TT Report: Ron Brown Memorial 100

In a hard fought fight for top honours in the Ron Brown Memorial 100, Lee Williams wins by over 2 minutes; Emma O’Toole fastest woman

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TT Report: Ron Brown Memorial 100

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28th May 2023, Promoted by the Hounslow & District Wheelers on the Farnham-Alton course. In a closely contested fight for top honours Lee Williams (Fulfil The Potential) carried off the victory from Sam Barley (AS Test Team) by 2 minutes 13 secs.(3.44.48 against 3.47.01). Colin McDermott (Festival RC) was third fastest with 3.47.52, a time which gave him the vets’ prize with the impressive plus of 1.6.56.

Lee Williams

Emma O’Toole (DHC) took the women’s award with 4.19.50.

It’s noteworthy that both the leading men and the women’s winner have come to time trialling from triathlon, as did last year’s winner, Paul Burton. Lee Williams has been riding time trials since 2019. He started as a triathlete but found that cycling was his strongest discipline and, not unnaturally, has decided to concentrate on time trialling. His main interest is long distance and his target for the year is the 24. Last year he finished second with 506 miles; this victory looks a hopeful indicator of form.

Sam Barley (below), who looked very aero on his bike, may have been a little disappointed not to win, but said his main motive for riding this race was as triathlon training and he proved this by going for a run after finishing! What might he do if he concentrated on cycling?

The women’s winner was Emma O’Toole, yet another who has come to time trialling from triathlon. Like Williams, she found cycling to be her strong suit, but after a couple of unfortunate road race crashes which caused some injury problems, she followed the well trodden path into time trialling. Sixth in last year’s BBAR she is now tempted to ride a 12 hour – let’s hope this result encourages her ambition.

This race was the 54th in the Ron Brown series, but the event’s history goes back to the legendary Calleva RC’s club 100 before the 1939-45 war. The Hounslow hopes to continue the promotion, but this year the club found some difficulty in getting enough volunteers for marshalling and other duties. We can only hope for more help in the future.

Emma O’Toole

by Chris Lovibond

RESULT
1. Lee Williams FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team 03:44:48 Male Senior TT Bike
2. Sam Barley AS Test Team 03:47:01 Male Senior TT Bike
3. Colin McDermott Festival Road Club 03:47:52 Male Vet TT Bike
4. Michael Barnes Royal Air Force Cycling Association 03:49:22 Male Senior TT Bike
5. Christian Geldard North Hampshire RC 03:51:48 Male Vet TT Bike
6. Steven Pink Poole Wheelers Cycling Club 03:58:30 Male Vet TT Bike
7. Phillip Turner FTP ( Fulfil The Potential ) Race Team 04:09:19 Male Vet TT Bike
8. Paul Tippett Crawley Wheelers 04:09:28 Male Vet TT Bike
9. Jon Elliott Maidenhead & District CC 04:09:48 Male Vet TT Bike
10. James Harris Catford CC Ltd 04:10:41 Male Vet TT Bike
11. Malcolm Cox Velo Club St Raphael 04:14:10 Male Vet Road Bike
12. Peter Tomlin North Hampshire RC 04:16:29 Male Vet TT Bike
13. Nicky Wilson Crawley Wheelers 04:19:02 Male TT Bike
14. Tony Reeves GS Stella 04:19:35 Male Vet TT Bike
15. Emma O’Toole DHC (Districts of Hamwic Cyclesport) 04:19:50 Female Senior TT Bike
16. Will Bles TricentralUk 04:20:07 Male Senior TT Bike
17. Jonathan Pontin Addiscombe CC 04:22:23 Male Senior TT Bike
18. Charlie Godfrey Oxford University CC 04:22:48 Male Senior Road Bike
19. Neil Adlem Andover Wheelers 04:29:13 Male Vet TT Bike
20. Les Pick Poole Wheelers Cycling Club 04:29:33 Male Vet TT Bike
21. Philip Jones Peterborough CC 04:30:52 Male Vet TT Bike
22. Naomi Shinkins Bournemouth Jubilee Whs 04:32:58 Female Vet TT Bike
23. Michael Boardman Salisbury Road and Mountain CC 04:35:37 Male Vet TT Bike
24. Gavin Hughes Kingston Phoenix RC 04:39:15 Male Vet TT Bike
25. Nigel Briggs South Pennine RC 04:41:00 Male Vet TT Bike
26. Sien Van Der Plank New Forest CC 04:43:12 Female Senior Road Bike
27. Michael Ashcroft West Kent RC 04:49:02 Male Senior TT Bike
28. Pete Bishop Exeter Whs CC 04:52:55 Male Vet Road Bike
29. Colin Ashcroft West Kent RC 04:56:26 Male Vet TT Bike
30. Rachel Waite North Hampshire RC 05:07:42 Female Vet TT Bike
31. Robert Royle-Evatt Addiscombe CC 05:09:41 Male Vet TT Bike

 

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