SCCA Spring 10 No.1 2016

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An epic ride in the foulest of conditions saw one of Shropshire’s star riders smash the course record against the odds in the opening round of the SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series. Team Bottrill rider Josh Williams became the first rider to ever beat 20 minutes on the Waters Upton – Hodnet 10 mile course with a superb ride of 19 minutes 47 seconds; slicing through the wind, hail and rain that blighted the event with ease. Williams beat Andy Bason’s long-standing record of 20:19 set in 2011 to signal an ominous warning of his capabilities to the chasing pack. He commented: “I was happy with my ride! I didn’t expect to go under 20 minutes if I’m being honest, and to break the course record by a good chunk made the wet day that bit better“.

With a 56-strong field signing on in bright sunshine it was perhaps inevitable that conditions took a sudden turn for the worse just as the first riders were out on the course, leading to eight declining to start with the road taking on the appearance of a river. Despite four of those riders being immediately in line before Matt Garthwaite it meant he was destined for a lonely ride – but that didn’t stop him taking the overall runner-up spot and an early lead in the Series thanks to a fine effort of 22:13. He stated: “The time trial went to plan as I was having to leave something in the tank for racing the next day. Whilst the rain and the temperature didn’t make for pleasant riding conditions the wind seemed to be OK“.

Indeed, conditions for later riders seemed to favour later riders as the wind calmed, with Garthwaite making the most of that change to beat Mid Shropshire Wheelers’ Craig Ball, off in the middle of the field, by 14 seconds. Ball had further reason to celebrate after finishing as runner-up in the Veterans Championship too with a fine +3:51. He commented: “I was very pleased with the result. It was such horrible weather I just concentrated on working hard and tried to ignore conditions“.

The rider who beat Ball into second place in the Veterans was Paramount rider Gary Duncan, who had the advantage of being off a minute behind Ball and thus having him as a ‘carrot’. Duncan put in a great effort of +4:06 to take the early lead in the Veterans, stating: “It was probably the worst conditions I’ve ever raced in, so massive thanks to all the marshals and organisers for their time and effort“.

Despite the appalling conditions all eight ladies battled on through the rain, with Revolutions Racing rider Pauline Hughes setting out her stall early despite a tight contest with Paramount’s Ceris Eslava. Hughes set the benchmark of 26:33 to see off Eslava by a narrow six seconds, with reigning Ladies Champion Amanda Whitmore having a rare off day after suffering in the cold back in third spot on 27:20. Hughes commented: “I was delighted to win. The worst thing for me was visibilty with the spray and my visor steaming up. I was glad to get back to Ellerdine Village Hall for a hot cup of tea! Thanks to the lovely timekeepers and marshals who had to brave the weather“.

Taking an early lead in the Junior Series was Mid Shropshire Kieran Morris who put in a ride of 23:54, good enough to finish 11th overall.

Result:

 SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series – Round 1

 

