VC Bristol Open TT is a Success
Velo Club Bristol Open 10 Mile TT on the U102 Iron Acton 08/04/2018
Having had to cancel two open events on this course last year due to road works, we were delighted that we were finally able to host our annual event on Sunday. Conditions on the day were dry, with winds of 8/9 mph. The U102 is an out and back sporting course along a B road.
Jon Gates had the honour of being last man off and he didn’t disappoint, winning the event with a cracking time of 21:39. Nick Livermore came second with a time of 22.21, narrowly pipping third place James Cook by just one second. James finished with a time of 22.22.
We were delighted with the number of female riders, who totalled over 20% of the field. First female with an impressive time of 24.01 was Elizabeth Bennett, second place Megan Dickerson 24.42 and third place went to Lauren Johnston 25.53.
The Vets competition was based on VTTA standard times which Jon Gates would have won, however we only gave out one prize per person. First place went to Rick Johnston (-3.30), second Luke Smith (-3.21) and third Mike Cox (-3.05).
The fastest team was Bristol South CC smashing it with a total time of 69.58.
There are some fantastic photos of the event courtesy of Rich Lewton – http://www.richlewtonphotography.co.uk/Photos/2018/VC-Bristol-Open-10-U102/
Preliminary Results (subject to formal CTT approval)
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Position
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Name
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Time
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1
|
Jonathan
|
Gates
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00:21:39
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2
|
Nick
|
Livermore
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00:22:21
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3
|
James
|
Cook
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00:22:22
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4
|
Luke
|
Smith
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00:23:20
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5
|
Alex
|
Allen
|
00:23:24
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6
|
Robert
|
Borek
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00:23:43
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7
|
Lee
|
Francis
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00:23:50
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8
|
Peter
|
Hatt
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00:23:52
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9
|
Elizabeth
|
Bennett
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00:24:01
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10
|
Gareth
|
Jones
|
00:24:03
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11
|
Steven
|
Cottington
|
00:24:05
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12
|
Jon
|
Steel
|
00:24:17
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13
|
Mark
|
Bradley
|
00:24:24
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14
|
Darren
|
Pitman
|
00:24:25
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15
|
Megan
|
Dickerson
|
00:24:42
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16
|
MIke
|
Cox
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00:24:46
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17
|
Jim
|
Beales
|
00:24:52
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|
18
|
Rick
|
johnston
|
00:25:02
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19
|
Daniel
|
Kempe
|
00:25:13
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20
|
Paul
|
Derrick
|
00:25:14
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21
|
Chris
|
johnson
|
00:25:23
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22
|
Richard
|
franklin
|
00:25:26
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23
|
Greg
|
Lancaster
|
00:25:29
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|
24
|
Martin
|
Howe
|
00:25:39
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25
|
Kerry
|
Trigg
|
00:25:45
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|
26
|
Lauren
|
Johnston
|
00:25:53
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27
|
Hannah
|
Munday
|
00:25:56
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|
28
|
George
|
Beck
|
00:26:04
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29
|
Kevin
|
Garland
|
00:26:08
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30
|
Nigel
|
Vuagniaux
|
00:26:13
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31
|
Michelle
|
Lee
|
00:26:21
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32
|
Matt
|
Dale
|
00:26:53
|
|
33
|
Richard
|
Emery
|
00:27:08
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34
|
Ray
|
Perkins
|
00:27:19
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35
|
Stephen
|
Penman
|
00:27:37
|
|
36
|
Robert
|
Latchem
|
00:27:50
|
|
37
|
Ashley
|
Dunn
|
00:27:59
|
|
38
|
John
|
Critchley
|
00:28:11
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|
39
|
Jacqueline
|
Wadsworth
|
00:28:15
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|
40
|
Robert
|
Hutchinson
|
00:28:23
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41
|
Claire
|
Graham
|
00:28:26
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42
|
Heidi
|
Blunden
|
00:28:36
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43
|
James
|
Keeton
|
00:29:46
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44
|
Mark
|
Bishton
|
00:30:29
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45
|
Mary-Jane
|
Hutchinson
|
00:32:08
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46
|
Jo
|
Ruston
|
00:33:57
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DNS
|
Robin
|
Fox
|
|
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DNS
|
Will
|
Munday
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|
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DNS
|
Mark
|
Collins
|
|
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DNS
|
Stefan
|
Hurst
|
|
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DNS
|
Lauren
|
Dolan
|
|
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DNS
|
Andrew
|
Legge
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|
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DNS
|
Joanna
|
Knight
|
|
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DNS
|
Craig
|
Hopkins
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DNS
|
Helen
|
Priest
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