R13 SB Sports Injuries Series: SCCA Autumn 10 No.1

18 year–old Junior professional cyclist Max Bufton took a strong 59 second win on The Tiddly circuit in his first experience of the course – although he didn’t enjoy the challenge provided by the strong wind in Round 13 of the SB Sports Injuries Series, the first SCCA Autumn 10. Riding for Tofauti Everyone Active, the Newtown based rider stopped the watch on 21 minutes 7 seconds on a tough afternoon that saw riders struggling down the A53 thanks to a block headwind, beating SB Series leader Tomos Hales into the runner-up spot with 22:06. Bufton had also expected nothing but flat, so was surprised by the challenge presented, stating immediately post-race: “It was horrible! I didn’t expect the clamber from Hodnet roundabout – I thought it was flat; and the strong wind hampered progress significantly particularly on the second leg”.

Hales eked out his Series lead over Jonathan Mills-Keeling to 26 points after beating the Aerologic rider into third spot by 46 seconds, with 22:06 a relatively slow time for him showing how conditions affected things: “I was carrying a bit of fatigue and it felt a very slow day on the Tiddly circuit. Thanks for Wrekinsport for hosting and everyone that marshalled”. Mills-Keeling echoed those sentiments despite going one better in the SB Veterans contest with +4:05 behind Deb Hutson-Lumb. Mills-Keeling has already sealed this Championship but still has his eyes on the Overall prize. He commented: “Nice to be back on the Tiddly 10 course. A strong headwind made for a slow day, but nice to see such a good turn out with welcome tea and cake at the end”.

Hutson-Lumb took a typical win in the Veterans, but had to settle for the runner-up spot in the SB Female contest with 24:11, 24 seconds behind Wrekinsport team mate Hayley Wells. Like most riders she suffered in the conditions: “It felt a tough ride with the wind not being very helpful. I managed to pace myself fairly well and avoid the garden centre pothole. I was pleased to take the Veterans and hope to improve for Autumn 2 – thanks to everyone helping organise and run the event”.

Wells has already taken Gold in the SB Female contest and showed just why she has won the title with a fabulous effort of 23:47 – taking 6^th spot overall from a field of 25. Wells’ comments show what a hard day it was, even though things stayed dry and sunny: “A day where every pedal stroke felt tough! It didn’t feel like a particularly quick day but always good to have a blast around The Tiddly – thanks to Wrekinsport for hosting”.

In the inaugural SB Road Bike Series Mark Fenn took the win – but Ashley Kirkham captured the Gold. Fenn crossed the line in an adjusted 25:07 in this handicapped competition, seeing off the attentions of Paramount’s Nick Hickman in 27:51. But that was critical as Propel’s Matt Muir finished third and can no longer catch Kirkham, who had a day on the sidelines. Fenn was pleased with his win, stating: “A windy day, but the course provided two favourable sections and only one section into the wind – overall a good ride making the most of my commute home”. When told he was inaugural champion Kirkham commented: “I had to switch to road bike mid season so glad to grab some silverware – some nice courses and a great Series; thanks to all the organising clubs”.

Full:

Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Points
1	Max Bufton	Tofauti Everyone Active	J	21:07	.
2	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	22:06	20
3	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	22:52	18
4	Oliver Rodwell	Wrekinsport CC	V	23:07	16
5	Adam Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	23:10	14
6	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	23:47	12
7	Mark Hill	Hafren CC	V	24:03	10
8	Alex Hall	Wrekinsport CC	S	24:10	8
9	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	24:11	6
10	Stan Elmitt	Fibrax Fenwicks Wrexham CC	V	24:36	.
11	Ian Connolly	Ludlow CC	V	24:45	4
12	Rob Kennard	Aerologic RT	V	25:07	2
13	Allan Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	25:28	2
14	Mark Fenn	SCCA 1st Claim	V	25:30	2
15	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	26:10	2
16	Milly Garbett	Total Tri Training	F	26:18	.
17	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	FV	27:09	2
18	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	FV	27:24	2
19	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	27:41	2
20	Chris Marrs	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	V	28:41	2
21	Nick Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	29:14	2
22	Tanya Samuels	Fibrax Fenwicks Wrexham CC	FV	29:21	.
23	Bob Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	V	30:18	2
24	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	FJ	30:27	2
25	Matt Muir	Propel CC	V	32:37	2

