TT Report: VTTA 100 Mile Championship

Chris Smart fastest in the VTTA testing 100 mile championship on Sunday (Sept 1); Joanna Cebrat fastest female

TT Report: VTTA 100 Mile Championship
Sunday 1st September 2024

From the organiser: We had a small, but select field, who were brave to enter the event on what I believe is one of the more challenging 100 mile courses in the country. Several riders commented on the struggle of the southbound leg.

The three female medal winners were present and congratulations go to the ever consistent Joanna Cebrat for another championship winning ride. Kath Smith continued her amazing season with a silver medal to add to her championship winning rides in both the 12 and 24 hour. Angela Hannon-Flaherty took a well-deserved bronze medal.

The men’s result was slightly delayed when it was discovered there had been a one digit mistake in the whatsapp transmission of a rider’s time that resulted in him being allocated the gold medal. Thanks to Mick Flaherty for his honesty in pointing this out to me before I made the presentation! We hope you quickly recover, Mick, from your fall in the event.

The gold medal and champion’s jersey was in fact won by Chris Smart with a tremendous actual time of 3:43:39 (3:42:01 on AAT), the one VTTA rider under 4 hours. Chris, your jersey will be in the post! But Chris only beat David Nichol by just over a minute on AAT. David, at age 72, rode an impressive 4:33:25 which gave him an AAT of 3:43:21. The bronze medal went to Philip Kennell with 4:07:50 giving him an AAT of 3:50:48.

There was an extremely tight result for the winning Group Team. North Group (David Nichol, Philip Kennell, and Stephen Boxall) took the team medals but by a margin of only 18 seconds over Scotland (Chris Smart, Vincent Pickering and Sean Quinn). North Groups’ AAT was 11:35:18 just beating Scotland’s 11:35:36. There were no club teams.

Our thanks to Nick Wild, and Sharon Dyson for their support to our championship this year and to all their team of timekeepers, marshals and helpers. Andrew Simpkins, National Chairman

VTTA 100 Mile Championship Result
1. Chris Smart, GTR – Return To Life p/b Streamline 03:43:39
2. David Nichol, Ferryhill Whs 04:33:25
3. Philip Kennell, GS Metro 04:07:50
4. Vincent Pickering, St Christopher’s CC 04:05:31
5. Sean Quinn, Law Wheelers 04:05:50
6. Stephen Boxall, Houghton CC 04:02:47
7. Mick Flaherty, Seacroft Whs 04:32:39
8. Andrew Simpkins, Team Echelon 04:55:42
9. James Muir, Glasgow Nightingale CC 04:46:49
10. Christopher Beaty, GS Metro 04:34:37
11. Gary Chiverton, Bournemouth Jubilee Whs 05:13:18

Women
1. Joanna Cebrat, Female 360cycling 04:28:00
2. Kathryn Smith, female Sleaford Wheelers Cycling Club 05:19:52
3. Angela Hannon-Flaherty, female Seacroft Whs 04:47:18