24^th August.

Obviously there were disappointed riders who had prepared for 25 miles and the chance of winning County silverware, but many expressed a mixture of gratitude and relief thanks to the scorching weather that a race, albeit truncated was possible. Winner was the reigning Series Champion Tomos Hales, who finished in a strong 20 minutes 27 seconds and recaptured the Series lead as a result. He stated: “Helen never gets any luck with the traffic lights, but I am glad she managed to get us a race on. I do tend to enjoy a 10 mile time trial over a 25 and the weather on the night seemed rather prefect. Traffic hindered me a little on the return, but overall I was happy with my time. Thanks for all the marshals on the night and Helen for getting us a race on”.

Hales’ nearest challenge came from Oswestry Paragon’s David Griffiths, 14 seconds back, and who was one of the riders grateful for a shorter effort, as he explained: “I was happy to see it shortened to a 10 with this being my first competitive ride on the time trial bike this year. That being the case I wasn’t displeased with my ride – I suffered in that heat – thanks to Helen and co for the adaptability to change at late notice”.

Griffiths nearly had a shock though with newly joined SCCA Private Member Jonathan Whittaker providing some top level competition, just four seconds off Griffiths’ pace in 20:45 and opening his SCCA account in some style. Like Griffiths he was pleased by the truncation due to the oppressive conditions: “I was disappointed about no 25, but with such high temperatures the shorter distance was appreciated. Having done the course a month previous with higher winds I knew the last couple of mile to the finish is tough going, so I tried to bank as much speed on the outward leg and then minimise losses on the return. I was pleased with my ride, almost a minute faster than my previous time here”.

In the Friction Veterans Series Aerologic’s Jonathan Mills-Keeling took another win to pull away at the head of the Veterans standings with a great lead of 165 points after recording a fine +5:17 to see off the attentions of Bryn Davies by 21 seconds; but lost his Overall Series lead to Hales by 10 points after finishing 6^th in 21:34. He commented: “A little disappointed not to do the 25, but it was a fast evening. I was held up on the way out with traffic, a clear run back. Great to see so many racers and some fast times; I was happy to take the Veterans win”.

Mills-Keeling wasn’t the only Series leader to extend their lead as Hayley Wells took another terrific win in the Friction Female Series to stretch her advantage to110 points. Wells crossed the line in a fine 22:11 for 9^th spot overall with her nearest challenge coming from first-timer Ella Hamilton of Oswestry Paragon CC in 26:01. Wells stated: “Sadly there was a course change from a 25 mile to a 10 mile which meant a change in tactics. The plan was to go out hard and make the most of the tail wind to bank some time. At the turnaround point I was slightly down and tried to push on, but at mile seven I hit a wall! The last three miles, also the toughest of the course were a slog. I was gutted to have not got a sub-22 on this course, but still chuffed with the result. Big thanks to the organisers for still allowing a race to go ahead despite the changes”.

One Series leader didn’t have a good evening however as Jon Goh suffered a puncture, meaning chasing riders could narrow his lead in the Frictio Road Bike Series. Goh still holds a 90 point lead over Andrew Dawson, who finished second on handicap in an adjusted 23:37, but his Paramount team mate William Preston captured the win in 22:47. Preston was another happy with the truncation, commenting: “I had a good ride in hot conditions, so I’m glad it was only a 10! I was very happy with my time going under 23 minutes; thank you to everyone for a smooth running of the event”.

Full:

Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time
1	Cris	Coxon	Brighton Mitre CC	V	TT	19:37
2	Tomos	Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	20:27
3	David	Griffiths	Oswestry Paragon CC	S	TT	20:41
4	Jonathan	Whittaker	Army Cycling	S	TT	20:45
5	Robert	McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	TT	21:25
6	Mark	Pritchard	Aerologic RT	S	TT	21:28
7	Jonathan	Mills-keeling	Aerologic RT	V	TT	21:34
8	Phil	Collins	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	21:45
9	Bryn	Davies	Hafren CC	V	TT	21:50
10	Hayley	Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	TT	22:11
11	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	22:15
12	George	Coombes	Newport (Shropshire) CC	S	TT	22:22
13	William	Preston	Paramount CRT	S	RB	22:47
14	Carys	Blowers	Liv CC Halo Films	FJ	TT	23:08
15	Adam	Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	23:15
=16	Mark	Hill	Hafren CC	V	TT	23:25
=16	Paul	Crisford	Total Tri Training	S	TT	23:25
18	Rob	Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	23:28
19	Clive	Middleton	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	23:32
20	Peter	Fletcher	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	23:44
21	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	TT	24:05
22	Clive	Bourne	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	24:19
23	John	Westhead	Paramount CRT	V	TT	25:10
24	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	25:16
25	Simon	Jones	Hafren CC	V	TT	25:20
26	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:21
27	Robert	Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	25:33
28	Gregg	Tayler	Paramount CRT	S	RB	25:42
29	Ella	Hamilton	Oswestry Paragon CC	F	TT	26:01
30	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	26:08
31	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	26:09
32	Les	Boughey	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	TT	26:12
33	Emma	Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	26:20
34	Mick	Case	Hafren CC	V	RB	26:21
35	Emma	Richards	Paramount CRT	F	RB	27:18
36	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	27:44
37	Richard	Goddard	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	28:29
38	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	28:33
39	Ben	Beachell	Rhos-on-Sea CC	V	TT	28:46
40	Jayne	Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	29:34
41	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	30:21
.	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	DNF
.	George	Richardson	VTTA (Midlands)	V	TT	DNS
.	Scott	Palmer	Aerologic RT	V	TT	DNS
.	Benjamin	Nickolls	Paramount CRT	V	RB	DNS
.	Jack	Young	Oswestry Paragon CC	S	TT	DNS
.	Ian	Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	DNS
.	Colin	Wells	Paramount CRT	V	TT	DNS
.	Simon	Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	DNS

SCCA:

Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Points
1	Tomos	Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	20:27	60
2	David	Griffiths	Oswestry Paragon CC	S	TT	20:41	55
3	Jonathan	Whittaker	SCCA Private Member	S	TT	20:45	50
4	Robert	McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	TT	21:25	45
5	Mark	Pritchard	Aerologic RT	S	TT	21:28	40
6	Jonathan	Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	TT	21:34	35
7	Phil	Collins	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	21:45	30
8	Bryn	Davies	Hafren CC	V	TT	21:50	25
9	Hayley	Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	TT	22:11	20
10	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	22:15	15
11	George	Coombes	Newport (Shropshire) CC	S	TT	22:22	10
12	William	Preston	Paramount CRT	S	RB	22:47	5
13	Adam	Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	23:15	5
14	Mark	Hill	Hafren CC	V	TT	23:25	5
15	Rob	Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	23:28	5
16	Clive	Middleton	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	23:32	5
17	Peter	Fletcher	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	23:44	5
18	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	TT	24:05	5
19	Clive	Bourne	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	24:19	5
20	John	Westhead	Paramount CRT	V	TT	25:10	5
21	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	25:16	5
22	Simon	Jones	Hafren CC	V	TT	25:20	5
23	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:21	5
24	Robert	Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	25:33	5
25	Gregg	Tayler	Paramount CRT	S	RB	25:42	5
26	Ella	Hamilton	Oswestry Paragon CC	F	TT	26:01	5
27	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	26:08	5
28	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	26:09	5
29	Les	Boughey	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	TT	26:12	5
30	Emma	Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	26:20	5
31	Mick	Case	Hafren CC	V	RB	26:21	5
32	Emma	Richards	Paramount CRT	F	RB	27:18	5
33	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	27:44	5
34	Richard	Goddard	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	28:29	5
35	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	28:33	5
36	Jayne	Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	29:34	5
37	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	30:21	5
.	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	DNF	.
.	Scott	Palmer	Aerologic RT	V	TT	DNS	.
.	Jack	Young	Oswestry Paragon CC	S	TT	DNS	.
.	Benjamin	Nickolls	Paramount CRT	V	RB	DNS	.
.	Colin	Wells	Paramount CRT	V	TT	DNS	.
.	Simon	Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	DNS	.
.	Ian	Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	DNS	.

