Wrekinsport CC 10 supported by Nova Raiders

Last minute road works saw a late course and event change for Round 6 of the SB Sports Injuries Series as Nova Raiders combined their 10 with Wrekinsport CC – but it didn’t stop some red hot competition on a glorious evening. Top of the pile was SCCA Private Member Matt Garthwaite, elevating himself into joint top spot in the Series thanks to a fabulous effort of 20 minutes 34 seconds – though he knew he had a fight on his hands with Dan Watts and Luke Pollard also entering.

Garthwaite revealed: “My heart sank when I saw Dan and Luke at sign on as I knew it was going to be a tough night out. My heckling at Dan failed to deliver results, so I had to push hard on what turned out to be a night of favourable conditions. Fair play to him for doing his time when stuck in a 55×11“.

Watts’ gears had indeed jammed on the very biggest cog, but that seemed to do him no harm as he fought furiously to get to the finish line. The extra effort required to push that massive gear saw Watts come home just one second ahead of Pollard in 21:08 – and the team mates enjoyed the chance to josh each other post race. Watts stated: “It was a good evening for racing, happy to just pip team mate Luke to get those bragging rights for our next few training rides! The ride of the evening went to Charlotte Chapman, super quick on a tough course, fair play”. Pollard meanwhile took the ribbing with good nature, adding: “I enjoyed listening to a gloating Dan on the ride home. A prime example of every second counts, looks like the beers are on me“!

Watts’ comments about Charlotte Chapman were well placed as she rode to an excellent victory in the Women’s race of 1:18 over Nova Raiders’ team mate Deb Hutson-Lumb in a fine 23:25 – a strong 9th Overall from a field of 42. Chapman was delighted with her efforts, increasing her lead in the SB Women’s Series in the process with mother Jane her closest rival. Charlotte commented: “I was very happy with that, my legs felt good. It was a lovely night for it and I actually kind of had fun! Very, very pleased to sneak into the Top 10 overall as well. Great support and marshalling on the course, and as always thanks to everyone who gave up their time so we could race“.

Hutson-Lumb meanwhile wasn’t just runner-up in the Women’s race with a fine 24:43, she also took the same place in the Veteran’s race too just three seconds behind Wrekinsport’s Chris Halford in +4:26. That performance didn’t come free however as Hutson-Lumb suffered towards the end: “My second solo 10 after rather too many years away from the sport – and I’m sure it’s more fun than I remember! I’m still not getting the pacing right as my legs went on strike for a while at eight miles, but I’m pleased with my time. A big thanks to Wrekinsport for enabling R6 to go ahead when there were road works on the original planned course”. 

 Halford’s +4:29 converted to 21:58 on actual for 4th place as he pushed Hafren CC’s Ian Nisbett out by two seconds, costing him the Overall Series lead. Halford also made it maximum points in Wrekinsport’s Evening 10 Series and looks a hard nut to beat. He stated: “There were some fantastic times. Great to see so many people racing“.

It was a close call in the SB Junior Series as Henri Bedford equalled his personal best 24:21 set the previous week – but found himself pushed out by just three seconds by a first-time rider. Newport Shropshire CC’s Tom Bullock posted an impressive 24:18 to make an immediate impact in the Series. He commented: “I was really pleased with my time, position overall and win in category in my first ever time trial. I found it tough but enjoyable and hope to be able to do a few more over the season when track and circuit races allow”.

Result:

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 6

Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Points
1 Matt Garthwaite SCCA Private Member S 20:34 20
2 Dan Watts SCCA Private Member S 21:08 18
3 Luke Pollard SCCA Private Member S 21:09 16
4 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 21:58 14
5 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 22:00 12
6 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 22:29 10
7 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 22:58 8
8 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 23:03 6
9 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 23:25 4
10 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 23:31 2
11 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders S 23:37 2
12 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V 23:48 2
13 Tom Bullock Newport Shropshire CC J 24:18 2
14 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 24:21 2
15 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC S 24:24 2
16 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC S 24:25 2
17 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 24:43 2
18 Bernard Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders V 24:46 2
=19 Fraser MacKinnon SCCA Private Member V 25:30 2
=19 Dave Gostelow Wrekinsport CC V 25:30 2
21 Jack Emmerson Newport Shropshire CC J 25:33 2
22 Dylan Lane-Craddock Wrekin College Triathletes J 25:37
23 Andy Loveland Wrekinsport CC V 25:40 2
24 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 25:46 2
25 Damian Jay Wrekinsport CC V 26:21 2
26 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV 26:34 2
27 Ian Bond Wrekinsport CC S 26:44 2
28 Kieran Hackett Nova Raiders V 26:50 2
29 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V 26:57 2
30 Dan Rogers Nova Raiders S 27:07 2
31 George Davies Evolve V 27:35 2
32 Matt Gardiner Nova Raiders S 28:10 2
33 Peter Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V 28:32 2
34 Phil Humphreys Wrekin College Triathletes V 28:33
35 Morgan Jones Paramount CRT S 28:38 2
36 Jess Humphreys Wrekin College Triathletes WJ 28:56
37 Jim Percival Wrekinsport CC V 29:38 2
38 Daniel Donnely Wrekinsport CC V 29:51 2
39 Steve Chapman Nova Raiders V 30:40 2
40 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC V 31:22 2
41 Victoria Doran SY Tri W 31:49 2
42 Jenny Morris Wrekinsport CC WV 32:05 2

