Four events in five days may have taken their toll on Bryn Davies but they didn’t stop his winning streak as the Hafren CC rider took home the bacon in Round 7 of the SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series. Held on the sporting Prees – Battlefield course, the North Shropshire Wheelers 25 saw Davies stop the watch on 58 minutes 10 seconds to extend his overall Series lead to 32 points – as well as his Veteran’s Series lead to 28 points after he finished in a fine +8:16. In both cases he proved once again to be the nemesis of the promoting club’s Richard Kay, with an excellent rivalry developing between the pair. Kay took runner-up spot in both competitions, ending the morning on 58:46 overall and +7:27 in the Veterans.
A philosophical Davies commented: “I was slower than last time out on that course but still pleased to get the win – Rich was hot on my heels though! Thanks to North Shropshire Wheelers for putting on the event and the marshals“. The friendly rivalry with Kay was demonstrated in his tongue-in-cheek comments as he added: “I thought Bryn was going to put more time into me than that considering his current form, so I’m quite pleased“!
Davies closest challenger in both Overall and Veterans is Tim Beardmore, who is having a great season. However despite being the only other rider to beat the hour on this tough, rolling course in 59:32 and finishing just eight seconds behind Kay in the Veterans on +7:19 Beardmore saw Davies stretch his lead by four points in each competition. The Bridgnorth CC rider will be hoping his form continues to improve as the season progresses.
In the Ladies it nearly wasn’t a win for the event winner following a misjudgement of her start time. Despite the rush to the start Pauline Hughes still managed to take the win in 1:08:41 in a fine season for the Revolutions Racing rider, seeing off a challenge from team mate Amanda Whitmore. Whitmore ended the morning in the runner-up spot after crossing the line in 1:10:20. A relieved Hughes explained: “I got the start time wrong, so no warm up for me and my legs felt tired. I found it tough. Luckily Amanda was not on form so I was pleasantly surprised with the Ladies win“.
Result:
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 7
Pos’n | Name | Club | Time | Points |
1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | 0:58:10 | 20 |
2 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | 0:58:46 | 18 |
3 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | 0:59:32 | 16 |
4 | Ian Richards | Fred Williams RT | 1:00:14 | |
5 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC | 1:01:20 | 14 |
6 | Mark Evans | North Shropshire Wheelers | 1:01:46 | 12 |
7 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | 1:01:50 | 10 |
8 | Jonathan Smith | Nova Raiders | 1:03:08 | 8 |
9 | Archie Walkerdine | North Shropshire Wheelers | 1:06:51 | 6 |
10 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | 1:08:41 | 4 |
11 | Amanda Whitmore | Revolutions Racing | 1:10:20 | 2 |
12 | Tim Evans | NewportShropshire CC | 1:11:14 | 2 |
13 | Les Boughey | North Shropshire Wheelers | 1:14:40 | 2 |
14 | Tracey Billington | Wrekinsport CC | 1:18:55 | 2 |
15 | Caroline Lloyd | North Shropshire Wheelers | 1:19:37 | 2 |
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 7
Vets Pos’n | Name | Club | +/- Vet Std | Vets Points |
1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | +8:16 | 20 |
2 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | +7:27 | 18 |
3 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | +7:19 | 16 |
4 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | +5:48 | 14 |
5 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | +5:28 | 12 |
6 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC | +5:19 | 10 |
7 | Jonathan Smith | Nova Raiders | +4:42 | 8 |
8 | Amanda Whitmore | Revolutions Racing | +2:42 | 6 |
9 | Archie Walkerdine | North Shropshire Wheelers | +0:35 | 4 |
10 | Tim Evans | NewportShropshire CC | -4:23 | 2 |
11 | Les Boughey | North Shropshire Wheelers | -6:01 | 2 |
12 | Tracey Billington | Wrekinsport CC | -6:32 | 2 |
13 | Caroline Lloyd | North Shropshire Wheelers | -6:48 | 2 |
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Ladies Series – Round 7
Ladies Pos’n | Name | Club | Time | Ladies Points |
1 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | 1:08:41 | 20 |
2 | Amanda Whitmore | Revolutions Racing | 1:10:20 | 18 |
3 | Tracey Billington | Wrekinsport CC | 1:18:55 | 16 |
4 | Caroline Lloyd | North Shropshire Wheelers | 1:19:37 | 14 |
Cumulative Standings after seven rounds
Overall
Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 128 |
2 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 96 |
=3 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | V | 54 |
=3 | Craig Ball | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 54 |
=3 | Simon Harrison | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 54 |
6 | Alex Leek | SCCA Private Member | S | 38 |
=7 | Ed Middleton | Nova Raiders | S | 36 |
=7 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 36 |
9 | Sam Morris | Revolutions Racing | J | 36 |
10 | Gary Duncan | Paramount CRT | V | 32 |
Veterans
Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 132 |
2 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 104 |
3 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | V | 80 |
4 | Craig Ball | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 54 |
5 | Simon Harrison | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 52 |
6 | Jonathan Smith | Nova Raiders | V | 40 |
7 | Gary Duncan | Paramount CRT | V | 38 |
=8 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 36 |
=8 | Rob Kennard | Revolutions Racing | V | 36 |
10 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | LV | 28 |
Ladies
Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
1 | Tracey Billington | Wrekinsport CC | LV | 92 |
2 | Emma Robinson | Wrekinsport CC | L | 70 |
3 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | LV | 60 |
4 | Ceris Eslava | Paramount CRT | LV | 50 |
=5 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | LV | 46 |
=5 | Jane Chapman | Nova Raiders | LV | 46 |
7 | Amanda Whitmore | Revolutions Racing | LV | 34 |
8 | Caroline Lloyd | North Shropshire Wheelers | LV | 32 |
9 | Rebecca Richardson | Hafren CC | L | 20 |
10 | Jenny York | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | LV | 18 |
Juniors
Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
1 | Sam Morris | Revolutions Racing | J | 80 |
2 | Jordan Stamp | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | J | 36 |
3 | Kieran Morris | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | J | 20 |
3 | Sam Holwill | Hafren CC | J | 20 |
5 | Ben Vernon | Wrekinsport CC | J | 18 |
- Round 8 of the SB Sports Injuries Series takes place on 31st May when Newport Shropshire CC present their 9.8 mile time trial at 7pm on the A518 Newport – Hortonwood course.