Veterans:

Vets Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Vet +/-	Vets Points
1	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	+5:40	20
2	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	+4:05	18
3	Mark Hill	Hafren CC	V	+3:21	16
4	Oliver Rodwell	Wrekinsport CC	V	+3:12	14
5	Stan Elmitt	Fibrax Fenwicks Wrexham CC	V	+3:03	.
6	Ian Connolly	Ludlow CC	V	+2:32	12
6	Rob Kennard	Aerologic RT	V	+2:32	12
8	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	FV	+2:11	8
9	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	FV	+1:37	6
10	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	+1:21	4
11	Mark Fenn	SCCA 1st Claim	V	+1:01	2
12	Allan Henderson	Wrekinsport CC	V	+0:42	2
13	Tanya Samuels	Fibrax Fenwicks Wrexham CC	FV	+0:13	.
14	Bob Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	V	+0:01	2
15	Chris Marrs	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	V	-0:09	2
16	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	-1:10	2
17	Nick Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	-1:43	2
18	Matt Muir	Propel CC	V	-6:01	2

Females:

Female Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Female Points
1	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	23:47	20
2	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	24:11	18
3	Milly Garbett	Total Tri Training	F	26:18	.
4	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	FV	27:09	16
5	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	FV	27:24	14
6	Tanya Samuels	Fibrax Fenwicks Wrexham CC	FV	29:21	.
7	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	FJ	30:27	12

Road Bikes:

RB Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	RB Adj Time	RB Points
1	Mark Fenn	SCCA 1st Claim	V	25:07	20
2	Nick Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	27:51	18
3	Matt Muir	Propel CC	V	32:09	16

Juniors:

Junior Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Junior Points
1	Max Bufton	Tofauti Everyone Active	J	21:07	.
2	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	FJ	30:27	20

Cumulative standings after 13 rounds

Overall:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	220
2	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	194
3	Chris Riley	Paramount CRT	V	108
3	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	108
5	Dean Callister	Aerologic RT	S	60
6	Mark Hill	Hafren CC	V	46
7	Oil Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	44
8	Devon Round	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	38
9	Alvydas Janusauskas	Paramount CRT	S	36
10	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	32
10	Mark Pritchard	Aerologic RT	S	32

Veterans:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	220
2	Chris Riley	Paramount CRT	V	136
3	Mark Hill	Hafren CC	V	76
4	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	68
5	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	FV	64
6	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	62
7	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	FV	54
8	Rob Kennard	Aerologic RT	V	44
9	Rob Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	42
10	Scott Palmer	Aerologic RT	V	34

Females:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	206
2	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	FV	108
3	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	FV	88
4	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	60
5	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	FJ	26
6	Karen Proctor	Hafren CC	FV	16
7	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	14

Road Bikes:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	104
2	Matt Muir	Propel CC	V	62
3	Mark Fenn	SCCA 1st Claim Member	V	60
4	Steve Minton	Ludlow Brewery RT	V	38
5	Peter Everett	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	34
6	Anthony Corbutt	Ludlow CC	V	32
7	Adam Riley	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	20
7	Dan Watts	SCCA Private Member	S	20
7	Deb Hutson-Lumb	Wrekinsport CC	FV	20
7	Jack Wilson	Ludlow Brewery RT	V	20
7	Mick Case	Hafren CC	V	20
7	Tom Herbert	Bridgnorth CC	S	20

Juniors:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Ben Southgate	Wrekinsport CC	J	60
2	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	FJ	40
3	Ben Bramford-Hale	Newport Shropshire CC	J	20

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