Just three seconds separated first from second as the final medals were resolved in the SB Sports Injuries Series as the SCCA ran their third and final Autumn 10 on the Waters Upton – Hodnet course as the season draws to a conclusion. SB Series Bronze medallist Dean Callister got the better of the Series winner Tomos Hales in a tight battle at the top, with a strong effort of 21 minutes exactly. Callister has proven to be Hales’ nemesis in this Series, with this his fifth win in a straight out head-to-head battle, although the medals were already decided in the Overall standings pre-race. Callister was happy with his ride, contending best with a strong crosswind. He stated: “A great last race of the season, a change in the usual wind conditions on the day. I went a little too conservative on the way out, but was happy to take the win. Roll on next season – thanks to Bridgnorth CC for putting on the event and all marshals”.
Hales was gracious in his post-race comments, showing that the presence of Callister spurred him on to greater things with his best 10 of the year, with the battle between the pair head and shoulders ahead of the chasing pack, demonstrated by Hales’ 21:03 being exactly a minute ahead of the final podium spot taken by Dylan Roberts of Clwb Beicio’R Bala. He commented: “A good end to the time trial season with my quickest time of the year. Well done to Dean for the win. It was a tough cross wind to contest with, thanks for Bridgnorth for hosting and all that helped out”.
In the SB Veteran’s race Paramount’s Chris Riley just pipped Hafren CC’s Bryn Davies by four seconds, proving vital in the race for the remaining Silver and Bronze medals. Riley posted a fine age-adjusted Standard of +4:37, meaning Davies’ +4:33 earned him 18 points to tie with Deb Hutson-Lumb, with Hutson-Lumb taking Silver on first count back rule and Davies agonisingly two points off that medal. Riley was pleased with his effort, stating: “Playing the age card for a win: I’ll take that – thanks to the SCCA; and everyone in rounding off a brilliant season of time trial races”.
When told of her Silver medal Hutson-Lumb commented: “Really pleased to win Veteran’s Silver this year and already planning for 2023. Many, many thanks to everyone involved in organising and running all the events”. Davies meanwhile was philosophical about taking SB Veteran’s Bronze: “It’s been an enjoyable season, nice to come away with something at the end. Thanks to everyone who has given up their time throughout the season to organise and everyone who participated, looking forward to next year already”.
Hutson-Lumb had already sealed the SB Women’s Championship in Round 16, but it was a head-to-head battle for the remaining medals between Hafren CC’s Jan Davies and Oswestry Paragon’s Helen Tudor. Davies took the win by 10 seconds in 26:40 on the day to make sure of the Women’s Silver, whilst Tudor took the Bronze. This is Davies’ first serious attempt at County level events and she came away extremely pleased with her win: “My first full year doing time trials therefore I’m delighted with my result. The weather has been kind and I’ve really enjoyed the courses. Looking forward to 2023 already – thank you to everyone involved, an encouraging and friendly sport”. Tudor added: “It’s been a good season of racing, well done to Deb and Jan. Thanks to all the clubs who put events on and everyone who helped out”.
In the SB Junior Series North Shropshire Wheelers’ Chester Romei made sure of his Silver medal thanks to a solid 23:44 effort, leaving the Bronze medal to be resolved on second count back rule and going to team mate Harry Corney. Romei was happy with his ride, commenting: “A great race, only a couple seconds off Autumn Round 2. I was pleased with that considering the blustery conditions out on course, especially returning – thanks to all the Marshals”.
Full:
| Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Dean Callister | Revolutions Racing | S | 21:00 | 20 |
| 2 | Tomos Hales | Wrekinsport CC | S | 21:03 | 18 |
| 3 | Dylan Roberts | Clwb Beicio’R Bala | S | 22:03 | . |
| 4 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | 22:08 | 16 |
| 5 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 22:13 | 14 |
| 6 | Chris Riley | Paramount CRT | V | 22:35 | 12 |
| 7 | Graham Noble | Pirate Juice CC | V | 22:42 | . |
| 8 | Phil Roberts | Wrekinsport CC | S | 22:43 | 10 |
| 9 | Alex Leek | Wrekinsport CC | S | 22:59 | 8 |
| 10 | Chester Romei | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 23:44 | 6 |
| 11 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | 24:23 | 4 |
| 12 | Stan Elmitt | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | 24:23 | . |
| 13 | George Coombes | SCCA Private Member | S | 24:30 | 2 |
| 14 | Jan Kardasz | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | 25:17 | . |
| 15 | Simon Jones | Hafren CC | V | 25:22 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris Bowers | Mid Wirral Wheelers | V | 25:29 | . |
| 17 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 26:40 | 2 |
| 18 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 26:50 | 2 |
| 19 | Chris Marrs | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 27:05 | 2 |
