Bason's triumph is lap of honour

Bason powered home in 21mins 57secs to prevail with a dominant performance and seal victory in the Parker International Series by a clear 30 points.

Finishing 1:09 ahead of clubmate Mark Griffiths, Bason was just 12 seconds outside the course record on a mild Saturday afternoon, with a light easterly wind assuring good times.

North Shropshire Wheelers' Bryan Cliff turned up just in time to get a start at the rear of the field and, with the adrenalin flowing, managed to finish third and elevate himself into the veteran's bronze medal position as a result.

Edged out

His ride of 23:13 edged out Oswestry's Neil Coles by a solitary second whilst demoting veterans series winner Robin Shedden to fifth a further 25 seconds back.

Cliff's late arrival stopped Ludlow's Gary McDonald from taking the veterans' bronze after he pulled out a great ride - and finally got one over on son Ewen in the process following a season-long battle.

The younger McDonald gained the consolation of being named junior inter-club champion to add to his selection as part of the British Cycling Talent Team.

Best improvement of the day went to Oswestry's Helen Tudor, slicing an excellent 1:29 from her previous effort to stop the clock in 27:56 and end the season on a high by capturing ladies inter-club gold.

Top 10

1 Andy Bason Wrekinsport CC 21:57 (20 Points); 2 Mark Griffiths Wrekinsport CC 23:06 (18); 3 Bryan Cliff North Shropshire Wheelers 23:13 (16); 4 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC 23:14 (14); 5 Robin Shedden Wrekinsport CC 23:39 (12); 6 Gary McDonald Ludlow CC 23:51 (10); 7 Ewen McDonald Ludlow CC 24:06 (8); 8 Andy Tamplin Mid-Shropshire Wheelers 24:27 (6); 9 John Glanville North Shropshire Wheelers 24:35 (4); 10 Dover Disney Ludlow CC 24:57 (2)

Parker International Series Standings:

1 Andy Bason Wrekinsport CC (Inter-Club Championship Gold and 210 Points); 2 Robin Shedden Wrekinsport CC (Inter-Club Championship Silver and 180 Points); 3 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC (Inter-Club Championship Bronze and 158 Points); 4 Andy Tamplin Mid Shropshire Wheelers (72); 5 Bryan Cliff North Shropshire Wheelers (66); 6 Gary McDonald Ludlow CC (58); 7 Peter Ding Ludlow CC (56); 8 Andrew Nicholas Mid Shropshire Wheelers (52); 9 Dave Fletcher Wrekinsport CC (50); 10 Richard Wiggin Newport (Salop) CC (44)

Veterans - 1 Robin Shedden Wrekinsport CC (Veterans Inter-Club Gold); 2 Neil Coles Oswestry Paragon CC (Veterans Inter-Club Silver); 3 Bryan Cliff North Shropshire Wheelers (Veterans Inter-Club Bronze)

Ladies - 1 Helen Tudor Oswestry Paragon CC (Ladies Inter-Club Gold); 2 Liz Salisbury Oswestry Paragon CC (Ladies Inter-Club Silver); 3 Mo Cliff North Shropshire Wheelers (Ladies Inter-Club Bronze)

Juniors - 1 Ewen McDonald Ludlow CC (Junior Inter-Club Gold); 2 Ben Goddard Newport (Salop) CC (Inter-Club Silver); 3 Sam Gay Newport (Salop) CC (Inter-Club Bronze)

l Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association, who thanked Parker International for their support of this new series, have their prize presentation at Rodington Village Hall at noon on November 12.