Hafren CC 10 – Open TT and Round 8 of the Friction Hydraulic Series run as an Equal Prize Fund Event

 It was a tough evening for competitors in Round 8 of the Friction Hydraulics Series with a stiff headwind to contend with for the first five miles in the Hafren CC 10 as Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association’s Dave Griffiths came good despite heavy legs. The Oswestry-based rider stopped the watch on 21 minutes 19 seconds in only his second event of the Series in 2016, elevating himself into the Top 10 overall standings on the strength of this ride. He revealed: “It was hard work on the way out into the wind, but I was flying on the return leg. I am still tired from the weekend’s racing, so pleased with the result“.

Griffiths got the better of the on-form rider of the moment, Bryn Davies who put home advantage to good use to finish series event runner-up. Davies, second rider off on the night flew around the Buttington – Four Crosses course in 21:51, also taking the win in the Veteran’s competition in +4:18, 21 seconds ahead of Paramount CRT’s Gary Duncan. A delighted Davies stated: “I was pleased with the result after coping with a tough headwind going out. Also happy to take the Veterans win – not my quickest time, but an improvement on last time out on that course“.

Davies wasn’t the only rider doubling up on the honours as Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ Devon Round not only took the Junior win in a fabulous 22:17 ahead of Junior Series leader Sam Morris, his ride was strong enough for third place overall too. Round elevated himself to 6th place in the Overall Championship, a very strong position for a Junior as he also shaved five points off Morris’ lead in the Junior Championship. He was succinct in his post-race comments stating: “I was pleased with my result and time on such a difficult night“.

With tradition dictating the promoting club lead off the event it was left to Hafren CC’s Rebecca Richardson to take the Number 1 slot – and do it some justice with a fine Women’s win. Richardson, making her debut in the Friction Series took the maximum 60 points on offer with a superb 23:51 effort – good enough for 12th place overall. Richardson provided a shock to Women’s Series leader Pauline Hughes, who finished Womens’ runner-up in 25:29, though she gained the consolation of edging a little bit further ahead of Jenny York as the Mid Shropshire Wheeler took third Woman in 26:33. Richardson commented: “It was a hard 10 miles with the first five into a strong headwind – I got stuck behind some traffic too! Overall I was really pleased with my result. A thank you to the work put in by Chris Taylor and all the volunteers at Hafren CC to make it another successful event“!

With a strong home presence Hafren CC took the win in the Top Club Award on the night, but thanks to the strong ride from Round reigning champions Mid Shropshire Wheelers closed to just 10 points off Rhino Velo RT’s lead in this club competition in what is shaping up to be an excellent tussle between the Shrewsbury-based clubs.

The event couldn’t happen without work behind the scenes and on the night so thanks from club and riders to

Event Organizer – Chris Taylor

Marshals: 

Start

  • Tony Brooks
  • Mark Hill

Roundabout:

  • Neil Vose
  • Des Pugh

Aiding Timekeepers

  • Graham Harris
  • Ashley Banks

Headquarters (signing on and results board)

  • Jonathan Andrews,
  • Laura Andrew
  •  Louise Downward,

 

Cakes: Emma Thomas and Carolyne Bufton

Official Timekeepers: Gill and Brian Morrison (North Shropshire Wheelers)

Flash Leisure Centre Staff: Peter Swanton (Duty manager) – thanks for looking after us.  Rebecca Sutton (Manager) for providing the venue for HQ

Not all riders qualify for the Friction series. Full results here, with the Fricition series results below