Pos’n Name Club Time Points
1 Josh Williams Team Bottrill

19:47
2 Matt Garthwaite Rhino Velo RT

22:13

20
3 Craig Ball Mid Shropshire Wheelers

22:27

18
4 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT

22:46

16
5 Bryn Davies Hafren CC

23:03

14
6 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC

23:09

12
7 Rich Nickless Nova Raiders

23:19

10
8 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders

23:30

8
9 Simon Harrison Mid Shropshire Wheelers

23:33

6
10 Peter Thomas Hafren CC

23:40

4
11 Kieran Morris Mid Shropshire Wheelers

23:54

2
12 Scott Harris Nova Raiders

24:01

2
13 Jason Harland Revolutions Racing

24:10

2
14 Rob Kennard Revolutions Racing

24:17

2
15 Tom Garbett Total Tri Training

24:22
16 Andy Rose Nova Raiders

24:30

2
17 Mike Anslow Black Country Triathletes

24:36
18 Tom Richardson Oswestry Paragon CC

24:42

2
19 Jonathan Smith Nova Raiders

24:58

2
20 Andy Bentley Nova Raiders

25:17

2
21 Will Rollo North Shropshire Wheelers

25:17

2
22 Fraser MacKinnon Wrekinsport CC

25:20

2
23 Adam Roberts Nova Raiders

25:57

2
24 Andrew Hellowell Revolutions Racing

26:20

2
25 Nick Pavard Nova Raiders

26:30

2
26 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing

26:33

2
27 Daniel Rowley Revolutions Racing

26:35

2
28 Wayne Pryce Wrekinsport CC

26:36

2
29 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT

26:39

2
30 Hayden Beebee WrekinCollege Triathletes

26:40
31 Andy Maxwell Nova Raiders

26:45

2
32 Dave Poulter Wrekinsport CC

26:52

2
33 David Fanning CBB

26:58
34 Les Boughey North Shropshire Wheelers

27:18

2
35 Amanda Whitmore Revolutions Racing

27:20

2
36 Tim Evans NewportShropshire CC

27:51

2
37 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC

27:56

2
38 Peter Constantinou Paramount CRT

27:59

2
39 Scott Rollo North Shropshire Wheelers

28:09

2
40 Emma Robinson Wrekinsport CC

28:09

2
41 Steve Witty Evolve

28:37

2
42 Dave Vart Oswestry Paragon CC

29:03

2
43 Ian Carson Oswestry Paragon CC

29:13

2
44 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC

30:32

2
45 John Rowlands North Shropshire Wheelers

33:35

2
46 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve

33:43

2
47 Louise Steel Evolve

34:38

2
48 Terry Collins Wrekinsport CC

42:55

2
Tom Byatt Revolutions Racing

DNS
Steve Elcocks Revolutions Racing

DNS
Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC

DNS
Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC

DNS
Robin Shedden Wrekinsport CC

DNS
Ian Watts SCCA Private Member

DNS
Dave Gostelow Wrekinsport CC

DNS
Peter Norman Oswestry Paragon CC

DNS

 

SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Veterans Series – Round 1

 

Vets Pos’n Name Club Vets +/- Vets Points
1 Gary Duncan Paramount CRT

+4:07

20
2 Craig Ball Mid Shropshire Wheelers

+3:51

18
3 Tim Beardmore Bridgnorth CC

+3:09

16
4 Bryn Davies Hafren CC

+3:06

14
5 Rich Nickless Nova Raiders

+2:54

12
6 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing

+2:36

10
7 Simon Harrison Mid Shropshire Wheelers

+2:31

8
8 Rob Kennard Revolutions Racing

+2:28

6
9 Peter Thomas Hafren CC

+2:24

4
10 Scott Harris Nova Raiders

+2:22

2
11 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT

+2:14

2
12 Andy Rose Nova Raiders

+2:06

2
13 Jason Harland Revolutions Racing

+2:03

2
14 Jonathan Smith Nova Raiders

+1:43

2
15 Andy Bentley Nova Raiders

+1:24

2
16 Amanda Whitmore Revolutions Racing

+1:23

2
17 Will Rollo North Shropshire Wheelers

+1:10

2
18 Fraser MacKinnon Wrekinsport CC

+0:58

2
19 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC

+0:43

2
20 Dave Poulter Wrekinsport CC

+0:28

2
21 Adam Roberts Nova Raiders

+0:16

2
22 David Fanning CBB

-0:08
23 Andrew Hellowell Revolutions Racing

-0:11

2
24 Les Boughey North Shropshire Wheelers

-0:25

2
25 Ian Carson Oswestry Paragon CC

-0:59

2
26 Peter Constantinou Paramount CRT

-1:23

2
27 Tim Evans NewportShropshire CC

-1:33

2
28 Dave Vart Oswestry Paragon CC

-1:54

2
29 Steve Witty Evolve

-2:01

2
30 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC

-2:03

2
31 John Rowlands North Shropshire Wheelers

-5:03

2
32 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve

-5:04

2
33 Louise Steel Evolve

-6:30

2
34 Terry Collins Wrekinsport CC

-10:06

2

 

SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Ladies Series – Round 1

 

Ladies Pos’n Name Club Time Ladies Points
1 Pauline Hughes Revolutions Racing

26:33

20
2 Ceris Eslava Paramount CRT

26:39

18
3 Amanda Whitmore Revolutions Racing

27:20

16
4 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC

27:56

14
5 Emma Robinson Wrekinsport CC

28:09

12
6 Tracey Billington Wrekinsport CC

30:32

10
7 Charlotte Wellsbury Evolve

33:43

8
8 Louise Steel Evolve

34:38

6

 

SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Junior Series – Round 1

 

Junior Pos’n Name Club Time Junior Points
1 Kieran Morris Mid Shropshire Wheelers

23:54

20
2 Hayden Beebee WrekinCollege Triathletes

26:40

 

 

  • Round 2 of the SB Sports Injuries and Physiotherapy Series is another chance to get an early season ride in on the Waters Upton course with the 2nd SCCA Spring 10 on Saturday at 3pm.
  • There’s an event video on You Tube at: https://youtu.be/O5HlymEI8Xw