Friction & Hydraulics Series R1 - VTTA 15

A brand new course at the new, fashionable time trialling distance of 15 miles saw two impressive inaugural course records setSCCA Private Member Matt Garthwaite beat the nearest opposition by over two minutes in the VTTA (Merseyside) 15 to take the overall win.

Friction & Hydraulics Series R1 - VTTA 15

Brian Mear (Bricks) Ltd Shropshire Championship 100

The relentless heat and pounding of the Peplow pavé made the Brian Mear (Bricks) Ltd Shropshire Championship 100 a war of attrition as riders suffered in the longest event on the County time trialling calendar

Brian Mear (Bricks) Ltd Shropshire Championship 100

Shropshire Championship 10

The course record was shattered as Kirk Vickers lopped 46 seconds off Tyler Brennan’s old standard to become the first rider to dip below the 20 minute mark on the Berriew – Welshpool course and take Gold and The Gordon Davies Trophy in The Coaching Revolutions Shropshire Championship 10

Shropshire Championship 10

Hafren CC 25, R7 F&H Series

The fastest 25 mile course in the area saw 21 riders beat the hour...

Hafren CC 25, R7 F&H Series

Wrekinsport CC Chris Edwards Hilly 18

A rearranged event on a rearranged course saw two fantastic inaugural records set in Round 2 of the Friction Hydraulics Series.

Wrekinsport CC Chris Edwards Hilly 18

R6 BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series: Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association Homer Bank climb

September 2, 2026Written by David Fletcher

Full:

Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Points	No.
1	Ed Copeland	Ludlow Brewery RT	S	1:58.73	20	2
2	Tomos Hales	Aerologic RT	S	2:04.19	18	3
3	Jack Ward	Sharrow CC	S	2:23.06	.	8
4	Jack Young	Dave Scott Coaching	S	2:26.25	16	9
5	William Carlyle	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	2:29.31	14	21
6	Matthew Barrett	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	2:29.54	12	17
7	Phil Roberts	Wrekinsport CC	S	2:32.40	10	18
8	Stuart Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	2:44.84	8	11
9	Bryn Nelson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	2:52.03	6	1
10	Chris Riley	Paramount CRT	V	3:01.03	4	13
11	Joe Holton	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	3:01.32	2	5
12	Neil Coles	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	3:12.31	2	6
13	Tim Mayo	Propel CC	V	3:14.67	2	12
14	Phillip Blackwell	Stourbridge CC	V	3:25.52	.	20
15	Isla Furniss	Newport Shropshire CC	FJ	3:40.41	2	15
16	Warren Jackson	Congleton CC	V	3:40.47	.	7
17	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	V	3:50.16	2	4
18	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	3:56.36	2	14
19	Dave Stevens	Unattached	V	3:56.37	.	19
20	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	4:03.12	2	16
21	Florence Parkinson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	4:25.21	2	10
22	Peter Fletcher	Dave Scott Coaching	V	5:28.68	2	22

Veterans on Actual:

Vets Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Vets Points
1	Stuart Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	2:44.84	20
2	Chris Riley	Paramount CRT	V	3:01.03	18
3	Neil Coles	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	3:12.31	16
4	Tim Mayo	Propel CC	V	3:14.67	14
5	Phillip Blackwell	Stourbridge CC	V	3:25.52	.
6	Warren Jackson	Congleton CC	V	3:40.47	.
7	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	V	3:50.16	12
8	Dave Stevens	Unattached	V	3:56.37	.
9	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	4:03.12	10
10	Peter Fletcher	Dave Scott Coaching	V	5:28.68	8

Females:

Female Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Female Points
1	Isla Furniss	Newport Shropshire CC	FJ	3:40.41	20
2	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	3:56.36	18
3	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	4:03.12	16
4	Florence Parkinson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	4:25.21	14

Juniors:

Junior Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Time	Junior Points
1	Bryn Nelson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	2:52.03	20
2	Isla Furniss	Newport Shropshire CC	FJ	3:40.41	18
3	Florence Parkinson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	4:25.21	16

Cumulative standings after six rounds

Overall:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 6
1	Jack Young	Dave Scott Coaching	S	94
2	Edward Copeland	Ludlow Brewery RT	S	78
3	Tomos Hales	Aerologic RT	S	70
4	Matthew Barrett	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	60
5	Stuart Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	54
=6	Raitis Rorbahs	Market Drayton CC	S	28
=6	William Carlyle	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	28
8	Jed Friskney	Dave Scott Coaching	S	26
8	Phil Roberts	Wrekinsport CC	S	26
10	Andrew Wakefield	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	S	24

Veterans on Actual:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 6
1	Stuart Proctor	Dave Scott Coaching	V	116
2	Tim Mayo	Propel CC	V	84
3	Chris Riley	Paramount CRT	V	82
4	Neil Coles	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	74
5	Peter Fletcher	Dave Scott Coaching	V	62
6	Dave Saunders	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	V	40
7	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	38
8	Richard Nelson	Ludlow CC	V	34
9	Rob Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	18
10	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	V	12

Females:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 6
1	Isla Furniss	Newport Shropshire CC	FJ	92
2	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	84
3	Florence Parkinson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	84
4	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	70
5	Lauren Turley	Bridgnorth Cycling Club	F	38
6	Evelyn Charles	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	20
=7	Annie Oxley	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	14
=7	Evie Fletcher	Paramount CRT	F	14
9	Laraine Oxley	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FV	8

Juniors:

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 6
1	Florence Parkinson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	88
2	Isla Furniss	Newport Shropshire CC	FJ	80
3	Bryn Nelson	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	78
4	Monty Kynaston	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	54
5	Jude White	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	20
6	Tom Oxley	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	J	18
7	Evelyn Charles	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	14
8	Annie Oxley	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	FJ	10

BBR Opticians Hill Climb Series 2026