Wins for Chapman and Bigham in Shropshire 10
Charlotte Chapman and Grant Bigham were fastest female and male riders respectively as Mid-Shropshire Wheelers staged a 10-mile time trial near Telford on Saturday.
Riding for Velorunner RT Bigham, 29 and from Stone in Staffordshire, clocked 20-24 to win by 42 seconds from Matthew Davies (Holohan Coaching RT), while Christopher Halford (Wrekinsport CC) was another 30 seconds down in third.
Meanwhile in the women’s event Chapman, 22 and from Hinstock, was the fastest woman with a time of 24-01, which was just six seconds faster than Emma Serjeant (Hafren CC).
Grant Bigham, the older brother of national champion Dan Bigham, is more usually seen on the road but can turn his hand to testing if required as shown by his victorious performance on Saturday.
His performance in the Mid-Shropshire Wheelers event is a new personal best and his first appearance of 2019, having taken part in just four open time trial events in 2018.
Chapman’s victory is her fourth of the season, and if current form is anything to go by it won’t be her last win of the season.
After placing second in the Coalville Wheelers 10 back in February she was fastest woman at the Wrekinsport CC 18 in march, and then again at the VTTA Merseyside 15 later that same month.
A third place in the Mid-Shropshire Wheelers 25 in April was then followed the next weekend with a win in the Nova Raiders 25 on May 5.
Chapman will be targeting more success in the Shropshire CCA 25 a week on Thursday.
The tandem event saw the promoting club’s own Becky Lewis and Howard Lewis take the win with a time of 19-59.
Meanwhile, it also included the Liverpool District heat of the National Youth Championship.
Fastest overall was CC Bridgnorth 17-year-old George Mills-Keeling with 20-52, while Samuel Hall was second in 21-49, the 16-year-old also qualifying for the national round.
The qualifying 15-year-old boy was Henri Bedford (Revolutions Racing) with 22-24, while the 13-year-old boy going forward to the finals is Joo Cosgrove (Liverpool Century CC).
The other qualifying rider was 12-year-old girl Rebecca Woodvine (Mid-Shropshire Wh) who covered the course in 28-07.
The D10/23r course takes riders along the A442 from a start to the north of Waters Upton up to the junction with the A53 south of Hodnet before returning south.
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Results:
Pos Name Club Time
1 Grant Bigham VeloRunner RT 20:24
2 Matthew Davies Holohan Coaching Race Team 21:08
3 Christopher Halford Wrekinsport CC 21:38
4 Ian Nisbett Hafren CC 22:01
5 Kieran Morris Total Tri Training 22:01
6 Ed Middleton Nova Raiders CC 22:14
7 David Watt Energy Cycling Club/Clwb Beicio Egni 22:15
8 Craig Ball Mid Shropshire Wheelers 22:20
9 Robin Hennessy North Wirral Velo 22:24
10 Dean Dovey Nova Raiders CC 22:25
11 Nigel Jones Stourbridge Velo 22:33
12 Richard Smith Wrekinsport CC 22:48
13 Brett Lowndes Pro Vision Cycle Clothing 22:49
14 Tomos Hales Wrekinsport CC 22:56
15 James Brayford Lyme Racing Club 22:58
16 Jonathan Mills-Keeling Cycle Club Bridgnorth RWG 23:06
17 Alec Bond Mid Shropshire Wheelers 23:07
18 Tony Harvey Mid Shropshire Wheelers 23:09
19 Jason Arnold Hafren CC 23:20
20 Steven Ford Nova Raiders CC 23:29
21 Christian Fox B38/Cycles In Motion 23:36
22 Allan Henderson Wrekinsport CC 23:41
23 Richard Elmitt Wrexham RC 23:42
24 Ian Pollard Cotswold Veldrijden 23:54
25 Charlotte Chapman Nova Raiders CC 24:01
26 Emma Serjeant Hafren CC 24:07
27 Steve Chapman Nova Raiders CC 24:12
28 Andrew Hellowell Revolutions Racing 24:14
29 Andrew Dawson SY TRI (Shrewsbury Triathlon) 24:17
30 Philip Gardner Mid Shropshire Wheelers 24:55
31 Steve Marlow Weaver Valley CC 24:58
32 Jan Kardasz Wrexham RC 25:21
33 George Aldridge Birkenhead North End CC 25:29
34 David Pottinger North Wirral Velo 25:32
35 Jenny Newton Nova Raiders CC 25:33
36 Phil Guy North Shropshire Wheelers 25:40
37 Simon Brown Ludlow Brewery Race Team 26:02
38 Robert Elliott Wrekinsport CC 26:20
39 Mark Stocks Newport (Shropshire) CC 26:27
40 Natalie Brooks Paramount CRT 26:51
41 Stephen Cooke Walsall Roads Cycling Club 27:01
42 Tanya Samuels Wrexham RC 27:08
43 Michael Hurworth North Wirral Velo 27:39
44 Richard Goddard Newport (Shropshire) CC 27:44
45 Geoff Edgerton North Shropshire Wheelers 27:48
46 Vic Trigger Crewe Clarion Whs 32:41
47 Mel Griffiths Mid Shropshire Wheelers 38:18
Keith Boardman Birkenhead North End CC DNS
Tony Perrin Stone Wheelers CC DNS
Barry Charlton Swinnerton Cycles DNS
Fraser Mackinnon Loch Leven Cycles Race Team DNS
Stephen Smout North Shropshire Wheelers DNS
Bryn Davies Hafren CC DNS
Linda Beckett North Shropshire Wheelers DNS
Ciaran Pickering Team Sportslab DNS
Robert Finch Arctic Tacx RT DNS
Tandem
1 Becky Lewis Mid Shropshire Wheelers Tandem 19:59
1 Howard Lewis Mid Shropshire Wheelers
Norman Fenn Team Echelon Tandem DNS
Malcolm Timmis Team Echelon Trike (Puncture)
National Youth Championship (Liverpool District Heat):
Name Club Time Category
1 George Mills-Keeling Cycle Club Bridgnorth RWC 20:52 M17
2 Samuel Hall VeloRunner RT 21:49 M16
3 Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing 22:24 M15
4 Adam Smith Innovation Racing 22:28 M16
5 Joo Cosgrove Liverpool Century Cycling Academy 24:26 M13
6 Max Jones Birkenhead North End CC 24:26 M15
7 Alex Hart Mid Shropshire Wheelers 27:39 M12
8 Rebecca Woodvine Mid Shropshire Wheelers 28:07 F12
9 Charlie Price Mid Shropshire Wheelers 28:42 M13
Daphne Jones Mid Shropshire Wheelers DNS F15
Ross Hooley Innovation Racing DNS M15
Category Winners
1st 17 Year Old Boy George Mills-Keeling Cycle Club Bridgnorth RWC 20:52
1st 16 Year Old Boy Samuel Hall VeloRunner RT 21:49
1st 15 Year Old Boy Henri Bedford Revolutions Racing 22:24
1st 13 Year Old Boy Joo Cosgrove Liverpool Century Cycling Academy 24:26
1st 12 Year Old Boy Alex Hart Mid Shropshire Wheelers 27:39
1st 15 Year Old Girl -
1st 12 Year Old Girl Rebecca Woodvine Mid Shropshire Wheelers 28:07