Open TT Results

Position No Name Club Cat Age On Day Vet Std Actual Time +/-Vet Std
1 39 Dave Griffiths Shropshire CCA S 39 00:21:19
2 40 Thomas Brazier Team Elite S 32 00:21:42
3 2 Bryn Davies Hafren CC V 42 26:09:00 00:21:51 04:18
4 38 Devon Round Mid Shropshire Wheelers Jun 16 00:22:17
5 41 Alex Leek Velo Club St Raphael S 29 00:22:56
6 33 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT V 53 26:59:00 00:23:02 03:57
7 35 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth V 44 26:18:00 00:23:04 03:14
8 32 Scott Harris Nova Raiders CC V 45 26:23:00 00:23:22 01:03
9 27 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders CC S 37 00:23:29
10 14 Dilwyn Griffiths Hafren CC S 36 00:23:35
11 25 Ian Coe Hafren CC V 51 26:50:00 00:23:39 03:11
12 30 Sam Morris Revolution Racing Jun 16 00:23:42
13 1 Rebecca Richardson Hafren CC FS 30 00:23:51
14 20 Peter Thomas Hafren CC V 41 26:04:00 00:23:59 02:05
15 16 Paul Bufton Hafren CC S 37 00:24:03
16 22 William Baugh Ludlow CC V 48 26:36:00 00:24:09 02:27
17 26 Rob Kennard Revolution Racing V 50 26:45:00 00:24:11 02:34
18 21 Chris Hill Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 41 26:04:00 00:24:21 01:43
19 13 Conrad Taylor Hafren CC S 30 00:24:37
20 31 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC V 53 26:59:00 00:24:49 02:10
21 29 Stephen Elcocks Revolution Racing V 50 26:45:00 00:24:51 01:54
22 17 David Drew North Shropshire Wheelers V 61 27:44:00 00:25:03 02:41
23 15 Pauline Hughes Revolution Racing FV 53 29:09:00 00:25:29 03:40
24 23 Dave York Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 61 27:44:00 00:25:41 02:03
25 12 John Robertson Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 61 27:44:00 00:25:53 01:51
26 28 Jennifer York Mid Shropshire Wheelers FV 58 29:38:00 00:26:33 03:05
27 18 Ian Casson Birkenhead Victoria CC V 63 27:59:00 00:26:35 01:24
28 10 Ceris Eslave Paramount CRT FV 50 28:53:00 00:26:48 02:05
29 9 Dan Morris Wolverhampton Wheelers CC Juv 14 00:27:03
30 19 Karl Davies Stourbridge Velo V 54 27:04:00 00:28:01 – 00:57
31 44 Andrew Palin Hafren CC V 44 26:18:00 00:28:43 02:25
32 8 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC FV 45 28:29:00 00:29:05 – 00:36
33 7 Steve Taylor Hafren CC V 65 28:14:00 00:29:27 01:13
34 5 John Hall Hafren CC V 67 28:32:00 00:29:44 01:12
35 4 Jeremy Hall Hafren CC V 56 27:14:00 00:30:46 03:32
36 3 Jennifer Morris Wrekinsport CC FV 49 28:48:00 00:33:42 04:54
11 Susan Jeffrey Wrekinsport CC FV 41 28:08:00 DNS(A)
37 Craig Ball Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 44 26:18:00 DNS(A)
6 Jade Chapman Nova Raiders CC FV 49 28:48:00 DNS
24 Clive Horton M Steel CRT V 53 26:59:00 DNS
34 Andy Hazell Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 69 28:52:00 DNS
36 James Griffiths Clee Cycles V 43 26:13:00 DNS
42 Joshua Williams Team Bottrill S 24 DNS
43 Nick Giles Wrexham RC V 57 27:20:00 DNS

Prizes

Event Organizer, Chris Taylor said “We believe were are blazing a trail by giving equal prize money to male and female competitors”

Male  £ Female  £ Vet on S std time  £ Junior  £
39 Dave Griffiths  £    18.00 1 Rebecca Richardson  £    18.00 2 Bryn Davies plus 4:18  £    14.00 38 Devon Round  £    14.00
40 Thomas Brazier  £    14.00 15 Pauline Hughes  £    14.00 33 Gary Duncan plus 3.57  £    12.00
41 Alex Leek  £    10.00 28 Jennifer York  £    10.00 35 Tim Beardmore plus 3:14  £    10.00

 

Result Friction and Hydraulic Services Shropshire Championship Points Series – Round 8

Position Name Club Cat Time Points
1 Dave Griffiths Shropshire CCA First Claim S 21:19 60
2 Bryn Davies Hafren CC V 21:51 55
3 Devon Round Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 22:17 50
4 Alex Leek SCCA Private Member S 22:56 45
5 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT V 23:02 40
6 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC V 23:04 35
7 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V 23:22 30
8 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders S 23:29 25
9 Dilwyn Griffiths Hafren CC S 23:35 20
10 Ian Coe Hafren CC V 23:39 15
11 Sam Morris Revolutions Racing J 23:42 10
12 Rebecca Richardson Hafren CC L 23:51 5
13 Peter Thomas Hafren CC V 23:59 5
14 Paul Bufton Hafren CC S 24:03 5
15 William Baugh Ludlow CC V 24:09 5
16 Rob Kennard Revolutions Racing V 24:11 5
17 Chris Hill Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 24:21 5
18 Conrad Taylor Hafren CC S 24:37 5
19 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC V 24:49 5
20 Stephen Elcocks Revolutions Racing V 24:51 5
21 David Drew North Shropshire Wheelers V 25:03 5
22 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing LV 25:29 5
23 Dave York Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 25:41 5
24 John Robertson Mid Shropshire Wheelers V 25:53 5
25 Jenny York Mid Shropshire Wheelers LV 26:33 5
26 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT LV 26:48 5
27 Andrew Palin Hafren CC V 28:43 5
28 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC LV 29:05 5
29 Steve Taylor Hafren CC V 29:27 5
30 John Hall Hafren CC V 29:44 5
31 Jeremy Hall Hafren CC V 30:46 5
32 Jennifer Morris Wrekinsport CC LV 33:42 5
Craig Ball Mid Shropshire Wheelers V DNS-A
Susan Jeffrey Wrekinsport CC LV DNS-A
Andy Hazell Mid Shropshire Wheelers V DNS
Jade Chapman Nova Raiders LV DNS
James Griffiths Clee Cycles V DNS
Joshua Williams SCCA Private Member S DNS

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Veterans Championship – Round 8