Veterans:

Vets Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Vet +/-	Vets Points
1	Jonathan	Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	TT	+5:17	60
2	Bryn	Davies	Hafren CC	V	TT	+4:56	55
3	Phil	Collins	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+4:50	50
4	Clive	Middleton	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+4:24	45
5	Clive	Bourne	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	+4:05	40
6	Mark	Hill	Hafren CC	V	TT	+3:59	35
7	John	Westhead	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+3:56	30
8	Paul	Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+3:51	25
9	Peter	Fletcher	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	+3:19	20
10	Rob	Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	+2:54	15
11	Robert	Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+2:41	10
12	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+2:27	5
13	James	Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+2:01	5
14	Les	Boughey	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	TT	+1:53	5
15	Tim	Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	+1:41	5
16	Simon	Jones	Hafren CC	V	TT	+1:15	5
17	Mick	Case	Hafren CC	V	RB	+1:03	5
18	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+0:48	5
19	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+0:40	5
20	Ashley	Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+0:23	5
21	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	+0:20	5
22	Jayne	Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	-0:25	5
23	Richard	Goddard	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	-0:41	5
24	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-2:49	5
.	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	DNF	.

Females:

Female Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Female Points
1	Hayley	Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	TT	22:11	60
2	Ella	Hamilton	Oswestry Paragon CC	F	TT	26:01	55
3	Emma	Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	26:20	50
4	Emma	Richards	Paramount CRT	F	RB	27:18	45
5	Gill	Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	28:33	40
6	Jayne	Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	29:34	35

Road Bikes:

RB Pos’n	Forename	Surname	Club	Cat	Machine	RB Adj Time	RB Points
1	William	Preston	Paramount CRT	S	RB	22:47	60
2	Andrew	Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	23:37	55
3	Emma	Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	23:51	50
4	Emma	Richards	Paramount CRT	F	RB	24:44	45
5	Mick	Case	Hafren CC	V	RB	25:01	40
6	Peter	Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:16	35
7	David	Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:24	30
8	Gregg	Tayler	Paramount CRT	S	RB	25:42	25
9	Jayne	Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	RB	26:29	20
10	Nick	Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	RB	28:53	15
.	Jonathan	Goh	Paramount CRT	V	RB	.	.

Top Club Award:

Pos’n	Club	Points
1	Wrekinsport CC	145
2	Paramount CRT	105
=3	Aerologic RT	75
=3	Oswestry Paragon CC	75
5	Hafren CC	40
6	Newport (Shropshire) CC	20
7	North Shropshire Wheelers	5

Cumulative Standings after twelve rounds

Friction and Hydraulic Services Shropshire Championship Points Series

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	560
2	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	550
3	Christopher Riley	Paramount CRT	V	390
4	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	V	340
5	Robert McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	320
6	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	V	310
7	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	295
8	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	V	195
9	Oli Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	145
10	Mark Pritchard	Aerologic RT	S	135

Friction and Hydraulic Services Veterans Championship

Vets Position	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	640
2	Christopher Riley	Paramount CRT	475
3	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	385
4	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	335
5	John Westhead	Paramount CRT	310
6	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	250
7	Deb Hutson-Lumb	SCCA Private Member	250
8	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	230
9	Mark Fenn	Shropshire CCA	225
10	Robert Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	160

Friction and Hydraulic Services Road Bike Championship

Road Bike Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	V	625
2	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	535
3	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	400
4	Mark Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	365
5	William Preston	Paramount CRT	S	280
6	David Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	140
6	David Scott	Paramount CRT	S	140
8	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	110
9	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	100
10	Doug Brown	Paramount CRT	V	95

Friction and Hydraulic Services Female Championship

Female Pos’n	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	570
2	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	460
3	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	385
4	Deb Hutson-Lumb	SCCA Private Member	240
5	Thea Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	170
6	Gill Snelson	Paramount CRT	165
7	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	145
8	Kathryn Rossiter	North Shropshire Wheelers	110
=9	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	105
=9	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	105

Friction and Hydraulic Services Junior Championship

Junior Pos’n	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	60

Top Club Award

Position	Club	Total Points
1	Paramount CRT	2245
2	Wrekinsport CC	1610
3	Aerologic RT	840
4	Hafren CC	300
5	North Shropshire Wheelers	215
6	Newport (Shropshire) CC	160
7	Oswestry Paragon CC	155
8	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	145
9	Ludlow CC	30