A win in Round 15 of the SB Sports Injuries Series saw Dean Callister capture a medal, only the third to be resolved with two rounds remaining. Callister earned Overall Bronze in Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s Autumn 10 No.1 thanks to a strong effort of 21 minutes 36 seconds on a windy but sunny day on the Tiddly triangle, coping best with the 3.9 mile battle out to Hodnet island. The Revolutions Racing rider beat nearest challenger Jonathan Mills-Keeling by 49 seconds after digging in to punch through the north-westerly, the most hampering direction on this course, affecting the first three-quarters, and was pleased with his ride, stating: ”A strong headwind out to the first turn which made it a hard start, but a nice clear day. Happy with how I paced it and pleased to take the win, thanks for everyone involved and the organisers for a great afternoon”.
Mills-Keeling tightened his grip on the Overall Silver medal position setting up a straight head-to-head tussle with Tomos Hales for the Overall Series over the remaining brace thanks to his 22:25 effort, pushing out Hafren CC’s Bryn Davies by 10 seconds. Mills-Keeling has already captured the SB Veterans Championship and took the win in this category with +4:26, 15 seconds ahead of Davies when the age-adjusted standard had been applied. After missing the last three rounds he was clearly happy to be back competing: “Nice to be back on local roads, but it was a tough wind. Well done to Dean on the win; and thanks to all for putting on the racing”.
Davies’ Veteran’s runner-up spot lifted him into the Bronze medal position in this championship, and he can just potentially overhaul Deb Hutson-Lumb for the Silver – but it’s a tough ask with a maximum 40 points available and a 36 point deficit. He was happy with third spot Overall thanks to his 22:35 ride, stating: “A lovely afternoon for racing, a bit of a headwind going out but a dry sunny day otherwise. Not been on the time trial bike for a few weeks so pretty pleased with the result considering. Thanks to everyone involved in organising and marshalling, and well done to everyone who raced”.
In the Women’s competition a first-time entrant saw immediate dividends as Hayley Wells took a fine win by a 1:46 margin from Helen Tudor in 25:02. The Paramount CRT rider has been active on the hill climb scene but tried a different challenge, having to push hard into the nagging wind: “This was my first attempt at the Tiddly triangle and its fair to say it was straight into the red zone from the start! No respite during the short loop, with the wind being against us for the majority. I was delighted to have come away with fastest lady on the day though; and thanks again to all who gave up their afternoon to help”.
In the Junior Series Ben Southgate has already taken the Gold medal, but tried his luck against some of the County’s fastest; stopping the watch on 24:43 to tie for sixth spot Overall. Southgate was another to notice the effect of the wind, stating: “Very strong winds but I pushed through”.
Full:
| Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Dean Callister | Revolutions Racing | S | 21:36 | 20 |
| 2 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | 22:25 | 18 |
| 3 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 22:35 | 16 |
| 4 | Graham Noble | Port Sunlight CC | V | 23:16 | . |
| 5 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | 23:32 | 14 |
| 6 | Jason Arnold | Oswestry Paragon CC | V | 24:43 | 12 |
| 6 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 24:43 | 12 |
| 8 | Hayley Wells | Paramount CRT | W | 25:02 | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | 25:06 | 6 |
| 10 | George Coombes | SCCA Private Member | S | 25:08 | 4 |
| 11 | Phillip Blackwell | Stourbridge CC | V | 25:33 | . |
| 12 | Chris Bowers | Mid Wirral Wheelers | V | 26:09 | . |
| 13 | Jan Kardasz | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | 26:21 | . |
| 14 | Simon Jones | Hafren CC | V | 26:35 | 2 |
| 15 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 26:48 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris Marrs | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 27:26 | 2 |
| 16 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 27:26 | 2 |
| 18 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | 28:35 | . |
| 19 | John Rowlands | Wrekinsport CC | V | 34:12 | 2 |
| . | Allan Henderson | Wrekinsport CC | S | DNS | . |
| . | Rob Garbett | Wrekinsport CC | V | DNS | . |
Veterans:
| Vets Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Vet +/- | Vets Points |
| 1 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | +4:26 | 20 |
| 2 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | +4:11 | 18 |
| 3 | Graham Noble | Port Sunlight CC | V | +3:25 | . |
| 4 | Chris Bowers | Mid Wirral Wheelers | V | +2:59 | . |
| 5 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | +2:55 | 16 |
| 6 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | +2:53 | 14 |
| 7 | Jason Arnold | Oswestry Paragon CC | V | +2:13 | 12 |
| 8 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | +2:06 | 10 |
| 9 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | +1:52 | 8 |
| 10 | Jan Kardasz | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | +1:45 | . |
| 11 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | +1:06 | . |
| 12 | Phillip Blackwell | Stourbridge CC | V | +0:46 | . |
| 13 | Chris Marrs | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | +0:40 | 6 |
| 14 | Simon Jones | Hafren CC | V | -0:03 | 4 |
| 15 | John Rowlands | Wrekinsport CC | V | -4:05 | 2 |
Women:
| Women’s Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Women’s Points |
| 1 | Hayley Wells | Paramount CRT | W | 25:02 | 20 |
| 2 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 26:48 | 18 |
| 3 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 27:26 | 16 |
| 4 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | 28:35 | . |
Juniors:
| Junior Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Junior Points |
| 1 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 24:43 | 20 |
Cumulative Standings after fifteen rounds
Overall
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Tomos Hales | Wrekinsport CC | S | 214 |
| 2 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | 196 |
| 3 | Dean Callister | Revolutions Racing | S | 120 |
| 4 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 78 |
| 5 | Mark Pritchard | Revolutions Racing | S | 72 |
| 6 | George Coombes | SCCA Private Member | S | 60 |
| 7 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 58 |
| 8 | Dan Watts | SCCA Private Member | S | 56 |
| 9 | James Neale | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 44 |
| 10 | Darren Shaw | SCCA Private Member | V | 42 |
Veterans
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | 210 |
| 2 | Deb Hutson-Lumb | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 100 |
| 3 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 64 |
| 4 | Darren Shaw | SCCA Private Member | V | 58 |
| 5 | Chris Riley | Paramount CRT | V | 50 |
| 6 | Karen Sherriff | Nova Raiders | WV | 48 |
| =7 | Jenny Newton | Nova Raiders | WV | 38 |
| =7 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 38 |
| =9 | Ashley Kirkham | Wrekinsport CC | V | 36 |
| =9 | James Neale | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 36 |
Women’s
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Deb Hutson-Lumb | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 100 |
| 2 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 62 |
| =3 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 58 |
| =3 | Karen Sherriff | Nova Raiders | WV | 58 |
| 5 | Jenny Newton | Nova Raiders | WV | 44 |
| 6 | Clare Cotterill | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 40 |
| 7 | Clare O’Donnell | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 36 |
| 8 | Elaine Beckett | North Shropshire Wheelers | WV | 26 |
| =9 | Hayley Wells | Paramount CRT | W | 20 |
| =9 | Nicki Doherty | Ludlow CC | W | 20 |
| =9 | Robin Jones | Bridgnorth CC | W | 20 |
| =9 | Vikki Jones | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 20 |
Juniors
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 150 |
| =2 | Cerys Greaves | SCCA Private Member | WJ | 20 |
| =2 | Chester Romei | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 20 |
| =2 | Harry Corney | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 20 |
| =2 | Nathan Fullwood | Bridgnorth CC | J | 20 |