| 20 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | 27:38 | . |
| 21 | John Rowlands | Wrekinsport CC | V | 33:26 | 2 |
Veterans:
| Vets Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Vet +/- | Vets Points |
| 1 | Chris Riley | Paramount CRT | V | +4:37 | 20 |
| 2 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | +4:33 | 18 |
| 3 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | +4:19 | 16 |
| 4 | Graham Noble | Pirate Juice CC | V | +3:59 | . |
| 5 | Chris Bowers | Mid Wirral Wheelers | V | +3:39 | . |
| 6 | Stan Elmitt | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | +3:01 | . |
| 7 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | +2:51 | 14 |
| 8 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | +2:49 | 12 |
| 8 | Jan Kardasz | Fibrax Wrexham RC | V | +2:49 | . |
| 10 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | +2:38 | 10 |
| 11 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | +2:30 | . |
| 12 | Simon Jones | Hafren CC | V | +1:14 | 8 |
| 13 | Chris Marrs | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | +1:01 | 4 |
| 14 | John Rowlands | Wrekinsport CC | V | -3:19 | 2 |
Women’s:
| Women’s Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Women’s Points |
| 1 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 26:40 | 20 |
| 2 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 26:50 | 18 |
| 3 | Tanya Samuels | Fibrax Wrexham RC | WV | 27:38 | . |
Juniors:
| Junior Pos’n | Name | Club | Cat | Time | Junior Points |
| 1 | Chester Romei | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 23:44 | 20 |
Final Cumulative Standings after seventeen rounds
Overall
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Tomos Hales | Wrekinsport CC | S | 238 |
| 2 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | 214 |
| 3 | Dean Callister | Revolutions Racing | S | 140 |
| 4 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 84 |
| 5 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 80 |
| 6 | Mark Pritchard | Revolutions Racing | S | 72 |
| 7 | George Coombes | SCCA Private Member | S | 62 |
| 8 | Dan Watts | SCCA Private Member | S | 56 |
| 9 | Phil Roberts | Wrekinsport CC | S | 50 |
| 10 | Oliver Rodwell | Wrekinsport CC | V | 48 |
| =11 | James Neale | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 44 |
| =11 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | 44 |
| 13 | Darren Shaw | SCCA Private Member | V | 42 |
| 14 | Chris Riley | Paramount CRT | V | 40 |
| 15 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 38 |
| =16 | Chris Halford | Wrekinsport CC | V | 32 |
| =16 | Deb Hutson-Lumb | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 32 |
| 18 | Christopher Wood | Bridgnorth CC | V | 28 |
| 19 | Robbie Disney | Ludlow CC | S | 26 |
| 20 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | 24 |
Veterans
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Jonathan Mills-Keeling | Bridgnorth CC | V | 230 |
| 2 | Deb Hutson-Lumb | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 100 |
| 3 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 100 |
| 4 | Chris Riley | Paramount CRT | V | 70 |
| 5 | Darren Shaw | SCCA Private Member | V | 58 |
| =6 | Karen Sherriff | Nova Raiders | WV | 48 |
| =6 | Simon Romei | Paramount CRT | V | 48 |
| 8 | Mark Hill | Hafren CC | V | 46 |
| 9 | Oliver Rodwell | Wrekinsport CC | V | 44 |
| =10 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 38 |
| =10 | Jenny Newton | Nova Raiders | WV | 38 |
| =10 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 38 |
| =13 | Ashley Kirkham | Wrekinsport CC | V | 36 |
| =13 | James Neale | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 36 |
| =15 | Chris Halford | Wrekinsport CC | V | 34 |
| =15 | Christopher Wood | Bridgnorth CC | V | 34 |
| =15 | Ian Connolly | Ludlow CC | V | 34 |
| 18 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 30 |
| =19 | Clare Cotterill | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 26 |
| =19 | Gino Trasatti | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 26 |
| =19 | Jon Evans | Wrekinsport CC | V | 26 |
| =19 | Rich Smith | Wrekinsport CC | V | 26 |
Deb Hutson-Lumb wins Silver on first count back rule
Women’s
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Deb Hutson-Lumb | Wrekinsport CC | WV | 100 |
| 2 | Jan Davies | Hafren CC | WV | 98 |
| 3 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | WV | 80 |
| 4 | 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 |
| =13 | Bethan Till | Wrekinsport CC | W | 18 |
| =13 | Cerys Greaves | SCCA Private Member | WJ | 18 |
| =13 | Marie Llewellyn | Nova Raiders | W | 18 |
| =13 | Olivia Hughes | Hafren CC | WV | 18 |
| 17 | Louise Hurdley | Hafren CC | WV | 16 |
| 18 | Alison Salthouse | SCCA Private Member | WV | 12 |
| =19 | Beth Wilson | North Shropshire Wheelers | WV | 10 |
| =19 | Helen Blake | Wrekinsport CC | W | 10 |
Juniors
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Ben Southgate | Wrekinsport CC | J | 168 |
| 2 | Chester Romei | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 60 |
| 3 | Harry Corney | North Shropshire Wheelers | J | 20 |
| 4 | Nathan Fullwood | Bridgnorth CC | J | 20 |
| 5 | Cerys Greaves | SCCA Private Member | WJ | 20 |
Harry Corney wins Bronze on second count back rule