There seems to be almost no stopping Bryn Davies at the moment as the Hafren CC rider made it eight wins from 10 events in the SB Sports Injuries Series. Held on a glorious morning, the second North Shropshire Wheelers 25 held on the Prees – Battlefield course showed the quality of Davies’ performance as he was the only rider to beat the hour on the lumpy out and back course. Davies stopped the watch on 58 minutes 58 seconds to extend his Series lead to 62 points having taken 186 from the maximum 200 available despite not quite reaching his top form. He explained: “I was pleased to get the win again, a couple of minutes down on last time though. I seemed a struggle to achieve top speed. Still, it was good to get the win. Thanks again to the marshals and organisers, well run as always“.
Davies also took victory in the Veterans Championship with an excellent +7:28 and extended his lead to 58 points as a result. The victory on the day came against the same rider in both Overall and Veterans Championships – Ian Nisbett. Nisbett made it a Hafren CC 1-2 with an excellent 1:00:39 to push out North Shropshire Wheelers’ best finisher Richard Kay by exactly a minute into third place; and recorded +6:00 in the Veterans to see off Nova Raiders’ Andy Rose by 37 seconds. A delighted Nisbett commented: “Conditions were good, so I was expecting some fast times – but somehow it didn’t pan out that way and I think everyone found the course a challenge on the day. I was pleased to go faster than my last outing on the same course, although I did fade a little on the final run in. A great ride by Bryn again, and more success for Hafren CC which is great“.
Nisbett moved into the Top 10 in the Veterans’ Championship for the first time and lifted himself up to fifth in the Overall Championship as a result of this ride, but he wasn’t the only rider to consolidate his position with Rose elevating himself the third in each Championship thanks to his 1:02:15 effort which converted to +5:23 in Veterans’ Standard. The Nova Raider commented: “I was very pleased with my race on a tough lumpy course, especially as my legs felt tired after breaking the hour for the first time in the Cyclotherapy Shropshire Championship 25 three days earlier. A big thank you to the officials also“.
Davies wasn’t the only rider consolidating a big lead however as Tracey Billington added 20 points to her tally in the Ladies Championship. Unusually Billington rode unchallenged on the morning, stretching her lead to 68 points thanks to having no fear of the more challenging courses with a 1:22:29 effort. She stated: “It was a lovely day, great scenery, fabulous encouragement from the men during the race but I had no energy. I am glad that I bagged another 20 points, although I had no competition from any other ladies was slightly disappointing“.
Result:
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 10
| Position | Name | Club |
Time |
Points |
| 1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC |
58:58 |
20 |
| 2 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC |
1:00:39 |
18 |
| 3 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers |
1:01:39 |
16 |
| 4 | Mark Evans | North Shropshire Wheelers |
1:01:40 |
14 |
| 5 | Richard Nickless | Nova Raiders |
1:02:06 |
12 |
| 6 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders |
1:02:15 |
10 |
| 7 | Ian Laverie | Nova Raiders |
1:03:15 |
8 |
| 8 | Ian Hobley | Mid Shropshire Wheelers |
1:03:32 |
6 |
| 9 | Tom Byatt | Revolution Racing |
1:03:59 |
4 |
| 10 | Andy Maxwell | Nova Raiders |
1:04:19 |
2 |
| 11 | Archie Walkerdine | North Shropshire Wheelers |
1:07:20 |
2 |
| 12 | Tim Evans | NewportShropshire CC |
1:09:50 |
2 |
| 13 | Mark Golding | Nova Raiders |
1:10:37 |
2 |
| 14 | David A Wilson | North Shropshire Wheelers |
1:11:32 |
2 |
| 15 | Ned Millington | Oswestry Paragon CC |
1:13:49 |
2 |
| 16 | Les Boughey | North Shropshire Wheelers |
1:15:28 |
2 |
| 17 | Tracey Billington | Nova Raiders |
1:22:29 |
2 |
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 10
| Vets Pos’n | Name | Club | Vet +/- | Vets Points |
| 1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | +7:28 | 20 |
| 2 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC | +6:00 | 18 |
| 3 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | +5:23 | 16 |
| 4 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | +4:34 | 14 |
| 5 | Richard Nickless | Nova Raiders | +4:33 | 12 |
| =6 | Ian Laverie | Nova Raiders | +4:11 | 10 |
| =6 | David A Wilson | North Shropshire Wheelers | +4:11 | 10 |
| 8 | Ian Hobley | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | +3:07 | 6 |
| 9 | Archie Walkerdine | North Shropshire Wheelers | +0:06 | 4 |
| 10 | Ned Millington | Oswestry Paragon CC | -0:12 | 2 |
| 11 | Tim Evans | NewportShropshire CC | -2:59 | 2 |
| 12 | Mark Golding | Nova Raiders | -3:58 | 2 |
| 13 | Les Boughey | North Shropshire Wheelers | -6:49 | 2 |
| 14 | Tracey Billington | Nova Raiders | -10:06 | 2 |
SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Ladies Series – Round 10
| Ladies Pos’n | Name | Club | Time | Points |
| 1 | Tracey Billington | Nova Raiders | 1:22:29 | 20 |
Cumulative Standings after ten rounds
Overall
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 186 |
| 2 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 124 |
| 3 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | V | 72 |
| 4 | Craig Ball | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 70 |
| 5 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC | V | 58 |
| 6 | Simon Harrison | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 54 |
| 7 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 52 |
| 8 | Ed Middleton | Nova Raiders | S | 46 |
| 9 | Matt Garthwaite | Rhino Velo RT | S | 40 |
| 10 | Alex Leek | SCCA Private Member | S | 38 |
Veterans
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Bryn Davies | Hafren CC | V | 190 |
| 2 | Tim Beardmore | Bridgnorth CC | V | 132 |
| 3 | Andy Rose | Nova Raiders | V | 110 |
| 4 | Craig Ball | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 70 |
| 5 | Simon Harrison | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | V | 52 |
| 6 | Richard Kay | North Shropshire Wheelers | V | 50 |
| =7 | Ian Nisbett | Hafren CC | V | 48 |
| =7 | Jonathan Smith | Nova Raiders | V | 48 |
| =9 | Gary Duncan | Paramount CRT | V | 38 |
| =9 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | LV | 38 |
Ladies
| Position | Name | Club | Cat | Best 12 |
| 1 | Tracey Billington | Nova Raiders | LV | 148 |
| 2 | Pauline Hughes | Revolutions Racing | LV | 80 |
| 3 | Emma Robinson | Wrekinsport CC | L | 70 |
| 4 | Helen Tudor | Oswestry Paragon CC | LV | 64 |
| 5 | Ceris Eslava | Paramount CRT | LV | 50 |
| 6 | 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 | Kieran Morris | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | J | 40 |
| 3 | Jordan Stamp | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | J | 36 |
| 4 | Sam Holwill | Hafren CC | J | 20 |
| =5 | Ben Vernon | Wrekinsport CC | J | 18 |
| =5 | James Bell | Mid Shropshire Wheelers | J | 18 |
- Round 11 of the SB Sports Injuries Series takes place next Tuesday when Nova Raiders run their 10 mile event at 7pm.