Vets Pos’n Name Club Cat +/-Vet Std Vets Points
1 Bryn Davies Hafren CC V +4:18 60
2 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT V +3:57 55
3 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing LV +3:40 50
4 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC V +3:14 45
5 Ian Coe Hafren CC V +3:11 40
6 Jenny York Mid Shropshire Wheelers LV +3:05 35
7 Scott Harris Nova Raiders V +3:01 30
8 David Drew North Shropshire Wheelers V +2:41 25
9 Rob Kennard Revolutions Racing V +2:34 20
10 William Baugh Ludlow CC V +2:27 15
11 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC V +2:10 10
=12 Peter Thomas Hafren CC V +2:05 5
=12 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT LV +2:05 5
14 Dave York Mid Shropshire Wheelers V +2:03 5
15 Stephen Elcocks Revolutions Racing V +1:54 5
16 John Robertson Mid Shropshire Wheelers V +1:51 5
17 Chris Hill Mid Shropshire Wheelers V +1:43 5
18 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC LV -0:36 5
19 John Hall Hafren CC V -1:12 5
20 Steve Taylor Hafren CC V -1:13 5
21 Andrew Palin Hafren CC V -2:25 5
22 Jeremy Hall Hafren CC V -3:32 5
23 Jennifer Morris Wrekinsport CC LV -4:54 5

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Ladies Championship – Round 8

Ladies Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Ladies Points
1 Rebecca Richardson Hafren CC L 23:51 60
2 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing LV 25:29 55
3 Jenny York Mid Shropshire Wheelers LV 26:33 50
4 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT LV 26:48 45
5 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC LV 29:05 40
6 Jennifer Morris Wrekinsport CC LV 33:42 35
Susan Jeffrey Wrekinsport CC LV DNS-A
Jade Chapman Nova Raiders LV DNS

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Junior Championship – Round 8

 

Junior Pos’n Name Club Cat Time Junior Points
1 Devon Round Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 22:17 60
2 Sam Morris Revolutions Racing J 23:42 55

Top Club Award – Round 8

Pos’n Club Points
1 Hafren CC 130
2 Shropshire CCA 105
3 Mid Shropshire Wheelers 70
4 Nova Raiders 55
5 Paramount CRT 45
6 Bridgnorth CC 35
7 Revolutions Racing 25
8 Wrekinsport CC 10
=9 Ludlow CC 5
=9 North Shropshire Wheelers 5
=9 Oswestry Paragon CC 5

 

Cumulative Standings after eight rounds

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Shropshire Championship Points Series

Position Name Club Cat Best 12
1 Matt Davies Rhino Velo RT S 425
2 Andrew Tamplin Revolutions Racing S 255
3 Victor Chetta Mid Shropshire Wheelers S 245
4 Richard Kay North Shropshire Wheelers V 230
5 Kirk Vickers Rhino Velo RT S 195
6 Devon Round Mid Shropshire Wheelers J 165
=7 Bryn Davies Hafren CC V 155
=7 Matt Garthwaite Rhino Velo RT S 155
9 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC V 135
10 Dave Griffiths Shropshire CCA V 125

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Veterans Championship

Vets Pos’n Name Club Best 12
1 Richard Kay North Shropshire Wheelers 300
2 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC 250
3 Andy Hazell Mid Shropshire Wheelers 210
4 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing 205
5 Jenny York Mid Shropshire Wheelers 190
6 Andrew Tamplin Revolutions Racing 180
7 Bryn Davies Hafren CC 175
8 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT 165
9 Stephen Minton Ludlow Brewery RT 160
10 William Baugh Ludlow CC 135

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Ladies Championship

Ladies Pos’n Name Club Best 12
1 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing 460
2 Jenny York Mid Shropshire Wheelers 340
3 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT 260
4 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC 250
5 Amanda Whitmore Revolutions Racing 225
6 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC 220
7 Susan Jeffery Wrekinsport CC 185
8 Jade Chapman Nova Raiders 120
=9 Jennifer Morris Wrekinsport CC 70
=9 Juliet Suddaby Paramount CRT 70

 

Friction and Hydraulic Services Junior Championship

Junior Pos’n Name Club Best 12
1 Sam Morris Revolutions Racing 335
2 Devon Round Mid Shropshire Wheelers 235
3 Jamie Holmes Mid Shropshire Wheelers 60
4 William Hints Ludlow CC 50
5 Matthew Tilson Ludlow CC 45

 

Top Club Award

Position Club Total Points
1 Rhino Velo RT 775
2 Mid Shropshire Wheelers 765
3 Revolutions Racing 545
4 Nova Raiders 370
5 SCCA Private Members 360
6 North Shropshire Wheelers 315
7 Hafren CC 230
8 Ludlow Brewery RT 190
9 Wrekinsport CC 175
10 Paramount CRT 145
11 Bridgnorth CC 125
12 NewportShropshire CC 110
13 Ludlow CC 90
=14 Clee Cycles 45
=14 Oswestry Paragon CC 45
16 Evolve 25
17 Oswestry Peloton 20

 

 

  • Round 9 of the Friction Hydraulics Series takes place at 3pm on 18th June when Mid Shropshire Wheelers run their 10 mile event on the Waters Upton – Hodnet course. This event is preceded by the George Herbert Stancer Regional Championship of Schoolboys and Girls. Competitors are reminded of the rule change for 2016 with results from these two events being combined to award Friction Series points.