 Road Bike

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 6

Vets Pos’n Name Club Cat Vet +/- Vets Points
1 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V +4:29 20
2 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV +4:26 18
3 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V +4:23 16
4 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V +4:03 14
5 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V +3:47 12
6 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V +3:19 10
7 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V +3:11 8
8 Bernard Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders V +2:58 6
9 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV +2:57 4
10 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV +2:24 2
11 Dave Gostelow Wrekinsport CC V +2:08 2
12 Bob Elliott Wrekinsport CC V +1:35 2
13 Fraser MacKinnon SCCA Private Member V +0:57 2
14 Andy Loveland Wrekinsport CC V +0:43 2
15 Damian Jay Wrekinsport CC V +0:11 2
16 Kieran Hackett Nova Raiders V -0:51 2
17 Peter Mulloy Wrekinsport CC V -0:54 2
18 Jim Percival Wrekinsport CC V -1:15 2
19 George Davies Evolve V -1:31 2
20 Phil Humphreys Wrekin College Triathletes V -1:48
21 John Rowlands Wrekinsport CC V -2:20 2
22 Jenny Morris Wrekinsport CC WV -3:02 2
23 Daniel Donnely Wrekinsport CC V -3:19 2
24 Steve Chapman Nova Raiders V -3:20 2

 

SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Women’s Series – Round 6

Women’s Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Women’s Points
1 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 23:25 20
2 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 24:43 18
3 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 25:46 16
4 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV 26:34 14
5 Jess Humphreys Wrekin College Triathletes WJ 28:56
6 Victoria Doran SY Tri W 31:49 12
7 Jenny Morris Wrekinsport CC WV 32:05 10 


SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Junior Series – Round 6

Junior Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Junior Points
1 Tom Bullock Newport Shropshire CC J 24:18 20
2 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 24:21 18
3 Jack Emmerson Newport Shropshire CC J 25:33 16
4 Dylan Lane-Craddock Wrekin College Triathletes J 25:37
5 Jess Humphreys Wrekin College Triathletes WJ 28:56

Cumulative Standings after six rounds

 Overall

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
=1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 80
=1 Matt Garthwaite SCCA Private Member S 80
3 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 74
4 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 54
5 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 44
6 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 34
7 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 28
8 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders S 26
=9 Matt Gibbons Nova Raiders S 20
=9 Pete Thomas Hafren CC V 20

Veterans

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC V 90
2 Andy Rose Nova Raiders V 60
3 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 42
4 Dave Wilson North Shropshire Wheelers V 40
=5 Chris Halford Wrekinsport CC V 38
=5 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC V 38
7 Tony Harvey Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 32
8 Steve Chapman Nova Raiders V 30
9 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 28
=10 Pete Thomas Hafren CC V 22
=10 Rich Smith Wrekinsport CC V 22

 Women’s

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders W 78
2 Jane Chapman Nova Raiders WV 56
=3 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC WV 50
=3 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders WV 50
5 Louise Downward Hafren CC W 48
6 Deb Hutson-Lumb Nova Raiders WV 34
7 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve WV 32
8 Emma Serjeant Hafren CC W 20
9 Kat Holwill Hafren CC WV 14
=10 Sahrah Wilding Hafren CC WV 12
=10 Victoria Doran SY Tri W 12

 Juniors

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Kieran Morris Oswestry Paragon CC J 60
2 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing J 56
3 Jack Young Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 52
4 George Coombes Evolve J 28
5 Tom Bullock Newport Shropshire CC J 20
6 Ben Pierce Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 18
6 Sam Holwill Hafren CC J 18
8 Freddie Jones-Hoare Hafren CC J 16
8 Jack Emmerson Newport Shropshire CC J 16

 Wrekinsport CC Evening 10 Series – standings after five rounds

Pos’n Name Total Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
1 Chris Halford 30 6 6 6 6 6
2 Mark Griffiths 18 5 4 5 4
3 Rich Smith 14 5 4 5
4 Dave Moore 11 1 3 4 3
=5 Dave Gostelow 10 4 1 3 1 1
=5 Tomos Hales 10 3 1 2 1 3

Wrekinsport CC Non-aero Series – standings after five rounds

Pos’n Name Total Points R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
1 Ian Bond 14 6 4 4
2 Tomos Hales 12 6 6
3 Andy Loveland 11 6 5
3 Peter Mulloy 11 5 3 3
5 Alan Henderson 6 6

 

  • Round 7 of the SB Sports Injuries Series takes place on 30th May when Nova Raiders run their sporting 10 between Cherrington and Newport. Sign on for 7pm start at The Lamb at Edgmond.